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The Peru World Cup stars who almost joined the Albion





Monsieur Le Plonk

Lethargy in motion
Apr 22, 2009
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By a lake
Fascinating blog from the wonderful Goldstone Wrap website about how Brighton almost signed a pair of Peruvians.

Worth a read. CLICK HERE

Cracking find Walt.
It was the Vicente saga of it's time.
I had that panini sticker from the previous year so he was de facto my hero when the news broke.
The Muhren/Thyssen (sp?) of the Albion but a lot swarthier and more exotic.
 


Brighton Breezy

New member
Jul 5, 2003
19,439
Sussex
Cracking find Walt.
It was the Vicente saga of it's time.
I had that panini sticker from the previous year so he was de facto my hero when the news broke.
The Muhren/Thyssen (sp?) of the Albion but a lot swarthier and more exotic.

It is a great website, updated regularly, and worth repeat visits. A real gem.
 


Goldstone Rapper

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Jan 19, 2009
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BN3 7DE
Thanks, guys. I really appreciate your positive words. It's such a pleasure to hear such praise for the blog.
 


allystrat

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Dec 19, 2011
206
Great post. I remember Albion's interest in the Peruvian pair being mentioned after the '78 World Cup.
 




glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick
Nov 29, 2005
20,261
somewhere in Eastbourne
Great post. I remember Albion's interest in the Peruvian pair being mentioned after the '78 World Cup.

my mate and I used to go out of our way to try and see them at lunchtimes .....unfortunately we only ever saw Frankie Howard mowing the pitch

those were the days
 


half time scores

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Mar 19, 2012
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Thanks, guys. I really appreciate your positive words. It's such a pleasure to hear such praise for the blog.

And more praise from me.

Thanks for the photo of Johnny Goodchild yesterday, is he playing for Sunderland in that photo?

Well done that man, Carry on.
 


Goldstone Rapper

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Goldstone Rapper

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I was working at the greyhound stadium at the time and remember watching the friendly with Bournemouth.

Did the Albion frequently play practice games there?
 




Goldstone Rapper

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No, that is the only friendly that I recall, although they did train there once in a while...a foul mouthed bunch, pretty much all of them!

So you must be one of the very few Albion supporters to see these World Cup stars play for us. Do you remember much of their performances?
 


lasvegan

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Jan 30, 2009
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Sin City
So you must be one of the very few Albion supporters to see these World Cup stars play for us. Do you remember much of their performances?

No, unfortunately I dont. I do remember it was a draw but thats about it...it was all supposed to be very "hush-hush", but the argus got wind of it and were taking photos through the back gate.
 









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