Indeed. I just find it hard to admit our best ever player appeared less than 50 times, and wouldn't have been here but for circumstances. I need to feel purpose and longevity.....
Hang on......
Bobby Smith!!!!!!
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[Football] Vicente strutting his stuff at the Mestalla right now
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Indeed. I just find it hard to admit our best ever player appeared less than 50 times, and wouldn't have been here but for circumstances. I need to feel purpose and longevity.....
Hang on......
Bobby Smith!!!!!!
Bobby Smith
CAPTAIN GREALISH
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ok sod it give it to BrunoIndeed. I just find it hard to admit our best ever player appeared less than 50 times, and wouldn't have been here but for circumstances. I need to feel purpose and longevity.....
Hang on......
Bobby Smith!!!!!!
Worried Man Blues
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I remember him on the edge of the penalty area vs Barnsley and two of their players ran away from him so he could shoot, he obviously dropped a shoulder or something, just magical
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Maybe he blew off.
You cannot denigrate the great man like that! I protest!
The Wizard
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Purely on ability and technical talent he’s the best player I’ve ever seen in the stripes, shame injuries ruined him but then I guess he wouldn’t have ended up with us had that not been the situation.
Seagull58
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Lawro was superb but I reckon Vicente was the best to ever wear the shirt. Nobody else comes close to those two.
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Jim Van Winkle
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When he came on as a sub against Portsmouth at the Amex I have never seen a Brighton player dismantle the opposition with such ease.
portslade seagull
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Indeed. I just find it hard to admit our best ever player appeared less than 50 times, and wouldn't have been here but for circumstances. I need to feel purpose and longevity.....
Hang on......
Bobby Smith!!!!!!
Before my time. Signing on par with Vicente
seagulls4ever
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Indeed. I just find it hard to admit our best ever player appeared less than 50 times, and wouldn't have been here but for circumstances. I need to feel purpose and longevity.....
Hang on......
Bobby Smith!!!!!!
We didn't have a good record with him in the side either.
As good as he was, I find it hard to say he is one of our best ever players when he didn't really help the team do better than they would have otherwise done. Part of that is down to how he was implemented into the team, I think. We stopped playing as a team - the tactic became pass to Vicente and hope for the best.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
One of the best players I’ve seen let alone just in an Albion shirt.
The Camel
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Neves to Wolves?
Mackenzie
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Majestic, the balance he had while running with the ball was just incredible
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Burned so brightly, but too briefly.
One of the few players that would literally move you to the edge of your seat whenever he had the ball. He was absolutely ridiculous at times, and that ball crashing back off the bar against Derby will remain one of my most unfulfilled moments in football. That ball DESERVED to go in. It would have been the greatest goal I had ever witnessed live.
As it is, that accolade still rests with Skalak v QPR.
One of the few players that would literally move you to the edge of your seat whenever he had the ball. He was absolutely ridiculous at times, and that ball crashing back off the bar against Derby will remain one of my most unfulfilled moments in football. That ball DESERVED to go in. It would have been the greatest goal I had ever witnessed live.
As it is, that accolade still rests with Skalak v QPR.
Nobby
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I was at Ipswich for his debut.
For a while he looked out of his depth, falling over and complaining to the ref and not being involved. I was mumbling under my breath about fight and commitment and team spirit.
Then he picked the ball up in our half and glides towards the left edge of the Ipswich penalty area. Feigns to shoot with his left foot but drags the ball back onto his right. The Ipswich defender nearly runs off into the crowd, he is so bamboozled.
And then, an absolutely exquisite dreamy right footed caress, sees the ball into the far top corner.
I’ll not forget it - one of my favourite all time Albion goals.
I stopped mumbling and was in awe.
Edit - just seen it on the video. Wonderful
For a while he looked out of his depth, falling over and complaining to the ref and not being involved. I was mumbling under my breath about fight and commitment and team spirit.
Then he picked the ball up in our half and glides towards the left edge of the Ipswich penalty area. Feigns to shoot with his left foot but drags the ball back onto his right. The Ipswich defender nearly runs off into the crowd, he is so bamboozled.
And then, an absolutely exquisite dreamy right footed caress, sees the ball into the far top corner.
I’ll not forget it - one of my favourite all time Albion goals.
I stopped mumbling and was in awe.
Edit - just seen it on the video. Wonderful
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