[Albion] RIP Kit Napier

wolfie

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• Apr 1, 2019

• #61

I still recall his debut against Peterborough at the Goldstone in 1966. We were bottom of Div 3 and pretty rubbish. A goal down at half time, but Kit ran amok in the second half, scored a couple and we won 5-2. He went on to score a few more that season and really kicked on the next season. Ironic that his 99 goals, the highest in my time have just been surpassed by GM.

 

Two Professors

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• Apr 1, 2019

• #62

Only 75.RIP

 

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The Birdman

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• Apr 1, 2019

• #63

One of his goals made me laugh the goalkeeper put the ball down as he thought it was free kick and Kit walked up and put it the back of the net pretty sure it was in the north stand goal .
Can anyone remember the game.
RIP

 

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Robinjakarta

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Jakarta

• Apr 1, 2019

• #64

Questions said:

He was mine as well. RIP Kit. Great player.

Scored a couple straight from corners and once the opposition keeper - Alan Stephenson playing for Chesterfield I think - put the ball on the deck mistakenly thinking he had been fouled and would get the free kick only for Kit to smash it home into an empty net.

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With I and many others wondering why the referee didn't book him for that, not realising that his speed of thought was way ahead of ours. A really quick thinking and skilful Goldstone and Albion legend who gave a great deal of pleasure to so many for so long. Very sad news. RIP Kit.

 

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goldstone

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• Apr 1, 2019

• #65

Very sad. A great player and goal scorer. Loved watching him play. RIP

 

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Robinjakarta

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• Apr 1, 2019

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The Birdman said:

One of his goals made me laugh the goalkeeper put the ball down as he thought it was free kick and Kit walked up and put it the back of the net pretty sure it was in the north stand goal .
Can anyone remember the game.
RIP

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Yes, replied before seeing your post, and yes, it was the north stand. A memorable goal as testified on this thread. I remember at least two others direct from corners..

 

Tony Towner's Fridge

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• Apr 1, 2019

• #67

Robinjakarta said:

Yes, replied before seeing your post, and yes, it was the north stand. A memorable goal as testified on this thread. I remember at least two others direct from corners..

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South Stand...I vividly remember it from my perch in the 'Chicken Run' and also the previous posting from Marlowe shows the South of the West stand in the background...so South Stand it was.....

TNBA

TTF

 

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marlowe

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Gwylan

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Uffern

• Apr 1, 2019

• #69

He was the first player signed by the Albion when I started supporting them. I thought as we'd paid money for him (I wasn't used to the idea of transfers) he'd be a class act - I wasn't wrong about that. What a player, one who brightened up my formative years. He'll be fondly remembered

RIP Kit

 

catfish

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Worthing

• Apr 1, 2019

• #70

I was lucky enough to see him grace the Goldstone. RIP.

 

daveinplzen

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• #71

RIP

 

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Lindfield by the Pond

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• Apr 1, 2019

• #72

RIP Kit.

 

Javeaseagull

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• Apr 1, 2019

• #73

I think I fell in love with his name. It seemed so exotic to my young ears. R.I.P. Great player.

 

Surf's Up

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• Apr 1, 2019

• #74

RIP Kit

 

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BLOCK F

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• Apr 2, 2019

• #75

Great player; always enjoyed watching him.
RIP Kit.

 

Bwian

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• Apr 2, 2019

• #76

Sad news. I was fortunate enough to have seen him score many,many times for us.

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DavePage

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• Apr 2, 2019

• #77

One of my earliest heroes RIP

 

OzMike

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• Apr 2, 2019

• #78

Very sad, RIP Kit, enjoyed your game.

 

WATFORD zero

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• Apr 2, 2019

• #79

He started for the Albion the same season I saw my first game. One of the main reasons I got hooked

RIP KIt

 

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Brovion

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• Apr 2, 2019

• #80

What terrible news to wake up to. One of those people I thought I 'knew' because I saw him every other Saturday and probably my first Brighton hero.

RIP Kit, Albion legend.


EDIT: And reading the other posts I see I'm not alone in having him as my first Albion hero.