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[Football] What rumour about a player coming to the Albion has excited you the most?
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Kosh
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For some reason I thought Dean Blackwell was going to be a world beater, Simon Rodger turned out to be pretty good though...
So many memories... Paul Rogers I thought would be woeful and turned out to be a class act... Mark Morris in the dark times, too was a genuine highlight, as was Jon Humphrey who made me laugh with his constant backing off of wingers until he was virtually in the stand behind the goal...
Lots of Palace and Sheff Utd links in that, not sure why :/
Desperate, but (strangely) great days.
So many memories... Paul Rogers I thought would be woeful and turned out to be a class act... Mark Morris in the dark times, too was a genuine highlight, as was Jon Humphrey who made me laugh with his constant backing off of wingers until he was virtually in the stand behind the goal...
Lots of Palace and Sheff Utd links in that, not sure why :/
Desperate, but (strangely) great days.
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And then dumped us for Reading
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Return of ASHLEY BARNES!!! 
Tho to be fair I just made that rumour up.
Tho to be fair I just made that rumour up.
CAPTAIN GREALISH
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joe Corrigan haha thought he was shit
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John Byrne the first time around in 1990 I think.
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Not seen such Bravery!
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I’d seen Leon Knight play before he signed for us. I thought he was mustard.
AnotherArch
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Using the title strictly "rumours ........coming to the Albion", then it has to be Stanley Matthews whilst still playing at a high level. In the early 60's several players qualified for testimonials, and these were normally Albion v George Gunn's XI. This latter team was a collection of other reasonably well-known footballers and the odd entertainer from the Showbiz team. Several famous names were always promised to play, and some did indeed turn up. Bear in mind we were then dropping down through the divisions, so it was a big deal to see famous names in the flesh who we were only occasionally able to see on TV. Stanley Matthews always seemed to be advertised yet never appeared. I wonder whether he even knew that his name was being used to promote the game.
Maybe or maybe reading offered more cash.
Surely he regrets not staying with us (as he lies next to frankie saturdays in his massive mansion )
Thunder Bolt
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He was on loan to us, so not ours to be dumped. We also had Burke as recruitment then.
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Leandro Trossard ( Currently that is ) !
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