[Albion] Name a unique or random thing that has happened at this football club

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Nope - he was in the Hastings youth ranks at the time when he was 'poached'. Albion paid token compensation and the rest is history. John Gregory said if Dick Knight saw Barry run bollock naked past him on The Palace Pier he wouldn't recognise him. Villa paid up though etc.

 

[schmunk]

..A fans favourite scoring with his...

...cock.

 

[Brok]

Losing a game after the final whistle has blown?

 

[nwgull]

I think you're wrong. Didn't Barnet play Torquay in similar circumstances a few years later?

Edit:. You are indeed wrong

BBC SPORT | ENGLISH DIVISION 3 | Barnet suffer relegation heartache

news.bbc.co.uk

But how many clubs have played in similar games at both ends of the football league spectrum? Hereford in ‘97 to avoid relegation from the FL, and Middlesbrough in 2016 for promotion to the PL.

 

[Whitechapel]

Having a full back play at 3 different home grounds

4, technically.

The Withdean pitch was so bad one year we played a ‘home’ game at Griffin Park.

 

[Whitechapel]

Had a random nutter living near the ground shoot off fireworks when we scored until one nearly twated someone in the head.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Having a full back play at 3 different home grounds

Charlton played at different grounds three successive seasons (Selhurst 90/91, Upton Park 91/92, The Valley 92/93) so I’d imagine they have players who did the same.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Charlton played at different grounds three successive seasons (Selhurst 90/91, Upton Park 91/92, The Valley 92/93) so I’d imagine they have players who did the same.

Well that's ruined everything unless someone mentions Griffin Park.

 

[Pevenseagull]

I reckon we're the only top flight club who 15 years ago had a portocabin with a couple of bottles of Fosters bobbing around in a plasterer's bucket as corporate hospitality.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Brian Wade v Newcastle has got to be some degree of unique.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Needing 3 points from 3 games to win The Championship but getting absolute slaughtered after securing promotion and stumbling through the last few games collectively hung over. Then having a massive parade and party anyway.

 

[Eeyore]

Two of our managers having the same name, Peter Taylor.

We'll never match the other Albion on that type of oddity:

West Brom managers 1975-1988

Johnny
Ronnie
John
Ron
Ronnie
Ron
Johnny
Nobby
Ron
Ron

 

[Weststander]

A CEO was literally chased out of the directors box and away from the stadium by supporters.

The players crowd surfed on supporters on a train journey after a very important win. In the modern era where player security is normally excessive.

The first club to have support from across from countless domestic and European clubs at a home game, in a bid for survival.

 

[Eeyore]

I reckon we're the only top flight club who 15 years ago had a portocabin with a couple of bottles of Fosters bobbing around in a plasterer's bucket as corporate hospitality.

Bournemouth still do, don't they ?

At the start of 2009 they were 23rd in the 4th division. And only by virtue of Luton Town having had a points deduction.

 

[Brok]

We'll never match the other Albion on that type of oddity:

West Brom managers 1975-1988

Johnny
Ronnie
John
Ron
Ronnie
Ron
Johnny
Nobby
Ron
Ron

I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still...

 

[Swansman]

Name a unique or random thing that did not happen to this club. Would be a short thread I think.

 

[Eric the meek]

We were the first club to use a false 9, who as it turned out, really was a false 9. He pretended to be a 9, but actually he was a DJ instead.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Nope - he was in the Hastings youth ranks at the time when he was 'poached'. Albion paid token compensation and the rest is history. John Gregory said Dick Knight wouldn't recognise Gareth Barry if he stood on Brighton beach in an Albion shirt with a ball tucked under his arm and a seagull on his head.

We also have Brian Horton to thank for getting the money out of the "pennypinching hypocrites": https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sp...ws/aston-villa-gareth-barry-transfer-23190863

 

[BN41Albion]

Losing 2-0 to a team that didn't have a shot on target takes some beating.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39597355

Does losing 2-1 to our biggest rivals in the last minute when they had two touches in our penalty box beat it?

 

[talk2knighty]

Name a unique or random thing that did not happen to this club. Would be a short thread I think.

A genuine Swedish bloke living in Sweden starting to support the club because of his love of all things Potter? That hasn’t happened yet I’m certain….