[Albion] Where’s the strangest place you’ve bumped into a Brighton player?

[Herr Tubthumper]

I have a number of funny Albion player stories, but the most amusing story didn’t involve bumping into a player as we had pre-arranged a few drinks in London. So, following the OP to the letter the strangest place I have bumped into a player was Stuart Storer in a beer garten in Berlin a few years ago. This moment was shared with a number of other NSC posters. His mates were quite amused by us spotting him.

 

[PeterT]

Larry May in Hove Homebase, Mark McGhee in Brighton Waterstones, Brian Horton in a Manchester restaurant, Glenn Murray in Pyecombe services

 

[Cordwainer]

Calderon in the kids bit of the King Alfred pool..him looking every bit the pro sportsman, me trying to stay neck deep in the water.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Danny Cullip at Newhaven Cricket Club, one of my lads was playing for Newhaven in a kids match. I didn’t speak to him but I’m guessing his son was playing for the visiting side. This was after he had left the Albion.

Billy Gilmour at Newhaven FC watching a match.

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

In c1977 I was driving along the Old Shoreham Road when a Ford Capri ran into the back of my Ford Escort. "I didn't see you" said Paul Clark as we stepped out of our cars. A few minutes later he said in a side road "we've no need to get insurance companies involved do we?"

I trusted him and paid the cost of repair, it being £100 which was a fair bit in those days. He did pay up, a few weeks later, when I called round to his flat in Lancing.

He was thoroughly pleasant throughout. A decent guy.

 

[kevo]

Yes he was a even in the RAF!
Was also my neighbour!

Blimey! I remember he also accused the Brighton fans of being racist towards him and the Sheffield United players. The police found no evidence of this. Quite a strange bloke, as I recall, used to refer to himself in the third person.

Gave two dodgy penalties to them, both when far away from the action - the second completely inexplicable.

 

[kevo]

In c1977 I was driving along the Old Shoreham Road when a Ford Capri ran into the back of my Ford Escort.

Are you sure it wasn't a tank?

 

[weetle]

Dale Stephens having breakfast at the next table in Gatwick departures the year before he went to Burnley. I said thank you for staying. He looked confused then smiled

 

[amexer]

Does anybody see Bruno and Potter as understand they still live in Hove

 

[METALMICKY]

Not strange because of the location, but strange because of the thoughtful but idiotic comment from him:

My Dad knows Darren Freeman, bumped into him at Withdean on the concourse pre-game as he was injured. Standard chit-chat etc, then he asks my Dad if we need tickets for today's game!

Did we have a concourse at Withdean?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Blimey! I remember he also accused the Brighton fans of being racist towards him and the Sheffield United players. The police found no evidence of this. Quite a strange bloke, as I recall, used to refer to himself in the third person.

Gave two dodgy penalties to them, both when far away from the action - the second completely inexplicable.

From what I remember of him, he had one of those whiney Brummie accents.
Even then I did find him not of this world!

 

[7dialssouthpaw]

Fozzy watched one of our Sunday League games (stayed for whole game)

 

[BNthree]

Does anybody see Bruno and Potter as understand they still live in Hove

Yep Bruno was walking his dog on Hove seafront this morning.

 

[BNthree]

Seen various Brighton players around town but nothing unusual about that. Probably only unusual sighting is seeing Jack Hinshelwood at Clackett Lane services once.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I shot Steve Foster in Lazer Warriors on Western Road, got his autograph afterwards.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Another siting of Gary Hart, bumped into him in the smoking area of the Event (before it was called Prysm) pissed as a fart, the night before his testimonial at the Amex.

 

[Justice]

According do a Swedish guy PL footballers lock themselves away never to be seen mixing it with the riff raff.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

…and then there was Pascal Gross in the seat next to me on a flight.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

My girlfriend of the time bumped into Jamie Campbell at an ATM in London. He was rather spooked by a girl saying “you’re Jamie Campbell” to him.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I met James McNulty in the ICU unit at The Royal Sussex. I had run to the hospital to see my father and had some Albion shorts on, his father was also waiting and slotted my shorts and asked if I was from the club. We struck up conversation. He invited me over to say hello to his son. This was a pretty stange place to meet an Albion player.