What's your dullest anecdote about meeting a footballer?

[speedymcgeady]

'Boro

Our Lynn's bloke wasn't too happy with old Uriah at our Alan's 50th

 

[speedymcgeady]

I think he generally has trouble with the first letters of words...

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Eloquent as always.
At a player of the year do, he signed for my mates grandson, with a f*#k off thrown in..
The young uns Dad sought him out, and "had a few words"

 

[DanOundogg]

I went to Tesco garage at Fulwood for a Costa and a meal deal whilst i was working near there other week, and Super Jack Lester was in there. He paid for his shopping, picked it up and a frozen pizza slid off onto floor. I picked it up for him an he said cheers pal, an I said no worries.. really regretted not saying all Blades aren't we after..

 

[Zipwire]

Spent a few Sunday afternoons chatting to Hecky on various touchlines when our daughters played for the same team.

My sister and brother in law regularly chat to Plymouth manager Steven Schumacher on various touchlines in the South-West as my nephew plays for the same team as his son. He has even sorted them tickets out to watch Argyle at Wembley in the Paint Pot Trophy.

 

[Bladesman]

They should have asked you some tips on football management too then!

I just think regarding football management some former players are cut out for it or they or not. Like I have said before unfortunately we had to be a club for Weir to try and learn at. He wasn't/isn't a manager and unsurprisingly he is now the technical director at Brighton.

 

[Champagneblade]

I just think regarding football management some former players are cut out for it or they or not. Like I have said before unfortunately we had to be a club for Weir to try and learn at. He wasn't/isn't a manager and unsurprisingly he is now the technical director at Brighton.

To a degree, Speed (RIP) was similar. Right place and time for him but in all honesty I'm just not a fan of using us as a training club. Yes, you'll have a Pep and an Arteta that people can point towards and there will always be exceptions but I just don't feel the need for a club of United's size to be going for totally unproven managers.

Maybe I'm too cautious. But let them do a good job on limited resources elsewhere and then, having had a winning formula, make the step up.

Look at some of the basic errors Bruce made for instance. He was determined to go to a back four because that is what he was used to yet he had two of the best wing-backs in Vas and Quinny at his disposal. Completely negated their better attributes playing a four.

 

[BelgianBlade]

A couple of weeks ago, while driving round Greystones, I stopped to let John Fleck cross the road. He peeked out from behind a parked car, we briefly made eye contact, I gave him a nod telling him he was good to go, and he gave me a courteous wave as he sauntered across.

Sander Berge and George Baldock then followed in his footsteps. No wave from either of them

 

[Bladeshead]

First post here after loitering for a while and a perfect thread to reply to. I lived in Dronfield as a kid in the early 1990's when Vinnie Jones played for us. He lived at the end of my street. For geography at school I had to write an essay about the local area so posted questionnaires around my neighbours doors. I went to pick them up on an early Saturday morning, knocked on Vinnies door and he was just putting his coat and hat on, going out, can't remember who we were playing, but was at BL as I was going later. I asked him for his questionnare, he said yes, handed it to me, I said thanks, he closed the door. I still have the questionnaire and can tell you where he went shopping got his clothes, newspapers and hair cut in 1990/91.

 

[Tarqs]

Saw Carl Asaba going round the roundabout at Norton to go into St James. He didn't have his indicator on to go all way round, I beep and gestured to him.

He just looked at me and continued.

 

[Bert]

Chris Morgan sat across from Bert on the plane to Malaga a couple of hours ago.

Morgan was doing some sort of FIFA course on his laptop. Bert was sat listening to Hank Williams.

 

[Pawk Patrol]

I’ve just seen Anel in Totley Rise post office but I didn’t say anything to him.

 

[Terry Starlight]

Just met hecky in M&S in meadowhall. Asked him if he was alright and he was, then he asked me if I'm alright and I said yes, then I thanked him for this season and then he walked off and I sort of did a little clap for him.

 

[WestYorksBlade]

I once met Jon-Paul McGovern at a BP garage. I stupidly asked what he was doing.

He said 'just getting petrol'.

Saw Chris Basham at the M1 northbound services after we beat Hull 4-1 in 2017.

Said “well played today, Chris”.

He said “cheers”.

 

[GVBlade]

Many years ago, probably about 1979, I recognised Billy Dearden at Silverdale School Fete. I said hello, and he asked me not to tell anyone else I’d seen him.

 

[GVBlade]

Also, when I worked in London, in the 1990’s, I arrived at an empty on-street parking space at exactly the same time as Terry Venables in a very smart Mercedes. I backed down and let him have the space.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Saw Chris Basham at the M1 northbound services after we beat Hull 4-1 in 2017.

Said “well played today, Chris”.

He said “cheers”.

Leon Day.. Never be forgotten.

 

[Westran]

About a month ago I walked past John Egan next to the Peace Gardens.

That's it.

 

[bigbirdblade]

I collected a betterware catalogue from Paul Beasley at his house in Dronfield about 1995.

 

[Baggers75]

Whilst out delivering around Quarndon in Derby I saw John Brayford waiting to be picked up for training at Burton

 

[GymClassHero]

I once met Glen Roeder when the Newcastle team were staying at Sheffield Marriot. I said "where's the players Glen, in bed?" He said "They better be, or there will be trouble"

 

[DifferentClass]

My sister and brother in law regularly chat to Plymouth manager Steven Schumacher on various touchlines in the South-West as my nephew plays for the same team as his son. He has even sorted them tickets out to watch Argyle at Wembley in the Paint Pot Trophy.

I thought Steven Schumacher was a yank until I heard him talk!

 

[shorehamview]

Went to the NHS walk-in centre last week. Saw Robert Page in there. At least there was some comfort in knowing that he couldn’t get in at his GP either.

We didn’t speak. Well, we did, just not to each other.

 

[Zipwire]

I had a great one last weekend. Whilst out running I was completely fucked and just past the halfway stage and needed a bit of inspiration and who should I see. None other than Brian Deane. I’d never met him in person but he was my childhood hero and I’d cheered him on all those years when I was a kid and there he was, cheering me on in my athletic endeavours.

I did what I had to do and stopped for a selfie and told him he was my hero as a kid and then I ran away shouting Deano, Deano and Deano.

The same day I also saw Amy Garcia off Look North, and I had the pleasure of seeing Kevin Sinfield pushing Rob Burrow through Leeds in an adapted wheelchair.

 

[Mouth of the South]

When I was ~ 6 years old we used to live next door but one to Keith Waugh - he once brought some post round that had been delivered to his house by mistake.

As an almost as eventful a sequel, a few years later we lived about 200 yards from him in Nailsea while he was playing for Bristol City. He pretended that he remembered me when I saw him and mentioned living nearby in Sheffield. That said, he was always a very nice guy from memory.

Nobody has contacted me yet offering millions for the film rights to that story.

 

[BobblesBlade]

Chris Morgan sat across from Bert on the plane to Malaga a couple of hours ago.

Morgan was doing some sort of FIFA course on his laptop. Bert was sat listening to Hank Williams.

I bumped into Chris Morgan at Pets at Home Wadsley Bridge.

Seemed a nice bloke.

 

[Baldblade1889]

I saw Roy Hodgson on the London Underground in about 2018.
I was going down the stairs and he was coming up.
I silently mouthed “Roy” and he nodded at me and disappeared into the crowd.
My Mrs was oblivious and asked if I knew him.

 

[GodricBlade]

I saw Brian Gayle in Wickes in Rotherham a few weeks back.
Some bloke stopped him & said something like “You look like Brian Gayle”
Brian Gayle’s reply was “I am Brian Gayle”
At which the bloke started telling Brian about all his Bladey exploits.
I think Brian just wanted to get his skirting board (or whatever it was he was buying) & piss off.
I had to explain to my Mrs who Brian Gayle was. She just shrugged.

 

[GVBlade]

I saw Roy Hodgson on the London Underground in about 2018.
I was going down the stairs and he was coming up.
I silently mouthed “Roy” and he nodded at me and disappeared into the crowd.
My Mrs was oblivious and asked if I knew him.

Good old Roy, chatting a lady up on the escalators

 

[SteveBlade]

One time I was crossing the road with a mate on Ecclesall Road and there was a nice car that stopped at the lights so I looked and the bloke driving looked like Michael Tonge so I said to my mate 'that looks like Michael Tonge' then I looked again and it was Michael Tonge and he was laughing because he had his window down and he heard me say that he looked like Michael Tonge.

 

[niktheblade]

I delivered papers to Vas Borbokis every now and again, for some reason he'd buy the odd one?

He gave me a christmas tip of £10 which was what I got for the whole week back then.