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Post by bloodtypered on Nov 21, 2021 18:51:30 GMT
Just seen Alfie Dougherty in a cheshire pub, did want to speak to him but he was with friends
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Post by newsteadst3 on Nov 21, 2021 19:18:02 GMT
People always tend to see the same ex players
Cranny, TC, Denis, to name the probably most seen, oh and Carl Beeston too.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 21, 2021 19:22:10 GMT
Saw Joe Hart on a flight from Milan last week. The great big berk!
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 21, 2021 19:34:15 GMT
Which Cheshire pub?
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Post by mickstupp on Nov 21, 2021 19:39:22 GMT
All the time
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2021 19:41:32 GMT
Saw Ian Cranson in the Spoons in Stone a while back.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 21, 2021 19:41:38 GMT
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Nov 21, 2021 19:48:01 GMT
I see Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink running past my house every day on his way back from St Georges Park.
One day I expect he'll be in time to catch the team bus.
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Nov 21, 2021 19:59:26 GMT
I saw Lee Hendrie in a Hanley bar. Explained to a non-footy following lad that he was "Hendrie". He approached him and told him he was his dad's favourite snooker player.
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Post by danceswithclams on Nov 21, 2021 20:32:42 GMT
Used to see The Crouchie every morning disembarking from the Euston - Piccadilly train at 8.30am at Stoke station as I was waiting for my train to work.
He'd always get off the train last and walk along the near deserted platform 2, trying to be as inconspicuous as a giant human can be.
I never spoke to him (or him me), but he knew that I knew who he was and, after about a year of our paths crossing daily, we were on nodding terms.
However, the transitory episodic intertwining of our existences was never to reach its full and natural conclusion given that, after becoming increasingly frustrated with the punctuality of the train service offered, I bought a car and began driving to work.
Similarly, Pete's days as a Stoke player were slowly coming to an end and he must have known that his morning routine would soon change forever and his life take another direction, such is the nature of his profession.
It's was only a couple of months between me taking the decision to drive to work and The Crouchie departing for Burnley but I often wonder if he thought of me when stepping off that Pendalino each morning, the absence of his one constant providing an apt metaphor for the ebbing away of a somewhat remarkable career.
Peter, if you're reading this, then I'd love to silently nod at you again someday whilst imagining what your wife's labia look like.
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Post by wakeypotter on Nov 21, 2021 21:00:37 GMT
My eldest son saw shaqiri in Leeds just before he left us. My son sung the shaqiri song n he couldn’t believe he had been spotted by a Stoke fan in Leeds 😃
My youngest son saw jerome round wakey when he played for us
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Post by zerps on Nov 21, 2021 21:04:04 GMT
Used to see The Crouchie every morning disembarking from the Euston - Piccadilly train at 8.30am at Stoke station as I was waiting for my train to work. He'd always get off the train last and walk along the near deserted platform 2, trying to be as inconspicuous as a giant human can be. I never spoke to him (or him me), but he knew that I knew who he was and, after about a year of our paths crossing daily, we were on nodding terms. However, the transitory episodic intertwining of our existences was never to reach its full and natural conclusion given that, after becoming increasingly frustrated with the punctuality of the train service offered, I bought a car and began driving to work. Similarly, Pete's days as a Stoke player were slowly coming to an end and he must have known that his morning routine would soon change forever and his life take another direction, such is the nature of his profession. It's was only a couple of months between me taking the decision to drive to work and The Crouchy departing for Burnley but I often wonder if he thought of me when stepping off that Pendalino each morning, the absence of his one constant providing an apt metaphor for the ebbing away of a somewhat remarkable career. Peter, if you're reading this, then I'd love to silently nod at you again someday whilst imagining what your wife's labia look like. Post of the year |
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Post by zerps on Nov 21, 2021 21:05:04 GMT
My eldest son saw shaqiri in Leeds just before he left us. My son sung the shaqiri song n he couldn’t believe he had been spotted by a Stoke fan in Leeds 😃 My youngest son saw jerome round wakey when he played for us Shaqiri always struck me as someone that would stab you in the eye if you tried talking to him in public |
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Post by scfc75 on Nov 21, 2021 21:07:43 GMT
Used to see The Crouchie every morning disembarking from the Euston - Piccadilly train at 8.30am at Stoke station as I was waiting for my train to work. He'd always get off the train last and walk along the near deserted platform 2, trying to be as inconspicuous as a giant human can be. I never spoke to him (or him me), but he knew that I knew who he was and, after about a year of our paths crossing daily, we were on nodding terms. However, the transitory episodic intertwining of our existences was never to reach its full and natural conclusion given that, after becoming increasingly frustrated with the punctuality of the train service offered, I bought a car and began driving to work. Similarly, Pete's days as a Stoke player were slowly coming to an end and he must have known that his morning routine would soon change forever and his life take another direction, such is the nature of his profession. It's was only a couple of months between me taking the decision to drive to work and The Crouchy departing for Burnley but I often wonder if he thought of me when stepping off that Pendalino each morning, the absence of his one constant providing an apt metaphor for the ebbing away of a somewhat remarkable career. Peter, if you're reading this, then I'd love to silently nod at you again someday whilst imagining what your wife's labia look like. I once sat in the first class lounge at Stoke station with him before it was converted into a bar. Would’ve been mid-day ish, or early afternoon as he was making his way back down south after training. Just me, a massive Stoke fan and him, a massive (literally) Stoke player. Nobody else in there. Naturally, I shat myself and didn’t say a word to him. |
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Post by wakeypotter on Nov 21, 2021 21:12:42 GMT
My eldest son saw shaqiri in Leeds just before he left us. My son sung the shaqiri song n he couldn’t believe he had been spotted by a Stoke fan in Leeds 😃 My youngest son saw jerome round wakey when he played for us Shaqiri always struck me as someone that would stab you in the eye if you tried talking to him in public Yeh my son said he was a miserable twat when he was singing Mind you he’s not a great singer 😃 |
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Post by Vicky Ground on Nov 21, 2021 21:18:02 GMT
Well I well and truly embarrassed myself. I was getting off the Derby train at Stoke station pushing my bike along to the lift when who should walk into the lift but Peter Crouch and Glen Johnson. I spent all the time in the lift trying to think who Glen Johnson was. We all walked along the passage to get into the lift that took us to the lower platform when I blurted out. I think you're fantastic, just wait till I tell my son. We're massive Stoke fans and I asked if I could take a photo of them. It ended up taking a video!! I pressed the wrong thing on my phone. But I have a smiling Peter Crouch with the thumbs up!!!
Showing the video to husband was how I found out who Glen Johnson was......oooops
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Post by flea79 on Nov 21, 2021 21:18:10 GMT
Once saw sidibe outside his wife’s old patisserie in the potteries and had a picture! He then got in the lift with me and it was slightly awkward but he had a nice quick chat, it was when he was parked next to me it got really awkward, it was the father ted moment but for real!
I was also in barasti beach bar Dubai in 2011 when the Tottenham team had a warm weather break and had a night in there and met a few, crouch was still a spurs player then, he disgraced himself that night with an emirates air hostess!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2021 21:25:00 GMT
Who the fuck is Alfie?
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Post by ohbottom on Nov 21, 2021 21:27:29 GMT
I do but I've signed an NDA
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 21, 2021 21:27:39 GMT
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Post by cobhamstokey on Nov 21, 2021 21:33:20 GMT
i’ve seen
Crouchy
Ibramavic
Jamie Redknapp
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbeink who’s a lovely guy very polite
Wayne Bridge
Luke Shaw
Jimmy Bullard
Edwin Van De Saar
Glen Johnson
Gary Cahill also a gent opened a door for me at the local garage
The aussie keeper who played for Fulham
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 21, 2021 21:34:51 GMT
i’ve seen Crouchy Ibramavic Jamie Redknapp Jimmy Floyd Hasselbeink who’s a lovely guy very polite Wayne Bridge Luke Shaw Jimmy Bullard Edwin Van De Saar Glen Johnson Gary Cahill also a gent opened a door for me at the local garage The aussie keeper who played for Fulham Mark Schwartzer? |
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Post by swampmongrel on Nov 21, 2021 21:47:55 GMT
Saw Ian Cranson in the Spoons in Stone a while back. I onceI saw Cranny in McDonalds in ‘castle. It was probably over 25 years ago. He didn’t buy anything. I think he was just using the toilets. I’ve also heard that someone once saw Wayne Thomas in a Greggs once. But I don’t think that’s true. |
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Post by chigstoke on Nov 21, 2021 21:55:54 GMT
I met Nick Powell at a restaurant once - we’d accidentally been given his table. Apparently he was fond of the restaurant and had a specific table he liked, and the management had messed up and gotten their days wrong, (it was Tuesday and they thought he was coming on Thursday or something like that). Anyway, the manager, completely embarrassed (this is a pretty nice restaurant) comes by and says “I’m so sorry, but we’d like to move you to another table if you could be troubled, and we’ll gladly compensate you for the cost of the meal and any other meal you’d like while you’re in town.” My sister and cousin were both like “Yeah that’s cool.” and I kind of played the asshole a bit.
“I’m sorry, I just don’t understand. We’ve been here for 15 minutes - we’ve just ordered. Can’t we finish our meal here?” Then out of nowhere Nick Powell shows up next to the manager and says “Paul, these guys can finish. We’ll be at the bar. I got some time.” And I (being a big Powell fan) said “Oh wow, uh… I had no idea. Please feel free to give them the table.” Nick was grateful, shook my hand and said thanks, then gave me a card with his number on it and told me to give him a call later.
After working up the nerve, I gave him a call that night, and to make a long story short, we had a glorious 11 month love affair, man on man, that I shall never forget. Our bodies intertwined as one, and from the beauty of Morocco, to the French Riviera, to the snorkeling in the Galopagos, Nick Powell and I made glorious gay love to each other on six of the seven continents.
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Post by nonameface on Nov 21, 2021 21:56:02 GMT
My eldest son saw shaqiri in Leeds just before he left us. My son sung the shaqiri song n he couldn’t believe he had been spotted by a Stoke fan in Leeds 😃 My youngest son saw jerome round wakey when he played for us Shaqiri always struck me as someone that would stab you in the eye if you tried talking to him in public the midget is more likely stab you in the testicle |
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Post by cobhamstokey on Nov 21, 2021 21:57:43 GMT
i’ve seen Crouchy Ibramavic Jamie Redknapp Jimmy Floyd Hasselbeink who’s a lovely guy very polite Wayne Bridge Luke Shaw Jimmy Bullard Edwin Van De Saar Glen Johnson Gary Cahill also a gent opened a door for me at the local garage The aussie keeper who played for Fulham that’s him  |
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Nov 21, 2021 21:57:57 GMT
I saw Wayne Thomas one night in Newcastle. He was smoking, so I said "You're not Wayne Thomas are you?"
He said "no" and I replied, "I thought not - a professional footballer smoking."
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Post by nonameface on Nov 21, 2021 22:03:47 GMT
You know how even minging footballers pull?
Like even Luke Chadwick I bet had a proper fit missus.
Well the anomaly was Kitson, saw him a couple of times up Stone and his general persona kept all the women away.
So he didn't crash his balls into the back of the net away from the football pitch either.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Nov 21, 2021 22:07:46 GMT
I seem to see them most at petrol stations. Gave Ricardo the full beans on the forecourt and he loved it. Saw Andy Griffin at a petrol station in Stone and told him I liked his motor (black Ferrari), and he said let’s swap, but think he was on about my Mrs. Saw Danny Higginbotham in the same petrol station as where I saw Fuller when he’d retired and was working somewhere for Sky, think he was on his way to Bramall Lane.
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Post by JoeinOz on Nov 21, 2021 22:12:28 GMT
I was at a garden centre getting some potting mix and Franz Beckenbauer was in front of me in the queue at the checkout. He was buying slug pellets.
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