Anyone met/talked to past or present players?

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Andy couldn't go out for a quiet drink without being pestered for his photograph

[William_Ulsterman]

I was working in San Francisco as a wanky student at the time of the USA World Cup a few years ago and was walking down the street to work 9am, Rushie was standing outside the Fiddlers Green pub having a pint with some dick headed Nike Execs. He looked pretty bored.

 

Well being a MASSIVE fan since i can remember watching him as a nipper, i nearly shat myself and screamed out loud "HOLY FUCK ITS IAN RUSH!"

 

i walked right past in embarressment and my mate Richie started swearing at me for being a tool bag.

 

We got about 10 yards and he called us back and we bought him a round of drinks and he bought one back, took a few photos and signed my LFC shirt. I think we chewed the cud for a good hour. What a gentleman, down to earth and not a sign of any ego. It made my holiday.

 

We were working as biking tour guides and even met half the brasil team, i think it was Dunga in my cab but nothing came close to meeting Rushie.

[Best Believe It]

Met Craig Johnston on the Underground a few years ago, the day when we played Monaco in the Champions League at Anfield (when Luis scored and we won two-nil). I was pretty dumb struck but he shook my hand and went on about how we'd batter Monaco.

[Guest Ulysses Everett McGill]

 

 

Andy couldn't go out for a quiet drink without being pestered for his photograph

 

 

I don't mind

[JB2]

After we beat a mancs 4-1 I was in a club in Manchester, and met Glen Johnson, Jermaine Pennant and Peter Crouch and quite a few other Portsmouth players (I think they played boro away that day, so not sure why they were in Manchester). Reina and Insua were also there. All of them were really sound, except Glen Johnson who was a bit miserable - Crouchie even bought a bottle of vodka for our group.

[Thants]

I sat at a 8 seat table with Des Lynham, David Pleat, Steve Coppell, Norm Cook and Brighton's Chairman in the board room. I never said a word. My mate did catch a glimpse of little David at the urinal though. Not one to be proud of.

I've also chatted up Molly Sugden.

 

So to answer the original thread title, no.

[redrosetints]

We have a villa, in a place called Quinta Do lago, in the Algarve, near Vale De Lobo. Alot of footie players have villas there. Ive met, said hi to, quick chat to Carra, Thommo, Kewell and Gary Mac there, also got Davy Thompson to take a photo of us there too. Even saw Cashley Cole last week at Ascot, asked if Cherly was safe with him on the prowl, wasnt amused though.

 

Otherwise, i met Macca and Fowler in the SAS Radisson after the 97 Grand National , they had a box near ours and I said i wanted a photo, then bumped into them at the hotel afterwards and got said photo.

 

As a kid i met my hero, Emlyn at Wembley and bumped into Rushie a few times when in Wales for internationals.

 

Of them all Fowler, Davey T and Gary Mac were the easiest going and easiest to talk to, just chatted like any other fan, Davey T had just left, erm, Blackburn or Portsmouth ? when i saw him, so he seemed a bit gutted but hoped it may get sorted. that said, they were the ones i had time to have a good chat too. The others were more 'hi, great player, love LFC good luck kindathings', expect Emlyn 'Hello Kidda, Sure I'll give you an autograph. Love Liverpol do you, good lad' *ruffles my hair with a massive girn* great man.

[Major Tom]

My uncle is friends with Thommo so have met him a few times.

 

My cousin is mates with one of the Liverpool players but I have never actually been introduced.

 

I think my cousin is embarrassed of me.

 

Little schmuck.

[Mel Wood]

Going through the tunnel pay booths a couple of years back at the Wallasey end, the car in front of me slows down to put the dosh into the basket and as the driver's hand came out of the window and threw the coins into the basket, some of them obviously missed.

Cue the door opening and the driver getting out, it was Bruce Grobelaar.

He picked up the coins and looked back at me and mouthed " Don't tell anyone!"

Big smile, into the car, money into the basket and away.

Kept me amused all that day.

 

Surprising, that, with his (alleged) experience of 'throwing a few in'.