| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer 11:01 - Jul 23 with 19838 views | monkeymagic |
Inspired by (stolen from) another forum, looking for people’s anecdotes of boring meetings/interaction, recently or from donkeys years ago.
My starter for ten is that I saw Alan Brazil in the Anchor Pub in Nayland. I smiled at him, & he smiled back at me.
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 20:53 - Jul 23 with 2890 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 13:22 - Jul 23 by hoppy |
I'm assuming Shefki wasn't doing a swallow dive? |
I'm guessing there's a very obvious classic Hoppy euphemism here that I'm naively missing.... |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 21:14 - Jul 23 with 2869 views | J2BLUE |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 18:36 - Jul 23 by trueblues78 |
Took Alex Mathie’s new TV to his car when I worked part time at Curry’s. |
I served Titus Bramble several years ago when he came in for some USD. The transaction was high enough to need ID but I didn't want to ask and look clueless about football so I made up a passport number. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 21:18 - Jul 23 with 2857 views | Vic |
I once followed Sir Bobby through Christchurch park. Could have overtaken him, but decided to walk a few yards behind while I thought of how to try to say something. We got to the gate before I found the words and the moment was gone. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 22:03 - Jul 23 with 2787 views | Keno |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 17:38 - Jul 23 by RadioOrwell |
Killarney Golf Club.
4 of us walking in.
Alan Ball waiting outside.
Us: " Alright Bally ?"
Ball: "Aright Lads ?" |
Alan always remembered that day, spoke very highly of you |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 23:30 - Jul 23 with 2705 views | hatch |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 17:48 - Jul 23 by muhrensleftfoot |
At my brother’s place in La Manga club. Watching Gordon Strachan, his missus and kids jumping in and out of the pool |
I watched him practice on the driving range there last year.
I once did a back to back with Ali Al Habsi to see which of us was taller in the Wigan hotel before their FA cup semi. |  | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 01:29 - Jul 24 with 2668 views | Oldsmoker |
Me and a mate walking along Felixstowe prom towards the Fludyers Arms (underage drinking pub) and Brian Talbot and his wife walking towards us.
"Up the Town. Gonna win the Cup" as we passed. It was 1973 so we didn't.
Just a smile from Brian and a look from his wife that said my hubby's famous.
Both of us knew he was a Town footballer but which one.
About 100 yards later the penny dropped - "Brian Talbot". |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 08:32 - Jul 24 with 2555 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 20:13 - Jul 23 by NthQldITFC |
Do you mean in the urinals, or did you just walk up and cock a leg next to him on the pitch? |
Urinals I'm pleased to say.
My uncle used to have some business connections there and at Leics so we got seats that weren't quite a box but we're still quite posh and a meal etc. Derby put on fish and chips, the cod was massive.
Also amused ourselves watching some of their players parking their cars really quite badly. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 08:50 - Jul 24 with 2521 views | Herbivore |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 14:27 - Jul 23 by textbackup |
Gwion Edwards, in Revs.
Talked to me about how his missus had a kid by another bloke and he was trying to be the fitting stepdad but wasn’t sure it was working…
Not sure what I was expecting, but that was boring as sht.
Felt a good person for listening though |
Sounds like his missus was better at playing away than he was. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 08:55 - Jul 24 with 2513 views | hoppy |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 08:50 - Jul 24 by Herbivore |
Sounds like his missus was better at playing away than he was. |
Could she do it on a cold wet Tuesday in Hull though? |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 08:56 - Jul 24 with 2507 views | Herbivore |
Last year I was at an Oktoberfest thing and Grant Holt came for a piss next to me at the urinals. He tried to have a bit of bantz but I ignored him. | |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 09:09 - Jul 24 with 2493 views | RobTheMonk |
Once offered Jim Smith some chips when I was about 13. He declined. |  | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 09:15 - Jul 24 with 2481 views | yorkshireblue |
My first job when at school was at the Belstead Brook Hotel at weekend mornings. Back then, this is where all the opposition teams (and refs) stayed before games (and anyone performing at the regent etc.... except Jim Davidson who got banned!) so I met quite a lot of the opposition players back in the day.
Distinctly remember Mike Riley coming down to breakfast after we finished serving wanting his breakfast in a full Worthington Cup Final tracksuit - turns out he was only the 4th official for the final.
Two that stand out in a positive way. Neil Warnock - a lovely man.Shouted at one of his players for not holding the door open for me when I was carrying a room service tray. Paul Gerrard when he was on loan stayed there (I think he trained at Everton and came down on match days?) was incredibly nice.
Quite a few stand out for negative reasons as well (incluidng some former town players) but we won't dwell on that. |  | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 09:18 - Jul 24 with 2476 views | hype313 |
Asked Harness for a picture with my Son last year in Waitrose, his missis seemed quite peeved that I had interrupted their shopping experience, he seemed quite surprised that someone wanted a picture.
All very odd, said 'Thanks, all the best for the season' as his missis snarled at me.
He didn't say a word.
Said to my son 'Never meet your hero's'
He said 'I haven't' |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 09:31 - Jul 24 with 2444 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Was a few beers deep on a BH Sunday Funday sesh in Stow a few years ago when the Queens Head had a football goal setup in the car park out front. Predictably when kicking a ball about it had quickly ended up on the roof behind and was scaling a bin to retrieve it when Warky came round the corner to go into the pub. I shouted down ‘bet you never had to do this at Ipswich eh Warky’ and he smiled and did a little laugh that I understood as ‘I’m being polite but I hope you lot don’t bother me again’
A couple of months ago I was about to pass the training ground mid-morning when Kyle Edwards went to cross the road over to the pitches on the other side, did that thing where he half stepped into the road and then stepped back having seen a car coming. I joked to my boy in the back that it was a good job I didn’t just mow down Kyle Edwards but he had no idea who he was as he hasn’t made it past HT of a game yet and thus hadn’t seen him play |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 09:35 - Jul 24 with 2433 views | WeWereZombies |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 09:31 - Jul 24 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Was a few beers deep on a BH Sunday Funday sesh in Stow a few years ago when the Queens Head had a football goal setup in the car park out front. Predictably when kicking a ball about it had quickly ended up on the roof behind and was scaling a bin to retrieve it when Warky came round the corner to go into the pub. I shouted down ‘bet you never had to do this at Ipswich eh Warky’ and he smiled and did a little laugh that I understood as ‘I’m being polite but I hope you lot don’t bother me again’
A couple of months ago I was about to pass the training ground mid-morning when Kyle Edwards went to cross the road over to the pitches on the other side, did that thing where he half stepped into the road and then stepped back having seen a car coming. I joked to my boy in the back that it was a good job I didn’t just mow down Kyle Edwards but he had no idea who he was as he hasn’t made it past HT of a game yet and thus hadn’t seen him play |
I'm a little disappointed that it wasn't Colin Healy going into the Queens Head in that first paragraph... |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 09:45 - Jul 24 with 2413 views | bracknell_blue |
One morning in a hotel at Dublin airport, I was a bit late for breakfast, didn't want to keep my colleagues waiting so hurried down the stairs and was just turning into the breakfast room when a big guy came out, also in a hurry and knocked me over! I am 6'2" and about 15 stone at the time. Guy apologised profusely, and helped me to my feet. It was Jack Charlton, when he was RoI manager. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 09:57 - Jul 24 with 2375 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 11:24 - Jul 23 by MattinLondon |
Years ago in the B&Q car park I was helping a mate load up his van and when everything was in Richard Naylor asked if we could take our trolly. We said yes and he took it and that’s the end of this story. |
I can't see this story being topped in terms of hitting the OP's brief. | | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 12:51 - Jul 24 with 2265 views | Leaky |
Left my wallet on the desk at ITFC reception. Matty Holland ran after me said you left your wallet behind mate , I thanked him and said I bet its not has heavy as yours, which raised a smile. |  | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 13:08 - Jul 24 with 2241 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
When I was working at Aston Villa I used the toilet after Chris Kamara.
Good God. Kammy must have frequented a curry house the night before, the smell was something else. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 13:26 - Jul 24 with 2199 views | blueasfook |
Many years ago I met Emlyn Hughes in Barrow Conservative Club (I was working behind the bar). He came in with his brother and some other guys. Completely miserable git and nothing like his jovial TV "Crazy horse" persona. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 13:37 - Jul 24 with 2161 views | reuserfivethree |
When I was a wee nipper, I bumped into my favourite player, Micky Stockwell outside the ticket office. After a push from my mum, I asked him for an autograph. He said, of course, if you give help me get this child seat into my car. I said yes. After we wrestled it into place, he duly scribbled on my freshly purchased tickets. He had a Volvo, in case anyone's interested.
On the way back, Richard Wright emerged from the training pitch. He had just broken into the first team and was looking suitably happy with life. Emboldened by my interaction with Micky, I asked him if he was going to be playing on Saturday. I hope so, he said, as he signed my ticket. I wished him luck. He did play on the Saturday too. | | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 13:57 - Jul 24 with 2122 views | Horsham |
I saw Chris Kamara in a pub I used to frequent. Didn’t speak to him and he did nothing remarkable.
Edit. That was more boring to than Cheltenham’s encounter. Do I win? [Post edited 24 Jul 2023 14:00]
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 14:01 - Jul 24 with 2091 views | hoppy |
I passed Wes Burns on the other side of the street in Upper Brook Street last week one lunchtime. He was passing Greggs, I was passing Wilko on my way back from Sainsbury's. He didn't look at me, I didn't say anything to him. | |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 14:11 - Jul 24 with 2073 views | Horsham |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 14:01 - Jul 24 by hoppy |
I passed Wes Burns on the other side of the street in Upper Brook Street last week one lunchtime. He was passing Greggs, I was passing Wilko on my way back from Sainsbury's. He didn't look at me, I didn't say anything to him. |
Also I once declined credit to a former Liverpool goalkeeper. Maybe that’s too interesting. Hope not.
Not a reply to you. Pressed the wrong button. Bloody hell. [Post edited 24 Jul 2023 14:12]
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 14:22 - Jul 24 with 2054 views | usm |
Saw Nasser Hussain in a restaurant in Hatfield Peverel
I nodded at him as if I knew him (I don't)
He nodded back as though he knew me (he doesnt) |  |
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