| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer 11:01 - Jul 23 with 19831 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 14:27 - Jul 23 with 2855 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 13:44 - Jul 23 by CrockerITFC |
I saw David Norris in Warren Heath Sainsbury's, after his knee ligament injury, wearing a protective knee brace. Went up to him and had this convo:
Me: Bad injury?
Chuck: "yeah"
Me: "Out shopping?"
Chuck: "yeah"
We both nodded and I walked off out of the store |
I suspect only one of you remembers this happening. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 14:27 - Jul 23 with 2864 views | 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 |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 15:06 - Jul 23 with 2799 views | RobTheMonk |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 12:13 - Jul 23 by ADStephenson |
I was having dinner out in Oxford with some friends and Martin Keown was sat on the next table. Only two of us in the group were football fans. Just as we were getting ready to leave I got my phone out, opened the camera and approached his table and asked if he'd take a picture of my table. He politely obliged and that was that. |
He's got a house that backs on to one of the sites I work at. See him on his bike sometimes. |  | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 15:16 - Jul 23 with 2783 views | giant_stow |
While stumbling around an over-large ptich in the Essex Senior 0ver 45s league last season, I shared a pitch (for 15 mins at the end, when we were already 5-0 down) with an ex-chalton player - no idea what his name was, but he barely even had to try to get past me at full back. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 16:23 - Jul 23 with 2697 views | GeoffSentence |
Whilst I was trying to get served at a crowded Centre Spot, Phil Whelan stuck his hand, with a pint glass in it, over my head and said "another pint in there please" |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 16:29 - Jul 23 with 2681 views | GeoffSentence |
I bumped into one of my neighbours walking Daryl Murphy's dog once. Daryl wasn't there, just his dog. It was one of those tiny, fox like things. | |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 16:31 - Jul 23 with 2681 views | Warkystache |
I've met Alan Brazil on numerous occasions in pubs around Stoke by Nayland and Hadleigh and he's never failed to tell amusing tales about former colleagues.
James Scowcroft on the other hand, jeez, talk about hard work. Met him in London when I was Xmas shopping around 1999. I'd been in this pub in Holborn for a few while the then missus was with her mum in Covent Garden, and was walking to meet them at The Embankment for dinner.
Me: Alright Scowey! How's things?
Scowey: (looks round nervously) Hiya mate.
Me: Think we'll finally get promoted this season?
Scowey: Dunno mate.
Me: (approaching Trafalgar Square) well, take care mate. Good luck for the season.
Scowey: Yeah cheers.
He then followed me for a bit, awkwardly, before turning away to pretend to speak to someone on his phone. I walked on. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 16:38 - Jul 23 with 2646 views | Bluespeed225 |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 11:09 - Jul 23 by Keno |
Well It not a footballer but I once passed Phil Sorrell from Bargain Hunt and we nodded at each other |
I want to bump into Christine Trevanion from bargain Hunt. | | | |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 16:40 - Jul 23 with 2640 views | ronnyd |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 13:44 - Jul 23 by CrockerITFC |
I saw David Norris in Warren Heath Sainsbury's, after his knee ligament injury, wearing a protective knee brace. Went up to him and had this convo:
Me: Bad injury?
Chuck: "yeah"
Me: "Out shopping?"
Chuck: "yeah"
We both nodded and I walked off out of the store |
Who said that the art of conversation was dead? | | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 16:50 - Jul 23 with 2617 views | Bluespeed225 |
My naked encounter at David Lloyds' with a naked Veno and a fully clothed Gaardsoe always goes well as a dinner party ice breaker. We were on the brink of relegation, and basically he was telling Thomas to get his injury sorted at home, come back stronger. Wise words from an experienced pro. I just smiled meakly. | | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 17:07 - Jul 23 with 2568 views | Keno |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 16:38 - Jul 23 by Bluespeed225 |
I want to bump into Christine Trevanion from bargain Hunt. |
She seems like a very pleasant young lady |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 17:34 - Jul 23 with 2529 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
Pee'd next to John Wark at Derbys ground some years back.
Guy I used to work with was playing in a charity 6 aside thing where each team got given an ex pro to play with, they had Nigel Winterburn but he didn't show up |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 17:38 - Jul 23 with 2508 views | RadioOrwell |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 17:34 - Jul 23 by BlueandTruesince82 |
Pee'd next to John Wark at Derbys ground some years back.
Guy I used to work with was playing in a charity 6 aside thing where each team got given an ex pro to play with, they had Nigel Winterburn but he didn't show up |
Killarney Golf Club.
4 of us walking in.
Alan Ball waiting outside.
Us: " Alright Bally ?"
Ball: "Aright Lads ?" |  | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 17:44 - Jul 23 with 2492 views | Stu_Magoo |
Upstairs in the "Fire" part of Fire and Ice, a very drunk and close to tears Sam Parkin told me he didn't like our fans taking the pi$$ out of his haircut. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 17:48 - Jul 23 with 2481 views | muhrensleftfoot |
At my brother’s place in La Manga club. Watching Gordon Strachan, his missus and kids jumping in and out of the pool |  | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 18:13 - Jul 23 with 2424 views | Devereuxxx |
Maybe not an encounter, but the fact it wasn’t even in person probably adds to the monotony.
Probably about 10 years ago one of the championship podcasts (can’t remember which) asked for nominations for cult heroes. I replied on Twitter saying Matt Holland as he was a pillar of consistency, still loves the club and is regarded as a legend.
Listening to said podcast a couple of weeks later, they did an interview with Matt where they read out my tweet and he thanked me for my kind words. I was absolutely buzzing. Still talk about it to this day.
Still never met the bloke. |  | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 18:20 - Jul 23 with 2415 views | TresBonne |
Not that dull to be fair but alas:
Last summer, I went on a trip to see family in Seattle. Flew there and back alone & did Alaska too. On the way back, checking in at the gate and I see a bunch of Chelsea ladies in tracksuits. Ended up that Emma Hayes & co. were on my flight home.
Anyway, midway through the journey I got up to take a sh1te. As I exited the toilet, having stunk it out, Sam Kerr was right there waiting to use it. Only the third best women's footballer in the world. If you're reading this, sorry Sam. |  | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 18:36 - Jul 23 with 2406 views | trueblues78 |
Took Alex Mathie’s new TV to his car when I worked part time at Curry’s. | |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 19:01 - Jul 23 with 2383 views | hoppy |
I took our old lawnmower across to James Norwood’s old house in Cockfield, as we didn’t need it anymore and he was after one. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 19:16 - Jul 23 with 2337 views | Superblue95 |
I was on the same Cork to Stansted Ryanair flight as Daryl Murphy once.
He was in the priority queue |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 19:21 - Jul 23 with 2332 views | Coastalblue |
I filled up my car at a pump opposite Ian Marshall when he was still playing for us, I had a Town top on, we nodded, awkwardly.
He went to pay, I called out 'You've left your window open', he squeaked 'Thanks mate'
The end.
At the Sarfend game, the famous one, I went with my ex missus' friend who knew a few people there and had access to the club bar thing which doubled up as the players lounge afterward. I tried to talk to Stocky, he looked terrified and disappeared fast. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 19:57 - Jul 23 with 2271 views | NthQldITFC |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 17:07 - Jul 23 by Keno |
She seems like a very pleasant young lady |
The thinking man's Penny Mordaunt. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 20:06 - Jul 23 with 2261 views | PhilTWTD |
Arnold Muhren and Frans Thijssen used to drop their kids off at my primary school every day in their sponsored cars. Never saw either of them get out of the cars. |  | | |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 20:11 - Jul 23 with 2239 views | viewfromtheu2 |
last season, around Feb, on a cold Platform at Stratford Regional I was waiting for the last Norwich train. Saw a bloke that looked like Dean Ashton. Walked past him a few times before accosting him. Had a brief chat, he really likes McKenna and things were on the up and thought we'd get promoted but told me not to say anything.
He was waiting for 1st class but the train was in reverse formation so he had to walk all the way through. |  |
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| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 20:13 - Jul 23 with 2235 views | NthQldITFC |
| Dullest Encounter With A Footballer on 17:34 - Jul 23 by BlueandTruesince82 |
Pee'd next to John Wark at Derbys ground some years back.
Guy I used to work with was playing in a charity 6 aside thing where each team got given an ex pro to play with, they had Nigel Winterburn but he didn't show up |
Do you mean in the urinals, or did you just walk up and cock a leg next to him on the pitch? | |
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