Footballers you have met

[reddragon]

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Claudio Cannigia - ugly as hell but willing to stop and chat in his limited English.
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cannigia - what a genius!!!

anyone remember him scoring the goal that ended AC Milan's year + long unbeaten record when playing for Roma [i think]. Got the ball inside his own half and legged it up to score. 1-0 final score. The crowd went absolutely berserk. Then failed a drugs test cos he was speeding his tits off - ****in legend!!!

[Norbs]

Only ever met Geoff Thomas properly, sat next to him when they beat us 2-1 at Selhurst a few years ago. Seemed a decent fella, not up his own arse at all.

A couple of years later I sat with my dad, a Palace ST holder, and was shocked how our fans (best fans in the world TM) booed and whistled him when he was paraded to the fans while seriously ill with leukeamia. Really embarrassing

[James]

Bloody hell I forgot to say Emlyn Hughes - had a meal/stadium tour with him and he was fantastic, just like he was on Question Of Sport.

Also Paul Sturrock - kinda, he tried to run me down in his Ford Capri once.

A mate of mine at Uni was a huge Newcastle fan and Andy Cole was his idol, he even won first prize to attend a meal with the first team and be able to choose who he sat next to.

He picked Cole and said that by the end of the night he couldn't stand him, said he was an ignorant/arrogant ****.

[andyinswinton]

I met David Beckham a few times many years ago before he properly broke into the first team along with a few of the reserves who never really made it.

He was really quiet and didn't say too much but seemed like a nice enough bloke.

[Parm]

Robert Pires-met him on bond Street, nice guy, lot taller than he looks on Telly, couldnt speak much English, throughly complimentary about Liverpool, even when i told him not score past us. They were playing us 2 days later and true to his word he didmt score, but set 2 goals up for Lungburg and they went on to win 2-1 and the ****ing league.
Thinking about it, ****ing tosser!!

[Revo]

met quite a few players in my time but was a priveledge to meet roy keane and have a talk with him after he come back from the world cup debacle.

[Dhav]

Loukas Hadjiloukas, former Cypriot international and one-time record Cypriot transfer, current assistant manager of Apoel Nicosia. Top bloke

[Matt]

Had a couple of close run-ins with Houllier's motor when he was driving round Sefton Park. I swear he put his foot down as I was crossing the road.

After I chipped in to buy his missus some flowers as well

[Red Chilli]

Neville Southall - ****er wouldn't take my rubbish

[El Jefecito]

Souness, did a piece at my dad's workmans club in the gorbals. Super nice guy, down to earth, and when you speak to him about tactics etc he blows your mind. He is super smart when it comes to football. We spoke at length about games where he had switched the tactics on the fly and why he'd done it. He really, really, knows his footie.

[Farside]

Ray Houghton- showed me and two friends around Anfield on Sunday a morning
Stevie Staunton- Sound
Andy Townsend- tosser and my mate told him.
I met the Irish team a few times while Houghton was playing for them and they all seemed ok bar Townsend. Keane was easiest to talk to. Seemed very genuine.

[Harv]

I met Kenny Dalglish outside of Stamford Bridge after we beat the Chavs in 2003/04 (0-1 Cheyrou )

he was a top bloke, i couldnt understand what he was saying....but he seemed delighted that i was from Australia, and had come over to watch us. His wife was really nice too.

[Chrono]

Robert Pires-met him on bond Street, nice guy, lot taller than he looks on Telly, couldnt speak much English, throughly complimentary about Liverpool, even when i told him not score past us. They were playing us 2 days later and true to his word he didmt score, but set 2 goals up for Lungburg and they went on to win 2-1 and the ****ing league.
Thinking about it, ****ing tosser!!

I'm loving the turnaround in that

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

Rudi Voller - Düsseldorf 2004 was sound and spoke good English and knew the jokes about the true father of his son, Kevin.

Grobbelaar, Souness and Molby - when they were residents of Sandfield Park and we would knock for them before and after training/school. Molby was the funniest and hated you knocking at 8am. For some bizarre reason.

Gerry Byrne - at various family parties, is my uncle's brother and a very quiet man in company. Still radiates that 60's footballer charm and looks the part too.

Wayne Rooney - not the complete cock that the media would like you to believe he is. No idea where he got his taste for older women from.

Howard Gayle - sound as a pound and cheeky as ****. Met him when training the DLS team and he was selecting the Liverpool Boys team at a final we won.

Aílton Gonçalves da Silva - taught one of his daughters in Hamburg and only spoke to him in broken Spanish. Looked like his head was about to explode whenever I saw him.

Sander Westerveld - Rose Lane Tesco and we followed him around the shop putting extra stuff in his trolley one night when he wasn't looking. His face was a picture when he realised.

[RedWolverine]

John Barnes - Top bloke
Andy Cole - he tried it on with my then current gf, I got angry and he back off and then walked away, so a tit then
Robbie Fowler - he is related to one of my mates and a top bloke
Danny Murphy - he was out on the lash with Robbie just after scoring the free kick at old trafford and a top bloke
Stevie G - I grew up with his cousin and a top bloke
Carra - Funny as hell and a top bloke
Jamie Redkapp and Louise - at my mates party, both really down to earth
King Kenny - hard to understand but a top bloke
Most of the old Liverpool team memebers
Terry Henry - Had a good laugh with him about how he was wasted at the arse and should come and join a real club lol