I just saw Graeme Souness in the queue at my local Co-op.
I couldn't see what he was buying.
I couldn't see what he was buying.
Football people in real life.
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I saw. It was a dartboard with Pogba's face on it.
i saw todd boehly in waterstones, buying “how to run a football club; for dummies”.
Heard he purchased a funeral service package for Pogba.
There's no way he left without buying a couple of attacking midfielders too.
Opened a United store in Newry with Bobby Charlton. Queued four hours. He was lovely.
Erik ten Hag out running in Bowden. Only a few days after the Brentford 0-4. Determined.
Saw Steve McManaman on the same day. Wife nearly crashed into him on the roundabout once. When I turned to apologise, he was some pissed, but smiled heartily as I said sorry. The cnut.
Brian McClair in town. I said hello. He didn't. Cnut.
Peter Beardsley outside the Arndale. Bigger Cnut.
Fergie driving in Wilmslow. Also seen James Milner and Harry Maguire there. Regal, Cnut and Massive.
Paul McGrath, years ago, Dublin airport. My only regret in life is not saying hello. Then I could call him a cnut decades later when he too ignored me.
Erik ten Hag out running in Bowden. Only a few days after the Brentford 0-4. Determined.
Saw Steve McManaman on the same day. Wife nearly crashed into him on the roundabout once. When I turned to apologise, he was some pissed, but smiled heartily as I said sorry. The cnut.
Brian McClair in town. I said hello. He didn't. Cnut.
Peter Beardsley outside the Arndale. Bigger Cnut.
Fergie driving in Wilmslow. Also seen James Milner and Harry Maguire there. Regal, Cnut and Massive.
Paul McGrath, years ago, Dublin airport. My only regret in life is not saying hello. Then I could call him a cnut decades later when he too ignored me.
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I was hoping this would be a hilarious tale about buying Milky Ways
Souness cream and onion.
He was in the queue without a basket or anything in his hands.
My guess is fags, scratch cards or maybe topping up his electricity key.
I saw Eric Cantona in Copenhagen years ago at the homeless World Cup. I said hello Eric and he said hello back. He’s a charismatic dude for sure. I’d love to meet Keane I reckon he’d be very good craic to have a day drinking with. We don’t see famous footballers in Ireland that much but I was once at a house party and Paul McGrath was there and he was steamed up. Lovely fella and he seems to have cleaned up a lot in recent years
I met Graeme Souness once and, annoyingly, he was quite nice. Bastard.
met Rooney in the pub a few weeks back
Other football people I have seen in real life:
Chris Bart-Williams - In a nightclub, he was wearing sunglasses and a long, black leather trenchcoat.
Stuart Pearce - Was with Chris Bart-Williams.
Emile Heskey - In a casino in his Leicester days. He was huge.
Gazza - In Tesco a few years ago, he looked terrible but was very friendly to the people who were mobbing him for selfies.
Nathan Ake - In Tesco, he was buying bags of popcorn.
Sylvain Distain - Also in a Tesco, he was built like a brick shithouse.
Teddy Sheringham - Being a cnut at a taxi queue late at night.
Chris Bart-Williams - In a nightclub, he was wearing sunglasses and a long, black leather trenchcoat.
Stuart Pearce - Was with Chris Bart-Williams.
Emile Heskey - In a casino in his Leicester days. He was huge.
Gazza - In Tesco a few years ago, he looked terrible but was very friendly to the people who were mobbing him for selfies.
Nathan Ake - In Tesco, he was buying bags of popcorn.
Sylvain Distain - Also in a Tesco, he was built like a brick shithouse.
Teddy Sheringham - Being a cnut at a taxi queue late at night.
I saw Paul Merson at the cinema in the midlands circa 1999 when he was playing for Villa, queuing up for, presumably, Star Wars The Phantom Menace.
I saw Peter Cech on a train to Waterloo once. Absolute giant of a man. I am 189 cm but he towered over me.
I saw John Terry in Woking high street once.
I saw John Terry in Woking high street once.
Back in the day, I played a few games of Rugby for Salford Boys with a Young Ryan Wilson, He turned out alright I think.
Got a bit and landed myself a pub job when I was at Uni, One night a Mr E Cantona walked in the local. The finest bottle of Champagne for his wife and a bottle of Sparkling Water for Monsieur Cantona.
Met a few footballers with our local football club, Andy Cole down the Cliff when I was doing my level 1. For a sportsman’s dinner we organised Neil Ruddock. Guy was an absolute unit. Funny as f**k mind and took a lot of ribbing from a very Pro Manchester United Audience all in his stride. Stayed around for an hour after his time slot just chatting at the bar
Got a bit and landed myself a pub job when I was at Uni, One night a Mr E Cantona walked in the local. The finest bottle of Champagne for his wife and a bottle of Sparkling Water for Monsieur Cantona.
Met a few footballers with our local football club, Andy Cole down the Cliff when I was doing my level 1. For a sportsman’s dinner we organised Neil Ruddock. Guy was an absolute unit. Funny as f**k mind and took a lot of ribbing from a very Pro Manchester United Audience all in his stride. Stayed around for an hour after his time slot just chatting at the bar
When I was a kid I met most of the Glasgow Rangers squad outside Ibrox when visiting the city for a family wedding. Think it must have been circa 2000/2001? We mainly went because my dad wanted to meet Andrei Kanchelskis. I asked them to sign a football, and I must have got a fair few signatures, but other than Andrei I can only really remember Shota Arveladze. Mainly because he begrudgingly took the ball and said "this is ok for you, but this is fecking shit for me" as he signed it.
I saw Gordon Strachan at the airport, think it was Gatwick. Can't remember where I was going, but pretty sure he was heading to Dubai.
Just last week I saw Joe Cole at the Battersea park astro pitches, picking up his kid.
I was in Brighton once and saw Dale Stephens in Topman. Then 5 minutes later saw Oliver Norwood also coming into Topman. Guess they were shopping together? Later that day I saw Graham Potter coming out of Fatto o Mano, a local pizza chain.
In about 2010 I was in the Southampton shopping centre and saw Matt Le Tissier sitting on a bench eating a banana. He looked up and saw me looking. We locked eyes as he was mid banana and he must have realised I'd recognised him. I pretended I didn't though and just walked on, because even then I thought he was a complete cnut.
I saw Gordon Strachan at the airport, think it was Gatwick. Can't remember where I was going, but pretty sure he was heading to Dubai.
Just last week I saw Joe Cole at the Battersea park astro pitches, picking up his kid.
I was in Brighton once and saw Dale Stephens in Topman. Then 5 minutes later saw Oliver Norwood also coming into Topman. Guess they were shopping together? Later that day I saw Graham Potter coming out of Fatto o Mano, a local pizza chain.
In about 2010 I was in the Southampton shopping centre and saw Matt Le Tissier sitting on a bench eating a banana. He looked up and saw me looking. We locked eyes as he was mid banana and he must have realised I'd recognised him. I pretended I didn't though and just walked on, because even then I thought he was a complete cnut.
I saw Steve Bruce at Manchester airport last September. He was with his family and looked like he couldn’t be arsed at all.
I bumped in to Rafa Benitez at Amsterdam Airport a few weeks ago. Our eyes met as we apologised and I spent a few seconds figuring out it was him in my head and he stopped almost expecting me to ask for an autograph or something, which he's likely done plenty of times, once he realised I'd realised who he was. I just walked on, but without hope in my heart.
In the US it would have been sour cream
I saw Niall Quinn boarding a Ryanair flight one time to going to Manchester. He was sitting around 20 rows down from me. Tall mofo.
If I remember correctly I think he was doing punditry for the Sunday game on Sky Sports.
John Aldridge came to my local football club with the FAI one day. With John Delaney - he's very dodgy!
Met more at games etc...
If I remember correctly I think he was doing punditry for the Sunday game on Sky Sports.
John Aldridge came to my local football club with the FAI one day. With John Delaney - he's very dodgy!
Met more at games etc...
I saw Bryan Robson in a pub on Greys Inn Road in London back in the 90s when he was manager of Middlesbrough, he was seemed very friendly and didn't mind when we said hello.
We also used to drink with the Brighton squad in the Red Lion in Shoreham in the early 90s as we all knew they went there for parties and after big matches. Huge names like Johnny Byrne and Perry Digweed!
We also used to drink with the Brighton squad in the Red Lion in Shoreham in the early 90s as we all knew they went there for parties and after big matches. Huge names like Johnny Byrne and Perry Digweed!
Remember meeting Sami Hyypiä in a sports goods retail store I used to work at back in 2001. He was just wandering around and having a look at some Nike shoes.
I went up to ask for an autograph (I was 19 at the time) and as soon as he had done that a lot of people just came out of nowhere and started gathering around so he took off quickly.
Actually felt a bit bad afterwards as he just wanted to have a look at some shoes. I’d definitely act differently if it happened now.
Then again he played for Liverpool so feck it.
I went up to ask for an autograph (I was 19 at the time) and as soon as he had done that a lot of people just came out of nowhere and started gathering around so he took off quickly.
Actually felt a bit bad afterwards as he just wanted to have a look at some shoes. I’d definitely act differently if it happened now.
Then again he played for Liverpool so feck it.
I was driving with my daughter and saw Jamie Carragher in the other lane.
What happened next will shock you.
What happened next will shock you.
Martin Keown with his wife in a shopping mall. We locked eyes but I didn’t let on that I recognised him. Was surprised by how skinny he was. Puny Keown.
I used to play football with Fraser (his son) when I was much younger.
Also once ran in to Dennis Wise on the way out of Ascot, in 2018 iirc. Also met Samir Nasri and few other players at certain times.
I saw Ten Hag buying "Four_________ FourTwo" magazine
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Edwin van der Sar having a Starbucks with his wife in Manchester way back. Nobody was bothering him so I held myself back.
Met George Best at a bookies in Green Park in the early eighties. Chatted for a couple of minutes about United and the goal he scored against Chelsea in the League Cup. I swear his eyes lit up at the memory of it. He was glad I wasn't some idiot wanting to have a go I suppose.
In 1983, a mate of mine was working at Stamford Bridge in the catering department. I would pop down to see him now and again and this day Ray Wilkins and Robbo were in the bar. It was just after the semi with Arsenal so I tried to blag a couple of final tickets which, as they pointed out, hadn't be issued to the players yet. I did get an old Chelsea shirt from Ray as a present which I still have.
In 1983, a mate of mine was working at Stamford Bridge in the catering department. I would pop down to see him now and again and this day Ray Wilkins and Robbo were in the bar. It was just after the semi with Arsenal so I tried to blag a couple of final tickets which, as they pointed out, hadn't be issued to the players yet. I did get an old Chelsea shirt from Ray as a present which I still have.
Met Dennis Wise at Powerleague 5aside whilst I was studying for my F.A Referee course, you can tell how well that went
Sir Bobby Robson, was on a train to Newcastle one morning after a night out but I'd been in a fight, and had quite a nasty cut down my face, anyway I fell asleep on the train and as he was walking past he woke me up and handed me a handkerchief, said my cut had started to bleed, lovely chap.
Done some work for Gary Speed in his house, laid a floor and fitted a kitchen. Absolutely sound fella.
Done a job for that knobhead Shearer too, colossal thunder cnut. Just thought everyone was his slave and he was the king of the world.
Done some work for Gary Speed in his house, laid a floor and fitted a kitchen. Absolutely sound fella.
Done a job for that knobhead Shearer too, colossal thunder cnut. Just thought everyone was his slave and he was the king of the world.
I have actually literally never met a football person in real life. I feel like at this point that's actually more impressive than meeting one
LI saw Efe Ambrose at my church in Kaduna, Nigeria. He was talking to my Dad from his car when I I walked up to my Dad. I was a bit a bit surprised and asked my Dad isn't that Efe Ambrose.
I met Maguire & Pickford @ CBeebies Land Hotel at Alton Towers. Thought they were clowns at first. Turns out they were.
I saw Clarence Seedorf in The Atlantic in Hamburg this summer. We all waved to him and screamed Hiiii Clarence (we were a bit pissed) and he smiled and waved back with a please-don't-come-over smile.
Johnny Byrne that played for West Ham?
My old man met him years ago (probably not long after he was Liverpool manager) and said exactly the same thing. And it would have taken a lot for my Dad to be complementary about anyone associated with them!
Met half the England squad in Enfield when they trained not far away in the late 70s.
Met John Barnes and Kerry Dixon (numerous times) in the early 80s
Met John Barnes and Kerry Dixon (numerous times) in the early 80s
Chris Kamara lives a minute up the road from me. Met him many times, him and his family are all really nice. Worked with his son pot washing at the local restaurant briefly in the mid 2000s, all down to earth. Last year Kammy was on the next table to us eating and there was a big kids party going on in the beer garden. He is struggling with his speech but still went to spend some time with everybody. Really great guy
I dont think he did, we sold him to Sunderland, we sold Micky Small to West Ham though, he was also in the same squad