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RE: WBA vs Bristol City - Match Thread - Arcane Astral Aeons - 23-10-2021
have to say that was a strange game
totally dominant most of it
bristol were at best useless first half
did slightly improve second half
good to see Hughil finally score
another three points in the bag
hope the two supporters who were taken ill are ok
RE: WBA vs Bristol City - Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 27-10-2021
Twenty-four hours more for anyone still anagram-solving. A few clues:
7 is an Albion all-time legend, and 6 was one of his teammates.
11 was never actually our player, but is a recent name and a popular one at that. No excuses for not getting it.
15 was a cup-winning outside-left. First name is sharp as a knife, and he might even use it to cut his surname.
19 was a Fifties favourite, doing ball tricks a long time before Maradona made it cool.
23 is a relatively recent defender; maybe somewhat forgotten now, but was a regular on the team-sheet for a couple of seasons.
The remainder are quite far back in the mists of time, to the extent that clues would be useless. Though 29 probably enjoyed a good humbug.
RE: WBA vs Bristol City - Match Thread - 4evaabaggie - 27-10-2021
I believe 7 could be the one the only, my all time Albion hero
Tony Bomber Brown. A real legend.
6 another 70's legend
Alistair Brown
RE: WBA vs Bristol City - Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 27-10-2021
(22-10-2021, 21:47)Ska'dForLife-WBA Wrote:They Played For Both
Solve the anagrams to find former Albion men who've also turned out for Bristol City:
1. Cyril Williams
2. Chris Brunt
3. Bob Taylor
4. Bobby Gould
5. Peter Barnes
6. Alistair Brown
7. Tony Bomber Brown
8. David Cross
9. Lee Hughes
10. Robert Koren
11. WIGGLY DEATH
12. Jay Rodriguez
13. Hal Robson-Kanu
14. Jimmy Cookson
15. SOWETO DYLAN
16. Chris Wood
17. SAD BATHROOM
18. Clive Whitehead
19. David Burnside
20. Tony Butler
21. HEROINE JUMPS RACCOON
22. Simon Cox
23. SYNCH YORKIE
24. RUCKLE CHURCHYARDS
25. Jason Roberts
26. Nicky Reid
27. James Quinn
28. UPON ZONAL TOOL
29. GEEZERS REBORN WEEING
30. Stuart Naylor
31. Paul Mardon
32. Micky Mellon
Both of those correct.
RE: WBA vs Bristol City - Match Thread - talkSAFT - 28-10-2021
19 David Burnside.
Younger posters might be interested:-
In about '57/'58, Albion's friendly game against a Russian Army side - Red Banner - was actually televised 'live' on BBC. (In them days we only ever had The Cup Final and The Amateur Cup Final in full.)
Albion won 6-5, with Ronnie Allen getting a couple and missing a penalty. At half-time there was no punditry - instead we watched teenager Davy Burnside come on and juggle the ball for the full break.
The next day, at playtime, all the kids were trying to emulate his ball skills:
he had juggled left foot to right to left, etc; then with his head for about a minute; then shoulders; then back to the left foot again and so on, - and the ball hardly touched the floor for 5 mins!
No one outside The Hawthorns had heard of him an hour before that match, but he became a Nationwide hero in 5 minutes!
(So my Grandad told me
)
RE: WBA vs Bristol City - Match Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 28-10-2021
Those remaining answers:
11. Dwight Gayle (yes, you're all useless)
15. Stanley Wood
17. Thomas Broad
21. Maurice Joseph Connor
23. Nicky Shorey
24. Charles "Chuck" Drury
28. Alonzo Poulton
29. Ebenezer "Ginger" Owers