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Footballers You've Met?

  • 23-02-2008 06:49AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,591 ✭✭✭✭


    I was staying in the Clarion Airport Hotel last night and on the shuttle over to it who stepped into it but a geezer that looked like Kenny Cunningham. On further inquiry it was, believe it or not, the Kenny Cunningham! Chatted him for a while about different stuff, he's dead on. I hadn't realised how small he was for a centre half. I'm around 6'1" and he was way smaller than me. Anyway it was nice to meet him. :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    I've met the City team once or twice years back, the Ireland team 4 or 5 times, Shels etc but the biggest coup for me happened in 2005. I was going up the escalator in a shopping centre in Chicago and who did I see coming down the other side only Cafu and Serginho! At first I was like "Nah it couldn't be" but the Milan tracksuits were a bit of a giveaway. Myself and my mate legged it up to the top and down the other side. We grabbed them at the bottom and managed to convince them to pose for a photo even though they had no English! They were over to play a friendly against the Chicago Fire and everyone thought we were weirdos cause no one had a clue who they were!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Eric Cantona, met him in Manchester Airport. Lots of people were asking for his autograph, I got him to sign my Cantona jersey, have it framed now. Its the reason I love him. That, and he was a frickin marvellous footballer.

    Ive also had a couple of pints with Shane Long.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭SectionF


    I've met most of the footballers from the team I support.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,920 ✭✭✭evad_lhorg


    I met Nicky Butt and Keny Cuningham on Grafton st two years ago.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    No-one but my mother met Billy Wright if you don't know that name he was the Becks of his day (cos his wife was the Posh of her day)

    Mike.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,875 ✭✭✭ShoulderChip


    SectionF wrote: »
    I've met most of the footballers from the team I support.

    can you explain, or are you just annoying?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,495 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    Pat Jennings

    (and Kenny Cunningham)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭gaf1983


    I met Gary Kelly, Jason McAteer and Phil Babb outside the Texas Steak Out in Limerick one evening in 1995 when they were down training for THAT match against Liechtenstein. They were wondering where the best golf courses in Limerick were. Saw Steve Carr in Newcastle Airport once - he flies Ryanair, for the record. And last year I met Younis Mahmoud who scored the winner for Iraq in the Asian Cup Final in 2007.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Met Ian Wright at the acropolis (and got picture evidence)the day after the CL fnal. Top top bloke.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,154 ✭✭✭Ronan|Raven


    Pretty much every longford player of the last few seasons!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭DeadSkin


    can you explain, or are you just annoying?

    Take a look at his sig.

    Never met one, but bumped into Damien Duff on a plane once, and yeah he looked fuppin' wrecked :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭✭applehunter


    This thread is GAY!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,224 ✭✭✭✭SantryRed


    This thread is GAY!

    Going to have to agree with you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,892 ✭✭✭bizmark


    Roy keane

    Nice lad from what i remember


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    This thread is GAY!

    Yore Ma.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 729 ✭✭✭justfortherecor


    Sir Bobby Charlton.

    He was giving a private tour to some people in the old United Museum in OT and we pretty much just barged in asking for a photo. He was a bit annoyed I think, but still posed with us for the picture.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,478 ✭✭✭Bubs101


    Never met a footballer but I was pretty chuffed when I met James Richardson in Rome with one of his gigantic ice creams. Football Italia is the reason I like football so it was great for me. He's bang on aswell


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Gareth Bale (and the rest of the Southampton squad).

    The Ireland squad circa 2000.

    Plenty of the Shels players over the years, and opposition players. Mark Schwarzer, Michael Hughes, Juninho, Dario Gradi a few times (nicest guy in football, imo, absolute gentleman) and there are probably more that I can't remember.

    Closest I ever got to Le Tiss was touching distance (this was before the restraining order).


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭SectionF


    can you explain, or are you just annoying?

    To explain: I've met Kevin Hunt, Joxer Kelly, Owen Heary, Brian Murphy, Liam Burns, Stephen Ward and a whole lot of other Bohemian FC footballers.
    I've also met Dwight Yorke (when he was good) and Paul McGrath.
    Which ones among those would annoy you, Chip?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Met Ian Wright twice, firstly at his book signing back in 1996 in Brent Cross(Christ I feel old now) and then in North Bank Concourse at half time during a match, sound bloke.

    Dennis Bergkamp, four times, three times in the same restaurant in Harrods, with his wife each time, very nice person.Other time was after FA cup final against utd in the Hilton Cardiff. Had just got back to hotel after the mtach, and he was already back with his family having tea.

    Sir Bobby Robson, Alan Smith and Paul Walsh all in Hilton Cardiff bar, again all really nice.Got photos taken with them but lost my laptop bag a few months later and the camera was in it :mad:

    Niall Quinn at breakfast in Hilton Cardiff, he was reading his Racing post, so got chatting to him about racing, he likes his Horse racing, again a top bloke.

    Went over with a mate to a Man utd match back in 1996,we went to Utd training ground and met good few of players, Brian McClair, Cantona, David May,Lee Sharp, Giggs and Beckham, have to say Beckham was very very sound.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Mikeyt086


    Ive met a good few at Irish training sessions. My favourites were Dennis Irwin and Shay Given who i had good chats with.

    I met Dwight Yorke in a lift in Heathrow airport.

    I plan on meeting Nemanja Vidic when Serbia come to play Ireland in May.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,228 ✭✭✭Chardee MacDennis


    cson wrote: »
    On further inquiry it was, believe it or not, the Kenny Cunningham!
    evad_lhorg wrote: »
    I met Nicky Butt and Keny Cuningham on Grafton st two years ago.
    nipplenuts wrote: »

    (and Kenny Cunningham)

    Is Kenny stalking boardsies again?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭Sizzler


    Steve McManaman, and he still continued the conversation when I said I supported Utd :D

    I asked him what he thought opf Rafa and he said " I f**kin hate the way he f**ks around with team, no need for this squad rotation bollox".


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,081 ✭✭✭LeixlipRed


    I can meet any of the players from my team whenever I want. The beauty of EL football. Gary Kelly was in DCU with Drogs futsal team today. Or was it Jimmy from Fair City...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭Sizzler


    LeixlipRed wrote: »
    I can meet any of the players from my team whenever I want. The beauty of EL football. Gary Kelly was in DCU with Drogs futsal team today. Or was it Jimmy from Fair City...


    He's double jobbing. I wonder if Robyn knows :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,895 ✭✭✭Harpy


    i met the whole irish team in 1995. ive also met george best,john o'shea, michael owen and silvestre..i think that's it..george best was really nice


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,372 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    Lukas Podolski, that's about it. Saw Michael Essien on the street once, but didn't really meet him.

    Oh yeah, Niall Quinn... but I think everybody's met him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭Nunu


    Too many to list them all:cool:

    ...so, I'll pick out my favourites:

    Eric Cantona (playing beach soccer in Lisbon!)
    Eusebio
    Franz Beckenbauer (and he gave me a Germany '06 t-shirt:D)
    Zvonomir Boban
    Dejan Savicevic (eating hot dogs behind the West stand in Lansdowne!)
    'Pep' Guardiola
    Jurgen Klinsmann
    Giacinto Facchetti R.I.P. (had dinner with him at Italys Euro '04 HQ)
    Massimo Oddo (beat him in a game of Pro-Evo:D...i'm not joking!)


  • Posts: 24,286 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Met jason mcateer and jamie redknapp at a one day soccer school in golden co tipp back in summer 95. Mcateer bit of a tosser but redknapp really sound bloke. Complimented Steve Chettle on his goal before a pre season friendly v shels in 96 at tolka park, to which he smiled and said "thanks mate". seemed a nice fellow.

    wasn't there a thread on this last year or maybe it was another site im thinking of?????


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭Drag00n79


    Nunu wrote: »
    Dejan Savicevic (eating hot dogs behind the West stand in Lansdowne!)
    I remember that. What a legend!


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