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I met 'digger' today - The legend john barnes
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:20 pmby puroresu
Walking to the train station after work walking through covent garden (London) and to my surprise I see my idol as a kid John Barnes. Barnsie looks at me and I just said "Digger how are u mate". He was on his phone so I didnt get to take a picture or talk much but shook his hand and wished me all the best. Told him what a legend he was and went on my way.
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:16 pmby jonnymac1979
The night we played Barcelona at Anfield last season, I spoke to him on Victoria Street in Liverpool.
Still got a peculiar dress sense. 
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:31 pmby RUSHIE#9
Watched his show on LFCTV the other week, legend as a player, shite as a presenter. Did the producers not see him on CH5?
JOHN BARNES 
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:49 pmby Sabre
jonnymac1979 wrote:The night we played Barcelona at Anfield last season, I spoke to him on Victoria Street in Liverpool.
Still got a peculiar dress sense.
Peculiar as in...
Anyhow, no matter how he dresses, what a player.
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:02 pmby The Manhattan Project
Manhattan: "Hi John, how are you?"
Digger: "I don't feel like dancin, dancin, even if I find nothing better to do"
Manhattan: "Erm....OK then"
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Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:06 amby Kharhaz
I had Mike Brolly as my teacher at school ! (WHO THE F@&^ IS HE ? cries the entire forum)
Well he was one of our greats and found an article of which this bit is more appropriate for all of us.
"The League Cup also provided excitement. Scunthorpe United, Huddersfield Town and Notts County were sent packing before Everton came to Blundell Park for a 4th round tie.
Over 22,000 people were present to witness Mike Brolly's finest hour. In a pulsating tie the winger twice found himself, unusually, in scoring positions. Neither was the clearest of chances but both times Brolly kept his nerve to rifle shots past George Wood.
The second half was an incredibly tense affair but the Mariners would eventually hold out for a 2-1 win to write the next days headlines."
Couldnt understand a word he said mind ! No John Barnes but its the best we got round here !
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:11 amby Fowler_E7
puroresu wrote:Walking to the train station after work walking through covent garden (London) and to my surprise I see my idol as a kid John Barnes. Barnsie looks at me and I just said "Digger how are u mate". He was on his phone so I didnt get to take a picture or talk much but shook his hand and wished me all the best. Told him what a legend he was and went on my way.
My mate saw him on Fleet street(London) last year and got his photo with him, said Digger was a real nice guy as well, apparently he was in London on Business 
Top player though and real Hero for many people. Also he is not a ***** presenter, he's actually quite good IMO, he is just awful with the autocue! had that argument so many times with people 
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:57 pmby Leonmc0708
He has been brought up on listening to the manager and enacting that.
this is the problem with the presenting.
Watched his show on LFC TV and when he gets into the conversation he is great.
I would pay to have a bevvy with him and some other players, the stories and that are legendary, and sadly NOT something todays generation of footballer will be able to tell people about.
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:14 pmby ivor_the_injun
I bumped into Paul Chuckle while waiting for the plane back from my honeymoon in Canada back in September.
Nothing to do with LFC, but it made me absolutely crease with laugher at the time.
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Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:25 pmby NANNY RED
Well if your talking about name dropping when Dalglish first came to Liverpool he was staying at the Holiday INN until they could find him and his family somewhere to live, He was with his missus Marina and Kelly and Paul who was only a baby. I was working there at the time and being a match going fan i thought all my christmases had come at once, I used to chat to them most days particularly Kenny about football even though i couldnt understand what he was saying:) . Any way to cut a long story short whenever they where going to a function the hotel used to provide a baby sitter . I was always the one who would volenteer well wouldnt you .
We had a lot of the old players stay there when they first came to play for Liverpool, Hansen, Souness , and Alan Kennerdy . Hanson was always in the betting shop he got dragged out of there one day by Ronnie Moran .So my meeting a famous red was babysitting for Kenny
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:29 amby Big Niall
While Aldo is my favourite LFC player - Barnsie was the most exciting and probably best (Kenny getting on a bit when I first started watching footie).
Got a bit messed up with injuries and never liked him as a fat centre midfielder with Redknapp (who I couldn't stand).
IN my opinion, we still haven't replaced Barnsie or Beardsley. Legends 
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:30 pmby daxy1
jonnymac1979 wrote:The night we played Barcelona at Anfield last season, I spoke to him on Victoria Street in Liverpool.
Still got a peculiar dress sense.
spoke to him at the very same game jonnymac i thought his whistle was cool 
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Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:10 pmby Sabre
NANNY RED wrote:Well if your talking about name dropping when Dalglish first came to Liverpool he was staying at the Holiday INN until they could find him and his family somewhere to live, He was with his missus Marina and Kelly and Paul who was only a baby. I was working there at the time and being a match going fan i thought all my christmases had come at once, I used to chat to them most days particularly Kenny about football even though i couldnt understand what he was saying:) . Any way to cut a long story short whenever they where going to a function the hotel used to provide a baby sitter . I was always the one who would volenteer well wouldnt you .
We had a lot of the old players stay there when they first came to play for Liverpool, Hansen, Souness , and Alan Kennerdy . Hanson was always in the betting shop he got dragged out of there one day by Ronnie Moran .So my meeting a famous red was babysitting for Kenny
Hey, that's a nice story!!
I know little about how were those players outside the stadium. They were famous, but their images only came to Spain when they were under the red shirt.
In that days around here, it was more normal players having a drink. Aldo for one, did like to have some drink when he lived in San Sebastian!
So the question Nanny, were they always go to "functions" or also sometimes to the pub? as in, were they very disciplined sportmen?
Discipline and quality not always came together -- look Romario, but I know little about this players' way of life.
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Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:41 pmby NANNY RED
Sabre wrote:NANNY RED wrote:Well if your talking about name dropping when Dalglish first came to Liverpool he was staying at the Holiday INN until they could find him and his family somewhere to live, He was with his missus Marina and Kelly and Paul who was only a baby. I was working there at the time and being a match going fan i thought all my christmases had come at once, I used to chat to them most days particularly Kenny about football even though i couldnt understand what he was saying:) . Any way to cut a long story short whenever they where going to a function the hotel used to provide a baby sitter . I was always the one who would volenteer well wouldnt you
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We had a lot of the old players stay there when they first came to play for Liverpool, Hansen, Souness , and Alan Kennerdy . Hanson was always in the betting shop he got dragged out of there one day by Ronnie Moran .So my meeting a famous red was babysitting for Kenny
Hey, that's a nice story!!
I know little about how were those players outside the stadium. They were famous, but their images only came to Spain when they were under the red shirt.
In that days around here, it was more normal players having a drink. Aldo for one, did like to have some drink when he lived in San Sebastian!
So the question Nanny, were they always go to "functions" or also sometimes to the pub? as in, were they very disciplined sportmen?
Discipline and quality not always came together -- look Romario, but I know little about this players' way of life.
Sabre in them days discipline went out the window we were so outstanding on the pitch no one cared what they done when they were off it (im talking about the fans) what went on behind closed doors at Anfield stayed there.
It used to be a ritual when ever we played at home on a Tuesday night most the players used to go to a club in town called Uglys on Duke St. The worst culprits used to be Tommo,Terry Mac and Souness. Smithy was also a good boozer. in them days though Sabre the players were approachable most of them didnt have there head up there 
. I remember one night i stood for about an hour having a chat with Ian Callaghan even bought me a drink and no he wasnt on a chat up just stood talking about footy and Shanks.Sounesses nickname used to be champagne charlie so you can use your own conclusions on that one. Them were the days though and most prob some of the older ones on here will remember that club and the greasy chinese next door.
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Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:13 amby Rush Job
Tosh was always my football idol but for some reason i always wanted to meet Johny Barnes, wrote to Jim'll fix it a few times but got nothing back, didnt think it was askin much.