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 Part Time James  03 Aug 17 10.28am |
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I remember when I was 10 I wrote to Mark Bright c/o the Palace. Got a signed photo (I think it's on a gallery on this site) and an A4 letter on Palace headed notepaper that was fully personalised (he even included a note for my dad to tell him to take me to my first Palace game...which he duly did!). Proper ambassadors for the club in those days. I vaguely remember seeing a photo in match magazine of one of the Villa players answering stacks of fan mail as part and parcel of his job as a professional footballer. I think it might have been Mark Draper.... Anyway, when you're paid more in a week than most people get in a year I think you ought to spare some time for some kids who have stood for an hour waiting for you to come past. So what if they end up on eBay? Costs the players nothing apart from a few minutes out of their incredibly affluent lifestyle.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 03 Aug 17 10.37am |
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Originally posted by Part Time James
I remember when I was 10 I wrote to Mark Bright c/o the Palace. Got a signed photo (I think it's on a gallery on this site) and an A4 letter on Palace headed notepaper that was fully personalised (he even included a note for my dad to tell him to take me to my first Palace game...which he duly did!). Proper ambassadors for the club in those days. I vaguely remember seeing a photo in match magazine of one of the Villa players answering stacks of fan mail as part and parcel of his job as a professional footballer. I think it might have been Mark Draper.... Anyway, when you're paid more in a week than most people get in a year I think you ought to spare some time for some kids who have stood for an hour waiting for you to come past. So what if they end up on eBay? Costs the players nothing apart from a few minutes out of their incredibly affluent lifestyle. James We are 'Singing from the same hymn sheet' on this matter.
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| cpj Kent 03 Aug 17 10.49am |
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Used to go early for some games to get autographs. Then last season (the Watford game I think) got there for 12.45 only for the players to arrive by coach well after 2 and get dropped off at the corner of the Holmesdale and nobody signed.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 03 Aug 17 10.53am |
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Originally posted by cpj
Used to go early for some games to get autographs. Then last season (the Watford game I think) got there for 12.45 only for the players to arrive by coach well after 2 and get dropped off at the corner of the Holmesdale and nobody signed. Did any players acknowledge the supporters with a wave or a smile or any such acknowledgement gesture or just stare straight ahead with those darned headphones on ? Edited by Willo (03 Aug 2017 10.54am)
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| Paul67 03 Aug 17 11.05am |
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My kids try and get selfies with players, which most are happy to do. But I can see why they'd get pissed off with a load of middle aged blokes with folders of match attack cards trying to get them signed. No prizes for guessing what happens to them.
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| tonymikejoe UK 03 Aug 17 2.04pm |
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There are, unsurprisingly, no CPFC autographs on eBay that I can find. Ask yourselves the question: "How much would I pay for a Delaney, Ward, Chungy autograph?" I imagine, like me, most will say: "Zero" and that's the opinion on a fan website! The thought of people coining it in by flogging CPFC-autographed merchandise online is laughable. However, there is an Iain Dowie badge for sale currently. Latest Bid?: One penny.
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| lefty27 ipswich 03 Aug 17 2.21pm |
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Originally posted by Part Time James
I remember when I was 10 I wrote to Mark Bright c/o the Palace. Got a signed photo (I think it's on a gallery on this site) and an A4 letter on Palace headed notepaper that was fully personalised (he even included a note for my dad to tell him to take me to my first Palace game...which he duly did!). Proper ambassadors for the club in those days. I vaguely remember seeing a photo in match magazine of one of the Villa players answering stacks of fan mail as part and parcel of his job as a professional footballer. I think it might have been Mark Draper.... Anyway, when you're paid more in a week than most people get in a year I think you ought to spare some time for some kids who have stood for an hour waiting for you to come past. So what if they end up on eBay? Costs the players nothing apart from a few minutes out of their incredibly affluent lifestyle. I did the same when I was a kid, got a letter in reply from Gareth Southgate and a signed pic, Bruce Dyer and a few more, it proper made my day. A lot of my mates who were Manure glory hunters did the same and got back nothing.
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| Part Time James 03 Aug 17 2.32pm |
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Originally posted by lefty27
I did the same when I was a kid, got a letter in reply from Gareth Southgate and a signed pic, Bruce Dyer and a few more, it proper made my day. A lot of my mates who were Manure glory hunters did the same and got back nothing. He might get some luck writing to him. Fingers crossed, it would be good to hear the players still take a bit of time out to do that kind of thing.
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| Part Time James 03 Aug 17 2.34pm |
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Originally posted by tonymikejoe
There are, unsurprisingly, no CPFC autographs on eBay that I can find. Ask yourselves the question: "How much would I pay for a Delaney, Ward, Chungy autograph?" I imagine, like me, most will say: "Zero" and that's the opinion on a fan website! The thought of people coining it in by flogging CPFC-autographed merchandise online is laughable. However, there is an Iain Dowie badge for sale currently. Latest Bid?: One penny. I'm surprised some of the players haven't set up eBay accounts with "average Joe" sounding names just to flog merchandise with their own autographs on! Or Tony Pulis busily autographing baseball caps to pay off Palace.
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| cpj Kent 06 Dec 17 5.40pm |
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Sorry to revive this but are the players still being taken to the gate in a bus like last season or have they reverted to their own cars?
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| Casual Orpington 07 Dec 17 6.47am |
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Originally posted by cpj
Sorry to revive this but are the players still being taken to the gate in a bus like last season or have they reverted to their own cars? They drive in. Apparently Hennessy is taken in a ‘pope mobile’ surrounded by crystals hoping that someone will pay him some attention and ask for an autograph, unfortunately he’s still waiting
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| cpj Kent 07 Dec 17 9.16am |
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Originally posted by Casual
They drive in. Apparently Hennessy is taken in a ‘pope mobile’ surrounded by crystals hoping that someone will pay him some attention and ask for an autograph, unfortunately he’s still waiting Thanks - although I'd have thought Speroni would come in a sedan chair.
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