Who is the most famous person who has sat or stood next to you at a game?

[Django]

Clive Betts away at Leicester in the late 90’s

[31Dec1966]

Sat next to Chris Waddle at a reserve game at Hillsborough, he was making notes. Esajas behind me at Derby once, his watch was bigger than the stadium clock.  Sat with Mansfields players wives at back of directors box when we won 2-0 in the cup, 93 I think. I'd bought a ticket off a Mansfield apprentice.  

When I was a kid I used to go to Chesterfield reserve games in the central league to get autographs. Pestered Terry Cooper for 90 minutes sat next to him !  The Leeds side that day included Albert Johannsen, Bobby Collins and, I think Paul Reaney.

[morganowl]

20 hours ago, unkastav said:

Oh and John Newsome at bumhole lane

was that 2 years ago when we got fireworks etc threw at us outside? he didnt rate liam palmer in that game i remember that 

[morganowl]

7 hours ago, Manwë said:

Paul Carrick stood behind me at Stoke.

 

Once was overtaken on the M1 by Jarvis Cocker.  As I stopped at the services for a pee, he came out of the toilets as I was going in.  A real sliding doors moment.

i once was undertaken yer seriously on halifax road non match day by gazza ,i guess he was meeting up with waddle he was a middlesboro player at the time. 

[Avon barksdale]

In recent years I’ve sat close by Hirst in the south, waddle at Brighton second leg , bannan at a random away . Most memorable was Graham coughlan who seemed genuinely surprised I recognised him , really nice bloke and said he came whenever he could get as his son is a big Wednesday from the time he played for us , nice to hear but bet his son is gutted! 

[Baldrick]

Martyn Ware from Heaven 17 was in an adjacent box at Cardiff for the play off final (proper Corporate) 

[theowlsman]

20 hours ago, lesbarbeux said:

Sat next to Emlyn Hughes at Hillsboroughon one occasion.

 

Used to see him at the bookies in Bradway. My brother used to play football with him at Rowlinsons too.

[alleycat]

1 hour ago, Django said:

Clive Betts away at Leicester in the late 90’s

Having a piss at Upton Park late 80’s or early 90’s. Looked up at the bloke next to me at the urinal and it was Clive Betts having a slash.

 

 

[unkastav]

44 minutes ago, morganowl said:

was that 2 years ago when we got fireworks etc threw at us outside? he didnt rate liam palmer in that game i remember that 

The 0-0 when reach nearly won it last min ( i had a fiver on him first goal)

[room0035]

22 hours ago, Salmonbones said:

 

Carry on, I won't stop you now.

 

But is he having a good time having a good time.

[panda800]

20 hours ago, hirstys_achilles said:

Nigel jemson was once walking down Bawtry Road and I bumped into him. 

Did he fall over?

[room0035]

I had a pint with Nigel Pearson in the closed shop in Crookes great guy, at the time was working for the England youth set up. He apparently still follows Wednesday and lives in Sheffield, Sheffield

 

I saw and met David Hirst in All Bar One he is a really nice guy even with grown men acting like star struck kids around him - not my finest hour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sambo89]

22 hours ago, ANDY said:

Stood next to Waddle at the urinal in a pub at Brentford. 
 

 

You had a little look dint you?

 

(Dunno if someone else has already said this, can't be bothered to go through 6 pages to check)

[Sambo89]

Alex Turner was at the side of me on the corner of the kop just after their first album came out. Think it was against Watford.

[Dexter Morgan]

Tricky Dicky from eastenders at wolves in the FA cup reply when it went to pens we went 3-0 up 

Pressman pen 

Andy Pearce hit the bar 

Bart Williams missed

waddle missed 

[vulva]

Jay Bothroyd. Stood right next to me. Never moved. Problem was, he was playing. 

[blueowl1946]

Stood next to Peter Swan on the kop many times. 

Eustace, Pugh and Ellis in a pub on Leopold St.

Ian Reddington at Wembley. 

Waddle,Horst and Pearson at Bradway

 

 

[Essix Blue]

Alan Rickman

[sibon]

I sat next to Michelle Gayle plenty of times in the 1990s. I was always very polite about Brighty.

 

More recently, Reda Johnson and Barry Bannan’s dad.

 

On the whole, I preferred the 90s.

[punkskaphil]

16 hours ago, Rogers said:

Remember when Nelson Mandela came to Hillsborough around 1994; he was over on an official visit and had some spare time and wanted to see a football match.  Obviously, Leeds with Radebe and Masinga playing there, was his first choice.  But they weren't playing on the day he was free.  Blunkett got a call and was asked to take him to a match, as everyone in Parliament knew Blunkett was into his football. 

 

So Blunkett brought him to Wednesday for the day, where he had a pork sandwich and watched us beat Crystal Palace 1-0 (Chris Bart-Williams). 

 

That was my first ever visit to Hillsborough. Sat in the complimentary area with Carlton Palmer and John Pemberton (Leeds were playing the following day). My uncle got us the tickets through Pemberton who he was friends with from his Palace days.

 

Never saw Mandela. Or Morgan Freeman.