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    Erm, I think you'll find the term legend does'nt quite compliment
    the name John Fashnau (sp?) but "the camel of Surinam" certainly
    has a ring to it even if you mean lion. Incidentally was'nt that
    Roger Milla's nickname? 
    
    How's this? He plays for premier League pariahs Wimbledon, is 
    brother to Justin Fashnau (Norwich, Notts Forest, Torquay etc)
    who scored one of the best goals ever against Liverpool and who
    took the brave step of announcing his homosexuality in a sport 
    which would deny it ever existed in it's ranks. 
    
    Both brothers were given up for adoption at an early age by their 
    (Nigerian?) mother and spent time in the care of Doctor Bernardos 
    childrens' homes which I understand John still gives time/money to. 
    John is nicknamed "Fash the Bash", presumably for his "in tunnel" 
    antics with the then Man Utd player Viv Anderson a few seasons ago. 
    He regularly nets 20 goals a season, will be or has been made into 
    a Wimbledon "president", makes a lot of money from outside financial/TV 
    interests and lives in the same luxury apartment block as Robert Smith 
    of The Cure. That's about it. 
    
    barry.

Could be wrong, but wasn't he once sold by Lincoln City for $55,000?

This has long been rued by the Lincoln City fanzine, as the worst move they
ever made.

As a not particularly interesting aside, my faves Doncaster Rovers once sold
Brian Deane for $40,000. Nice one lads.

Any other bargain buys that you know of?

Mike

    There have been loads of them.
    
    Two that stick in my mind.....
    
    Ian Rush sold to Liverpool by Chester for a five figure sum.
    
    Alan Devonshire bought by West Ham from Southall for 5,000 quid.
    (although most non-WHU fans- and probably some WHU fans would doubt
    this as being a 'bargain')
    
    Ian

    Yes Lincoln City bought John Fashanu from Norwich, where he always
    seemed to be in the shadow of brother Justin. I think this was 
    during Colin Murphy's first spell as Lincoln manager. I saw John
    score once for Lincoln, against Bournemouth, before he was sold 
    to Millwall.
    
    As an astonishly boring aside, Lincoln being a small club, have
    provided several big names with the first step in their career. Usually
    selling them for fees that seemed too small :
    
    Glenn Cockerill (Southamton)
    Trevor Peake    (Coventry now Luton)
    Mick Harford    (now Chelsea)
    
    John
    

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>    As an astonishly boring aside, Lincoln being a small club, have
>    provided several big names with the first step in their career. Usually
>    selling them for fees that seemed too small :
    
     Graham Taylor.

     Stuart    

    When I was a lad I palyed youth football in East Anglia. One blustery
    Sunday morning we played against a team called Thetford Chase. I played
    at centre half/sweeper and have never been so frightened as when these
    two, tall, fit coloured boys threatened to punch my lights out after a
    clumsey challenge on their right winger. 
    
    Justin & John, both went on to box at ABA level before adopting
    football as their careers. I think I made the correct decision to
    apologise, and back away!
    
    John is the younger by a couple of years but they were both six foot at
    14 years old.
    
    Regs
    
    Mark

    KNow that feeling - I played against them both in teh Anglian
    combination league. Think they have the hardest elbows, shoulders and
    bones in living memory - not to mention some of longest legs since
    Cyndy Crawford.
    
    Mind you we still beat 'em    Good Old Lakeford Rangers
    
    
    Paul Ward

    From "La Gazzetta dello Sport"
    
    Nigeria's federal managers have requested to the Wimbledon's player
    if he'll be available for USA World Cup 1994...