he's like our 7th most expensive ever signing, absolute waste of moneyQuote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
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he's like our 7th most expensive ever signing, absolute waste of moneyQuote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
I agree. Think people overlooked the couple of assists from him which helped us over the line. Arguably worth the £6m fee?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
Not that I would argue with the Tyson Fury of the EFL.
Gavin Gordon. Looked world class when he played against us, then we signed him….
Andy Jordan.... What a player..... I'm going to throw in Gethin Jones and Kevin Evans, and later on emyr Hughes, although i have a bugging feeling either evans or jones scored a late winner in a game...Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Madine played 13 times for us, and wasn't beyond useless. He was a massive, massive overpay but we just got over the line. I don't think we get promoted if we didn't sign another striker to give Zohore a rest (and replace him when injured)Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Evans scored a few goals that season doesn’t - Chesterfield were promoted on the back of some financial misdemeanours that were eventually discovered and he scored in both games against them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
We didn’t sign a striker though, we signed Madine!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
I disagree with that, and Madine is better than half of the players Deboys has signed :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Not even sure that's a windup :hehe:
Javi Guerra
Kevin Evans
That Argentinian central defender Warnock signed but he left having never played Max Von Someone
Maximiliano Amondarian (I think) - but like some other signings who are maybe expected to become first team regulars he never got past the u21s. 0 appearances, 0 goals, 0 impressions, 0 regrets. Didn’t he arrive in the summer before the Malky Show in the Premier League?Quote:
Originally Posted by gabbsthenewt
No he didn’t. He was awful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
I only remembered him Dennis as someone else mentioned Stuart O’Keefe (which is a great answer) who I think we signed at the same time in some sort of ‘double swoop’.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
And yet both were entirely unremarkable.
I will forever be grateful to Gavin Gordon for the way he clattered into Rio Ferdinand in the FA Cup game against Leeds in 2001, and Ferdinand had to go off injured. Ferdinand had to hobble past the Grandstand (Canton End) who rose as one out of their seats, to chant "what a waste of money" at him. The look on his face as he gazed up at us was priceless. For that act alone, GG was worth his signing fee. 500,000 I think?Quote:
Originally Posted by Aubrey Boyce
Some great replies in this thread, by the way. More than half the players mentioned I had totally forgotten about. There again, it's no surprise why this is the case
I think we all assumed he was going to make the first team because of his name. There was little to suggest from a footballing point of view that he would.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
Martin John
Micky Burns
Signed from Newcastle one month, straight back to Boro a couple of months later?
Or it might have been the other way round?
Isaac Vassell made 3 appearances in 3 seasons, but he did score an injury time winner in one of those.
Made quite an impression on the physio table though.
Marley Watkins had a brief but stellar career with us - like Vassell he made an impression, but not for the reasons we would want!Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
Kurt "no goals" Nogan - shame as he's a lovely bloke and city fan, was a great hope that one!
he was also pretty prolific at a few other clubs at a similar levelQuote:
Originally Posted by gabbsthenewt
Yeah seemed a very good signing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
109 goals in 280 games for Preston Burnley and Brighton before us.
Then 1 in 18 for us!
He was finished when he came to us, his knee was shot, he came for a bigger wage packet. I grew up with him in Llanedeyrn and played junior football with him, his brother had a pro career as well. Really nice family.Quote:
Originally Posted by Father Dougal
Yep. Kurt, lee and matthew crocker the finest players llanedeyrn high ever produced.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Adrian harris and nathan cadette other ex llanedeyrn high boys who got first team appearances for the city.
I know Nathan ( Shaper) and Crocker was a year younger than me. Well wood lad. He's a technical director at Soccer USA now, in charge of every level. There's a load more from Llanedeyrn who I grew up with, Lee Stephens, a good mate of mine, he played a couple of first team games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Father Dougal
Yeah he's done really well. Did a lot with the FA and Southampton. Credited for them appointing nathan jones...... also got poch for USA as got him for Southampton. Gwyn williams still lives out there also.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
I was going to say shaper. Lol. And yeah Lee was class and his brother Carl has done so much for the community with the apollo boxing gym which has sadly just closed I believe.
The patten brothers the last of the llanedeyrn high production line before the bulldozers came in!
Crocker did a two year apprenticeship but wasn't taken on, he was in the same year as Nathan Jones ( I was the year above) and they were very good mates.......😂 Crocker got involved with Gavin Tait, the Youth Development officer who had come to the club in 89 from Southampton, and Crocker assumed a coaching role when he was released at 18 or 19. Good on the lad . Another very good player from Llanedeyrn High was Andrew Gee, he was with City for two years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Father Dougal
Does anyone remember Solomon Taiwo?
Yes, he played for Dagenham against us in The league cup and we signed him soon after. Seem to remember he was way out of his depth in the championship in his few appearances.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
He went on masterchef! https://masterchef.fandom.com/wiki/Solomon_TaiwoQuote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
Rolf Feltscher - big haired Swiss/Venezuelan defender with some pedigree. Harry Redknapp had him on trial at Birmingham till he was sacked he told Warnock about him, Warnock had him on trial then a 2 month contract before he went off having only been an unused sub.
He was garbage, so he did leave an impression!Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
There's only one Chris KonopkaQuote:
Originally Posted by gabbsthenewt
One of the few bluebirds nobody ever saw play, Brad Smith. I think Osei-Tutu is the other
Some daft shouts on this thread.
Gareth Stoker was a fans favourite in his time here, so obviously made some impression, and Kevin Evans played plenty of games and scored a few goals in a promotion winning season.
Tuerto and many on this thread need to get out more. Now the seasons over and you can’t moan about matches and players you turn your attention to moaning about players from 30 years ago. :hehe:
A week on this forum and even Timmy Mallet would become depressed.
Gareth Stoker was fans favourite for looking like the sort who could duff you up rather than any impression on the football pitch, he hardly played for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
According to Wikipedia Brad Smith played 3 games and Osei-Tutu 8 games. I don't remember seeing them, but someone must have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
I remember Osei-Tutu (now with Bolton) but Brad Smith is a complete blank. I was naively optimistic about Osei-Tutu because of the Arsenal pedigree, but apart from a few moments - followed by an injury? - he faded away.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
What about Gerrard renowned for celebrating with Liverpool players when they beat us in the league cup final. And Velinwhat's his name.
No fan actually saw either play in the fleshQuote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
He played 7 minutes against Leeds, 1 minute against Derby, and 5 minutes against Hull, and was in the squad 12 times in total. He was signed by Neil Harris on loan from Seattle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
You reckon Anthony Gerrard made no impression at Cardiff?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vindec
He made 39 Championship appearances for the Bluebirds side that finished 4th in 2009/10 and appeared twice for City at Wembley.
Some of the posts in this thread are bonkers.
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