The Signings That Never Were (1 Viewer)

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Gazolba

Gazolba

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bringbackrattles said:
Jimmy Hill told Keegan he was too small to be a footballer when he was here on a trial. <snip>
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That ranks right alongside Decca who rejected the Beatles as having no future, and DEC who said no-one would ever want a computer in their home.
 
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Tonylinc

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bringbackrattles said:
Jimmy Hill told Keegan he was too small to be a footballer when he was here on a trial. I also heard about Cloughie coming to us,but not sure if it was true or not.
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Yes, I too recall that. I seem to remember that the club announced it before Cloughie wanted it to be public knowledge and as a result did not sign.
 
Terry Gibson's perm

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eastwoodsdustman said:
Not getting Hartson in early enough when relegated from the premier league. We'd have stayed up had we brought him in when we first had the chance and oh how things would have been different.
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If we had stayed up that year we would have stayed up for years after, we should also have sacked Strachan earlier.

The non signing has to be Jarni.
 
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wingy

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colin101 said:
Seem to remember we had all but signed Barry Bridges from Chelsea in 1966 but he then decided to sign for Birmingham instead, so we went and signed Ian Gibson from Middlesborough instead. Think we got the better deal in the end.
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What did we want with a reggae star?B-)
 
TrueSkyBlueLiam

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bringbackrattles said:
Jimmy Hill told Keegan he was too small to be a footballer when he was here on a trial. I also heard about Cloughie coming to us,but not sure if it was true or not.
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Clough and Taylor were set to join Coventry after leaving Derby, even taking part in a meeting at Highfield Road about the position. But Derby offered the 2 their jobs back with higher pay so they decided to return to the Baseball Ground for another couple of years
 
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RB1992

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Apparently a swap, Vincelot & Tudgay for Iniesta & Suarez was all but a done deal in January last season. Mowbray just couldn't get it over line.
 
Sky_Blue_Daz

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I'm sure Strachan tried to sign Steve Gerrard as well as David Thompson the season we went down
 
hutch1972

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footyfrenzy said:
Lee Bowyer and Neil Lennon bids were made for both but they turned us down
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Lennon agreed to sign and set off back to Crewe to collect his boots for training the following day. Problem was he went via Leicester and the ginger tosser let MO convince him they were a better choice !!
 
Osullivan18

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I remember reading that Blackburn nearly signed Zidane from either Bordeaux or Marseille, but pulled out as I think there chairman said, "we have Tim Sherwood, why would we need him"

I also remember checking teletext around 97-98 season and it said we were trying to sign Matt Le Tissier. I don't know how close it was or if there was any truth to it but I remember getting very excited.

Thinking it was probably before that point actually.

Never knew about some of these other rumours other than Pirlo and Van Nistlerooy.
 
Osullivan18

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Joy Division said:
I'm guessing Strachan must have forgotten that Thompson was already playing for us then, the ginger prick.
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We signed him the season we were relegated, think that is what the poster meant.
Remember him being sent off and thinking he was shit. (Ended up being one of my favourite players in the championship)
 
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