City players who were panned, or not rated by most, but who you quite liked (1 Viewer)

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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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Johnnythespider said:
Ben Turner, used to think he was v good despite him getting loads of shit
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Used to scare the shit out of me everytime the ball went near him for the first couple of seasons. Then settled more and looked a competent centre half. At which point we sold him.
 
clint van damme

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Otis said:
Ah, you're the one then, eh.

I never booed him or anything like that, but I thought he was a very poor player, who could barley pass the ball to his own man even from 5 yards.

Plus, he earned caps for Scotland, thus proving his total lack of ability even more.
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to be honest, it's not so much I liked him, more didn't think he was as bad as people made out.
 
Tommo1993

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Frostie said:
Stern John.
In terms of ability he was streets ahead of everyone else we had at the time & a proper striker but was deemed 'lazy' for not wasting energy running around like a headless chicken.
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Loved Stern John. Also was a big fan of Andy Morrell
 
no_loyalty

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Dele Adebola. Peter Reid thought he was shite and sent him on loan to Bradford.
 
Adge

Adge

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Paul Williams and Richard Shaw.
Probably not the best but maybe forgiven because of the team they were in.
 
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Legia Sky Blue

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Never been comfortable with stick given to home grown players, or those that you can see give their all, even if they might be limited. If people hide its a different matter, and I can particularly remember Runar Normann and Julian Gray being the worst examples of that, and fully deserving of the stick they got.
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Putting your foot on the ball and then passing it sideways or backwards when under no pressure and completely killing the momentum of a breakaway isn't technical ability - it's taking the easy option.
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See I disagree. The recycle the ball well. They looked for the best pass. The fact our strikers weren’t always best placed isn’t Clingan’s/Hughes fault.

they regularly played with people who were not on the same wavelength.

I use Joe Cole as another example. You could see he was thinking 2/3 moves ahead of the rest of the team. Ultimately it rarely came off. Interestingly it was only Maddison who could read Cole
 
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jordan210 said:
Jacob Murphy. Anyone with a brain could see how good of a player he was. But as soon as the crowd got on his back he seam to disappear.
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I probably went to approximately 15 games that season and I swear in all but probably three he was absolutely appalling. Honestly amazed he has gone on to play at a higher level. Still think he will end up back in League 1 before long.
 
fernandopartridge

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Adge said:
Paul Williams and Richard Shaw.
Probably not the best but maybe forgiven because of the team they were in.
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Considering the panning you give to any of our young players who aren't being scouted by Prem clubs, you selecting these two donkeys says a lot. Both played in the team that was relegated and the one technically relegated in 97. That said, Williams was likeable for some reason.
 
Terry Gibson's perm

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Kyle Reid infuriating a lot of the time but then could produce a piece of magic like the ball for George Thomas in the checkatrade final and I am sure produced an amazing assist earlier that season as well.
 
Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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junglej13 said:
I probably went to approximately 15 games that season and I swear in all but probably three he was absolutely appalling. Honestly amazed he has gone on to play at a higher level. Still think he will end up back in League 1 before long.
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See my post earlier.

He was a total burden on the team most of the time.

Also most recently he has been bench warming for Sheff Wed. Speaking to many fans there they feel the same as we do. If you look at their results there is a ridiculous correlation between when then lose or concede goals and him being on the pitch.
 
David O'Day

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junglej13 said:
I probably went to approximately 15 games that season and I swear in all but probably three he was absolutely appalling. Honestly amazed he has gone on to play at a higher level. Still think he will end up back in League 1 before long.
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Cool story
 
Sick Boy

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Legia Sky Blue said:
Morrell wasn't awful in my opinion. We signed him as a goalscorer and then proceeded to play him on the right wing. I don't remember him being 'hero worshipped' either. We have certainly had many far worse players.
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He was definitely a fans' favourite during that period despite a clear lack of ability. He was a lower level leage 1 players at best.
 
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mrtrench said:
Not exactly the question asked... but I don't mind the Villa, or Leicester, or indeed any other club. TBH I find all the hate stuff a bit childish.
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Huzzah! At last, someone else who doesn’t really buy that crap either-welcome to the club!:emoji_thumbsup:
 
Adge

Adge

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fernandopartridge said:
Considering the panning you give to any of our young players who aren't being scouted by Prem clubs, you selecting these two donkeys says a lot. Both played in the team that was relegated and the one technically relegated in 97. That said, Williams was likeable for some reason.
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Panning? Think most considered would be justified. Are we saying then that now the likes of Burge-Haynes-Willis et al, have moved on that we have not moved forward and in a better position?
 
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