Surprised it took so long for Midnight express to be mentioned, so take a bow sir! Probably these two won't qualify as they are a bit later-Casino and Good fellas. Sleepers is also good.
One that springs to mind was the Conor Thomas fiasco where he was banded about for Liverpool. Now anyone who saw him play knew he (more probably his agent) was a million miles away from that sort of platform and wasn't even an average L1 player. Had probably now found his level, along with a lot...
It would indeed. How amateur is it for perspective players who are looking to join our academy to be shown around a school playing field? Embarrassing!
I remember the alarm bells were ringing for me just after last season had finished when I heard Mowbray say "we are going to have to punch above our weight" which turned out to be feather weights against heavy weights and we went down without really throwing a jab. This summer it seems we have...
I hope you're right. Get rid of this "losing mentality" which has blighted us for years. Most of last seasons players have it running through them and should be got rid of.
There is a premier league (minor) tournament at Warwick university on Monday and Tuesday. I got an invite to referee the tournament along with my son but am unavailable.
Goalkeeper and a creative midfielder for me. We have the piano pushers(Doyle etc) and now we need the piano player's. Stevenson and Bigi are not up to it.