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‘The Ones Who Got Away’ (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Feb 14, 2026
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Sick Boy

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  • Feb 15, 2026
  • #36
Cody ‘I don’t get it, he always scores a hat-trick in training’ McDonald.
 
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wingy

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  • Feb 15, 2026
  • #37
wingy said:
That streaky lad from Everton!
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Francis Jeffers.
 

torchomatic

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  • Feb 15, 2026
  • #38
Flying Fokker said:
Kevin Keegan?
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Steve Heighway too, I think.
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Feb 15, 2026
  • #39
torchomatic said:
Steve Heighway too, I think.
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Trevor Francis.

Colin Bell.
 

SBAndy

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  • Feb 15, 2026
  • #40
Gotta love the idea of some of these shouts being quite recent. Half of the names mentioned were playing when Jesus was still around.
 
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wingy

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  • Feb 15, 2026
  • #41
SBAndy said:
Gotta love the idea of some of these shouts being quite recent. Half of the names mentioned were playing when Jesus was still around.
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Yeah that's okay he's due to make return in about two months.
 
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baldy

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  • Feb 15, 2026
  • #42
wingy said:
Yeah that's okay he's due to make return in about two months.
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Grendel

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  • Feb 15, 2026
  • #43
SBAndy said:
Gotta love the idea of some of these shouts being quite recent. Half of the names mentioned were playing when Jesus was still around.
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One that’s been mentioned a lot in these type of threads is Chris Marsden. It was assumed we didn’t buy him as we couldn’t afford him.

What we couldn’t afford was Chris allegedly getting confused about crossing a white line. He then went to Wolves on loan and they cite an interesting appearance at Billy Wrights funeral and another curious interest in fire arms.
 
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CovRes

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  • Feb 15, 2026
  • #44
Who was the Argentinian that went to Portugal instead?
 
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covboy9

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  • Feb 15, 2026
  • #45
Wagner looks better than any of our left backs
 
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skyblue025

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  • Feb 16, 2026
  • #46
Michael Carrick came on trial as a youth player.
I always think Robbie Keane as well even though we signed him. It was such a short period of time. Was gutted when we sold him. To lose him and McAllister in the same window killed us.
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Feb 16, 2026
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The Nomad said:
Steve Bull.
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He never got away.
We offered him the world but he still turned us down to stay at Wolves.
Probably the last great example of a non mercenary money grabbing bastard in sport.
 
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Winny the Bish

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  • Feb 16, 2026
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CovRes said:
Who was the Argentinian that went to Portugal instead?
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Benjamin Rollheiser. Never did anything at Benfica after they paid 39m for him. Joined Santos last year for £10m.
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Feb 16, 2026
  • #49
Saddlebrains said:
Im still pissed off about that 18 months later. How we just binned him off for Stamenic who then made us look like amateurs was poor
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I thought it was more a case he didn't fancy us and wanted to move to Sunderland

Did not realise this was the case
 

ProfessorbyGrace

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  • Feb 16, 2026
  • #50
SBAndy said:
Gotta love the idea of some of these shouts being quite recent. Half of the names mentioned were playing when Jesus was still around.
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Yeah, nobody read the stipulated ‘recently’ at all, and just started naming players from decades ago. lol
 

cowboy1850

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  • Feb 16, 2026
  • #51
Rabbi Matondo. After scoring on his Hannover debut he hasn't scored since and doesn't appear to be playing ATM. Rangers look to be terminating his contract early.
 

cowboy1850

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  • Feb 16, 2026
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Mitchy Ntelo. Belgian striker playing in Bulgaria linked last summer. He signed for Yverdon in Switzerland, scored 2 goals but has now been loaned back to a Bulgarian club.​

 
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ThievingScally

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  • Feb 16, 2026
  • #53
Hang on. I loved Chris Marsden.

How am I only hearing the story about him being involved with fire arms now?!

TSx
 

Frankly_Mr_Shankly

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  • Feb 16, 2026
  • #54
shepardo01 said:
Robert Jarni
Alexi Lalas
Phil Masinga
Andrew Driver
Evander
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Holyfield?
 
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CovRes

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  • Feb 16, 2026
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cowboy1850 said:
Rabbi Matondo. After scoring on his Hannover debut he hasn't scored since and doesn't appear to be playing ATM. Rangers look to be terminating his contract early.
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I remember at the time that Rangers fans, those that weren't simply celebrating his possible departure, saying that he'd do alright if he wasn't up against a low block.

So yeah, he'd have been a great signing.
 

ccfctommy

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  • Feb 16, 2026
  • #56
Robinshio said:
Novo nacho
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Or Nacho Novo....the website announced him as signed!
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Feb 16, 2026
  • #57
Craig Burley - On teletext they named the Scottish squad for an upcoming friendly and included in that squad was: C. Burley (Coventry City)
 

PaulPUSB

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  • Feb 16, 2026
  • #58
oscillatewildly said:
Craig Burley - On teletext they named the Scottish squad for an upcoming friendly and included in that squad was: C. Burley (Coventry City)
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Its amazing what random rubbish we remember


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baldy

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  • Feb 16, 2026
  • #59
PaulPUSB said:
Its amazing what random rubbish we remember


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I remember we were linked with Swedens Joachim Bjorklund during the 94 World Cup too as a replacement for Babb
 

honestken

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  • Feb 17, 2026
  • #60
Chris Waddle got released for being too small
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Feb 18, 2026
  • #61
honestken said:
Chris Waddle got released for being too small
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We said the same about Kevin Keegan when he was on trial with us.
 
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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Feb 18, 2026
  • #62
honestken said:
Chris Waddle got released for being too small
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He came down for a trial with Ray Gooding and signed him instead
 
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wingy

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  • Feb 18, 2026
  • #63
Winny the Bish said:
Benjamin Rollheiser. Never did anything at Benfica after they paid 39m for him. Joined Santos last year for £10m.
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Ooh,who was his club over in Portugal.
 

Danceswithhorses

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  • Feb 19, 2026
  • #64
Grendel said:
One that’s been mentioned a lot in these type of threads is Chris Marsden. It was assumed we didn’t buy him as we couldn’t afford him.

What we couldn’t afford was Chris allegedly getting confused about crossing a white line. He then went to Wolves on loan and they cite an interesting appearance at Billy Wrights funeral and another curious interest in fire arms.
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I remember a rumour at the time, that apparently his best friend was Charlie - seemingly that was true.
 
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wingy

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  • Feb 19, 2026
  • #65
wingy said:
Ooh,who was his club over in Portugal.
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Doh.🫣
 
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theskyisthelimit

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #66
Kai Wagner at Blues
 

Adge

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #67
Terry_dactyl said:
I’m sure I remember a Cov Telegraph back page excitedly announcing that we were making a triple signing of Crook, Tim Flowers and Franz Carr.
The rest, as they say, is history…
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Was it an “Andy Turner exclusive”?
 
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Adge

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  • Feb 20, 2026
  • #68
Watching the Kevin Ball (Portsmouth/Sunderland etc) episode of undr the cosh and was at Cov in his early years but acted the twat and was released by Dave Sexton. That’s one that flew under the radar-didn’t hear about that.
 

torchomatic

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #69
Didn't we go and watch David Platt at Crewe but signed someone else.
 

Covkid1968#

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  • Feb 21, 2026
  • #70
Lennon…… Neil not John.

wanker turned us down for Leicester I believe
 
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