Childhood (non) heroes that don't make sense (1 Viewer)

skybluelee

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• Apr 3, 2025

• #1

I was 11 in 1987. Never liked Keith Houchen or Dave Bennett. And I can't explain why.

Anybody else got any random players they didn't like?

 

torchomatic

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• Apr 3, 2025

• #2

Loads. Never warmed to Houchen, but didn't mind Bennett.

 

Gynnsthetonic

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• Apr 3, 2025

• #3

I liked Les Sealey but everyone hated him after he left. It never bothered me probably because Oggy arrived a couple of years later

 

rob9872

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• Apr 3, 2025

• #4

I'll not go childhood, but I was never a huge fan of Liam Kelly. Our skipper who was in L2, captained in L1, nearly part of a team that got us to the Prem and yet I always groaned when I saw him on the team sheet. No idea why, he rarely let us down and everyone else seemed to love him, but I always felt it was slow and pedestrian when he played and didn't offer much as a player or leader. I've grown to accept I was wrong.

 

Sky Blue Harry H

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• Apr 5, 2025

• #5

Robert Jarni for me. Not sure what people saw in him.

 

Sky Blue Goblin

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• Apr 5, 2025

• #6

Misread it at first. Not childhood but never been able to get on board with Ben Wilson. No idea why as clearly a good bloke

 

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Brighton Sky Blue

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• Apr 5, 2025

• #7

Not CCFC, but I never particularly rated Stevie G mostly because he kept shooting from outside the box. Now I’m desperate for any modern player to shoot at the goal full stop.

I think it’s karma

 

AOM

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• Apr 5, 2025

• #8

Brighton Sky Blue said:

Now I’m desperate for any modern player to shoot at the goal full stop.

I think it’s karma

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Apart from Ben Sheaf...
One day he'll score a 30 yard rocket, but it will have taken about 200 attempts

 

Shannerz

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• Apr 5, 2025

• #9

I disliked Roy Wegerle.

He was underwhelming, but it was probably more that we got him and Blackburn got Kevin Gallacher. I did not consider this acceptable.

Noel Whelan pissed me off because he was such a waster.

 

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Cally Fedora

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• Apr 5, 2025

• #10

Always thought Michael Doyle was very overrated.

 

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Perennial Lurker

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• Apr 5, 2025

• #11

Never liked Platnauer