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  • Start date Feb 12, 2025
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rob9872

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  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #141
The Philosopher said:
In recent times Todd “should be in the Prem” Kane takes some beating.

Arrived with high expectations, scored a fluke and then annoyed the rest of the squad.

(what was it that he did to “be lucky to get out alive”, anyone know?)
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People were unfairly starting rumours about him sleeping with players wives, but the poor guy had a gambling addiction. May have owed some people which would fit that story if true, but I don't have knowledge of that part only speculating.
 

Lamps

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #142
SBT said:
In that it was completely out of character and unsustainable.
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The ex England player who played a few hundred games for Chelsea?

I thought he was just a thug who came to us for a final payday. But he was a level above everyone else.
 

AOM

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #143
Was Joe Cole overrated?
We had a great young team that year, but his signing felt like it disrupted the balance of the squad and we were then trying to build it around a 33 year old who was way past his best.
Seem to remember we were top of the league, but the season fell apart soon after that
 
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WestEndAgro

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #144
Steve Staunton and Kevin Kilban
 

Ricketts

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #145
alexccfc99 said:
I liked him tbh, Mowbray freezing him out was one of the more baffling decisions of his tenure
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Jim O’Brien

we went to one of the sponsors days at the traing ground. Tony Mowbray was very open and honest about a whole lot of stuff.
Apparently he was a bully and a nasty piece of work that would blame everybody else and reduce the younger players to tears.
 
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Ricketts

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #146
I am surprised no-one has mentioned our top rated super striker, Darius Henderson.

spent most of his time injured and the one time he was through on goal he just fell over.
 

stupot07

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #147
Kasey "pointless stepover" Palmer
 
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shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #148
stupot07 said:
Kasey "pointless stepover" Palmer
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I mean everyone on here thought he was garbage we wouldn’t be able to give away and we got £1m for him so maybe he was underrated.
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #149
Lot of confusion here between overrated and shite.
 
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Ricketts

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #150
shmmeee said:
I mean everyone on here thought he was garbage we wouldn’t be able to give away and we got £1m for him so maybe he was underrated.
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Nice guy by all accounts, incredibly talented and can boss a game.
If he can be arsed, which wasn’t often enough.
 

Lamps

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #151
Liquid Gold said:
Lot of confusion here between overrated and shite.
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Some were both.
 

stupot07

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #152
shmmeee said:
I mean everyone on here thought he was garbage we wouldn’t be able to give away and we got £1m for him so maybe he was underrated.
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I think it was half and half. There were some that saw he was overrated from the start and others that continued to rate him as a misunderstood genius right until the first end.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #153
alexccfc99 said:
He was alright in League 2, but on the whole I really didn’t rate Lee Burge all that much
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He was dreadful.
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #154
Issac Osbourne
Reice Charles-Cook
Fanky Dabo
Leon McKenzie
Jutkiewich
Kasey Palmer
Ruben Lameiras
Frank Nouble
Cody Mcdonald
Gary Deegan
Andy Rose
Ryan Haynes
Gary Madine
Simeon Jackson
Tony Andreu
Gael Bigirimana
Chris Hussey
Edjenguele
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #155
SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
Issac Osbourne
Reice Charles-Cook
Fanky Dabo
Leon McKenzie
Jutkiewich
Kasey Palmer
Ruben Lameiras
Frank Nouble
Cody Mcdonald
Gary Deegan
Andy Rose
Ryan Haynes
Gary Madine
Simeon Jackson
Tony Andreu
Gael Bigirimana
Chris Hussey
Edjenguele
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You've just put a list together of shit players , not many of them were rated let alone overrated
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #156
Forgot about Dabo, he was terrible mostly but people loved it.
 

TinPotTaylor

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  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #157
Leon Best
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #158
Nick said:
Forgot about Dabo, he was terrible mostly but people loved it.
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He was very good for us in League one but wasn't anywhere near good enough at championship level
 
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Viktor17

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  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #159
Perennial Lurker said:
He was very good for us in League one but wasn't anywhere near good enough at championship level
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In fairness he suffered those injuries right from start of the 1st season back in championship - I dont think we ever saw a fit FB after the league 1 season. Sadly the desire to play through injury has really taken its toll, to where he is today.
 
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ovduk78

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #160
There's been a few players suggested that I can't believe any of us overrated them
A couple that were strangely overrated by some despite rarely playing were Pontichelli & Tavares.
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #161
ovduk78 said:
There's been a few players suggested that I can't believe any of us overrated them
A couple that were strangely overrated by some despite rarely playing were Pontichelli & Tavares.
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The old subs bench turns a player into Messi or Ronaldo , you must've realised that by now
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #162
Nick said:
Forgot about Dabo, he was terrible mostly but people loved it.
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He was a liability in the Championship but after he was bedded in very good in League 1
 
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Shannerz

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  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #163
shmmeee said:
I mean everyone on here thought he was garbage we wouldn’t be able to give away and we got £1m for him so maybe he was underrated.
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Ah, come on.

He had about a month and a half last season when he looked as if he might be the player that we hoped he'd be, and then he reverted to type.

Over his spell here, he was a huge disappointment. We had Hull's pants down.
 

Shannerz

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  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #164
alexccfc99 said:
He was a liability in the Championship but after he was bedded in very good in League 1
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I think it was more his body (for whatever reason) stopped being able to take the rigours of being a professional footballer than him being a crap footballer, though.
 

Bernie Rhodes Nose

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #165
Freddy Eastwood
 

Torquay Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #166
Surprised Tom Bayliss hasn't featured more.
I thought he was going to be Prem level for sure when he first played for us.
Went to Preston, nose dived and never really recovered
 
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torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #167
Romain Vincelot. Especially after he had his hair cut. Made him lose all his power
 
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torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #168
Torquay Sky Blue said:
Surprised Tom Bayliss hasn't featured more.
I thought he was going to be Prem level for sure when he first played for us.
Went to Preston, nose dived and never really recovered
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Ben Stephenson too.
 

torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #169
Surely Bigirama trumps the lot. Along with Kevin Thornton.
 
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Terry_dactyl

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #170
fernandopartridge said:
Hard to believe that was a championship game really, look how sparse it is and where Scunny are now

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk
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They had a good draw with Curzon Ashton earlier in the week.
 
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CCFC & Andechs

Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #171
Colin Stein averaging 7 goals a season despite the hefty (at the time) price tag and reputation. Maybe arriving at the same time as the Hutch made him seem more medicore. Undoubted winner though must be Kevin Drinkell. Big signing who safe to say would struggle to score in a tower block. Not a single goal in his final season with us. Perhaps the lesson is don't make big money signings from Rangers.
 

Terry_dactyl

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #172
Nick said:
Forgot about Dabo, he was terrible mostly but people loved it.
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When Dabo was rated ie in league 1/the start of the championship, was he over-rated? I’m not so sure.

Im pretty sure by the end everyone knew he should’ve been finished with us. I don’t remember people saying he was fantastic; ruined yes. They might still have loved him but that’s not the same.
 

AOM

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #173
Nick said:
Forgot about Dabo, he was terrible mostly but people loved it.
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Was my favourite Cov player when he was with us, but he really did only have like one and a half good seasons.
After his injuries, he could hardly run
 
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Terry Gibson's perm

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #174
Kyel Reid had a stormer for Bradford against us and and I thought that’s a top signing alas.
 

Terry_dactyl

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • #175
I’m desperate to think of someone who fits the bill…
I’m gonna say Brian Borrows…that’s right! That’s one of my all time favourite players, Brian Borrows!
I’ve heard people saying he should’ve played loads of games for England. I’m gonna say he was ever so slightly too weak and too easily knocked off the ball. For evidence see David Platt’s goal vs us at highfield Rd.
I hate myself.
 
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