Non AMP
Sky Blues Talk
  • Home
  • Forums
  • Coventry City Football Club
  • Coventry City General Chat
This is a mobile optimized page that loads fast, if you want to load the real page, click this text.

Overrated players (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter Sky Blue Wozza
  • Start date Feb 12, 2025
Forums New posts
Prev
  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • 12
Next
First Prev 7 of 12 Next Last

Skybluedownunder

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #211
alexccfc99 said:
Michael McIndoe tore us to shreds every time he played against us, especially once for Bristol City at the CBS

Signed for us and was dross, then scammed half the squad out of their savings
Click to expand...

I dated his ex missus a few times a few years after all that happened. She was like 26 and said she was retired lol. Not the brightest but she was hot as fuck


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

Skybluedownunder

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #212
Jordan Ponticelli


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
W

wantageskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #213
GC1976 said:
Not overrated but useless. Paul Edwards looked petrified every time the ball got near him. I remember Oggy giving him hell on the pitch. Anyone remember him?
Click to expand...
i do - you are right he was dreadful. It was like he had a live hand grenade at his feet when he had the ball. IIRC he was highly rated at Crewe as well - not sure what happened when he moved to us.
 

Sky Blue Harry H

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #214
Evo1883 said:
Max biamou


Shite


Click to expand...
Evo - I've got a pair of his size 11 boots in my loft - dm me if you're interested. Obviously the shirt (see avatar) gets slept in every night, so isn't for sale)
 
Reactions: AOM

Wyken Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #215
Richard Shaw and Michael Doyle stick out in my mind

Though I've not forgotten Micky Adams for subbing Shaw off in his testimonial game against Celtic!


Sent from my Pixel 8 using Tapatalk
 

Shannerz

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #216
Terry_dactyl said:
In my mind we spent £900k on Drinkell and a few mil on O’Neil. Let’s be honest, both shite. Althogh I did see Drinkell score a couple of decent goals…vs Utd and…er…Grimsby. Who actually think would’ve been half decent back then.
Click to expand...
I have no real recollection of O'Neill as a player (which tells you something in itself), but he wasn't that much, was he?

Yeah, overhead kick then a drive from outside the area! Shame we were four down, mind. I remember that game for one of the worst tackles I've ever seen when Robson absolutely did Speedie.
 

Terry_dactyl

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #217
Shannerz said:
I have no real recollection of O'Neill as a player (which tells you something in itself), but he wasn't that much, was he?

Yeah, overhead kick then a drive from outside the area! Shame we were four down, mind. I remember that game for one of the worst tackles I've ever seen when Robson absolutely did Speedie.
Click to expand...
You’re right! The internet tells me we paid £1mil for O’Neill. Drinkell wins this round!

Yeah his goal against Utd was a belter but meaningless.
I’m not sure I remember the Speedie challenge - I’ll see if I can jog my memory - but I do have it in my mind that Robson was a dirty player so that must’ve come from somewhere.

In my efforts to think of worse signings/overrated players…he must’ve been rated at some point but when we got the arthritic ex-Liverpool player Kevin Macdonald. He could’nt move!
 
Reactions: Shannerz

Fergusons_Beard

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #218
Jim O’Brien absolute garbage footballer who was indicative of our slide down the divisions.

Magnus Hedman - big bloke shit keeper.

Marcus Hall-left footed left back but nothing else.

Paul Williams-overrated.

As for Craig Bellend-never played well for us and if you were around when he played was always offside and didn’t give a shit.

Peter Reid.

Finally all the players Jim Smith brought in to derail the brilliant Rolland Niilson season-we were on our way until he came in.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

Shannerz

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #219
Terry_dactyl said:
You’re right! The internet tells me we paid £1mil for O’Neill. Drinkell wins this round!

Yeah his goal against Utd was a belter but meaningless.
I’m not sure I remember the Speedie challenge - I’ll see if I can jog my memory - but I do have it in my mind that Robson was a dirty player so that must’ve come from somewhere.

In my efforts to think of worse signings/overrated players…he must’ve been rated at some point but when we got the arthritic ex-Liverpool player Kevin Macdonald. He could’nt move!
Click to expand...
Agreed. He was awful! Mad that he was ever at Liverpool at that time.
 
Reactions: Bernie Rhodes Nose and Terry_dactyl

Shannerz

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #220
Fergusons_Beard said:
Magnus Hedman - big bloke shit keeper.
Click to expand...
Behave.
 
Reactions: Seamus1, mmttww, covcity4life and 2 others

Para1140

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #221
2006 Kevin Kyle 600k from Sunderland where he had been their leading scorer.
3 years later he had scored the grand total of 5 goals before leaving on a free.
one of the worst strikers Ive ever seen play for us
 
Reactions: ptr, Bernie Rhodes Nose and SwanLane

Skyblueweeman

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #222
Cally Fedora said:
Nii Lamptey… that’s probably enough!
Click to expand...

Read this morning that Nii Lamptey is the youngster ever goalscorer in European club competition!

I then looked at his Wiki...had 5 children with his first wife and tragically, two died from lung disease and then he found out that the other 3 weren't his biologically. Poor bloke.
 
Reactions: shmmeee

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #223
CCFCAnalysis said:
Jake Bidwell is one of our most overrated players of recent times.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

Overrated by whom? He's just recognised for what he is, a solid left back / wing back.
 
Reactions: Brylowes and ovduk78

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #224
Para1140 said:
2006 Kevin Kyle 600k from Sunderland where he had been their leading scorer.
3 years later he had scored the grand total of 5 goals before leaving on a free.
one of the worst strikers Ive ever seen play for us
Click to expand...

He was not overrated though was he? He was constantly barracked while he was here.
 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #225
 
Reactions: Sky Blue Wozza and Skyblueweeman

Bad Boy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #226
Stephen Hughes for me.
Couldn't see why he was so highly rated.
 
Reactions: Adge and Bernie Rhodes Nose

alexccfc99

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #227
Skybluedownunder said:
Jordan Ponticelli


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
I remember at the time, before he hit his ridiculous form that fans were spitting feathers we were not starting him over McNulty, just shows how much fans really know deep down and what we do not see behind closed doors doesn't it

He should have kicked on when he got into the team but for whatever reason didn't

He's at Tamworth now scored his first goal the other night
 
L

Legia Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #228
fernandopartridge said:
View attachment 41476
Click to expand...

It does seem that a lot of posters on here didn't understand the OP's question!!

The most overrated for me was Richard Shaw. How a player of such limited ability played so many games for us in the PL is astonishing.
 
Reactions: fernandopartridge, SkyblueTexan, TomRad85 and 2 others

Gint11

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #229
SBT said:
Dennis Wise
Click to expand...

He was a revelation for us
 

zuni

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #230
Keith o Neil
Sandy Roberts
Guy we had from villa Richardson?
Eccles...
 
L

Legia Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #231
alexccfc99 said:
I remember at the time, before he hit his ridiculous form that fans were spitting feathers we were not starting him over McNulty, just shows how much fans really know deep down and what we do not see behind closed doors doesn't it

He should have kicked on when he got into the team but for whatever reason didn't

He's at Tamworth now scored his first goal the other night
Click to expand...

I was one of those that wanted him given his chance at the time. His goals record in the academy was just so good that it seemed nuts not to give him a chance when we were struggling for goals. When he did play he also scored a couple of goals that made him look like a natural finisher, albeit his overall game clearly needed working on. To that end MR persisted on playing him wide, which clearly wasn't his strength and did him no favours. Us getting promoted made it even harder for him to break through, and then getting a bad injury on loan at Tranmere was effectively the end for him, but definitely hold my hands up that I was wrong on him.
 

Shannerz

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #232
zuni said:
Guy we had from villa Richardson?
Click to expand...
He was strongly disliked, and my own memory of him is that he was dross. But look back at highlights of games from that time, and he's often heavily involved in the good stuff we did.

Therefore, I don't know how much of the problem was that he tried ambitious things more and so sometimes they didn't come off, or if he was genuinely a bit crap.

He had a very, very good career, though.
 
Reactions: zuni

CCFCAnalysis

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #233
fernandopartridge said:
Overrated by whom? He's just recognised for what he is, a solid left back / wing back.
Click to expand...

There was a mass of fans calling for him to be player of season last season


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #234
Back on the correct thread

Bigi (who even I overestimated his ability by saying he’d be playing for Rugby by now) was absurdly thought of on here

Bigi off to Newcastle

Obviously I know how everyone gets slated on here for posting rumours etc. but I have a couple of friends who are Newcastle fans up in the North East and they seem to think that a deal taking Bigi to the toon army has all but been agreed. Can't say I'm surprised, given that Newcastle have...
www.skybluestalk.co.uk
 
Reactions: Fergusons_Beard and Sick Boy

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #235
The hype around around Tom Bayliss was another. One certain expert described him as Gazza in his prime.
 
Reactions: Matt smith

ccfcricoh

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #236
fernandopartridge said:
View attachment 41476
Click to expand...
yea quite a few mentioned that weren't actually rated highly by many.

On that basis I'm going for the unpopular opinion (which proves my point!) of O'Hare.

His poor goal involvement output ignored by most because he ran around a lot and once wore a sky blue wig.

moved on to bigger and better things for no transfer fee and to a team in the same league

some put him in the Hamer and Gyokeres bracket
 
Q

quinn1971

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #237
Phil Babb
 
Reactions: Sky_Blue_Dreamer, mmttww, Frostie and 1 other person

AOM

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #238
alexccfc99 said:
I remember at the time, before he hit his ridiculous form that fans were spitting feathers we were not starting him over McNulty, just shows how much fans really know deep down and what we do not see behind closed doors doesn't it

He should have kicked on when he got into the team but for whatever reason didn't

He's at Tamworth now scored his first goal the other night
Click to expand...

Think it was similar with Fabio Tavares, where CWR callers were wanting him to start over Simms or Wright.
To be fair though, Tavares has had some impact for us in the past, particular in the FA Cup games last season.

I worry Bassette might eventually fall into the same category, but I think he might have a bit more about him
 

Para1140

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #239
fernandopartridge said:
He was not overrated though was he? He was constantly barracked while he was here.
Click to expand...
He was clearly overrated when we bought him. But your right it didnt take the fans long to work its was totally overrated based on one good season at Sunderland. Think the Mackems got their own back for Bristol
 

Terry_dactyl

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #240
quinn1971 said:
Phil Babb
Click to expand...
Fuck off!!! He was great!!
(This is the sort of controversy I’ve been after).
 
Reactions: Bernie Rhodes Nose, junglej13, shmmeee and 3 others

Para1140

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #241
quinn1971 said:
Phil Babb
Click to expand...
He was outstanding for us hence Liverpool buying him
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #242
Para1140 said:
He was clearly overrated when we bought him. But your right it didnt take the fans long to work its was totally overrated based on one good season at Sunderland. Think the Mackems got their own back for Bristol
Click to expand...

Im sure in a poll 90% of fans didn’t want him to sign!
 

alexccfc99

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #243
Grendel said:
Im sure in a poll 90% of fans didn’t want him to sign!
Click to expand...
I remember the game he got red carded and the whole ground chanting 'OFF OFF OFF' as the ref reached for his pocket

He was shite, but did feel as a fanbase we overstepped the mark at times which wouldn't be the only time either
 
Reactions: Sky_Blue_Dreamer and shmmeee

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #244
Who are the most underrated players during their time here, who went onto better things than they were given credit for than when here?
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 14, 2025
  • #245
Ccfcisparks said:
Who are the most underrated players during their time here, who went onto better things than they were given credit for than when here?
Click to expand...

Jacob Murphy
 
Reactions: Brylowes, Sick Boy, fernandopartridge and 3 others
Prev
  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • 12
Next
First Prev 7 of 12 Next Last
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Share:
Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email
  • Home
  • Forums
  • Coventry City Football Club
  • Coventry City General Chat
  • Default Style
  • Contact us
  • Terms and rules
  • Privacy policy
  • Help
  • Home
Community platform by XenForo® © 2010-2021 XenForo Ltd.
Menu
Log in

Register

  • Home
  • Forums
    • New posts
    • Search forums
  • What's new
    • New posts
    • Latest activity
  • Members
    • Current visitors
  • Donate to the Season Ticket Fund
X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?

X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?