Players you didn't like till they signed for CCFC (1 Viewer)

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I'll kick off with

 

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[PCH]

Craig Bellamy . Then liked him even less once he’d signed

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Craig Bellamy . Then liked him even less once he’d signed

Probably my least favourite all time player.

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

David Speedie. Bit of a theme emerging here...

 

[vow]

Same as OP, oh Wise one.

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

Probably my least favourite all time player.

So many sitters missed, so many sulky shrugs afterwards...one that he thunked into the advertising boards from 5 yards out stands out in my memory.

 

[Sbarcher]

Wee Gordon

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

So many sitters missed, so many sulky shrugs afterwards...one that he thunked into the advertising boards from 5 yards out stands out in my memory.

I did actually see him score once against Lesta

 

[Johhny Blue]

I'll kick off with

That was my instant thought. I'll add David Cross

 

[shmmeee]

John Hartson. Thought he was a proper clogger but he had such class.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

John Hartson. Thought he was a proper clogger but he had such class.

Good shout that, went on to become a bit of a legend at Celtic

 

[Pete in Portugal]

Maurice Setters - he was notoriously good at the dark arts at Manchester United. He was like a battering ram when he played in our defence - no centre-forward would have enjoyed being marked by him.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Maurice Setters - he was notoriously good at the dark arts at Manchester United. He was like a battering ram when he played in our defence - no centre-forward would have enjoyed being marked by him.

Before my time but just the name gives that impression

 

[Pete in Portugal]

Before my time but just the name gives that impression

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Yeah he's a scary fooker

 

[lord_garrincha]

Craig Bellamy . Then liked him even less once he’d signed

Just replace Craig Bellamy with McIndoe in this sentence for me... I'm still waiting on my 400% RoI on the 5k I inherited from Aunt Olga.

 

[SBT]

I've got a lot of unpopular Coventry opinions, but none more so than Dennis Wise. He was riding a once-in-a-career hot streak which would have inevitably fallen off a cliff, and those who would put him into their all-time Coventry XIs based off a dozen games are crazy. This is a weapons-grade hot take, people. I embrace your anger.

 

[no_loyalty]

Carlton Palmer.

 

[superskyblue]

Doyle second time around.

 

[Evo1883]

I've got a lot of unpopular Coventry opinions, but none more so than Dennis Wise. He was riding a once-in-a-career hot streak which would have inevitably fallen off a cliff, and those who would put him into their all-time Coventry XIs based off a dozen games are crazy. This is a weapons-grade hot take, people. I embrace your anger.

He had a very good career at a higher level, I find your negative opinion baseless... I embrace your reply

 

[Evo1883]

Deleted mark Robins as I didn't see it said players... My bad lol

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

Carlton Palmer.

“Bambi on ice” I was told on the way to the game as an impressionable 13 year old. He was good.

 

[Ian1779]

Gary McAllister

 

[curly_tom]

Mike Marsh, David Burrows, hated both for some reason but the minute they pull on the Sky Blue jersey.....

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

I did actually see him score once against Lesta

And you still didn't like him!

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

Mike Marsh, David Burrows, hated both for some reason but the minute they pull on the Sky Blue jersey.....

Funnily enough, I know exactly what you mean. I had a bit of a thing against Liverpool players who weren't really good enough for Liverpool IMO as a kid (Barry Venison & Gary Ablett were others) but thought both were decent at City.

 

[usskyblue]

“Bambi on ice” I was told on the way to the game as an impressionable 13 year old. He was good.

I don’t get the lack of credit given to Palmer ..and Rosario to a certain extent.

IMO Palmer rarely had a bad game and Rosario started slowly because he was played in midfield. He improved once he was moved to a more attacking role.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

And you still didn't like him!

Shows what a knob he was!

 

[skyblue1991]

Marlon King

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[Ring Of Steel]

I don’t get the lack of credit given to Palmer ..and Rosario to a certain extent.

IMO Palmer rarely had a bad game and Rosario started slowly because he was played in midfield. He improved once he was moved to a more attacking role.

I felt sorry for Rosario at first- 91/92 and in the midst of the dire run of draws under Don Howe we drew 0-0 with Norwich, he tried to volley the ball into the box from out wide late in the game & shanked it straight into the kop- the whole ground got on his back, he got the brunt of all the frustration & you could tell he wanted the ground to swallow him up. He looked so far off the pace I wanted him off just to spare him the abuse he was getting... fast forward a few months and he was part of the brilliant 5 man forward line of him, Smith, Ndlovu, Gallacher, Quinn & putting 5 past Blackburn, Liverpool, hammering Villa and playing some very exciting stuff in that little golden period of 92/93- then he was gone to Forest never to be heard of again.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I don’t get the lack of credit given to Palmer ..and Rosario to a certain extent.

IMO Palmer rarely had a bad game and Rosario started slowly because he was played in midfield. He improved once he was moved to a more attacking role.

I guess few of that 00/01 relegation side come out with much credit.

 

[Ring Of Steel]

I guess few of that 00/01 relegation side come out with much credit.

Kirkland, Hartson I'd say would... problem was that we lost McAllister, Whelan & Keane in one hit and never recovered from it. John Aloisi was criminally underused that season imho

 

[higgs]

Gary Breen

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[Ring Of Steel]

Gary Breen

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I was going to say that but then looked at our goals conceded that season, we had the worst goal difference in the division, Leicester only scored 3 more than us and they came 13th

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Kirkland, Hartson I'd say would... problem was that we lost McAllister, Whelan & Keane in one hit and never recovered from it. John Aloisi was criminally underused that season imho

Oh of course, which is why I said few rather than none!