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

  • Thread starter Brighton Sky Blue
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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I'll kick off with

 
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PCH

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Craig Bellamy . Then liked him even less once he’d signed
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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PCH said:
Craig Bellamy . Then liked him even less once he’d signed
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Probably my least favourite all time player.
 
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Nonleagueherewecome

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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David Speedie. Bit of a theme emerging here...
 

vow

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Same as OP, oh Wise one.
 
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Nonleagueherewecome

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
Probably my least favourite all time player.
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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

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Wee Gordon
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Nonleagueherewecome said:
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.
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I did actually see him score once against Lesta
 

Johhny Blue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
I'll kick off with

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

shmmeee

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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John Hartson. Thought he was a proper clogger but he had such class.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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shmmeee said:
John Hartson. Thought he was a proper clogger but he had such class.
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Good shout that, went on to become a bit of a legend at Celtic
 

Pete in Portugal

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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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.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Pete in Portugal said:
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.
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Before my time but just the name gives that impression
 
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Pete in Portugal

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
Before my time but just the name gives that impression
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Yeah he's a scary fooker
 

lord_garrincha

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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PCH said:
Craig Bellamy . Then liked him even less once he’d signed
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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.
 
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SBT

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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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

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Carlton Palmer.
 
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superskyblue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Doyle second time around.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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SBT said:
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.
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He had a very good career at a higher level, I find your negative opinion baseless... I embrace your reply
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Deleted mark Robins as I didn't see it said players... My bad lol
 
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stay_up_skyblues

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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no_loyalty said:
Carlton Palmer.
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“Bambi on ice” I was told on the way to the game as an impressionable 13 year old. He was good.
 
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Ian1779

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Gary McAllister
 

curly_tom

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Mike Marsh, David Burrows, hated both for some reason but the minute they pull on the Sky Blue jersey.....
 
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Nonleagueherewecome

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
I did actually see him score once against Lesta
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And you still didn't like him!
 

Nonleagueherewecome

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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curly_tom said:
Mike Marsh, David Burrows, hated both for some reason but the minute they pull on the Sky Blue jersey.....
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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

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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stay_up_skyblues said:
“Bambi on ice” I was told on the way to the game as an impressionable 13 year old. He was good.
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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.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Nonleagueherewecome said:
And you still didn't like him!
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Shows what a knob he was!
 

Wyken Sky Blue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Marlon King

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Ring Of Steel

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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usskyblue said:
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.
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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.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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usskyblue said:
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.
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I guess few of that 00/01 relegation side come out with much credit.
 
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Ring Of Steel

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
I guess few of that 00/01 relegation side come out with much credit.
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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
 
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higgs

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Gary Breen

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Ring Of Steel

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higgs said:
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
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 2, 2020
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Ring Of Steel said:
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
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Oh of course, which is why I said few rather than none!
 
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