Sky Blue youth superstars who never made it... (11 Viewers)

[DannyThomas_1981]

Thinking of youth players who broke into the first team and we all thought might be the next big thing.

I'll start the ball rolling:

Kevin Thornton

When he broke into the team under Coleman I expected him to go far in the game (I understand the reasons why he didn't but he had so much talent and potential as a youngster).

Other starlets who didn't make it after looking like they had a big future after a few first team appearances?

 

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[shmmeee]

Tom Bayliss

 

[fatso]

Tommy English

 

[fatso]

Thinking of youth players who broke into the first team and we all thought might be the next big thing.

I'll start the ball rolling:

Kevin Thornton

When he broke into the team under Coleman I expected him to go far in the game (I understand the reasons why he didn't but he had so much talent and potential as a youngster).

Other starlets who didn't make it after looking like they had a big future after a few first team appearances?

He was at racing club Warwick last I heard.

 

[Covkid1968#]

Howard Clarke (I think)...87 youth cup winner

 

[fatso]

Jak Hickman

 

[cc84cov]

Kevin Thornton is a prime example of having “potential” far more potential than Bayliss as he broke into the team at a higher level went on to do nothing in the game last time I seen him he was working in a shop in cov town centre.

 

[Hobo]

Brought to the club when he was 17 and was highly rated as a youngster
Tony Sheridan.

 

[Limey]

Iyesden Christie was the big hope back in my day. Never knew what happened to him.

 

[Bertola]

Gavin Strachan

 

[Greggs]

Andy Ducros.

 

[clint van damme]

Craig Pead.

 

[DannyThomas_1981]

Don't want to disagree with Bertola and certainly not with Greggs and his owl....but I don't recall Gavin Strachan or Ducros being labelled as names who could make it really big?

Bigi was someone who acquired a big reputation very quickly - but I never understood the hype there.

 

[DannyThomas_1981]

Craig Pead.

Worst chant in history.

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Dougie Mcguire, signed from scotland as a youngster and sillett raved about him. Came onto the pitch once for 2 minutes and didn't touch the ball. never heard of him again.

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Worst chant in history.

Different times!

 

[DannyThomas_1981]

Tommy English

Tommy English freaked me out as a youngster. Coming from the Bedworth 'side of the woods' blokes didn't dye their hair. It was unheard of. Tommy English turned up to a new season with a bleach job - didn't understand who it even was on the pitch for some minutes.

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Andy Ducros.

He was legit supposed to be the next big thing wasn’t he. Same squad as Sam Shilton

I’m going to put one out there - Chris Kirkland - injuries stopped him playing for a top 4 team and England. IMO he was better than Paul Robinson.

Should have been a superstar, had a good career but could have had a great one

 

[Manchester_sky_blue]

Arguably McSheffrey. He did made a decent career for himself but I think many thought when he left for Birmingham thatd he'd kick on to bigger things.

Can recall a few from the last few years who supposedly had potential, Jeffers, Cooney, seem to recall a winger who may or may not have been called Davis?

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Iyesden Christie was the big hope back in my day. Never knew what happened to him.

Had a decent career in the lower leagues and non league an amazing youth player I played against him he was like a bull.

 

[coop]

Iyesden Christie was the big hope back in my day. Never knew what happened to him.

He now plays for Bedworth United he is some size of a unit he could knock you over with his arse.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Arguably McSheffrey. He did made a decent career for himself but I think many thought when he left for Birmingham thatd he'd kick on to bigger things.

Can recall a few from the last few years who supposedly had potential, Jeffers, Cooney, seem to recall a winger who may or may not have been called Davis?

The one that went to oxford Liam?

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

How many of the young players that didn’t make it in the past when we were in the top league would have been starters in this team?

 

[Winny the Bish]

The one that went to oxford Liam?

I remember Liam Davis scoring a worldie in Richard Shaw's testimonial vs Celtic and thinking he could be incredible. Oh dear.

My one: Stuart Giddings. Played more England youth internationals than he did for Cov.

 

[CCFC88]

Callum Davenport - Looked like a Rolls Royce of a defender 8 England u21 caps but only turned our 28 times for Tottenham and West Ham with a few loan spells. Played 84 times for us before leaving as a 21 year old.

 

[ccfcway]

Brought to the club when he was 17 and was highly rated as a youngster
Tony Sheridan.

Bet a mate of mine he would win 100 ireland caps. That went well

 

[shepardo01]

Andy Ducros.

Ducros was my year at CCFC through the age groups. Was technically outstanding and went off to the old National School of excellence at Lilleshall for U15/16 (like St George's park, for you youngsters!) He could have gone pretty much anywhere but signed a YTS at City. There were a few local lads who had the choice of big clubs like Manchester United but at this period in time City's youth set up had a great reputation. Age groups were often mixed together and I was in groups containing Iyesden Christie (now Sphinx! at about 44) Marcus Hall and a lad called Simon Wood (massive massive Hope's for him... was big as a kid but others caught up) Think he played a few games for Mansfield in the end.
Ducros made it into the first team at 18 and was invited to train with the full England squad when a YT at City but then drifted away... size was a factor with him though. Would have been better suited to today's game.
I ended up at Chesterfield. Kevin Davies year below me, but was playing in 1st team. Sean Dyche a big character at Chesterfield at that time!

 

[hamil99]

I remember there being quite a lot of talk about Ashley Cain when he was in our youth setup. Another one that never made it, but didn't he appear on some reality TV show?

 

[Adge]

An obvious one-Conor Thomas. The new Stevie G apparently. Highlight of his “career” scoring a couple of penalties for Cheltenham.

 

[Manchester_sky_blue]

The one that went to oxford Liam?

Liam Davis..... Possibly, sounds familiar

 

[CovInEssex]

An obvious one-Conor Thomas. The new Stevie G apparently. Highlight of his “career” scoring a couple of penalties for Cheltenham.

Oh good one. It was weird how we sent him on trial to Liverpool.

 

[clint van damme]

Liam Davis..... Possibly, sounds familiar

Remember him coming on as sub in a mid week game, made a mistake almost straight away and some bloke behind me slaughtering him!

 

[JulianDarbyFTW]

Giddings. A Champ Manager legend, but a real life damp squib.

Craig Faulconbridge.

Sam Shilton. Edit: checked on Wiki and he came to us young, but not from our youth team.

 

[peace ndlovu]

Callum Davenport - Looked like a Rolls Royce of a defender 8 England u21 caps but only turned our 28 times for Tottenham and West Ham with a few loan spells. Played 84 times for us before leaving as a 21 year old.

Didn’t Davenport get a horrific injury?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Didn’t Davenport get a horrific injury?

He got stabbed during a break in