He got stabbed in the leg if I remember correctly.
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He got stabbed in the leg if I remember correctly.
Alkhen
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I used to tell my non Cov mates that Giddings was a future England star off the back of his Football Manager stats
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Brighton Sky Blue
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Who was the dude who came on as a sub GK away at Watford?
Tommo1993
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He’s now a Z-list model for brands we’ve never heard of. And will appear on the odd shit “reality” tv show.
larry_david
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Giddings for me. Fm based as he was quality. Isaac Osbourne I'd argue was supposed to be decent but didn't work out.
stay_up_skyblues
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I’m sure I read the news on Davenport and he was stabbed in both legs by his sister’s fella... I’ll throw in “allegedly” as I may have dreamt it. The news story I mean, not the stabbing. He looked a class act and West Ham rated him iirc.
Thornton... wow. He looked a quality player when he broke through. Then literally pissed his potential away.
Thornton... wow. He looked a quality player when he broke through. Then literally pissed his potential away.
DannyThomas_1981
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That's a great insight - thanks for sharing that shepardo. My only memory of Ducros is watching him away at Upton Park - a tough place to play against a team with a few big name signings and seemingly on the rise. Did you go on and play after Chesterfield if I can ask?
DannyThomas_1981
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I think that was all about being totally desperate for cash - McGinnity era? I got the impression it was a very bad experience for Connor all round.
DannyThomas_1981
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Probably the bloke who on a thread last week wanted us to be like Millwall - screaming abuse for 90 minutes - at our own players.
clint van damme
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Was very cliquey up there apparently and he wasn't made very welcome and found it difficult to settle.
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Yep, he was supposed to be the next superstar. Sheridan stands out too, from my time.
Lee Fowler, we gave a huge contract to before he played a first team game to ward off interest. It certainly did that...
DannyThomas_1981
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Laughing out loud!
DannyThomas_1981
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That's an interesting one. Older heads than mine will remember better than me but as someone very young I remember the HR faithful not altogether being that appreciative of Bodak. Although he looks brilliant on the highlight reels - I remember him as a luxury type player (sort of a Cov Le Tissier. - not really but you see what I mean). Luxury players were not that much appreciated in the early 80s. I personally was shocked that he got the move to United but I don't think he lasted long - then he moved over to Man City?
'Bodak's the name, goals are the game'.......HR faithful "rubbish, boo, get him off" !
I may have imagined some of the above - I was very young at the time.
DannyThomas_1981
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Half of the team under Slade looked as if they'd been stabbed in both legs immediately before kick off.
Didn't prevent them from being picked week after week.
covboy1987
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Had a chat with Giddings last week at the Gillingham game - he was with his son - seem to remember he had a very bad knee injury
torchomatic
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I was going to mention him. Saw him in a pre-season friendly against Racing Club Warwick and he was brilliant. Never saw him again.
Not our player, but anyone remember Richie Partridge who we had on loan from Liverpool, he was a fantastic player.
Legia Sky Blue
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Think we had a left back called David Barnes in the early 80's who was a youth international. Played a few games but that was it.
Another one who had a great reputation was Richard Spong, who came from Sweden as the new Roland Nilsson. He played in one of our youth cup finals but seemed to vanish without trace.
Another one who had a great reputation was Richard Spong, who came from Sweden as the new Roland Nilsson. He played in one of our youth cup finals but seemed to vanish without trace.
shepardo01
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Regarding me playing, sadly, I had quite a serious illness diagnosed just before my 18th birthday, bad at any time, but worse as a young 17 year old wanting to be a footballer.
Was the end of me at Chesterfield and due to how harsh the treatment was wasn't able to play for nearly two years. Did end up going to Uni and getting capped at Student level but highest level I played was step 3 of Non league (level below Conf North/south)and doing the non league circuit. Many many ex City youth team players played in the same teams as me and took similar routes including a few names from our youth cup final sides of the late 90s/00s
Regarding a few other names floating around at the time,
Sheridan was in same youth team as Willie Boland (think both might have played in the 3-0 at arsenal, and Gavin O'Toole, All Irish youth internationals and this was at a time that City attracted top young players from all over. Sheridan liked a drink and a cigarette even as a YT!
shepardo01
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Think McGuire had something like glandular fever which knocked him about quite seriously and he never really got back up to speed and the potential he had previously showed. Played a few reserve games but nothing on from that.
Legia Sky Blue
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It was under SISU. Got a feeling Hoffman gave it as his reason for resigning from the board, or was it Ranson, or both?
Legia Sky Blue
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That's pretty harsh. Yes McSheffrey was highly rated, and perhaps could have achieved more but he had a pretty good career. There are plenty others named here that were as highly rated as youngsters, but then barely played a dozen games.
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Manchester_sky_blue
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It is harsh on reflection. I only meant that people expected bigger and better things from him. Is he still playing?
Blind-Faith
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Michael Quirke
LastGarrison
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Does Lee Hurst count?
What a waste of talent that was in the most unfortunate way!
What a waste of talent that was in the most unfortunate way!
Sky Blue Harry H
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Drinking in Juggy's box at The Trillion stadium for home games. Legend between his own ears!
Sky Blue Harry H
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Don't, still annoys me - gutted for that lad - he had such potential
Blind-Faith
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Richie Partridge was one of my favourite players at the time!
Giddings would of been class but injuries did him no favours.
Davenport was a class act, wish he would of played more in the PL.
We haven’t produced a decent keeper since Kirkland have we??
Always thought osbourne did ok for us, actually preferred him at RB than CM , but his corners were fucking woeful!
Wasn’t Robert Betts another highly thought of youngster along with David Pipe???
covmark
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Richie Partridge was ace. I remember watching him tearing a few defences a new arse. Thought that the lad was going to have a brilliant career.
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ovduk78
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McGuire definitely played in a league game at HR. I am not sure if it was just 1 game that he started and was subbed at HT or it was 2 and he came on as a late sub in one game and started the next and was subbed. Never saw him again
M&B Stand
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On the SKY poster for the start of the premier league 1992. Scored a Worldy away at Blackburn in the 5-2 win.
Terry Gibson's perm
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Some real blast from the past here.
Andreas Dahl ok
Andreas Dahl ok
Terry Gibson's perm
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David Smith although he played a lot of games never made it as the player he should have in my view mainly because he spent so much time covering the hopeless Greg Downes