BornSlippySkyBlue
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Didn’t we turn Kevin keegan down for being too small many years ago? Or was that just a playground urban myth?!
Didn’t we turn Kevin keegan down for being too small many years ago? Or was that just a playground urban myth?!
Is that from the book Staying Up? The club would have had hundreds of players on their database and I’m always wary chairman/scouts who claim they could have had a top player for cheap after they’ve made it to make it look like they know what they’re doing.
Steve Parish said Palace could have had Alphonso Davies and Ranson said we could have signed Henderson and Carroll....
We were definitely linked think he was more wide man/left winger in those days not sure if we plumped for Steve Froggatt instead.Yeah something like that ! I got told by a very senior member of the management about him.
Is that from the book Staying Up? The club would have had hundreds of players on their database and I’m always wary chairman/scouts who claim they could have had a top player for cheap after they’ve made it to make it look like they know what they’re doing.
Steve Parish said Palace could have had Alphonso Davies and Ranson said we could have signed Henderson and Carroll....
Just think the heights Henry could have achieved if had plumped for us instead of Arsenal.It wasn't just in a database. I heard we were actually offered him. Probably an agent but it wasn't just scouting, it was actually "do you want to sign him?"
Just think the heights Henry could have achieved if had plumped for us instead of Arsenal.
Especially in central midfield alongside Pirlo....
Swear I remember a rumour of us turning Ryan Giggs down as well.
fun fact about when we signed Mo we had the chance to purchase thierry henry but we dint rate him or dint want another forward. (Can’t remember the exact wording m)
I’ve heard that story, we didn’t want to risk the money on him.Story I heard was a bit earlier and we were offered him and decided not to pursue it - he was considered more a winger at that point. Also we had Dublin, Huckerby and Whelan so we felt well stocked in the forward department. Fee was about £4m I believe. Think it would've been around 1997.
Yes true & Steve HighwayDidn’t we turn Kevin keegan down for being too small many years ago? Or was that just a playground urban myth?!
And Chris WaddleYes true & Steve Highway
Very good player but there is no chance that he is coming to Cov.
Someone mentioned it to me earlier and thought we may still be interested didn't look at the last comment date.The last comment was back in August, why have you brought this one back up again?
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Thanks for the update, but he aint as good as Osti xVery good player but there is no chance that he is coming to Cov, he is also being linked with a move to Seria A and Sporting Lisbon.
sticky keyboard is my guessssssThe last comment was back in August, why have you brought this one back up again?
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He would replace hyam at LCB as he’s left footedThanks for the update, but he aint as good as Osti x
So would Nathan Ake, but he isn't joining us either.He would replace hyam at LCB as he’s left footed
Ferguson signed Bebe, Djemba-Djemba, Kleberson etc. Even the greatest of all time get it wrong now and againOn the subject of 'might have beens' .
In 1966, we heard JH was off to Bury to sign someone, and we all hoped / assumed that, it was Colin Bell (RIP recently). Instead, in search of goals Hill came back with Burnley reject and then playing for Bury, Ray Pointer. Pointer ran around like a headless chicken for the rest of the season and was then got rid of. Man City were top of the 2nd Division at the time.
And on the subject of mistakes, JH made plenty of blunders, as I'm sure Robins has (Vincenti, Kastaneer, that guy from Hull on loan two seasons ago, O'Brien...), which makes me slightly dispair when people declare their absolute 'trust' in Robins. Everybody makes mistakes - most on here think Sheaf and even Giles are mistakes. Fortunately for us, Robins mark 2 has made very few of them.
Ferguson signed Bebe, Djemba-Djemba, Kleberson etc. Even the greatest of all time get it wrong now and again
On the subject of 'might have beens' .
In 1966, we heard JH was off to Bury to sign someone, and we all hoped / assumed that, it was Colin Bell (RIP recently). Instead, in search of goals Hill came back with Burnley reject and then playing for Bury, Ray Pointer. Pointer ran around like a headless chicken for the rest of the season and was then got rid of. Man City were top of the 2nd Division at the time.
And on the subject of mistakes, JH made plenty of blunders, as I'm sure Robins has (Vincenti, Kastaneer, that guy from Hull on loan two seasons ago, O'Brien...), which makes me slightly dispair when people declare their absolute 'trust' in Robins. Everybody makes mistakes - most on here think Sheaf and even Giles are mistakes. Fortunately for us, Robins mark 2 has made very few of them.
Robins has signed more hits than misses. Kelly, McNulty, Hyam, Rose, Fadz, Doyle, Sterling, Dabo, McCallum, Godden, Biamou, Tom Davies, Grimmer, Hamer, Walsh, O’Hare, Osti, Marosi, Westbrooke all contributed heavily to our success since Robins come back to us.Exactly. People who single out a couple of individuals as proof of poor recruitment are talking out their arse.
Robins has signed more hits than misses. Kelly, McNulty, Hyam, Rose, Fadz, Doyle, Sterling, Dabo, McCallum, Godden, Biamou, Tom Davies, Grimmer, Hamer, Walsh, O’Hare, Osti, Marosi, Westbrooke all contributed heavily to our success since Robins come back to us.
Of course there’s been the odd dud such as Vincente, Ogogo, Kasta, Junior Brown but overall his record of signing players that improved us is excellent
That particular 'headless chicken' scored 13 goals in 26 appearances. Bly and Hudson were hard acts to follow,On the subject of 'might have beens' .
In 1966, we heard JH was off to Bury to sign someone, and we all hoped / assumed that, it was Colin Bell (RIP recently). Instead, in search of goals Hill came back with Burnley reject and then playing for Bury, Ray Pointer. Pointer ran around like a headless chicken for the rest of the season and was then got rid of. Man City were top of the 2nd Division at the time.
And on the subject of mistakes, JH made plenty of blunders, as I'm sure Robins has (Vincenti, Kastaneer, that guy from Hull on loan two seasons ago, O'Brien...), which makes me slightly dispair when people declare their absolute 'trust' in Robins. Everybody makes mistakes - most on here think Sheaf and even Giles are mistakes. Fortunately for us, Robins mark 2 has made very few of them.
On the subject of 'might have beens' .
In 1966, we heard JH was off to Bury to sign someone, and we all hoped / assumed that, it was Colin Bell (RIP recently). Instead, in search of goals Hill came back with Burnley reject and then playing for Bury, Ray Pointer. Pointer ran around like a headless chicken for the rest of the season and was then got rid of. Man City were top of the 2nd Division at the time.
And on the subject of mistakes, JH made plenty of blunders, as I'm sure Robins has (Vincenti, Kastaneer, that guy from Hull on loan two seasons ago, O'Brien...), which makes me slightly dispair when people declare their absolute 'trust' in Robins. Everybody makes mistakes - most on here think Sheaf and even Giles are mistakes. Fortunately for us, Robins mark 2 has made very few of them.
I’d argue that Chaplin was also a successful signing seems as we made a profit on himI’ve just gone through every transfer that’s been made during his second spell (not a lot on today!) and I reckon he’s running at about 80% success rate (quantifying success as the signing fulfilling the role/expectation required, so will maybe be more heavily weighted in favour). Might start a separate thread on it actually.
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