Tell me about Kevin Drinkell (1 Viewer)

Speedie's Head · Oct 15, 2022

What was the story? Big signing, 800k. We were told that he was injured but he used to drink in Kenilworth with David Smith and he told me to my face that he was fit. Frozen out by the manager but why?

Samo · Oct 15, 2022

Goodness, where do we start...

Otis · Oct 15, 2022

Samo said:
Goodness, where do we start...

At the very beginning? It's a very good place to start.

Grendel · Oct 15, 2022

Well you mentioned the pub..

Samo · Oct 15, 2022

Otis said:
At the very beginning? It's a very good place to start.

Well, Mr and Mrs Drinkell loved each other very much

fatso · Oct 15, 2022

We thought we could shop at Harrods, but bought a player who's knees had gone.

It didn't help matters that we expected him to pick the ball up on the half way line which wasn't his game.

Rumour has it that we we signed Drinkell when we could of signed Niall Quinn.

stevefloyd · Oct 15, 2022

At the beginning he looked great scoring 6 goals at the end he didn't look very good

clint van damme · Oct 15, 2022

Wank. Next question.

Otis · Oct 15, 2022

clint van damme said:
Wank. Next question.

How long have I got and what sort of question are you looking for?

fatso · Oct 15, 2022

Speedie's Head said:
What was the story? Big signing, 800k. We were told that he was injured but he used to drink in Kenilworth with David Smith and he told me to my face that he was fit. Frozen out by the manager but why?

He wasn't frozen out at all, he was dropped for being ineffective. 5 goals in 40 appearances isn't good enough for your big signing centre forward. And on top of that he had clearly lost the pace and mobility he displayed when at Norwich.
I'm sure he feels hard done to, but trust me, no one complained when he was off loaded.
A terrible signing and a waste of money in hindsight.

Speedie's Head · Oct 15, 2022

That doesn't explain the BS about his fitness fatso

Calista · Oct 15, 2022

fatso said:
Rumour has it that we we signed Drinkell when we could of signed Niall Quinn.

If that's true it's the most depressing thing I've heard for ages, and not just because of the grammar
Quinn would have been awesome.

fatso · Oct 15, 2022

Speedie's Head said:
That doesn't explain the BS about his fitness fatso

It's fact not BS. You may wish to think differently, but he was finished before he came here, and never even had a proper medical before he signed.
After he left here he had a very brief spell at Birmingham before heading to Scotland to see out his career as a bit part player.

Calista · Oct 15, 2022

fatso said:
It's fact not BS. You may wish to think differently, but he was finished before he came here, and never even had a proper medical before he signed.
After he left here he had a very brief spell at Birmingham before heading to Scotland to see out his career as a bit part player.

He did look hopelessly out of touch here, and a massive disappointment

fatso · Oct 15, 2022

Speedie's Head said:
That doesn't explain the BS about his fitness fatso

He was also around 30 years of age with well over 400 games under his belt when he signed. We new we were taking a risk, but unfortunately the risk was a bad one.

Terry Gibson's perm · Oct 15, 2022

Didn’t he score an overhead kick on his debut against Grimsby, he was a washed up waste of space like Alan Brazil.

Now a car salesman in Scotland.

Gynnsthetonic · Oct 15, 2022

His legs had gone when we signed him. Remember him coming on against Villa and scoring 10 seconds later

chiefdave · Oct 15, 2022

Is there anything more to the story than he was signed as a goalscorer and didn't score goals?

bulko · Oct 15, 2022

I think t was his debut I was standing in the west end he jumped to head the ball after it had passed him I thought at the time he’s rubbish but I was a teenager at the time.

Alan Dugdales Moustache · Oct 15, 2022

He was everything David Speedie wasn't.

Deleted member 9744 · Oct 15, 2022

Reminded me of a hippopotamus in the rain in the FA Cup defeat at Northampton.

baldy · Oct 15, 2022

Terry Gibson's perm said:
Didn’t he score an overhead kick on his debut against Grimsby, he was a washed up waste of space like Alan Brazil.

Now a car salesman in Scotland.

Beauty from Macdonald at the end

archieboy · Oct 15, 2022

Speedie's Head said:
What was the story? Big signing, 800k. We were told that he was injured but he used to drink in Kenilworth with David Smith and he told me to my face that he was fit. Frozen out by the manager but why?

I remember him asking me for a light in the chesford! Always on the piss around Leamington

slowpoke · Oct 15, 2022

Rumour has it that we we signed Drinkell when we could of signed Niall Quinn.
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At the time John Sillett was in for him, Nial Quinn or John Aldrich
Not the best in the transfer market was Sillett bless him.

Terry Gibson's perm · Oct 15, 2022

baldy said:
Beauty from Macdonald at the end

Thank you for that brought back some memories

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