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Post by drasim on May 8, 2020 10:35:51 GMT
Yep, that's the one - thanks! |
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Post by Hugo the Elder on May 8, 2020 14:27:25 GMT
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Post by hollyhillgas on May 8, 2020 15:37:53 GMT
Bob Lee
Lee Martin
David Lee
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Post by spiess1 on May 8, 2020 15:49:41 GMT
HtE;, Craig, Anthony, must be on your list? Surely? |
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Post by miltongas on May 8, 2020 16:43:20 GMT
Luke Daniels. Supposed to be great but was rubbish and a
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Post by Hugo the Elder on May 8, 2020 16:55:41 GMT
HtE;, Craig, Anthony, must be on your list? Surely? I wasn't excited by Craig's signing so I wasnt disappointed with his average performances. |
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Post by Marshy on May 8, 2020 17:45:15 GMT
Bob Lee Lee Martin David Lee Bruce Lee Lee & Perins. (They came from Worcestershire) |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2020 18:06:15 GMT
Exciting signings who did not disappoint might be a shorted list?
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Post by mariobalotelli on May 8, 2020 18:48:48 GMT
Exciting signings who did not disappoint might be a shorted list? Start a thread. I genuinely can’t think of one. |
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Post by tecallaghan on May 8, 2020 20:29:04 GMT
I think for me it was probably more managerial than players that disappointed me. I felt like Mark McGee should have done a lot more with us given his pedigree. Player wise I always felt like Blizzard had more to him than he showed, so I'd say he's my most disappointing. But I don't know what his situation was at the time so it'd be harsh to judge too much.
Youth team wise, I felt like Ben Swallow got shafted a bit. He came on and the first few games he had a spark that surprised a few people. Then Trollope seemed to try and change how he played and he dropped off. I think Trollope held back a few youngsters in their development in that regard. When you get to that age, rejection and consistency can really affect a person's growth.
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Post by mariobalotelli on May 8, 2020 22:46:35 GMT
I think for me it was probably more managerial than players that disappointed me. I felt like Mark McGee should have done a lot more with us given his pedigree. Player wise I always felt like Blizzard had more to him than he showed, so I'd say he's my most disappointing. But I don't know what his situation was at the time so it'd be harsh to judge too much. Youth team wise, I felt like Ben Swallow got shafted a bit. He came on and the first few games he had a spark that surprised a few people. Then Trollope seemed to try and change how he played and he dropped off. I think Trollope held back a few youngsters in their development in that regard. When you get to that age, rejection and consistency can really affect a person's growth. Buckle got rid of Swallow - and rather harshly IMO. And on that note I’d say the majority of Buckles team were under performers. We spent a lot of money on a very talented squad yet done absolutely nothing with them |
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Post by tecallaghan on May 8, 2020 23:11:33 GMT
Buckle got rid of Swallow - and rather harshly IMO. And on that note I’d say the majority of Buckles team were under performers. We spent a lot of money on a very talented squad yet done absolutely nothing with them Listening to Adam Virgo talk about that time was very interesting. Again, we've had managers who realistically should have done so much better with the players they had, yet they did so poorly. He did so poor. I think Buckle had kind of right idea/wrong idea in terms of wanting to create a clean slate with the team. He tried to change too much too quick and made some poor choices with getting rid of players. |
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Post by mariobalotelli on May 8, 2020 23:24:11 GMT
Listening to Adam Virgo talk about that time was very interesting. Again, we've had managers who realistically should have done so much better with the players they had, yet they did so poorly. He did so poor. I think Buckle had kind of right idea/wrong idea in terms of wanting to create a clean slate with the team. He tried to change too much too quick and made some poor choices with getting rid of players. Two very similar scenarios though. Buckle completely changed the team and did dogshitr. DC completely changed the team and got us back to back promotions and (likely) only missed out on a third because Taylor had a release clause. Buckle was a sh** manager who had a fluke season with a team who well over performed. |
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Post by rovers5charlton5 on May 9, 2020 8:48:28 GMT
Lee Martin, he was a big disappointment, I really thought we'd got ourselves a quality defender there.
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Post by lavalamp on May 9, 2020 9:16:15 GMT
Tin hat firmly on.
Vitālijs Astafjevs
Signed by Holloway in preparation for the championship but ended up as part of the squad that got us relegated to the fourth tier for the first time in our history (and almost out the league entirely the following season).
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Post by graceyboy on May 9, 2020 12:26:16 GMT
Remember mickey Evans?? Scored loads of goals for Plymouth, got capped by the republic of ireland when they were half decent and scored goals for Southampton in the prem. Came to us as a replacement for cureton and Roberts and was a complete dud.. One of our worst strikers... Other bad ones who came with a big reputation and were terrible were matt Gill signed from Norwich City and spent the whole of his gas career on the treatment table, Justin channing from qpr who was a donkey, Marcus andreasson who got home sick after a few weeks, Andy Williams who we chased for a season and a half from Hereford and didn't produce.. Martin Phillips and jamal Easter to a lesser degree.
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Post by graceyboy on May 9, 2020 12:36:39 GMT
Bit off topic, but anyone notice the amount of duds we signed from either QPR and Norwich over the years? I always had high hopes when we signed them as both clubs were prem at the time. Here goes: QPR: Justin Channing, Bradley Allen, Ross Weare, Alvin Bubb, Steve Parmenter, Graeme Power. Norwich: Ryan Morgan, Bradley Andrews, Jamie Shore (controversial as his career was basically finished when he joined us because of his shot knee) and matt Gill.
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Post by axegas on May 9, 2020 12:46:44 GMT
Bit off topic, but anyone notice the amount of duds we signed from either QPR and Norwich over the years? I always had high hopes when we signed them as both clubs were prem at the time. Here goes: QPR: Justin Channing, Bradley Allen, Ross Weare, Alvin Bubb, Steve Parmenter, Graeme Power. Norwich: Ryan Morgan, Bradley Andrews, Jamie Shore (controversial as his career was basically finished when he joined us because of his shot knee) and matt Gill. That was always because of the Ian Holloway, Gerry Francis and Gary Penrice connection with QPR right? Don't really know of the link to Norwich City, Jamie Cureton started his career there and David Williams played and managed there for a bit but other than that not sure. |
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Post by graceyboy on May 9, 2020 14:46:39 GMT
Who was the Scottish striker we had about 5 years ago who played for rangers? I think we signed him from St mirren on non contract and there were rumours he had a drink problem? I think he was a bit of a head case as well.. Always getting sent off.. Anyone remember??
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Post by graceyboy on May 9, 2020 14:52:29 GMT
Just looked him up.. Derek Riordan
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