Remember When This Guy was Considered a Prospect...

[Hoddle&Waddle]

Rhain Davis lol

 

[Gassin's finest]

Neil Lampty
Sebastian Deisler
Darko Pancev
Georgi Kinkladze
Wayne Rooney (I know he's won a fair bit but he has NEVER hit the heights he was hyped to do so)
yohann Gourcuff

(SP) on all the names, it's too early

I don't like the chap... but 35 goals in 81 games for his country and a CL winners medal?

Nah, that's shite that isn't it...

Found something along the lines of this topic: http://www.football365.com/topical-top-10/8625649/Top-Ten-Falls-From-Grace

 

[michaelden]

Fernando Redondo ( again, he was actually amazing but is perhaps my favourite player of my lifetime and could have been an all time great if not for very early retirement and being in dispute with Argentina over refusing to cut his hair )

One of my fav midfielders ever! Injury ruined him and he had to retire early. Michel Solgado married his sister.

 

[michaelden]

Gaizka mendieta, was actually truly world class for about a season or 2 then moved to Italy for about 30mil n lasted a season before somehow ending up rotting at middlesborough with southgate refusing to play him for some reason.

heard he was an alcoholic but that might been boozer talk

 

[hellava_tough]

One of my fav midfielders ever! Injury ruined him and he had to retire early. Michel Solgado married his sister.

I loved Redondo when I was a teenager. And who wouldn't with skill like this:

 

[LukaMotion]

Bakari Kone. Rated one of the best players in France before the 2006 World Cup, scored a wonder goal for Ivory Coast against Netherlands and was linked with Arsenal and Real Madrid, think he's now playing for some Qatar team.

 

[Kushal]

Vicente from Valencia

Young Real Madrid striker whose name escapes me - we were linked with him a few times around 4-5 years ago.

Josh McEachran

Carl Cort

Giovani dos Santos

 

[mike_l]

Vicente from Valencia

Young Real Madrid striker whose name escapes me - we were linked with him a few times around 4-5 years ago.

Josh McEachran

Carl Cort

Giovani dos Santos

Javier Portillo?

 

[Gbspurs]

Javier Portillo?

Used to have 20 for finishing on football manager!

 

[Kushal]

Javier Portillo?

That's the one!

 

[Hoddle&Waddle]

Javier Portillo?

Didnt he come on as a sub for Malaga last night?

 

[Kushal]

Didnt he come on as a sub for Malaga last night?

No, this one is Francisco Portillo, 22 year-old midfielder.

 

[sweyid]

Gaizka mendieta, was actually truly world class for about a season or 2 then moved to Italy for about 30mil n lasted a season before somehow ending up rotting at middlesborough with southgate refusing to play him for some reason.

Mendieta was part of a great Valencia team with Claudio Lopez, Kily Gonzalez, Gerard etc etc in 1999-2000. Great stuff to watch.

Bojan Djordjic was supposed to become the best player in the world. Now plays for his youth club Brommapojkarna and comes on as a pundit when United play now and again.

 

[Gassin's finest]

Tomas Brolin. There's a man who moved to Yorkshire and discovered Pie & Mash and Black Sheep Bitter.

 

[domw001]

So tempted to bump my own post. . . in fact, fuck it, i think I will.

Not because he missed the penalty, but because he smiled after he did it.

****!

 

[TaoistMonkey]

So tempted to bump my own post. . . in fact, fuck it, i think I will.

Not because he missed the penalty, but because he smiled after he did it.

****!

I'm surprised he didn't piss himself laughing. Talk about your bad luck

 

[tobi]

Cherno Samba.

 

[EJWTartanSpur]

Redondo???!!!??? No way man, you can't put him in here!!! He was a feckin genius.. The classiest defensive midfielder probably ever, and you put him in this thread?? Shame on you. Nut job.

Chill out dude. Did you read the bit I put in brackets ? My favourite player of all time just about, prob the best DM ever but could've literally been one of the best footballers of all time.

I also did state I had gone off on a tangent as well.

 

[gavspur]

Chill out dude. Did you read the bit I put in brackets ? My favourite player of all time just about, prob the best DM ever but could've literally been one of the best footballers of all time.

I also did state I had gone off on a tangent as well.

Yeh I read it, and I replied tongue in cheek, you still can't put him in here tho man.. I'm chilled, it just made me chuckle.

 

[EJWTartanSpur]

Yeh I read it, and I replied tongue in cheek, you still can't put him in here tho man.. I'm chilled, it just made me chuckle.

Haha fair enough man, not been in a fit state of mind to read between lines past couple of days been working 16 hour days !