Elvin Parsnip Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Grant Holt - could never see him amounting to much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djorkaeff Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I've never thought a player was bad and he turned out to be half decent. However I sometimes think too much of some players. Rys McCabe for one. I remember liking this kovacevic kid, scored a class goal against Liverpool... Yet again Di Piedi was the next DiCanio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie melua Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Clinton Morrison - I thought Irvine bagged a 15/20 goal a season striker for league one when we purchased him. Instead he was probably the worst striker we had back in league one. I thought we borrowed a member of staff from Manchester Airport, given he was more used to waving his arms all over the place instead of scoring goals. I thought the signing of Efan Ekoku would become a waste of a wage when Jewell purchased him. Turned out he wasn't that bad in the end. Did a lot better than I thought he would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Williams Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Sibon. Looked hero was horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last_Great_Hope Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Mel Sterland and Lee Grant were both awful at first but ended up great players Was he? Wim jonk should have been a legend To be fair to him, if he had been fit, he would have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last_Great_Hope Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Kenny Lunt thought he was going to make a good midfield player when he played against us for Crewe. I actually have a friend in common with Lunt - when he signed, I was excited, mainly from what my friend had said about him. He is one of those players who had a good rep from 18-24, but never really built on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Fred Spiksley, thought when we signed him from Gainsborough Trinity we'd got a reyt good 'un because he had scored 131 goals in 126 games. Was flipping useless for us, his goals per game average dropped to only 1 in 3. Flippin' useless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppers Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I would have thought Ross Barkley would have featured in this thread. I remember people posting he wasn't good enough to play for us. Still makes me laugh. Now probably the most influential player in the England team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OsiinAlnwick Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 On the minus side Yonk, Sibon, Ingerson, Lunt, Jeffers and Bothroyd. On the plus side Bolder, Sterland, Madden, Veradi and Palmer. With exception of Bullen the last few years have provided few surprises on the plus side, and we haven't had the money available to be really disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Sanchez Watt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeastowl Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Would have to say Buxton. Was absolutely dreadful when he first came but didn't half turn it round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1867Heaven Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) Not me, me dad, wasn't impressed by signing of Waddle, said he was lazy. Edited July 15, 2014 by 1867Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosleyowl Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) Neil Mellor Thought he was too fat and injury prone to score more than 5 in a season Edited July 15, 2014 by mosleyowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl1974 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) As any jaded Owl will tell you, first impressions can be deceiving. But which Wednesday player most convincingly persuaded you they were something they weren't upon first viewing? This could be the player who looked like they'd struggle to pass water but went on to be an all-time great, or those who looked like a world-beater only to be an abject failure. Personally, I don't think my dad will ever forgive me for claiming Zayatte was 'definitely a cut above what we already have and probably too good for the Championship' after a few too many Ribenas before the Rangers friendly. Rocky Lekaj - Honestly thought he would break into the first team and be a wonder kid. Edited July 15, 2014 by juniper7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookiebear Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Andy Sinton. Was really excited that we had started signing that calibre of player, but he turned out to be an expensive disappontment. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy logics Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Lee Chapman, just as i'd slate him he'd knock one in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 The Slovenian Rambo and that Spaniard from the Barcelona B team.....Rodri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve French Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Adem Poric. He had played in the third place playoff at the Youth World Cup in Portugal in an Oz team featurin the likes Bosnich, Okon and Muscat and playin against the likes of Figo, Rui Costa, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke an so on. He had been taken on trial by a host of top Premier League clubs an we won the battle for him with him bein tipped to be a wonder kid. Failed miserably while the likes of Bosnich, Kewell, Viduka an what not became superstars. To give Adem his dues he's a nice bloke, I spoke to him this year about his youth coachin projects and his scouting that he does for us, was a really nice bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesbarbeux Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 John Ritchie........... yeah I know, he scored 45 in 106 games, not bad at all in hindsight. But, I remember when he signed, my mate saying "great, now we've got a REAL centre forward" and thereon after I always thought he was a big awkward donkey of a player and past his best. Returned to Stoke and started banging 'em in again though looking at the stats he had about the same average in in that second spell with them (95 in 212)....not a patch on his first spell however, 81 in 135. Recently met someone who nursed him in his final years in the Potteries, said he was a big strong handfull to the end. RIP Mr. Ritchie and I take back my youthful criticism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corneliusreeve Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I had high hope for Clinton, but he never really made enough of his time here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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