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the players who nearly joined us but said no


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Steve Howard and that bloody fax machine.

 

Still, we got him in the end.

 

And a very old one from the 1960's.....Wyn Davies. We tried to sign him from Bolton; apparently Eric Taylor arranged to meet him in a taxi with a contract to sign but (so Davies said) wouldn't reveal the terms of the contract to Davies until he'd actually signed. So he went to Newcastle instead and we went and bought John Ritchie from Stoke.  

 

 

 

 

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6 hours ago, full fathom five said:

Didn't  we try for Peter Schmeichel before he went to Man Utd?

 

Remember  him playing  a blinder at Hillsbro in a pre season friendly when he played for Brondby, before Manure had even heard of him. 

 

Said to my mate at the game we should sign this kid. 

 

Sadly we didnt 

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Remember Trevor Francis making a bid for Shearer when he was at Southampton, don't know if he said no or the club wouldn't sell him.  Also apparently Jan Molby was all set to sign for us but Liverpool  snatched him from under our nose. 

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