[Archived] Obscure (former) Football Players

[Tom]

I was always a fan of Samassi Abou and Jim Magilton always intreaged me

[sambo]

The story of Lamptey is a very sad one, and very interesting!

[Hi Mack]

Daniel Amokachi

Michael Mols

Marc Hottiger

Ronnie Rozethal

Tony Yeboah

Jesper Blomqvist

[sambo]

Julian Joachim

Paolo Wanchope

Lost for more, only 17 so have limited 90's knowledge!

[alexanders]

Karel Poborsky

Fabrizio Ravanelli

[mellison24]

Yeboah Yeboah Yeboah!! It's gotta be Tony Yeboah!!

[Kelbo]

Former Rover Ben Arentoft!!

[Alex Rover]

Carlton Palmer

Indeed and one of the worst players ever to play in the PL, yet he won 18 England caps! Thanks Graham Taylor, I now like you as a pundit on 5live but Carlton Palmer?

[bazza]

I thought Sukur, Unsal, Yordi and Perez were good Rovers players.

Roy Wegerle........my favourite.

Marian Pahars was a great player for the Saints; always wished we could have signed him.

And who mentioned Ronnie Hildersley? I always liked the little fella.

[Jimmy Jupiter]

Has Jason Lee been mentioned?

If not he should have, he embodies and epitomises the entire subject surely.

[Presty On Tour]

Ludek Miklosko was the best keeper in the world on his day

[bob fleming]

"Obscure" * Premier League Rovers:

Richard Wishca (spelt incorrectly probably (almost certainly) - Dutch winger who played approx 2 games 94/95)

Richard Brown (Kenny's lucky player)

Tony Dobson (Played first season in the Prem)

Matt Dickens (nicknamed "What the" - had his hands sewn on backwards)

And what a day that was Presty when Ludo played a blinder!

* Probably not to many on here.

[rog of the rovers]

Carl Leaburn

Skill - 1

Pace - 2

Shooting - 0

Finishing - 0

[ultrablue]

Remember this guy? - part of the Champions League squad 1995-96. I used to think he was going be quality!

Lee Makel

[Rover Down Under]

"Obscure" * Premier League Rovers:

Richard Wishca (spelt incorrectly probably (almost certainly) - Dutch winger who played approx 2 games 94/95)

It's WISCHE.

And two more Rovers...

Patrick Andersson

Graham Fenton (but will always be regarded as great for his winner against the barcodes in '96(?) that meant they finished 2nd)

[rover6]

I was always a fan of Samassi Abou

Legend. In my young eyes, anyway.

[T4E]

It's WISCHE.

Actually its WITSCHGE.

Personal favourite of mine -

Titi Camara.

[Lurid Coat]

My personal Premier League all star team from the early/mid-nineties:

GK: Hans Segers (Wimbledon)

RWB: Gunnar Halle (Oldham)

DC: Andy Linighan (Arsenal)

DC: Ken Monkou (Southampton)

DC: Francis Benali (Southampton)

LWB: Terry Phelan (City)

MC: Glenn Helder (Arsenal)

MC: Andy Clarke (Wimbledon)

MC: Carlton Palmer (Leeds)

FC: Dalian Atkinson (Villa)

FC: John Fashanu (Wimbledon)

FC: Peter Ndlovu (Coventry)

Subs: Daryl Sutch (Norwich), Jason Dozzell (Tottenham), Efan Ekoku (Wimbledon)

Manager: Joe Royle (Oldham)

[JC4LAB]

Jimmy Fryatt..Does his fastest goal in the League still stand?

Jimmy Kerr. Supercrock of all time ....Barry Endean..Scored a cupwinner one against Liverpool but never again for us..John Omara..Scored about 40 goals a season for Brentford then none for us..

[Kelbo]

Jimmy Fryatt..Does his fastest goal in the League still stand?

Jimmy Kerr. Supercrock of all time ....Barry Endean..Scored a cupwinner one against Liverpool but never again for us..John Omara..Scored about 40 goals a season for Brentford then none for us..

John O'Mara scored two goals on his debut for Rovers, against Charlton I think, I was there but cant be bothered to google!!

Then we tried to make him into a footballer!!!

[bob fleming]

Actually its WITSCHGE.

That's the fella.

[alexanders]

Karel Poborsky

Fabrizio Ravanelli

with pictures, which makes it a lot funnier.

Ravanelli now working as a model.

[DeadlyDirk]

I know some of you, like myself, have a morbid fascination with old(ish) random Premier League mediocrities such as EIKE IMMEL, JOHN EBRELL, JEREMY GOSS, LARS LEESE, ERIC "SWEATBAND ICON" YOUNG, PAULO FUTRE, JAMIE POLLOCK, STEVE OGRIZOVIC, JOHN "FRICKIN'" SALAKO, PHILEMON MASINGA, PREKI*, etc. I could go on forever. In fact, I think I will do that in this thread.

Let us all reminisce about these fantastic football icons that were so mediocre/sh1t, yet so fantastic! Share your most obscure dream teams with the masses! Brag about your Paul Heald tattoo! Preferrably nineties Premier League players, but it is also fitting to use this thread to discuss modern day legends such as the former Rovers hero BRUNO BERNER.

*=Sorry for the caps lock, but lower case letters simply don't do these legends justice.

Not just any man can score screaming volleys in the european cup against Bayern Munich, Jeremy Goss however is no normal man as he shows

Haha a one off fluke you say, Jeremy laughs in your face as he hammers one past Leeds here although credit has to go to the legendary winger that is Ruel Fox who was quite possibly the greatest player ever to pull on a Montserrat shirt.

Two moments even Brian Deane and Trevor Morley would have been proud to have in their scrapbook.

I do believe however Jeremy Goss recieved special superhuman powers from that fantastic shirt he was wearing at the time.

[Amo]

Sean Dundee.

Signed for Liverpool in 1998 for £2m, and only made three appearances before returning to Germany. Considered one of the club's greatest flops.

[T4E]

This is a good facebook group -

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=2252865878

Few too many Rovers in there though for my liking!