Players who never quite made it

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, Pedro said:

What was the gangster boy at Man City called? He may have had a spell at West Ham and in Italy too? 

Ravel Morrison ? 

[Pedro]

2 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Ravel Morrison ? 

That's him. 

 

You did well there - he was at Utd not City.

 

Edited June 20, 2018 by Pedro

[Husky]

56 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Ravel Morrison ? 

Didn't he play for QPR against Rovers one night a few years back? A remember some guy running around for a few minutes and then fading. Rovers won Rob Green let in a flopper and we all had fake play-off hopes again.

[Blow-in]

On 08/06/2018 at 10:22, Mattyblue said:

Steve Bruce - 0 caps.

Howard Kendall - 0 caps. Colin Harvey - 1 cap. Two out of Everton’s ‘Holy Trinity’.

Amazing really when you think of some of the players that have played for England this past 15 years.

Steve Bruce 0 caps...what the actual f#*k??????

[ChrisPriceBaldSpot]

3 minutes ago, Blow-in said:

Steve Bruce 0 caps...what the actual f#*k??????

Ridiculous isn't it. You can add Jason Steele to that list of quality too.. 

[Blow-in]

Myles Anderson. I remember reading that he was potentially the best tackler since Franco Baresi.

Mismanaged, could have been a contender etc.

[scotchrover]

11 hours ago, Husky said:

Didn't he play for QPR against Rovers one night a few years back? A remember some guy running around for a few minutes and then fading. Rovers won Rob Green let in a flopper and we all had fake play-off hopes again.

Until Gaz stuck 11 men behind the ball, against the mighty..... Yeovil, and we drew 0-0 . ??

[BigUts]

Ex-Man City starlet Michael Johnson. I recall Sven once saying that he "wouldn't even swap him for Gerrard".

After a few bad injuries he became fat and ran down his hefty 5 year contract at City after falling out of love with the game. Shame.

As 'Reverend and The Makers' sang..."I could have been the heavyweight; champion of the world"!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

42 minutes ago, BigUts said:

Ex-Man City starlet Michael Johnson. I recall Sven once saying that he "wouldn't even swap him for Gerrard".

After a few bad injuries he became fat and ran down his hefty 5 year contract at City after falling out of love with the game. Shame.

As 'Reverend and The Makers' sang..."I could have been the heavyweight; champion of the world"!

He looked a class act when he first got into the City team.

[Admiral Nelsen]

Thinking about it, that spell of City youth players could warrant a thread all by themselves. S. Wright-Phillips, Stephen Ireland, Michael Johnson & Micah Richards all off the top of my head looked like they were going to be worldies, and all ended up fading away far too soon.

Not sure that their fans would be too bothered now, mind.

[scotchrover]

9 hours ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

Thinking about it, that spell of City youth players could warrant a thread all by themselves. S. Wright-Phillips, Stephen Ireland, Michael Johnson & Micah Richards all off the top of my head looked like they were going to be worldies, and all ended up fading away far too soon.

Not sure that their fans would be too bothered now, mind.

I can’t believe he’s still on the books at Villa! 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

On 20 June 2018 at 21:17, Blow-in said:

Steve Bruce 0 caps...what the actual f#*k??????

Not good enough.

[Norbert Rassragr]

In his heyday, We had Pallister, Adams, Bould, Keown, Steve Bould........and probably a few others. He was good enough, but he was in a period when England had loads of good central defenders. If only we could borrow a few a year ago and get them used to modern football.

[roverandout]

Or even campbell, terry, ferdinand, woodgate, carragher and ledley king

[Oldgregg86]

Throwing this out there but Simon Garner. Hear me out. I've never seen him play and he was before my time however his goal scoring record speaks for itself self and after listening to many rovers fans in pubs on away days or numerous coach trips I can't help but believe he should have achieved alot more and at a higher level. Feel free to tell me I'm talking Bullock's and correct me if I'm wrong but from stories and stats tell me he under achieved. I know he made it but did he make it to the level his talent deserves

Edited June 21, 2018 by Oldgregg86

[Ladyboys of Bank Top]

17 minutes ago, Oldgregg86 said:

Throwing this out there but Simon Garner. Hear me out. I've never seen him play and he was before my time however his goal scoring record speaks for itself self and after listening to many rovers fans in pubs on away days or numerous coach trips I can't help but believe he should have achieved alot more and at a higher level. Feel free to tell me I'm talking Bullock's and correct me if I'm wrong but from stories and stats tell me he under achieved. I know he made it but did he make it to the level his talent deserves

You're talking bollocks. Never speak of Simon like that again. Sir Simon reached the pinnacle of human achievement anywhere in the world by being the leading scorer at the greatest club in the world. ?

[Amo]

Brett Emerton

A solid pro for Rovers down the years but he was absolutely unplayable on his debut. Never reached those heights again.

[Mike E]

Just now, Amarillo said:

Brett Emerton

A solid pro for Rovers down the years but he was absolutely unplayable on his debut. Never reached those heights again.

One of my favourite Rovers. Nice avatar!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, Amo said:

Brett Emerton

A solid pro for Rovers down the years but he was absolutely unplayable on his debut. Never reached those heights again.

I remember him playing for Australia against England in the old inside right style of position when he was still out in Holland. He ran England ragged. First time I ever saw him play, I thought he looked class that night.

Regarding Bruce, Ledley King with two bad knees was a lot better.

[Garage Flower]

Ledders would have been England captain if he had functioning knees. Credit to him for playing so well at the level he did with the injuries he sustained. 

[Pedro]

Who was that Cameroon player who Souness tried to sign for ages? He did his cruciate.

[Amo]

24 minutes ago, Pedro said:

Who was that Cameroon player who Souness tried to sign for ages? He did his cruciate.

Lucien Mettomo?

I remember him and South Korean striker Ahn Jung-hwan were linked with us constantly under Souey. 

Edited June 23, 2018 by Amo

[Pedro]

2 hours ago, Amo said:

Lucien Mettomo?

I remember him and South Korean striker Ahn Jung-hwan were linked with us constantly under Souey. 

That's him - thanks ?

[Tom]

Tony Watt just got the Scottish Premier league player of the month 

[Bigdoggsteel]

6 minutes ago, Tom said:

Tony Watt just got the Scottish Premier league player of the month 

Fair play. Talks of him getting back in the Scotland squad too