Great Players who got sacked, dissed or otherwise sidelined by foolish managers

[Lanzo-Ad]

I think also, totally of course, when Coppell had the chance to get Andy Cole for 250k when Wright went to Arsenal, he didn't take it, went to Bristol City, 6 months later went to Newcastle, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

 

[ASCPFC]

I think also, totally of course, when Coppell had the chance to get Andy Cole for 250k when Wright went to Arsenal, he didn't take it, went to Bristol City, 6 months later went to Newcastle, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

We had Collymore for a while too. Not sure if it's a good thing or bad thing that we didn't keep him.

 

[Stirlingsays]

We had Collymore for a while too. Not sure if it's a good thing or bad thing that we didn't keep him.

Thirty years later Collymore still can't tell what a good or bad thing is himself.

He has the most self stared at navel in the universe.

 

[chris123]

Thirty years later Collymore still can't tell what a good or bad thing is himself.

He has the most self stared at navel in the universe.

Barry Fry flogged him for a couple of million to Foresta Southend supporting mate was telling me recently, thought it was the best bit of business they'd done.

 

[crvenaeagle]

While most of these suggestions are correct, they're all youngsters who just may not have developed yet. I want to read some juicy gossip!
Didn't Old Wobble Cheeks bench somebody for an entire season over a tiff?

 

[Willo]

Warnock said he was too slow 😳

Warnock was manager at that juncture but it was not him who made that judgement.
It was the Data Analysis team that deemed Van Dijk was not sufficiently fleet of foot and informed Steve Parish.

 

[chris123]

Warnock was manager at that juncture but it was not him who made that judgement.
It was the Data Analysis team that deemed Van Dijk was not sufficiently fleet of foot and informed Steve Parish.

Exceptional painter though.

 

[Stirlingsays]

Barry Fry flogged him for a couple of million to Foresta Southend supporting mate was telling me recently, thought it was the best bit of business they'd done.

There appears little doubt that Collymore was highly talented as a striker but he was so sullen and mood based that he wasn't easy to handle into reproducing his talents by stock managers use to self motivated players.

Collymore's star was relatively brief but it certainly existed at the top level for a while and I suspect that it's mostly down to his mental illness that he didn't reach his potential sooner and last longer.

As a commentator on life post football.....Well, you can see why he was difficult and not deemed worth the trouble.

The old adage of smile and the world smiles with you, frown and you frown alone holds truth.....though that's of little comfort to a lot of people struggling mentally.

 

[Stirlingsays]

Exceptional painter though.

Terrible cockney accent as I remember.

 

[chris123]

There appears little doubt that Collymore was highly talented as a striker but he was so sullen and mood based that he wasn't easy to handle into reproducing his talents by stock managers use to self motivated players.

Collymore's star was relatively brief but it certainly existed at the top level for a while and I suspect that it's mostly down to his mental illness that he didn't reach his potential sooner and last longer.

As a commentator on life post football.....Well, you can see why he was difficult and not deemed the trouble.

The old adage of smile and the world smiles with you, flown and you flown alone holds truth.....though that's of little comfort to a lot of people struggling mentally.

Did your frown fly Stirling?

 

[chris123]

Terrible cockney accent as I remember.

That was his great great great ancestor I think, nearly 100.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

That was his great great great ancestor I think, nearly 100.

The one whose name sounds like a dodgy Amsterdam club.

 

[Stirlingsays]

Did your frown fly Stirling?

Damn my inarticulacy! 😀

 

[syd snot]

Ian Botham was offered a contract but decided to f*** off and play that game with a bat and some sticks.

 

[chris123]

Ian Botham was offered a contract but decided to f*** off and play that game with a bat and some sticks.

I think you'll find that's balls.

 

[syd snot]

I think you'll find that's balls.

You've googlied me then.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

Much as he still looks like a donkey to me, Sorloth hasn’t done to bad, I think he’s scored around 100 goals since we binned him off

 

[syd snot]

We had Nile Ranger on trial
Talk about dodge a bullet!

 

[chris123]

You've googlied me then.

My doosra!

 

[chris123]

The one whose name sounds like a dodgy Amsterdam club.

If you'd said Rotterdam I think I know where you meant.