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

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.
 
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?
 
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.
 
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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?
 

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