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

Teddy Eagle · 2025-10-15T16:07:14+0100

syd snot said:
We had Nile Ranger on trial
Talk about dodge a bullet!

More than one if he was in a bad mood.

Eagleman13 · 2025-10-15T16:07:20+0100

syd snot said:
We had Nile Ranger on trial
Talk about dodge a bullet!

Has just left Kettering Town, by mutual consent.

ASCPFC · 2025-10-15T17:31:51+0100

Eagleman13 said:
Has just left Kettering Town, by mutual consent.

Presumably banned from the whole town.

Teddy Eagle · 2025-10-15T18:36:05+0100

ASCPFC said:
Presumably banned from the whole town.

Or the whole of Northampton. An example of being kicked by the Cobblers instead of in them.

cryrst · 2025-10-15T20:40:36+0100

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

He wasn’t bad at it either 👍

esox lucius · 2025-10-15T20:51:02+0100

Didn’t Steve Harrison get binned after the turdgate incident at Brighton a few years back.

Teddy Eagle · 2025-10-15T20:55:58+0100

esox lucius said:
Didn’t Steve Harrison get binned after the turdgate incident at Brighton a few years back.

How many party pieces did he reject before settling on that one?