Players you secretly wanted us to sign, but in hindsight are pleased we didn't

Originally Posted by andyroo

For about half a season he looked shit hot. Didn't he have a motorbike accident or something?

Yep, he was in a coma afterwards and nearly died. Unsurprisingly, though he returned to football his career never really recovered.

Kewell circa 03

Morton Gamst Pedersen.

Gary McSheffrey

Shearer without a doubt.

If ever there was a player that achieved the best stats under such low pressure it is him.

Utd would have crippled him.

Clever not to step up but still weak imo.

Originally Posted by wufta

Shearer without a doubt.

If ever there was a player that achieved the best stats under such low pressure it is him.

Utd would have crippled him.

Clever not to step up but still weak imo.

Absolute balls.

He wouldve been perfect for us. Although we didn't do too badly without him...

Originally Posted by wufta

Shearer without a doubt.

If ever there was a player that achieved the best stats under such low pressure it is him.

Utd would have crippled him.

Clever not to step up but still weak imo.

Bollix! Shearer is one of the best strikers I've ever seen.


He has done it plenty of time under pressure. 1993/94, when Blackburn were chasing us, he took us and Bruce to the cleaners
Euro 96
World Cup 98 etc etc

Originally Posted by wufta

Shearer without a doubt.

If ever there was a player that achieved the best stats under such low pressure it is him.

Utd would have crippled him.

Clever not to step up but still weak imo.

Log off.

Originally Posted by sa7

Gary McSheffrey

£#%&!ing hell, some people....


I actually respect him a lot for signing for the team he supported all his life. You don't see it happen often, if ever, in football

Originally Posted by Clarkie

Bollix! Shearer is one of the best strikers I've ever seen.


He has done it plenty of time under pressure. 1993/94, when Blackburn were chasing us, he took us and Bruce to the cleaners
Euro 96
World Cup 98 etc etc

Any more etcs in reality?

Deffo tore up World Cup '98 with his two goals tbf.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Any more etcs in reality?

Deffo tore up World Cup '98 with his two goals tbf.

Bit a low blow. Was off the back of his worst season he ever had.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Any more etcs in reality?

Deffo tore up World Cup '98 with his two goals tbf.

Condescending bag of shite.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Bit a low blow. Was off the back of his worst season he ever had.

Gutted for him etc but still doesn't really go down as his tourney does it? Scored the same amount of goals as Shaun Bartlett.

Originally Posted by Clarkie

Condescending bag of shite.

Two goals in the tournament. His team went out at the quarters.

If that's a career highlight...

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Gutted for him etc but still doesn't really go down as his tourney does it? Scored the same amount of goals as Shaun Bartlett.



Two goals in the tournament. His team went out at the quarters.

If that's a career highlight...

Well, oddly enough I didn't say it was a career highlight...


It was said he didn't do it when the pressure was on, I pointed out he did at the WC in 1998, as evident by his two penalties in the knockout phase against Argentina. One in the shootout and the other to give England the lead.


Baggio, Owen, Zidane scored 2 goals too...Shaun Bartlett really was the star that got away.

Originally Posted by Clarkie

Condescending bag of shite.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Bit a low blow. Was off the back of his worst season he ever had.

Clarkie?

Originally Posted by Clarkie

Well, oddly enough I didn't say it was a career highlight...


It was said he didn't do it when the pressure was on, I pointed out he did at the WC in 1998, as evident by his two penalties in the knockout phase against Argentina. One in the shootout and the other to give England the lead.


Baggio, Owen, Zidane scored 2 goals too...Shaun Bartlett really was the star that got away.

Merse scored a penno in that game iirc.

So it was just the one goal from open play in the tourney for Super Al? Proved himself etc.