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Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:21 pmby Alioune DVToure
Franny Jeffers
Michael Ricketts
Lee Sharpe
Neil Mellor
Matt Jansen
Ian Harte (for a few years)
Seth Johnson
David Bentley
Any other good examples?
EDIT: In case you were wondering, yes this thread was inspired by the signing of Richard Wright.
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:24 pmby Alioune DVToure
More : Ben Thornley and Jody Morris.
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:25 pmby Dronny
The majority of players we sold in the 80's and 90's and some we bought!
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:25 pmby Mike J
What happened to eidur Gudjohnsen when he left barca?
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:27 pmby Alioune DVToure
Mike J wrote:What happened to eidur Gudjohnsen when he left barca?
Stoke, West Ham and Spurs I think. No idea where he is now. And what about Nery?
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:28 pmby bobby brows
Richard Wright
Richard Edghill
Danny Granville
MarK Kennedy
Michael Branch
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:30 pmby Alioune DVToure
bobby brows wrote:Richard Wright
Richard Edghill
Danny Granville
MarK Kennedy
Michael Branch
Michael Branch is an excellent example. I was thinking of players who've played at the top level, got tipped for stardom and then disappeared of the charts. Danny Cadamarteri is a similar case.
Mark Kennedy got a job as an undercover cozzer pretending to be an eco-warrior - and nailing a few of them in the process.
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:31 pmby Mike J
Alioune DVToure wrote:Mike J wrote:What happened to eidur Gudjohnsen when he left barca?
Stoke, West Ham and Spurs I think. No idea where he is now. And what about Nery?
Christ he was absoloute garbage. I was expecting him to be a goal scoring machine.
Michael Johnson
Darren Caskey (remeber him, tipped for massive things, turned out to be utter shit)
Joseph yobo (i literally have no idea where this guy is now. i always thought he was pretty good)
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:32 pmby hyper
Michael Owen?
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:32 pmby Niall Quinns Discopants
Some names there....wow.
Wel you could start closer and say Richard Wright
Julian Joachim
Steffen Iversen
James Beattie
David Nugent
Anthony Gardner
Michael Ball (!)
Chris Powell
Luke Chadwick
Patrick Kluivert
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:33 pmby Bridge'srightfoot
Berbatov...
In all seriousness he was absolutely wonderful for Spurs, started decently at Rags and then just faded into nothing.
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:33 pmby Alioune DVToure
Lee Hendrie
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:35 pmby Alioune DVToure
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Some names there....wow.
Wel you could start closer and say Richard Wright
Julian Joachim
Steffen Iversen
James Beattie
David Nugent
Anthony Gardner
Michael Ball (!)
Chris Powell
Luke Chadwick
Patrick Kluivert
Gardner and Joachim are good ones. Kluivert continued to play for big clubs (Newcastle, Valencia) - just not very well.
I watched Joachim for Darlo against Dale in the L2 play-off semi in 2008. He was shit.
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:37 pmby Niall Quinns Discopants
Alioune DVToure wrote:Lee Hendrie
Jodi Morris and Lee Hendrie are fantastic examples. Had you asked from just about anyone Ca 1999, they'd name those two as future of England midfield. Quite.
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:38 pmby Alioune DVToure
Who remembers Chris Kiwomya and Darren Eadie?
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:38 pmby bobby brows
Jermaine Jenas
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:39 pmby Original Dub
Elano
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:40 pmby bobby brows
Lee Bowyer
I Remember when we had an £8m bid turned down for him and he arrived at West Ham for £300k 3 months later
Oliver Dacourt
Mark Viduka
Ousmane Dabo
Hatem Trabelsi
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:40 pmby PeterParker
Chris Killen and Danny Allsopp.
But the biggest imho is Mateja Kezman.
Re: Players whose careers just disappeared
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:41 pmby Niall Quinns Discopants
Alioune DVToure wrote:Who remembers Chris Kiwomya and Darren Eadie?
I love this thread mate. These names are awesome.
Darren Eadie was like last of his breed. 4-4-2 left winger if I ever saw one. You basically don't get completely one dimensional players like him at Premier League level anymore at all.