Players you didn’t realise how good they were or appreciated them until they left.

[Asa's left peg]

Right now I'd love Nigel DeJong in the squad for tomorrow.

Or Gerry Gow

 

[Saddleworth2]

Ian Bowyer. He ran like he had two left feet and looked totally ungainly.

He had a few decent games but was never really appreciated by the support at City. Brian Clough made him a world beater at Forest.

Stan Bowles was a similar case.

He scored a couple of good headers for us though.

 

[bennyboy]

Always rated Mahrez and Barry so it would be Cancelo for me.
I know it turned sour at the end and i was not fussed when he left but looking back at some old highlights i would say i did not appreciate him before the fall out.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I suspect that, even now, I still don't appreciate how good David Silva was. And at the time, I finally considered him to be the best player that I'd ever seen in a sky blue shirt. But he's probably better than that.
But only the distance that time gives will burnish him with his full lustre.

 

[urban genie]

Agreed on Mahrez.

I also don’t think Kolarov was as appreciated by some corners of our fanbase as much as he deserved.

only.on here hace I,ever heard negatives about mahrez,,he was well apreciated and loved by every blue I have met, only this place was full of idiots giving him a shite nickname unused anywhere else.

As for Kolarov being in the SSL corner he played on I could witness the soft fucker bottling challenges many a time, I still loved him though.

 

[IOWBlue]

Paul Power and Alexander Kolarov.

 

[RayCTID]

Jerome Boateng

 

[CC1]

Just been watching 4peat about our 4 in a row last season.- Probably already mentioned on here (haven’t looked back in the thread) - but the player we really miss is Alverez. His all round contribution & goals (including corners & free kicks) were invaluable. We didn’t need the cash - why did we let him go. I know Pep says that if anyone suggests they want to go then they can - but sometimes we should stand firm, especially if we’ve no plan for a replacement. We don’t miss Palmer but Alverez worked tirelessly & was altogether a great guy.

 

[urban genie]

I might be the only one but I miss pre tantrum Cancelo

you probably are, 3 months or good crosses in all the time here, while being a coward when defending.

put him alongside the likes of mills as ones I try to forget played for us

 

[Bill Walker]

Sane
Delap
Palmer
Mahrez

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Jerome Boateng

He was shite.

Turned into a really good player yes, but he was shite when at city.

 

[Roachy]

He was shite.

Turned into a really good player yes, but he was shite when at city.

Came full of promise,but did sweet FA here.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Came full of promise,but did sweet FA here.

Happens doesn’t it.

Look at KDB at Chelsea

 

[Wayneclarkemunchescarrots]

Recently

Javi Garcia, once settled started to perform butcwill always be tarred with his settling in period.
Jerome Boeteng, if not for a stewardess trolley we may have got his peak bayern days not a year of missery for him and nothing for us.

In the past

Andy Hill, we seriously never replaced him with a truly decent rb until zaba
Darren Huckerby well liked but when people remenice he is hardly mentioned.
Jihai Sun and Ian Brightwell were doing this multi postion and adaptability thing long before Pep made it fashionable

Brightwell was wasted at the back - loved him as a midfielder chipping in with goals early in his career

 

[RayCTID]

He was shite.

Turned into a really good player yes, but he was shite when at city.

Not saying he looked world class at City but he wasn't shite either

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

It has to be a palmer. A local lad who’s probably going to be the best player in the league in a few years. Pep and the club must be kicking themselves

 

[Bentheblue]

Always surprises me when people say this. Mahrez is the best winger in our club’s history, imo.

Mahrez has been a big miss this season, very badly underrated particularly in the match day tread, where he got dogs abuse.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

It has to be a palmer. A local lad who’s probably going to be the best player in the league in a few years. Pep and the club must be kicking themselves

At Chelsea the whole team is built around him. That was never going to happen here.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Mahrez has been a big miss this season, very badly underrated particularly in the match day tread, where he got dogs abuse.

Haha, for a second I read you too quickly, and I thought you were saying he's a real miss in the matchday thread. As a convenient whipping boy.
And that would a true statement, too…

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

The player’s cars thread reminded me of this one -

Jesus Navas still isn’t as appreciated as he should be.