City players you had high hopes for

[Wilmslow Road]

Dereck Jefferies.
Thought he was going to play for England.

 

[the goats backside]

Michael Hughes looked like he was going to a world beater when he first broke into the first team.

And then bloody Sam Ellis took all the good out of his game

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I remember thinking Stephen Elliot was going to be a fantastic striker.

Got to agree with this one............i thought it was a big mistake letting him go and it would come back to bite us. Hmmm maybe i was not cut out to be a scout !!



Also honourable mention for Lee Bradbury..............hear me out..........I saw his debut in pre season friendly at Burnley. He bagged a first half hattrick: left foot, right foot and header. I turned to my mate and said " i rekon we have the next Alan Shearer in this one "...............Christ i still get crucified over that one !

Still get grief from my lad when I play the ' I'm older so I know better football card' that I said to him on Badbuys debut that he looks a super player and will score hat fulls for us.

 

[dave bacuzzi]

Mikkel Bischoff loked a real class defender. Unlucky with injuries but didn't want
it enough as say Jones at the rags.

 

[johnny crossan]

Daniel Van Buyten - a star elsewhere it turned out after we couldn't afford the peanuts required to keep him.

 

[Uwes Grandad]

Marc Laird.

He was ahead of Michael Johnson in the pecking order and was an unused sub at Wigan when we were battered 4-0.

He picked up injuries and was released and Kenny Jackett snapped both him and Ashley Grimes up.

Didn't work out at Millwall and is now at Leyton Orient via Port Vale, Brentford and Walsall.

 

[Juddaman83]

Murtaz Shelia
Lee Croft
Terry Cooke

 

[ClaudioDeyna]

+ 1 for Gary Flitcroft.

It wasn't just me either. I can remember reading articles looking forward 4 years to the starting eleven for the World Cup that had him alongside Gascoigne in midfield.

Does Lakey count? So much achievement but it could have been so much more.

 

[LittleStan]

What happened to Paul Moulden?

 

[bluedan1983]

Glauber Berti!