Most Gutted you've Been About a player leaving

[Pigeonho]

David White and for some reason David Oldfield had me very upset - but I was very young. I think I had his name on my shirt and thought I wouldn't be able to wear it any more.

David Oldfield, that's a blast from the past. I took loads of shit at school when White left - loads.

 

[pendlebury blue]

Peter Barns and Gary Owen couldn't believe at the time was gutted for years after.

 

[baddddad]

SWP > Chelsea was pretty gut wrenching ... I remember I'd been to see City play Macc in a friendly and all the talk when I got there was that SWP had turned up but left again. By the time I got home it was breaking news on Sky that he'd gone.


It was different then though. Losing players when you don't know if you'll replace them hurts more than being the so called richest club in the world and knowing that whoever you sell, will be replaced by someone better in the long term.

Don't think there'll be a player of the ADUG era who's leaving would make me feel like SWP's leaving did.

Peter Barnes for me - broke my heart as 7 year old - my mum had to unpick his name she'd sown into my scarf!

Zaba would be the only current player that I'd be gutted about "if" he ever went

 

[Eccles Blue]

Richard Dunne, I am still gutted that he couldn't be here when we won the league and the cups. Would love him back.

Nigel De Jong, we miss him in the squad.

Nedum Onuoha, came through our Academy and should have shared our success. But at least he was there the day we won the league!!

Martin Petrov, he could have been such an asset to our team.


In the also rans, i.e. the ones I was upset about but could live with it:

Shaun Wright Phillips, although I blame Ian Wright for him going.

Elano, Shay Given, Stephen Ireland, Craig Bellamy.

I was very upset when Niall Quinn went and still have a soft spot for him but from his alleged commentary statements about us maybe I shouldn't be!!

 

[sir baconface]

SWP to Chelsea. At the time he was Mr Manchester City and everyone loved him.

Disappointed rather than gutted when Robinho and Elano went. I felt we could have got more out of them. Ireland too but hindsight suggests it was a good piece of business.

 

[totallywired]

Peter Barnes and Gary Owen. Double whammy.

spot on.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Bishop to West Ham and Michael Hughes to Strasbourg

 

[peresanto]

peter Barnes to leeds

and not quite a departure but the non arrival of van Buyten

Keegan finally finds a good un but has spent all the money on shite in the meantime

 

[Pigeonho]

Bishop to West Ham and Michael Hughes to Strasbourg

That was another one I was gutted at, (Hughes). Forgot about that. Thought he was going to be our Giggs when he came onto the scene.
A story went around at the time that Strasbourg fans got a bit overly excited when they heard they were signing M.Hughes from Manchester.

 

[Blue and Proud]

SWP - but at least we got a good price from Chelsea.
Mario - I think the club and the fans have lost a real character in a game sadly lacking them. OK he had his problems on and off the pitch but I am genuinely sad to see him go.