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

[Gorbachev]

Palmer in recent years. Knew he was good, but not this good.

Boateng and Van Buyten both had very good careers after us. Both multiple CL finalists and CL winners.

Looking back we did well to have Anelka play for us for where we were back in early to mid 00s. Champions League quality player.

 

[nmc]

Gareth Barry.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Gareth Barry.

I agree. One of those players that watching on TV didn't do him justice. Watching him live you could appreciate he had a great tactical awareness and he knew where to be at the right time.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Gareth Barry.

Barry Conlon.

 

[sir baconface]

Cole Palmer. Better than we all realised. Unfortunately better than Pep and Txiki realised too.

 

[citymad]

Some good shouts so far. Mahrez and Cole Palmer in more recent times. Looks like Delap might be another the way he’s playing. In past years Barry, Anelka and Clive Wilson, quite possibly the last decent left back we’ve had.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Cole Palmer. Better than we all realised. Unfortunately better than Pep and Txiki realised too.

We can say the same thing about Liam Delap.

 

[TKSG]

Sylvain Distin.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Laporte is another one. Let him go because we were stacked with CBs. We could do with him now though!

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Colin Hendry