| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! 11:10 - May 11 with 6282 views | numptydumpty |
Will start with a recent one. Sinclair Armstrong.
I thought in his first few games, I predicted Sinclair Armstrong had the potential to be a top top player and felt it was all within himself to achieve this. Definitely had hopes and probably like many to start with, he reminded me of Sir Les. Very wrong on that one.
Another recent player for me was Rob Dickie
I think at the start of one of his seasons, he banged in two or three twenty five yard goals, as well as being everywhere in defence. He has, for me been more successful than Sinclair, but seems his level is a decent but not outstanding championship central defender. He is going to have a tough time coming up, after his foul seems to have knocked Bristol out of the playoffs also.
Clearly Ronnie Edwards has shown brilliance and massive potential. Be interesting to see how he improves. It's never a given, but I doubt he will end up fitting into this particular category.
Anyone have others over the many years of following Rangers that spring to mind...
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| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 11:18 - May 11 with 3113 views | GroveR |
Scott Donnelly. Felt injuries knocked him off track. His sister was a handy footballer as well. |  | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 11:22 - May 11 with 3089 views | MrSheen |
If you were being harshly objective based on the career statistics, Gallen, Langley and Carlisle. It’s a cruel sport. You wonder if improved surgical techniques would have given them a better chance, but fans of every club can come up with similar examples. [Post edited 11 May 11:23]
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| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 11:22 - May 11 with 3077 views | Esox_Lucius |
Richard Paquette Joe Lumley. |  |
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| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 11:24 - May 11 with 3028 views | GroveR |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 11:22 - May 11 by Esox_Lucius |
Richard Paquette Joe Lumley. |
Leroy Griffiths
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| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 11:25 - May 11 with 3023 views | numptydumpty |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 11:22 - May 11 by MrSheen |
If you were being harshly objective based on the career statistics, Gallen, Langley and Carlisle. It’s a cruel sport. You wonder if improved surgical techniques would have given them a better chance, but fans of every club can come up with similar examples. [Post edited 11 May 11:23]
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Agree with Clarke Carlisle.
Probably his well documented addictions prevented him from achieving all that he could have done absolutely.
For similar reasons also, Stephen Caulker.
Obviously one who could have been amazing but drifted again because of his own personal demons - Ravel Morrison. [Post edited 11 May 11:31]
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| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 11:40 - May 11 with 2939 views | Paddyhoops |
Edwards has the feel of a Kyle walker about him. Big step up though to the premier leauge if he makes it there.
Walker had everything including pace which gets you out of a lot of tricky situations. |  | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 12:08 - May 11 with 2813 views | Clive_Anderson |
Not bang average, but I thought Jerome Thomas was going to go right to the top after his loan spell here.
Who was the blond defender from Middlesbrough who we were going to spend £1m on but it fell through at the last moment? Davies? | | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 12:29 - May 11 with 2721 views | Tonto |
Thought Jay Bothroyd was a great buy, and Caulker.
Ledesma started off great! (Oh those t shirts)
Shabazz Baidoo... i sponsored his shin pads! |  |
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| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 12:44 - May 11 with 2678 views | mcqpr10 |
Samba diakite. When he scored that goal v arsenal I thought we got to enjoy this while it lasts. One of the big clubs in would soon be in for him. | | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 13:59 - May 11 with 2527 views | Match82 |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 12:08 - May 11 by Clive_Anderson |
Not bang average, but I thought Jerome Thomas was going to go right to the top after his loan spell here.
Who was the blond defender from Middlesbrough who we were going to spend £1m on but it fell through at the last moment? Davies? |
Andrew Davies? |  | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 14:17 - May 11 with 2462 views | DevonWhite |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 11:18 - May 11 by GroveR |
Scott Donnelly. Felt injuries knocked him off track. His sister was a handy footballer as well. |
Good shout, I really liked the look of him as well when he first came through.
Pat Kanyuka was another. | | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 14:25 - May 11 with 2425 views | Esox_Lucius |
I forgot him earlier, Nigel Quashie. He promised so much, silky smooth player with some bite. | |
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| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 14:32 - May 11 with 2386 views | JamesB1979 |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 11:18 - May 11 by GroveR |
Scott Donnelly. Felt injuries knocked him off track. His sister was a handy footballer as well. |
Great shout. I thought he was going to go on to big things for us! | | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 14:45 - May 11 with 2336 views | DavieQPR |
For the more elderly fans. Martyn Busby was considered by some to be on par with, or better than, Gerry Francis. A bad leg break v Fulham followed by 18 months out virtually finished him. |  | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 15:05 - May 11 with 2304 views | Northernr |
Really liked the look of Ollie Burgess. Ended up covering his games at Corby Town. |  | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 15:10 - May 11 with 2281 views | GaryBannister86 |
Leon Jeanne
Mark Perry (although I think a knee injury did for him)
Kevin Gallen (when I was a student and he burst on the scene I bet my housemate he would end up with more top flight goals than Ian Rush)
Joey Barton (I was stupid)
M'Bia or whatever his name was
Granero
All those big money signings bar Remy |  | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 15:11 - May 11 with 2267 views | Dorse |
For me, it was Pacquette. Used to play a lot of Champ Manager and I always felt (unfairly) that if he could just be a bit more like his digital persona, we'd be unstoppable! The folly of youth. I remember thinking he's going to make all the difference, when he was brought on in the play-off final.
From roughly that same era, Shabazz Baido and Dennis Oli.
Sammy Koejoe? Hoped for bigger things than just his arse, which had its own postcode. |  |
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| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 15:53 - May 11 with 2172 views | R_from_afar |
Stefan Bailey: I thought we'd unearthed a rare find, a high quality, tough tackling central midfielder.
Antonio German: I wrongly believed we had ourselves a decent, old fashioned no.9. Wrong again, sadly  |  |
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| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 16:37 - May 11 with 2063 views | VancouverHoop |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 15:10 - May 11 by GaryBannister86 |
Leon Jeanne
Mark Perry (although I think a knee injury did for him)
Kevin Gallen (when I was a student and he burst on the scene I bet my housemate he would end up with more top flight goals than Ian Rush)
Joey Barton (I was stupid)
M'Bia or whatever his name was
Granero
All those big money signings bar Remy |
Granero "Bang average" ???
96 games for Real Madrid and almost 250 for other top flight teams in Spain. | | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 17:01 - May 11 with 2011 views | Padulas_Shampoo |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 15:11 - May 11 by Dorse |
For me, it was Pacquette. Used to play a lot of Champ Manager and I always felt (unfairly) that if he could just be a bit more like his digital persona, we'd be unstoppable! The folly of youth. I remember thinking he's going to make all the difference, when he was brought on in the play-off final.
From roughly that same era, Shabazz Baido and Dennis Oli.
Sammy Koejoe? Hoped for bigger things than just his arse, which had its own postcode. |
Pacquette actually started the playoff final. Andy Thomson came on for him in the second half. |  | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 17:14 - May 11 with 1972 views | numptydumpty |
Another one from the money bags era.
Had already achieved and thought it was amazing that we were signing such players.
Shaun Wright Phillips !!!
No other words necessary... | |
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| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 17:16 - May 11 with 1967 views | flynnbo |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 17:01 - May 11 by Padulas_Shampoo |
Pacquette actually started the playoff final. Andy Thomson came on for him in the second half. |
Recall a huge banner was unfurled about him putting it in the net. Could equally have been an angling reference, I suppose. |  | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 17:26 - May 11 with 1931 views | JamesB1979 |
Jordan Mutch and Park Ji Sung. Thought these were very good signings at the time. | | | |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 17:38 - May 11 with 1887 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Clive Walker.
Sure, he showed flashes.... |  |
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| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 17:43 - May 11 with 1861 views | izlingtonhoop |
| Players who you thought would be brilliant but ended up being bang average !!! on 17:38 - May 11 by BrianMcCarthy |
Clive Walker.
Sure, he showed flashes.... |
Oooof..! |  | | |
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