Temuri ketsbaia, they showed a replay of us playing Newcastle everyday for three weeks after school, and I was sure it was a new game every time. Decent player in that game.
That player you remember - for some strange reason
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Shefki Quqi have taken a small place in my brain.
Junichi Inamoto. I think he has a goal against us
Ronny Rosenthal
Anders Limpar
Ronny Rosenthal
Anders Limpar
Paul Warhurst. Anytime a defender scores in a run of games it reminds me of Warhurst. Centre Half that randomly became a (prolific) centre forward for a short while.
http://www.wsc.co.uk/features/14127...ly-became-the-country-s-most-fearsome-striker
http://www.wsc.co.uk/features/14127...ly-became-the-country-s-most-fearsome-striker
Guiliano Maiorana
Fabio Paim - during the boom cycle of United and Portuguese wingers, he was supposedly the next in line to wow us after Ronaldo and Nani. Supposedly he was an incredible youngster at under level, which, at the time immediately drew comparisons to Ronaldo. Then, over time, nothing ever came of it, or him, seemingly, but I was left perennially checking on the player until finally accepted that it's never going to happen.
No idea what became of him, but definitely the first name that came to mind when I read the title.
Febian Brandy - another youngster great things were expected of before he faded into absolute obscurity. Is he even a pro-level player anymore?
Rodrigo Possebon - Running theme here... looked the business until he got smashed by Pogatetz, then his career just crumbled.
No idea what became of him, but definitely the first name that came to mind when I read the title.
Febian Brandy - another youngster great things were expected of before he faded into absolute obscurity. Is he even a pro-level player anymore?
Rodrigo Possebon - Running theme here... looked the business until he got smashed by Pogatetz, then his career just crumbled.
John Richards (Wolves) my favourite ever non United player.
I watch him regularly. He's a deep-lying playmaker these days and his set piece ability is crazily enough still better than any United player's.
Perhaps too good to be named as random, but Scott Parker winning FWA Footballer of the Year ahead of Bale at relegated West Ham comes to mind.
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Øjvind Leonhardsen. Cool name, biggest achievement was being voted best player without the ball in Norway.
When I read this topic Yaya Banana is the first name that came to mind.
Reason? The name and the yellow sochaux shirt he was wearing at the time.
Reason? The name and the yellow sochaux shirt he was wearing at the time.
Edmundo... Got a monkey drunk
Dammit came in here to say Ndlovu! Mental that someone else had him in the third post.
Lee Hendrie
Kevin Lisbie...he scored a hat trick in a PL game against Liverpool and the commentator even said possibly the only league hat trick he will ever score... turned out right
Kevin Lisbie...he scored a hat trick in a PL game against Liverpool and the commentator even said possibly the only league hat trick he will ever score... turned out right
Oh I remember him, but for a different reason. In Polish pronounciation of his last name sounds as dick which back then hearing commentator saying it live on TV was the most hilarious thing in the world
Shefki Kuqi - that diving celebration
Anthony R. Buck (Tony Buck)
Played for Rochdale 68-72, 29 goals in 82 apps.
Had the same name as City's captain but surname spelt differently. Probably that's the reason I remember him. Or maybe the fact our family moved to within a stones-throw of Spotland Rd from Fallowfield, Manchester. Never really adjusted to life out in the sticks!
Played for Rochdale 68-72, 29 goals in 82 apps.
Had the same name as City's captain but surname spelt differently. Probably that's the reason I remember him. Or maybe the fact our family moved to within a stones-throw of Spotland Rd from Fallowfield, Manchester. Never really adjusted to life out in the sticks!
Mickaël Madar, signed by Everton from PSG. Scored on his debut against Palace. Looked like a porn star. Played like one too.
Mauricio Tarrico
Bosko Balaban
Juan Pablo Angel
Michael Ricketts
David Bentley
Steed Malbranque
James Beattie
Gaizka Mendieta
David Dunn
Oliver Dacourt
Bosko Balaban
Juan Pablo Angel
Michael Ricketts
David Bentley
Steed Malbranque
James Beattie
Gaizka Mendieta
David Dunn
Oliver Dacourt
Marian Parhars. The Latvian Michael Owen. Really wanted us to sign him.
I was a student back then and one of my flat-mates was a huge saints fan. He wrote a letter to the home office explaining why Parhars should get a work permit. I swear to god this is true!
LMAO you're so old and your mates are nerds.
He he one training session before the game where a reporter commented that he watched him in training and thought that there was no chance he would be signed as he was clearly not good enough for the first team and didn't think anything about it but Dia was given a 1 month contract.
The only reason he came on was due to Le Tissier's injury, there were only fullbacks and centre halves on the bench so he thought he would throw Dia on to try to make a nuisance of himself, which to the say the least didn't go well as expected.
Although the man was a blagger, he had a dream he set out to do it and achieved it.
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Scored his first European goal against us for Celtic at OT.
Scored his first European goal against us for Celtic at OT.
Jonathan Pitroipa - because a commentary at Serbian Eurosport kept calling him Pitropia.
Geoff Horsfield - For some reason, after watching him once, I thought he would go on and score 15+ in the Prem when he was at WBA back in 2004.
Cha Du-Ri - Never followed the Scottish league, but who could forget a name like that.
Bogdan Stelea - The Romanian gk who had a shaven head and therefore stood out when they all dyed their hair blonde against Croatia in the 1998 World Cup
Geoff Horsfield - For some reason, after watching him once, I thought he would go on and score 15+ in the Prem when he was at WBA back in 2004.
Cha Du-Ri - Never followed the Scottish league, but who could forget a name like that.
Bogdan Stelea - The Romanian gk who had a shaven head and therefore stood out when they all dyed their hair blonde against Croatia in the 1998 World Cup
Fernando Cavenaghi
Sharbel Touma
Francesco Bolzoni
Alberto Paloschi
Javier Saviola
Aaron Mokoena
Sharbel Touma
Francesco Bolzoni
Alberto Paloschi
Javier Saviola
Aaron Mokoena
Chema played in Valladolid in the 00s. In the Spanish version of Sesame street, the baker was called Chema (a short version of Jose Manuel).
The thing is, I thought his name was funny/simple for a footballer, so every year I spent the whole game in Riazor narrating his match for my friends. "Chema tries a dribble"," all eyes attentive to Chema "," Chema this, Chema the other ". The game against Valladolid was really expected for the jokes.
At the end he gave us his shirt.
I also name Brian Grampon. He played in Lugo at the beginning of the 90s. He came to Lugo in winter, to try to save the team in his first season in Segunda. He came from the lower categories of Ajax, enough to be treated like a galactico. I do not know anything else about the rest of his career
The thing is, I thought his name was funny/simple for a footballer, so every year I spent the whole game in Riazor narrating his match for my friends. "Chema tries a dribble"," all eyes attentive to Chema "," Chema this, Chema the other ". The game against Valladolid was really expected for the jokes.
At the end he gave us his shirt.
Ever heard of hooligans, be them football hooligans or just general ones who like a bit of a fight or a riot?
Hooligan and Hoolahan are both Irish names and almost certainly just different spellings of the same name. There was an Irish family with the last name Hooligan in London in the late 1800s and they and their mates were notoriously rowdy lawbreakers. They became infamous enough for hooligan to become a new word to describe violent folk.
Hmmm, maybe in a few years Gerrard could mean someone who slips at the last hurdle.
Ben Thornley, great prospect who Just didn't look after himself.
Oh, thanks for that.
John Pantsil for his half sleeve full sleeve shirts.
Solano for sure.
Special mention to Huckerby.
Zenden that used to play for Chelsea
Go on, try to spell his first name
Marelon Harewood
Always looked like he just finished eating a sandwich when on pitch
Always looked like he just finished eating a sandwich when on pitch
Daniel Braaten
Always signed him from some Norwegian team in CM 03/04 (for only 55k) and played him as a Striker (he was a left winger). He's score at least a goal per game. He'd become the best player in the game pretty much.
In real life he had a short stint at Bolton and played for Toulous.
Trond Erik-Bertelsen
Similar deal, would buy him from some other Norwegian team (for 30k) and play him at LB (was a LW/LB), and he'd become the best LB going around. I have no idea how he went in real life, I don't think he got up to much.
Didn't matter which team I played (Palermo, Nottingham Forest, QPR, Nuremberg, BVB, Angers) I'd always buy them.
Always signed him from some Norwegian team in CM 03/04 (for only 55k) and played him as a Striker (he was a left winger). He's score at least a goal per game. He'd become the best player in the game pretty much.
In real life he had a short stint at Bolton and played for Toulous.
Trond Erik-Bertelsen
Similar deal, would buy him from some other Norwegian team (for 30k) and play him at LB (was a LW/LB), and he'd become the best LB going around. I have no idea how he went in real life, I don't think he got up to much.
Didn't matter which team I played (Palermo, Nottingham Forest, QPR, Nuremberg, BVB, Angers) I'd always buy them.
John Sivebæk
Scored the only goal in my first ever visit to OT in a 1-0 win over QPR.
Possibly his only ever goal for the club.
Scored the only goal in my first ever visit to OT in a 1-0 win over QPR.
Possibly his only ever goal for the club.
Oh and it was Fergie's first home game. And it was my birthday.
I *think* Fergie presented Brian McClair with a gold.boot before the match but that might have been another time...
Ruel Fox - Speedy Tottenham & Norwich winger, kind of like Aaron Lennon but less good.
Jesper Gronkjaer - name sounded like Solskjaer and played for Chelsea so I remembered him.
Jason Lee - Rumoured to have a head shaped like a pineapple for Notts Forest in the early 90s
Pierre van Hooijdonk - Bad boy from the dutch eredivisie
Kinki Kinkladze - The only good player to play for City in the 90s
Lucas Radabe - South African dude, played in the premier for years
Jesper Gronkjaer - name sounded like Solskjaer and played for Chelsea so I remembered him.
Jason Lee - Rumoured to have a head shaped like a pineapple for Notts Forest in the early 90s
Pierre van Hooijdonk - Bad boy from the dutch eredivisie
Kinki Kinkladze - The only good player to play for City in the 90s
Lucas Radabe - South African dude, played in the premier for years