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Players Who Never Quite Reached Their Potential

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  1. hbk4894

    hbk4894 Active Member

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    which Footballers have you seen that you think have got potential but have never quite reached their potential

    i think Matt Jansen a big example , a few years ago playing for Blackburn and Bolton , looking like a top player , now playing non league football
     
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  2. Bib Fortuna's Maw

    Bib Fortuna's Maw Well-Known Member

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    This guy

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  3. Girvan Loyal 1690

    Girvan Loyal 1690 Nobody's safe now

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    Stephen Crainey's big brother <laugh>

    what a mess of a man. He should have IF ONLY tatood on his foreheed

    PS I met Snodgrass in "Jail" good guy <ok>
     
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  4. LennyIsFromVenus

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    Charlie Miller
     
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  5. irishgreen

    irishgreen Well-Known Member

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    George Best. FACT.
     
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  6. Go G YellowScreen

    Go G YellowScreen Well-Known Member

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    Wayne Rooney.
     
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  7. MrT

    MrT Well-Known Member

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    A player who never reached his hype.

    Now his career's on the wayne.
     
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  8. Go G YellowScreen

    Go G YellowScreen Well-Known Member

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    And he's an ugly bastard.

    Ahm nae good at puns :embarrassed:
     
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    Brian Laudrup

    Paul Gascoigne

    Wayne Biggins
     
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  10. MrT

    MrT Well-Known Member

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    Marc Vivien Foe.
     
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  11. irishgreen

    irishgreen Well-Known Member

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    Alex Higgins.
    Jimmy White.
     
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  12. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    Stan Collymore
    And one criminally under-used for England: Matt Le Tissier
     
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  13. irishgreen

    irishgreen Well-Known Member

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    Tiss was class but played his own game.
     
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  14. Mind The Duck

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    Alan Shearer

    Newcastle <doh>
     
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    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    "Charley, it was you, you remember that night down in the garden you came in my dressing room and said kid, this ain't your night... we're goin' for the price on Wilson, you remember that? This ain't your night? My night, I could've taken Wilson apart... so what happens? He gets a title shot outdoors in a ballpark, what do I get? a one way ticket to palookaville You was my brother Charley, you should've looked out for me a little bit. You should've taken care of me a little bit so I wouldn't have to take them dives for the short end money..." Charley: "I had some bets down for ya, you saw some money.." Terry: "You don't understand I could've had class, I coulda been a contender, I could've been somebody... instead of a bum which is what I am, let's face it............ It was you, Charley."
     
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  17. irishgreen

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    Thank you Marlon, have an Oscar. <ok>
     
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  18. Joe!

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    Le Tiss definitely reached his potential, but you're right, that was criminal.

    Ronnie Ekelund played 17 games for Saints while on loan from Barcelona and he was incredible. Injury then ruined his career. A similar thing can be said for Jesper Blomqvist.
     
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    Tom Huddlestone
     
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    Joe Cole
     
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