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Title: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Doore on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 15:10:32
I give you:

Tommy Johnson
Michael Bridges
Ledley King - better than Terry by a mile when fit.



Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Bogus Dave on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 15:12:57
Emile Heskey
Michael Owen


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: london_red on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 15:20:39
Jermaine Pennant
Chris Eagles
Micah Richards - just for how hyped he was a year or two ago, still has time to get better.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Bogus Dave on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 15:22:35
Danny Cademartri


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: tans on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 15:25:50
Jamie Slabber
Tony Thorpe
Francis Jeffers


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Doore on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 15:40:46
Lee Sharpe.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: bigbobjoylove on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 15:44:44
Nii Lamptey


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: leefer on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 15:46:22
Jamie Slabber
Tony Thorpe
Francis Jeffers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Thorpe

Great record.....his potential had already been fullfilled by the time he got to us.



Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: pride_of_wilts on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:00:11
Stan Collymore
Juan Veron
Theo Walcott could possibly be added to this list but he has time to improve
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Tomas Brolin
Sergei Rebrov
Djemba Djemba
Winston Bogarde and the name of his autobiography had me in stitches...."This Nigger Bows To No-One....Really"
Seth Johnson


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Processed Beats on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:00:58
Kleberson.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Barry Scott on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:10:50
Alan Smith
Harry Kewell
Paul Robinson
Lee Bowyer
Jonathan Woodgate
Rio Ferdinand
Kieron Dyer
Scott Parker (Although he's coming good now.)
Anelka


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: glos_robin on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:19:35
Chris Kirkland (Should be England number one but injuries stop him reaching those levels)
Gazza (Could have been a world beater)
Denilson (once the worlds most expensive player)
Reyes (left Arsenal and downhill since)


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:20:49
Freddy Adu


Im sure veron just won player of the year in argentina?


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: adje on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:25:23
Sonny Pike!And,unfortunately,Andy Caton.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Crispy on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:26:13
Didn't reach his full potential for a totally different reason, and i don't mean any disrespect by this, but Jimmy Davis.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: jayohaitchenn on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:27:46
Super Sam Parkin


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: glos_robin on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:29:23
Controversial maybe but Titus Bramble was tipped for big things but was ultimately the Premiership Ifil.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Processed Beats on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:44:48
Cherno Samba.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Tails on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:45:32
Leon Knight


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: DV on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:48:10
Richard Wright


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Samdy Gray on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:48:14
Jamie Robus.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: STFC_Gazza on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 17:14:18
Leigh Mills
David Stroud
Jody Morris


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: jimbob on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 17:22:22
hoddle - should have had 100+ england caps
jamie redknapp - injury hampered his career for sure


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: leefer on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 17:23:35
Lee Trundle...brilliant player now at Neath in his early thirties.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: townforever on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 18:03:27
Jamie Robus.

Seconded.  Had magicial dancing feet and electric pace


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 18:33:46
robus could pick out a pass too, shame he got ideas above his station.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Lumps on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 18:46:50
Rio Ferdinand
Honours
Club
Manchester United
Premier League (4): 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
Football League Cup (2): 2005–06, 2008–09
FA Community Shield (3): 2003, 2007, 2008
UEFA Champions League (1): 2007–08
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Individual
PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2001–02 (Leeds), 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 (Manchester United)
FIFPro World XI: 2007–08

Fuck yeah! What a fucking waste of a career that's been. Loser!


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: LucienSanchez on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 18:48:16
That lad James Williams we had. I thought he'd go on to be ace, but after a 0-4 (i think?) defeat against the Tractor Boys in which he gifted them a goal and generally had a 'mare, he sort of disappeared.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Freddies Ferret on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 18:50:46
Lee holmes


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Barry Scott on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 19:17:08
Honours
Club
Manchester United
Premier League (4): 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
Football League Cup (2): 2005–06, 2008–09
FA Community Shield (3): 2003, 2007, 2008
UEFA Champions League (1): 2007–08
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Individual
PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2001–02 (Leeds), 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 (Manchester United)
FIFPro World XI: 2007–08

Fuck yeah! What a fucking waste of a career that's been. Loser!

I was fishing lumps. Most of those were from a Leeds team of the same era, so thought i'd just name all the ones I could actually think of. Bridges was already named, forgot Viduka though. :)


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: sonicyouth on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 09:14:35
pele


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: THE FLASH on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 09:36:44
Danny Cademartri

Bah....this was going to be my suggestion...

So...Brett Angell


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Frigby Daser on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 09:44:44
Darren Eadie, Alan Young and the other youth teamer we sent to Celtic at the time for a trial, Yannick Kammanan (sp? ripped us to shreds in a pre-season for Spurs years back, was unbelievable - never seen again...


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Don Rogers Shop on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 10:00:25
Steve Mildenhall. Always thoght he had the ability to do better than he did in the end.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: STFC_Gazza on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 10:01:41
dean ashton


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: STFCROB on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 10:09:30
Lukas Jutiekwicz
Ben Tozer
Lloyd Opara
Ricky Shakes
Charlie Comyn Platt


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: yeo on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 10:15:06
haha ace! 8)


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: donkey on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 10:17:55
Darren Eadie, Alan Young and the other youth teamer we sent to Celtic at the time for a trial, Yannick Kammanan (sp? ripped us to shreds in a pre-season for Spurs years back, was unbelievable - never seen again...

Bryan Smith?


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Lumps on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 20:41:58
Gazza.

He should have been incredible. Pity he was mental.

Why am I talking about him in the past tense?


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: STFC_Gazza on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 20:47:26
Joey Barton


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: tans on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 20:52:21
Lukas Jutiekwicz

?


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: Arch Stanton on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 21:22:28
Fuck it, I'll say it shall I - Joey Beauchamp.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: leefer on Thursday, July 29, 2010, 21:29:13
Paul Rideout?...great career but no England caps,should have been capped with his talent.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: china red on Friday, July 30, 2010, 00:34:18
Rideout played for the local team here in Chongqing for a season and was quite the superstar.


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: tans on Friday, July 30, 2010, 00:47:30
What is your avatar china?


Title: Re: Players who didn't fulfill their potential
Post by: china red on Friday, July 30, 2010, 00:49:38
Pig face