He was thought of as the make weight for Bruna but soon proved himself a hell of a playerTom Ince was always being heralded as the next big thing when he started out at Liverpool and so was surprised he came to us.
We actually set out to sign Geraldo Bruna, Liverpool gave us Tom ince as a BOGOFF, the story around Liverpool at the time was they just wanted rid of him so his father would bugger off from the training ground.Tom Ince was always being heralded as the next big thing when he started out at Liverpool and so was surprised he came to us.
Beat me to it!He was thought of as the make weight for Bruna but soon proved himself a hell of a player
Absolutely fantastic, skillful player who definitely should have played at a higher levelIt didn’t last long, but the late, great Alan Groves.
Think he came to us on loan after a bad knee injury, trying to regain his fitness. It was obvious in the handful of games he played that his vision and footballing ability was way above our level, even with just 1 good leg.Gary Shaw. European Cup winner with Aston Villa. We were the first club he moved to after that as we bummed about in the third tier.
I was just going to say that!Kevin Sheedy. I thought he was going to be the midfield fulcrum we needed.
Instead he was a lightweight piece of crud.
I saw Alan Groves' first game for us away at Stoke and he was brilliant. Sadly he never quite did it again in his few remaining games.Groves made 15 appearances for us and just one goal, before he died.
The reasonably big name player I thought was going to be absolute class and then wasn't (other than Andy Reid) was Roman Bednar.Marlon Harewood!
However, we had just gone up to the prem but remember thinking he would be some player for us as he had a good goal scoring record through the years with Forest and West Ham.
Apart from his debut, it didnt really work out for us.
I first remember Alan Groves in the first game of the season against Oldham.I saw Alan Groves' first game for us away at Stoke and he was brilliant. Sadly he never quite did it again in his few remaining games.
Total gash. Never witnessed before or since a player who lost all his skills that quickly.. Pub playerKevin Sheedy. I thought he was going to be the midfield fulcrum we needed.
Instead he was a lightweight piece of crud.
He might have lost his skills, but over the years we have signed many who never had them in the first placeTotal gash. Never witnessed before or since a player who lost all his skills that quickly.. Pub player
Shit, forgot about Bednar.The reasonably big name player I thought was going to be absolute class and then wasn't (other than Andy Reid) was Roman Bednar.
But he recovered quickly from his awful Injuries and scored a hat-trick the following week.Roy Race. It made news all around the world. Unfortunately first day of training he fell down a foxhole at Squires Gate and was so badly injured both his legs were amputated.