What could have been: Transfers that nearly happened

[Paxton Dazo]

I saw an article that got posted on Twitter the other day from 2008 which was about Tottenham being desperate to sign Stewart Downing. We was prepared to pay £8, 000, 000 AND give them 'flop' Gareth Bale, too.

 

[AnotherArch]

Eric Cantona at Sheffield Wednesday ?

Then what about Paul Holsgrove ? A transfer that did happen, but he only nearly played for us. (But we actually made £100K !)

 

[Paxton Dazo]

John Hartson failed a medical at Spurs, before signing for West Ham

What a player.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Was it Villa who were offered Falcao for like 4m one year? Turned it down and now he's going for £53m

 

[littlehampton seagull]

didnt we have a choice between Wright and Paul McCarthy and chose the latter. Who was pretty good

It was steve penny we signed instead of wright.

 

[jessiejames]

Middlesbrough were set to sign Rayes before Arsenal snapped him up at the last minute,7 days later he scored an own goal against Boro to send them through to the league cup final.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

We nearly signed Peter Withe under Peter Taylor, and Tony Woodcock under Alan Mullery.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Arsenal basically had first dibs on ibtahimovic and cristiano ronaldo but dithered for too long

ZLATAN DOESN'T DO AUDITIONS

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Gazza and Shearer to united

 

[BHAWise]

Trail or TRIAL?

Predictive text. I am so very sorry the I and a are the wrong way round, thanks for pointing it out though.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I saw an article that got posted on Twitter the other day from 2008 which was about Tottenham being desperate to sign Stewart Downing. We was prepared to pay £8, 000, 000 AND give them 'flop' Gareth Bale, too.

Thud to Fulham, Bale to Ajax

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

didn't John Aldridge choose Oxford over us ?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Eric Cantona at Sheffield Wednesday ?

Then what about Paul Holsgrove ? A transfer that did happen, but he only nearly played for us. (But we actually made £100K !)

I feel missing out of Hartson cost us greatness

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

How come everyone is forgetting we nearly signed Michael Owen

 

[jharris]

Peter Beagrie nearly joined up whilst at Middlesbro but went to Sheff Utd instead.
Ken Armstrong of Southampton posed in our 83-84 season squad photo before turning down the chance to join us.

 

[Stat Brother]

Also Beckham' on trial with tottenham and were both deemed not good enough for the premiership!

I find that hard to believe.

Either Bruce or Hughes recounts Ferguson personally showing a 14 year old Beckham round the away dressing room at Upton Park.
As you can image the 'old guard' knew the gaffer was onto a good thing.

 

[the wanderbus]

We nearly signed Peter Withe under Peter Taylor, and Tony Woodcock under Alan Mullery.

Mullery also had the opportunity to sign Didier Six but turned it down . Six went on to become a regular in the French side that contained Platini, Rocheteau, Batiston Tigana Giresse.......

 

[Paxton Dazo]

I find that hard to believe.

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It's true. Venables didn't want him.

 

[Stat Brother]

It's true. Venables didn't want him.

Fair do's, I wonder what the time scale between the 2 events are.

Anyhoo my Spurs colleague often talks about how close to being slung out Bale was.

 

[Uncle C]

and who can forget andrei kanchelskis?

I never knew so I could not forget. It seems to be something of an 'in' joke on here, but what happened.