[Albion] Albion nearly men

[dejavuatbtn]

Expected great things, but never really happened.

I will kick off with

David Gipp

Ian Muir

Kevin McGarrigle

I’d put Muir in the “wasn’t given a chance” category. He did make it, big time, but not with us.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

I was stunned then and I am now at how many people thought Rohan Ince was good when he broke into the team.

I thought he was absolutely appalling. Now playing for Woking.

 

[zamora the merrier]

The first correct answer. The ones above are not remotely nearly.

CMS for me too - so far below what I thought he was going to be

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I still think that one of our biggest mistakes was made by Barry Lloyd not signing Steve Palmer when he came back from university. He was a mainstay of our most successful youth team and would have been the then equivalent of Dunk.

 

[herecomesaregular]

I still think that one of our biggest mistakes was made by Barry Lloyd not signing Steve Palmer when he came back from university. He was a mainstay of our most successful youth team and would have been the then equivalent of Dunk.

I wouldn't be too harsh on Lloyd, he made some great signings.

 

[Robinjakarta]

Terry Stanley

I remember him and thought he was way out of his depth.

Alan Duffy.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Could we argue Aaron Connolly as his second strike curled past the spurs keeper?

 

[DJ NOBO]

Junior McDougald

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I’d put Muir in the “wasn’t given a chance” category. He did make it, big time, but not with us.

If you want to call Tranmere Rovers big time . . . then yes, l suppose he did!

 

[Screaming J]

Mick Ferguson

Alan Biley

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Yea, I remember having high hopes of Ferguson because I seem to remember he did have a pretty good track record before moving to us (Coventry?) but he never seemed to do much - although I do remember the winner he got in a 1-0 at Millwall!

 

[Invicta]

Giles Stille. Around a while in the old 1st Div. Often sub I think.

Great name though!

 

[PFW]

Richard Tiltman

 

[seagull 1979]

Roland Bergkamp on name alone

 

[el punal]

Was never our player . . . fortunately.

Perhaps you could change the surname to Knight though. Ok so he did alright for us, but could, and indeed should, have gone on to much greater things.

Oh I know he was never “our” player but I had to come up with my-tongue-in-cheekiness contribution.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

If you want to call Tranmere Rovers big time . . . then yes, l suppose he did!

I wasn’t saying TR were big time, but as a pro footballer with an average getting on for a goal every two games, 5 Wembley appearances and a tag of a TR club legend, I guess a majority of pro footballers would have been quite happy with a career like that.

 

[METALMICKY]

Stuart Myall - I thought we were going to see our first £1m player, but sadly I was a long way wrong on this one.

Joel Lynch - Ok made a decent career as a centre back, but looked a quality prospect, when he broke through at left back.

Joe Gatting - Gifted footballer and cricketer ended up disappointing in both.

You obviously weren't party to the average Eastbourne Saturday night out regards to Myall and Lynch. Both nice fellas but a little to keen on the booze. Myall was told by Brady he was overweight and word got back to the club about Lynch's big night outs. To his great credit Lynch when he was moved on he knuckled down and has had a decent career.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Giles Stille. Around a while in the old 1st Div. Often sub I think.

Great name though!

Got to know Giles when he was with us. Really nice guy. He got an injury that the club medics misdiagnosed and mistreated for a long time and it impacted on his long term future in the game, which was really sad because, as you suggest, he was a pretty good footballer.

 

[METALMICKY]

Richard Tiltman

Surely you meant Mark Farrington!

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Alan Duffy - such high hopes.
Graeme Smith - nearly got near the ball occasionally.

 

[Pevenseagull]

McGarrigle was the guy they thought we would sell for a million. WTF happened to him?

Wasn't he potentially going to Newcastle for £1m at some point? Instead ended up at Blyth Spartans ... at least that's geographically close.