First post..be gentle! old Albion players...

[scoobieschmuck]

Hi guys, this is my first post here and I'm glad to be amongst friends.

The question I wanted to ask was which ex-Albion player do you think never fulfilled their potential?
I am now related to one and heard he was good but even he said he wasted his talent.. btw, he is in his early 50's now.
I'll reveal who if I don't hear terrible things...haha

All the best and Merry Christmas in advance.

 

[Giraffe]

First few that come to me.

Robert Codner
Leon Knight
Ian Chapman (great for us, but perhaps should have moved on earlier in his career especially as the club went backwards)
Jake Robinson

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Gary Stevens - even though he was good, he could have been better if uninjured.

 

[Lincoln Imp]

Peter Ward

 

[Icy Gull]

Nicky Rust. Looked great when we first got him from Arsenal (?) was injured for a while, came back and went downhill rapidly.

Mark Gall - injury cut short one of my favourite Albion player's career.

Jeff Minton, looked destined for great things when he went to Port Vale after having shone for us, never happened.

Rod Thomas, so much skill, never really made it.

 

[Giraffe]

Nicky Bissett, looked great but then suffered a broken leg and was never the same player again.

Could say the same for Adam Hinshelwood. Called up to England U21 squad, but injury prevented him from going and knee problems got rapidly worse leading to him returning early.

 

[dougdeep]

Gary Stevens - even though he was good, he could have been better if uninjured.

Madness. Do you think he liked getting injured?

 

[Icy Gull]

Gary Stevens - even though he was good, he could have been better if uninjured.

Another victim of thug Vinnie Jones?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I really do feel Codner could have been something special had he applied himself.

 

[strings]

I always thought that Adam Hinshelwood looked like a fantastic prospect, but he was unlucky with injury.

I would also agree with the Jake Robinson comment by Giraffe - although labeling him 'South coast Rooney' probably didn't help.

 

[narly101]

Kerry Mayo - could have been the best left back we've ever had, but he wasn't.

 

[narly101]

Also - the OP did say he's in his early 50's............... So Leon Knight and Jake Robinson are a little young to fit the bill.

 

[Icy Gull]

I always thought that Adam Hinshelwood looked like a fantastic prospect, but he was unlucky with injury.

I would also agree with the Jake Robinson comment by Giraffe - although labeling him 'South coast Rooney' probably didn't help.

Thought it was South Coast Owen?

 

[Return of the Rev]

glen geard!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Gary Stevens - even though he was good, he could have been better if uninjured.

Good shout. He could have gone on to greater things. Shame
Steve Gatting possibly.

 

[Superphil]

Kevin McGarrigle, I seem to remember him being widely priased and tipped in 442 magazine to be one for the future.

 

[scoobieschmuck]

Well....he's been named in here! ;-)

 

[algie]

Out of all the ones mentioned the only one i would say is Leon Knight. He had the talent no doubt but completely wasted it.

 

[algie]

Kerry Mayo - could have been the best left back we've ever had, but he wasn't.

Very funny

 

[Dave the OAP]

Robert Isaac He was class