[Albion] Man United wonderkid JJ Gabriel

[GT49er]

I looked now, and seriously...Get in the f***ing sea.

Gabriel's family has played a crucial role in his development, managing his career with superstardom in mind. His father....., changed the family's surname to Gabriel, making him more brandable.

More brandable? More pronounceable more like! All ready for Warren's commentaries on Radio Sussex when he leaves that shambles and heads south to a better club!

 

[Statto]

I had to Google his dad, but I do remember him actually. Arsenal loanee, about 2006/7. Didn't he make his debut in a fa cup game v Wast ham at upton park? (A big draw at the time for us). Lost 3-0. A pretty un-spectacular player to put it mildly.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I had to Google his dad, but I do remember him actually. Arsenal loanee, about 2006/7. Didn't he make his debut in a fa cup game v Wast ham at upton park? (A big draw at the time for us). Lost 3-0

No idea how that side lost that game...

West Ham: Carroll, Dailly, Ferdinand, Gabbidon, McCartney, Benayoun, Mullins, Noble, Boa Morte, Cole (Zamora 68), Tevez.

Brighton: Henderson, O'Cearuill, Lynch, Butters, Mayo, Fraser, El-Abd, Hammond, Frutos, Revell, Robinson.

 

[Notters]

Thankfully for us there is also Wikipedia, which informs me Big Joe played a massive 8 (eight) matches for the Albion. In which, if I recall correctly, he was terrible in.....ooooh....about eight of them.

I was thinking that Chat GPT must have standards

 

[AZ Gull]

He Played INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL!?!?!?!?! God he was shit.

The best part of it is that his two international caps came in May 2007, so immediately on the back of his loan stint with us! (He made three appearances for the ROI U-21 side in Feb/March 2007 when he was with us on loan). Technically he might even have still been an Albioin-registered player when he got his full caps.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

No idea how that side lost that game...

West Ham: Carroll, Dailly, Ferdinand, Gabbidon, McCartney, Benayoun, Mullins, Noble, Boa Morte, Cole (Zamora 68), Tevez.

Brighton: Henderson, O'Cearuill, Lynch, Butters, Mayo, Fraser, El-Abd, Hammond, Frutos, Revell, Robinson.

Perhaps because (bless him) Kerry Mayo was "marking" Carlos Tevez.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Perhaps because (bless him) Kerry Mayo was "marking" Carlos Tevez.

If my memory is correct first half Tevez was more central and Big Guy Butters had him in his pocket. 0-0 at half time. They moved Tevez out wide second half and unfortunately it wasn’t a repeat of Johnny Crumplin Football Genius vs John Barnes from 1991.

The best part of it is that his two international caps came in May 2007, so immediately on the back of his loan stint with us! (He made three appearances for the ROI U-21 side in Feb/March 2007 when he was with us on loan). Technically he might even have still been an Albioin-registered player when he got his full caps.

He was only on a short term loan, he returned to Arsenal in March 2007.

I think we wanted to loan him for the half season but the player only wanted a month by month deal and I’m sure the rules were that the longest a short term loan deal could be back then was 3 months so he had to return to Arsenal.

 

[portlock seagull]

No one is going to get that without Googling. I can't remember/never heard of the bloke and I was doing pretty much every game home and away when he supposedly played for us.

This. I can’t recall him and must have watched every appearance.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

If my memory is correct first half Tevez was more central and Big Guy Butters had him in his pocket. 0-0 at half time. They moved Tevez out wide second half and unfortunately it wasn’t a repeat of Johnny Crumplin Football Genius vs John Barnes from 1991.

I can't remember whether Rio Ferdinand had similar difficulty, when we introduced Joe Gatting in the second half?

 

[bluenitsuj]

Wonderkid

 

[Withdean South Stand]

I can't remember whether Rio Ferdinand had similar difficulty, when we introduced Joe Gatting in the second half?

(Anton).

But still a fair question!

 

[East Staffs Gull]

We've had quite a few - across a very wide range of abilities....

Keown
Dickov
Flatts
Sidwell
Barrett
O'Cearuill
Hoyte
Akpom
Shaaban!

Indeed. I was trying to recall when we had two on loan at the same time.

 

[Gwylan]

We've had quite a few - across a very wide range of abilities....

Keown
Dickov
Flatts
Sidwell
Barrett
O'Cearuill
Hoyte
Akpom
Shaaban!

Frank Stapleton - when he could only move with a zimmer frame?

O'Cearuill and Barrett were particulary awful, although neither was as bad as Gislason who I'd name as the worst Albion player I've seen (and there's some pretty stiff competition)

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Frank Stapleton - when he could only move with a zimmer frame?

O'Cearuill and Barrett were particulary awful, although neither was as bad as Gislason who I'd name as the worst Albion player I've seen (and there's some pretty stiff competition)

Stapleton played for us on a short term contract. He'd left Arsenal for Man United 13 years before he joined us and played for another 8 teams before joining us.

 

[dstanman]

No pressure on the lad then

 

[Hamilton]

Vague memories of the name.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Tevez v Mayo lol.

I don't remember Joe O'C being THAT bad. But it was in an era of underwhelming loan signings. Gavin Hoyte and Ali John anyone?

The sort of loan spell so underwhelming it didn't even manage to get a shirt hung up outside the bogs in Dick's Bar

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

No, not a prospective signing. I just happened to spot this in the news about a 14 year old at Man United who is apparently one of the most sought after youngsters in Europe, with Barcelona after him amongst others. His name is JJ Gabriel.

They say footballing talent is often inherited through the genes, in which case JJ's mother must have been incredible. Because I've just discovered that his Dad is somebody who might well appear in a few people's Worst Albion XIs of all time.

Just for fun, and with no Googling: have a guess!

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Not googled.

Georges Santos?

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Weirdly he came up in a conversation the other day I was having with a few mates about a Withdean worst XI!

 

[DJ NOBO]

Bloody hell. I'd forgotten that name. No, not him. But thank you for reminding me

He could have been good for us . But wasn’t.