Players you wished we'd kept

Harry Genshaw · Post by **Harry Genshaw** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:54 pm

Over the years who are the players you wish we had hung onto or kept for longer?

A couple stand out for me recently in Ali Al Habsi & Bernard Mendy who I thought was developing into a real threat just as his year was up.

Going back though, does anyone remember Martin Pike? Signed on loan as a left back which allowed Cowdrill to push into midfield we had a great Xmas period but Phil Neal wouldn't break the wage structure at the time and he was allowed to leave (along with our automatic promotion hopes).

Worthington leaving early in the 79/80 season seemed to put paid to our hopes of staying up that year and the long decline that followed.

Relentless09 · Post by **Relentless09** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:03 pm

Very recently, Gary Cahill, no chance saying we went down but if we stayed up it would have been great to watch him for another season

Nicko58 · Post by **Nicko58** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:24 pm

I've always thought it a shame that we couldn't persuade Vincent Candela to sign a permanent deal.

Athers · Post by **Athers** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:27 pm

Relentless09 wrote:Very recently, Gary Cahill, no chance saying we went down but if we stayed up it would have been great to watch him for another season

Being one goal away from staying up does make you wonder...... argh what's the point.

jaffka · Post by **jaffka** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:45 pm

Harry Genshaw wrote:Over the years who are the players you wish we had hung onto or kept for longer?

A couple stand out for me recently in Ali Al Habsi & Bernard Mendy who I thought was developing into a real threat just as his year was up.

Going back though, does anyone remember Martin Pike? Signed on loan as a left back which allowed Cowdrill to push into midfield we had a great Xmas period but Phil Neal wouldn't break the wage structure at the time and he was allowed to leave (along with our automatic promotion hopes).

Worthington leaving early in the 79/80 season seemed to put paid to our hopes of staying up that year and the long decline that followed.

I remember him, he was very good at the level that we were at then.

I think that Fulham signed him, being impressed during one of his loan games against them.

thevza · Post by **thevza** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:47 pm

Blerim Dzemaili is doing pretty well for himself

officer_dibble · Post by **officer_dibble** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:50 pm

Andranik

Thread over

In all seriousness he looked like one helluva player...where did it all go wrong?
Going back...Florent Laville if he hadn't of been injured...Gudjohnsen for another few years would of ben nice...how about Mad Arnie Gunnlaugsson and Sasa Curcic?

wanderers_on_tour · Post by **wanderers_on_tour** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:57 pm

Although it wasn't ever really in our hands (in fact didn't we try offer him a extension?) I always feel Fernando Hierro we hardly knew ye.

ChrisC · Post by **ChrisC** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:01 pm

Anelka & Gudjohnson for me.. was gutted when they both left.

TKIZ! · Post by **TKIZ!** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:07 pm

I remember Martin Pike, thought he looked good as well.

Recently though would have to say Curcic, Gudjohnsen and The Elk would be three off the top of my head

Nicko58 · Post by **Nicko58** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:21 pm

Remind me, who's The Elk?

Gary the Enfield · Post by **Gary the Enfield** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:11 am

Nicko58 wrote:Remind me, who's The Elk?

An-ELK-a

TKIZ! · Post by **TKIZ!** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:45 am

JEBUS!

Relentless09 · Post by **Relentless09** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:09 am

Athers wrote:
Relentless09 wrote:Very recently, Gary Cahill, no chance saying we went down but if we stayed up it would have been great to watch him for another season
Being one goal away from staying up does make you wonder...... argh what's the point.

He may have stopped a goal earlier on in the season and it may not have been necessary for a win a Stoke . . . . But all well, life goes on

SmokinFrazier · Post by **SmokinFrazier** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:43 am

thevza wrote:Blerim Dzemaili is doing pretty well for himself

I didn't even know we'd ever had him. I've seen him a few times for Napoli and he looks like a really talented player. Definitely one we missed out on.

mrpiccollo · Post by **mrpiccollo** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:03 am

Campo
Stelios
Bergsson
anelka
jussi
patelainen
wilshire
dezmali

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:31 am

I always thought Martin Pike came on loan *from* Fulham, but apparently not - he went there (from Sheffield United) instead of here and played 200 league games for them. Can still recall him cupping his ear to the Paddock singing "sign him up".

Can't agree with the desire to keep AAH, unless it's money no object: bloke wasn't happy being back-up, and we got decent wedge for him. Mind, I'd rather have kept him than Bernard Mendy, who was a greyhound of a footballer - fast, tiny brain, ran round in circles. Hardly immolated the globe since...

Mar · Post by **Mar** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:10 pm

Candela, Djorkaeff, Okocha, Nakata, Hierro, Mendy.

Bijou Bob · Post by **Bijou Bob** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:25 pm

Matt Clarke (We couldn't afford the £1 million transfer fee) and Chris Fairclough, player of the year and then released, I never understood why??

Gary the Enfield · Post by **Gary the Enfield** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:36 pm

Bijou Bob wrote:Matt Clarke (We couldn't afford the £1 million transfer fee) and Chris Fairclough, player of the year and then released, I never understood why??

Didn't I read he had knee knack and we couldn't justify the fee. Six months later his knee knack got worse?

I think we dodge a bullet with him.

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