Wasted Talent

shevchenko54 · Post by **shevchenko54** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:45 am

Following on from the 40 yard header thread...

There are a great number of players who fail to reach their full potential. I would say Stan Collymore fell short of his potential for numerous reasons. Who else do you think would fall under this category? Footballers only please!

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:01 am

Gascoigne, Tony Kelly, Le Tossier.

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:04 am

Me. I had it all.

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:05 am

Me. I had it all.

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:09 am

And lost it twice apparently.

ratbert · Post by **ratbert** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:31 am

Dare I mention Michael Ricketts?

enfieldwhite · Post by **enfieldwhite** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:21 pm

George Best

Lee Hughes

Alan Shearer

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:30 pm

Neil Harris for reasons beyond his control.

Michael Ricketts because his head was bigger than his massive arse

americantrotter · Post by **americantrotter** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:14 pm

ratbert wrote:Dare I mention Michael Ricketts?

+1

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:38 pm

enfieldwhite wrote:Alan Shearer

OK - I'll bite. Why was Shearer a wasted talent?

30 goals from 63 appearances for his country. Prem League winner.

260 goals from 441 appearances in the Premiership.

Played until he was 36(?) and not really at all comparable to your other two p(r)icks...

I guess the only thing you could say is that he might have won more individually by joining one of the "top 4" clubs. I don't think that's a waste of talent though - his talent was there for all to see. Just means he believed there was more important things in football than playing for a "top 4" club. For which I applaud him - wish there were more like him.

seanworth · Post by **seanworth** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:45 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
enfieldwhite wrote:Alan Shearer
OK - I'll bite. Why was Shearer a wasted talent?

30 goals from 63 appearances for his country. Prem League winner.

260 goals from 441 appearances in the Premiership.

Played until he was 36(?) and not really at all comparable to your other two p(r)icks...

I guess the only thing you could say is that he might have won more individually by joining one of the "top 4" clubs. I don't think that's a waste of talent though - his talent was there for all to see. Just means he believed there was more important things in football than playing for a "top 4" club. For which I applaud him - wish there were more like him.

Yeah, Newcastle. Oh what a waste.

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:46 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
enfieldwhite wrote:Alan Shearer
OK - I'll bite. Why was Shearer a wasted talent?

30 goals from 63 appearances for his country. Prem League winner.

260 goals from 441 appearances in the Premiership.

Played until he was 36(?) and not really at all comparable to your other two p(r)icks...

I guess the only thing you could say is that he might have won more individually by joining one of the "top 4" clubs. I don't think that's a waste of talent though - his talent was there for all to see. Just means he believed there was more important things in football than playing for a "top 4" club. For which I applaud him - wish there were more like him.

Conceited, irritating, deluded, annoying geordies?

Just what we need like more of them!

Shearer is a waste of oxygen let alone talent!

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:50 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
enfieldwhite wrote:Alan Shearer
OK - I'll bite. Why was Shearer a wasted talent?

30 goals from 63 appearances for his country. Prem League winner.

260 goals from 441 appearances in the Premiership.

Played until he was 36(?) and not really at all comparable to your other two p(r)icks...

I guess the only thing you could say is that he might have won more individually by joining one of the "top 4" clubs. I don't think that's a waste of talent though - his talent was there for all to see. Just means he believed there was more important things in football than playing for a "top 4" club. For which I applaud him - wish there were more like him.
Conceited, irritating, deluded, annoying geordies?

Just what we need like more of them!

Shearer is a waste of oxygen let alone talent!

He might be all of concieted, irritating, deluded and a geordie.

He could even be a waste of oxygen.

If you think he was untalented, then you need your head feeling.

enfieldwhite · Post by **enfieldwhite** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:58 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
enfieldwhite wrote:Alan Shearer
OK - I'll bite. Why was Shearer a wasted talent?

30 goals from 63 appearances for his country. Prem League winner.

260 goals from 441 appearances in the Premiership.

Played until he was 36(?) and not really at all comparable to your other two p(r)icks...

I guess the only thing you could say is that he might have won more individually by joining one of the "top 4" clubs. I don't think that's a waste of talent though - his talent was there for all to see. Just means he believed there was more important things in football than playing for a "top 4" club. For which I applaud him - wish there were more like him.
Conceited, irritating, deluded, annoying geordies?

Just what we need like more of them!

Shearer is a waste of oxygen let alone talent!
He might be all of concieted, irritating, deluded and a geordie.

He could even be a waste of oxygen.

If you think he was untalented, then you need your head feeling.

Although the headline is Wasted Talent, I was answering to the first line of the quantifying statement which said:

'There are a great number of players who fail to reach their full potential.'

I think it's fair to say that, had Shearer joined one of the big four he would have done that.

Any confusion on your part is as a result of the original poster's ambiguity.

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:02 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
enfieldwhite wrote:Alan Shearer
OK - I'll bite. Why was Shearer a wasted talent?

30 goals from 63 appearances for his country. Prem League winner.

260 goals from 441 appearances in the Premiership.

Played until he was 36(?) and not really at all comparable to your other two p(r)icks...

I guess the only thing you could say is that he might have won more individually by joining one of the "top 4" clubs. I don't think that's a waste of talent though - his talent was there for all to see. Just means he believed there was more important things in football than playing for a "top 4" club. For which I applaud him - wish there were more like him.
Conceited, irritating, deluded, annoying geordies?

Just what we need like more of them!

Shearer is a waste of oxygen let alone talent!
He might be all of concieted, irritating, deluded and a geordie.

He could even be a waste of oxygen.

If you think he was untalented, then you need your head feeling.

Oh he was talented. He made the most of it as well, apart from actually winning enough (which I think is what enfield is driving at).

But he likes the hero status he has up in Geordie land and plays on it a lot. He's in the same league as Ant and Dec in my book.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:02 pm

If the subject is unfullfilled, as opposed to wasted, I'd stick in proper Ronaldo. He could have been the best ever, he had everything. He was still a top player anyway, but with actual knees, I shudder to think how could he could have been.

shevchenko54 · Post by **shevchenko54** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:48 pm

enfieldwhite wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
enfieldwhite wrote:Alan Shearer
OK - I'll bite. Why was Shearer a wasted talent?

30 goals from 63 appearances for his country. Prem League winner.

260 goals from 441 appearances in the Premiership.

Played until he was 36(?) and not really at all comparable to your other two p(r)icks...

I guess the only thing you could say is that he might have won more individually by joining one of the "top 4" clubs. I don't think that's a waste of talent though - his talent was there for all to see. Just means he believed there was more important things in football than playing for a "top 4" club. For which I applaud him - wish there were more like him.
Conceited, irritating, deluded, annoying geordies?

Just what we need like more of them!

Shearer is a waste of oxygen let alone talent!
He might be all of concieted, irritating, deluded and a geordie.

He could even be a waste of oxygen.

If you think he was untalented, then you need your head feeling.
Although the headline is Wasted Talent, I was answering to the first line of the quantifying statement which said:

'There are a great number of players who fail to reach their full potential.'

I think it's fair to say that, had Shearer joined one of the big four he would have done that.

Any confusion on your part is as a result of the original poster's ambiguity.

Boo to you Mr Enfield. Quite frankly i like the ambiguity as it leaves the door open to a more varied response!

enfieldwhite · Post by **enfieldwhite** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:00 pm

shevchenko54 wrote:
enfieldwhite wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote:
Worthy4England wrote: OK - I'll bite. Why was Shearer a wasted talent?

30 goals from 63 appearances for his country. Prem League winner.

260 goals from 441 appearances in the Premiership.

Played until he was 36(?) and not really at all comparable to your other two p(r)icks...

I guess the only thing you could say is that he might have won more individually by joining one of the "top 4" clubs. I don't think that's a waste of talent though - his talent was there for all to see. Just means he believed there was more important things in football than playing for a "top 4" club. For which I applaud him - wish there were more like him.
Conceited, irritating, deluded, annoying geordies?

Just what we need like more of them!

Shearer is a waste of oxygen let alone talent!
He might be all of concieted, irritating, deluded and a geordie.

He could even be a waste of oxygen.

If you think he was untalented, then you need your head feeling.
Although the headline is Wasted Talent, I was answering to the first line of the quantifying statement which said:

'There are a great number of players who fail to reach their full potential.'

I think it's fair to say that, had Shearer joined one of the big four he would have done that.

Any confusion on your part is as a result of the original poster's ambiguity.
Boo to you Mr Enfield. Quite frankly i like the ambiguity as it leaves the door open to a more varied response!

A quality I admire in a post. It's just a shame I was pulled up for indulging in that very thing!

Village_Idiot2 · Post by **Village_Idiot2** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:37 pm

Ronaldinho. Could have been one of the greats.

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:55 pm

Giggs could have graced the world stage if Red nose hadn't pushed him into the Welsh FA's doors

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