Biggest wastes of talents ever in football

[Jonesy57]

Stan Collymore.

Had everything. Two great feet. Skill, power, pace, good in the air...

Thought he'd made it because Liverpool came calling and after that it went downhill...
Could have been so much more had he applied himself.
A waste.

At least he shot the Mags down.

 

[Stortford]

I remember him shinning one in from the edge of the box. Did he get another two or was it all a dream?

Yes, was his debut iirc, was sat in the home end and have had better days, think Pies Butler would say the same

 

[Craggsy-SAFC]

Adrian Mutu
Ricardo Quaresma

 

[Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan]

David Rush by a million miles. All through school we were opposition captains and he was the best player in Sunderland easily. Should have made it big should Rushy

Painfully ordinary professional footballer. Did well to get as far as he did. Tens of thousands of players who were more talented than him didn't.

 

[Qwerty]

Kevin Reeves
Steve Daley
In fact every big money signing Man City spunked in 79/80.
(They spent big then younger viewers)

 

[Zweiguys]

Borini
Connor Wickham
AJ

 

[Sydneymackem]

From an SAFC perspective Sean Thornton anyone?

 

[EcosseMackem]

The previously mentioned Robin Friday
Stan Bowles, George Best and the worst of them all, Gascoigne
Justin Fashanu as well - very talented but a tortured soul

From an SAFC perspective Sean Thornton anyone?

Good shout

 

[Daffy]

Kieron Brady.

Self inflicted.?
have a word

 

[Steesafc]

Eduard Streltsov from the USSR in the 50's and 60's.

Eduard Streltsov - Wikipedia

Spent 7 years of his peak playing career in a GULAG.

 

[tenpins]

Adel Taarabt

 

[riffraff]

Arnott.

 

[PhilSAFC]

George Best by some distance.

 

[beachball]

John Hartson

 

[Boinger]

Me.. How I was never snapped up. Easily the best player in the West Bromwich & District Methodist Sunday league div. 6.

 

[riffraff]

Me.. How I was never snapped up. Easily the best player in the West Bromwich & District Methodist Sunday league div. 6.

So John Wile told my Uncle George a few years back. “England’s biggest ever loss. A catastrophic set back for the national game from which we still haven’t recovered” were the exact words. Disastrous.

 

[Boinger]

So John Wile told my Uncle George a few years back. “England’s biggest ever loss. A catastrophic set back for the national game from which we still haven’t recovered” were the exact words. Disastrous.

Thanks Marra. A proper Albion legend like John Wile knows his onions.

 

[Linus]

Me.. How I was never snapped up. Easily the best player in the West Bromwich & District Methodist Sunday league div. 6.

"D'yow wanna come back to our hut..?"

 

[hertsmackem]

Jason Seacole

 

[Boinger]

"D'yow wanna come back to our hut..?"

.. "D'yow like Ping Pong Pippa"