15 Apr 2025 08:23:00
For reasons that aren't even apparent to me, I've started thinking about players who were the best thing since sliced bread until they weren't. The kind of players of whom it could be said, "he had a promising career behind him". The first two names to mind were Jack Rodwell and Mark Higgins followed by James Vaughan. I would also include Steve Seargeant. Any and all contributions welcome.
15 Apr 2025 12:42:45
Definitely Ross Barkley.
15 Apr 2025 13:32:14
Danny cadamarteri, scored against Liverpool.
15 Apr 2025 14:38:52
Jose Baxter and Billy Kenny spring to mind mate.
15 Apr 2025 16:20:24
Thought Steve Seargent was pretty good actually, didn't fade just went to USA league in its' infancy.
15 Apr 2025 16:35:52
Luke Garbutt thought he was going to be a belting fullback.
15 Apr 2025 18:33:49
Me to Ron. Thought Garbutt was going to be a top player.
15 Apr 2025 18:58:33
Think he is at Salford now after many othet clubs.
{Ed025's Note - you just cant tell with youngsters RON, look at the likes of Barkley and Kenny...has the world at their feet and blew it by going off the rails..
15 Apr 2025 19:41:21
Kieran McDowell. He looked like he had something special about him but he just didn't kick on. Not sure how he got on at Birmingham this season.
15 Apr 2025 19:47:10
Too much money to young. i was talking to Barry bannan when he was 17 on loan at Blackpool from villa he was on £5000 a week and hadn't even played a game for villa. madness.
15 Apr 2025 20:55:07
I liked Stevie Seargeant. Thought he was way better than Lyons.
15 Apr 2025 21:25:07
Joe williams, ryan lesson. Francis Jeffery. Billy Kenny probably the best example of wasting a career. Lad could of been brilliant but chose a different path.
15 Apr 2025 23:14:04
Ademola lookman, niles nkonkou oh wait no they actually made it.