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The lesser known lower league potential gems thread

I've not ever really been impressed with Foyth since he left us when seeing the odd European game of his. Looks neither a centre back or a full back to me. I think we did well to sell him for a few quid to put towards a more suitable signing.
 
Finney Is Back said:
I've not ever really been impressed with Foyth since he left us when seeing the odd European game of his. Looks neither a centre back or a full back to me. I think we did well to sell him for a few quid to put towards a more suitable signing.
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An ageing Irish runner who couldn't really kick the ball? Jorge Mendes got lots of money though, which was the important thing
 
I'd like us to go for colwill from chelsea unless we already have a player lined up. Chelsea need to sell players by june 30th to balance ffp. A couple from their academy might be a good shout.
 
Finney Is Back said:
Caulker probably would've made it at the top level if he didn't have the off pitch problems that he had.

CCV never really looked good enough to play at the top level to me. No real outstanding attribute to his game.
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I saw this recently. It's not often I feel sympathy for well-paid professional footballers but by 'eck, you can see the sands of time running out on his dreams in this tale. He's 32.

Former Liverpool, Spurs, QPR defender Steven Caulker:
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"Football is a tough industry. We can spend months waiting for an offer, and when it arrives, how can we be sure it is the right one? 3 years ago, I turned down a Champions League club to join Fenerbaçhe.
"Why? Ego, I wanted to be the one to help them win the league after 7 years of falling short. Two days after signing, a new coach was appointed, and I could tell from the very first handshake that I was not his man. He later told me that I'm not in his plans and that I needed to find a new team. I panicked. I was offered a loan move, and I reluctantly took it.
"I ended up living on the border of Syria and felt completely isolated away from family & friends.
"The next summer, I was offered a 2 year deal by Karagümrük under the guidance of Andrea Pirlo and a 2 year deal by Blackburn in the Championship. I couldn't decide, I was fearful of making the wrong decision again. After 2 weeks of debating, I chose Blackburn. It seemed the right thing to do to finally return home to England after so many years away.
"I sat in the managers office the next day waiting to sign the deal when my agent was called out of the room. The owner had changed his mind and was now only offering me a 1 year deal due to 'medical reasons'. I felt betrayed. I walked out. I sat in my hotel room and cried. I had made the wrong decision, AGAIN. My agent managed to rekindle the deal in Turkey with Karagümrük (although for a lot less money), and I got back on the plane the next day. Pirlo was unimpressed with my decision to turn them down two days before and never really gave me a chance to play.
"In truth, my heart also wasn't in it, and we decided to cut ties after just 6 months. I was now a free agent and decided to head back to the UK to spend time with my family. It took only three days for the phone to ring again, this time it was Kolo Toure at Wigan. Deep in the relegation zone at the time, it didn't look that appealing. The next day, Rotherham called, another team fighting for survival in the Championship. Both offers were exactly the same, I had another decision to make.. I chose Wigan due to the fact that Kolo was my old teammate from Liverpool. 10 days later, he was sacked, the new manager never played me, and we got relegated that summer. Rotherham stayed up.
"I then spent 6 months out of football, scared to make the wrong decision again before making another wrong decision to go to Spain, and have issues with my visa.
"The moral of the story is that don't let one bad decision affect your next one. I was too emotionally involved in every decision."
 
Quite a few of us had mentioned him several times. I think this thread had just got forgotten about on page umpteen as opposed to it being used specifically.
 
Finney Is Back said:
Quite a few of us had mentioned him several times. I think this thread had just got forgotten about on page umpteen as opposed to it being used specifically.
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We mentioned him late last year
I’d never heard if him before he came in but my Leeds supporting mates were raving so I kept an eye on him
 
Roland Beurre said:
I saw this recently. It's not often I feel sympathy for well-paid professional footballers but by 'eck, you can see the sands of time running out on his dreams in this tale. He's 32.

Former Liverpool, Spurs, QPR defender Steven Caulker:
🎙
"Football is a tough industry. We can spend months waiting for an offer, and when it arrives, how can we be sure it is the right one? 3 years ago, I turned down a Champions League club to join Fenerbaçhe.
"Why? Ego, I wanted to be the one to help them win the league after 7 years of falling short. Two days after signing, a new coach was appointed, and I could tell from the very first handshake that I was not his man. He later told me that I'm not in his plans and that I needed to find a new team. I panicked. I was offered a loan move, and I reluctantly took it.
"I ended up living on the border of Syria and felt completely isolated away from family & friends.
"The next summer, I was offered a 2 year deal by Karagümrük under the guidance of Andrea Pirlo and a 2 year deal by Blackburn in the Championship. I couldn't decide, I was fearful of making the wrong decision again. After 2 weeks of debating, I chose Blackburn. It seemed the right thing to do to finally return home to England after so many years away.
"I sat in the managers office the next day waiting to sign the deal when my agent was called out of the room. The owner had changed his mind and was now only offering me a 1 year deal due to 'medical reasons'. I felt betrayed. I walked out. I sat in my hotel room and cried. I had made the wrong decision, AGAIN. My agent managed to rekindle the deal in Turkey with Karagümrük (although for a lot less money), and I got back on the plane the next day. Pirlo was unimpressed with my decision to turn them down two days before and never really gave me a chance to play.
"In truth, my heart also wasn't in it, and we decided to cut ties after just 6 months. I was now a free agent and decided to head back to the UK to spend time with my family. It took only three days for the phone to ring again, this time it was Kolo Toure at Wigan. Deep in the relegation zone at the time, it didn't look that appealing. The next day, Rotherham called, another team fighting for survival in the Championship. Both offers were exactly the same, I had another decision to make.. I chose Wigan due to the fact that Kolo was my old teammate from Liverpool. 10 days later, he was sacked, the new manager never played me, and we got relegated that summer. Rotherham stayed up.
"I then spent 6 months out of football, scared to make the wrong decision again before making another wrong decision to go to Spain, and have issues with my visa.
"The moral of the story is that don't let one bad decision affect your next one. I was too emotionally involved in every decision."
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I imagine just about every player, except those at the very top have a story like those.

He spoke well on the official Spurs podcast, talking about how he made an absolute fool of himself on Joe Lewis’ boat.
 
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