Major Isewater Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Which City starlet over the years did you think would have gone on to have a top career but just dropped off the radar or didn’t fulfill their potential ? Clayton misFortune was a surprising one for me. He nearly went to Preston , I believe, for 2 million quid ( when that was a lot of money ) but turned down the opportunity much to the annoyance of the club I imagine. The lad seemed to have it all, build , control , pace then... nothing . I believe he’s playing non-league now but what could have been . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 21 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Which City starlet over the years did you think would have gone on to have a top career but just dropped off the radar or didn’t fulfill their potential ? Clayton misFortune was a surprising one for me. He nearly went to Preston , I believe, for 2 million quid ( when that was a lot of money ) but turned down the opportunity much to the annoyance of the club I imagine. The lad seemed to have it all, build , control , pace then... nothing . I believe he’s playing non-league now but what could have been . Good suggestion. It might be too early to add George DOwling, he might go down the Tyrone Mings route yet. I really thought that Ashley Kington was going to be a good player, also around that time Stephen Gillespie should have played at much higher level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Not sure if he was part of the City youth set up initially but from a purely Bristolian perspective, Raphael Burke (aka Junior) was surely destined for great things having been part of the much feted Class of '92 alongside Giggs, Becks, the Nevilles etc Seems he just didn't have the motivation to play football any more. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/the-lost-boys-the-members-of-manchester-uniteds-golden-generation-who-missed-out-on-the-big-time-8973980.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Shaun Penny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Christian Ribeiro didn't he turn down a move to Everton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Island Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Jennison Myrie-Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 23 minutes ago, Big C said: Christian Ribeiro didn't he turn down a move to Everton? Yeah but then he got a really serious injury (ACL, I think) playing in a cup tie for us. Was dogged by injury the rest of his career, called it quits a season or so ago. Shame, cracking player when fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevP Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 9 minutes ago, SecretSam said: Yeah but then he got a really serious injury (ACL, I think) playing in a cup tie for us. Was dogged by injury the rest of his career, called it quits a season or so ago. Shame, cracking player when fit. Against Newcastle IIRC. Hes doing ok now in the world of property/mortgage type stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isawjonshaw Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Tommy Doc really should have done more with his ability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 minute ago, KevP said: Against Newcastle IIRC. Hes doing ok now in the world of property/mortgage type stuff. Glad to hear it, couldn't believe it when I saw he'd signed for Oxford then broken his ankle in his first game. Poor guy was cursed. Such a prospect, remember seeing him play for Exeter vs Liverpool in the cup, he still looked a class act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devoncider Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Tristan Plummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Lorenzo Pinomonte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 One for the oldies, who can remember the old first division days (or maybe the season after): Garry Smith... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fpcity Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 hour ago, devoncider said: Tristan Plummer I remember that YouTube clip of him rolling the ball off his shoulders and scoring 54 minutes ago, alexukhc said: Lorenzo Pinomonte Scored for us against Norwich I think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerClyde Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Jehad Muntasser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerClyde Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, GingerClyde said: Jehad Muntasser i say that, but i think Leroy Lita is the biggest talent that played for us and then wasted his career after that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dullmoan Tone Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 If Liam Fontaine had got his move to Southampton (which fell through I believe because of a scan) I can't help thinking the confidence boost would have seen him go from strength to strength, we forget how good he was at one stage because of the shadow of himself he became. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Clayton fortune offer was 800k to Preston as I recall and it was 790k too much. He was shite just big. Ribeiro wasn't offered an Everton move just subject to lots of speculation due to Tony Fawthrop working there. For me David Cotterill should have gone much further based on his ability at 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappers Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Abdul Kamara. Henry McKop. That will test a few memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 I see Fortune in the concourse regularly and when i spoke to him several years ago he was coaching a Coty youth side so imagine he still is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totterdown's Finest Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 hours ago, CyderInACan said: Not sure if he was part of the City youth set up initially but from a purely Bristolian perspective, Raphael Burke (aka Junior) was surely destined for great things having been part of the much feted Class of '92 alongside Giggs, Becks, the Nevilles etc Seems he just didn't have the motivation to play football any more. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/the-lost-boys-the-members-of-manchester-uniteds-golden-generation-who-missed-out-on-the-big-time-8973980.html I may be wrong, but didn't Burke suffer a nasty injury that did for his career? See him around these parts often, involved in school coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Kevin Amankwaah was a favourite of mine. Another who was ruined by injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Aaron Brown. Who knows what path his career would have followed if he`d gone to West Brom when he had the chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Not that I ever rated him at any point, but wasn't Matty Hewlett a very highly rated prospect, even getting in the England under 21 squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilf Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 hours ago, CyderInACan said: Not sure if he was part of the City youth set up initially but from a purely Bristolian perspective, Raphael Burke (aka Junior) was surely destined for great things having been part of the much feted Class of '92 alongside Giggs, Becks, the Nevilles etc Seems he just didn't have the motivation to play football any more. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/the-lost-boys-the-members-of-manchester-uniteds-golden-generation-who-missed-out-on-the-big-time-8973980.html Raph was the city reserves for a while after he left Manchester United. Does a lot of coaching with kids, think he was with the city community trust as a coach for a long while, may have been the academy, may even be still there, one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEd73 Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Darren Keeling. Not sure if he ever made the first team but I used to go as watch the reserves a while back and this kid was special. Not sure what happened to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, JonDolman said: Not that I ever rated him at any point, but wasn't Matty Hewlett a very highly rated prospect, even getting in the England under 21 squad. Only got called up cuz England were playing Italy at the gate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poland_exile Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 as a teenager I definitely fancied myself as something of a football expert, and remember after seeing Cole playing for 20 minutes announcing he would play for England. My other predictions turned out to be utter shite, of course - Jim McIntyre I also tipped for international glory, don't think he ever got more than one appearance for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 hour ago, paul_fox said: Scored for us against Norwich I think? He did yea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted October 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Aaron Brown. Who knows what path his career would have followed if he`d gone to West Brom when he had the chance? Wasted at Tamworth ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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