TNBT Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Was looking on wiki at all the players who have played for us and his names not on there from what I can see. If I'm right why not :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 The criteria are: Played 100 games (no) or Player of the season (no) or Annual club top scorer since 2004 (odd choice, and no) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Maybe he is under Andrew Cole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 He never played for us if you ever listen to him speak, he played for Arsenal, then he went to somewhere, then Newcastle and Man Utd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 He never played for us if you ever listen to him speak, he played for Arsenal, then he went to somewhere, then Newcastle and Man Utd. That's not just Cole though is it? A lot of young potential England players at prem clubs get sent to get some match experience at lower league clubs, it's like an apprenticeship but they really want to be playing in the spotlight. David Beckham played for Preston on loan IIRC but I've never heard him mention it. Talking of odd did anybody else see that Sheff Utd turned down signing Maradona when he was 17? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Did n't he play for Washington DC towards the end of his career ? Sort of AC/DC ... Suit yourself ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WTFiGO!?! Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 That's not just Cole though is it? A lot of young potential England players at prem clubs get sent to get some match experience at lower league clubs, it's like an apprenticeship but they really want to be playing in the spotlight. David Beckham played for Preston on loan IIRC but I've never heard him mention it. Talking of odd did anybody else see that Sheff Utd turned down signing Maradona when he was 17?Interesting bit of trivia. Ipswich turned down Gascoigne - too short (I recommend you double check that before quoting it) and Newcastle turned down Shearer, opting to play him in goal at his trial. Lineker's school teacher famously told him he'd never make a living out of football, of course. The Beatles were also turned down by a successful record label of the time, but my knowledge on that is hazy. More typically, did you hear the City board of the day didn't negotiate a sell on clause for Cole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 . The Beatles were also turned down by a successful record label of the time, but my knowledge on that is hazy. You are correct. T'was Decca Records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Ruud Gullet was turned down by Arsenal when he was a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Was looking on wiki at all the players who have played for us and his names not on there from what I can see. If I'm right why not :-/ Andy Cole never played for us He played for himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissellredhead Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Maybe he is under Andrew Cole. Hope this isn't another rougier thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Hope this isn't another rougier thread What Tony or Anthony ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbay_Red Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 To be fair, I was turned down by City when I was a kid........but then I was shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 To be fair, I was turned down by City when I was a kid........but then I was shit. There must have been another reason that normally is n't enough to stop a player signing for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian Red Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Talking of odd did anybody else see that Sheff Utd turned down signing Maradona when he was 17? They were offered the chance to sign Maradona when buying some other Argy (Alex Sabella?), forget who now, or so the story goes. Not sure Diego would have fancied it on a wet Tuesday night in November at Eastville, so it was probably for the best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemmyredjeff Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Andy Cole never played for us He played for himself But along with jacki he did save us from relegation under dennis smith contributing to some of the best few months of attacking open football i've seen at AG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadman Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 he was asked in a interview, what team he supports, he said he always looks out for our score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lordofthebling Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Embarrassingly, probably my favourite city player ever. Along with David Noble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Was looking on wiki at all the players who have played for us and his names not on there from what I can see. If I'm right why not :-/ Because Wikipedia IMO is piss poor. Anyone can change it. Yet so many people use it to point out facts. If I see a link with Wikipedia in it I ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten minutes of rough Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I remember vividly when Dennis Smith pulled this one out of the bag, Cole lit up Ashton Gate in the first match he played that was under lights, he was fantastic, but rumors have it that he was not popular in the dressing room. Was at the Swindon v Newcastle match on his debut, when he came on as a sub late in the game, the Geordies didn't know what a good player he was, especially coming from 'Bristol'. That season both Swindon and Newcastle were promoted to the Prem, we won that day at Brum 1-0 and stayed up. Still feel guilty for not being at St Andrews but had some complimentary tickets and took a mate, honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM91 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Interesting bit of trivia. Ipswich turned down Gascoigne - too short (I recommend you double check that before quoting it) and Newcastle turned down Shearer, opting to play him in goal at his trial. Lineker's school teacher famously told him he'd never make a living out of football, of course. The Beatles were also turned down by a successful record label of the time, but my knowledge on that is hazy. More typically, did you hear the City board of the day didn't negotiate a sell on clause for Cole? My Personal favourite, when at Blackburn Kenny Dalglish asked Jack Walker for funds to sign Zidane, JAck Walker's response was something along the lines of "why do you need Zidane when we've got Tim Sherwood", hindsight is a wonderful thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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