Football things you got wrong.

[BigTone]

27 minutes ago, Sturny said:

Weimann

I think I was just so bitter over Bobby Reid signing for Cardiff I wasn't willing to give him a chance. He's been a fantastic player for us over the years. The way I saw it, we replaced a near 20 season goal striker with an unexciting winger from Derby with fans content to see him go. Was quickly proved wrong as he had a great start to his first season with us. 

Also another one which I think most of us are guilty for, Lee Tomlin. I was definitely shouting for us to sign him after that loan spell. 

Great player was Tomlin. Just a shame he only displayed his potential on 29th February.

[Davefevs]

13 minutes ago, bcfcredandwhite said:

Same as others on here I was underwhelmed by Cotts's appointment.

I was quite excited…because I’d learned from GJ’s appointment that you don’t need a big name, ex-player to get results.  I’d also seen his Cheltenham side a few times, and they weren’t the long ball team everyone said Cotts’ teams were.

[Kodjias Wrist]

Surprised no one mentioned Sheffield United didn't catch us or Swindon didn't win the league 

[2015]

England would do well at 2014 World Cup...

 

We were dreadful.

[Oh Louie louie]

Wonder what zac cloughs dad is up to now, not working as a career's officer I imagine 

[downendcity]

2 hours ago, Dollymarie said:

Try doubling that and then adding one. . .  

 

Dianne says she's on it!

.....and here's her working out.

 

 

[The Bard]

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

I was quite excited…because I’d learned from GJ’s appointment that you don’t need a big name, ex-player to get results.  I’d also seen his Cheltenham side a few times, and they weren’t the long ball team everyone said Cotts’ teams were.

Was similar to you Dave.

 

Know someone who played for him at Cheltenham who said he was an amazing manager. Gave you the info & confidence to be able to get the better of your opponent. 

Good manager.  That's all we ever need tbh. Our problem has been we're not great at appointing them and when we do, they were undermined one way or another...

[ChippenhamRed]

I thought I'd see my club play in the top flight before I was 40. They've got 7 weeks left.

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

Genuinely thought when Coppell arrived followed by David James that we were geared up for a serious promotion push and we only had to turn up to beat Millwall on the opening day.

I was convinced Man City would beat us 6 or 7 nil all 3 times we’ve played them in recent years.

Aside from that many already mentioned but the two that really stand out for me are the Stewart and Bridges combo that never took off as expected and I NEVER thought the slags would get relegated to Non League going into that last day. I didn’t even glance at the scores until 16:45 walking back to my car at Morrisons and even then it was just an afterthought to look at L2 after seeing we were drawing with Crawley 

 

[lenred]

First season back in the Championship this time around, I thought us challenging for promotion to the Prem was a given, with play offs being the minimum we’d achieve with that squad.  Still baffles and slightly upsets to this day how it went so so wrong tbh. What could’ve been with that team. 

[Bazooka Joe]

I bet many people though that VAR would ensure right decisions would always made (quickly) and eliminate any uncertainty or controversies.

[beaverface]

51 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

Genuinely thought when Coppell arrived followed by David James that we were geared up for a serious promotion push and we only had to turn up to beat Millwall on the opening day.

I was convinced Man City would beat us 6 or 7 nil all 3 times we’ve played them in recent years.

Aside from that many already mentioned but the two that really stand out for me are the Stewart and Bridges combo that never took off as expected and I NEVER thought the slags would get relegated to Non League going into that last day. I didn’t even glance at the scores until 16:45 walking back to my car at Morrisons and even then it was just an afterthought to look at L2 after seeing we were drawing with Crawley 

 

I can't believe you're the only person who mentioned David James, especially with fanfare and VERY long OTIB thread at the time. I too thought Coppell and James was about to take us somewhere.

[Red Billy]

That Liam Robinson would finish the season top goal scorer!

[B1ackbird]

Whe we got relegated to the (old) second division and given the fact we cleverly put our first division players on long contracts, it would only be a small amount of time before we returned to the top flight.....

 

 

[HappyClapper]

I thought signing Wells, Henriksson and Benkovic in Jan ‘20 would definitely mean playoffs at least. Was genuinely excited.

[The Saturday Boy]

Bas Savage was clean through, just the keeper to beat. He must score.

[Major Isewater]

I thought , hoped, the Gas would flounder and die in the Non-league scene . 
 

[Major Isewater]

3 hours ago, BigTone said:

Just a shame he only displayed his potential on 29th February.

Dirty chuffer. 

[Sir Geoff]

Not going to Walsall after we lost the first leg of the Play off Final 3-1. I had a ticket but thought it would be a waste of time going. Didn't go to the replay either, which was obviously a better decision.

[Oh Louie louie]

The second leg at Walsall, now that was a penalty shootout defeat that hurt,

[Oh Louie louie]

The coin toss, at the Replay at Cambridge in the cup, for the venue, imagine that happening today, and knowing John beck would have been a double headed coin

[Bob Turnip]

7 hours ago, glynriley said:

Mmmm. I’d say lesson not learned considering your posts regarding Harry Cornick. 

To be fair, we don't know whether @Red-Robbo has underestimated Harry or not yet. Let's hope he has! 

[RedEd73]

2 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said:

I thought I'd see my club play in the top flight before I was 40. They've got 7 weeks left.

Same here.....I was 50 last month

[RedEd73]

1 hour ago, Red Billy said:

That Liam Robinson would finish the season top goal scorer!

He would have if we'd only played Peterborough 

[Oh Louie louie]

In ralph Milne's book he describes that second leg at Walsall perfectly, the best quote being joe got a bit angry and came on for the last half hour, then he decked three players in five minutes!

[Red-Robbo]

7 hours ago, glynriley said:

Mmmm. I’d say lesson not learned considering your posts regarding Harry Cornick. 

 

You must've not read the bit I put into every post about him that said "it's far too early to write him off" I guess... 

[Rebounder]

I really thought Simon Clist would go on to play at Championship level, or top end of League One. (Division 1 and 2 as it was then.) 

I also thought Ryan Harley would play at a higher level than he did, but he had a decent career on the whole. Just seen he's Assistant Manager at Notts County. 

I really thought Trundle would kick on with us. He was class at times though. Just not enough pace for this level. 

Outside of City: 

Thought Shevchenko would transition to Chelsea. They killed a few strikers during that period. 

I thought Rovers would eventually catch us up, get a new stadium, and have attendances over 10k regularly. Not sure what I was thinking. 

Loads of players hyped up by me because of FM and watching South American football on C4 in the early hours when I was kid. D'allesandro, Freddy Gurin and Diego particularly spring to mind. 

 

[Oh Louie louie]

Blimey rebounder after your predictions I feel like Nostradamus, even he wouldn't predict when rover's get a new ground!

[Sleepy1968]

6 hours ago, Percy Pig said:

Adam El Abd was one I thought could be what we needed, turns out he was not hard and a leader but a complete liability. I remember in the early part of Cotts' reign thinking if this is the type of player he's signing we are properly screwed. 

Turns out Cotterill and Burt were the last recruitment team to have even a semblance of a clue what a good player was. 

 

There are some names that should never be recalled.

[Offside]

Just now, Sleepy1968 said:

There are some names that should never be recalled.

I thought Gordon Owen was going to score that penalty at Wembley. 

I was underwhelmed by the appointment of Cotts - I believed at the time his teams played a dour brand of football, without really having anything to base this on. That title winning tea m he built was a joy to watch.

More recently, when England were 1-0 up against Italy in the Euros final I thought we were going to win.