Ian Wright passed us by

[Angell Delight]

....that Ian Wright had a trial with us a couple of years before joining Palace - guess we really missed the boat there eh.

 

[Ricey]

Ian Wright came to professional football relatively late. Despite having had trials at Southend United and Brighton during his teens, he was unable to attract sufficient interest to win a professional contract offer. Reverting to playing for amateur and non-league teams, he was left disillusioned about his chances of a career as a professional footballer, and looked set to pursue a job as a full-time plasterer.

From his Wikipedia site!

Man that is a real bummer now I know that. :( Might of actually liked him if he played for us.

 

[Andy_S]

We can add him to the list of the other players we've turned down in their early years then. We've got quite a few haven't we. :'(

 

[Ricey]

We can add him to the list of the other players we've turned down in their early years then. We've got quite a few haven't we. :'(

LOL! Yes we have someone start a thread and lets all depress ourselves about it.

 

[Blueshrimper]

Does this mean we can call Kightly another Wightey?

 

[leeblue]

Tilson out

 

[Uncle Leo]

We can add him to the list of the other players we've turned down in their early years then. We've got quite a few haven't we. :'(

Bruce Rioch and John Fashanu two that spring immediately to mind.

In terms of Wright, I remember hearing rumours about eight or nine years ago, as he was making his way down the leagues and joining the likes of Forest and Burnley, that we tried to sign him.

 

[Firestorm]

Bobby Zamora , Came with his mate and we took his mate......

The legend that is David McSweeney

 

[number11]

Bruce Rioch and John Fashanu two that spring immediately to mind.

In terms of Wright, I remember hearing rumours about eight or nine years ago, as he was making his way down the leagues and joining the likes of Forest and Burnley, that we tried to sign him.

Weren't we trying to sign him with special dispensation for the re-arranged game against (Mansfield?) after the Mike North tregedy?

 

[McNasty]

Bobby Zamora , Came with his mate and we took his mate......

The legend that is David McSweeney

I think you will find it was Tom McDonald, that brilliant full back.

 

[Napster]

I think you will find it was Tom McDonald, that brilliant full back.

I thought it was Mcsweeney as well, and he was already here, when Zamora came on trial.

Another one we passed by,was Gordon Hill.

 

[sufcintheprem]

Kevin Gray

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

A splendid yawnfest of a thread this is

To clarify the Zamora thing, we offered him terms but at the time he was mixing with the wrong crowd and his mates were getting into drugs and crime ... he decided he needed a complete new start so he went to Bristol Rovers instead

Oh, and as for Wright .. he didn't sign for Palace till he was 26 i believe, so a good many years after his failed trial

Sorry if this p!sses on the chips of everyone that is in the mood for a good old fashioned bit of club slating this morning

 

[Mick]

There is a huge difference between letting a player go after a quick trial some 8 years before he showed any real potential to anyone and, say, giving away a player like Kightly who had talent and was already on our books for all the staff to see.

 

[Uncle Leo]

A splendid yawnfest of a thread this is

To clarify the Zamora thing, we offered him terms but at the time he was mixing with the wrong crowd and his mates were getting into drugs and crime ... he decided he needed a complete new start so he went to Bristol Rovers instead

Oh, and as for Wright .. he didn't sign for Palace till he was 26 i believe, so a good many years after his failed trial

Sorry if this p!sses on the chips of everyone that is in the mood for a good old fashioned bit of club slating this morning

I don't see people slating the club; merely pointing out the 'ones that got away'. That happens all the time in football. Alex Ferguson not signing up David Platt being a great example.

Don't be such a misery :p

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Don't be such a misery :p

:D i've got the right hump this morning, as if you hadn't guessed already :finger:

 

[Angell Delight]

A splendid yawnfest of a thread this is

To clarify the Zamora thing, we offered him terms but at the time he was mixing with the wrong crowd and his mates were getting into drugs and crime ... he decided he needed a complete new start so he went to Bristol Rovers instead

Oh, and as for Wright .. he didn't sign for Palace till he was 26 i believe, so a good many years after his failed trial

Sorry if this p!sses on the chips of everyone that is in the mood for a good old fashioned bit of club slating this morning

Man who rattled your cage. If this thread is such a yawnfest then why post? And Wright signed professional forms with Palace at the age of 22, not 26.

 

[Angell Delight]

I don't see people slating the club; merely pointing out the 'ones that got away'. That happens all the time in football. Alex Ferguson not signing up David Platt being a great example.

Don't be such a misery :p

Exactly, there won't be a club in the land that hasn't let some player pass them by who becomes a huge talent. It's just interesting to find out who we COULD have been privileged to support in a Southend shirt had things worked out differently.

:)

 

[Napster]

I heard the great Tony Smith had a trial.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Man who rattled your cage. If this thread is such a yawnfest then why post? And Wright signed professional forms with Palace at the age of 22, not 26.

Hands up and apologies ... like i said i've got the right hump today and it reared its ugly head in my post .. usually i'd do as suggested and just ignore it .. i guess i couldn't resist biting today