Question Ian Wright

[Uncle Leo]

Just been reading this piece on football365 about late starters in football.

http://www.football365.com/news/football365s-top-ten-late-starters

Number one is Ian Wright who, it is claimed, was rejected by Southend United. First I've heard of that. Can anyone back this up?

Also, my day has been made better by finding out that Les Ferdinand won the Turkish Cup. Not sure why, but it has.

 

[Beefy]

I remember hearing about Sir Les' Turkish success. I've never heard that about Ian Wright though and would take that story with a large pinch of salt.

 

[SouthLondonShrimper]

its in his autobiography.

 

[Uncle Leo]

I remember hearing about Sir Les' Turkish success. I've never heard that about Ian Wright though and would take that story with a large pinch of salt.

I knew Sir Les had gone to Turkey but never realised it had gone so well. Sir Les was great.

And yeah, on Wright it seems odd that I've never heard of such a famous player failing to make the grade with us. I did a bit of research on players we missed out on for AAS a while back and never saw anything about Wright.

John Fashanu and Bruce Rioch were definitely two...can't for the life of me remember the others though!

 

[Uncle Leo]

its in his autobiography.

Which I haven't read.

What does he say? A one-off trial when he was 15? An extended trial period when he was a little older?

 

[SouthLondonShrimper]

IIRC it was a week trial and then Brighton came in and offered him a longer trial with wages.

 

[Ricey]

I've often heard his name mentioned when the subject of players who we've had on trial.

 

[Napster]

Putting him having a trial at early 80s with Derek Spence scoring for fun...

 

[Firestorm]

Wasnt one Bobby Zamora?
I recall a story about Peter Watson trying to get his brother Dave in

 

[Floval Flyer]

Gordon Hill was another one, rejected for being too small or is that an urban myth? (Us rejecting him, not being small..)

 

[Floval Flyer]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Wright

must be true... LOL

 

[LCBB72]

I knew Sir Les had gone to Turkey but never realised it had gone so well. Sir Les was great.

And yeah, on Wright it seems odd that I've never heard of such a famous player failing to make the grade with us. I did a bit of research on players we missed out on for AAS a while back and never saw anything about Wright.

John Fashanu and Bruce Rioch were definitely two...can't for the life of me remember the others though!

Gordon Hill was one .

 

[Uncle Leo]

Gordon Hill was another one, rejected for being too small or is that an urban myth? (Us rejecting him, not being small..)

Gordon Hill was one .

Yes! Gordon Hill! That was bugging me for ages today. Cheers gents.

 

[LCBB72]

Yes! Gordon Hill! That was bugging me for ages today. Cheers gents.

Cant swear on it but Charlie Welham might be the other one .

 

[McNasty]

Yes! Gordon Hill! That was bugging me for ages today. Cheers gents.

He lodged at Bimbo Gill's house in Beedel Avenue for his trial. Seemed a nice guy when I met him.