The "Blades that lost their way" thread.

[Gin&Juice]

They started off great, but then nose-dived into mediocrity. Not after leaving us, but whilst with us.

The player that you thought was the new saviour, only for them to be released out the back door later.

• Jon Harley - Loan hero to average fullback
• Owen Morrison - Skilful winger on debut, released at the end of the season.
• Katchouro - Player of the year to missing sitter after sitter.
• John Cofie - Decent start, no idea where he is now?
  

 

[Jon Bon II]

Bayford, Mousse, Higdon, Monty...

 

[South Sea Blade]

Sheffield United 1980-81. Won the first 3........relegated to Division 4 on the final day of the season.

 

[biggiesablade]

The Moose, all the talent in the world squandered by the love of a kebab. A cautionary tale for us all, I'm sure you'll agree.

 

[alcoblade]

They started off great, but then nose-dived into mediocrity. Not after leaving us, but whilst with us.

The player that you thought was the new saviour, only for them to be released out the back door later.

• Jon Harley - Loan hero to average fullback
• Owen Morrison - Skilful winger on debut, released at the end of the season.
• Katchouro - Player of the year to missing sitter after sitter.
• John Cofie - Decent start, no idea where he is now?

Brayford should be top of the list, surely?

 

[alcoblade]

Bayford, Mousse, Higdon, Monty...

Good shout Mousse - up there with Brayford.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Bayford, Mousse, Higdon, Monty...

Remember seeing Higdon's debut and thinking yeh, he looks decent, could be a good signing, think he scored too.
Little did I know that his debut was the best performance he would ever have for us.

Our fans used to joke they had been a body swap and he had a twin brother playing for us instead.
That would explain his incredible down turn in form, after a few games he looked so poor, unfit and out of his depth at league 1 level.

 

[pommpey]

Remember seeing Higdon's debut and thinking yeh, he looks decent, could be a good signing, think he scored too.
Little did I know that his debut was the best performance he would ever have for us.

Wasn't that the 1-2 loss to Brizzle City at the Lane where their front man and goalscorer Wilbrahm had been signed by their manager because he was in the same bar on holiday and was out of contract, yet Higdon scores for us and we think he's the shit and just turns out to be ... um ... shit?

Yes. Yes it was.

pommpey

 

[Paisley Blade]

Florent Cuvelier had a great highlights showreel but 'lost his way' in S2.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Us going to Cardiff away. My mate seemed to spend ages driving round the city.

 

[N20 Blade]

Willie Falconer scored on his debut and that was about it.

I thought Scougall would be a real star but he wasn't.

Having seen Olsen for Everton, I was excited and optimistic.

Oh so many to choose from ffs

 

[Rochdaleblade]

Jean Michel Jarre or whatever his name was.

 

[Rochdaleblade]

And Barry fucking Hayles

 

[Katzenjammer]

David Cotterill.

Fucking phenomenal when on loan; considerably less so when signed.

 

[fireblade]

EEL, for a youngster, looked a solid enough defender and had a goal in him. Hoped we could get him permanently at the time, but we upgraded and he never really kicked on.

 

[bertieblade]

Phil Starbuck, reasonably good on loan, reasonable bad when he signed. But did introduce us all to “Christian Blades”,
yep,honestly he did

 

[Tom Bott]

Leon Clarke.

Great until we gave him a new contract, then became more focussed on spending all that extra money rather than scoring goals.

 

[Uhlenbeek]

Jean-Phillipe Javary

 

[Norwood's 6 iron]

Leon Clarke.

Great until we gave him a new contract, then became more focussed on spending all that extra money rather than scoring goals.

Bit harsh on Leon.
Think it was age more than anything that caught up with him.
Plus he will always be remembered for his man of the match performance at Hillsborough.

 

[Digs blade]

Samir Carruthers. Now plying his trade at Dartford and still only in his twenties.

 

[Katzenjammer]

Ricky Holmes.

Fuck knows what happened there.

Now at Farnborough F.C

 

[Bladesman]

Ricky Holmes.

Fuck knows what happened there.

One of those that Wilder seemed to want to sign for ages then it ended up being a complete waste of a signing.

I still expect us to sign Dan Burn someday.

 

[Torrix1889]

Trying to think of the name of a young striker back in the late 80's, came in and scored 2 on his debut, looked absolutely brilliant....did sweet FA afterwards.

Edit: Got it, Tony Daws. Scored both goals in a 2-0 away win at Blackburn, then if memory serves me right, scored in the following home game...

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

Trying to think of the name of a young striker back in the late 80's, came in and scored 2 on his debut, looked absolutely brilliant....did sweet FA afterwards.

Edit: Got it, Tony Daws. Scored both goals in a 2-0 away win at Blackburn, then if memory serves me right, scored in the following home game...

Went on to have a decent record at Scunny.

 

[Carlton Blade]

Went on to have a decent record at Scunny.

Used to live on Birley Moor Rd, may do still. Had a local Soccer School that acted as a bit of an extension of local teams scouting

 

[Fatlad666]

Adrian LittleJohn started well looked great and then nothing.Last seen near florist looking for his mate Robin somebody, hope it's not Olsen we could never find him.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Trying to think of the name of a young striker back in the late 80's, came in and scored 2 on his debut, looked absolutely brilliant....did sweet FA afterwards.

Edit: Got it, Tony Daws. Scored both goals in a 2-0 away win at Blackburn, then if memory serves me right, scored in the following home game...

He didn't score in the following home game, he missed a sitter v Brighton and we never saw him again. Went to scunthorpe and became a legend. Then ended up playing for Middlewood

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

Used to live on Birley Moor Rd, may do still. Had a local Soccer School that acted as a bit of an extension of local teams scouting

Wow round the corner from where my nan used to live on Thornbridge

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

This might be my poor memory, but seem to remember being really impressed with the pace and athleticism of John Pemberton, and less so as time wore on.

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

He didn't score in the following home game, he missed a sitter v Brighton and we never saw him again. Went to scunthorpe and became a legend. Then ended up playing for Middlewood

His record for Scunny is around 1 in 3, thought it was better than that.