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[Albion] Albion player's who never reached potential



Jim Van Winkle

Jim Van Winkle

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Jul 14, 2010
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Soton Seagull said:
John Piercy. Spurs reserves captain and dropped down to our level to get some football. He peaked with us, and it wasn't great!
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I remember he scored a peach of a goal Christmas/New Year against a Tony Adam’s Wycombe side at the Withdean.

*just looked on Wikipedia he scored a brace that day. Now is a PE teacher in Eastbourne and says his stepchild is involved in the Albion academy*

He did suffer from Colitis which probably didn’t help his career.

Will Hoskins I thought looked top draw had it not been for injuries.
 
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GT49er

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
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Maheta Molango, surely. He joined us, scored a goal in 12 seconds in his first ever match for us, played 5 more games (without scoring) and was never heard of at The Albion again.

Actually, I wouldn't have minded a football career like that!
 


Bry Nylon

Bry Nylon

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Jul 21, 2003
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Playing snooker
Who was that bloke who paid £1400 to buy himself out the British army to join the Albion? David Cameron?

Must say, I was as surprised as anyone when he went on to become Prime Minister.
 


GT49er

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,890
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Bry Nylon said:
Who was that bloke who paid £1400 to buy himself out the British army to join the Albion? David Cameron?

Must say, I was as surprised as anyone when he went on to become Prime Minister.
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Should have stuck to football. He could probably have been a good bucket and sponge man by now.

In a lower league than us, of course.
 










blue'n'white

blue'n'white

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Oct 5, 2005
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2nd runway at Gatwick
pasty said:
10 seconds into his debut



Then just 5 more appearances, no more goals, loaded out a couple of times, and never heard of again.
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I was at that game - blisteringly hot day and the first game of the season away at Reading.Thought he was going to be IT for us.
 




blue'n'white

blue'n'white

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Oct 5, 2005
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Codner pharmaceuticals said:
Remember watching him at Withdean and saying he was too good for us and will play for England one day. Ah well.

Dave Clarkson is someone I can wanted Lloyd to play more
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I 100% agree about Dave Clarkson
He was superb in the game against Crawley in the FA Cup- him and Chappers bossed the midfield - think he went back to Australia
 


blue'n'white

blue'n'white

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Joe Getting - scored for fun in the reserves but not for the first team
Jonah Ayunga - signed from Beaminster Town for £40K and looked like a real prospect. Never played for the first team and is now at Bristol Rovers. Still only 23
 








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Lenny Rider

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Sep 15, 2010
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(Apologies Mike Small, great minds think alike ��)

Jeff Minton and Junior McDougall, both came from Spurs at different times, both had a great reputation, I remember Liam Brady being really excited (yes excited ��) at the Gulls Eye dinner when he’d just signed Junior, beaten off a number of clubs to do it, and said he had real potential, a natural goal scorer, yet like Minton before him he soon came down to our level, got comfortable and both were a huge disappointment in their Albion careers.
 










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Black Hill

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Apr 24, 2020
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Madafwo said:
Richie Towell, not sure I could say he never reached potential but certainly seemed like a waste of time being here.
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He actually made his Football League debut in a play off semi final first leg.
Was recently playing for Salford.
 


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Black Hill

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Apr 24, 2020
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Young lad called Jack Dineen. Played for the reserves around the same time as David Gipp. Never got a sniff of the first team. Superb for the reserves. Local lad as well.
 








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