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Quote from: scawsby steve on April 11, 2018, 07:51:49 pmI could be wrong here, but during the time of all that business with JR and Sequentia, weren't there supposed to be 3 Aston Villa players lined up to join us? I think the 3 mentioned were Shay Given, Stephen Ireland, and Richard Dunne. Probably a load of b*ll*cks, but talked about a lot at the time.Aye I remember those three being touted. Probably as legitimate as Sequentia themselves!Carlos Tevez anyone? A great effort by the internet to get that one in a national bloody paper.
I could be wrong here, but during the time of all that business with JR and Sequentia, weren't there supposed to be 3 Aston Villa players lined up to join us? I think the 3 mentioned were Shay Given, Stephen Ireland, and Richard Dunne. Probably a load of b*ll*cks, but talked about a lot at the time.
Quote from: Wild Rover on April 13, 2018, 01:52:14 pmQuote from: Bessie Red on April 13, 2018, 12:46:46 pmQuote from: DonnyOsmond on April 13, 2018, 12:37:23 pmQuote from: Wild Rover on April 13, 2018, 11:58:10 amQuote from: craigdrfc on April 11, 2018, 08:26:53 pmDid anyone ever spill the names of the 2 Algerians we had on trial during the Beaglehole era? We opted not to sign them as we needed quick fixes and not players who would develop over time. The story goes at least one of them went on to have a stellar career!It wasn't the Beaglehole era, Dave McKay was manager, it was Christmas 1988 into New Year 1989. I know because I arranged trial with club.Who were the players?The rumour goes that one of them was ZidaneNot a rumour. other was Bilel Dziri ( known as Boom Boom to us).Is there anything more on this story knocking about anywhere? (Or that you can tell us yourself!). It sounds like one of the great stories of Rovers' past yet I've never heard a word on it before.
Quote from: Bessie Red on April 13, 2018, 12:46:46 pmQuote from: DonnyOsmond on April 13, 2018, 12:37:23 pmQuote from: Wild Rover on April 13, 2018, 11:58:10 amQuote from: craigdrfc on April 11, 2018, 08:26:53 pmDid anyone ever spill the names of the 2 Algerians we had on trial during the Beaglehole era? We opted not to sign them as we needed quick fixes and not players who would develop over time. The story goes at least one of them went on to have a stellar career!It wasn't the Beaglehole era, Dave McKay was manager, it was Christmas 1988 into New Year 1989. I know because I arranged trial with club.Who were the players?The rumour goes that one of them was ZidaneNot a rumour. other was Bilel Dziri ( known as Boom Boom to us).
Quote from: DonnyOsmond on April 13, 2018, 12:37:23 pmQuote from: Wild Rover on April 13, 2018, 11:58:10 amQuote from: craigdrfc on April 11, 2018, 08:26:53 pmDid anyone ever spill the names of the 2 Algerians we had on trial during the Beaglehole era? We opted not to sign them as we needed quick fixes and not players who would develop over time. The story goes at least one of them went on to have a stellar career!It wasn't the Beaglehole era, Dave McKay was manager, it was Christmas 1988 into New Year 1989. I know because I arranged trial with club.Who were the players?The rumour goes that one of them was Zidane
Quote from: Wild Rover on April 13, 2018, 11:58:10 amQuote from: craigdrfc on April 11, 2018, 08:26:53 pmDid anyone ever spill the names of the 2 Algerians we had on trial during the Beaglehole era? We opted not to sign them as we needed quick fixes and not players who would develop over time. The story goes at least one of them went on to have a stellar career!It wasn't the Beaglehole era, Dave McKay was manager, it was Christmas 1988 into New Year 1989. I know because I arranged trial with club.Who were the players?
Quote from: craigdrfc on April 11, 2018, 08:26:53 pmDid anyone ever spill the names of the 2 Algerians we had on trial during the Beaglehole era? We opted not to sign them as we needed quick fixes and not players who would develop over time. The story goes at least one of them went on to have a stellar career!It wasn't the Beaglehole era, Dave McKay was manager, it was Christmas 1988 into New Year 1989. I know because I arranged trial with club.
Did anyone ever spill the names of the 2 Algerians we had on trial during the Beaglehole era? We opted not to sign them as we needed quick fixes and not players who would develop over time. The story goes at least one of them went on to have a stellar career!
Quote from: RoversAlias on April 13, 2018, 02:47:49 pmQuote from: Wild Rover on April 13, 2018, 01:52:14 pmQuote from: Bessie Red on April 13, 2018, 12:46:46 pmQuote from: DonnyOsmond on April 13, 2018, 12:37:23 pmQuote from: Wild Rover on April 13, 2018, 11:58:10 amQuote from: craigdrfc on April 11, 2018, 08:26:53 pmDid anyone ever spill the names of the 2 Algerians we had on trial during the Beaglehole era? We opted not to sign them as we needed quick fixes and not players who would develop over time. The story goes at least one of them went on to have a stellar career!It wasn't the Beaglehole era, Dave McKay was manager, it was Christmas 1988 into New Year 1989. I know because I arranged trial with club.Who were the players?The rumour goes that one of them was ZidaneNot a rumour. other was Bilel Dziri ( known as Boom Boom to us).Is there anything more on this story knocking about anywhere? (Or that you can tell us yourself!). It sounds like one of the great stories of Rovers' past yet I've never heard a word on it before.Seriously? I though everyone knew this one.
Steve Brooker
Quote from: DonnyOsmond on April 15, 2018, 11:19:48 amSteve Brooker Chris Killen (I think?) had signed for Rovers until he failed a medical...
I don't remember David Vaughan ever being mentioned. And he's always been one of my favourite Welsh players so I'd have definitely been all over it if he had been on the cards.
Dean Windass could/should feature on this list. He was lined up around November 2008, when he couldn't get in the Hull team after promotion to the Premier League, but Steve Brooker ended up joining soon afterwards.Not long afterwards, maybe a week or two, Windass was actually given a chance by Phil Brown and scored a banger (I think) in a game for Hull at Pompey.
Does anyone (other than me) remember a lad (think he was irish) called Tony Scappatini who played with us one pre-season at full back. I thought he looked absolutely class at the time but was never seen again. Memory isnt as good as it was but id say it was early 90s maybe.