Ian Snodin’s one for the future

[Branton Rover]

From memory the one for the future was Gary Williams, I can’t remember where we signed him from or anything about his background. But the burning question is; is he ready now or has he gone off the boil?

[roversdude]

Wasn’t it Andy Watson

[Draytonian III]

Gary Williams was signed from Altrincham, and had a part time job in a sports shop.
Andy Watson was a roofer who signed from Garforth, I think he believed in his own hype about being the first £1 million pound non league player, by which time Ian Snodin was his agent !!

[Chris Black come back]

Williams was a major 50k signing by JR that didn't quite work out given the fee. Watson was absolutely superb for a period and took Dagenham apart in a televised game at Belle Vue. Lost his way a bit and maybe got his head turned by some of the noise around him. A great player in the late conference years though.

[Surrey Rover]

Williams was signed from Accrington Stanley (who were in the Northern Premier League at the time) for £60000 in January 2000. He was transferred back to Accrington in September of that year for £25000 by which time Snodin had been replaced by Steve Wignall.

[BradwellRover]

Didn’t Watson go on trial to Sunderland and rip Michael Gray (England international) to bits? I think Reid was going to sign him but prioritised other signings and it got cancelled, but Watson had lost his head.

[NickDRFC]

Williams was a major 50k signing by JR that didn't quite work out given the fee. Watson was absolutely superb for a period and took Dagenham apart in a televised game at Belle Vue. Lost his way a bit and maybe got his head turned by some of the noise around him. A great player in the late conference years though.

Didn’t quite work out is a bit of an understatement, I don’t think he scored a league goal for us. One of many occupants of the strikers’ graveyard in those years alongside Carl Alford & Justin Jackson, amongst far too many others.

Watson was brilliant on his day, they just didn’t come around very often. “The conference’s first million pound player” could well have been the first output from the JR hype machine.

[selby]

  Watson got brought down in the area  v Southport in an evening game by I think Tickle ex Aston Villa a really bad tackle on the ankle'
  The referee immediately came over and red carded Watson for simulation, who was then taken to hospital on a stretcher and was never the same player again.
  When he first came he took players to pieces.

[roversdude]

Watson always looked like his mum had bought a kit too big for him so he’d grow into it

[NickDRFC]

Watson always looked like his mum had bought a kit too big for him so he’d grow into it

See also Matty Caudwell.

[belton rover]

I seem to remember Williams being a bit of a panic buy after we missed out on a ‘bigger name’.

[Ryaldinhio]

Watson always looked like his mum had bought a kit too big for him so he’d grow into it

See also Matty Caudwell.

Matty Caudwell and Tristram Whitman, loved both of them!!!