The 'where are they now?' files

[Shaggy]

Just had a blast from the past and recalled David Mannix, who was farmed out on-loan to some bizarrely named Norwegian (Danish?) club called Ham Kam or something.

He is now plying his trade for, SURPRISE SURPRISE, Accrington Stanley!!!

I saw Vignal (I had high hopes for him ) playing for Southampton recently.

[homer1]

CARL MEDJANI!

Poached from under the nose of Fergie ...................... allegedly

Never forget Bobby Robson being interviewed speaking after he had captured Hugo Viana for £8.5m saying that Ged had rang him up and said "you bugger (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)" - proud as punch he was that he had stolen a march on us

Thanks **** we aren't talking about him as being another of our expensive flops - is he still at Valencia?

[PaulLinehan]

What about Ritchie Partridge? He was always touted as a **** hot tricky winger who would break into the first team, but his injuries ****ed his career royally.
He's playing for Chester now….I'll never forget LFC offering him a 1 year contract when he was crocked, and not for the life of me understanding why.
Then I read that he was going out with (now married to) Michael Owen's sister.
This was just around the time that we were trying to convince MO to stay with us…coincidence, or what?!?

richie was rated as better than duff and robbie keane in the irish youth set up. He went on loan to coventry the seaosn before stephen warnock went there and richie was voted as their player of the season that year... he was also voted into the championship team of the season and was heavily tipped to break into our team the year later.....

such a pity if you ask me......

[homer1]

Just had a blast from the past and recalled David Mannix, who was farmed out on-loan to some bizarrely named Norwegian (Danish?) club called Ham Kam or something.

He is now plying his trade for, SURPRISE SURPRISE, Accrington Stanley!!!

I saw Vignal (I had high hopes for him ) playing for Southampton recently.

I remember him, wasn't he supposed to have a big future but had a bad injury or something?

[Yozza]

I saw Vignal (I had high hopes for him ) playing for Southampton recently.

He looked a decent player - shame about the French mentality

[Shaggy]

richie was rated as better than duff and robbie keane in the irish youth set up. He went on loan to coventry the seaosn before stephen warnock went there and richie was voted as their player of the season that year... he was also voted into the championship team of the season and was heavily tipped to break into our team the year later.....

such a pity if you ask me......

Any idea what went wrong for the lad? My Wednesday mate says he looked woeful - low on confidence and desire.

[dww]

Poached from under the nose of Fergie ...................... allegedly

Never forget Bobby Robson being interviewed speaking after he had captured Hugo Viana for £8.5m saying that Ged had rang him up and said "you bugger (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)" - proud as punch he was that he had stolen a march on us

Thanks **** we aren't talking about him as being another of our expensive flops - is he still at Valencia?

The thing is that apparently both United and Arsenal were after him but that must be true of so many young players. In the sense that at least they have them scouted just like us. Under Houllier we seemed to put too much faith in too few young players and seemed to pay a lot for many of them and failed to develop any at all really.

I think a lot of the problems came from a failure to create a united youth and reserve policy and use loans in any way constructively. The Houllier-Heighway disagreements cost us a great deal in the long run IMO. It was interesting that Rafa was so quick to get rid of Heighway.

[PaulLinehan]

soon to be forgotten:

neil mellor, ant le tallac.....

i see josemi is still getting on the bench with villareal and antonio nunez is playing in the segunda with my local club celta vigo - surely two of the worst players to get in a champions league winning photograph.....

[Red_Polo]

I always thought Viana was really talented, as I recall he was just soft as **** - physically and mentally.

[JonesLegend02]

One of my personal favourites is keeper Michael Stensgaard, who never made the first team after dislocating his shoulder putting up an ironing board.

He was a Danish Under-21 international and really highly rated, and I can remember slagging off Evans for not giving him a chance when James was at the peak of his Calamity phase.

Now retired according to Wiki. Cost £400,000.

[Shaggy]

One of my personal favourites is keeper Michael Stensgaard, who never made the first team after dislocating his shoulder putting up an ironing board.

He was a Danish Under-21 international and really highly rated, and I can remember slagging off Evans for not giving him a chance when James was at the peak of his Calamity phase.

Now retired according to Wiki. Cost £400,000.

[RedProf]

Mike Hooper - ended up as a bouncer in some club in Chester-le-Street, nr Durham

I remember reading that a few years ago - wonder if he has progressed his career since then

[Shaggy]

Daniel Sjolund.

Signed by Ged for £1m from West Ham as part of the Rigobert Song deal, he moved on to Djurgårdens, where he still plays.

He is another ex-LFC striker who has gone on to become prolific - with 18 goals in 107 appearances.

[Maestro]

soon to be forgotten:

neil mellor, ant le tallac.....

i see josemi is still getting on the bench with villareal and antonio nunez is playing in the segunda with my local club celta vigo - surely two of the worst players to get in a champions league winning photograph.....

There was something on Tribalfootball today (yes, I know) with quotes from Mellor saying he swiped a loser's medal in 2005 which had been left there by a pissed off Milan player, seeing as he didn't get a winner's medal!

[Morten_nogamst_Pedersen]

Oyvind Leonhardsen - 41 appearances, 7 goals for Stromsgodset last season in a title winning year

Stromsgodset sure as hell didn't win any titles last year, but they are a part of our history by being the team who has lost to us with the largest margin ever.
11-0 in a european match back in the 70's.