The 'where are they now?' files

[Montana]

Fair enough then (to an extent ). I knew he'd done well the year before he came but wasn't aware he'd done it a bit more consistently.

The thing with Sean Dundee was that he was quite consistent and prolific in the Bundesliga and maybe would've done ok in the PL but he suffered a serious injury about a year or two before we bought him and was never the same player again.

[Los Rojos]

Erik Meijer :

Meijer ended his career that summer, stating he wanted to finish in style after this last big success. He took on a post in the management of Alemannia Aachen. But after a very short time he was appointed assistant coach of the newly arrived Bundesliga team, working with Michael Frontzeck, who succeeded Dieter Hecking in September 2006.

That names familiar. Did he play for City for a spell?

[Rich]

Can anybody remember that we had a Brazilian left back on trial a few years ago when Ged was here. He played a few reserve games including one against Man Utd and was supposed to be the dogs, but we never signed him.

What was he called and where did he end up?

That one passed me by - don't remember that at all.

[Los Rojos]

How could we forget the great Padelli?



How about that Welsh lad Lee Jones?

He's joint manager of Newi Cefn Druids in the Welsh Premier League. Still plays occasionally.

[Shaggy]

Just found this on Daniele Padelli.

‘Padelli made his Liverpool bow in the final home game of the season, against Charlton. It was a catastrophic display and he was sent back to Sampdoria by manager Rafa Benitez soon afterwards.

Padelli made one appearance in pre-season for Sampdoria, a performance so disastrous that it made his Liverpool debut seem like a walk in the park. In a friendly against Crotone, Padelli received a tame backpass from team mate Attillio Fibba, trod on the ball, fell over and the ball squirmed into the back of the net.

Two minutes later, Padelli came to claim a corner and inexplicably headed the ball into his own net.

He he now on loan at Pisa, where he has failed to make a first team appearance and looks set to have his contract terminated after a training ground bust-up with coach Flavio Bullio. After punching a corner into his own net, Bullio pulled Padelli aside to discuss his technique. Padelli, distinctly unimpressed, headbutted Bullio, ran back to the dressing room where he took a sledgehammer out of his bag and smashed the place to pieces before driving home. He is currently being investigated by the Italian Football Association.’

Who will buy this bull****, I wonder!

[Los Rojos]

Speaking of the Welsh Premier League, remember Phil Boersma?

He played for Liverpool in the early 70's (82 appearances) and was assistant Graeme Souness at Liverpool and most of the other clubs he managed.

Anyway, he was appointed Assistant Manager of my local team in the Welsh Premier League just before Christmas to help a newly appointed Player-Manager from Liverpool. He lasted a month or so before the axe fell on both of them. Think he works in the building trade now.

[Reaper]

John Welsh was pretty highly rated wasn't he? I think he played a couple of times in our CL run in 05. Didn't realise his career was over

Oh no...it isn't over mate. His career's gone downhill since though. Obviously out for ages and never got his place in the Hull side back. He went on loan to Chester recently but he's now back at Hull.

John Welsh @ my local team.

http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10338~23358,00.html

[Los Rojos]

Just found this on Daniele Padelli.

‘Padelli made his Liverpool bow in the final home game of the season, against Charlton. It was a catastrophic display and he was sent back to Sampdoria by manager Rafa Benitez soon afterwards.

Padelli made one appearance in pre-season for Sampdoria, a performance so disastrous that it made his Liverpool debut seem like a walk in the park. In a friendly against Crotone, Padelli received a tame backpass from team mate Attillio Fibba, trod on the ball, fell over and the ball squirmed into the back of the net.

Two minutes later, Padelli came to claim a corner and inexplicably headed the ball into his own net.

He he now on loan at Pisa, where he has failed to make a first team appearance and looks set to have his contract terminated after a training ground bust-up with coach Flavio Bullio. After punching a corner into his own net, Bullio pulled Padelli aside to discuss his technique. Padelli, distinctly unimpressed, headbutted Bullio, ran back to the dressing room where he took a sledgehammer out of his bag and smashed the place to pieces before driving home. He is currently being investigated by the Italian Football Association.’

Who will buy this bull****, I wonder!

Serious loss of confidence there I think. He can't have been that bad surely - Rafa's scouts and the Sampdoria staff must have seen something in him.

Talking of keepers, Patrice Luzi, one of Houllier's French imports, is now at Rennes.

[Kenneth]

After punching a corner into his own net, Bullio pulled Padelli aside to discuss his technique. Padelli, distinctly unimpressed, headbutted Bullio, ran back to the dressing room where he took a sledgehammer out of his bag and smashed the place to pieces before driving home. He is currently being investigated by the Italian Football Association.’

[BFG]

WTF?

[The Erectile Banana]

Just found this on Daniele Padelli.

‘Padelli made his Liverpool bow in the final home game of the season, against Charlton. It was a catastrophic display and he was sent back to Sampdoria by manager Rafa Benitez soon afterwards.

Padelli made one appearance in pre-season for Sampdoria, a performance so disastrous that it made his Liverpool debut seem like a walk in the park. In a friendly against Crotone, Padelli received a tame backpass from team mate Attillio Fibba, trod on the ball, fell over and the ball squirmed into the back of the net.

Two minutes later, Padelli came to claim a corner and inexplicably headed the ball into his own net.

He he now on loan at Pisa, where he has failed to make a first team appearance and looks set to have his contract terminated after a training ground bust-up with coach Flavio Bullio. After punching a corner into his own net, Bullio pulled Padelli aside to discuss his technique. Padelli, distinctly unimpressed, headbutted Bullio, ran back to the dressing room where he took a sledgehammer out of his bag and smashed the place to pieces before driving home. He is currently being investigated by the Italian Football Association.’

Who will buy this bull****, I wonder!

Nice one Shaggy.

[Shaggy]

I was bored and chuckling to myself at Padelli's woeful solitary appearance for us, wondering if he'd plummeted into the depths of despair, Partridge-style.

The hints were in the names - 'Fibba' and 'Bullio'. The latter was going to be called 'Bull****tio' but I thought that was a touch obvious.

[Pablo]

I was bored and chuckling to myself at Padelli's woeful solitary appearance for us, wondering if he'd plummeted into the depths of despair, Partridge-style.

The hints were in the names - 'Fibba' and 'Bullio'. The latter was going to be called 'Bull****tio' but I thought that was a touch obvious.

In hindsight, at least for Los Rojos sake, you should have gone with Bull****tio

[The Erectile Banana]

I was bored and chuckling to myself at Padelli's woeful solitary appearance for us, wondering if he'd plummeted into the depths of despair, Partridge-style.

The hints were in the names - 'Fibba' and 'Bullio'. The latter was going to be called 'Bull****tio' but I thought that was a touch obvious.

Looks like poor Los Rojos has been kurtangled.

[Shaggy]

In hindsight, at least for Los Rojos sake, you should have gone with Bull****tio

Looks like poor Los Rojos has been kurtangled.

"serious loss of confidence there"

I'd call it more than a loss of confidence. More like a complete and utter loss of the plot.