Debuts you have witnessed. Like live.

[roydo]

Two for me.

One cos it was just ace, and the other cos a few years later I could say "I saw his first game"

Big Joe. Debut for Bristol City. Scored all 4 against Middlesborough. Was just brilliant.

The second was weird. Went to see Arsenal, (with a gooner mate) at Highbury against Leicester. This left winger came on, ran like a greyhound, and belted this shot that was just over the bar.

"Who is this lad?" I said to my mate.

"Some French lad I think, Henri or something"

Dont be shy.

 

[roydo]

@Eggs must have seen a few belters.

 

[AndyC]

I'll hazard a guess at who @Dario Terracotta will tell us about

 

[Fearthainn]

John Stones

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Sammy Lee

 

[Professor Toffee]

Andrei Kanchelskis v the Saints at Goodison. Fkin Magic

 

[1966efc]

Ball at Fulham, 1966. He scored the only goal.

 

[Eggs]

@Eggs must have seen a few belters.

....like other older folk on here I have witnessed plenty of Everton debuts but the best player I have seen in Blue is Alan Ball who made his debut at Fulham. I have to say I have always liked picking out young players and I was fortunate enough to spend plenty of time watching games at Bellefield. The individual who most blew my mind was a 15 year old playing for the U18s. It took 5 minutes to see he was special and he didn't even do anything. Immediately after the game I e-mailed my pal in Australia and said Wayne Rooney will be very special. Not rocket science but I've loved watching him play football from that moment.

 

[toffeejack]

Joe Allen. Whilst playing cricket with him i always knew he was coming through the swansea youth but never knew just how good he was until i saw the surname on the bench one game. Didn't realise it was him at first, anyway when i went to watch the game vs blackpool, ended 3-6, he came on ... and the RS ruined him.

bit surreal watching someone you've known all your life becoming famous so to speak.

 

[ste d' indica]

Galloway at West Ham. Be great to say I was there if he becomes the player we all hope he will.

Racking my brain for any others.

 

[Garymc2412]

Glenn keeled vs u know who never forget it

 

[LABlue2]

Jose Baxter v. Blackburn - almost scored a header

 

[GoatJR]

That Tony Hitzelburg When he came on and hit the bar.

Don't know how to spell his name!

 

[Dutch Toffee]

Mark van Bommel
Fernando Ricksen

 

[wandyr79]

Rooney, still to this day I don't think we will ever see a 16 year old play like he did.