Decent Looking Players Who Disappeared.

[Missionman]

Probably add Michael Johnson to the City pile, can’t you?

Was absolutely raved about, then fell off the face of the earth and then surfaced 3-4 years later significantly overweight.

Think he was abused by Barry fella he might have an excuse

 

[barneygumble]

Think he was abused by Barry fella he might have an excuse

Bloody hell, if so.

 

[Missionman]

Bloody hell, if so.

Yep Man City and crewe I heard ?? Terrible

 

[stony]

Think he was abused by Barry fella he might have an excuse

You think or you know?

 

[stony]

Asamoah Gyan - Amazing for Sunderland. Moved to Al Ain in UAE much to the consternation of Steve Bruce.

Stephen Ireland - was Man City player of the season around 2008. MIA ever since.

Sandro Ramirez - Everton, That.

Ireland was always very talented but lightweight. His poty season came after he spent the off season working out and putting on a lot of muscle in a short period of time. I seem to recall not long after he had a bit of a health scare and was never the same player. I was always suspicious of his sudden increase in strength and especially stamina, and wondered if a 'supplement' he had taken was responsible for both his form that season and subsequent health problems.

 

[stony]

Yep Man City and crewe I heard ?? Terrible

Bennell's involvement with City ended before Johnson was born.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Federico Macheda

 

[chrismpw]

Hearing/reading this sentence with the obscene wages on offer at basically any top flight club nowadays, well, it makes me weep in despair.

Teaching can be a short career - so many give up in the first couple of years. Then you go and do something else, but having earned 25k a year for a short while, rather than 25k a week.

I shed no tears for any footballer . . They could do a paper round fir the next 40 years and still be millionaires.

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Federico Macheda

I always thought we’d sign him, he had that “ex Utd goes to Everton” look about him.

 

[OneTrueLegend]

For some reason Rasmus Elm was the one that I thought of. Think we were linked with him around 2008 to 2010. Swedish midfielder with a YouTube highlight reel featuring lots of long range goals.

He went on to play for AZ Alkmar and CSKA Moscow

I looked him up, he retired in 2019

Rasmus Elm - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Tommy Chong]

Rodwell...

 

[ChesterBlue]

That Elmander for Bolton was class for a season and then disappeared

 

[Preki]

Got to mention jelavic. Looked like prime inzaghi for 6 months, then completely fell off a cliff. Went to hull after us an never heard of him since.

Went to China after that.

 

[Preki]

Was at Arsenal for years and moved to Barcelona at 31.

Was still playing in Minsk until recently.

 

[PhilM]

John flanagan for the r/s the new cafu and he vanished after a season

He's playing over in Denmark these days under the managership of Daniel Agger. He's still got a big house in Cressington, so I see him as I walk to ours.

His family are a dubious bunch, so he'll be sorted once he's retired.