Unfullfilled potential

[bcblue1878]

We made a couple of high fees for young keepers that tanked.

Richard Wright and Steve Simonsen.

Could never really get my head around the Richard Wright signing, falling out of his loft (?), and injuring himself tripping over the “keep out of the goal” sign pretty much summed him up!
The Steve Simonsen signing was just a dodgy deal (was it a record fee for a goalie or something like that?), between Peter Johnson and Tranmere?

 

[Neiler]

Could never really get my head around the Richard Wright signing, falling out of his loft (?), and injuring himself tripping over the “keep out of the goal” sign pretty much summed him up!
The Steve Simonsen signing was just a dodgy deal (was it a record fee for a goalie or something like that?), between Peter Johnson and Tranmere?

Wright was big money for us to at the time as well mate.

Simonson to now that i think of it.

 

[mikew1878]

More so with us. However, I'd also say that he could have been even better but for Ferguson turning him into a team cog rather than the maverick he was with us.

Makes me wonder if Gazza had signed for United whether he would have been remembered so fondly (for footballing ability).

I'd probably say similar about Stones.

If Rooney is regarded as unfulfilled potential then you might as well name every player that’s ever played for us on the list

 

[Blue peter]

Wright was big money for us to at the time as well mate.

Simonson to now that i think of it.

I think the deal for Simonsen at that time would have been a record fee for a British GK if the performance add ins would have been achieved, but in the end we barely paid over the initial fee.

 

[Professor Toffee]

Galloway

Meow

 

[PhilRegan]

The Scottish rooney and the real rooney

 

[Moomin]

The fans.

Massive letdown.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Mc Fadden was skillful but lightweight....he'd probably flourish today

 

[Joey66]

Could never really get my head around the Richard Wright signing, falling out of his loft (?), and injuring himself tripping over the “keep out of the goal” sign pretty much summed him up!
The Steve Simonsen signing was just a dodgy deal (was it a record fee for a goalie or something like that?), between Peter Johnson and Tranmere?

David Moyes first signing after Yobo - who was with us on loan anyway ... & fans want DM back ?????? We should learn never go back with a player or any manager .....
Our no 2 keeper is not that bad so a youth potentially good keeper is needed .... not has beens like Bergovic

 

[chippy1722]

Which young player at Everton do you think failed to live up to their hype? Personally for me it would be Barkley recently. Any players that older blues could suggest?

I agree but playing and scoring in the CL is still not bad for a career that looked like disappearing.

 

[chippy1722]

Ellis Simms.... bagging goals for fun under age and reserve games, should have been given more of a chance in the first team IMO.

That’s a common theme for the past 30 years, we had lads who scored for fun in the reserves and either didn’t step up or didn’t get the chance.
All the way back to Stuart Barlow, Branch, Baxter, Jevons etc