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Maringer
December 5, 2017, 6:10pm
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Heywood won on of Brentford's Player of the Season awards the year before he joined us. Quite remarkable when you consider he had the turning circle of a pocket battleship.

I'd say another big let down was Sestanovich. If he'd applied himself, he could have been a brilliant player - big, powerful, quick, skilful, but just drifted away and turned out to be a pretty terrible person as well.

In general, I'd say the biggest let downs were those players who had been excellent for us in early or loan spells but then just didn't do it again after returning. Conlon, Devitt, Rankin, Boyce spring to mind. I was actually expecting something from them but they disappointed badly upon their return. Connell too, of course.

It's only Townsend I can really think of who has done well in multiple spells in recent years.
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Gary Silk , Matt Heywood , Damian Spencer and Tommy Forecast for me ... all rubbish


Does anyone have a link to that infamous Forecast game? I have often wondered if my memory of it is better or worse than the reality?
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3. Jammie Devitt - Round 2
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December 5, 2017, 6:57pm
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Some of these players mentioned is making me cringe bad memories !!!


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Quoted from Maringer
Heywood won on of Brentford's Player of the Season awards the year before he joined us. Quite remarkable when you consider he had the turning circle of a pocket battleship.

I'd say another big let down was Sestanovich. If he'd applied himself, he could have been a brilliant player - big, powerful, quick, skilful, but just drifted away and turned out to be a pretty terrible person as well.

In general, I'd say the biggest let downs were those players who had been excellent for us in early or loan spells but then just didn't do it again after returning. Conlon, Devitt, Rankin, Boyce spring to mind. I was actually expecting something from them but they disappointed badly upon their return. Connell too, of course.

It's only Townsend I can really think of who has done well in multiple spells in recent years.


Good points. I'd add John Oster to your Townsend too. Great in a poor team when he burst onto the scene. Then when we got him back on loan he was absolutely fantastic and actually looked too good for the Championship.


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December 5, 2017, 9:06pm

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Lee Ashcroft....for 500k and our record signing i was hoping he was mint but turned out to be awful.


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I agree with Mariner Ronnie it has got to be Peter Beagrie truly awful
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December 5, 2017, 9:39pm

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Peter beagrie was 40 yo now when he signed i was like....really i think even i could have done a better job lol  but not someone i was expecting to light up the pitch.


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Quoted from Maringer
Heywood won on of Brentford's Player of the Season awards the year before he joined us. Quite remarkable when you consider he had the turning circle of a pocket battleship.

I'd say another big let down was Sestanovich. If he'd applied himself, he could have been a brilliant player - big, powerful, quick, skilful, but just drifted away and turned out to be a pretty terrible person as well.

In general, I'd say the biggest let downs were those players who had been excellent for us in early or loan spells but then just didn't do it again after returning. Conlon, Devitt, Rankin, Boyce spring to mind. I was actually expecting something from them but they disappointed badly upon their return. Connell too, of course.

It's only Townsend I can really think of who has done well in multiple spells in recent years.


I reckon the Brentford fans must have been taking the pish and hoping due to the vote another club would come in and sign him blind.It worked.
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Quoted from Meza
Lee Ashcroft....for 500k and our record signing i was hoping he was mint but turned out to be awful.


He was overpriced but far from awful and scored some good goals think we got most of our money back when we flogged him on also
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