The Troll Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 After reading the thread in the First Division I thought I'd see what players SPL teams could come up with. St Johnstone's main underachiever isw probably Kieran McAnespie, who seemed to have the world at his feet. Not sure where he's ended up now Can only think of Paul Bernard off the top of my head as a big SPL player who never reached his potential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Ricky Gillies - total waste of talent, could've achieved so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperDee Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Derek Riordan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Derek Riordan? How could I forget about him! Out of him, Fletcher and O'Connor he seemed like the most talented. As much as I hate to admit it the fact he signed for us shows how much talent he wasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Fabian Yantorno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Sergio Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Calum Elliot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Mojo Risin' Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 After reading the thread in the First Division I thought I'd see what players SPL teams could come up with. St Johnstone's main underachiever isw probably Kieran McAnespie, who seemed to have the world at his feet. Not sure where he's ended up now Can only think of Paul Bernard off the top of my head as a big SPL player who never reached his potential He was with Arbroath last season, his most notable employer is Babestation, where he worked as a cameraman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 We once had a player called Paul Bradshaw. He was absolutely immense and is probably still the greatest talent we have unearthed since we turned up in the SFL. He was tall and had tremendous technique, and was tipped as being the new Duncan Ferguson. This was a very apt description as he was a nutjob. In a testimonial game Gordon Strachan took hi Coventry side up (it was a strong side) and an inspired Bradshaw performance resulted in a 4-3 win and Strachan enquiring about buying him. Bradshaw had no interest and said that he would wait for a real big side to come in for him! He fell out with Neale Cooper as he was drinking etc, and he was eventually freed. He turned up in the Highland League for Brora and eased through matches winning countless MOM awards. Caley then signed him, and released him within three months as Pele Paterson thought he was a bit mental. He then had quick spells at Forres and Brora. Somehow he managed to attract the attention of the Celtic scouts. He was then asked to come down for a trial, and he did well. However the local job centre found out and he got charged with benefit fraud as he was receiving incapacity benefit. Absolute fruit loop, that easily could have been a Ross County legend. All the ability in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Keigan 'the Scottish Michael Owen' Parker. He totally believed his own hype, and totally lost it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green and white Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Gary O'connor Derek Riordan Gazza Jody Morris Tam McManus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplewell Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Esteban Casagolda stephen pearson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Jamie Murphy and David Clarkson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magee84 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 If he hadnt been so.injury prone, Shaun Maloney, still had more than decent career but could have been even better IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Whatfor Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Mark Burchill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green&White Zebra Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Don't think Marc Burchill ever had it to be honest. I saw Larsson lose the rag with him on more than one occasion because of his lack of anticipation. He just got lucky for a brief spell in a decent Celtic team. Biggest waste of talent was Charlie Nicholas. He really was a special talent when he broke through and you could see that the entire Celtic team was lifted by his presence. When he broke his leg during the run-in of the 1981/2 season, Celtic then went on to squander an easy lead over Aberdeen and only just won it in the end. I think he revived a wee bit when he went to Aberdeen, but it was only fraction of what he could have become. I thought Stevie Fulton could have been a bit special too. At one point he was outshining John Collins in the midfield area. Had a great passing range, but really did not look after himself. I think Jim Jeffries got more out of his career than might have been the case. Derek Riordan had great talent - an eye for the outrageous. He scored a quite outstanding goal for Hibs away to Celtic two seasons back. I doubt if there's been a more naturally talented Scottish footballer in the last decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunfellaff Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Andy Goram never made as big as Andy Goram! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Craig Gordon should be playing for one of the top 6 EPL teams by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazakh Saint Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 No brainer, Liam Miller, I saw him against Anderlecht I think in the CL and took my breathe away the game he had, then got greedy, not one of SAF better transfer deals IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Kevin Thomas - Saw him score in his first two games for hearts when he was 17. Developed a head the size of saturn, got injured, and career poor after that. Actually ended up playing with Bo'ness united for a while. Simon Donnelly - When first broke through was apparently the new Dalgliesh - ahem John Fleck - Calls for him to make full Scotland debut after only a handful of games - Can't beat a bit of press hype over a Rangers player Alan Mahood - Signed by Brian Clough for Notts Forest only to never actually make an appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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