Dindeleux Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 The Ronaldinho to St Mirren rumour is almost certainly true. I can remember it being reported in the papers at the time. Nothing wrong with the player not knowing, his agent would've been the one sorting it out. In another quite famous one Kilmarnock asked Man Utd about Paul Scholes when we were signing Colin McKee and Neil Whitworth back in 1995. Ferguson apparently just laughed at Alex Totten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenMonster Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Celtic had a deal to sign David Ginola from PSG in the mid 90s, everything was agreed on a Friday and the player was all ready to sign then and there but the story is that as the deal had been agreed very quickly Fergus McCann insisted that he take the weekend and talk over the move with his family, that was the window that Newcastle needed as the came in over that weekend and gazumped us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locheedfcno1 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Celtic had a deal to sign David Ginola from PSG in the mid 90s, everything was agreed on a Friday and the player was all ready to sign then and there but the story is that as the deal had been agreed very quickly Fergus McCann insisted that he take the weekend and talk over the move with his family, that was the window that Newcastle needed as the came in over that weekend and gazumped us.remember this. Think gondola used Celtic for better deal at newcastle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Ranieri to Hearts is a topical one today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Frank McAvennie - http://www.whufc.com/articles/20030605/frank-dont-go-joe_2236884_1135455 "From then on he attracted scouts and joined junior side Johnstone Burgh, who gave him a £500 signing on fee - and a job tarring the roads with the council. He then went on trial with Partick Thistle, whose manager was Bertie Auld. He promptly put him on as a sub one day before taking him off in the same match, advising Frank he would never make it." West Ham paid the Buddies £340k for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_K_97 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 In the early 70s Alan Hansen had a trial at Hibs and Eddie Turnbull was desperate to sign him, but he turned them down as he was convinced that his future lay with golf at the time. Not too long after that he went to Partick Thistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloop John B Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 This apparently almost happened... http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2012/10/23/3469863/how-lionel-messi-and-andres-iniesta-could-have-ended-up-in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Alan Hansen chose football and the Jags after watching his brother John win the 1971 League Cup Final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Saints were offered A youngster by Leeds in the 50/60's. They said he was wanting to return to Scotland. Saints turned the player down. The player was Billy Bremner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Koop Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Several thistle supporting mates have mentioned it numerous times over the years. taken it to be true as I can't think of any reason why they'd make it up. Can't seem to see any trace of it online mind you The word 'gullible' no longer appears in the OED. Here to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.j Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Kenny Samson and a couple of World Cup finals Cameroon players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Kenny Samson and a couple of World Cup finals Cameroon players. The more I think this before I type the more it sounds bullshit but: 1) were the players Makanaky and Tataw? 2) they had actually agreed to sign but due to there being a limited number of work permits for footballers in the UK and less countries being in the EU in 1990 we were stuffed, the currants getting Kutznetzov taking the last one? There was also that USA player Bruce Murray who was something similar in terms of work permit issues, Wiki suggests he went to Millwall instead of us. More recently and not on the international scale, we did obviously have Kane Hemmings on trial in 2013 after he got punted out of Ibrox and said no which hasn't looked tremendously clever this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Rogic Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Emile M'Bou was one of the Cameroon players meant to be gracing the pitch with Albert Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.j Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 It was after the 94 world cup as we were a premier division team.at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Emile M'Bou was one of the Cameroon players meant to be gracing the pitch with Albert Craig Wikipedia says that M'Bouh changed clubs almost every season - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Mbouh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Raith had a nominal transfer fee accepted for a Watford youth who looked unlikely to make it at the club. Couldn't agree terms. The player? Ashley Young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewanham10 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Not the most decorated of names but Paddy McCourt had a trial at Motherwell a few years before joining Celtic. Whether it was his attitude or money, nothing ever came of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Off the top of my head Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was going to sign for Motherwell, but we couldn't afford him or something. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was, so it is said, offered to to Alex McLeish while he was Motherwell manager by the players agent and McLeish turned him down. I suspect it is a bullshit story as Solskjaer was sold by his original club Clausenengen to Molde for a six figure fee. Anyway we had Tommy Coyne, Dougie Arnott, Alex Burns and Willie Falconer so he clearly wasn't getting a game anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Jag Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Kenny Samson and a couple of World Cup finals Cameroon players. I'm sure the Samson story went like this; Lambie put a contract in front of him and said "there's the contract, sign it or f**k off" Samson fucked off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wonder Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Claudio Ranieri was in for the Hearts job after Burley but sadly pulled out. We got Graham Rix instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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