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biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:36 am

their has been a few over the years. . .

biggest for me has to be leon jeanne , that lad had so much talent an no doubt would of been a wales star if he never messed up.

Also nathan cadette once a decent player, ended up playing sunday league and saturday cardiff district league.

Andy campbell, pacey striker started off so great ended up in scottish league and after that signed in the conference!

and scott young, Best ever welsh player to have not played for wales?

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:48 am

Lee Jarman springs to mind, tipped to be a future welsh star & faded into obscurity.

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:52 am

Not a massive one as such but I remember Joe Jacobson making his debut in the last game of a season... possibly Norwich on Earnie's return.

Either way, he played really well and the Bob Bank loved him and then Jones let him go that summer. Massive anticlimax.

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:38 am

jason fowler
josh low
darren adams ( we he was quoted as being nicknamed pele in training he was that good :roll: )
andy campbell

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:52 am

tom ramasut

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:52 am

also pat mountain

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:05 am

ccfc_cotta wrote:their has been a few over the years. . .

biggest for me has to be leon jeanne , that lad had so much talent an no doubt would of been a wales star if he never messed up.

Also nathan cadette once a decent player, ended up playing sunday league and saturday cardiff district league.

Andy campbell, pacey striker started off so great ended up in scottish league and after that signed in the conference!

and scott young, Best ever welsh player to have not played for wales?


Leon Jeanne was the biggest waste of tallent in British football let alone Cardiff, he could have been as good as he wanted to be. He could have made Defoe look like a nobody, but then that's what happens when you mess with the "d" word.

As for Scott, correct me if I'm wrong but he did play for Wales.

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:14 am

Damned Yank wrote:also pat mountain

pat mountain now coaches for wolves,so not doing badly, :ayatollah:

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:50 am

nigel rees from port talbot he crossed the ball for brian clark to score aginst real madrid didnt do much after that .had other chances tomake it in the game but never took up the offers

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:56 am

Jason Bowen, what a talent, but what a prick of a bloke. :(

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Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:56 am

I cant remember his first name. I think it was Slinky-Jinky Pinky-Minky.

but Schwinkendorff was THE new Beckenbauer. He was Bobby Moore
Mike England and Alan Hansen rolled into one. Until you put him on a
football pitch. What a waste :lol: :lol: :lol:

Leon Jeanne really, so gifted its untrue

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:09 am

Agree with the above but for me its the one and only Jason Koumas. His attitude let him down throughout hid career. And still is :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:29 am

Robin Friday !

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:30 am

BigGwynram wrote:Jason Bowen, what a talent, but what a prick of a bloke. :(

Isnt his son in our academy?

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:42 am

Gareth (Wilts) wrote:
BigGwynram wrote:Jason Bowen, what a talent, but what a prick of a bloke. :(

Isnt his son in our academy?


Yeah his name is Jaye Bowen

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:19 am

Jan 50p head Sworkendorff or what ever the kraut was called he was billed as the new muller !!

Re: biggest ever wasted talents and fallen city players ?

Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:23 am

Def Robin Friday

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Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:44 am

Langley was a shame aswell.

Real good for QPR, then showed in some games real quality for us.

However, talkabout hot or cold and then all the injuries seems to have finished him good and proper.