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  • ParkinsonOut
    ParkinsonOut Posts: 1,467
    Steve Portway - altho I think he was just on trial (but he knew where the goal was, as confirmed by his stats at Gravesend & Northfleet)
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,036
    edited January 2021
    ricky_otto said:
    I’m sure we had a keeper called Jim O’Donnell on loan from Man Utd around 1988 that never played a game. 
    If we did, he didn't play for them or any other English league team either.  Of the eleven O'Donnells playing league football between 1946 and 1998, none played in goal and none were called Jim. There was a James O'Donnell who played for Oldham, but that was in the 50s.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,885
    edited January 2021
    Stig said:
    ricky_otto said:
    I’m sure we had a keeper called Jim O’Donnell on loan from Man Utd around 1988 that never played a game. 
    If we did, he didn't play for them or any other English league team either.  Of the eleven O'Donnells playing league football between 1946 and 1998, none played in goal and none were called Jim. There was a James O'Donnell who played for Oldham, but that was in the 50s.
    We did get a keeper on loan from Man U in the late 80’s or early 90’s. I don’t think @ricky_otto has got the name right but it’s close enough that I didn’t realise it was wrong until your post.

    I think it started with Mc.....Mcdonough?

    edit, according to google the goal keeper was .....Ben Amos!
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Stig said:
    ricky_otto said:
    I’m sure we had a keeper called Jim O’Donnell on loan from Man Utd around 1988 that never played a game. 
    If we did, he didn't play for them or any other English league team either.  Of the eleven O'Donnells playing league football between 1946 and 1998, none played in goal and none were called Jim. There was a James O'Donnell who played for Oldham, but that was in the 50s.
    We did get a keeper on loan from Man U in the late 80’s or early 90’s. I don’t think @ricky_otto has got the name right but it’s close enough that I didn’t realise it was wrong until your post.

    I think it started with Mc.....Mcdonough?

    edit, according to google the goal keeper was .....Ben Amos!
    McDonagh never played for United. The only other Keeper who played for both clubs was Paul Rachupka. 
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,680
    ParkinsonOut said:
    Steve Portway - altho I think he was just on trial (but he knew where the goal was, as confirmed by his stats at Gravesend & Northfleet)
    Whenever clubcall ran out of news, Steve Portway was on the verge of signing! Linked to us more than Darren Purse and Hayden Mullins!
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,680
    Pretty sure Ifijeagwa went in to play for Nigeria.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,885
    Richard J said:
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Stig said:
    ricky_otto said:
    I’m sure we had a keeper called Jim O’Donnell on loan from Man Utd around 1988 that never played a game. 
    If we did, he didn't play for them or any other English league team either.  Of the eleven O'Donnells playing league football between 1946 and 1998, none played in goal and none were called Jim. There was a James O'Donnell who played for Oldham, but that was in the 50s.
    We did get a keeper on loan from Man U in the late 80’s or early 90’s. I don’t think @ricky_otto has got the name right but it’s close enough that I didn’t realise it was wrong until your post.

    I think it started with Mc.....Mcdonough?

    edit, according to google the goal keeper was .....Ben Amos!
    McDonagh never played for United. The only other Keeper who played for both clubs was Paul Rachupka. 
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_McDonagh

    Found him. The way i remember it is that we got him from Man U but he was there earlier and never played.

    look at his goal scoring record! It’s nearly as good as bogles’s!
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Hayden Mullins?
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited January 2021
    Stig said:
    ricky_otto said:
    I’m sure we had a keeper called Jim O’Donnell on loan from Man Utd around 1988 that never played a game. 
    If we did, he didn't play for them or any other English league team either.  Of the eleven O'Donnells playing league football between 1946 and 1998, none played in goal and none were called Jim. There was a James O'Donnell who played for Oldham, but that was in the 50s.
    I might well be imagining it. I’m sure it was around the time we won the soccer sixes. I’ll have a look in one of the programmes around that time. 

    **Edit***in this picture, 4th from the left in the back row.


  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,842
    I saw Jim McDonagh a few times for the reserves when they played in the afternoon at Welling. He wasn’t that tall for a keeper but pretty decent and very brave, still coaching at the age of 68 at Mansfield according to that Wiki article.

    We got a keeper on loan from Fulham about 10 years ago on a Thursday I think, and he didn’t get in the team on Saturday so Fulham recalled him the following week. Must be something of a short service record.

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  • CAFCDAZ
    CAFCDAZ Posts: 1,199
    edited January 2021
    Florent rouamba
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    The Costa Rican who couldn’t get a work permit. Ended up at FC Copenhagen. Can’t remember his name though! 
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,492
    CAFCDAZ said:
    Florent rouamba
    flyingkiwiDK said:
    The Costa Rican who couldn’t get a work permit. Ended up at FC Copenhagen. Can’t remember his name though! 
    An absolute belter of a thread clearly not being read. Very very disappointed in you both. 
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,869
    Danny Shittu.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,492
    Charlton_Stu said:
    Danny Shittu.
    Started his senior career with us so doesn't count. 
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,232
    flyingkiwiDK said:
    The Costa Rican who couldn’t get a work permit. Ended up at FC Copenhagen. Can’t remember his name though! 
    Bolanos. no it's true?
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,869
    Talal said:
    Charlton_Stu said:
    Danny Shittu.
    Started his senior career with us so doesn't count. 
    Fair enough, I wondered why nobody had mentioned him 🤔🙄
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,749
    I remember Pardew making a lot of noise about the purchase of Martin Christensen as a youngster full of promise, I don't think he ever actually played for us and now retired and working as a youth coach.
  • Addickted4life
    Addickted4life Posts: 7,467
    Ronnie Schwartz
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,652
    Shrew said:
    I remember Pardew making a lot of noise about the purchase of Martin Christensen as a youngster full of promise, I don't think he ever actually played for us and now retired and working as a youth coach.
    Wasn’t there a big fee to paid when he did make a first team appearance?

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  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,749
    guinnessaddick said:
    Shrew said:
    I remember Pardew making a lot of noise about the purchase of Martin Christensen as a youngster full of promise, I don't think he ever actually played for us and now retired and working as a youth coach.
    Wasn’t there a big fee to paid when he did make a first team appearance?
    Paid 250,000, another £100,000 if he played in a league match, he never did. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175824/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30517

  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,360
    rina said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Todds_right_hook said:
    Talal said:
    Don't know why Stephen Hughes popped into my head this morning but got me thinking of others that never played. There must be loads.
    David Tuttle
    Luke Daniels 
    Chris Maxwell
    Emeka Ifejiagwa 
    Juan Cobian
    Paul Rachubka 

    Others? 


    I don’t remember us signing Daniels. Who is ifejiagwa
    Daniels; Goalkeeper on loan from West Brom... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Daniels
    Ifejiagwa: Nigerian Defender... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emeka_Ifejiagwa
    Ifejiagwa we signed before sorting out his work permit for some reason, then he had the application turned down

    Yet we were able to loan him to Brighton 🤷‍♂️

    Weird bump but saw a familiar name on LinkedIn and it turned out to be him! 
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,782
    Florent Ruamba 

    signed from Sherif Tiraspol- very left field, and disappeared just as quickly 
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    The Vin Nguen (spelling probably wrong). Came from Vietnam.
  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,282
    LenGlover said:
    The Vin Nguen (spelling probably wrong). Came from Vietnam.
    He was a youth player, I think.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Ronnie Schwartz.

    I don't remember him ever putting in an appearance.
  • Jac_52
    Jac_52 Posts: 1,460
    Wheresmeticket? said:
    Ronnie Schwartz.

    I don't remember him ever putting in an appearance.

    His penalty miss is unfortunately quite memorable for me.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,940
    edited November 2022
    Anyone remember when Alexei Mikhailechenko was on trial with us?
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    edited November 2022
    DamoNorthStand said:
    Anyone remember when Alexei Mikhailechenko was on trial with us?
    Yep I tried to get his name on the back of my shirt but my pocket money ran out after the second i.

    Seriously though didn't he turn up at Sparrows Lane in some really flashy motor when most of the players had bangers with 100k miles on the clock? 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,652
    ricky_otto said:
    I’m sure we had a keeper called Jim O’Donnell on loan from Man Utd around 1988 that never played a game. 
    Jim (Seamus) McDonagh

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