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Those that got away
valleynick66
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With all the speculation on the rumours thread about our apparent non transfer activity it made me think about those who got away in the past.
I have always assumed that in reality some deals didn’t come off /get into the wider public domain at the time despite being very close and all but done e.g. transfer fees agreed but personal terms not (despite being close), 11th hour gazumping by another club or a player getting cold feet etc.
So who, of noteworthy mention (if anyone actually knows) didn’t we sign but genuinely very nearly did ?
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Richard Gough1
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Mathieu Flamini3
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van Nistelrooy 😉
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Ronaldo3
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I’m sure all of these were in the January Transfer Window in 2007.
Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson on a double deal but they went to Celtic instead.
Anthony Stokes but he went to Sunderland.
Clint Dempsey but he went to Fulham.2 -
Malcom MacDonald0
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Jeremy Goss, even signed before we missed out on him.1
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Don Hutchinson chose Sunderland over us
Malkin was one who was going to sign under Curbs but we pulled out of the deal at the medical
(Thanks to Ricky_Otto for unintentionally correcting me)0 -
Steve Sidwell was lined up1
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Cahill was lined up from Millwall, but he chose Everton because Murray / Curbs messed up meeting him2
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Would have been a great signing if it had happened I think.Henry Irving said:Steve Sidwell was lined up1 -
Messed up ?ForeverAddickted said:Cahill was lined up from Millwall, but he chose Everton because Murray / Curbs messed up meeting him0 -
Marian Pahars0
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Steven Pressley
Kezmen1 -
Curbs said in his book that Murray went and met him as Curbs was on holiday, then Curbs went and met him alone as Murray wasnt available - Think he felt that it showed a lack of seriousness in them wanting Tim Cahill as he decided on Everton.valleynick66 said:
Messed up ?ForeverAddickted said:Cahill was lined up from Millwall, but he chose Everton because Murray / Curbs messed up meeting him
Think he went on to say that they made sure they didnt make that same mistake again when going after targets0 -
John Hartson0
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Eidur Gudjohnssen2
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Kezman and Cahill mentioned in same piece
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2302681/addicks-close-in-on-kezman
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Christian Bolaños.1
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Could well be wrong, but weren't we in for Phil Jagielaka at some point?0
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Stanley Matthews.4
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Steve Claridge0
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Stunned that Purse and Mullins haven’t been mentioned yet.3
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Hayden Mullins, Julian Gray, Darren Purse.1
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Never give up. The window is still open.stackitsteve said:Stunned that Purse and Mullins haven’t been mentioned yet.3 -
Chris Malkin
*Beaten to it earlier in the thread.1 -
Oh good. Another thread about transfer rumours. But this one is about rumours that didn't come true.
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That Alex bloke who was Brazilian that played for Japan too , both work permit issues.Macronate said:Christian Bolaños.7 -
Thank you!!!... I said Makin myself but when I googled him he wasnt a Striker so was confusedricky_otto said:Chris Malkin
*Beaten to it earlier in the thread.
Explains why, I got the wrong bloody player0 -
Was Mark van Bommel ever close to signing?
Got mentioned every window because we had Dennis Rommedahl, but dont know if it was just wistful thinking1
