kick it off 2,062 Posted January 9, 2019 Discussion of Dale Jennings' spectacular fall from Bayern Munich to Runcorn Town in 5 years has sparked a little interest so thought it was time for a main thread. Who were the "next big things" who turned out to actually just be a big pile of ****? I'll start us off with Freddy Adu... Number 1 MLS Draft pick and immediately made the highest player in the league aged 14. Nearly went to the world cup aged 16 but spouted off in the press about a lack of playing time and it cost him his spot in the USA squad. 13 teams 8 countries for the kid they seriously touted as the next Pele at one stage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drazen Muzinic 1,502 Posted January 9, 2019 Remember this kid - he was on all sorts of programmes in 1996. Another tragic story. https://thesetpieces.com/features/football-pink-fantasy-failure-taxi-fares/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 11,136 Posted January 9, 2019 Francis Jeffers. 1997–2001 Everton 49 (18) 2001–2004 Arsenal 22 (4) 2003–2004 → Everton (loan) 18 (0) 2004–2006 Charlton Athletic 20 (3) 2005 → Rangers (loan) 8 (0) 2006–2007 Blackburn Rovers 10 (0) 2007 → Ipswich Town (loan) 9 (4) 2007–2010 Sheffield Wednesday 54 (5) 2010–2011 Newcastle Jets 9 (1) 2011 Motherwell 10 (1) 2011–2012 Newcastle Jets 17 (1) 2012 Floriana 2 (1) 2013 Accrington Stanley 7 (2) Total 235 (40) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted January 9, 2019 Many of our 2013 FA Youth Cup winning side Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GJP 79 Posted January 9, 2019 It's hard to believe Freddy Adu is only 29. A bit like it was hard to believe he was only 14 when he made his debut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted January 10, 2019 Good to see you save stuff Swindon, can always come in handy later on 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crabbycanary3 994 Posted January 10, 2019 8 hours ago, SwindonCanary said: Well, if football isn't going to work out then a career in darts is not to be sniffed at I suppose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted January 10, 2019 Hendo still going strong and become a local hero in Rochdale.I think Dean Sinclair had a pro career at Barnet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cornish sam 1,040 Posted January 10, 2019 On the subject of dale Jennings, didn't he take a couple of years out after mk Dons because his kid had leukemia (or some other illness)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,424 Posted January 10, 2019 Jennings was signed for Bayern’s second team, they never really thought he would progress into their first team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kick it off 2,062 Posted January 20, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-46282758/cherno-samba-the-football-prodigy-who-made-it-in-a-video-game 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 5,885 Posted January 20, 2019 Haha KIO, I was just about to post this! The number of goals he scored for me on CM was frightening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
