Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,865 Posted August 27, 2021 Mattia Destro was another Italian international that we weren't far away from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzar 1,705 Posted August 27, 2021 42 minutes ago, HertsCanary93 said: Benik Adobe comes to mind as a recent one. I remember we spent almost an entire summer lodging bids well below the asking price. You're mixing him up Benik Afobe. Adobe was the famous acrobat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birchfest 397 Posted August 27, 2021 Funny, I’m pretty sure we were nailed on for a loan with Origi earlier in the window.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,865 Posted August 27, 2021 30 minutes ago, Fuzzar said: You're mixing him up Benik Afobe. Adobe was the famous acrobat. Adobe was also a PDF file. Or maybe I'm mixing him up with an unnamed 31-year-old footballer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,297 Posted August 27, 2021 18 hours ago, alex_ncfc said: Rob Hulse and David Connolly, circa 2003 My nominations! I was desperate for Hulse! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creedence Clearwater Couto 1,297 Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) Carl Cort... but then it actually happened!! David Healy was another one, we ended up with Notman instead. But then Healy happened a few years later too, albeit on loan. I'm not very good at this am I.. Edited August 27, 2021 by Creedence Clearwater Couto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex_ncfc 666 Posted August 27, 2021 53 minutes ago, Creedence Clearwater Couto said: My nominations! I was desperate for Hulse! I can't remember how close we actually got to signing Hulse, not sure if he had talks or what, but I know it dragged on for ages. That was a weird summer where I seem to remember West Brom signing most of our targets! Obviously they then tried to sign Hucks too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Move Klose 303 Posted August 27, 2021 11 hours ago, alex_ncfc said: Who was this guy then, I don't remember anything about him but his wiki suggests he was very close to joining in 96 or something? He was pretty much a done deal, theres even a picture of holding the shirt, with Haworth 9 or something like that on it, and it all fell through last minute. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birchfest 397 Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) Didn’t we have Steven Fletcher do a ‘reverse Pritchard’ where by he was about to sign but then had an offer from Sheffield Wednesday who were literally closer to where he was so went there and signed instead. Fairly sure he even did an interview and said as much something like ‘he didn’t fancy the drive’ edit* are yes here it is: “I was looking at the sat-nav and there was still six hours to go because it’s a long way down from Glasgow. “I was half way thinking Sheffield is just there, so I text Barry and said ‘what’s Wednesday like?’ and he said ‘brilliant’. He said you need to come so I went in and signed for them that night. Edited August 27, 2021 by birchfest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galactico 16 Posted August 27, 2021 One for the old timers.... Trevor Whymark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
If wed kept Howie.. 217 Posted August 27, 2021 20 hours ago, alex_ncfc said: Who was this guy then, I don't remember anything about him but his wiki suggests he was very close to joining in 96 or something? yep - he failed a medical - on deadline day... we really needed a striker.. it seemed an exciting prospect - young, tall and talented... and then bam! we didn't trust his knees (which turned out to be fine).. and of course we didn't sign a striker... gutting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
