compo 7,034 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 The big mystery what happened to this young man he was once valued at £40million plus when he was at Spurs 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 There was a season. Just one where he looked better than Messi. Spectacular collapse from him 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Bear 586 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, compo said: The big mystery what happened to this young man he was once valued at £40million plus when he was at Spurs I agree. At one time he was the great hope for England. I remember Warburton saying that he was the player he would most like to manage. Whether he was not as good as people said he was or whether the expectations proved too much for him, who knows. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutton_blows_goats 5,331 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 16 minutes ago, compo said: The big mystery what happened to this young man he was once valued at £40million plus when he was at Spurs He had made it in his head and put his feet up. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 6,082 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I am sure older Gersnetters will remember? Dele Alli reminds me of the wonderfully mercurial Laurie Cunningham. In the days when Leyton Orient were a second tier club, there were reports of an elegant gazelle amid their midfield. He was a balanced blade of a player on mud heap surfaces. West Brom signed him in 1977 and they pitched up at Ibrox for the pre-season Tennant Caledonian tournament. The Baggies met Rangers in the Sunday final and we were lucky to get off the turf having only conceded two. I remember Cyrille Regis, Bud Johnston and, Laurie Cunningham running us ragged. Laurie gained a transfer to Real Madrid, unheard in the seventies. He became an English internationalist, the world was his oyster. The next dozen years were the law of diminishing returns - Manchester United, Marseille, Leicester City, Rayo Vallecano, Wimbledon, ........... He died in an early morning Madrid car crash at the age of 33. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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