Author Topic: Best loan signings of last 25 years (Read 4537 times)

Chris Black come back · « on August 30, 2011, 08:29:35 pm by Chris Black come back »

Top 5 in no particular order below

Mike Jeffrey
Kieron Brady
Billy Sharp
Jason Shackell
Matt Mills

Probably also a honourable mention for JJ Melligan.

« **on:** August 30, 2011, 08:29:35 pm »

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mushRTID · « **Reply #1 on** August 30, 2011, 08:39:44 pm by mushRTID »

Chris Brown was a great loan signing.

GazLaz · « **Reply #2 on** August 30, 2011, 08:40:42 pm by GazLaz »

Theo Streete

Chris Black come back · « **Reply #3 on** August 30, 2011, 08:44:13 pm by Chris Black come back »

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Theo Streete

Jostling at the bottom of the list with Sam Oji and Michael Timlin.

wilts rover · « **Reply #4 on** August 30, 2011, 09:32:48 pm by wilts rover »

didnt Sullivan come on loan initally?

Chris Black come back · « **Reply #5 on** August 30, 2011, 09:38:39 pm by Chris Black come back »

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didnt Sullivan come on loan initally?

He did, but I think he's going to struggle to make it in to that top 5 Wilts old boy.

bedale rover · « **Reply #6 on** August 30, 2011, 09:44:50 pm by bedale rover »

B) tony woodcock! might be slightly out of the time frame but without us wouldnt have had the career he did

(is the check in the post tony?)

DonnyBazR0ver · « **Reply #7 on** August 30, 2011, 10:15:54 pm by DonnyBazR0ver »

Drover · « **Reply #8 on** August 30, 2011, 10:25:49 pm by Drover »

Cawthorne+williamson were 2 good loans for us at the time.Was old \"Pineapple top\" Jamie Lawrence a loan at first?

keyser_soze · « **Reply #9 on** August 31, 2011, 07:04:02 am by keyser_soze »

I believe Jamie was a free transfer from Her Majesty's Pleasure.

inSODwetrust · « **Reply #10 on** August 31, 2011, 08:09:08 am by inSODwetrust »

David Wheater.

craigdrfc · « **Reply #11 on** August 31, 2011, 08:30:37 am by craigdrfc »

John Moncur during the Cusack days (think we got him from Spurs) and also Danny Williamson from West Ham deserve a mention.

Chris Black come back · « **Reply #12 on** August 31, 2011, 08:35:50 am by Chris Black come back »

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I believe Jamie was a free transfer from Her Majesty's Pleasure.

Seem to remember him coming direct from Sunderland? Great signing by Ian Atkins.

Chris Black come back · « **Reply #13 on** August 31, 2011, 08:38:52 am by Chris Black come back »

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John Moncur during the Cusack days (think we got him from Spurs) and also Danny Williamson from West Ham deserve a mention.

Williamson was quality. You do wonder though about how a skilful and talented baller like him managed to make any impact ploughing up and down the wing in the Fourth Division during the mid-90s.

Drover · « **Reply #14 on** August 31, 2011, 11:05:25 am by Drover »

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John Moncur during the Cusack days (think we got him from Spurs) and also Danny Williamson from West Ham deserve a mention.

He did 3 posts earlier

Drover · « **Reply #15 on** August 31, 2011, 11:08:43 am by Drover »

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Quote from: \"craigdrfc\" post=180358
John Moncur during the Cusack days (think we got him from Spurs) and also Danny Williamson from West Ham deserve a mention.

Williamson was quality. You do wonder though about how a skilful and talented baller like him managed to make any impact ploughing up and down the wing in the Fourth Division during the mid-90s.

John Moncur was one I was trying to remember last night but his name would'nt come to me.

benaldo · « **Reply #16 on** August 31, 2011, 11:42:31 am by benaldo »

Don \"The Hair\" Goodman. - best running up and down the touchline I've ever witnessed.

RobTheRover · « **Reply #17 on** August 31, 2011, 11:46:20 am by RobTheRover »

He also made that \"second from the right on the bench\" position his own.

I saw Goodman play for Sunderland against Barnsley one Sunday lunchtime at Jokewell back in the early 90s and we was a monster. Shame we never saw that in the hoops.

phllvslc · « **Reply #18 on** August 31, 2011, 12:00:28 pm by phllvslc »

Now now, we cannot forget Uros Predic!

Filo · « **Reply #19 on** August 31, 2011, 12:11:51 pm by Filo »

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Now now, we cannot forget Uros Predic!

don`t think Uros Predic was a loan signing

Drover · « **Reply #20 on** August 31, 2011, 12:12:21 pm by Drover »

I too watched Goodman at jokewell,In the late 80's for West brom against the Dingles.He played the lone striker,and he missed a fair few that day,he did'nt do the business and they drew 0-0.

keyser_soze · « **Reply #21 on** August 31, 2011, 12:12:32 pm by keyser_soze »

Cawthorne? name doesn't ring a bell.

Drover · « **Reply #22 on** August 31, 2011, 12:20:20 pm by Drover »

Your right keysor,Im thinking of a different player,cawthorne obviously is the Graeme who was our player not a loan.I will do a bit of research in a bit and see if I can work out the player im thinking of.He was a midfielder and we loaned him in the late 80's but we could not sign him permanent.will get back in a bit later.

Ldr · « **Reply #23 on** August 31, 2011, 12:51:33 pm by Ldr »

John cornforth?

Drover · « **Reply #24 on** August 31, 2011, 01:15:23 pm by Drover »

yep Ldr,thats the one,just remembered and came in to post it and seen that you have got it for me.Thought of Tommy Gaynor,but then realised he was not a loan.Excellent purchase and quick sell on though,like Neil Redfern was.

donnievic · « **Reply #25 on** August 31, 2011, 03:01:55 pm by donnievic »

Keiron Brady

Wellred · « **Reply #26 on** August 31, 2011, 04:50:49 pm by Wellred »

I think the strangest loan we ever had was Ernie Hunt who came from Coventry City for just one game when he was a regular in the Coventry team.

Jonathan · « **Reply #27 on** August 31, 2011, 07:19:58 pm by Jonathan »

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Quote from: \"craigdrfc\" post=180358
John Moncur during the Cusack days (think we got him from Spurs) and also Danny Williamson from West Ham deserve a mention.

Williamson was quality. You do wonder though about how a skilful and talented baller like him managed to make any impact ploughing up and down the wing in the Fourth Division during the mid-90s.

Hard to compare across eras given the difference in the level we play at, but Danny Williamson was one of the best players I've ever seen play for us. You could tell immediately that he was a class apart.

Apparently we baulked at the £60k asking price from West Ham - ridiculous when you think about it. Remember him tearing Scunthorpe to pieces in a 3-1 win at Belle Vue. I remember that game like it was yesterday. We'd gone one up and then Williamson jinked past a line of defenders before scoring a great goal into the bottom corner to make it two. Scunny got a controversial goal from (future Rover) Matt Carmichael after our keeper was pole-axed. Williamson then went on another run and set up Graeme Jones for 3-1. That was one of the defining moments for a very young Rovers fan, I celebrated it like a World Cup winner!

phllvslc · « **Reply #28 on** August 31, 2011, 08:25:35 pm by phllvslc »

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Now now, we cannot forget Uros Predic!

don`t think Uros Predic was a loan signing

I believe he was, from Serbian side Hajduk Kula.

Chris Black come back · « **Reply #29 on** August 31, 2011, 08:26:50 pm by Chris Black come back »

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Quote from: \"Chris_Black_come_back\" post=180360
Quote from: \"craigdrfc\" post=180358
John Moncur during the Cusack days (think we got him from Spurs) and also Danny Williamson from West Ham deserve a mention.

Williamson was quality. You do wonder though about how a skilful and talented baller like him managed to make any impact ploughing up and down the wing in the Fourth Division during the mid-90s.

Hard to compare across eras given the difference in the level we play at, but Danny Williamson was one of the best players I've ever seen play for us. You could tell immediately that he was a class apart.

Apparently we baulked at the £60k asking price from West Ham - ridiculous when you think about it. Remember him tearing Scunthorpe to pieces in a 3-1 win at Belle Vue. I remember that game like it was yesterday. We'd gone one up and then Williamson jinked past a line of defenders before scoring a great goal into the bottom corner to make it two. Scunny got a controversial goal from (future Rover) Matt Carmichael after our keeper was pole-axed. Williamson then went on another run and set up Graeme Jones for 3-1. That was one of the defining moments for a very young Rovers fan, I celebrated it like a World Cup winner!

I was at that match as well. Start of a great run against Scunny including the Norbury match.

Interestingly, when Williamson was slotting that goal in, our current Chelsea loanee was still being breast fed.

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