Who made these decisions?

[qpr-buzsaky]

We had jermaine beckford and dj campbell on trial a few years ago (when at non league) and we let them go. Now both of them will be playing prem football next year. Who's (very) bad decision was it to let them go?

[singingranger]

We turned down john barnes and David o Leary Don Howe wanted to sell Ferdinand to Millwall for 750k these things happen every day in football

[Morris]

I guess it would be whoever was manager at the time the players had their trials.


Although I'll bet someone will say it was Gianni's fault

[m_cooper]

and wanchope?not sure about the spelling

[3London]

and wanchope?not sure about the spelling

yeah a couple of hatricks in trials and deemed not good enough by stuart houston....funny old game!

[singingranger]

Qpr also released me in 1990 would have saved them from spending 750k on paddy kenny amongst other keepers

[LBLOCK]

I can answer your original question.

DJ Campbell is a very, very, very lucky lad to have carved out a career in football. When he was with us he was given numerous last chances and looked to be heading down the Leonne Jenne career path. The club at that time decided they couldn't keep taking risks with him so he ended up at Yeading via Aston Villa (bizzare!). Hindsight a wonderful thing in this case.....

On JB this is well and truly one who slipped the net. He was on trial and watched by those football geniuses Paladini and Waddock. They decided they didn't want him and the rest as they say is history.
Shame as he REALLY wanted to play for us at the time after being canned by Chel**** and could've stayed local and proved himself.
He would've been immense for us with the right coaching another Sir Les --- he was raw, hungry, fit and scored goals from all over the place (worldies and tap in's) plus strong in the air.

Why we didn't sign him only a football agent could tell you...... but then Nyguard was a quality player for us....wasn't he?

[stanistheman]

yeah a couple of hatricks in trials and deemed not good enough by stuart houston....funny old game!

One of the main reasons why I hate that man. He turned down Wanchope because he had set his mind on buying Sheron for £2.6M

Yes, these things happen, and I think Holloway was in charge when they were rejected.

Still, whislt I think they would have done well at QPR, let's wait and see how well DJ and Beckford do next season before we class them as Prem league standard.

[loftboy]

Jim Smith turned down Ray Houghton

[Del]

Didn't i read on here a couple of years ago that we had an option on Zidane early in his career and overlooked him...? Could be BS, but sure i read it along with another big european name.

[qprjeff1882]

also ROBRTO BAGGIO when ray wilkins was in charge

[singingranger]

And Vennables kicked out maradonna, (but that was at barca and they won the league the next season

[qprjeff1882]

we also bombed out LEROY GRIFFITHS when he was always gonna be the new john barnes . lol

[Magic]

We told Pele where to get off, shame really he was dying to pull on the hoops.

[californiahoop]

Rio and his brother, Tony Gale, Pearce, the list goes on.