BishopBrennan Posted November 4 Posted November 4 We've had an underachievers XI, so let's do the opposite. Players who you never rated when they first joined Morton but ended up surprising you. Scott Tiffoney is the player who jumps to my mind first. How he's played in the top flight for so long is still an absolute mystery to me. Even by the very low bar of professional football, he always struck me as being extraordinarily thick with a very one-dimensional game. Big Handsome Ricki Lamie is another one for a very different reason. He was very shaky in the first half of the League One season when he was playing at left back, but he turned out to be an excellent player. 2 You address me by my proper title, you little bollocks!
Popular Post GiGi Posted November 4 Popular Post Posted November 4 (edited) If you told me Lawrence Shankland would go on to be capped and top the Premiership I'd have wished you well in rehab. And him, actually. Edited November 4 by GiGi 8 Peter Weatherson is the greatest player since Ritchie, and should be assigned 'chairman for life'
Cet Homme Charmant Posted November 4 Posted November 4 Bernie Slaven was awful when he played for us, and a couple of years after leaving us he went on to become a cult hero at Middlesbrough and Irish internationalist. According to his wiki, it was Andy Ritchie who moved him from left-half to centre forward when he was at Albion Rovers, which transformed his career
shaddypeekey Posted November 4 Posted November 4 43 minutes ago, GiGi said: If you told me Lawrence Shankland would go on to be capped and top the Premiership I'd have wished you well in rehab. And him, actually. I hear you. I remember being at a Scotland game and him playing. The other Morton fan stood next to me and myself could not believe this was the same lump of wood we seen playing for us lol! Run Silent, Run Deep... "Men who go to sea in Submarines are nothing but pirates in His Majesties uniform" Admiral of the Fleet Lord Jellicoe
Popular Post Greacen2000 Posted November 4 Popular Post Posted November 4 Tiffoney is a great shout & Lamie was the first name that came to mind for me when I saw the thread pop up. A lot of people were laughing at us when we signed Jai Quitongo for the second time, but he proved a lot of people wrong, myself included. Despite a lack of end product, he still managed to to be a very effective player for us (when fit) and there have certainly been times in the last couple of seasons when we could have benefitted from having someone like him as an option. Ross Forbes is probably worth a shout too - at the time of us signing him in a swap deal with Andy Barrowman (lol) few could have predicted the impact he would go on to have with that magic wand of a left foot. Wake was a pretty unimpressive signing - he had a patchy goalscoring record (which continued to be the case throughout his time with us) but the goals he did score at the end of the 07-08 season kept us up and rightly earn him legendary status in the hearts of many 'ton fans. Going back a few years, I would say Peter Cormack was definitely one that surprised me. When he first came in he looked absolutely awful and took a lot of abuse (along with accusations of nepotism due to his dad being assistant manager). He eventually went on to become something of a cult hero, endearing himself to the fans by bagging a memorable winner at love street as well as putting in some solid performances when he was moved into midfield. Looking back even further, Ian Mcdonald was definitely an unglamourous signing. Former partick midfielder coming to the end of his career - he lacked mobility and was a bit of a joke figure to some with his unathletic appearance, porn star moustache, terry nutkins bald mullet & orange sunbed tan. While never exactly becoming a star player for us, McGraw undeniably saw something in him that others didn't as he was a really solid stalwart, helping to marshall an inexperienced midfield & having a big influence on helping to bring on talented youngsters like McInnes & Mahood. 3
TRVMP Posted November 4 Posted November 4 Ross MacIver is playing and occasionally scoring in the top flight, which I didn't see coming. I'm not going to call Jack Iredale an overachiever because he looks the part at his high level, but it's bizarre how he didn't make the A-League breakthrough in Australia, came to Morton and ended up papped out on loan to the seaside leagues, before showing what he could do. 1
Toby Posted November 4 Posted November 4 Erik Paartalu. Admittedly his career after Morton was in Australia and Asia, but if you’d told me when he was with us that he’d end up getting capped by Australia I’d never have believed it. 1
Roger McQueen Posted November 4 Posted November 4 Brian Graham. Ross Dohan also. I believe he is back at Celtic, via Aberdeen, but has been at multiple clubs for a quick bench warm. How he finds himself back at Celtic is beyond me. I know it will be due to their volume of Scottish Players for Europe but surely they have better options.
irnbru Posted November 4 Posted November 4 Didn't think Stephen Walsh looked like a footballer for us at all. He was young and mostly played out of position but just didn't look like he had a first touch, could pass it or do the basics so it surprised me he went on to play as many games as he did for Celtic.
TRVMP Posted November 4 Posted November 4 1 hour ago, irnbru said: Didn't think Stephen Walsh looked like a footballer for us at all. He was young and mostly played out of position but just didn't look like he had a first touch, could pass it or do the basics so it surprised me he went on to play as many games as he did for Celtic. Walsh definitely benefits from being homegrown at Celtic, that helped him play in Europe a bunch, but yeah, Motherwell is far closer to his level. 18 minutes ago, Roger McQueen said: Barrie McKay. Though, career seems done at 32. I'd call him an underachiever, frankly. It was clear even though he wouldn't run the length of himself that he was an excellent player, but he chose not to apply himself and ended up with a far shorter and less lucrative career than he'd otherwise have managed.
AyrshireTon Posted November 4 Posted November 4 6 hours ago, Greacen2000 said: Looking back even further, Ian Mcdonald was definitely an unglamourous signing. Former partick midfielder coming to the end of his career - he lacked mobility and was a bit of a joke figure to some with his unathletic appearance, porn star moustache, terry nutkins bald mullet & orange sunbed tan. While never exactly becoming a star player for us, McGraw undeniably saw something in him that others didn't as he was a really solid stalwart, helping to marshall an inexperienced midfield & having a big influence on helping to bring on talented youngsters like McInnes & Mahood. McDonald was one that had us bewildered at the time - couldn't run, terrible distribution & set pieces, did a lot of fouling and yet made it into the team every week. Alan Mahood speaks highly of him as a player - saying he was one who helped and protected the younger ones (probably fouled anyone who was giving them a rough time on the park) and generally broke up the opposition play. 1 McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up. Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control... That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie.
GiGi Posted November 4 Posted November 4 2 hours ago, Toby said: Erik Paartalu. Admittedly his career after Morton was in Australia and Asia, but if you’d told me when he was with us that he’d end up getting capped by Australia I’d never have believed it. Apparently he's had a very lucrative career so I think he qualifies on that basis too. By the accounts I've heard the guy's made a relative fortune from football. Peter Weatherson is the greatest player since Ritchie, and should be assigned 'chairman for life'
TRVMP Posted November 4 Posted November 4 1 hour ago, GiGi said: Apparently he's had a very lucrative career so I think he qualifies on that basis too. By the accounts I've heard the guy's made a relative fortune from football. There's articles saying he was on tens of thousands a week in the old I-League in India. These articles are very wrong. He made a decent living for sure but nowhere near what people think.
BishopBrennan Posted November 5 Author Posted November 5 4 hours ago, Roger McQueen said: Barrie McKay. Though, career seems done at 32. McKay looked to have all the potential in the world, but based on his time with us calling him a shiftless, gutless bastard would be very generous to him. You address me by my proper title, you little bollocks!
Cet Homme Charmant Posted November 5 Posted November 5 14 hours ago, irnbru said: Didn't think Stephen Walsh looked like a footballer for us at all. He was young and mostly played out of position but just didn't look like he had a first touch, could pass it or do the basics so it surprised me he went on to play as many games as he did for Celtic. A KV Mechelen fan I work with did not rate him at all when he was on loan with them in the 2nd half if last season. Despite that they were reported to be interested in signing him permanently, until he dislocated his shoulder again in the pre-season
MordenTon Posted November 5 Posted November 5 To be honest, when big Hoppy started I never saw him being a Scotland international, scoring a Wembley winner, and moving to Leeds for £4m...
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