Who is a player you were wrong about?

[valdeingruo]

For better or for worse, who is a player you were wrong about? It doesnt have to be Fulham, Im just curious as to see what player people were wrong about good or bad.

[Andy S]

A lot at Fulham we're wrong about Baird. But he got his head down and in the end they were chanting his name. "We've got Bairdinio"

[F(f)CUK]

Paul Peschisolido. Thought he was a journeyman who went from club to club.

[Barrett487]

Negatively
          Steve Marlet
          Danny Cadamarteri
          Alfie Mawson (so far)

Positively
         Geoff Horsefield
         Carlos Salcido
         Sone Aluko

[Jim©]

Surprised onomah doesn't get a good few mentions. Rarely have I seen a new young player get so much abuse as he did.

For me it was Zamora, I was shocked how good he was that Europe year.

[hongkongfulham]

Outside of Fulham - Cristiano Ronaldo

Thought he was just all step overs with little end product and would just be a gimmicky type player.

Fulham previous - Steve Marlet

Kept hoping he would blow up for us as he kept scoring in a great french team...

Fulham now - Odoi

This is a stretch but i used to rip in to him to my dad, and now I quite like him.

[YankeeJim]

Having watched Eddie Lewis play for the US National team, I thought he'd bring something to Fulham. Boy was I wrong.
I thought Mitro would be ok but really thought he was just a post up type of guy. I never thought he'd be as good as he turned out, especially on the defensive end.
I expected Felix to be a hell of a manager and to keep us from the drop as he had done in Germany. I also thought my first wife was there for the long haul.
Boy was I wrong on both counts. 6'7" rt backs?  :022:

[Woolly Mammoth]

I was wrong about Steve Mcnanamie in the 90s, I thought he was a poor signing but I could not have been more wrong, he was a terrible signing.
To sign him was the worst decision since Abraham Lincoln said, I am fed up kicking around the house, let's go take in a show.

[Hugh Gentry]

Jeff Hopkins

[rebel]

Salah, we all know what happened there.

But not wrong about - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Bogarde

[glenhodgso]

Zoltan Gera - He looked so far out of his depth for a while - but turned into a legend...

Amorebieta - I thought he'd be really good...

[snarks]

Recently Seri - I thought he would be perfect for developing Slav's style of play especially after his goal v Burnley.
Going back further MacDonald as manager, I thought he'd be a disaster.

Shows I know nothing

[Sgt Fulham]

Gera. At first I thought he was rubbish. He went on to become a Fulham legend.

[twang]

The usual: Slated Baird, Zamora and Onomah after poor starts.

But on the other hand I though Franck Queudrue, Fredrik Stoor, Amorebieta, Sigurdsson and Seri would be great before they kicked a ball.

[Twig]

In the present squad, AK. I didn't rate his first touch and thought he lacked balance.

Previously, Zamora. In his first season he frustrated the hell out of me, always tried to lay it off, never took responsibility for shooting.

[Finnans Right Peg]

Ohnamah has turned it around for me .I didnt give him a chance after his first few months .

Also thought sigurdsson the centre half not sure of spelling would have done better

[midlandwhites]

Ohnamah, could not believe he was in the team, however the last matches since lockdown he was soooooo good!
Think Fulham have found a Grealish..( who does not dive.)

[Fernhurst]

Johnny Haynes - Plainly too small for the first team  :005:

[Holders]

I was wrong about Steve Mcnanamie in the 90s, I thought he was a poor signing but I could not have been more wrong, he was a terrible signing.
To sign him was the worst decision since Abraham Lincoln said, I am fed up kicking around the house, let's go take in a show.

McAnespie?

I remember his first game. He and another player had been signed by Keegan that week and just thrown into the team. They'd obviously hardly trained together if at all and McAnespie kept doing overlaps while the ball went elsewhere. He was offering himself for the pass but the crowd really got on his back and if his confidence was shot after that I'd not be surprised. He was scarcely seen again. I felt he never had a chance.

Most disappointing player? David Carlton "The new Haynes".

[Jim©]

Actually I'll add another: Carlos Salcido. I watched him in the World Cup and thought what a player if only we could sign him. And then we did and he was utterly useless.