Got chatting to a friend and this one comes up a lot: players you've taken a shine to, for whatever reason (maybe a great pre-season, or just the fact they seem like the kind of player we needed at the time) but the manager didn't fancy.

One that came up today to start you off was Shane McFaul – still apparently playing in the Finnish leagues. Watched him in a couple of games and couldn't get why the manager didn't realise he was basically the next Stephen Gerrard ...

More recently, Genarro Snijders – fans seemed to love him, but he never really got a chance... and his career since Notts (Dutch fourth tier, I think ...) possibly indicates why.