Returning Players. Two or more spells at City

Morley Bantam · Apr 18, 2023

Rob Steiner. Fantastic on his initial loan spell but a bit of a letdown when he returned from what I remember

Damo · Apr 18, 2023

Bigrod said: ↑

Looking at the discussion in the transfer thread and whether we should see if Tyreik Wright was available, got me thinking about players who have more than one spell at Valley Parade and whether a return had been successful.
So a few names:

Ian Ormondroyd. 1985-89 & 1995-96. Largely a success on his return, if in the autumn of his career.

Stuart McCall. 1982-88 & 1998-02. As a player an all time great, if not THE all time great.

Bobby Campbell. 1979-83 & 1983-86. Another great player for the club, and snake charmer at the Belle vue!

Noel Blake. 1992 & 1992-93. Came on a loan. Fairly underwhelming on his one season with us.

Ian Bowling. 1993 & 1993-95. Another loan, offered a contract. Squad player at best?

Alan Coombe. 2002 & 2003-4. Loan then permanent. Sound if unspectacular keeper.

Jamie Devitt. 2011-12 & 2019-20. Returned. Did nowt.

Matty Dolan. 2014 & 2014-5. Loan-Signed-loaned out again. Not spectacular.

Rhys Evans. 2007 & 2008-2009. Decent enough keeper.

Andy Halliday. 2014 & 2014-15. Loan/return. Promise, but too many mediocre games. Great goal against Chelsea!

Darren Morgan. 1988-89 & 1991-92. I can’t remember him (says a lot).

George Millar. 2018-19 & 2019. Reverse way. Signed/Left/Returned on loan. Not for me!

Dylan Mottley-Henry. Three spells with the club, now getting a living at South Shields.

AndyTod. 2001 & 2001-03. Not ‘fleet of foot’. Big! Now a Police Man.

Mark Stallard 1996 & 1996-97. Interestingly loaned out at the end of his spell with us. Big goal at Wembley

So looking at the above list (which perhaps could be added to?), then apart from the top three, the others have done very little.
I tend to agree with @Sergio Pinto III that the desire to see players returning, isn’t necessarily a good thing.
There are lots of players out there, and retuning to the same players seems to be fraught with problems. Look at Dion Pereira, hardly set the world on light since his return.
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Lee Duxbury, Lee Sinnott

Solentbantam · Apr 18, 2023

For those with (very) long memories, Abe Rosenthal

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Rosenthal

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