27 Jul 2026 18:07:17
Tom Ince had joined Liverpool based team Tranmere Rovers. Always thought there was a player there. Don't know what happened to him.
27 Jul 2026 18:58:54
His dad happened. He had a bad attitude because his Dad gave him bad advice.
He probably could've been a good top half Championship player otherwise.
27 Jul 2026 19:34:34
What advice did he give him, MK?
27 Jul 2026 19:45:10
Don't know if Will's post is tongue in cheek, but basically Ince Senior wanted Jr to move around and chase the best contracts/money/playing promises.
If he'd stayed here, he almost definitely developed into a better player, but he turned into a journeyman.
Was brilliant in CM16 though!
27 Jul 2026 19:47:18
Kept telling him he was better than he was and meddling with his career, Red Willis. My ex-father-in-law had a connection at the academy. Nothing to do with transfers or anything like that, just his uncle worked for the club in some capacity. Ince was highly thought of, talent wise, but his attitude stank and apparently his dad was constantly pushing him to chase first team football before he was ready and inflating his ego.
He was never going to be a top player anyway, but he should've had a better career than he did.
27 Jul 2026 20:01:25
I'm surprised he is still playing.
27 Jul 2026 20:10:18
BBC Sport have an article on free transfers available - clearly Salah, Stones, etc. are obvious, but a few of the players I spotted, I was amazed, are still around!
Nathaniel Clyne!
Seamus Coleman
Willy Boly
Some blasts from the past!
27 Jul 2026 20:30:47
If I remember rightly, we tried to sign him back, but couldn't agree a fee and could be wrong, but wasn't it him or Coutinho who we would sign? If so, didn't work out too bad.
27 Jul 2026 20:45:31
Zed, add Dele Alli to that list. I was surprised when I read that one, had completely forgotten about him.
Huge fall from grace for Dele.
27 Jul 2026 21:04:37
Greg, wow, he must be retired now? He hasn't played for over a year.
I remember the boards were really annoyed when it was reported Alli signed for Spurs because no one woke his hero, Gerrard, from his nap to say hello!
How times have changed!
27 Jul 2026 22:00:38
He and Brad Smith would've pulled up trees.
27 Jul 2026 22:25:57
Tranmere are not a Liverpool based team. They are on the Wirral. They get a bit tetchy if you refer to them as Liverpool.
28 Jul 2026 01:50:07
They are a North Wales team, mate, speak with a funny twang over there.