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I think a Hamlet old boy has popped up on the 2020 Football Black List awards. He doesn't list Hamlet as an old club but I'm sure Warren Haughton had a brief and unhappy spell at Hamlet.

My memory is he was the best player we had back then, but the team was set up to play in a manner that didn't suit his game. He soon departed. I seem to recall we signed him from Tamworth and he returned to the same club.
 
Roger D said:
I think a Hamlet old boy has popped up on the 2020 Football Black List awards. He doesn't list Hamlet as an old club but I'm sure Warren Haughton had a brief and unhappy spell at Hamlet.

My memory is he was the best player we had back then, but the team was set up to play in a manner that didn't suit his game. He soon departed. I seem to recall we signed him from Tamworth and he returned to the same club.
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Yes, he was a striker who scored a lot of goals for other clubs when Martin Eede signed him around 2002. He wasn't terrible but didn't score as many as hoped based on his past record.
 
Simeon Jackson pops up in The Athletic, discussing how he kept Harry Kane out of the Norwich side during an unsuccessful loan spell.

Carl Emberson, crucial to the 1991/92 late promotion charge, also gets mentioned. He was working for then non-leaguers Luton. Harry's last match for Norwich saw Luton dump them out of the F.A Cup.

For the benefit of more recent fans Carl was a bit of a Hamlet legend. From memory he didn't concede more than one goal in any league game whilst on loan from Millwall, setting the platform for a dramatic late run to pip Borehamwood to promotion.

After securing promotion at Hitchin, the players went out to Kember's to celebrate. Rumour had it Carl enjoyed himself so much he missed the flight to Millwall's post season trip/beano.

Hamlet tried to re-sign Carl on loan the following season. Mick McCarthy said no. Carl went in for a word with him, he wanted to come back. The answer was still no. Rumour had it Mick's office door ended up in bits. Millwall sent Jon Donnegan instead.

From memory Jon was the goalkeeper injured in a car crash driving to Stevenage Borough. They hadn't lost at home for something like two seasons. Centre back Andy Fisher went in goal, Hamlet won 4-2. Most of the locals hadn't seen Stevenage lose before and some didn't take it very well. It was an "interesting" dash back to the car post match.
 
Roger D said:
Simeon Jackson pops up in The Athletic, discussing how he kept Harry Kane out of the Norwich side during an unsuccessful loan spell.

Carl Emberson, crucial to the 1991/92 late promotion charge, also gets mentioned. He was working for then non-leaguers Luton. Harry's last match for Norwich saw Luton dump them out of the F.A Cup.

For the benefit of more recent fans Carl was a bit of a Hamlet legend. From memory he didn't concede more than one goal in any league game whilst on loan from Millwall, setting the platform for a dramatic late run to pip Borehamwood to promotion.

After securing promotion at Hitchin, the players went out to Kember's to celebrate. Rumour had it Carl enjoyed himself so much he missed the flight to Millwall's post season trip/beano.

Hamlet tried to re-sign Carl on loan the following season. Mick McCarthy said no. Carl went in for a word with him, he wanted to come back. The answer was still no. Rumour had it Mick's office door ended up in bits. Millwall sent Jon Donnegan instead.

From memory Jon was the goalkeeper injured in a car crash driving to Stevenage Borough. They hadn't lost at home for something like two seasons. Centre back Andy Fisher went in goal, Hamlet won 4-2. Most of the locals hadn't seen Stevenage lose before and some didn't take it very well. It was an "interesting" dash back to the car post match.
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Two characters and two very good good goalkeepers.
Donegan I believe was hit by a wing mirror of a tipper truck. He was adamant he was going to play still but I think was talked down.
44 games unbeaten at home for Scumvenage, you're having a laugh!
 
the 12th man said:
Donegan I believe was hit by a wing mirror of a tipper truck. He was adamant he was going to play still but I think was talked down.
44 games unbeaten at home for Scumvenage, you're having a laugh!
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It was definitely a glancing blow from a large vehicle while crossing the road, rather than being in a "crash". I'm sure someone told me it was a 176 bus! It happened right outside the ground I believe. It was the game before the first ever match at the current ground. In the squad photograph for opening of the new ground he looked like he'd been on a night out with Norman Lamont. (Two black eyes.)
 
Jon Donnegan definitely wanted to play, the physio was seriously unhappy. I seem to remember either someone was concerned enough to contact Millwall, who ordered him not to play, or he was told Millwall had been contacted.

Nice bloke Jon, sadly it didn't work out really. He spent a season or two at St Johnstone before returning to Ireland, if I remember correctly.

Mishi and I interviewed him for Champion Hill Street Blues. I remember being struck by how shy he was. I fear that held him back. If he'd had Carl's mental strength and personality, I'm sure Jon would also have enjoyed a long career in the pro ranks. Narrow margins at times.
 
Roger D said:
Jon Donnegan definitely wanted to play, the physio was seriously unhappy. I seem to remember either someone was concerned enough to contact Millwall, who ordered him not to play, or he was told Millwall had been contacted.

Nice bloke Jon, sadly it didn't work out really. He spent a season or two at St Johnstone before returning to Ireland, if I remember correctly.

Mishi and I interviewed him for Champion Hill Street Blues. I remember being struck by how shy he was. I fear that held him back. If he'd had Carl's mental strength and personality, I'm sure Jon would also have enjoyed a long career in the pro ranks. Narrow margins at times.
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He was a very good keeper for us but his loan was cut short when Millwall sold him to St Johnstone. He also played for Forfar Athletic before returning to Ireland.
 
Pink Panther said:
He was a very good keeper for us but his loan was cut short when Millwall sold him to St Johnstone. He also played for Forfar Athletic before returning to Ireland.
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Interesting to read this as I grew up supporting St Johnstone and remember John Donegan signing for Saints but wasn't aware he'd also played for Hamlet. I'm pretty sure he never played a first team match for Saints, but he was sent off while playing for our reserves team in the final of the Forfarshire Cup and Martin Buglione (who some of you may remember from his years at Margate) had to play the rest of the match in goal:



Donegan went on to play quite a few games for Forfar, and according to some Forfar fans online he actually played up front for them a few times as well as in goal.
 
Not a good day for Shamir Millings it seems. He's been sent off after an off the ball incident v Wrexham. After the match Weymouth issued a fairly terse statement confirming Shamir has left the club with immediate effect
 
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