Modern football is inherently diverse. The Premier League and Football League contains players from every part of the world. Furthermore, homegrown black players have become a familiar sight. Fans at the City Ground regularly cheer on the likes of Dexter Blackstock and Britt Assombalonga. It is easy to forget that this has not always been the case [...]

Often in football you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone, with a forgettable squad player suddenly surprising everyone when he excels at a new club. But sometimes it works the other way round, with the player wishing he’d stayed where he was.

With the likes of Lee Camp, Chris Gunter and Wes Morgan leaving the club in the last 12 months only to be linked to quick returns, here is a list of the five players who must most wish they had never left the City Ground...