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At number 20:


I just thought I'd mention it (sorry if posted elsewhere)

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-worst-transfer-deals-in-premier-league-history-1706591.html?action=Popup&ino=20

Where is Eric Djemba-Djemba (so bad they named him twice) in that list?

And Ali Dia, who was taken off playing for Southampton as he was so shit after 20 mins.

was that the one whos agent called claiming him to be george weahs cousin?

I couldn't believe Ali Dia was missing either, Souness' finest hour as manager  :)

50% of towns team  :-[

Asprilla was definately not one of the worst signings - they have missed out Albert Luque and Marcelino

xisco

pure shit

Kilcline......not a doubt about it!

Newcastle have a bit of a monopoly this topic.....what about Carl Cort 7 mill. Scored 7 goals in nearly 4 years....

I always liked the line when Shola Ameobi was asked how Bobby Robson pronounced his name....answered Carl Cort.

Yes. Absolute classic.

on what basis?

The thong song.

Had a few in the premier season. Frank McAvennie remains a bad memory.

Sanchez

Paul Heald - useless keeper behind an equally useless defence!

Because he was bought by Newcastle for about £6m, then hardly played a game for Newcastle because he was shite. He's since been sent back on loan to Spain.

£1.3 million hot-shot Trevor Benjamin must be on this list surely?

Yes. He's now at the might of Bedlington Terriers !!

worth every penny.

1. Shevchenko £32mn to Chelsea
2. Heskey £11m to Liverpool
3. Veron £28m to Man Utd

I cannot think of any worse three than those. 1 and 3 being total vanity wank purchases and no.2 being just utter fucking unadulterated gash.

Forlan at United?

2.  39 goals in 118 Prem starts is a long way from being terrible...certainly not in the class of Alberto Aquillani

Reg, I didn't say he was terrible. I just think £32mn for a 30 year old is pretty shocking - especially when he'd visibly peaked at about 26/27 and his legs had gone.  I really rated Shevchenko when he was younger.

Just symbolic of modern football though isnt it? Chelsea didn't actually care that they'd hosed £32mn down the drain as they could afford it.

*Have just realised you were talking about Heskey! I'm not going to bother with that...802 England caps, a couple of shots near the oppositions goal.

Heskey's England performance has no bearing on the PL worst transfers....

Heskey was terrific for most of his time at Liverpool.

Going further back, what about Justin Fashanu for Forest or Thomas Brolin for Leeds?  Both were a truly appalling waste of money..

Brolin!!   Oh yes, he will take some beating!

marco boogers,of west ham is another stinker of a player.
ade aknibiyeeeeeeeeeeeeee was utter shit for leicestertoo

Robinho

Keith Scott

Keith Scott???  He who scored the winning goal against QPR with a howitzer of a finish?  This was a Gorman master-stroke of a signing and one of the best in Town history.

True, one of a grand total of 4 that season that almost secured our survival in the premiership.

I never understood that it was only Gorman who realised that Scott (Who was playing for Wycombe, then just promoted from the conference) could easily step up straight into the premiership successfully. They must have all been kicking themselves when he proved the doubters wrong. 

Although Scott was never Prem class...he was signed by Macari and then Martin O'Neil for the next level down.....2 managers who have a decent track record of talent spotting.

My whole point though was that he wasn't premier league class. His subsequent career would suggest he also wasn't 2nd tier class.


Even Lou Macari and Martin O'Neil can make mistakes.

I remember a game when he just couldn't pass to another player - when he finally managed to lay one off to his strike partner there was possibly the largest cheer I have ever heard at the CG.

But to be fair to him he was a trier...

Remember his goal at Liverpool............god we played well that day.