Your club's worst signing?

**Poor Student** · 10/04/2009, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by rambler14

He played for Ramblers too.

Really? When?

**Hulsey** · 10/04/2009, 11:49 PM

Toss up between Ger Rowe and Stephen Gough for worst signing imo. Rowe for being such a let down and having a crap attitude, and Gough for being so bad its unreal

**Hulsey** · 10/04/2009, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by Weatherman

Who was your man o'brien??

That would be Kevin O'Brien. Played a few games centre midfield for us 3 seasons ago. He had less talent than he had hair

**monzo** · 11/04/2009, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

Ah jeez where to start?

Gary Beckett, Sean Cooney, Stephen Capper, Declan Divin (although he scored one the best goals I have seen in FP against Mons), Sean Roddy and many, many, many, many, many more.

Apart from maybe Beckett, none of those really arrived on the scene with glowing references.

**El-Pietro** · 11/04/2009, 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by Umberside

George O'Callaghan was a terrible buy last year and put the whole ship off course. Dave Mulcahy came as well, and by August he was shoutin' and roarin' at Mathews and soon after got his contract terminated.

now im not Georges biggest fan

but he scored ten goals for us last season - may well have been our second highest goal scorer as well

Brian O'Callaghan was poor enough, Dave Mulcahy was shocking altogether though!
Gareth Farrelly played about 20 games in total for us over two years

**JC_GUFC** · 11/04/2009, 1:03 AM

Originally Posted by gufc2000

Yeah he was fined wages for that and all. His worst moment in maroon came against Cobh last May, when he somehow managed to miss a gaping goal from 2 yards in the dying seconds

Was that not Jason Molloy? I thought Leech had gone by that stage but could be wrong.

I backed Leech to be top scorer in the league at 50/1 last year... If I knew then what I know now I wouldn't have backed him at 5000/1!

**celticV3** · 11/04/2009, 1:37 AM

In my time it has to be Darren jack. He was 6ft 5 striker that couldn't jump, win a header to save his life or shoot. Really have no idea why he was signed.

**srfc1928** · 11/04/2009, 1:58 AM

Originally Posted by celticV3

In my time it has to be Darren jack. He was 6ft 5 striker that couldn't jump, win a header to save his life or shoot. Really have no idea why he was signed.

cause his dad played for us and was a short term success

**Longfordian** · 11/04/2009, 2:01 AM

Originally Posted by rambler14

He played for Ramblers too.

But the worst Ramblers player i've ever seen is Brian McCarthy who we got on loan from Bohs last year.......to this day I maintain he was the reason we got relegated. He played 10 games and in those games I think we conceded nearly 20+ goals!

On loan to us at the moment and has done nothing wrong that I've seen. I've only seen the home games but he was excellent against Monaghan, even sacrificing himself for the cause with a professional foul on his debut after a **** up by one of our other defenders that would have led to a goal in the last minute or so!. Kildare was a walk in the park and he scored against Wexford. Athlone people rated him extremely highly whilst with them too. Maybe he wasn't quite ready for the Premier Division or something.

**dcfcsteve** · 11/04/2009, 2:40 AM

Can I nominate Pat Fenlon......?

**SkStu** · 11/04/2009, 7:13 AM

For Bohs:

Chris Turner - poison for Bohs though he seems to be doing okay with Dundalk now.
Andrei Peretoploytkin - just never adjusted to the game here.

Originally Posted by Flawless

In no Particular order: Stephen Geoghegan, Alex Nesovic, Keith Dunne, Paul Byrne, Baba Isaaka!, Vinny Perth loads more too!

have to say Nesovic is one of my all time favourite Bohs players. Will never ever forget that goal against Pats in Dalymount back in the Roddy season or his two fingers to the Rovers fans during the 6-4. Hero!

**Sheridan** · 11/04/2009, 7:35 AM

Nesovic was a great player. He just happened to be an absolute fruitcake.

**sonofstan** · 11/04/2009, 8:55 AM

Andrei P. was OK I thought, just didn't get time to adjust.
Worst Bohs players I remember are Mark O'Brien and the tall, carrot topped absolutely useless centre-half that Farrelly bought unseen - Sean something? someone help me.....

**The Lilywhites** · 11/04/2009, 9:01 AM

Originally Posted by sonofstan

Worst Bohs players I remember are Mark O'Brien and the tall, carrot topped absolutely useless centre-half that Farrelly bought unseen - Sean something? someone help me.....

Cooney?

**sonofstan** · 11/04/2009, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by The Lilywhites

Cooney?

Thanks - that's the stocking of S***e I was thinking of.

**red bellied** · 11/04/2009, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by srfc1928

cause his dad played for us and was a short term success

Mc Stay signed him on loan from Kilmarnock or some one the year Rovers got relegated. He scored two goals in his first game against Pats and was terrible from there on in. He would be a candidate for the worst player bracket.

**JC_GUFC** · 11/04/2009, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by sonofstan

Andrei P. was OK I thought, just didn't get time to adjust.
Worst Bohs players I remember are Mark O'Brien and the tall, carrot topped absolutely useless centre-half that Farrelly bought unseen - Sean something? someone help me.....

Had it not been for a certain goal that he happened to score I'm sure Jimmy Aggrey would be up there.

I can't believe I forgot about the jokers Dave Connell brought in at Galway - the worst of the lot was Bobby Byrne - an absolute disaster of a full back. No pace, no positional sense, no good. I think Connell brought him to Limerick too.
Had our big money move for ex-St Francis striker Paddy Doyle not fallen through he could be on the list!

**Scrufil** · 11/04/2009, 12:04 PM

There is a certain player on the current Athlone team who plays in midfield and was ranted and raved about as an underage player a few seasons back and for me is a complete waste of space but as beggers cannot be choosers and the club is still at the begging stage I'll not reveal who this is.

The worst ever Athlone player was at least 4 stone overweight had dodgy knees and almost cried when fans offered an opinion on him. That was a Mr Flanagan (I cannot remember was his first name Con or not). I've rarely seen our fans boo one of our own players so often and eventually the boos got through to him and he left the club.