The Worst 50 players in Premiership according to the TImes

[drummerboy]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2025420.ece

[Steve Bruce]

Can't belive Rigobert Song wasn't in the list.

[bellavistaman]

think Vinnie Jones is harsh. Likewise wit Dowie.

[bellavistaman]

Looked at there top 50 best players, disagree with a few there too, but makes for good reading and good pub talk

[Steve Bruce]

think Vinnie Jones is harsh. Likewise wit Dowie.

Dowie was a carthorse. Jones was a good player.

Fashenu was that bad either.

[shakermaker1982]

that top 50 list is dreadful. Anyone who has Lampard above Scholes and Gattuso needs their head examining.

[Lionel Ritchie]

saw it the other day. garbage article.

[bellavistaman]

that top 50 list is dreadful. Anyone who has Lampard above Scholes and Gattuso needs their head examining.

agreed.

[endabob1]

Well researched too
"44 Sergei Rebrov (Tottenham)

Looked good enough playing alongside Andriy Shevchenko for Dynamo Kiev. Sadly, Glenn Hoddle’s £11m signing never looked the same force with Steffen Iversen. "

Actually signed the year before Hoddle took over by George Graham, you'd expect more from the Times

[drinkfeckarse]

Just a bit of fun really. I mean who would realistically have Materazzi, Charlie Nicholas and Vinnie Jones in their worst list? They maybe didn't live up to the hype but weren't bad players.

[Bluebeard]

It also misses Jimmy Carter, another Souness Liverpool classic, who I recall watching live on RTE once. As one would expect, he was brought on for someone after 60 minutes, and was taken off after another 15 minutes. Gold.

A good few hard done by, Jones, Nicholas and Lundekvam standing out.

[NeilMcD]

My brother went to a speech given by Daglish and Hansen and Hansen was asked by the crowd what were the 2 worst signings by Daglish. His resonse was, Jimmy Carter and Jimmy Carter.

[Cymro]

Anyone for Dean Richards? Signed for Spurs for £6m, scored on his debut and promptly flopped spectacularly for the remainder of his stay.

[drinkfeckarse]

Harsh on Richards IMO. I'm sure it was about £7.5m he signed for. He was a decent centre half just not top notch. Can't blame him for the over inflated fee paid for him.

[cheifo]

Jensen was a very decent defensive midfield player.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Anyone for Dean Richards? Signed for Spurs for £6m, scored on his debut and promptly flopped spectacularly for the remainder of his stay.
He got a very serious injury and didn't make that many appearances. He retired in 2005.

[Red4Eva]

lionel scaloni deserves to be in there

[OwlsFan]

Not sure Carton Palmer should be there. Played very well when he was at Wednesday and I think earned an English cap.

Only one Irish and he appears on the sub list of 20 who "should have been in the Top 50" sent in by the fans:

19. Paddy Roche (Manchester United). “If Massimo Taibi is on the list for that one game for Man Utd then surely Paddy Roche has to be on the list for every game he played!” (Steve F, Birstall, W. Yorks)

Poor Paddy. He made some terrible mistakes when playing for Man U.

[superfrank]

Some hard decisions in there, imo. Jody Morris, Claus Lundekvam, David May and Nigel Quashie aren't that bad.

Of course you just knew Ali Dia would be number one. :D

EDIT - Just had a look at the best fifty and any list without Ribery is just poor.

[jebus]

David May and Carlton Palmer are very harsh in my opinion, but of them solid ball winners, and did their jobs for Blackburn and Wednesday respectively. I doubt May would have been at United for as long as he was if he was that bad too.

Shouldn't Taibi be up a bit higher as well?

[Risteard]

Raul Bravo should be partnering Roque Junior in defence.

[Bluebeard]

David May shouldn't be listed either alright, though I dunno about Carlton so much - never rated him. Delighted to see that Geoff Thomas wasn't put in the 50 because of his "chip" against France.

[pineapple stu]

I assume that's supposed to be in order? Ali Dia is fair enough at no 1, but how Taibi only comes in at 49 is amazing. Worst keeper I've seen since Omer Catkin, that Turkish sub keeper who was subbed on and off in the Lansdowne friendly a couple of years back.

Interesting article though. Bit of fun, and refreshing to see something that doesn't think football started in 1992.

[Blue-Army]

Worst keeper I've seen since Omer Catkin, that Turkish sub keeper who was subbed on and off in the Lansdowne friendly a couple of years back.


I remember that...are there any videos of this on the internet???

[Blue-Army]

Surpised to see Nigel Quashie on the list...was a decent player at Portsmouth..

[Billsthoughts]

My brother went to a speech given by Daglish and Hansen and Hansen was asked by the crowd what were the 2 worst signings by Daglish. His resonse was, Jimmy Carter and Jimmy Carter.

historys biggest monster

[kaisersose]

Anyone for Dean Richards? Signed for Spurs for £6m, scored on his debut and promptly flopped spectacularly for the remainder of his stay.

Whoa... Very unfair, this guy retired from the game with a serious illness

[bellavistaman]

Whoa... Very unfair, this guy retired from the game with a serious illness

Illness or injury.