Your club's worst signing?

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Originally Posted by LeixlipRed

Too many to mention but a relevant and recent one was Kyle Moran. Absolute muck and he get's a game for Pats now :eek:

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Pure pedantry here, but it was actually us that signed him.

We then merely loaned him to you lot, whilst still paying his wages. Thanks Pat:rolleyes:

Alan Moore- £100k contract, played three games.

We had some real shockers over the years including some loacal lads but the worst i have seen is Kevin Jullian. He was not even a footballer, i seen him being eaten alive in training sessions by Jason McCartney who could not get near the Monaghan team. As soon as the window opened Cook had him out the door, and went to other club, all very bizarre his first and last football club.

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Originally Posted by Krstic

That's because he broke his leg during his one and only trial game did he not?

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Naw,

JP signed and all from Aarhus. I mind him scoring a penalty away to Pats, we ended up losing 4-1.

I remember us signing a fella Sheppard in the 00/01 season. Absolutely brock.

Tony Boyle's(Donegal GAA star) brother, James. I only remember how bad he was as a wayward shot from 20 yards in the Showgrounds managed to knock me over(thereby losing the bags of chips I was carrying).

This thread has the potential to be a classic.

Mc Cartney wasn't too bad for us, although after the injury against Dundalk, he hasn't done much in general. Ian Mc Clusky has to be our worst ever player, signed from Shels, haven't a clue where he is now.....

I never seen James Merdith play for us, appearently he signed a professional contract with Derby County in 2005 but joined us in 2007, heard he wasn't good enough for us. Doe's anyone who seen him play for us think he was a bad player or someone who just wouldn't have made it here ?

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

God, I don't know where to start. Sinisa Savic would have to be up there. Looked class in a trial game, we signed him on pretty big money and he was absolutely useless. Memorably spent one game in Tolka snogging the face off his girlfriend all game at the back of the stand. He also wanted crowds to be photoshopped into pictures of him in action for the Under 21s so he could put them on his official website.

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Just to clear this up-
was it you or him was snogging his girlfriend?
;)

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Really? Got back to playing CM01/02 when it was made available as a free download; McNevin's quality in that. So's David Ward though, among others.

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Yeah he's unreal in 00/01 aswell

Jamie Nolan, followed by Danny Drew, followed by Anton Mannering

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Originally Posted by joey4ireland

James Mulligan. Apparently he was the business at Harps but was a disaster for us. One of the most fustrating players ever seen at the cross

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He started very slowly for Harps as well but ended up being very good.

I remember us playing away to UCD and I was F-ing and blinding about spending so much on a striker who couldn't score.

It was only towards the end of the game that someone tapped me on the shoulder and pointed out that I was about 2 yards away from his father and a couple of brothers.

Far from being embarrassed I maintain that this constructive criticism was vital in his return to form and eventual success at Harps. :)

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Originally Posted by osarusan

Kenny Clements - came over as a player-manager.....got settled in Limerick and everything....but was on his way back home very soon afterwards.

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Yah with a big payoff. Clearly not cutout for management.

We also got a centre forward from Man Utd (well their reserves) - John McDermott in 1979. He played a few goals, couldn't hit a barn door from 10 feet and disappeared into obscurity.

You could give a mention to Billy Hamilton too. He was a great player and decent manager however he just pipped another former NI International to the post in 1986 - Martin O'Neill. We had some really good players then and O'Neill could well have won the league or at least a cup for us. I'm sure Martin often looks back thinking what he could have achieved if only he'd done a better interview with Pat Grace. :D

Kingsbury for Bohs was rubbish.

I could write a book on all the rubbish we've signed down through the years. Below are a few standouts:

Jesper Jorgensen, Mark Leech, Marco Rapetti, Chris Armstrong, Yeboah Mensah, Shaun Fagan, Stephen Gavin, Juan Rojas, Dimitri Brinias

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Originally Posted by CuanaD

Just to clear this up-
was it you or him was snogging his girlfriend?
;)

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Ha, I thought of that after I'd posted. I was waiting to see would someone spot it. No it wasn't me, unfortunately. She was a serious looker if I remember rightly. Couldn't possibly be as entertaining as being well beaten by Shels however.

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Originally Posted by gufc2000

I could write a book on all the rubbish we've signed down through the years. Below are a few standouts:

Jesper Jorgensen, Mark Leech, Marco Rapetti, Chris Armstrong, Yeboah Mensah, Shaun Fagan, Stephen Gavin, Juan Rojas, Dimitri Brinias

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Didn't he insult Galway united fans when ye played us last season at the Showgrounds ?

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Originally Posted by sligofan4ever

Didn't he insult Galway united fans when ye played us last season at the Showgrounds ?

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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

Thiam must get another mention. He was laughable. Utter rubbish. I know i am a Sligo fan but i seen this fella play about 6-7 times and he was behond bad. Didn't Drogs pay a fee for him as well? No wonder they went under.

Kevin Julian Signed for us not having played for anyone, then left us never to play again, took alot of money with him as well, the Rob MacDonald Era had alot of those ones and was very costly to us.

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Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Kingsbury for Bohs was rubbish.

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Yep. I'd add Ryan McCann to that too.

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Originally Posted by gufc2000

I could write a book on all the rubbish we've signed down through the years. Below are a few standouts:

Jesper Jorgensen, Mark Leech, Marco Rapetti, Chris Armstrong, Yeboah Mensah, Shaun Fagan, Stephen Gavin, Juan Rojas, Dimitri Brinias

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Remember he played against us for Galway Hibs(?). Thought he was the best player on the park, maybe a once off though.

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.

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Originally Posted by gufc2000

I could write a book on all the rubbish we've signed down through the years. Below are a few standouts:

Jesper Jorgensen, Mark Leech, Marco Rapetti, Chris Armstrong, Yeboah Mensah, Shaun Fagan, Stephen Gavin, Juan Rojas, Dimitri Brinias

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In defence of Chris Armstrong and Yeboah Mensah they never got a chance. They both got injured right after signing for us. I'd blame The Spoofer and his knack of signing injury prone players, not the players themselves.
Yeboah looked like he was going to be a brilliant signing after that friendly he played against Sligo out in Corofin.

I'd forgotten about Marco Rapetti.
Shaun Fagan was meant to be the next big thing. When we signed him all the talk was about a screamer he'd scored against Celtic for Motherwell. We soon saw why Motherwell let him go to Stenhousemuir and why they let him go to us!

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Originally Posted by sligofan4ever

Didn't he insult Galway united fans when ye played us last season at the Showgrounds ?

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He gave us the one fingered salute.

I never knew that Martin O 'Neill could have bein a Limerick boss all those years ago. Our worst ever buys over the last ten years were Robbie Martin( poor value for 10k),Andy Myler( even though he was top scorer for one season), Robbie Farrell, David Freeman( for walkin out on us to go to america when we were in the fai cup final after the club lookin after him)

sini savic, ian wexler, david freeman

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Originally Posted by Flea

sini savic, ian wexler, david freeman

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Don't let the Sligo lads see that!. He did his best and he was inexpensive too. He'd be a decent First Division player. Agree wth Freeman though and I've mentioned Savic already.

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Originally Posted by The Midget Gem

Thiam must get another mention. He was laughable. Utter rubbish. I know i am a Sligo fan but i seen this fella play about 6-7 times and he was behond bad. Didn't Drogs pay a fee for him as well? No wonder they went under.

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2008 Signing of the Season on Football Manager 2009. :)

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.

Had forgotten about Freeman and Keddy (last season). Two of the most despicable characters ever to don a red jersey. If I seen either of those two sprinting I'd probably take convincing that I hadn't slipped into a parallel universe. Muck

I know Thiam did pretty poorly a lot of the time he played but I thought he really changed that second leg in the CL when he came on against Dinamo Kyiv.

My vote for worst Bray signing would probably be Stephen Gough around 2007. I remember actually being surprised when he did something good once. He almost always played crap or average. Don't remember him ever playing a good game. He just made so many mistakes.

Also, Ciaran Ryan was pretty poor.

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Originally Posted by superfrank

I know Thiam did pretty poorly a lot of the time he played but I thought he really changed that second leg in the CL when he came on against Dinamo Kyiv.

My vote for worst Bray signing would probably be Stephen Gough around 2007. I remember actually being surprised when he did something good once. He almost always played crap or average. Don't remember him ever playing a good game. He just made so many mistakes.

Also, Ciaran Ryan was pretty poor.

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In fairness when Ryaner first signed for us he had about 3 or 4 great seasons, think he just lost interest coming towards the end of his time with us hence why he gave it up.

For my 2 cent one of the worst players ever to wear a Bray jersey was your man O'Brien who came from Waterford a few years back. Truely awful ! Stuart Holt was shocking as well.

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Originally Posted by Roo69

In fairness when Ryaner first signed for us he had about 3 or 4 great seasons, think he just lost interest coming towards the end of his time with us hence why he gave it up.

For my 2 cent one of the worst players ever to wear a Bray jersey was your man O'Brien who came from Waterford a few years back. Truely awful ! Stuart Holt was shocking as well.

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Who was your man o'brien?? oh yeah haha!! stuart holt!! longfords top man!! think he played for alot of clubs!!

Neville Steedman in the late 80's. One trick pony.

He had a fruitful time with Rovers before he travelled west. Is it true that he bought a house on the site of the old Glenamalure Park in Milltown?

Yeah we've had a lot of shockers down through the years. Savic was one anyways. And Kevin 'Bobo the Clown' McCormack was a deputy for Digger and had to play one or 2 games cos Digger was suspended and had absolute shockers!!! Jamesie Farrell although ended up joint top scorer in Kenny's first year in charge with 5 goals was still brutal. Don't ask me how he ended up with 5 goals to his name!!! In recent years David Lee is a definite starter in our all time worst 11 and Dean Barrett!!!

Feckin hell, Kevin McCormack. I'd forgotten he ever existed. Yeah he was pretty crap. 'Skim' Farrell, Longford legend. Went to Drogheda after us, I remember him scoring a hat trick for them once. Lives in Engand now I believe.

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Originally Posted by Roo69

Stuart Holt was shocking as well.

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He's now living in London and working as a model and is married to a model. Some lads have all the luck. Took a great free kick in his day though.

Holy Moly we have had a serios amount of them!

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

Mark Leech- waste of space. He's done Pats a favour breakin his leg.

Also Eric Saul, Chris Malone (signed from Blackburn not the Athlone version), Sean Kelly, dare I say 'The Wex'?!!!!, Damien Gannon, ALAN REYNOLDS!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Flawless

Holy Moly we have had a serios amount of them!

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

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Would you include any of these: the Trevor Anderson era return of Dessie Gorman, Mick Dempsey, Robbie Brunton,Dessie Baker, James Hand, Stuart Connolly, Andy Noonon(always sent off)!!

Dessi Baker hardly played for us cnut, what a waste of money that was.

Ahh Keith Dunne, and his only supporter, a certain Mr.Wallace!:D

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Originally Posted by Poor Student

For me it was Paul Whitmarsh, a plus thirty year old English striker, signed by Pete Mahon from the LSL from Belgrove I think. He scored a winner on his debut against Shamorck Rovers in the League Cup but at all other times he was just so off the pace of the LOI Premier Division. He just wasn't up to the standard. He quickly faded back into the obscurity from whence he came.

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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!