Your club's worst signing?

**monutdfc** · 15/04/2009, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by Ash

Again cant believe I forgot the one, the only ... Super Mick McCann

We had him too - part of that Belvo youth squad

**monutdfc** · 15/04/2009, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by CSFShels

You'll be listing lazy Dave Freeman in this thread next season I'd say.

it's certainly looking that way
also, Robbie Collins in his second spell with us

**De Town** · 15/04/2009, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Recovered enough to captain us to a 3-0 mauling of Longford last night

i honestly thought he was your best player over the 2 games. organised the back 4 very well i thought, and could defend too.

**Ash** · 15/04/2009, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by De Town

i honestly thought he was your best player over the 2 games. organised the back 4 very well i thought, and could defend too.

Bags of experience and very good at marshalling the defence.

**atfconline** · 15/04/2009, 3:08 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Bags of experience and very good at marshalling the defence.

Originally Posted by De Town

i honestly thought he was your best player over the 2 games. organised the back 4 very well i thought, and could defend too.

**Sheridan** · 15/04/2009, 3:22 PM

Sweat is a legend.

**Black and White** · 15/04/2009, 4:13 PM

A list of a few more awful signings under the Anderson/Gannon regimes:

Baba Isaaka, Alan Murphy, Alan McDermott, and Thomas Morgan. I forget three more that where pure and utter useless!

**The Lilywhites** · 15/04/2009, 4:19 PM

Originally Posted by Dundalkjames

Vinny Perth

He had one brilliant game for us (v Shels) and could have been great that year (07) if he wasn't always injured.

Originally Posted by Dundalkjames

Cormac McArdle

I think we have a winner for worst signing, ever, by any club, anywhere

**Sheridan** · 15/04/2009, 4:20 PM

I seem to remember a Scottish centre-half of that era who was pretty poor.

**Martinho II** · 15/04/2009, 4:21 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

I was limiting my list to people who were "talked up" but turned out to be
rubbish, but if it's just rubbish signings then you can add these to our list:
Eamon Donaghue, Mickey Fox, Stuart Holt, Mark Patton, Gino Lawless, Johnny
Mernagh, Ryan Casey, Colm Heffernan, Darren Young, Zolt Petro, Fiachra McArdle...

Honorable mention to Mixie Harty who was actually quite good but then
stopped turning up for training/matches and stopped answering his phone
apparently!

theres a person that was rubbish with us too and injury prone ryan casey!!

**De Town** · 15/04/2009, 4:28 PM

Originally Posted by atfconline

thats the ****er.

**Martinho II** · 15/04/2009, 7:00 PM

Originally Posted by De Town

thats the ****er.

a crackin signin for athlone very impressed with him last night..and for emeka dont get me started..

**Bunny Kelly** · 15/04/2009, 8:35 PM

Robbie Brunton, the only player I'd ever consider booing from my own side

Jason Kabia was fairly awful too

**Scooby1983** · 16/04/2009, 4:25 PM

Brian O Callaghan - no contest. I remember he made his debut for Cork City V Red Star in the Champions League qualifier, was at fault for two goals and some people came up to me after the game saying he was fantastic.

**Partizan** · 16/04/2009, 8:19 PM

Some howlers for us down through the years...

Luigi Fulloni - played for us in the 1978/79 season. By all accounts he was shockingly bad.
Tiao - Brazilian midfielder played around 1985. Once remember he took a free kick and managed to hit the corner flag.
Brendan Ormsby - came over to player/manager for us the first season we spent in the RSC (93-94). Almost wished he stayed with Villa.
Duncan 'Drunken' Burns - won a League cup with Blues in '85. Scored off the pitch more often than on it.
Donal 'Donuts' Golden - scored a memorable goal against Rovers in the Cup in '97. Overweight and couldnt hit a barn door. Missed a sitter against Shels in the Cup semi which would have got us to the Final. Most frustrating player ever.
Mitchel Ryan & Deccie Brady - jesus i'm lost for words for these two useless goalies.
Brendan Markey, Padraig Dully, Darren Browne, Joe Doherty, Paul Carr, Rodney Jack, Tim McGrath, Joe Harkin, Joe Lawless, James Carthy, Dyl Kavanagh, Kevin O'Brien, some of the donkeys from the Sheephead Flanigan era, ditto for Magic Mike (Paul Ometeso, Kristian Lamberski, Chris Deans, Andrej Polewczak, Gavin Doyle)......and the worst that I have ever seen line out in a blue jersey.....

Jason Kabia.

say no more.

**Maynard** · 16/04/2009, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by Partizan

Some howlers for us down through the years...

Luigi Fulloni - played for us in the 1978/79 season. By all accounts he was shockingly bad.
Tiao - Brazilian midfielder played around 1985. Once remember he took a free kick and managed to hit the corner flag.
Brendan Ormsby - came over to player/manager for us the first season we spent in the RSC (93-94). Almost wished he stayed with Villa.
Duncan 'Drunken' Burns - won a League cup with Blues in '85. Scored off the pitch more often than on it.
Donal 'Donuts' Golden - scored a memorable goal against Rovers in the Cup in '97. Overweight and couldnt hit a barn door. Missed a sitter against Shels in the Cup semi which would have got us to the Final. Most frustrating player ever.
Mitchel Ryan & Deccie Brady - jesus i'm lost for words for these two useless goalies.
Brendan Markey, Padraig Dully, Darren Browne, Joe Doherty, Paul Carr, Rodney Jack, Tim McGrath, Joe Harkin, Joe Lawless, James Carthy, Dyl Kavanagh, Kevin O'Brien, some of the donkeys from the Sheephead Flanigan era, ditto for Magic Mike (Paul Ometeso, Kristian Lamberski, Chris Deans, Andrej Polewczak, Gavin Doyle)......and the worst that I have ever seen line out in a blue jersey.....

Jason Kabia.

say no more.

Yikes

**Raheny Red** · 17/04/2009, 10:33 AM

Juan Sara

**Sheridan** · 17/04/2009, 10:35 AM

The legendary one-armed bandit.

**Kildareman** · 17/04/2009, 11:50 AM

For me, as a player, its was Michael Mooney 2 seasons ago.
But the overall worse signing that was detrimental to the club has to be John Ryan.

**jimhacker** · 17/04/2009, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by Partizan

Some howlers for us down through the years...

Luigi Fulloni - played for us in the 1978/79 season. By all accounts he was shockingly bad.
Tiao - Brazilian midfielder played around 1985. Once remember he took a free kick and managed to hit the corner flag.
Brendan Ormsby - came over to player/manager for us the first season we spent in the RSC (93-94). Almost wished he stayed with Villa.
Duncan 'Drunken' Burns - won a League cup with Blues in '85. Scored off the pitch more often than on it.
Donal 'Donuts' Golden - scored a memorable goal against Rovers in the Cup in '97. Overweight and couldnt hit a barn door. Missed a sitter against Shels in the Cup semi which would have got us to the Final. Most frustrating player ever.
Mitchel Ryan & Deccie Brady - jesus i'm lost for words for these two useless goalies.
Brendan Markey, Padraig Dully, Darren Browne, Joe Doherty, Paul Carr, Rodney Jack, Tim McGrath, Joe Harkin, Joe Lawless, James Carthy, Dyl Kavanagh, Kevin O'Brien, some of the donkeys from the Sheephead Flanigan era, ditto for Magic Mike (Paul Ometeso, Kristian Lamberski, Chris Deans, Andrej Polewczak, Gavin Doyle)......and the worst that I have ever seen line out in a blue jersey.....

Jason Kabia.

say no more.

You'd have been faster listing the good players (if any) who played with you.