QuoteI wouldnt argee with Veron and Ferdinand, Man U's financial clout means that it doesnt impact them too much, now if you were a club like Darby and you got Fab Ravenilli for £45k a week and then got religated, well that would be another thing!
The best/worst buys ever
Free transfers dont count!
Off the top of my head, Alex Ferguson has made some gems, Peter Schmichel, Denis Irwin and Eric Cantona, all bought for peanuts, all worth their weight in gold. Nic Anelka was a good one for Aresnal or Robbie Keane for Coventry. How about Romario for PSV Eintoven? They really got their moneys worth with him.
As for worst buys, Id probably put Nic Anelka in this as well for both Real and PSG. Flo has been a bit of a waste of space for Rangers and Sunderland also. Roberto Di Matteo was an expencive injury for Chealsea, but not as much as Ronaldo's 4 years on the sidelines with Inter Milan!
As I say, we're just young & a bit nieve.
I wouldnt argee with Veron and Ferdinand, Man U's financial clout means that it doesnt impact them too much, now if you were a club like Darby and you got Fab Ravenilli for £45k a week and then got religated, well that would be another thing!
As I say, we're just young & a bit nieve.
man city's manager went out and splashed around 40 million at the start of this season and most of the players he got are in the reserves!
Best buy for Celtic - Larsson
£650.000 - Bargain.
Worst buy - Rafael Scheidt
**** by name and nature!!
Stefan Bonnes must run him close...Originally posted by Scotsman
Worst buy - Rafael Scheidt
The ball is round and has many surprises.
Worst:
Does Noel hartigan count as a 'buy'
(as far as I know he was left in a basket outside the Turners Cross gate one cold November morning)
He'd be up there.
Along with Kabia and Liam O'Brien
Best:
Flynny was free so,
I'd say Mick Devine
Augustin Delgado for Southampton.
And George Weah;s mate. Can't think of his name.
Milton Nunes, Laslandes to Sunderland.
Tino Asprilla to Newcastle, he cost them the title.
Bosnich to Chelsea.
Nigel Clough, Paul Stewart to Liverpool
Marco Boogers and Radiciou to West Ham
and the worst managerial appointment must go to Spurs on the double for Christian Gross and Ossie Ardiles. What were they thinking.
Bosko Balaban for Aston Villa must be one of the worst in the last couple of years.
The ball is round and has many surprises.
The best ever buy must be Maradona to Napoli.
How did a team like that get him.
Rumours of some Mafia help abound but still the best buy ever.
Ali Dia I believe... Though George denies the whole thing! Another awful managerial appointment was Crystal Palace appointing Lombardo as boss... Brolin was made assistant because he was the only person around who could speak English and Italian...Originally posted by colster
And George Weah;s mate. Can't think of his name.
The ball is round and has many surprises.
Ali Dia thats him. This bloke even got a game... well a few minutes before he was taken off.Originally posted by sadloserkid
Ali Dia I believe... Though George denies the whole thing! Another awful managerial appointment was Crystal Palace appointing Lombardo as boss... Brolin was made assistant because he was the only person around who could speak English and Italian...
Another bad buy was Branco to middlesborough. Good player in his day but well past it at 'Boro.
How about worst managerial decisions.
Ruud Gullit benching Shearer,
Ferguson letting McGrath go.
Wilkinson selling Cantona to United.
i would have said agathe at £35,00 runs him closeOriginally posted by Scotsman
Best buy for Celtic - Larsson
£650.000 - Bargain.
Worst buy - Rafael Scheidt
**** by name and nature!!
In the good or bad buy category?Originally posted by Éanna
i would have said agathe at £35,00 runs him close
Utter Boll0x Conor, Veron was and still is class - don't believe the media hype and listen to the match going United fans... You shouldn't judge on first seasons, and that applies to Ferdinand as well - he's a young player who's come from a small club to a big one... Personally I think United may have paid over the odds, but only time will tell - this time next season we'll have more idea...Originally posted by Conor74
A bad buy is a bad buy. Veron has undoubtedly been a bad buy. He's not a particularly bad player, but any Man Utd fan must groan at the thought of the £28m that could have been spent on, say a Zidane or Greg O'Halloran or just about anyone else...
On Webb - he was excellent for United until he picked up that injury playing for England that ruled him out for well over a year - went from a potentially great player to fat lazy lump.....
Main ones for me would be Keepers - Leighton, Bosnich, Taibi
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
I think Bosnich did well for United, certainly better than Barthez has overall. Ferguson and Edwards were using him as a pawn in their own little game but United treated him very shabbily. He was signed on a free anyway wasn't he?
The ball is round and has many surprises.
Bad
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I was gonna say Marco Boogers to West Ham as well.
Got sent off twice in his first 3 or 4 games then locked himself in
a caravan for a few months before admitting himself to a mental
clinic or something.
Redknapp also bought Joey Beuchamp form Oxfrod (I think)
Supposed to be the next big thing at the time but just before
his 1st training session with WHU he declared he never wanted
to leave Oxford and they made him cos they needed the money.
He refused to train/play and stayed with his Gran/Aunt and
refused to speak to anyone until he was allowed to rejoin Oxford
on a free!
Tomas Repka and Cristian Dailly - Disasters!
Good
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My old mate Paolo Di Canio was a bargin buy - Pure Genius
Ludo Miklosko Lou Macari signed him for peanuts from Banik
Ostrava
(sorry to carry the WHU theme but I follow them)
For Athlone Town (whom I support), in recent enough times
Best
===
Barry Murphy - The Terminator, take the ball past him at your peril
Frank Darby - squeky voiced but made all clearences and free
kicks look continental (Italian soccer was on rte at the time!)
Tervor Molloy - was class for us
Rod de Khors - Living Legend
Andy Myler - Golden Boots
Stewie Connolly - was deadly and his career seemed to be over
when he left for the cash of Dundalk!
Gary McCormack - signed from Ballymun Utd a.f.a.i.k. was was a
tower of strenght at the back. Unfortunately work comittments
forced him to quit Athlone. Playing for Tolka Rovers last I heard
Worst
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Eric Smyth - his feet and knees never seemed to do what his
brain and mouth ask
Mickey Fox - 5' 2" Goalkeeper who apparently got signed as he
was a mate of the manager used to keep him a parking space at
the airport
Eamon O'Donahue - another apparent friend and work colleague
of the manager who was brutal s a striker
David Murphy - came with a letter of recommendation fom Willie McStay who let him go from Celtic?!?!? Couldnt hit a bulls a.rse
with a banjo
Shane Harte/Alan McNevin/Glen Fitzpatrick - just never impressed
while with Town ... probably due to the patrizan crowd constantly
telling them to fupp off back to Dublin!
Larry Be Wyse
www.acsportsimages.com
Interesting choices, as both were record buys at the time.... Prices should be judged at the market of the time, and these only look excellent now after the hyper inflation that went on in the transfer market in the mean time....Originally posted by SCOTTY II
Shearer to Blackburn
Keane to USh!ted
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Even so they were still great buys even at record prices. Worth every penny and more.Originally posted by Macy
Interesting choices, as both were record buys at the time.... Prices should be judged at the market of the time, and these only look excellent now after the hyper inflation that went on in the transfer market in the mean time....
No, he was just $hit!Originally posted by Ash
Glen Fitzpatrick - just never impressed
while with Town ... probably due to the patrizan crowd constantly
telling them to fupp off back to Dublin!
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
Agathe was £50.000
Good buy also - I'm totally convinced yet - He has potential - Needs to be more direct.
Certainly not worst buy at that price!!
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