I'm speaking purely in terms of talent, here.
Sorry, I was responding to Nobody and forgot to quote. I agree though, I'm finding it difficult to think of anyone worse who played regularly. There are players like Amdy Faye, Mike Hooper, Matty Pattison, Stephen Carr, Boumsong and Nicky Butt who all ran him fairly close mind, if for shorter amounts of time. Give Colback a couple of years and the hate will be at the same level probably, not that I think he has a chance of that providing Rafa's here.
Owen at least scored some goals for us. Aye, he cost more and was a captain that couldn't give less of a fuck about us, still hate Smith's faux hard worker bull shit more though.