Greg Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Following on from the ongoing discussion on who has been the best signing over the last decade how about we look at the worst? This could be interesting. Let's narrow it down a little... Jean Alain Boumsong Brought in from Rangers by Souness for £8 million in a very dodgy deal which was looked at by the Stevens inquiry into corruption in football. He had the odd okay game but on the whole he was appalling. Albert Luque A Freddy Shepherd special, £9.5 million from Deportivo La Coruña in August 2005, looked promising for a few minutes on début against Manchester United until he tore his hamstring against Fulham a week later. Not much of note after that other than injuries. This deal was also looked at by the Stevens inquiry. Will forever be remembered for 'wrapping it up' against the Mackems when we demolished them 4-1. Michael Owen Another Freddy Shepherd special, £17 million from Real Madrid, vast wages, wanted to sign for Liverpool really, spineless bastard, worst captain in the history of the club. 26 league goals in 4 season and captained us to relegation. Joey Barton A season of a half of good form doesn't make up for the rest of his time at the club which was filled with injuries, off the field problems and time at Her Majesty's pleasure. Total nutjob, very good football when his head is in the right place. Alan Smith Signed in August 2007 for £6 million from Manchester United on high wages, no longer the player he used to be and not up to Premier League football, had a few decent games in the Championship, finally off the wage bill at the end of last season, now sits on the bench in League 1. Ignacio María González Who? Signed on loan after Dennis Wise watched a clip of him on youtube and as a favour for an agent in South America. He made two appearances before a so called injury ruled him out for the rest of his loan period. Unwillingly at the heart of massive problems for the club which ended up with Kevin Keegan stepping down as manager, the subsequent Premier League tribunal found he was signed against the wishes of Keegan. Nile Ranger Brought in having been released by Southampton having served in a Young Offender's Institute for his part in an armed robbery. He's shown promise at times but his attitude and behaviour have been awful for the majority of times. Genuinely believes he is a gangster. Francisco Jiménez Tejada (Xisco) Signed for £5.7 million from our friends at Deportivo La Coruña in summer 2008, scored on his début in a horrible defeat against Hull City. Made less than 10 appearances in his 4 years at the club, still picks up his (rumoured) extortionate £50,000 a week wage packet. Other notable mentions go to Aaron Spear, Ben Tozer, Sol Campbell, Samuel Adjei, Lamine Diatta, Ronny Johnsen, Stephen Ireland and Giuseppe Rossi. Quite a choice here, we really have made some shocking signings in the last 10 years and I'm really not sure who I would go for out of the above. Thoughts? Please vote. Anyone obvious I've missed out? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Has to be Boumsong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Owen, no competition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Owen, no competition. Yep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Luque for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Should have had Duff on ahead of Ranger or Gonzalez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Really hard to pick one. Luque I voted for. Fucking useless on every level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Owen in terms of value and hindsight, not many we're saying it at the time though. For me it's Gonzalez and Xisco combined. Not just for the players but because of everything that came with the signings, which resulted in my favourite ever manager and my club at legal loggerheads. The lowest I've ever seen us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Owen, and it's so galling that he was captain too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spark Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Fucking hell we've had some shit signings. You could debate this for ages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Xisco With the financial situation being what it is, he has held us back for 3 seasons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Owen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Voted Smith. Could have gone for just about any of them though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Owen wasn't just the worst of the decade, worst ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 It says a lot when Babayaro and Carr don't get a look in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Owen could well be the twatest signing ever. But he's not the worst. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Viduka, Amdy Faye have to be close in terms of value Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 It's sad that Barton shouldn't be anywhere near this list. Of the ones listed, it has to be Owen, but I would argue that Duff was just as bad. We didn't need him, he ruined NZogbias career here and he was useless and played a huge part in us getting relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Owen could well be the twatest signing ever. But he's not the worst. I think worst incorporates a number of things. Owen had a negative impact on all levels of the club especially our finances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 For me it's Gonzalez and Xisco combined. Not just for the players but because of everything that came with the signings, which resulted in my favourite ever manager and my club at legal loggerheads. The lowest I've ever seen us. Yup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Xisco. Cost too much, wages too high and has played fuck all in his time here. Awful, awful signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garth Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Owen for me, the money we paid out for that parasitic cunt and got fuck all in return. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Duff added to poll options, how did I forget about him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Marcelino should be up there too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Smith. At least Owen scored 30 in 65 starts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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