OCK Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 THIS GROUP OF LADS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Worst signings relative to cost are still Marcelino, Luque and Boumsong for me - though I’m happy to nod in agreement with plenty of others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 I remember I had a bet with a Man U fan that we wouldn’t buy Smith. I couldn’t believe anyone would want him at that point as he was so obviously shit and finished, he just lumbered around fouling people. I was gutted that it was us that signed him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: Worst signings relative to cost are still Marcelino, Luque and Boumsong for me - though I’m happy to nod in agreement with plenty of others. How bad was Boumsong. Remember his first game against Yeading 😂🤦♂️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, ExiledGeordie said: How bad was Boumsong. Remember his first game against Yeading 😂🤦♂️ That when DJ Campbell ran him ragged 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 19 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: That when DJ Campbell ran him ragged 😂 I remember watching with my housemate at the time and we looked at other in disbelief how awful he was 😂 The fact he was paired with Bramble was even more ridiculous Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Owen is the worst for me. Because of the gap between expectation and the result. He was meant to be our new 9 and talisman. We broke our transfer record. Massive wages. Massive expectations. About 60 league starts in 4 years. Joelinton made that many starts in half the time. Refusing to come on during our relegation battle that saw us go down. He’s absolutely despised and rightfully so. i think every club has a number of Alan Smith type signings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 30 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Owen is the worst for me. Because of the gap between expectation and the result. He was meant to be our new 9 and talisman. We broke our transfer record. Massive wages. Massive expectations. About 60 league starts in 4 years. Joelinton made that many starts in half the time. Refusing to come on during our relegation battle that saw us go down. He’s absolutely despised and rightfully so. i think every club has a number of Alan Smith type signings. Definitely agree with Owen, I detest selfishness and this bloke has his picture in the dictionary next to the word, apparently he's hated in the horse racing world as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 16 hours ago, Big Geordie said: Smith was never the same player, after he had that bad injury at Man United. However, he did his bit to get us back in the PL and that shouldn't be under-stated. Smith was a poor player by the time he signed for us, but at least he didn't come here under protest while wanting to be somewhere else all along. That was my main problem with Owen, not his ability. He was just a massive cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 6 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: Worst signings relative to cost are still Marcelino, Luque and Boumsong for me - though I’m happy to nod in agreement with plenty of others. For some reason I really though Marcelino was going to be awesome, would tell anyone that would listen that he'll be one of the best in the PL. I had no insight into him other than what I read in the papers so it was complete blind faith, worked out well!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Smith was such a coward, I can’t remember who it was against, but the ball was played into him, he could have shot, but he actually passed it back. He’d run around but would kick out at his opposition mainly because he was too slow, too tired and too damn shit, but some of the crowd lapped it up. God I fucking hated him in our shirt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 When he came to us he was barely a football player anymore. There’s no way he should have been playing in either the premier league or championship at that stage. Was somehow significantly even more limited than Colback Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Never buy a player from Man U. I think the only good one we've ever had was Keith Gillespie and only let him go for Andrew Cole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Now Joelinton has turned himself around, it's Owen all day for me, despite his spells of form and obviously being more talented than most. He spent an eternity on the physio table and actively resented the club that rehabilitated him. He was a disgrace and was the symbol of the putrid nature of the club in the late noughties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, OCK said: Never buy a player from Man U. I think the only good one we've ever had was Keith Gillespie and only let him go for Andrew Cole. Think Ronaldo did alright at Madrid.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakka Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, OCK said: Never buy a player from Man U. I think the only good one we've ever had was Keith Gillespie and only let him go for Andrew Cole. That's hardly a rule that should etched into eternity from a handful of bad experiences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 1 minute ago, sushimonster85 said: Think Ronaldo did alright at Madrid.... Don’t think Beckham was too bad either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 5 hours ago, The College Dropout said: Owen is the worst for me. Because of the gap between expectation and the result. He was meant to be our new 9 and talisman. We broke our transfer record. Massive wages. Massive expectations. About 60 league starts in 4 years. Joelinton made that many starts in half the time. Refusing to come on during our relegation battle that saw us go down. He’s absolutely despised and rightfully so. i think every club has a number of Alan Smith type signings. As soon as he signed it was pretty clear that his priorities went: England Horses Newcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Just now, sushimonster85 said: As soon as he signed it was pretty clear that his priorities went: England Horses Newcastle You forgot his main priorities of a) money, and b) Michael Owen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Geese Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 We signed David McCreery ex Man U, he was a cracking player for us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, ManDoon said: Yup, he was fucking horrendous. Over the hill, not interested, could barely move, but would snap someone in a game. My most hated player. He had one maybe decent season at Leeds and we were after him as a potential Shearer replacement, but he was just bang average, all fluff and nowt else, for us he was just way beyond shite, one our worst ever signings. Owen tops them all though based on, well, everything. Cost, zero fucks given, wages, hype, fanfare and how he detracted from the team and don’t get me started on him being a so-called Captain. It says it all his pal Shearer who was willing to give up his number 9 shirt for him, worked him out and was having none of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Wild Geese said: We signed David McCreery ex Man U, he was a cracking player for us Old cunt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Didn't Smith score a header in one of his first appearances - pre-season? At that time there was hope we had got the Leeds version and not the Man U version Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Geese Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 1 minute ago, HTT II said: Old cunt! Guilty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Just now, Wild Geese said: Guilty Sorry not an attack on you, it’s a throw back to when Pardew the cunt called Pellegrini an old cunt, it’s become a bit of a forum meme! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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