Geordie Ahmed Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Alan Smith was crap and it was such an awful signing, it's one of those that wasn't even based on hindsight, the majority of people knew he was going to be shit and that's exactly what he was and some Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Outside of Owen, it'd be Riviere for me. Expected little, got even less. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Joey said: Outside of Owen, it'd be Riviere for me. Expected little, got even less. Scored more then Falcao didn't ya know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Ahh ex man u signings, who can forget obertan. The speedy winger who runs straight down the wing and puts the ball out for a goal kick. What an absolute pile of shite he was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Happy to say I was on the record on the day he signed that Owen was an absolutely dreadful signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, Wullie said: Happy to say I was on the record on the day he signed that Owen was an absolutely dreadful signing. I was buzzing me tits off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 58 minutes ago, ManDoon said: Johnny Evans had been great since he left tbf would have hated it if we'd signed Tevez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, Wullie said: Happy to say I was on the record on the day he signed that Owen was an absolutely dreadful signing. I think me and you were a lone crowd that day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 I wanted Anelka! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, HTT II said: I wanted Anelka! Same and so did Souness! Shepherd massaging his ego for a change! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 22 minutes ago, HTT II said: I think me and you were a lone crowd that day. Nope. Had a bad feeling about it and always thought he was monstrously overrated, which by the time we paid all that money out, had already been proven. Had a Ronaldo to Inter feel about it, too much money, focus. Except you can't compare the two for talent - except the media here fkn did for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Anelka wouldn't have worked imo. It would've been too much pressure for the lad. Needed to be a star in an ensemble cast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Anelka and Souness definitely wouldn't have worked. Well Souness and anybody really on the footballing side but that was just asking for trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, Wolfcastle said: Nope. Had a bad feeling about it and always thought he was monstrously overrated, which by the time we paid all that money out, had already been proven. Had a Ronaldo to Inter feel about it, too much money, focus. Except you can't compare the two for talent - except the media here fkn did for years. Eh? At least Inter got all of their money back and more. And Ronaldo wasn't a selfish prick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Was a disaster for them. Rarely fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 1 hour ago, sushimonster85 said: As soon as he signed it was pretty clear that his priorities went: England Horses Newcastle You missed out Liverpool, they were comfortably more of a priority than Newcastle, even if they didn't want him in return. Says a lot about him that he ditched them when he thought they weren't up to his standard then tried to go crawling back when they were on the rise again. I think he's not so well thought of there now either, which says even more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) I still remember hearing when Owen had signed, I would have been 12 years old and heard it over the car radio while out with my dad somewhere. Was absolutely buzzing for days after, remember being similarly excited for Martins to as I’d read somewhere that he was one of the fastest players in the world Think he had a 99 pace rating on PES 07 or whatever year that was, he completely rinsed defenders on that. Edited May 5, 2022 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgk_lfc Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 16 minutes ago, TRon said: You missed out Liverpool, they were comfortably more of a priority than Newcastle, even if they didn't want him in return. Says a lot about him that he ditched them when he thought they weren't up to his standard then tried to go crawling back when they were on the rise again. I think he's not so well thought of there now either, which says even more. Owen was one of my heros growing up. He also taught me that footballers were in general vacuous, selfish human beings and do not waste any time attaching any sort of connection with them. Not so well thought of by LFC fans is an understatement. He tried to engineer a move back to us. If not for Rafa who remained steadfast that he wanted Torres, Owen would have been back at LFC. One of the reasons for the tension growing between Rafa and the Carra and Gerrard was that he did not bring their mate back to LFC. After his disgraceful stay at yours, he then joins Man United. And then acts with absolute incredulity when LFC fans give him pelters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 8 hours ago, Tisd09 said: 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!!! I was in Majorca when we signed him - talked to a local in a bar that morning who reckoned he was excellent, and was thoroughly depressed that he'd went. Looking back, hard to tell if he was taking the piss! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 17 hours ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said: I was buzzing me tits off. 16 year old me went got his name and number on the gold shirt. Last name and number I've ever gotten. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 On 04/05/2022 at 16:28, macphisto said: Just to make people cry, later that season we signed Boumsong for £8million under Souness when he had only been at Rangers on a free transfer for a few months. Utterly bizarre and then to rub more salt into the wound we let Hughes, a solid squad player, go not long afterwards for peanuts. Still don’t think that Boumsong deal was as mad as people say like. He was early 20s, one of the most highly rated defenders in France at the time and on a free. He was bossing it up there and we paid £8m which was probably the going rate for someone of that reputation plus new contract situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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High Five o Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/05/06/club-statement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 4.25bn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Just now, LRD said: 4.25bn Been given the nod/wink the ESL is still happening. Only reason anyone would cough up that amount. Unless they were money laundering or, er, sportswashing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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