Guest redmayne Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 killer kilkline did a good job and ginola first seasonw as so unexpected... awesome but shearer is the lord Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Aldo Duscher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 There's been a few (inc. Beardsley & Shearer) but I would go for Robert Lee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE5 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Pound for pound, Rob Lee for me. And I don't discard Shearer lightly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nguyen Van Falk Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Shay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Can't pick out one in particular but, for different reasons, the following were superb buys: Beardsley, Given, Lee, Solano, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Overall, Andy Cole. Signed for £1.5million, scored bucketloads for fun, sold for £6million plus Gillespie, who was a damn good winger till his injury at Old Trafford. The club benefitted in practically every stage with regards to him, even on his exit - and to top it off, that £6mill bought us Sir Les. Obviously this is an unpopular view, but I dont think Shearer was our "best" signing, although one of the best. We paid £15million for a £15million player, but that £15million player only lasted for one season. Hes had several very poor seasons overall, some due to injuries, others due to aging legs, and quite importantly, towards the end of his career, he was holding the team back due to his reputation, regardless of what he had done for us (prime example, Kluivert Bellamy partnership being broken to accomodate a very poor Shearer). Some good seasons in between those poles under Sir Bobby, but at that point in time he had become a "good" Premiership forward - consistent, good on plenty of occassions, but a shadow of the player we shelled out a world record fee for. In Sir Bobby's team, was he even our best player reputation aside? Debateable, as Bellamy form was as good as his, albeit in a different role, as were the likes of Dyer, Nobby, Robert, etc. He was/is synonymous with the club/area, great servant and stats, but we didnt get true value for money due to the injuries as well as sentimentality in his latter years, and that for me counts against him somewhat, even if its completely not his fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest frazer Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Have to agree with redmayne - Ginola in his first season - so unexpected - a breath of fresh air. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Hamann at £5.5m was a snip. Not the best of course, but worth a mention. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 TINO Tino was just like Oba though, entertaining but not necessarily productive. martins entertaining? When was the last time we had a player who scored a goal from 25 yards which travelled at 84mph? Shearer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Robert? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nguyen Van Falk Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Ameobi? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Robert was way more exciting to watch than Martins has been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Hamann at £5.5m was a snip. Not the best of course, but worth a mention. Thought that one was 4.5m, Given for net value tops the list, Solano in second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheriff John Bunnell (Ret Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Shearer then Given... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest microbar Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Without a doubt salano so good we signed him twice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesmartinsmith Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Robert was way more exciting to watch than Martins has been. I wasn't comparing Robert to Martins. I was comparing Martins to Asprilla. Shearer has scored the fastest travelling/hardest goal for us at 85.8mph (v Leicester on February 2 1997). Oba's against Spurs was 84 mph. http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,,2012031,00.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Peter Beardsley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Liam Liam O Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Shearer of course, then Given and Speed. I still think Woodgate was a brilliant peace of buisness even though he didn't play the amount of games you'd expect.. Speed wouldnt get near any peoples top 15-20 to be fair. My choice : Rob Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Speed was a good transfer, though it took everyone a while to realise how good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 You got to say your club record goal scorer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Speed was a good transfer, though it took everyone a while to realise how good. He was playing shite that's why. Playing LM/LW didnt help him & nor did the fact everyone wanted kinkladze (sp) at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 kevin scott to spurs It still sounds good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Liam Liam O Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Speed was a good transfer, though it took everyone a while to realise how good. See, I think people just got used to him being average, rather than realising he was good. No doubt we've struggled to replace his "type" of player though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Overall, Andy Cole. Signed for £1.5million, scored bucketloads for fun, sold for £6million plus Gillespie, who was a damn good winger till his injury at Old Trafford. The club benefitted in practically every stage with regards to him, even on his exit - and to top it off, that £6mill bought us Sir Les. Obviously this is an unpopular view, but I dont think Shearer was our "best" signing, although one of the best. We paid £15million for a £15million player, but that £15million player only lasted for one season. Hes had several very poor seasons overall, some due to injuries, others due to aging legs, and quite importantly, towards the end of his career, he was holding the team back due to his reputation, regardless of what he had done for us (prime example, Kluivert Bellamy partnership being broken to accomodate a very poor Shearer). Some good seasons in between those poles under Sir Bobby, but at that point in time he had become a "good" Premiership forward - consistent, good on plenty of occassions, but a shadow of the player we shelled out a world record fee for. In Sir Bobby's team, was he even our best player reputation aside? Debateable, as Bellamy form was as good as his, albeit in a different role, as were the likes of Dyer, Nobby, Robert, etc. He was/is synonymous with the club/area, great servant and stats, but we didnt get true value for money due to the injuries as well as sentimentality in his latter years, and that for me counts against him somewhat, even if its completely not his fault. I thought Cole was £1.75million? Anyway, some great players mentioned in this thread, we may have been shit for a while but we've had some cracking players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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