01-10-2015, 22:14
With all the split opinions on Pulis at the moment I thought it would be nice to have a thread about something else and the other day I was thinking about the worst signings we've made in recent years. So I'm wondering which players you'll rate as the best and worst signings since our last promotion. I've not included this season's signings as it's early to be judging them.
2010-11:
Gabriel Tamaş
Steven Reid
Pablo Ibáñez
Boaz Myhill
Nicky Shorey
Peter Odemwingie
Somen Tchoyi
Marc-Antoine Fortune
Paul Scharner
Craig Dawson
James Hurst
Carlos Vela (loan)
2011-12:
Gareth McAuley
Billy Jones
Ben Foster
Zoltán Gera
Márton Fülöp
Shane Long
Scott Allan
Jamie Edge
Liam Ridgewell
Keith Andrews
2012-13:
Ben Foster
Yassine El Ghanassy
Claudio Yacob
Markus Rosenberg
Romelu Lukaku
Goran Popov
2013-14:
Nicolas Anelka
Goran Popov
Diego Lugano
Matěj Vydra
Zoltán Gera
Scott Sinclair
Morgan Amalfitano
Lee Camp
Stéphane Sessègnon
Victor Anichebe
2014-15:
Craig Gardner
Joleon Lescott
Chris Baird
Sébastien Pocognoli
Ideye
Jason Davidson
Cristian Gamboa
Giorgos Samaras
Sebastian Blanco
Silvestre Varela
Callum McManaman
Darren Fletcher
Sorry for the lack of prices and there may be a couple of January signings missing.
Looking at those lists has made me wonder how we've lasted to a 6th consecutive season in the premier league.
I'm going for McAuley as the best signing, Foster and Yacob also deserve mentions as do Lukaku and Odem but their impacts didn't last as long as the three above. Also didn't realise we've had Myhill for so long.
As for the worst, there's a lot of competition, certainly enough for a full 11 and bench (I'll try it later).
I had never heard of Jamie Edge before I saw him on the list, apparently we signed him from Arsenal. Can anyone remember him?
Scott Allan, James Hurst, Marton Fulop (the arsenal game on the last day shudder), El Ghannasy, Lee Camp, Davidson, Gamboa, Blanco and Samaras all deserve mentions for managing to play so little.
In terms of being awful when they played, Diego Lugano, Markus Rosenborg and Scott Sinclair all deserve mentions as do many others.
Sorry for the length of the post. Is there a way to put some text in spoiler tags? So you have to click to see all of it?
2010-11:
Gabriel Tamaş
Steven Reid
Pablo Ibáñez
Boaz Myhill
Nicky Shorey
Peter Odemwingie
Somen Tchoyi
Marc-Antoine Fortune
Paul Scharner
Craig Dawson
James Hurst
Carlos Vela (loan)
2011-12:
Gareth McAuley
Billy Jones
Ben Foster
Zoltán Gera
Márton Fülöp
Shane Long
Scott Allan
Jamie Edge
Liam Ridgewell
Keith Andrews
2012-13:
Ben Foster
Yassine El Ghanassy
Claudio Yacob
Markus Rosenberg
Romelu Lukaku
Goran Popov
2013-14:
Nicolas Anelka
Goran Popov
Diego Lugano
Matěj Vydra
Zoltán Gera
Scott Sinclair
Morgan Amalfitano
Lee Camp
Stéphane Sessègnon
Victor Anichebe
2014-15:
Craig Gardner
Joleon Lescott
Chris Baird
Sébastien Pocognoli
Ideye
Jason Davidson
Cristian Gamboa
Giorgos Samaras
Sebastian Blanco
Silvestre Varela
Callum McManaman
Darren Fletcher
Sorry for the lack of prices and there may be a couple of January signings missing.
Looking at those lists has made me wonder how we've lasted to a 6th consecutive season in the premier league.
I'm going for McAuley as the best signing, Foster and Yacob also deserve mentions as do Lukaku and Odem but their impacts didn't last as long as the three above. Also didn't realise we've had Myhill for so long.
As for the worst, there's a lot of competition, certainly enough for a full 11 and bench (I'll try it later).
I had never heard of Jamie Edge before I saw him on the list, apparently we signed him from Arsenal. Can anyone remember him?
Scott Allan, James Hurst, Marton Fulop (the arsenal game on the last day shudder), El Ghannasy, Lee Camp, Davidson, Gamboa, Blanco and Samaras all deserve mentions for managing to play so little.
In terms of being awful when they played, Diego Lugano, Markus Rosenborg and Scott Sinclair all deserve mentions as do many others.
Sorry for the length of the post. Is there a way to put some text in spoiler tags? So you have to click to see all of it?