02-10-2015, 11:58
James Hurst was a young right-back. He's a local lad (went to a school I taught at) who was originally with us as a kid, then got poached off us by Portsmouth. When Pompey went bust we bought him back. I thought it was a strange one as he wasn't that young by the time we got him back and we already had Zuiverloon, Jara, Reid and Tamas ahead of him in the pecking order.
Best loan was undoubtedly Lukaku. Best money buy was Odemwingie. Most pleasant surprise (and best Bosman) was McAuley followed by Jones. Weirdest was Tchoyi. Most underused was Varela followed by Vela. Most overused was definitely Ridgewell, although I admit we had very few left-back options at the time. Most boring was Baird followed by Andrews. Worst in terms of PR was Anelka; a disaster from the first publicity photo onwards. Biggest legend was Scharner, although I always thought Tamas was a badass as well.
Best loan was undoubtedly Lukaku. Best money buy was Odemwingie. Most pleasant surprise (and best Bosman) was McAuley followed by Jones. Weirdest was Tchoyi. Most underused was Varela followed by Vela. Most overused was definitely Ridgewell, although I admit we had very few left-back options at the time. Most boring was Baird followed by Andrews. Worst in terms of PR was Anelka; a disaster from the first publicity photo onwards. Biggest legend was Scharner, although I always thought Tamas was a badass as well.