Babylon Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 1 hour ago, fleckneymike said: Who was the last 'meh' signing we made that turned out to be an absolute revelation? For me it has to be Brian Deane. Mired in a relegation dog fight, Dave Basset parachuted in much to supporter disgust (remember chants of 'you can stick your Harry Basset up your arse' during the Leeds League Cup match), the club sign journey men pro Brian Deane who'd struggled at Boro. Reading of his signing registered virtually no feelings at all, it warranted a paragraph in the nationals but all of a sudden we have a striker who can actually hold up the ball, link play, and frighten opposition defenders! 2 years after Heskey departed for Liverpool we had a player who could do the basics. Although we went down he was an absolute beast in the Championship. The last or the most?
st albans fox Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 Thinking back, was anyone excited when we bought smudger ??.
Dorkingfox Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 Leicester bought some great Scottish players in the 60’s and 70’s for low transfer fees Ian King, Frank McLintock, John Sjoberg, David Gibson, Bobby Roberst and Jackie Sinclair. Other good buys were Gordon Banks, Alan Young, & Steve Lynex. Not much was known about these players down here.
StriderHiryu Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 There are so many to choose from, but I’d go for Muzzy Izzet. “So Martin tell us about this lad you’ve loaned from Chelsea...” Turned out the player did the talking! Many of our signings since we returned to the top level could be counted but for the connection to the fans, the goals / moments he gave us and the contribution to the club over a long period of time I’d go for Izzet. And he’s still involved with the club in some capacity eg knocking on the door of the fan who would present the trophy to Wes.
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 1 minute ago, Dorkingfox said: Leicester bought some great Scottish players in the 60’s and 70’s for low transfer fees Ian King, Frank McLintock, John Sjoberg, David Gibson, Bobby Roberst and Jackie Sinclair. Other good buys were Gordon Banks, Alan Young, & Steve Lynex. Not much was known about these players down here. Wot no YouTube highlights videos?
Dan Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 Danny Simpson for me. Thought we'd barely even upgraded on De Laet. Never ever thought he'd be a reason we won the Premier League.
Raw Dykes Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 46 minutes ago, Collymore said: Despite the fact the only thing he ever did was score goals... I think Yakubu is sort of the opposite of what we're looking for. He had a big rep and then wandered around not even breaking a sweat most the time. Granted, he did net a few. Most of our recent good players fall into the underwhelming category, don't they? Vardy, Mahrez and Kante were all unknown, or close enough. None of us would have had any idea that they were world-class when we signed them. I suppose Wes could be the most underwhelming that turned out to be good, because I didn't expect he'd be any use if he was 28 and hadn't been anywhere near the PL, but if that's true, then I'd have to say Vardy wins. 25 and playing in non-league - turned out to be PL winner and England regular. Something like that might never happen again.
Dorkingfox Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 6 minutes ago, smitha said: Good shout, under valued manager in my opinion, exciting run in and after a difficult start to life in the top division had 3 to 4 good years went down hill after Hamilton took over. Had Lineker in his prime for us and along with Smith and Lynex had an exciting attack. Only downside for me was swapping Melrose for English but even that did not turn out too bad in the end, great times I fondly remember. Melrose was a good hard centre forward from Glasgow and a bit of a character.
Alf Bentley Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 30 minutes ago, DerbyshireFox said: Albrighton for me, seemed such a ‘meh’ signing at the time but works his socks off, and now forever one of the legends of our greatest season 19 minutes ago, 49er said: Robert Huth - injury prone, slow, well past it.... Certainly two of our best signings and signings that were gambles, but underwhelming signings that turned out to be revelations?? Albrighton had previously looked a decent PL player at Villa but had fallen out of favour for whatever combination of reasons. Huth had been a key PL player for Stoke but had lost his place through injury - and some Stoke fans didn't want him to leave at the time. Definitely two gambles that paid off big-time - and I'd nominate Huth as the single most important signing towards our title win. But there was always a chance that they'd turn out to be good, despite being gambles. Wes? Did any other club EVER consider him to be a prospective PL player, never mind title-winning captain? I just checked Wiki and he never played in the PL till 2014, aged 30. Years back, I saw him play for Forest a few times - and he looked like a solid Championship defender, no more, no less. Biggest revelation is Wes......unless you count Nigel Pearson ().
Trav Le Bleu Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 At the risk of being Captain Obvious, surely it's Mahrez? He wasn't even the player Walsh had been sent to scout.
Jaspa Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 Simpson's only really the one I was underwhelmed with when we signed him out of the Title winning lot. All of the rest had something about them, even Albrighton. Simpson was a reject from a team we had just beaten to the top of the Championship. £2m seemed bellow standard for a squad player in the Premier League too. Rest is history. Go for GTF too. He was fat and old; didn't have a Club for half of the season, then came here and added something
Raw Dykes Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 4 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said: At the risk of being Captain Obvious, surely it's Mahrez? He wasn't even the player Walsh had been sent to scout. I can't see how that makes the signing any more underwhelming. I'd argue Vardy was a more underwhelming signing. Unknown foreign player vs. unknown non-league player.
Collymore Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 17 minutes ago, Raw Dykes said: I think Yakubu is sort of the opposite of what we're looking for. He had a big rep and then wandered around not even breaking a sweat most the time. Granted, he did net a few. Most of our recent good players fall into the underwhelming category, don't they? Vardy, Mahrez and Kante were all unknown, or close enough. None of us would have had any idea that they were world-class when we signed them. I suppose Wes could be the most underwhelming that turned out to be good, because I didn't expect he'd be any use if he was 28 and hadn't been anywhere near the PL, but if that's true, then I'd have to say Vardy wins. 25 and playing in non-league - turned out to be PL winner and England regular. Something like that might never happen again. ...but I was massively underwhelmed when signing the Yak with the rumours of how lazy he was, he lived up to his reputation but still became my idol.. I remember his hat trick away at Middlesbrough, he didn't even break a sweat! His 3rd goal gave you a taste of what he was capable of if he used his legs, it was the only run he made all afternoon...
Anglodanglo Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 Billy McKinley and Nicky Summerbee. Old, played for free, got us promoted and not half bad at all.
Collymore Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 I think Collymore is worth a shout, especially with all mental health issues he had at the time. I remember many people writing him off before he had even set foot on the pitch. Turned out to be one of the most talented players to ever play for our club.
Fox92 Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 Danny Simpson for me. Never like him or even rated him at other clubs. Turned out to be more than a solid signing for us and one of my favourite players also.
Raw Dykes Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 Just now, Collymore said: ...but I was massively underwhelmed when signing the Yak with the rumours of how lazy he was, he lived up to his reputation but still became my idol.. I remember his hat trick away at Middlesbrough, he didn't even break a sweat! His 3rd goal gave you a taste of what he was capable of if he used his legs, it was the only run he made all afternoon... Fair enough. I just remember him being a very big name at the time for a Championship side to sign. IIRC, he'd played in the PL for years and done alright. I think we've made lots of far more underwhelming signings than that, who turned out to be a lot better than him.
Collymore Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 Just now, Raw Dykes said: Fair enough. I just remember him being a very big name at the time for a Championship side to sign. IIRC, he'd played in the PL for years and done alright. I think we've made lots of far more underwhelming signings than that, who turned out to be a lot better than him. Yeah you're probably right, just an excuse for me to reminisce.
Raw Dykes Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 1 minute ago, Collymore said: I think Collymore is worth a shout, especially with all mental health issues he had at the time. I remember many people writing him off before he had even set foot on the pitch. Turned out to be one of the most talented players to ever play for our club. Collymore!? You mean former Liverpool, Villa and England striker, Stan "the man" Collymore? Are you on the wind up? Have you read the thread title?
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 1 minute ago, Raw Dykes said: Collymore!? You mean former Liverpool, Villa and England striker, Stan "the man" Collymore? Are you on the wind up? Have you read the thread title? And while he had a couple of good games for us I'd hardly describe him as a revelation.
Collymore Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 1 minute ago, Raw Dykes said: Collymore!? You mean former Liverpool, Villa and England striker, Stan "the man" Collymore? Are you on the wind up? Have you read the thread title? Seriously not! I think my mind works differently
SpacedX Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 Alan Smith - a complete non-league nobody at Alvechurch, Leicester was his first professional contract. Great scouting. Larry May - offered a trial whilst playing for a Birmingham youth side and similarly awarded a professional contract. Muzzy Izzet - Chelsea schoolboy on loan, although his potential was immediately obvious - signed at the end of the 96 season for £800,000.
Collymore Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 Just now, SouthStandUpperTier said: And while he had a couple of good games for us I'd hardly describe him as a revelation. You're bang wrong.
Raw Dykes Posted 5 January 2019 Posted 5 January 2019 1 minute ago, Collymore said: Seriously not! I think my mind works differently Sorry. I genuinely thought you might have been trolling.
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