Stadt Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 12 hours ago, Mickyblueeyes said: Only here for a short time but Yuki Abe was a decent championship midfielder. Honestly thought the club brought him in to simply improve our profile in the Far East, which they did but we also got a pretty decent player. He was out of his depth
deanolegend1989 Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 I can’t see how people thought Dyer or Nugent would Be terrible. I was really happy at both and wasn’t suprised how they both did! Vardy I always thought he looked good, even when he got criticised. I remember wishing he was playing instead of Wood in the awful form 2012/13 end of season and blamed our form on Nigel not playing him and going for route one option! The one that stands out for me is Maddison. When we signed him I didn’t know much about him but thought he wouldn’t have anywhere near the impact that he has. In fact since we’ve been back in the EPL the season I was most worried about BEFORE we started was 2018/19 and the reason being was an aging squad and our recruiting to replace Mahrez was poor. There isn’t many for me where I’ve thought they were terrible then turned good. More the other way round(Mills, Mendy, Musa, Ghezzal).
murphy Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 Alan Smith? Signed from the mighty Alvechurch I believe and looked a bit awkward when he arrived. Became a part of that holy trinity of Lynex, Lineker, Smith. It was surprising how often that corner routine of near post flick on by John O'Neill and buried by Smith worked. Another Non-Leaguer that went on to play for England, probably before JV was born.
Guest Fktf Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 Billy McKinlay and Nicky Summerbee (didn't both play for free for a couple of months?)
RonnieTodger Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 Chris Weale. Signed him from Bristol City when he was their second choice keeper and turned out to be really good for us until Sven destroyed his confidence and brought Ricardo in. Was never the same after that.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 4 hours ago, Stadt said: He was out of his depth Agreed, I actually expected Abe to be a fair bit better than he was. Really industrious but not all that much else.
VLC86 Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 2 hours ago, RonnieTodger said: Chris Weale. Signed him from Bristol City when he was their second choice keeper and turned out to be really good for us until Sven destroyed his confidence and brought Ricardo in. Was never the same after that. When he came on V forest still haunts me. The last minute superman 🤢
foxile5 Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 2 hours ago, Fktf said: Billy McKinlay and Nicky Summerbee (didn't both play for free for a couple of months?) I thought both when I read the title. But after some real consideration we signed both during a tough period when every signing was expected to basically keep us afloat so didn't think it was in the spirit of things.
Guest Fktf Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 2 hours ago, foxile5 said: I thought both when I read the title. But after some real consideration we signed both during a tough period when every signing was expected to basically keep us afloat so didn't think it was in the spirit of things. Both played quite a bit in the promotion season back then, though. Summerbee more off the bench I think, but I seem to remember McKinlay starting consistently.
Guest Electric Yetis Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 4 minutes ago, Fktf said: but I seem to remember McKinlay starting consistently. Scored a great goal away at Cov.
TJB-fox Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 4 hours ago, RonnieTodger said: Chris Weale. Signed him from Bristol City when he was their second choice keeper and turned out to be really good for us until Sven destroyed his confidence and brought Ricardo in. Was never the same after that. Really good shout. If you look at his CV now you realise he probably wasn’t all that good overall but Pearson clearly had him in a good place when he was here. Probably helped that we weren’t the prettiest of footballing sides during his spell here.
Wasyls Pec Deck Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 Brian Deane and Paul Dickov. They weren’t a pair to keep us up but they ripped up Division 1. Underrated
Benguin Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 Islam Slimani and Adrien Silva. oh wait wrong way around....
foxile5 Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 1 hour ago, Fktf said: Both played quite a bit in the promotion season back then, though. Summerbee more off the bench I think, but I seem to remember McKinlay starting consistently. Oh you're right. My point was that I didn't look at them and think they'd be terrible. I looked at them and thought they were doing the club a service. It was a different type of value judgement placed on the players signing during that era. Billy Mac was one of the better midfielders of his era.
jayfox26 Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 Kante has to be the pick. Dont think anyone would have seen him progress in the way he has since he joined us.
FoyleFox Posted 2 September 2020 Posted 2 September 2020 30 minutes ago, jayfox26 said: Kante has to be the pick. Dont think anyone would have seen him progress in the way he has since he joined us. Had no expectation there, never heard of him and had no idea. Obviously he was great but I'd no preconceived idea when he signed, unlike others listed.
TJB-fox Posted 3 September 2020 Posted 3 September 2020 12 hours ago, jayfox26 said: Kante has to be the pick. Dont think anyone would have seen him progress in the way he has since he joined us. Did you really think a 5.5million pound player was going to be terrible? I just don’t believe that you did
Guest Electric Yetis Posted 3 September 2020 Posted 3 September 2020 3 hours ago, TJB-fox said: Did you really think a 5.5million pound player was going to be terrible? I just don’t believe that you did Benalouane was more than that I think and most reports of him were that he was terrible!
TJB-fox Posted 3 September 2020 Posted 3 September 2020 Just now, Rain King said: Benalouane was more than that I think and most reports of him we're that he was terrible! Yes but I’m talking about Kante? Heavily linked with Marseille at the time and was building quite a glowing reputation, im just not having that he was expected to be terrible and turned out amazingly. Most posters in this thread haven’t read the title correctly!
Guest Electric Yetis Posted 3 September 2020 Posted 3 September 2020 Just now, TJB-fox said: Yes but I’m talking about Kante? Heavily linked with Marseille at the time and was building quite a glowing reputation, im just not having that he was expected to be terrible and turned out amazingly. Most posters in this thread haven’t read the title correctly! Oh I agree. Was just commenting regarding the fee.
TJB-fox Posted 3 September 2020 Posted 3 September 2020 1 minute ago, Rain King said: Oh I agree. Was just commenting regarding the fee. Sorry just re-read my first post. Agreed!
Jon the Hat Posted 3 September 2020 Posted 3 September 2020 On 31/08/2020 at 08:22, surrifox said: Rooster Russell and (purely on appearance) Neil Lennon who looked like an overweight schoolboy when he arrived And when he left
Jon the Hat Posted 3 September 2020 Posted 3 September 2020 On 01/09/2020 at 15:54, sishades said: I was livid when the club threw away 1 million on an unknown non league player. I really thought that they had lost the plot. Trevor Benjamin?
Leeds Fox Posted 3 September 2020 Posted 3 September 2020 Not a player, but I thought Ranieri was well past it when we brought him in.
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