Boumsong : Worst Buy Ever

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25. Calum Davenport Tottenham to West Ham - undisclosed 2007. Lightweight defender who could not make an impact in heavyweight relegation fight.

24. Yaniv Katan Maccabi Haifa to West Ham - £100,000 2006. The Israeli signed a four-year deal for West Ham but this was reduced to six months and six games.

23. Lee Bowyer Leeds to West Ham - £100,000 2003. Looked awkward, overawed and spent during his first spell at West Ham.

22. Mauricio Pellegrino Valencia to Liverpool - free 2005. Too advanced in years to offer anything to Liverpool and released after a dozen appearances.

21. Louis Saha Fulham to Man United - £12.8m 2004. An injury-hit enigma who has failed to realise his true potential.

20. DJ Campbell Brentford to Birmingham - £500,000 2006. Signed on the back of FA Cup exploits that were never replicated.

19. Ade Akinbiyi Burnley to Sheffield United - £1.75m 2006. Record signing who quickly lost his place and returned to Turf Moor.

18. Danny Mills Manchester City to Derby - loan 2008. Signed to add bite to Derby; now out for rest of the season.

17. Andy Reid Nottingham Forest to Tottenham - £7m (joint fee) 2005. One of many players to disappear in the black hole at Tottenham.

16. Scott Parker Charlton to Chelsea - £10m 2004. Wrong club at wrong time. Reignited his stalled career at Newcastle.

15. Fernando Morientes Monaco to Liverpool - £6.3m 2005. The Spanish striker failed to shine and was soon despatched back home.

14. Jiri Jarosik CSKA Moscow to Chelsea - £2m 2005. Made only a handful of appearances for Jose Mourinho before being loaned out to Birmingham.

13. James Beattie Southampton to Everton - £6m 2005. Never a consistent goalscorer at Southampton; things didn't get started at Everton.

12. Djimi Traore Charlton to Portsmouth - £1m 2007. One of Harry Redknapp's transfer flops has since moved back to France.

11. Rowan Vine Luton to Birmingham - £2.5m 2007. Signed to inspire promotion challenge; failed to impress and has now joined QPR.

10. Anthony Stokes Arsenal to Sunderland - £2m 2007. Has failed to live up to his reputation at Arsenal and Falkirk.

9. Greg Halford Colchester to Reading - £2m 2007. Record signing made just three appearances before leaving for obscurity at Sunderland.

8. Luis Boa-Morte Fulham to West Ham - £4.5m 2007. A lot of money for a player already past sell-by date.

7. Michael Ricketts Bolton to Middlesbrough - £2.5m 2003. Won an England cap in 2002, and has been on the slide since.

6. Eric Djemba-Djemba Man United to Aston Villa - £1.3m 2005. Alex Ferguson passed on his mistake to Villa; he didn't improve there.

5. Nigel Quashie Portsmouth to Southampton - £2.1m 2005. Three managers in consecutive seasons thought he was the answer to their troubles. West Brom and Southampton went down, but West Ham survived - after Quashie was dropped.

4. Nigel Quashie Southampton to West Bromwich - £1.5m 2006.

3. Nigel Quashie West Bromwich to West Ham - £1.5m 2007.

2. Matthew Upson Birmingham to West Ham - £7.5m 2007. Lasted a combined 41 minutes in two games last season; improved since.

1. Jean-Alain Boumsong Rangers to Newcastle - £8m 2005. Accident-prone defender who did much to undermine Graeme Souness' position.

 

 

from telegraph

[ewerk 31597]

Away to Lyon now, Juve obviously realising their mistake.

[Scottish Mag 3]

Nigel Quashie

[RlCO 0]

Away to Lyon now, Juve obviously realising their mistake.

 

 

3rd in Italy to top in France his home country. Not really a bad move is it?

[Isegrim 10017]

Away to Lyon now, Juve obviously realising their mistake.

 

 

3rd in Italy to top in France his home country. Not really a bad move is it?

Especially if you haven't played a league game so far this season...

[Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0]

That Greg Halford looked a great prospect at right back for Colchester.

 

Ricketts once had to come off at half-time with hunger pains