The Fish 10856 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I had high hopes for Jon Dahl Tommasson, but that may have been a hangover from the previous season coupled with youthful naivete. I remember telling my mates he'd be class alongside Shearer despite knowing absolutely nothing about him. Recently it'd probably be Siem de Jong. I know he could still have a career here, but I can't see it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17252 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Michael Owen /lock thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30598 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 JDT undoubtedly would have had more luck playing with Shearer or Ferdinand, whether he'd have made it or not remains to be seen. I agree with PL, Owen came as our record signing and had a complete lack or luck and commitment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10856 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 I think I'm too angry at Owen to be disappointed in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Albert Luque is up there for me, part of a really good Deportivo side around the time I started to get really aware of foreign (Spanish/Italian) football and then came here and was...whatever he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 where do you start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Cacapa. I'd seen him play for Lyon and he looked like just the defender we needed. Came here and he was utter dogshit. JDT was such a shame too. He looked class preseason but it just didn't work for him here. It's more disapointing when you see what he went on to do. But really with the amount we paid for him and his standing in world football it has to be that little shit Owen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Boumsong Marceleno Mbiwa Thauvin Cabella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33173 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Most disappointing transfer has to be essembee from RTG to here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Most disappointing transfer has to be essembee from RTG to here.Nah it was from his mothers womb to world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Rob McDonald was a pretty disapointing transfer. I remember being excited as a kid hearing we'd signed a striker from PSV (wasn't actually true as he'd left there some years previous). Was very disapointing to find out he was the worst player I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44853 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4378 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Silvio Maric, John Robertson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Not top of the list by any means but Hugo Viana was a disappointment, he wasn't absolutely horrific but he clearly didn't suit the league and had come with a fair bit of hype after winning that award. Agree with the others mentioned in all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Maric.i cannot remember him doing anything against us but we signed him because of what he did against us.Another player who was lightweight,soft as shite and totally unsuitable for English football.Same as Viana,Jon Dahl and Cabella and Thauvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Kluivert Owen JDT - Not really his fault, brought in to play alongside Shearer but he knacked himself and JDT was left to lead the line on his own which he wasn't really suited too. Luque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) Luque looked mint for Deportivo. I thought signing Damian duff was a real coup at the time. How wrong I was I never rated Alan Smith but plenty did. Even I was surprised at just how bad he turned out to be. Carl court was like £7m or something wasn't he? ditto rivière. Only we could pay a combined £15m for two defenders as inept as Boumsong and Bramble Owen has to top the list but I'm sure I could go on. Stephane Guivarch anyone? From World Cup winner to farce Edited December 16, 2015 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobos 298 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Guivarch was utter shite. Cort was alright until he started his career long injury boomerangs. But yeah, has to be Owen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I was happy when we signed Smith,Butt and Duff.2 average for us and one absolute shite,or was it 2 shite and one average Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 We seemed to go through a spell when we signed centre forwards who were gash.Rob McDonald,Ray Clarke,Billy Rafferty,Mavis Riley,Tony Cunningham,Billy Whitehirst,Justin Fashanu,Franz Pingle.Maybe it was a long period but I remember they were all shite with Whitehirst the best of that load of gash.Oh and Andreas fuckin Andersson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 For me it was Stephane Guivarc'h. The game before he signed he started the game as the main striker for France in THE WORLD CUP FINAL. He was fuckin shite, utter dross. Thank fuck we got him away to Rangers early doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Shepherd for Ashley. The most disappointing transfer in the history of the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie 0 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 (edited) Kluivert and Owen for me in terms of my hopes when we signed them. We've had plenty worse players but they were both big let downs. After watching viana in his first few games (including that tie against zeljeznikar or whatever they were called) I really thought he was going to turn out to be a top drawer player for us and it never happened. Coming to us possibly ruined his career, although he might well have just been too soft to succeed anywhere at the highest level. Pity because he was a quality passer. I watched him a few years later at braga when he'd resurrected his career a bit, he was still quite good when he got on the ball but soft as shite. Duff was another disappointment for me - hardly ever did owt for us with exception of one half in the Europa league. With duff, Owen and kluivert you can always argue they had shocking managers like. Jenas was another one like viana - arriving and showing do much promise for his age, especially in that debut against arsenal, shame he turned out to be a pea heart. Slightly more obscurely I remember thinking mark robins was going to be class for us for years and be England's next right back after watching one of his first games (vs derby?) after we signed him Edit: just looked up mark robins and it turns out I meant mark Robinson, that's old age for you Edited December 16, 2015 by Dickie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33173 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Silvio Maric, John Robertson. Robertson was a goal machine at Hearts when they had a side who were decent for the Scottish leagues, plus there were loads of Scots, Irish and Welsh in the football leagues who were good players so I just assumed he'd be the dogs bollocks when he signed in my teenage Haydonator enthusiasm. That was a disappointment which was made even worse when we got relegated that season. Not top of the list by any means but Hugo Viana was a disappointment, he wasn't absolutely horrific but he clearly didn't suit the league and had come with a fair bit of hype after winning that award. Agree with the others mentioned in all. Aye, a tidy player no doubt but just lacked the pace and drive we were enjoying with the likes of Dyer and Bellamy playing off Shearer and Speed and Robert breaking quickly as well. Viana just wasn't up to the tempo as much as we all wanted him to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2204 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 too many to list. Most of dalglishs for a start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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