worst ever premiership signing

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Rio Ferdinand for 29 million.
nothing to jaap.
short of pace.
very indecisive
too busy drinking and with women to care about football.
and when we knew market would collapse we still paid that for him.

[Amjid Javed]

pascal cygan

[Rob H]

Mark Bosnich

Francis Jeffers
El-Hadji Diouf

Rio Ferdinand is quality!

[Abdul Qadir 236]

well he was good for Lille who were Scrooge in Le Championnat. i see why they signed him!
wenger has been great in the market unlike fergie of late.

[Hash]

John Hartson to Wimbledon for £7.5 million (spent 2 and a half years at the club......half the time he was injured, 25% unfit and only 25% of the time was he worth £7.5 million)

Rebrov to Tottenham for £11 million (was just rubbish)

[Amjid Javed]

john hartson, i remember when we signed him chris kiwomya and glen helder....

three top class ***** players.....

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Rebrov was a class player but never a regular!
Carl Cort was another injury crock.

Andrea Silenzi
Before that Justin Fanshanu

[Rob H]

Diao

[Abdul Qadir 236]

marco boogers i think his name was.

[Jameel]

Juan Sebastian Veron

[Rob H]

Juan Sebastian Veron
good one, never thought of him

[Abdul Qadir 236]

oh do not get me started on him.
had 2 good games.
1 away to Olympiakos and the other where he scored the 1st against AJ's team.

[ImranR]

Veron!!!!!!!!!!!! and forlan

[sy]

Rio Ferdinand for 29 million.
nothing to jaap.
short of pace.
very indecisive
too busy drinking and with women to care about football.
and when we knew market would collapse we still paid that for him.

we;ll gladly take him back :D

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Forlan was good when given a run in the team and scored vital goals. look at him in spain. fergie messed that one up big time. he is better than rooney who cost 27m. he is another one.

Faustino Asprilla

[Rob H]

Lee Bowyer

[Da Sultan of Multan]

john jensen-arsenal and ali dia(george weah cousin)-southampton

[Abdul Qadir 236]

syed shah - take him. we would win the premiership without him! or be closer to it. u can take his wages as well.

Matias Vuoso was bad.

[Jameel]

Massimo Taibi

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Chris Sutton to Chelsea for 10m

debut he was through on goal and fell over lol

[SM]

Bowyer. Seth Johnson. Harry Kewell. Carl Cort. Heskey.

[Jameel]

Drogba will turn out to be a waste of money. Although it doesn't really matter for them.

[Rob H]

Fabian Barthez

[Jameel]

How much did Newcastle pay for Titus Bramble?

[Abdul Qadir 236]

yes i was against him from day1 and was vindicated,
one good thing he did was save at anfield.

who remembers 3-1 at highbury and 3-2 v Depor at OT?

[Jameel]

Barthez was ok. He was the best keeper we had post Schmichel. Bosnich and Taibi were much worse.

[SM]

drogba isnt too bad. what about adrian mutu??

[sy]

"syed shah - take him. we would win the premiership without him! or be closer to it. u can take his wages as well. "

knowing Leeds, we probably r still payin his wages anyway.

Seth johnson was a gud player when we bought him, though not for 9 million. And the money he gets 4 being injured all the time is just ridiculous.

[Da Sultan of Multan]

jonthan woodgate must be one of the worst buy's in la liga!!!

[sy]

djemba djemba

[nufc]

lol if he manages to stay fit for a couple seasons he will be a great, hell easily get a place in the england starting line up although englnad do have excellent defenders!

[SM]

what about laurent blanc? leeds should never have bought seth johnson - should have let boro take him!

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Kleberson.

Barthez is not Irish League standard!!

Taibi was superb, 1 mistake and sold.

[SM]

kleberson..do you lot think he would have been better had he gone to leeds? jamie redknapp maybe- bit injury-prone.

[Abdul Qadir 236]

nope he is useless.

Robbie Fowler 2 Leeds

[SM]

i think its pretty safe to say all of leeds' signings coz they sold them all at a loss!

[sy]

fowler i think had a respectable goal scorin record 4 us actually

[Abdul Qadir 236]

lol ur brave identifying urself as leeds fan!!

Florin Radicouiu

[SM]

i'm proud to be a leeds fan no matter what people say. they will soon be back on the up - there are worse teams out there.

[sy]

i'm proud to be a leeds fan no matter what people say. they will soon be back on the up - there are worse teams out there.

wow i dont think i know any other leed fans.

[Abdul Qadir 236]

so u should be.

[SM]

we are a rare species nowadays. lol

[Abdul Qadir 236]

lol why wasnt elland road used for fa cup semi with us and the geordies?

btw, u wondering why i am Manutd fan, George Best from good old Protestant East Belfast :):)

[SM]

elland road is too good for the likes of them :P

[Abdul Qadir 236]

lol apparently arsenal wanted cardiff.

[Assara K]

lol why wasnt elland road used for fa cup semi with us and the geordies?

btw, u wondering why i am Manutd fan, George Best from good old Protestant East Belfast :):)

why am i not surprised you'd bring that up....... ;-)

[Abdul Qadir 236]

2 things i dont forget:

1. my roots
2. thum lol

when ur nets?

[waquas_uk]

lol from this thread it looks as if everyother player utd bought was a failure

[Abdul Qadir 236]

in recent times yes wax. fergie has lost it and only blinkered fans would disagree. the day he sold stam was the day utd said we dont want to be big any more.

[waquas_uk]

u bore me

[ImranR]

Laurant Blanc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bought as a replcament for Staam

[Amjid Javed]

How much did Newcastle pay for Titus Bramble?

to much :))) :)))

[Abdul Qadir 236]

likewise

[waquas_uk]

dont try to come funny becuase we drew the test series which you always thought we wouldnt and u bloked me and alot of others the minute we won in banglaore it was our time to enjoy. before the series you were chating all kinda crap you wnna talk unblok me and well talk

[Abdul Qadir 236]

hindsight is a wonderful thing.
if u think i blocked ppl for that then ur gravely mistaken!

[waquas_uk]

then what was it for? soon as india loose test u block people lol and u keep comming back 2 pp and leaving and making crapy thread like im going now dont expect me back then few days later ur back make ur mind up

[Geordie Ahmed]

How much did Newcastle pay for Titus Bramble?

Just over 5 million

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

wayne rooney at £27m - i know he hasnt that bad of a player but when u think for that same amount of money man utd could have had ronaldinho and robben - IT DOES MAKE U LAUGH!!!!!! LOLLLL

rooney - utd overpaid there.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Stephane Guivarch - what an awful player

John Dahl Tomasson - to be fair to him many things were aginst him and he has shown in Serie A he is a good player

BUT one of the worst players EVER to grace the premiership is MARCELINO - Gullit paid 6million for him. This guy was out for nearly 5months with a Finger injury - - - - Thats right a EFFFIN finger injury and he was out for that long. what a useless cunnnt

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL@GA

there have been quite a few! for every kolo toure u discover, u discover an igor stepanovs too!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Stepanovs :))) :))) :))) :)))


Also i wanna add this point before i go watch some TV!

Whoever is a having a go at Bramble does not know what they are talking about! Since January Bramble has been in superb form - JAB signing has probably been a factor. He has not put a foot wrong since then and the 5million we paid is well worth it if he keeps playing like this!
Instead of jumping on the bandwagon and talking out of your hole, i suggest you watch him play and you will realise what a quality player he is becoming!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i was a huge cricket of bramble at start of season - but he has improved, played well tonght - boumsong is a class act and has potential to be next laurent blanc/marcell desailly! - good pick up for newcastle there i must say

[Geordie Ahmed]

Boumsong has been very good! shame he was cup tied, cud have done with him tonight! we were doing alright til Bramble went off, he hasnt played for over a Month so i can see why he had to be taken off with Sundays game in mind!

[Abdul Qadir 236]

what about the magnificent andreas andersson?

[Geordie Ahmed]

what about the magnificent andreas andersson?

What about him? he was class :))) :))) :))) :)))
Yeah he was awful!
Carl Cort was too injury prone
Duncan Ferguson was a bad signing

[nufc]

i remeber andreas anderson scored against man u!

[Abdul Qadir 236]

yes when he was 10 yards offside.
only Utd would get a decision like that.

[nufc]

I remeber he scored but i dont remeber how! It was a long time a ago i thought it was a 20 yarder!

[Geordie Ahmed]

yes when he was 10 yards offside.
only Utd would get a decision like that.

Shut your hole! Manure have benefited from bias refereeing more than most teams

[Abdul Qadir 236]

nonsense. elleray tried single handedly to stop us winning the treble.

[SM]

united have too may divers and so do arsenal. refs need to use their eyes!

[Geordie Ahmed]

nonsense. elleray tried single handedly to stop us winning the treble.

Maybe that was one incident BUT there are loads that i can list that have helped manure!

Blatant pen when Howard brought Shearer down (Ref apologised BUT its too late)

Manure V Bolton = Blatant handball when they equalised right at the death
Manure V Blackburn = Blatant handball when they equalised right at the death

They are just the tip of the iceberg! There have been loads of decisions in manures favour! Ask any fan and they will tell you that

[Abdul Qadir 236]

all divers should be red carded immediately.

[Geordie Ahmed]

all divers should be red carded immediately.

Rooney and C.Ronaldo would have a lot of red cards then

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOLLLLL @GA

[SM]

lol

[Abdul Qadir 236]

well so be it.

[adi 101]

luis saha is really poo not worth 14 mil

[SM]

kleberson. djemba-djemba. smith's a waste of money to be on the bench. didnt even manage to score for man utd reserves lol!!

[Assara K]

kleberson. djemba-djemba. smith's a waste of money to be on the bench. didnt even manage to score for man utd reserves lol!!

LOL-true about djemba and kleberson-there was all this hype about kleberson because he was "brazillian".....i feel sorry for alan smith cos he ant had the oppurtunity to play as much-even when RVN was injured!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

LOL@Man utd

[Abdul Qadir 236]

saha has been unlucky with injury.
how are u assara-ji, am MISSing u Karim :P

[Assara K]

saha has been a waste of time aswel!

im fine Gary thanks, and yourself?

Man U REALLY need to focus on there midfield because realistically giggs, keane, scholes are the "heart" of united's midfield, give them each 2/3 years MAX-after that were finished!

the likes of ronaldo WILL NOT fill in thier shoes.....

[Abdul Qadir 236]

team needs to be taken apart.
saha has been a good buy, injury is unlucky.
best partner for ruud by far.
i am all the happier for u being here now :)
sorry no money so cant ring u

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

giigs, keane and scholes are finished now - running on last legs - ronaldo is a good player - NOT GREAT

[Assara K]

giigs, keane and scholes are finished now - running on last legs - ronaldo is a good player - NOT GREAT

i agree keane, giggs and scholes just ARENT proviedin for man u no more!- im not too fond on ronaldo at the moment....maybe when he's abit older he'll be a wonder!

maybe there will be a positive outcome if glazer DOES buy united.....

[Abdul Qadir 236]

should go the irishmen who are right on fergie.
glazer would keep him meaning disaster.
CR7 is 100 times better than beckham.
rest are done.

[Jameel]

We need to sell Giggs ASAP, not offer him a new bloody contract. We can make a good 5-6 mill out of him at least.

Scholes is not finished but we need someone who is a similar player to him and can put pressure on him. By that I don't mean Kleberson. Some in similar to Van der Vaart.

Keane has another season left.

United are on the fall!

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Jameel stop living in the 90s and stop tolerating mediocrity, keane needs a hip replacement!!! the team is garbage and so is the manager.

rashid, until recently one could have mentioned igor biscan and djimi traore here.

[Jameel]

Man people like you make it sound so easy. You think Fergie can go out there and just get another Roy Keane? The guy WONT be replaced for a long time. No one will ever be as influential as him at United. Keane has done nothing wrong this season. He was in great form in the match at Highbury. The way he stood up to Vieira (who is twice his size) in the tunnel, can't see anyone else having the balls to do that. Whenever he plays the team is more determined.

Once he retires, you'll realise how much we'll miss him. We can replace Giggs, Scholes etc. But not Keane.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

JAMEEL - u make it sound like roy keane was a maradona type player - he can be replaced quite easily - many a player about.


as for vieira - mihajlovic did but in a bad way

[Abdul Qadir 236]

people like u should support west brom if u are so tolerant of failure. we are the biggest and richest club in the world - we should be challenging for Europe every season. just accept since we sold stam fergie lost the plot. no player is irreplaceable, not even our own geordie best.

[Jameel]

WIY Read the post again.

Roy Keane is a great player, but the the thing we will miss most is his INFLUENCE.

I'll say it again for you, United will miss Roy Keane's INFLUENCE more than his playing abilities.

You aint a United fan so you wont understand the difference he makes.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

stam was brilliant for AC - he was amazing against inter, stopped adriano!!! boy he is a great centre half

[ImranR]

LOL@Man utd

LOL@4-2 defeat to real madrid

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Roy Keane is a spent force.

[Jameel]

OK Gary lets see what happens when Keane retires. If you think we can replace him just like that then fine. Keep dreaming.

The only player who can come close to replacing him is Gerrard, but that will never happen.

[Jameel]

Umar you don't understand. Half of Barca's team was injured. Thats why they didn't win.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

4-2 maybe umer gul - BUT WE DIDNT LOSE 2-0 TO NORWICH - AHAHAHAHAHAHA - they are one of the worst sides in major leagues across europe!!!


i was waiting for jameel' s little side kick to step in with his 2 cents

[Abdul Qadir 236]

why wait for someone who is not good enough to retire?

SORRY BUT I AM A MAN UTD FAN, A WINNER, I DONT TOLERATE FAILURE. i support man utd because they have a winning attitude and because of my mum and geordie best.

the Utd i see today are more like Cliftonville or Crusaders.

[ImranR]

KEANE IS FINISHED.phil neville is more effective then him now.All keane has now is experience and influence nothing else

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

JAMEEL - ARE U SERIOUS ABOUT BARCA DIDNT BEAT MADRID BECAUSE we had a lot of injuries - wow - u said something pro barca for onec - maybe sarcasm but it doesnt suit u - anyways i will respond despite hating man utd - here goes - MAN utd are are a big club! - there u go

[Abdul Qadir 236]

biggest in world but we dont have a team to befit that.
p nev is better than keane because what made keane so great was his drive at both ends of pitch, now he can only anchor and p neville is better at that.

[Jameel]

WIY why do you think I was being sarcastic? We both know the great centre half Puyol (who is better than Rio) wasn't fully fit.

We both know Ronaldinho was too ill to play well.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

keane could still be a useful centre back IMO - in that case jameel - move him to centre back to keep influence but bring in an essien or a van bommel or even davids

[Abdul Qadir 236]

rio is not even as good as chris afroman walker!!
keane can do centreback for Cobh Ramblers.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

I knew it was to be good to be true jameel - after all u r a man utd fan - sarcasm is uspposed to be funny and used in such a way - a concept that seems lost on man utd fans

[Jameel]

Gary put it this way. Would it matter what team we had? Do you think Fergie would be able compete with Mourinho and his millions anyway?

Just accept that Chelsea have raised the standard this season and no team in the world would have been able to have matched them.

In another season, our points tally would be enough to win the title.

Instead of blaming Keane (who is not finished) look at how well Chelsea have done.

[Abdul Qadir 236]

dont tar me with the same brush lol

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

jameel - i would say barca did a good job against chelsea - we certainly matched them over the two legs

[Amjid Javed]

Gary put it this way. Would it matter what team we had? Do you think Fergie would be able compete with Mourinho and his millions anyway?

Just accept that Chelsea have raised the standard this season and no team in the world would have been able to have matched them.

In another season, our points tally would be enough to win the title.

Instead of blaming Keane (who is not finished) look at how well Chelsea have done.

i agree on points quote.... normally 81-83 points wins u the league... this year that total wont...

[Abdul Qadir 236]

nope Utd have been pathetic Jameel.
the old Utd would have won the league this season.
with the old style of play.
management is not just about money but how u use ur resources. allardyce is a better manager than moaninho for me as is moyes.

[Jameel]

Barca definatley matched Chelsea in the 1st leg (whether that was down to Drogba's debatable Red card is another matter).

But in the second league, Chelsea were in control throughout most of the match after they went 3-0 up. Even when they needed a goal, I knew they would get it.

Besides I was talking about matching Chelsea in the league, not cup competitions. If we go by that logic, Newcastle are as good as Chelsea.

[Abdul Qadir 236]

when all is said and done, the Premiership still matters the most to me.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

can u compare different leagues - i mean barca have dominated la liga despite serious injuries - and in second leg - isnt bad to be winning on aggregate and getting completely out played as u put it - we got two goals back on them then we dominated them again - so overall even IMO

[Jameel]

True, United haven't been at their best this season. We have drawn way too many games and if we didn't maybe we would still be competing for the title.

But I still think Chelsea would have been too hard to chase. They've only lost ONE game and have rarely drawn. The problem for both arsenal and united was that they kept waiting for Chelsea's blip but it never came.

Next season I think both Arsenal and United will be more wary of Chelsea and it will definatley be a closer race.

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Amjad, uefa co-efficients are the way to compare leagues.

Jameel. Utd just done their thing they would beat Chelsea.

btw for this worst ever signing:

LIAM MILLER

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

lpool and newcastle will do well if they add a few players

lpool need a centre half and a pablo aimar/vicente type player.

Newcastle need a striker, midfielder and another centre back

[Abdul Qadir 236]

utd need a team.

[Jameel]

Barca's defence is too weak for them to be compared to Chelsea at the moment. Thats just my opinion. If they can get a left back and a centre half then maybe they will be able to match them.

[Jameel]

Gary I wouldn't call Liam Miller the worst signing because we got him for free. But he is definatley crap. A flat track bully. Everyone thought he was great after he dominated the mighty defence of Motherwell and Aberdeen.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

jameel bhai - i agree on cntre half and left back for barca - Here is what they are ging to do - likely they will get mark van bommel on a bosman and he will play holding role in midfield - allows rafael marquez to play centre half where he is better suited - then at left back we have a few targets like eric abidal of lyon or patrivce evra of monaco

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Liam Miller is honestly not even Irish League standard from what i have seen.

[Jameel]

Van Bommel will be a bargain if they get him.

Haven't seen abidal or evra much.

Was it true Barca were interested in SWP? Do you think he could do a good job for them? I couldn't see him getting into the side ahead of guilly (sp).

[Jameel]

Anyways I'm jetting.

Salaams.

p.s. WIY is this the first time we have had a proper football discussion without the Manu/Barca bashing?

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

jameel - what i could see SWP doing is being a right wing back in place of belletti - could do a great job as he is a fine athlete - they were interested - but they said they themselves want in summer

a left back
a centre half or holding midfielder(marquez to revert depending on buy)
attacking midfielder - to be a reserve - a winger preferably
also a back up keeper to valdes

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

allah hafiz - yes i agree jameel - how about putting it aside from now on

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Philipp Lahm is class.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

he is but i rate alexander hlebb as next big thing from that part of the world - germany have some great youngsters - laum it is spelt gary!!! tsk tsk, is a good left back - sort of like zambrotta - two footed and very classy and could be a bargain but i doubt he would be sold - evra and abidal are great prospects IMO.

i hope we get robinho in future

[Abdul Qadir 236]

lol and i do german. Lahm actually its Lahm!
Hleb of Stuttgart is magnificent.

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

kehl isnt bad either - they have potential

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Sebastian Kehl! I like Torsten Frings.

[Geordie Ahmed]

I read a post towards the top and someone had a dig at Puyol!
All i wanted to say is that a fully fit Puyol is one of the best defenders in Europe, heck even a half fit Puyol made some cracking tackles in Ek Derby.
Last season when Real played Barca, Puyol was fully fit then AND the way he had Ronaldo in his pocket was amazing, i have yet to see another defender deal with Ronaldo with such ease!

[ImranR]

I heard Hleb is going to arsenal and Ashely is going to chelski in the summer

[Assara K]

ashley hasn't been playing that well recently.........i think all this chelsea talk is affecting his football and he doesnt seem comfortable playing for arsenal the way he used to!

[SM]

hes not that good. there are better defenders out there

[SM]

Real Madrid hopeful of Woodgate return


England international defender Jonathan Woodgate hopes to make his Real Madrid debut before the end of this season.

Woodgate joined the Spanish giants from Newcastle last year but has yet to kick a ball in anger for Real after suffering long-term injury problems.

However, medical tests in Finland have revealed that the player's injured left leg has now healed.

Now the player will begin a fitness and rehabilitation plan that the club hopes will make him eligible to play before the end of the current campaign.

A statement posted on club website said: "The player (Woodgate), who returned to Madrid on Thursday, will follow the plan outlined by Dr Orava with the objective of being fully recovered before the end of the season."

Previously the club had indicated that Woodgate would not play again this campaign.

[SM]

Arsenal's Cole: Chelsea probe hasn't affected form


Arsenal fullback Ashley Cole insists the investigation into a tapping up claim against Chelsea hasn't affected his form.

Cole has been charged with a breach of competition rules along with Chelsea and their manager Jose Mourinho.

A three-man commission has been set up and a hearing will take place at the end of this month or the beginning of next month.

Speaking after Arsenal's 3-0 victory against Blackburn in the FA Cup semi-final, Cole said: "I have played my heart out every game.

"I always give 100% whatever is going on around me.

"I am just ignoring that (the inquiry) to be honest and just getting on with playing. That's what I am paid to and it would be great to win another medal.

"If I could do that, I would be delighted."

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has already confirmed Cole will face Chelsea on Wednesday.

"We are on a good run of results and winning this semi-final keeps it going," Cole continued. "It is a boost ahead of the game on Wednesday."

[Assara K]

hes not that good. there are better defenders out there

i totally agree!

[SM]

i hate the way he is hyped up!! he is one of the worst divers

[SM]

Newcastle's Bowyer: My season over


Newcastle United midfielder Lee Bowyer admits his season is over after their UEFA Cup exit last week.

He told the Evening Chronicle: "I think my season is now over. I am going home now and that is it.

"There is nothing for me to do and I can do no more. I gave it my all tonight and my legs are in bits. But the rest of the boys have got to pick themselves up now and try to pull something out on Sunday.

"This result was so disappointing after we took a 1-0 lead and appeared to be coasting. If we had held on to this lead until half-time, I think we would have been okay.

"But we conceded sloppy goals and you just cannot do this at this level.

"However, to be fair to Sporting, they deserved it."

[Geordie Ahmed]

Newcastle's Bowyer: My season over


Newcastle United midfielder Lee Bowyer admits his season is over after their UEFA Cup exit last week.

He told the Evening Chronicle: "I think my season is now over. I am going home now and that is it.

"There is nothing for me to do and I can do no more. I gave it my all tonight and my legs are in bits. But the rest of the boys have got to pick themselves up now and try to pull something out on Sunday.

"This result was so disappointing after we took a 1-0 lead and appeared to be coasting. If we had held on to this lead until half-time, I think we would have been okay.

"But we conceded sloppy goals and you just cannot do this at this level.

"However, to be fair to Sporting, they deserved it."

I hope he fokkks off

[Assara K]

he's better off at somewhere like Birmmingham, Bolton or Villa

[SM]

so glad leeds got rid of him!!

[Geordie Ahmed]

so glad leeds got rid of him!!

They DIDNT WANT TO tho, it just that he wudnt sign a new contract so they got took whatever West Ham gave them

[SM]

i know that. but i personally would have given him money to leave!!

[Waqar's inswinging yorker]

i agree with GA - puyol is in the upper echelons of centre backs. He is simply class - maybe not quit ein the nesta/cannavaro category but certainly nto far from it - would be in with likes of stam, rio possibly, campbell