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10 Feb 19
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Chelsea letting De Bruyne go?
Chelsea letting Salah go ?
United letting Pogba go and buying him back for 90 mil?
I know none where the players they are now, but still mistakes not to either see their talent of fight harder to keep them and to give them more game time, Chelsea making the same mistake with Hudson-Odoi again.
I'd say Jaap Stam was another I can think of, not sure which is worse, atm probably Salah who must be worth 150m.
Chelsea letting Salah go ?
United letting Pogba go and buying him back for 90 mil?
I know none where the players they are now, but still mistakes not to either see their talent of fight harder to keep them and to give them more game time, Chelsea making the same mistake with Hudson-Odoi again.
I'd say Jaap Stam was another I can think of, not sure which is worse, atm probably Salah who must be worth 150m.
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there is a story about ASTON Villa who paid 28 million for a player a few years back but the team that sold him sent his brother.
"no kidding its on the net.
"no kidding its on the net.
Villa have never paid 28 million for anybody,Darren Bent highest at 18 million.
not sure about price nortons,but i remember looking a video on you tube about the worst deals in football.
some Villa fan will come alone and tell us the story.
Double trouble - Carroll to Liverpool as a replacement for Torres to Chelsea
cantona to man utd for just over a million.
obviously a nice piece of work by fergie, but what were leeds thinking?
obviously a nice piece of work by fergie, but what were leeds thinking?
Shevchenko and Crespo to chelsea were great on paper but turned out disastrous
I never understood Shevchenko leaving AC Milan either, had it made there and was a legend
I never understood Shevchenko leaving AC Milan either, had it made there and was a legend
George Weah's alleged cousin was a cracking mistake by Souness for Southampton in 1996. He ended up playing a few games for Gateshead just weeks later.
Feb 10, 2019 -- 6:55PM, donny osmond wrote:
cantona to man utd for just over a million.obviously a nice piece of work by fergie, but what were leeds thinking?
Or Trevor "I'll give you a trial, Eric" Francis.
Cantona: Non.
Bradford City signed Bruno Rodriguez on loan for £1m initial payment. Rumour has it, they were supposed to be looking at Jay-Jay Okocha instead but got the wrong player scouted. Think he played three games and was sent back.
newcastle had kennet andersson on trial before signing andreas andersson 
turned down boumsong on a free before buying him 2 months later for 8 million
may have signed wrong a faye too, but thats debatable
turned down boumsong on a free before buying him 2 months later for 8 million
may have signed wrong a faye too, but thats debatable
MM is in a huff already
And no one has even mentioned Jack Rodwell.
And no one has even mentioned Jack Rodwell.
aye, man city had their eyes taken out by everton
Biggest transfer mistakes were any club that buys either Jack Wilshire or Andy Carroll,
Newcastle had a whole load of shocking ones in the early 2000s. Albert Luque comes to mind too.
A premier league centre forward reported to his manager that he found a recent signing in bed with his wife. The manager transferred the centre forward and kept the recent signing. Months went by and one day the managers wife rang him at the ground to tell him that she had just found the recent signing in bed with their daughter. The recent signing was gone within the week , going on to win championsleague, f a cups and league titles !
Don't know about worst ever, but spending actual money on Paulinho is the low point of Spurs's transfer dealings in my lifetime.
I have no interest in Aston Villa whatsoever but remember their worst ever signing was someone called Balaban?
Think he cost 5 or 6 million and not sure he ever got a game?
Think he cost 5 or 6 million and not sure he ever got a game?
Feb 10, 2019 -- 10:03PM, morpteh mackem wrote:
aye, man city had their eyes taken out by everton
Whilst signing Rodwell was obviously a poor decision he was purchased as a squad player for £15m and sold for £12m, or thereabouts, so wouldn't qualify as the worst ever (imho). Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea and Andy Carroll to Liverpool spring to mind for me.
Thomas Brolin , Seth Johnson 
Thick end of 12 million iirc , when 12 million actually bought something
Thick end of 12 million iirc , when 12 million actually bought something
brassneck 10 Feb 19 18:03 Joined: 13 Feb 03 | Topic/replies: 13,899 | Blogger: brassneck's blog
there is a story about ASTON Villa who paid 28 million for a player a few years back but the team that sold him sent his brother.Laugh "no kidding its on the net.Grin
Afraid thats not true, in my lifetime of going to the Villa since the early 60s, think the closest you'd get to anything like that was the signing of Argentinian Oscar Arce in 1967 and his brother Hector came along too.
Unfortunately neither made the 1st team but watched them a few times in the old central league, both were talented ball players but unsuited to the English physical style of play.
Was a great pity Oscar Arce who was a central midfield player never got into the 1st team as we would have had a defense and midfield named
Wright Aitken Brown Arce Hole! Certainly didn't cost 28 million, actually walked into the villa asked for a trial did some ball juggling skills and keepy uppy around the pitch, had actually not played in Argentina for 2 years and had been running a shop in Dundee!
We also signed Bruce Rioch and his brother Neal, Bruce cost £100,000 and Neal about £5000, then there was Brian(who would be worth at least 28m now) and Alan Little both signed as schoolboys and more recently Luke and Stefan Moore who came through the ranks.
Most recent brothers have been Craig and Gary Gardner.
there is a story about ASTON Villa who paid 28 million for a player a few years back but the team that sold him sent his brother.Laugh "no kidding its on the net.Grin
Afraid thats not true, in my lifetime of going to the Villa since the early 60s, think the closest you'd get to anything like that was the signing of Argentinian Oscar Arce in 1967 and his brother Hector came along too.
Unfortunately neither made the 1st team but watched them a few times in the old central league, both were talented ball players but unsuited to the English physical style of play.
Was a great pity Oscar Arce who was a central midfield player never got into the 1st team as we would have had a defense and midfield named
Wright Aitken Brown Arce Hole!
Certainly didn't cost 28 million, actually walked into the villa asked for a trial did some ball juggling skills and keepy uppy around the pitch, had actually not played in Argentina for 2 years and had been running a shop in Dundee!We also signed Bruce Rioch and his brother Neal, Bruce cost £100,000 and Neal about £5000, then there was Brian(who would be worth at least 28m now) and Alan Little both signed as schoolboys and more recently Luke and Stefan Moore who came through the ranks.
Most recent brothers have been Craig and Gary Gardner.
Torres had a poor goal return for Chelsea in comparison to Liverpool but he did with the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup so don't think he'd qualify one of the biggest transfer mistakes, Carroll probably more so but that wasn't even his fault, he was signed before Rogers came in via Moneyball, then Rogers came in and played his football a certain way and he didn't fit, but yeah from a club perspective it was a big mistake.Veron, Crespo and Schevchenko big in italy but for some reason never really fitted in in England. Francis Jeffers didn't work out well.
irishone 11 Feb 19 06:05
A premier league centre forward reported to his manager that he found a recent signing in bed with his wife. The manager transferred the centre forward and kept the recent signing. Months went by and one day the managers wife rang him at the ground to tell him that she had just found the recent signing in bed with their daughter. The recent signing was gone within the week , going on to win championsleague, f a cups and league titles !
French man ? ….a lot of rumours going round in the town at the time
A premier league centre forward reported to his manager that he found a recent signing in bed with his wife. The manager transferred the centre forward and kept the recent signing. Months went by and one day the managers wife rang him at the ground to tell him that she had just found the recent signing in bed with their daughter. The recent signing was gone within the week , going on to win championsleague, f a cups and league titles !
French man ? ….a lot of rumours going round in the town at the time
I'd hazard a guess the protagonists being Eric Cantona, Lee Chapman and Leslie Ash. Apart from the obvious fact Chapman was at Leeds longer than Cantona.
Won't seem like the worst but Ozil's new deal has to be up there. £17.5m a year in wasted wages with no transfer value because you'd have to let him go on a free and there still mightn't be a club who will pay him anything similar (£350k a week).
Worst of all it has completely hamstrung Emery in the transfer market as you are not allowed to increase your wage bill by more than £7m a year under PL FFP rules and his new deal takes up the full £7m extra. A nice parting gift from Wenger.
Worst of all it has completely hamstrung Emery in the transfer market as you are not allowed to increase your wage bill by more than £7m a year under PL FFP rules and his new deal takes up the full £7m extra. A nice parting gift from Wenger.
Thanks for your kind message the other week sj, I forgot to reply on the spurs thread. Happy New Year to you too, I hope you're well.
TWD
TWD
not bad dukey great to hear you're ok, the old memory problems getting worse but still above ground(just).
true mate, lost a few of my close mates last few years. Anyway less of the morbid stuff, cant wish you lot good luck tonight, but enjoy it mate and look after yourself, must shot off meds to administer.
take care
take care
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