Out comes the chequebook, up go the expectations; then down to earth come the fans. Here are the 50 worst signings made by Premier League clubs since its inception in 1992, based on the size of transfer fee and impact made by the player. Do you agree?
50 Stan Collymore, Liverpool to Aston Villa, £7m, May 1997
The striker scored just seven goals in 46 league appearances for the club he supported as a boy.
49 Khalid Boulahrouz, SV Hamburg to Chelsea, £7m, August 2006
The “Cannibal” has devoured only the weakest of Premier League opponents.
48 Eddie McGoldrick, Crystal Palace to Arsenal, £1m, June 1993
The Ireland winger was reunited with Ian Wright but could not supply crosses for his former Crystal Palace team-mate as he had done at Selhurst Park.
47 Mark Hateley, Rangers to Queens Park Rangers, £1.5m, November 1995
The England centre forward was a hero in Glasgow but the fans at the other Rangers did not take to him.
46 Darren Huckerby, Coventry City to Leeds United, £4m, August 1999
A world-beater on his day, the forward was not one of David O’Leary’s successes at Leeds.
45 Georgios Samaras, Heerenveen to Manchester City, £6m, January 2006
A lack of goals led to Stuart Pearce’s sacking as manager and the Greece striker was among the chief culprits.
44 Massimo Taibi, Venezia to Manchester United, £4.5m, August 1999
United splashed out in the hope of finding the next Peter Schmeichel, to no avail. The Italian goalkeeper lasted just four months.
43 Titus Bramble, Ipswich Town to Newcastle United, £5m, July 2002
Bramble looked like a future England player when at Ipswich but became a byword for calamitous defending at Newcastle.
42 Fernando Morientes, Real Madrid to Liverpool, £6.5m, January 2005
The striker who helped knock Chelsea out of the Champions League as an AS Monaco player failed to trouble English defences much while at Liverpool.
41 Francis Jeffers, Everton to Arsenal, £8m, June 2001
Signed as Arsene Wenger’s “fox in the box”, he was sold as a donkey in the box at a loss of £5.4m.
40 Michael Owen, Real Madrid to Newcastle United, £16m, August 2005
The English striker has fared reasonably well when fit but injuries mean Newcastle have yet to see anything like a decent return for their money.
39 Chris Kiwomya, Ipswich Town to Arsenal, £1.25m, January 1995
Signed in the dying days of George Graham’s reign and later allowed to leave for nothing.
38 Massimo Maccarone, Empoli to Middlesbrough, July 2002
Views on the Italian range from not picked enough to not good enough. Either way, 18 league goals in four years was a poor return for the striker, who was allowed to leave on a free transfer.
37 Gerry Creaney, Portsmouth to Manchester City, £1m, September 1995
The Scottish striker was a prolific scorer at Portsmouth but misfired at City.
36 Jon Dahl Tomasson, Heerenveen to Newcastle United, £2.5m, July 1997
Played as a striker rather than his more familiar attacking midfield role, the Dane was out of position and out of luck.
35 Ned Zelic, Borussia Dortmund to Queens Park Rangers, £1.25m, July 1995
Blamed the hard English ground for his injuries and quickly returned to Germany.
34 Dean Saunders, Galatasaray to Nottingham Forest, £1.5m, July 1996
The striker who specialised in relegations endured a barren run in front of goal as Forest plunged from the Premier League.
33 Eoin Jess, Aberdeen to Coventry City, £2m, February 1996
An unsuccessful spell at Highfield Road had the Scotsman scuttling back to Aberdeen for a third of the original transfer fee.
32 Paul Furlong, Watford to Chelsea, £2.3m
Chelsea would spend this on a team bus nowadays but it was their record transfer fee in 1994. The striker’s spell was characterised by howlers in front of goal.
31 Ramon Vega, Cagliari to Tottenham Hotspur, £3.5m, January 1997
The Switzerland central defender gave Tottenham fans countless nervous moments.
30 Salif Diao, Sedan to Liverpool, £5m, August 2002
Gerard Houllier, the Liverpool manager who signed the midfield player, compared him to Patrick Vieira. Well, he is tall and from Senegal, but otherwise...
29 Milan Baros, Liverpool to Aston Villa, £6.5m, August 2005
Nine goals in 42 league games was not what Villa had in mind when signing the Czech from Liverpool and they were happy to offload him to Lyons.
28 Faustino Asprilla, Parma to Newcastle United, £6.7m, February 1996
The Colombian was a fine player who enjoyed some good times at Newcastle but his mid-season arrival appeared to unbalance a team that had seemed destined for the Premier League title.
27 Kevin Davies, Southampton to Blackburn Rovers, £7.5m, June 1998
The burly striker is having more luck down the road at Bolton Wanderer but at Blackburn he managed just one goal in a whole league season.
26 Andriy Shevchenko, AC Milan to Chelsea, £30.8m, May 2006
The Ukrainian may yet justify his fee but so far his arrival has contributed little apart from prompting a change in formation that arguably hindered Chelsea last season.
Just wanna knw who are in the TOP 25: visit this space tommorrow. Please leave a comment if u dont think any of the above aint as bad as it is made out to be.
50 Stan Collymore, Liverpool to Aston Villa, £7m, May 1997
The striker scored just seven goals in 46 league appearances for the club he supported as a boy.
49 Khalid Boulahrouz, SV Hamburg to Chelsea, £7m, August 2006
The “Cannibal” has devoured only the weakest of Premier League opponents.
48 Eddie McGoldrick, Crystal Palace to Arsenal, £1m, June 1993
The Ireland winger was reunited with Ian Wright but could not supply crosses for his former Crystal Palace team-mate as he had done at Selhurst Park.
47 Mark Hateley, Rangers to Queens Park Rangers, £1.5m, November 1995
The England centre forward was a hero in Glasgow but the fans at the other Rangers did not take to him.
46 Darren Huckerby, Coventry City to Leeds United, £4m, August 1999
A world-beater on his day, the forward was not one of David O’Leary’s successes at Leeds.
45 Georgios Samaras, Heerenveen to Manchester City, £6m, January 2006
A lack of goals led to Stuart Pearce’s sacking as manager and the Greece striker was among the chief culprits.
44 Massimo Taibi, Venezia to Manchester United, £4.5m, August 1999
United splashed out in the hope of finding the next Peter Schmeichel, to no avail. The Italian goalkeeper lasted just four months.
43 Titus Bramble, Ipswich Town to Newcastle United, £5m, July 2002
Bramble looked like a future England player when at Ipswich but became a byword for calamitous defending at Newcastle.
42 Fernando Morientes, Real Madrid to Liverpool, £6.5m, January 2005
The striker who helped knock Chelsea out of the Champions League as an AS Monaco player failed to trouble English defences much while at Liverpool.
41 Francis Jeffers, Everton to Arsenal, £8m, June 2001
Signed as Arsene Wenger’s “fox in the box”, he was sold as a donkey in the box at a loss of £5.4m.
40 Michael Owen, Real Madrid to Newcastle United, £16m, August 2005
The English striker has fared reasonably well when fit but injuries mean Newcastle have yet to see anything like a decent return for their money.
39 Chris Kiwomya, Ipswich Town to Arsenal, £1.25m, January 1995
Signed in the dying days of George Graham’s reign and later allowed to leave for nothing.
38 Massimo Maccarone, Empoli to Middlesbrough, July 2002
Views on the Italian range from not picked enough to not good enough. Either way, 18 league goals in four years was a poor return for the striker, who was allowed to leave on a free transfer.
37 Gerry Creaney, Portsmouth to Manchester City, £1m, September 1995
The Scottish striker was a prolific scorer at Portsmouth but misfired at City.
36 Jon Dahl Tomasson, Heerenveen to Newcastle United, £2.5m, July 1997
Played as a striker rather than his more familiar attacking midfield role, the Dane was out of position and out of luck.
35 Ned Zelic, Borussia Dortmund to Queens Park Rangers, £1.25m, July 1995
Blamed the hard English ground for his injuries and quickly returned to Germany.
34 Dean Saunders, Galatasaray to Nottingham Forest, £1.5m, July 1996
The striker who specialised in relegations endured a barren run in front of goal as Forest plunged from the Premier League.
33 Eoin Jess, Aberdeen to Coventry City, £2m, February 1996
An unsuccessful spell at Highfield Road had the Scotsman scuttling back to Aberdeen for a third of the original transfer fee.
32 Paul Furlong, Watford to Chelsea, £2.3m
Chelsea would spend this on a team bus nowadays but it was their record transfer fee in 1994. The striker’s spell was characterised by howlers in front of goal.
31 Ramon Vega, Cagliari to Tottenham Hotspur, £3.5m, January 1997
The Switzerland central defender gave Tottenham fans countless nervous moments.
30 Salif Diao, Sedan to Liverpool, £5m, August 2002
Gerard Houllier, the Liverpool manager who signed the midfield player, compared him to Patrick Vieira. Well, he is tall and from Senegal, but otherwise...
29 Milan Baros, Liverpool to Aston Villa, £6.5m, August 2005
Nine goals in 42 league games was not what Villa had in mind when signing the Czech from Liverpool and they were happy to offload him to Lyons.
28 Faustino Asprilla, Parma to Newcastle United, £6.7m, February 1996
The Colombian was a fine player who enjoyed some good times at Newcastle but his mid-season arrival appeared to unbalance a team that had seemed destined for the Premier League title.
27 Kevin Davies, Southampton to Blackburn Rovers, £7.5m, June 1998
The burly striker is having more luck down the road at Bolton Wanderer but at Blackburn he managed just one goal in a whole league season.
26 Andriy Shevchenko, AC Milan to Chelsea, £30.8m, May 2006
The Ukrainian may yet justify his fee but so far his arrival has contributed little apart from prompting a change in formation that arguably hindered Chelsea last season.
Just wanna knw who are in the TOP 25: visit this space tommorrow. Please leave a comment if u dont think any of the above aint as bad as it is made out to be.
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