philliggi Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 How many players have we signed who we thought would do the business for us big time, and ended up being a waste of time, money and space? There are quite a few down the years, but top of my list has to be Allan Smart. The first big money signing we made in years, and he scored about eight goals for us, costing us something like 40 grand a goal. absolute shambolic, and to top it all he went out and got arrested on a night out. I really did have big hopes for him when he signed. There are others tho, Dele Adebola for example. On another note, how many players have we signed you thought would be pants, and actually turned out being half decent? I thought Porter was a bad signing tbh, purely because he cost £100,000, but he did the business in the end and, taking away the manner in which he left us, he was actually a cracking purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) How many players have we signed who we thought would do the business for us big time, and ended up being a waste of time, money and space? There are quite a few down the years, but top of my list has to be Allan Smart. The first big money signing we made in years, and he scored about eight goals for us, costing us something like 40 grand a goal. absolute shambolic, and to top it all he went out and got arrested on a night out. I really did have big hopes for him when he signed. There are others tho, Dele Adebola for example. On another note, how many players have we signed you thought would be pants, and actually turned out being half decent? I thought Porter was a bad signing tbh, purely because he cost £100,000, but he did the business in the end and, taking away the manner in which he left us, he was actually a cracking purchase. Massive Disappointments:- Steve Whitehall Glenn Keeley Mike Fillery John Keeley Richard Butcher Brian Kilcline Chris Day Andy Liddell Nick Banger David Currie Paul Moulden Billy Kenny Toddy Orlygsson John Gannon Paul Kane Neil Tolson (The next Alan Clarke) Darren Beckford Matthew Rush Jigsaw Barlow Unexpected Revelations:- Fitz Hall Tony Carss John Sheridan Frank Bunn Ian Ormondroyd (2nd Spell) Gary Kelly Neil Kilkenny (Occasionally) Chris Porter Paul Warne Ian Snodin Gunnar Halle Craig Fleming Edited December 16, 2007 by oafcprozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Massive Disappointments:- Steve Whitehall Glenn Keeley Mike Fillery John Keeley Richard Butcher Brian Kilcline Chris Day Andy Liddell Nick Banger David Currie Paul Moulden Billy Kenny Toddy Orlygsson John Gannon Paul Kane Neil Tolson (The next Alan Clarke) Darren Beckford Matthew Rush Jigsaw Barlow Unexpected Revelations:- Fitz Hall Tony Carss John Sheridan Frank Bunn Ian Ormondroyd (2nd Spell) Gary Kelly Neil Kilkenny (Occasionally) Chris Porter Paul Warne Ian Snodin Gunnar Halle Craig Fleming liddell? whats the dissapointment , he is not 21 anymore so he cant run all day but was leading the table in assists last season wasnt he?, not to mention a few goals.cant ask more from a right winger can you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.O.A.M Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 liddell? whats the dissapointment , he is not 21 anymore so he cant run all day but was leading the table in assists last season wasnt he?, not to mention a few goals.cant ask more from a right winger can you? Can't run, won't run. Doesn't like getting stuck into a challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slurms mckenzie Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I'd not disagree with any of the disapointments. I'd add Ricketts and Thompson to that list though. As for unexpected revelations, I honestly never thought that Lee Hughes would be anywhere near as good as he has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 TODDY ORLYGSSON???!!! MY DRINKING PARTNER?! How dare you! Remove him at once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesy1992 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 andy liddell on the list hes done nothing wrong imo. hes a old man now cant do what he used to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfOAFC Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Can't run, won't run. Doesn't like getting stuck into a challenge. Can't watch, won't watch??? (the same game as the rest of us) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Can't watch, won't watch??? (the same game as the rest of us) Only my opinion, I was so excited when we signed Liddell as I thought we were getting a player that would light up dreary afternoons at BP. Instead we got a player who plays when he feels like it ok he's provided assists but it is no coincidence in his two long absences coincided with our best runs of the season Feb - April '06 and the run we are currently on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Oh my days, cant believe reading Liddell's a disappointmet. Top assists in the league thats a let down is it Kenny Cooper i remember as being pants. Crossley this season as well tbh. Think we all knew Crossley would be distinctly average if we're all honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesy1992 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 tbh past few games crossley's been better than usual. just a few dodgy kicks. put them aside and hes been decent imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 tbh past few games crossley's been better than usual. just a few dodgy kicks. put them aside and hes been decent imo He's gone from below average to distinctly average. He's doing the bare minimujm of what's expected. Just a shame Marlon got injured. I think Crossley is slowly getting fitter though and once Skippy is fit he'll have someone breathing down his neck and that can only be good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lags Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 In recent times Kalala is absolute bobbins after all the hype Yeovil were desperate to keep him. Andy Goram second time around was a huge mistake and tarnished his memory. Andy Gorton for throwing away a very very bright future. On the other side Mark Ward turned out a good un for us. Quite a list from Prozac so little more to add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 How about Carlo Corrazin? He was a Canadian international striker don't you know. Never seemed to quite be the striker I thought he would be and wasn't that Lee Hardy supposed to be David Eyres' natural replacement? I didn't think Crossley would be that brilliant but I didn't think he'd be as bad as he has been so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spadam Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) He's gone from below average to distinctly average. He's doing the bare minimujm of what's expected. Just a shame Marlon got injured. I think Crossley is slowly getting fitter though and once Skippy is fit he'll have someone breathing down his neck and that can only be good news. l cant wait for Pogliacomi to come back there were nothing wrong with him in the first place get rid of crossley Edited December 16, 2007 by spadam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesy1992 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 what did everyone think of paul rickers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 kevin betsy, now he was bad for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) what did everyone think of paul rickers? Rickers like Scott McNiven was harshly criticised imo, especially as he was often played out of position on the right when his best position was centre-mid. He was also good for a few goals every season, his goals at Bramall Lane and Glanford Park stand out as screamers and his clincher v Bolton in his debut season was a great moment too. McNiven S and Rickers were Like players such as Smalley, Eardley and Trotman they are/were being educated and growing up playing first team football. As for McNiven D......................... Edited December 16, 2007 by oafcprozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 kevin betsy, now he was bad for us. Betsy was infuriating, everyone knew technically he was a class above but often he didn't want it enough. A bit like Liddell............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slurms mckenzie Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) How about Carlo Corrazin? He was a Canadian international striker don't you know. Never seemed to quite be the striker I thought he would be and wasn't that Lee Hardy supposed to be David Eyres' natural replacement? Carlo was the DBs, 100% effort every game. As for Rickers, I remember that his one brief spell of good form was followed by his transfer. Never forget the 2 beauties he scored at 'Udders though in the league cup which led to Steve Bruce's demise. I echo other sentiments re: Crossley; I expected average, and we got somewhere ranging from terrible to below average depending on your point of view. Edited December 16, 2007 by slurms mckenzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesy1992 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 imo from what i can remember about the mcniven brothers, david was the better player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Carlo was the DBs, 100% effort every game. Remember that 3-3 game against Wrexham away 2001/02 season? Belter, Corrazzin made a big impact in that game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 what did everyone think of paul rickers? Tried very hard, had a good shot on him when he dared to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 imo from what i can remember about the mcniven brothers, david was the better player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) Remember that 3-3 game against Wrexham away 2001/02 season? Belter, Corrazzin made a big impact in that game... Made more of an impact in the return game. Scored 4 and missed a pen! Edited December 16, 2007 by oafcprozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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