View Full Version : Expensive Flops XI
carheex
25-02-08, 03:58 PM
I was just wondering if we could put together a team of big(ish) money players that all failed miserably in the premiership?
To start off:
Taibi
????
Boumsong
Bramble
????
Luque
Veron
????
Diouf
Morientes
Forlan
Feel free to fill the gaps or suggest alternatives.....
Kenneth
25-02-08, 04:20 PM
Cisse must take the place of Morientes. Cost over twice as much. Diouf has done alright at Bolton so probably can't be there.
Balaban cost £6m didn't me? Sold for literally pennies.
Kenneth
25-02-08, 04:22 PM
Vincente, Materazzi?
carheex
25-02-08, 04:22 PM
Cisse must take the place of Morientes. Cost over twice as much. Diouf has done alright at Bolton so probably can't be there.
Debateable - he cost twice as much but scored more than twice as money. So as a striker I'd say he was better value for money.
Kenneth
25-02-08, 04:22 PM
Balaban cost £6m didn't me? Sold for literally pennies.
:handshake: Properly gash.
Kenneth
25-02-08, 04:27 PM
Mutu, Reyes, Kezman, Nugent, Jeffers
Darrent Bent's on his way.
Chris Sutton, Winston Bogarde..
God, there's shit loads.
Mutu wasn't he £16m and then sacked for his drug abuse? He wasn't really shit though.
Wouldnt class Sutton or Reys as flops myself, unless you count one season wonders :handshake:
knockers
25-02-08, 04:30 PM
Winston Bogarde - I can't remember if Chelsea got him on a free but still paid him massive wages and he hardly played. Also Manchester City's Matias Vuoso who was Forlans strike parner before he joined Manure coste them £6 or £7 million and I don't think he ever played. Helder Postiga also cost spurs about £6 million and didn't do anything apart from score against England in Euro 2004.
carheex
25-02-08, 04:37 PM
Zenden must be a shoe-in for the left wing position. How much did he cost chelsea - 10m????
Zenden must be a shoe-in for the left wing position. How much did he cost chelsea - 10m????
£7m I think, but I'd have him on the left in this team. Exceptional mediocrity :haha:
Kenneth
25-02-08, 04:45 PM
Mutu wasn't he £16m and then sacked for his drug abuse? He wasn't really shit though.
Ace player. Did chelsea manage to sue him?
Ace player. Did chelsea manage to sue him?
Don't know, but he was crap for Fiorentina yesterday! :haha: Christian Vieri looks about 45 too....
£8m Dean Richards :haha:
Forgot all about him! Shocking :haha:
Steve Marlet - £12m!!!
Jeffers and Marlet have to be in with a shout up front, Rebrov too and possibly considering the values of the transfer Shevchenko.
Red_Polo
25-02-08, 05:03 PM
Richard Wright should be in there. Per Koldrup's surely worthy of a place in the matchday squad.
RedProf
25-02-08, 05:03 PM
Add Coraddo Grabi to the list - didn't Souey pay about £7M for him and he lasted one season? And couldn't score for toffee? Or what about Stephane Gui'varche? Another Newcastle flop (did nothing apart from score against us - wonder how many other shit players we're generous to). Or Andreas Andersson.
Then, as my City supporting mate always reminds me, there's "Buster" Phillips (think this was his name). Alan Ball brought him in and declared he would be the first £10M player - only for him to end up at Exeter a few months later :D
Didn't Grabbi score against us? I'm sure he did. He went on the already long list of really wank strikers who never ever scored against anybody but us...
Grabbi
Facundo Sava (hat-trick!) :shake:
Kevin Lisbie (hat-trick!) :shake:
Helder Postiga
Forlan
Szilard Nemeth
Casiraghi (only goal for Chelsea)
Michael Proctor
There are tons more. Happens all the time.
carheex
25-02-08, 05:17 PM
Didn't Grabbi score against us? I'm sure he did. He went on the already long list of really wank strikers who never ever scored against anybody but us...
Grabbi
Facundo Sava (hat-trick!) :shake:
Kevin Lisbie (hat-trick!) :shake:
Helder Postiga
Forlan
Szilard Nemeth
Casiraghi (only goal for Chelsea)Michael Proctor
There are tons more. Happens all the time.
One of my favourite goals of all time, purely for the comedy factor as babb wraps his sweetbreads around the post in an attempt to stop the ball going over the line. :haha::haha:
badpiggy
25-02-08, 05:18 PM
rebrov could fit in there
Didn't Newcastle buy a Spanish CB for about £5m and he only play about twice? Can't for the life of me remember his name - it was about 4 years ago (maybe more).
Boulahrouz, Maccarone, Flo (at Sunderland) also deserve dishonourable mentions.
Marcelino or something?!
:handshake:
yep - thats the puppy.
Kleberson, Man U.
They actually bought the wrong one :haha: that really is quality scouting :haha:
Djemba-Djemba, even a more laughable signing than Diao.
Can we count Owens time at the Barcodes as a flop?
redheart
26-02-08, 03:49 AM
What is the name of that Everton defender that could not head the ball?
What is the name of that Everton defender that could not head the ball?
Wasn`t that Koldrup?
Mutu, Reyes, Kezman, Nugent, Jeffers
Darrent Bent's on his way.
Chris Sutton, Winston Bogarde..
God, there's shit loads.
factor in Duff, Crespo, Ferrira, Boularouhz, Del Horno as well.
Winston Bogarde - I can't remember if Chelsea got him on a free but still paid him massive wages and he hardly played. Also Manchester City's Matias Vuoso who was Forlans strike parner before he joined Manure coste them £6 or £7 million and I don't think he ever played. Helder Postiga also cost spurs about £6 million and didn't do anything apart from score against England in Euro 2004.
Postiga also scored against us!
think Guivarch could be added to that list along with carisaraghi/
alos Bosnich flopped badly despite being a free (twice) and picking up massive wages.
oh yes van der meyde and jeffers, kevin davies.
Are we counting Collymore as a flop?
simey85
26-02-08, 12:40 PM
Darren Bent
The Erectile Banana
26-02-08, 12:41 PM
He was a big flop at Villa so I guess you could.
Frannie Jeffers, Stefan Guiv'arch and Kevin Davies (Blackburn) all spring to mind.
Veron definately came to mind when i saw this thread title, also Rio Ferdinand :haha:
tomasjj
26-02-08, 01:21 PM
Didn't Grabbi score against us? I'm sure he did. He went on the already long list of really wank strikers who never ever scored against anybody but us...
Grabbi
Facundo Sava (hat-trick!) :shake:
Kevin Lisbie (hat-trick!) :shake:
Helder Postiga
Forlan
Szilard Nemeth
Casiraghi (only goal for Chelsea)
Michael Proctor
There are tons more. Happens all the time.
Nemeth was a decent enough player though.
Nemeth was a decent enough player though.
Hmmmmmmm.
Well I thought he was shit, and he never scored (m)any goals.
The Erectile Banana
26-02-08, 11:00 PM
factor in Duff, Crespo, Ferrira, Boularouhz, Del Horno as well.
Postiga also scored against us!
think Guivarch could be added to that list along with carisaraghi/
alos Bosnich flopped badly despite being a free (twice) and picking up massive wages.
Duff and Crespo weren't flops.
Duff did very well in his first two seasons at Chelsea. He was their best player in Ranieri's last season and he and Robben were excellent when Maureen won his first title.
Crespo didn't get much of a chance at Chelsea but when he did play he had a very good scoring ratio. He didn't get much of a chance to shine but he is no flop.
Duff and Crespo weren't flops.
Duff did very well in his first two seasons at Chelsea. He was their best player in Ranieri's last season and he and Robben were excellent when Maureen won his first title.
Crespo didn't get much of a chance at Chelsea but when he did play he had a very good scoring ratio. He didn't get much of a chance to shine but he is no flop.
Yep i rated Crespo too.
Kenneth
27-02-08, 08:41 AM
£8m Dean Richards :haha:
This one shows how ridiculous transfer fees can be.
James Beattie another.
10 mill for Richard Wright?
Ok may have been a bit harsh about Duff being a complete flop but when Chelski saw the chance to get rid of him they bit Newcastles hands off.
As for Cerespo, I dont think he really set Chelski or the league on fire.
spud_gun
27-02-08, 01:16 PM
Didn't Grabbi score against us? I'm sure he did. He went on the already long list of really wank strikers who never ever scored against anybody but us...
Grabbi
Facundo Sava (hat-trick!) :shake:
Kevin Lisbie (hat-trick!) :shake:
Helder Postiga
Forlan
Szilard Nemeth
Casiraghi (only goal for Chelsea)
Michael Proctor
There are tons more. Happens all the time.
Bit harsh on Casiraghi. His leg fell off after somthing like 5 games for the Chavs and he was forced to retire;
Arsenal winger striker who buggered off to Lyon on a free, cost them 14m
Chris Kirkland (Liverpool)
Bruno Cheyrou (Zidanne 2)
lfcchris
27-02-08, 04:01 PM
Bruno Cheyrou (Zidanne 2)
:handshake:
Are we counting Collymore as a flop?
I have said it before and I will say it 1 last time -> 26 goals in 53 starts for Pool is not flop status!!
Arsenal winger striker who buggered off to Lyon on a free, cost them 14m
Wiltord?
He never really fulfilled his early promise did he. Not a terrible player like some of those mentioned though.
shit, Steve Marlet 11mill for fulham!
Angryred
28-02-08, 06:20 PM
Dundee...he was expensive as I wouldn't have paid tuppence for him!
kop-al-74
28-02-08, 06:27 PM
Franny Jeffers,Reyes,Ferriera,Veron,Marlet,Viana,Djouf all waste of money and expensive flops.
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