Dacourt is on the list? he was fucking ace. rubbish list. He was also the first one to say something about LUFC financial situation at the time if I recall.
E On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 6:55 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Top 10 worst Premier League signings: Leeds UnitedFrom the blog at > www.offthepost.info [1] 10. Danny GranvilleSigned from Chelsea for > GBP1.6million, Granville never really made a significant impression on > the Leeds first-team, and was sold after just one season for an > GBP800,000 loss to Manchester City, who were not in the Premier > League. 9. Darren HuckerbyAlthough the fee for Huckerby from Coventry > was reported in some quarters as GBP6million, but we will give them > the benefit of the doubt and say GBP4million. He stayed for just one > season and scored just two League goals (at GBP2million a pop), and > his time at Leeds will be remembered as a huge disappointment. He was > sold for less than GBP3.5million to Manchester City. 8. Michael > DuberryDuberry actually stayed at Leeds for approaching seven years, > but in that time never played 20 League games per season, and actually > made, on average, eight per campaign. Joining for GBP4.5million, > Duberry found himself behind Ferdinand, Woodgate and Matteo in > Leeds’ Premier League days, and such leading lights as Didier > Domi and Matthew Kilgallon. 7. Nicky BarmbyJoining from Liverpool for > a fee of GBP2.75million, Leeds actually bought Barmby when they were > already up financial sh*t-creek. Playing just 25 League games in two > years whilst Leeds slid down towards relegation, he was eventually > loaned to Championship Nottingham Forest. 6. Olivier DacourtDacourt > actually gained many plaudits for his early appearances at Elland > Road, but the GBP7.2million signing fell out with the club and Terry > Venables after David O’Leary was sacked. This meant that he was > loaned out to Roma before a cut-price permanent move, and the > Frenchman played less than sixty league games for Leeds. 5. Lee > SharpeRidiculously signed for GBP4.5million despite his history of > injuries, Sharpe became Leeds’ record signing. Played 30 league > games in three seasons, and was loaned out to Sampdoria and Bradford > in the final year. Eventually joined Bradford for just GBP250,000, and > English football’s biggest wasted talent was born. 4. Robbie > KeaneKeane started off well at Leeds during an initial loan move, but > as soon as the club had paid GBP12million for his services his formed > dropped dramatically. He found himself out of the first team, and > stayed for just a single season at Elland Road. With Leeds in > financial disarray, he was sold for a loss of GBP5million to Spurs. 3. > Robbie FowlerAfter being dropped for Michael Owen and Emile Heskey, > Fowler moved to Leeds for a fee of GBP12million. He scored a few goals > towards the end of the 2001/2 season, but suffered an injury in > pre-season, ruling him out for four months. When he returned, Leeds > had sold players and slid down the League table, and he was sold to > Manchester City for an initial GBP3million. Even after that, Leeds > continued to pay much of Fowler’s wages as part of the deal. 2. > Tomas BrolinNow we’re talking! Stayed for two seasons after > signing for GBP4.5million, making 20 appearances and famously being > accused by Howard Wilkinson of not pulling his weight, which would > have been a fair achievement given the pounds that the Swede put on. > Brolin was voted as the second-worst player to ever grace the Premier > League and Leeds’ worst ever player, and he retired at the age > of 29, shortly after leaving on a free transfer. 1. Seth JohnsonAnd > yet the Swede still isn’t no. 1, as Seth Johnson became a > yardstick for having more money than sense in the Premier League. He > was bought from Derby for GBP7million but almost immediately suffered > injury problems, meaning he played just 54 League games in four years. > Even when he did regain fitness, Leeds realised they would be forced > to pay add-ons to Derby if he played more games, and so he was simply > constantly left out of the match-day squad. He was eventually released > on a free transfer, and retired in 2007, aged 28. > > ------------------------- > Msg sent via Inspire @Mail - http://www.inspire.net.nz > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://www.offthepost.info > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
