Indeed. But you have to admit the rest of the list is pretty accurate. Do other clubs have the same litany of crapness, or are we being singled out here? It is inevitable that some signings don't work out, but we do seem to have had more than our fair share. We seem to have this flair of picking up the wrong players at the wrong end of their careers.
Cheers Alec On 13/09/2012, at 12:55 PM, Eric B <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
