Worst signing ever

[Thoth]

The Markovic thread got me thinking .. well Jarzinho did, who is the worst player we have ever signed?

 

Diouf is my choice

[Kevin D]

http://www.liverpoolway.co.uk/index.php?/topic/99918-pound-for-pound/?hl=pound

[Anubis]

Jimmy Carter. Will never forget this.

 

 

http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/457

 

 

Winger Carter earned himself a good reputation at Millwall after earlier spells with Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers. He was part of the Lions' squad who gained promotion into top division for the first time in the south-east London club's history in 1988. After signing for Kenny Dalglish on 10 January 1991 he went straight into the team for a League match at Aston Villa two days later. The Guardian commented on his performance in his second match against Wimbledon that he was "like a Millwall player masquerading in a Liverpool shirt" and unfortunately for Carter his move didn't work out. By the time Dalglish left Anfield, only six weeks after Carter's arrival, he had lost his place in the starting line-up. Carter only made eight appearances; five under Dalglish and three under his successor, Graeme Souness.

 

It was clear that Souness didn't rate the 25-year-old Londoner highly exemplified by when he substituted Carter at Stamford Bridge after he had come on as a substitute earlier in the game. Souness recouped over half of the purchase price when Arsenal paid £500,000 to take Carter back to London in October 1991. Carter spent over three years at Highbury but only played 30 matches and was twice loaned out to Oxford United before making a permanent move to Portsmouth in Football League One in 1995. Three years, 80 games and six goals later he was back at Millwall but his second spell with the club was nowhere near as successful as his first. At the end of the 1998/99 season he had to retire as a player at the age of 33 because of a serious back injury. He now works as a matchday host for Millwall.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

The Markovic thread got me thinking .. well Jarzinho did, who is the worst player we have ever signed?

 

Diouf is my choice

 

Do you not think his charm made up for his lack of footballing ability?

[Pureblood]

Joe Cole

[Arnaud]

Aquilani - injured, expensive and kicked Alonso out.

[3 Stacks]

Benteke because it was the most nonsensical transfer. We've bought worst players but he had zero chemistry with any of our players and couldn't have been less suited to our football. Plus he was fucking expensive.

[Jennings]

Sean Dundee.

[El Rojo]

Andy Carroll.

 

£35m when £35m was £35m.

 

He obviously had some limited strengths, but only if your side plays like Millwall in 1988.

[SasaS]

It depends on te perspective. Aquilani was the worst deal of recent years, on a par with Marković, the worst player maybe Jovanović or Degen. Diao. Competition is unbelievably tough. .

[Ranxerox]

Mario anyone?

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Queued for hours to get David Morrisey's autograph with my nephew on Bold St, before we got to him he had to shoot off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh and as a player Sean Dundee, as for value, Carroll.

[Grinch]

Benteke takes the most moronic signing crown.  A player who was never going to fit for massive money but what you expect when you've a shit manager and a team of scouts whose idea of working together is both getting to pick a player, thankfully Palace give us a huge sum for the lump and the scout's man is quality.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Benteke takes the most moronic signing crown.  A player who was never going to fit for massive money but what you expect when you've a shit manager and a team of scouts whose idea of working together is both getting to pick a player, thankfully Palace give us a huge sum for the lump and the scout's man is quality.

We got lucky there mate, you're right.

[Mark M]

Mario anyone?

bought to replace Suarez. Between him and Diouf for me.

Both dickheads that were shite and cost a lot at the time.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Le tallec when you think the other option was Ronaldo. Bit like signing oxelaide instead of lemar possibly, potentially.. whatever.

[LFC 6 Times]

Andy Carroll is still the stand out one for me, it still pains me to think about it. Markovic, Downing and Aquilani although the latter is a talented player are up there too.

[Creator Supreme]

Klopp!

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Klopp!

Oh you !

[Creator Supreme]

Oh you !

I know, couldn't resist! It's obviously Rodgers (Klopp a close second!)

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Aquilani. Was brought in to fill the Alonso shaped hole in our midfield. Always injured. And not very good. It was all just a bit too fast and frantic for him.

 

Poulsen. An absolute nothing signing. No logic behind it at all. Terrible player. Slow. Couldn't pass. Or run. Or tackle. Just total shite.

 

And, while not the "worst" signings, looking from an expectation vs reality perspective, bad tranfers involving players who I thought would be boss for us but who were actually quite underwhelming would include Keane, Babel, Morientes and Clough.

[SlugTrail]

Mario anyone?

no thanks

[SlugTrail]

I'm going for hodgeson. Everything that was wrong with the club at the time was personified by the useless cunt.

[cuppatea]

Andy Carroll.

 

A limited Championship target man who "likes a drink" has a few months of good form and we make him one of the most expensive players of all time. The current equivalent would be spending £60-70m on Chris Wood if scores a few more before January.

 

Whoever even proposed that deal should have been sacked on the spot.

[Josef Svejk]

Oxo-Shitpot.