11 Jan 2016 18:16:39
Question for fellow reds and any Ed's who are interested. With the transfer window open and with players in and out of clubs who has been a) the most disappointing signing and b) the worst signing for the club in your opinions. Disappointing and worst not neccessarly being linked. Can go as far back as you can remember. For me the most disappointing was Fernando Morientes. He was quality for Madrid and Spain and still in his prime and for 8 mil he was what appeared to be a bargain. But he could not handle how physical the EPL was and disappeared in games without making much impact. And the worst. Adam Bogdan is close but would have to say Torben Picnique. Remember him . No well he was signed by Souness and disappeared after 2 seasons making only 1 appearance in the second. Remember sitting at Anfield and thinking the rest of that Danish team that won Euro 92 must be awesome because he was rubbish.
11 Jan 2016 18:39:15
A: Joe Cole
B: Poulsen.
11 Jan 2016 18:48:41
A) aquaman
B) balotelli - an idiotic move by the club.
11 Jan 2016 18:48:41
A) aquaman
B) balotelli - an idiotic move by the club.
11 Jan 2016 18:53:59
The signing that wins both categories at the same time for me is Aquilani. Terrible in every eay compounded further by the fact that he obviously had some talent. A p*ss taker of the highest degree, cost us a small fortune both to get him in and then get him back out again. It still wrankles me. Have no idea what he has done since he left, but he is one person that I don't wish the best for.
11 Jan 2016 19:09:53
Been so many disappointing signings over the years but Harry Kewell ranks high. Should have been the answer to our long search for a Barnes replacement and had all the talent needed to be a Liverpool great - just never really clicked for him.
As for worst, take your pick from any of the Souness signings. Paul Stewart, Julian Dicks, Neil Ruddock, Mark Walters, Dean Saunders etc. Man ruined the club with that dross and we've never recovered.
11 Jan 2016 19:10:27
A is going to have to be Glen Johnson. So much potential in terms of crossing shooting besting men. refused tondonhisndefensive duties.
B is definitely balotelli. We opted for a bag of w*nk instead of Remy. We're lumbered without any penetrative up front. A fool that insisted on getting fined by the club (4 times in total? ) Pissed off loic remy and qpr in the process. Made ourselves look like idiots insinuating he failed a medical, br categorically saying balotelli wasn't on the cards and he wasn't interested to then u turn 7 days later. The entire saga was painful to see unfold. And now we're lumbered with his wages, the cost of cutting ties etc. Worst player, attitude, vfm I have seen the club go for. Worse than carroll diouf etc.
11 Jan 2016 19:28:43
Mickrude I lived through the painful Souness mismanagment years but I wouldn't go as far as to say that Saunders and Walters were dross. I thought Saunders was a class act for us and Walters showed some real promise on occasion. In fact I would gladly have the Dean Saunders that played for us in the current team. In fact the current Dean Saunders would probably be more prolific than Benteke.
Ruddock and Stewart were just dreadful signings and should never have happened. Especially Ruddock who is vermin of the highest order on and off the pitch.
11 Jan 2016 19:32:55
A. Robbie Keane - The purchase that showed Benitez had peaked. Even as an Irishman, I hated the idea of Keane coming to Anfield. Not a Liverpool player. We had come so close the season before and here was Benitez showing signs of that effing self destruct button. He is the Padraig Harrington of Managers : aims for perfection when he had enough to win many, many more titles and destroyed good teams seeking that perfect team. Aaargh!
B. Mark Walters - The beginning of the end which has not finished yet. A piss poor player bought by a great player who had no eye for anyone but rubbish players ( Dicks, Ruddock, Clough, Stewart ) . After that the jigsaw puzzle which had been perfect for decades would never fit together again.
PS Not impressed with Klopp's first signing. Makes no sense. Slow kid in a crap league who won't mature into his postion for another 3/ 4 years. At least he didn't cost €20million which seems like the default marker that teams were putting on players once they saw the Anfield number coming up. Other problem is if we pay these kids too much, we will never offload them. Delighted to see Ward back. Hope he gets some time to become Number 1 or 2 and Bogdan is sent packing.
11 Jan 2016 19:35:10
Mickrude, Seriously Dean Saunders rubbish You must have been watching a different team to me, scored plenty of goals in a poorly run side.
11 Jan 2016 19:44:11
What an apt username you have Joker.
11 Jan 2016 19:49:58
roberto firmino £30m says it all pure crap.
11 Jan 2016 19:50:15
Paul Konchesky anybody?
11 Jan 2016 19:51:21
Joker,
APadraig Harrinton has three majors under his belt, why don't you ask the majority of golfers over the last 20 + years would they like those in their cabinet.
11 Jan 2016 20:13:50
Harrington then deconstructed/ destroyed his swing to become better. He could have won another 3/ 4 majors easily. Stay with the point I'm making. Lots of managers have never won a major title but it doesn't mean that Benitez reached his peak in comparison to them. He fell short of what he could have achieved because he thought he had to be better than what he is. Same for Paddy. He could have won another two British Opens if he had realised he was better than anyone in that period of his career.
11 Jan 2016 20:27:42
Saunders or Beardsley? Beardsley still had a number of very good years in him and was hounded out by Souness for him. Still stand by my statement he was dross - never Liverpool quality which is why he only lasted a couple of years. Then the b#start scored twice against in one ofor his first games for Villa (the Rosenthal miss)
11 Jan 2016 20:52:12
A. Harry Kewell maybe
B. Sean Dundee / Antonio Nunez.
11 Jan 2016 21:10:20
Is nobody else going to say anything about Joker saying Grujic is slow?! Haha. Deary me.
11 Jan 2016 21:35:39
That's everything that's wrong with our fans (a minority fortunately) at the moment. Slating the kid Grujic before he's even had a training session never mind kicked a ball in anger! I despair I really do, we are becoming more and more like Spurs fans each and every day:- (
11 Jan 2016 21:45:39
The year Rushie went to juve i cried. Only a kid but still rem it. Was it 3.2 million he went for? Then kenny went and brought in Aldo, Barnes, Beardsley and Houghton with the money. Talk about poetry in motion? Fill your boots with them four. Worst? Too many to even start.
11 Jan 2016 21:47:28
A. Cisse especially when drogba was available, felt cheated.
B. Ballotelli for obvious reasons.
11 Jan 2016 22:11:48
Disappointing diouf or diao. Thought we had to good players on our hands.
11 Jan 2016 22:38:16
And the winner for bellend of the year goes to Joker. Running down a kid that we've just signed and we won't even see play with us until next season . holy Jesus we've just hit the bottom. Get a grip you moron will you? If you hate the club and its staff that much just f-off.
11 Jan 2016 23:42:12
a) Ziege - should have been the answer to our left back problems
b) El Hadji Diouf - struggling to find any acceptable words to describe the man.
12 Jan 2016 00:43:41
Sorry ladies. Must have mis typed. I think Grujic is a great signing. I love the way we are continuing to pay over the odds for young talented players who we then loan back to their parent club in order to minimise the possibility that they would arrive with a hangover of homesickness. I think also that it is great that Klopp is planning for a different style of football by bringing in slower midfielders for those days when the rest of the lads are knackered. You could tell that even Messi was nervous tonight knowing that his days are numbered as the worlds number 1. can't wait to beat everyone 10-0 from now on.
12 Jan 2016 01:59:04
what players as klopp paid over the odds for? he's a young kid and that is the agreeement with his club so what's the issue? Given klopps track record for buying young talent and making them into world class talent vs your nonsensical statements based on zero I'd have to say I'm over the moon he's our manger and not the likes of yourself.
12 Jan 2016 08:24:20
Ever wish you could disagree with a post 20 times.