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Biggest flop of the season

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed May 08, 2019 8:50 pm

We have had the best of so now time to name your flops.

Dele Ali has has had a very poor season by his standards.

Mahrez 50m move to City hasn't worked out and will be remembered for his penalty miss at Anfield. They would of already won the league if he scored it.

De Gea has had a poor season. Abysmal recently.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by 4:20 » Wed May 08, 2019 8:56 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:We have had the best of so now time to name your flops.

Dele Ali has has had a very poor season by his standards.

Mahrez 50m move to City hasn't worked out and will be remembered for his penalty miss at Anfield. They would of already won the league if he scored it.

De Gea has had a poor season. Abysmal recently.
Alexis Sanchez, I only think he's scored 1 or 2 and played for maybe half the games, on mega mega bucks too.
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Bosscat » Wed May 08, 2019 8:56 pm

Brexit :roll:

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Wed May 08, 2019 8:58 pm

Our Europa campaign?

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by tim_noone » Wed May 08, 2019 8:59 pm

Steve56 ...ok not that big 8-)
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by gawthorpe_view » Wed May 08, 2019 9:00 pm

Most of the very expensive Fulham signings.
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by 1HappyClaret » Wed May 08, 2019 9:01 pm

Fred

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed May 08, 2019 9:05 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Our Europa campaign?
Really?

Losing to Olympiacos?
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by claptrappers_union » Wed May 08, 2019 9:15 pm

Fred, Sanchez, Higuien... maybe Pogba too, to some extent.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Lord Beamish » Wed May 08, 2019 9:17 pm

Ablueclaret.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by theroyaldyche » Wed May 08, 2019 9:28 pm

Divock bigcock

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Sheedyclaret » Wed May 08, 2019 9:32 pm

Dont think mahrez has flopped to be honest hes just had the Brilliant barnado Silva ahead of him not had much of a sniff..

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Long Time Lurker » Wed May 08, 2019 10:04 pm

West Ham

Huge changes, huge expenditure, minor improvements.

The circumstances surrounding their stadium deal are an ongoing disgrace.

Karren Brady, the poster child of cronyism, continued to embarass herself and by association the club.

The transfer of Wilshere could be classed as a separate flop, but I will add it to the mix.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Wed May 08, 2019 10:06 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:Really?

Losing to Olympiacos?
It was great to be there but five out of six performances were pretty poor. And that’s being kind.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by MACCA » Wed May 08, 2019 10:14 pm

Sanchez
Nahki Wells
Fred
Ings
Hart
Bobby Reid
Vincent Janssen
Kepa ( is he really that good, I've seen nothing to suggest he's awesome )

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Funkydrummer » Wed May 08, 2019 10:18 pm

Fosbury.
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Blackrod » Wed May 08, 2019 10:22 pm

Sanchez and Fred are good shouts. The return by Sanchez for the outlay is v poor. I’m convinced Fred wouldn’t have cost as much if he wasn’t just called ‘Fred’. He sounds like he should be better than he is imo. A bit like ‘Jo’.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Pimlico_Claret » Wed May 08, 2019 10:23 pm

1HappyClaret wrote:Fred
Been better off with Fred Dibnah, at least he had bit of bottle (Google him young un's).
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Wed May 08, 2019 10:23 pm

Sanchez is the biggest flop of the season.

Over paid and on this season massively over rated.
Utd are possibly going to have to fund his wages to get rid at a cost of approx £13million...

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Spike » Wed May 08, 2019 10:25 pm

Jack Rodwell

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Shore claret » Wed May 08, 2019 10:35 pm

Solanki, poop at Liverpool poop at Bournemouth

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Dark Cloud » Wed May 08, 2019 10:35 pm

The wife's boobies! :o
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Blackrod » Wed May 08, 2019 10:37 pm

Danny Drinkwater. Over 100k week and made no league appearances. Crashed, done for drink driving and told he has no future at the club.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Vegas Claret » Wed May 08, 2019 10:47 pm

Tony Mowbray, done far too well
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Tricky Trevor » Wed May 08, 2019 10:51 pm

KieranTrippier. After a brilliant World Cup, nothing.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by THEWELLERNUT70 » Wed May 08, 2019 11:22 pm

Ceri and Schurrle at Fulham

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by tiger76 » Wed May 08, 2019 11:22 pm

Tricky Trevor wrote:KieranTrippier. After a brilliant World Cup, nothing.
And yet he'll possibly be lining up in a CL final,funny game.

I wonder if he's carrying an injury,he doesn't seem the energetic Tripps,that we're used to seeing.
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by tiger76 » Wed May 08, 2019 11:25 pm

claptrappers_union wrote:Fred, Sanchez, Higuien... maybe Pogba too, to some extent.
Agree with the 3 Manure picks,i'm not sure you can label Higuain a flop,he only arrived in January and has 5 goals in 13 games,that's hardly Fernando Torres stats.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed May 08, 2019 11:35 pm

Tricky Trevor wrote:KieranTrippier. After a brilliant World Cup, nothing.
He certainly helped in the comeback tonight with some great balls in.
As of last week he had created the 2nd most chances in the premier league from full backs. Behind Digne.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by MDWat » Thu May 09, 2019 7:20 am

Think West Ham have had a reasonable season and certainly significantly better than last season. Pretty harsh to say they’ve been the biggest flop of the season - they were just standard West Ham away to us and Cardiff, both results which had a big impact on our season at the time.

Sanchez is probably the best shout. Solskjaer has an argument for being the best thing this season pre his permanent appointment, and then the biggest flop since his appointment.

Some fair shouts in the thread and some not so much. Harsh to call Pogba a flop, for example, he’s just been inconsistent.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Cleveleys_claret » Thu May 09, 2019 8:21 am

Quickenthetempo wrote:He certainly helped in the comeback tonight with some great balls in.
As of last week he had created the 2nd most chances in the premier league from full backs. Behind Digne.
Whereas is this info from? The commentators the other night said Robertson needs just 1 more assist to beat the all time record for most assists in the Premier League by a full bacm. Then said Trent was just one behind him, and was the 2nd highest assist maker in the league

Sorry just seen you put chances not actual assists

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Iloveyoubrady » Thu May 09, 2019 8:25 am

Anguissa at Fulham - cost over 20 mil and nobody knows who he his

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Steve1956 » Thu May 09, 2019 8:29 am

tim_noone wrote:Steve56 ...ok not that big 8-)
:o You ask my wife if I'm a flop Noone,built like a babies arm mate and fully functional.
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Lancasterclaret » Thu May 09, 2019 8:30 am

All of Fulhams signings

Showed everybody (well, those that think real football is like football manager) that its very, very hard to recruit well, even with lots of money
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Steve1956 » Thu May 09, 2019 8:30 am

Tricky Trevor wrote:KieranTrippier. After a brilliant World Cup, nothing.
Champions league final....not to shabby.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu May 09, 2019 8:34 am

Very surprising to see so many overseas signings being mentioned.

I had been convinced everyone abroad was cheap and a success.
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Dyched » Thu May 09, 2019 8:34 am

I’m gonna go for players you’d expect to start/play and that should make an impact rather than say players at Cardiff etc

Lukaku - What even is he? He’s ridiculously crap is laughable

Sanchez - See above

Terraria or whatever he’s called - Don’t get what he does. He’s there to stop the opposition and make tackes but does neither.

Jorginho - See above.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Lord Beamish » Thu May 09, 2019 8:46 am

The Champion’s League Knock-Out stages.

Sh!t.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by vinrogue » Thu May 09, 2019 9:50 am

If Spurs win the CL, Liverpool win the PL, Watford win the FA Cup and Chelsea win the Europa League then it would be a straight toss up between, Pep and Man City and Arsenal for biggest flop, how funny would that be?!?
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Guich » Thu May 09, 2019 11:13 am

That would be very funny...but I fear you may have scored 0 out of 4 there Vinrogue
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by 1Simpleton » Thu May 09, 2019 11:37 am

Not seen Ozil mentioned. Has to be comparable to Sanchez
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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Quickenthetempo » Thu May 09, 2019 12:15 pm

Lord Beamish wrote:The Champion’s League Knock-Out stages.

Sh!t.
Hahahaha

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Quickenthetempo » Thu May 09, 2019 12:17 pm

Dyched wrote:Lukaku - What even is he? He’s ridiculously crap is laughable
He certainly threw Ben Mee around like a rag doll on the Turf, but an average season overall.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by AndrewJB » Thu May 09, 2019 12:46 pm

Fulham FC.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by NottsClaret » Thu May 09, 2019 12:52 pm

AndrewJB wrote:Fulham FC.
I wonder who'll be showing the 'ambition' we should be following this summer, following Boro in 2016 and Fulham in 2018.

Probably Norwich.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Quickenthetempo » Thu May 09, 2019 1:09 pm

NottsClaret wrote:I wonder who'll be showing the 'ambition' we should be following this summer, following Boro in 2016 and Fulham in 2018.

Probably Norwich.
The play off winner will have the most funds.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Quickenthetempo » Thu May 09, 2019 1:13 pm

Cleveleys_claret wrote:Whereas is this info from? The commentators the other night said Robertson needs just 1 more assist to beat the all time record for most assists in the Premier League by a full bacm. Then said Trent was just one behind him, and was the 2nd highest assist maker in the league

Sorry just seen you put chances not actual assists
You can only create chances like the ball he put in before the 2nd goal, where Lorente I think missed from two yards.

Obviously the Liverpool forwards are more clinical.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by SGr » Thu May 09, 2019 1:43 pm

Fred, Anguissa the obvious money for nothing players.

Sanchez, Ozil in terms of salary

If we’re following on from last season, Aubameyang and Lacazette haven’t at all justified the price tag. Mendy also.

Special mention to Jorginho.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by moaninclaret » Thu May 09, 2019 1:49 pm

Most of the big money signings have been rubbish, but i agree with most, Sanchez has been a proper flop.

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Re: Biggest flop of the season

Post by Quickenthetempo » Thu May 09, 2019 1:56 pm

SGr wrote:If we’re following on from last season, Aubameyang
He has 20 league goals this season.

Kept a very average Arsenal side going.

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