Our biggest waste of money signing

[Boss Hogg]

Relative to where we were ... Gibson, Walters, Reid, Van Der Shaaf , Tony Hancock or other ? This isn’t whether it was a good idea to sign them but about how much money we wasted compared to what they offered.
For me 1. Gibson 2. Walters 3. T Hancock

[fidelcastro]

Liam Robinson.

It's hard to believe that he was once our record signing!

[AlargeClaret]

Dare anyone say Jeff? Though a very strong tin hat needed .

Gibson
Hancock
Paul Stewart ( can’t even remember what it if we paid for him ?)

[fidelcastro]

Dare anyone say Jeff? Though a very strong tin hat needed .

Gibson
Hancock
Paul Stewart ( can’t even remember what it if we paid for him ?)

Stewart was on loan. How much of his wages we were paying, I don't know.

Another of Jimmy Mullen's superb signings that season!

[bfcjg]

It has to be Gibson.

[Rowls]

Leon Cort

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Anyone know what Drinkwater cost us?

[Boss Hogg]

Forgot about Drinkwater. He has to be in the top 3 I think. Offered the square root of f all.

[Claret Toni]

Forgot about Drinkwater. He has to be in the top 3 I think. Offered the square root of f all.

...and produced less.

[Inchy]

Has to be Gibson but other mentions


Ian Moore (how we got money off Leeds il never know)
Liam Robinson

[ClaretTony]

Relative to where we were ... Gibson, Walters, Reid, Van Der Shaaf , Tony Hancock or other ? This isn’t whether it was a good idea to sign them but about how much money we wasted compared to what they offered.
For me 1. Gibson 2. Walters 3. T Hancock

Why Walters? Got him for peanuts from Stoke. Unfortunately he suffered bad injuries that brought his career to an end but you can never factor that in.

[dermotdermot]

Has to be Gibson on account of the size of the fee.

[tim_noone]

We paid by bucket collection to sign David Reeves now that was a waste of Money.....unless hes put pen to paper.

[Clarets4me]

With Tony Hancock, at least we got our money back, £50,000 to Preston when he promptly got injured and never played a game for them. Paul Stewart was only a month's loan, I think, and we now know of his horrific " back story " . Both Liam Robinson and Ian Moore were for the most part triers, who were often played in roles that didn't suit them, in teams that were struggling eg: Robinson up front with little support ....

Gibson wins this hands down ....

[MACCA]

Gibson
Van der Shaaf
Walters
Legzdins
Hennings
Sordell
Reid
Drinkwater
Chalabah
Penny

Plus many more

[tim_noone]

Gibson
Van der Shaaf
Walters
Legzdins
Hennings
Sordell
Reid
Drinkwater
Chalabah
Penny

Plus many more

Who TF is Manny Moore?

[ClaretTony]

With Tony Hancock, at least we got our money back, £50,000 to Preston when he promptly got injured and never played a game for them. Paul Stewart was only a month's loan, I think, and we now know of his horrific " back story " . Both Liam Robinson and Ian Moore were for the most part triers, who were often played in roles that didn't suit them, in teams that were struggling eg: Robinson up front with little support ....

Gibson wins this hands down ....

I believe we didn’t get a penny from Preston for him despite what was reported.

[ClaretTony]

Gibson
Van der Shaaf
Walters
Legzdins
Hennings
Sordell
Reid
Drinkwater
Chalabah
Penny

Plus many more

So all but two you have listed were signed while Sean Dyche has been manager.

[Guller Bull]

Stewart
Gibson
Gifton Noel Williams
Hennings

Defour - quality player but circumstance puts him in the lower echelons of this bracket.

[bfcjg]

Fancy pants dogs troupe,
Chico,

[ClaretTony]

I’d rule Stewart out, I don’t think he cost us anything. Didn’t Liverpool pay his wages because we said we would give him games to get him fit?

[tim_noone]

So all but two you have listed were signed while Sean Dyche has been manager.

Give him a break he's only 12....

[Guller Bull]

I’d rule Stewart out, I don’t think he cost us anything. Didn’t Liverpool pay his wages because we said we would give him games to get him fit?

I can't rule him out - he was abysmally unconcerned. He epitomised everything that was heartbreaking about that time. Even if if we spent £nil on his transfer and gave him a game it would have been a rip off. I would have paid £20 a week to play and been more committed.

[ClaretTony]

I can't rule him out - he was abysmally unconcerned. He epitomised everything that was heartbreaking about that time. Even if if we spent £nil on his transfer and gave him a game it would have been a rip off. I would have paid £20 a week to play and been more committed.

I’d agree he was awful but he doesn’t fit into the thread title. I couldn’t believe how poor such a good player looked but he clearly wasn’t fit enough to be playing.

[bobinho]

Gibson, and by some considerable margin.

[Pstotto]

Gibson. Dyche said 'He's gone back to his club'. No wonder he's crap for Burnley, he's hated them all his life.

Moral of the story, don't sign someone who has a 'home club'.

[Foulthrow]

Stewart
Gibson
Gifton Noel Williams
Hennings

Defour - quality player but circumstance puts him in the lower echelons of this bracket.

Noel Williams? I saw him once score a hat trick for Burnley. Best night out he ever had.

Has that ball ever been found from the penalty he took?

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

Marco Gentile. Just to throw another name in the ring.

[Herts Clarets]

8 million transfer fee
6 million wages
51 league appearances
274k per appearance
Step forward, if you can manage it without injuring yourself, Steven Defour.

[Dy1geo]

Joe Gallagher has to be up there with wages he will have been on back in the day

[tim_noone]

8 million transfer fee
6 million wages
51 league appearances
274k per appearance
Step forward, if you can manage it without injuring yourself, Steven Defour.

I didnt have the balls to say.....

[Quickenthetempo]

So all but two you have listed were signed while Sean Dyche has been manager.

We have only really had money under Dyche so it's no surprise.

[ClaretTony]

We have only really had money under Dyche so it's no surprise.

It’s relative. And no mention of Richard Eckersley.

[TVC15]

Anyone know what Drinkwater cost us?

Reported we were paying around half of his £110k a week wages at Chelsea.
Also reported that Villa were paying all of the £110k !!

[Dy1geo]

8 million transfer fee
6 million wages
51 league appearances
274k per appearance
Step forward, if you can manage it without injuring yourself, Steven Defour.

I will take the bait, but if he was a bad signing bring on many more, his time on the pitch was a joy to watch.

Not that I agree with your logic but surely Brady at £13 mill and 62 appearances offers lower value for money,

[TVC15]

It’s relative. And no mention of Richard Eckersley.

Yep 4 year contract on a decent wage and was it a half a million transfer fee to United ?
Ended up doing ok for Toronto apparently - which at the time was probably near league 2 level.
Another of those many transfers where Sir Alex managed to get decent money for crap players purely because they had been at United and played one League Cup game !! He was a master at it.

[Jel]

Flanagan, what ever happened to him?

[Quickenthetempo]

It’s relative. And no mention of Richard Eckersley.

I can't look further than Ian Moore or Leon Cort.

Our first million pound signing that was no better than Payton or even Branch.

As for Cort. He was that slow he rivalled that Northampton defender in 92.

[RalphCoatesComb]

Gibson
Van der Shaaf
Drinkwater

[kritichris]

Liam Robinson.It's hard to believe that he was once our record signing!

I was so dismayed by Robinson I actually wrote to him care of the club, saying if he stayed on his feet he might make a half decent player. Funnily enough he never replied.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Flanagan, what ever happened to him?

Just had a quick Google.
Just been released by Rangers after 2 years there and not many appearances.

[ClaretTony]

Flanagan, what ever happened to him?

I read that he was training with Fleetwood

[dermotdermot]

It’s relative. And no mention of Richard Eckersley.

He’s doing after dinner speeches now. Looks like some sort of evangelist with long hair and a beard. Very ginger of course.

[dermotdermot]

Gibson
Van der Shaaf
Walters
Legzdins
Hennings
Sordell
Reid
Drinkwater
Chalabah
Penny

Plus many more

You can’t make a list like that without including the Duke. Sordell and Hennings were hardly given a chance whereas Jukiewicz had at least half a season to try and hit a barn door. He didn’t even get near.

[RammyClaret61]

John Bond, and everyone he brought with him, especially Steve Daley . With the exceptions of Denis Tueart & Tommy Hutchinson.

[Quicknick]

Marco Gentile. Just to throw another name in the ring.

We might view him differently if he'd been played. How could he have not been better than Waddle's central defence?

[Darthlaw]

Lots of posts and no one has mentioned Joe Hart yet.

Big wages and half a seasons games, for four clean sheets.

[JohnMcGreal]

Why Walters? Got him for peanuts from Stoke. Unfortunately he suffered bad injuries that brought his career to an end but you can never factor that in.

Well, you pretty much can factor that in when the player is almost 34 with over 500 appearances on the clock. There's always an increased risk of that happening.

In terms of transfer fee, wages and contribution to the team, I can't see a bigger waste of money than Gibson.

[andyh]

John Bond, and everyone he brought with him, especially Steve Daley . With the exceptions of Denis Tueart & Tommy Hutchinson.

I can’t believe you’ve put Tommy Hutchinson there. Gerry Gow -yes Hutchinson - no way. He put in a shift in a dreadful side.

Financially has to be Gibson.

In terms of disappointment then Coyle’s three ‘E’s take some beating.

I’d also say Besart Berisha deserves a mention. Never really offered a chance but there was an ok player in there somewhere.

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

We might view him differently if he'd been played. How could he have not been better than Waddle's central defence?

True. The story I heard was he was on £4k per appearance and the board wouldn’t pay that but strange if true as somebody signed off on the deal.