For new signings, ask the man from the Pru

[plymouth wanderer]

If we're talking bad players!

In recent memory

1. Knight...you watch a video of his best bits you'd think he was phenomenal! In truth he was a liability. For someone so tall he wasn't half shit in the air once inside the opposition penalty area!

2. Wheater... I had high hope when he arrived! Beast at the back with Huth in his Boro days! Absolute let down when you factor in the cost!

3. Sordell.... same as above! Plus he was a fecking cry baby!

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

If we're talking bad players!

In recent memory

1. Knight...you watch a video of his best bits you'd think he was phenomenal! In truth he was a liability. For someone so tall he wasn't half shit in the air once inside the opposition penalty area!

2. Wheater... I had high hope when he arrived! Beast at the back with Huth in his Boro days! Absolute let down when you factor in the cost!

3. Sordell.... same as above! Plus he was a fecking cry baby!

He was pretty shit in our penalty area. The ball sometimes hit his head and went in a random direction is about as complimentary as it gets.

[BWFC_Insane]

If we're talking bad players!

In recent memory

1. Knight...you watch a video of his best bits you'd think he was phenomenal! In truth he was a liability. For someone so tall he wasn't half shit in the air once inside the opposition penalty area!

2. Wheater... I had high hope when he arrived! Beast at the back with Huth in his Boro days! Absolute let down when you factor in the cost!

3. Sordell.... same as above! Plus he was a fecking cry baby!

Wheater is just injury prone......and slow. But I'd not put him in quite the same category as Knight and Sordell.

For me one of the most embarrassing defensive displays I've ever witnessed first hand was that of Tim Ream at Hull. The way he was bullied was truly embarrassing. And that was a Championship fixture.

For Knight the problem I think was that he thought he was a good player. Had he concentrated on being a basic, functional centre half he'd have probably been ok. But he felt he was a good player, probably after his England caps and made a complete tit out of himself trying to be something better than he actually was.

[Bruce Rioja]

Fulham singed Knight from Rushall Olympic (about his level) for 30 trackies. I'd have knocked them down a few.

[Bijou Bob]

I can't believe no one has yet mentioned one G. Cid, who made Zat Knight look like Cruyff at his best.

[Lord Kangana]

No list is complete without Danny "how f*cking much?" Shittu for sheer bafflement. Incredibly dodgy deal that - Megson knew he wasn't up to it and had declined to sign him previously for that very reason.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

The list was already replete with Messrs Shittu and Cid - it's just a couple of pages back, before BWFCi and Bruce started flirting.

[Burnden Paddock]

I can't believe no one has yet mentioned one G. Cid, who made Zat Knight look like Cruyff at his best.

Apart from on the last 2 pages??

[Worthy4England]

I can't believe no one has yet mentioned one G. Cid, who made Zat Knight look like Cruyff at his best.

Apart from on the last 2 pages??

First name out of the hat 'n'all.

[Bijou Bob]

Couldn't be arsed trawling every page. I thought we'd had 22 pages of " Zat Knight is the worst player ever", " Oh no he isnt". At least, thats what it feels like. Still, covers up the fact we haven't signed anyone or shipped anyone out yet.

[Harry Genshaw]

In terms of value Alex Baptiste should be up there. Can play anywhere across the back we were told. To be fair Dougie never fancied him at centre half but he was as dreadful at right back as he was at left back.

The worst I ever saw though was Ray Deakin.

[bobo the clown]

Henry Mowbray. Came with Armfield & Peter Nicholson from Blackpool. The only person to "better" his was Dennis Peacock ... the worst keeper in the World. He would have been better than any female keeper anywhere, ever .... but only just. He was THAT bad !!

[Prufrock]

Thought you'd enjoy this, Bobes

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[bobo the clown]

Thought you'd enjoy this, Bobes

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/footbal ... 57266.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bless you. My point entirely.

I love the quote ; -

“We could have had an easier game, but we definitely want to keep testing the girls.”

[Worthy4England]

Thought you'd enjoy this, Bobes

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/footbal ... 57266.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bless you. My point entirely.

I life the quote ; -

“We could have had an easier game, but we definitely want to keep testing the girls.”

I bet that doesn't make the BBC's "equal opportunities" reporting...

Not a mention of in under "women's football"...

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Citing a "well-placed Arsenal source", this website says Arsenal are "hopeful" BWFC will to accept Arsenal's second bid of "up to £1.5m including add-ons" for Rob Holding. Or, as the story calls him on one occasion, Harding.

(The writer Wayne Veysey is an old hand, a Nixon type, rather than a wet-eared greenhorn. But there's nothing to say Nixon types don't file copy to fill pages.)

[TANGODANCER]

Citing a "well-placed Arsenal source", this website says Arsenal are "hopeful" BWFC will to accept Arsenal's second bid of "up to £1.5m including add-ons" for Rob Holding. Or, as the story calls him on one occasion, Harding.
(The writer Wayne Veysey is an old hand, a Nixon type, rather than a wet-eared greenhorn. But there's nothing to say Nixon types don't file copy to fill pages.)

"Up to"1.5 mil "including" ad-ons. In this day and age for a man a money club like Arsenal want it's a bit of a joke. If we were still in the Chapionship even they'd have to part with far more. Just taking advantage of our misfortunes I reckon. If they want Holding, make em pay his worth. What can we replace for 1.5m?

[Worthy4England]

Citing a "well-placed Arsenal source", this website says Arsenal are "hopeful" BWFC will to accept Arsenal's second bid of "up to £1.5m including add-ons" for Rob Holding. Or, as the story calls him on one occasion, Harding.
(The writer Wayne Veysey is an old hand, a Nixon type, rather than a wet-eared greenhorn. But there's nothing to say Nixon types don't file copy to fill pages.)

"Up to"1.5 mil "including" ad-ons. In this day and age for a man a money club like Arsenal want it's a bit of a joke. If we were still in the Chapionship even they'd have to part with far more. Just taking advantage of our misfortunes I reckon. If they want Holding, make em pay his worth. What can we replace for 1.5m?

That's life. £1.5m is worth a lot more to us that it used to be and might be more important to us right now, than keeping a player on the books that may or may not be worth more in the future...

[BWFC_Insane]

Citing a "well-placed Arsenal source", this website says Arsenal are "hopeful" BWFC will to accept Arsenal's second bid of "up to £1.5m including add-ons" for Rob Holding. Or, as the story calls him on one occasion, Harding.
(The writer Wayne Veysey is an old hand, a Nixon type, rather than a wet-eared greenhorn. But there's nothing to say Nixon types don't file copy to fill pages.)

"Up to"1.5 mil "including" ad-ons. In this day and age for a man a money club like Arsenal want it's a bit of a joke. If we were still in the Chapionship even they'd have to part with far more. Just taking advantage of our misfortunes I reckon. If they want Holding, make em pay his worth. What can we replace for 1.5m?

The flip side is if we were in the premiership paying more than £1M for a player who's played what, 20 odd matches in his life for a team that finished bottom of the championship, and miserably so, people would be questioning why we're doing it, that we lack ambition and are spending far too much for an unproven player....

[Harry Genshaw]

Citing a "well-placed Arsenal source", this website says Arsenal are "hopeful" BWFC will to accept Arsenal's second bid of "up to £1.5m including add-ons" for Rob Holding. Or, as the story calls him on one occasion, Harding.
(The writer Wayne Veysey is an old hand, a Nixon type, rather than a wet-eared greenhorn. But there's nothing to say Nixon types don't file copy to fill pages.)

"Up to"1.5 mil "including" ad-ons. In this day and age for a man a money club like Arsenal want it's a bit of a joke. If we were still in the Chapionship even they'd have to part with far more. Just taking advantage of our misfortunes I reckon. If they want Holding, make em pay his worth. What can we replace for 1.5m?

The flip side is if we were in the premiership paying more than £1M for a player who's played what, 20 odd matches in his life for a team that finished bottom of the championship, and miserably so, people would be questioning why we're doing it, that we lack ambition and are spending far too much for an unproven player....

To flip it back again, didn't we pay close to, or over a million for a few kids we stole from other clubs? Odelusi or Obadeyi was it from Coventry? Mavies from Wolves? I'm sure there were others we splashed big cash on during our premiership days who were described as potential but then never made it. TV money has gone stratospheric since so we should be able to hold out for much more (didn't Everton pay around£3m for Stones?). Whether our desperation means we'll snatch at the first offer though....