Author Topic: Duffest foreign players we have had (but whom you inexplicably liked) (Read 19726 times)

DonkeyWan · « **on:** March 21, 2011, 03:42:04 PM »

Since the 'greatest foreign player at the club... ever!' proved so successful, I felt there was room for a thread on foreign players that you knew were utterly gash, but you somehow had a resonance with and spent every waking minute on an internet board defending, sure that their time would come... which it would sporadically to great outpourings of love...

The archetype being...

Of course there was also Kvarme, Meijer etc...

CHOPPER · « **Reply #1 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:44:10 PM »

Erik Trier.

stewy17 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:44:27 PM »

Quote from: DonkeyWan on March 21, 2011, 03:42:04 PM

Since the 'greatest foreign player at the club... ever!' proved so successful, I felt there was room for a thread on foreign players that you knew were utterly gash, but you somehow had a resonance with and spent every waking minute on an internet board defending, sure that their time would come... which it would sporadically to great outpourings of love...

The archetype being...

Of course there was also Kvarme, Meijer etc...

Loved Igor, remember the McAllister Derby, the turning point for us was when he got sent off.

We improved ten fold.

Cult figure isn't in it.

stewy17 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:45:25 PM »

exiledintheusa · « **Reply #4 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:46:22 PM »

Phillip Degan - so underated.

WhiteHeat · « **Reply #5 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:47:14 PM »

Christian Poulsen

Walk on, walk on · « **Reply #6 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:47:58 PM »

Before he became an absolute legend in 2005, I was always a huge fan of Smicer's and would defend him.

I'd always remember a game against yernited where he tormented ratboy neville and the commentator goes something like "you know its going to be a long afternoon for neville" after he was beaten by Smicer again and again.

Pity he couldn't do it in enough games to convince everyone else though.

sattapaal · « **Reply #7 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:52:32 PM »

Vladimir Smicer.

I thought he was a decent player, sometimes his running with and without the ball was decent, good technique and always performed at international level. He was injured a lot and was light as a feather though.

Didi_ram · « **Reply #8 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:53:22 PM »

Ryan Babel to some extent.

youll never walk alone it · « **Reply #9 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:54:48 PM »

on smicer, i saw a best of video type an it surprised me how often he apeared to look good who can forget that last gasp goal v chelsea in 2002? honestly thought it was our title that season.

SerbianScouser · « **Reply #10 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:55:49 PM »

I loved Titi Camara to bits...come to think of it for a period of time he was as exciting to watch as Suarez is today.

Carlito Roberto · « **Reply #11 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:56:56 PM »

Antonio Nunez.

red_til_i_die · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2011, 03:58:35 PM »

Olyvind Leonhardsson

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #13 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:00:33 PM »

After his first few games I though Gregory Vignal was going to be really good for us. Now I can’t even remember why he fell by the wayside and why and when he left. Was it a lack of application? Or just not as good as those first impressions led us to believe.

I always liked and hoped Sinama-Pongolle would be a success here. What happened to him after leaving Atletico?

CHOPPER · « **Reply #14 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:02:36 PM »

Sean Dundee, not because I particularly liked him but that he's the only player I have ever seen dummy himself.

ryatnalkar · « **Reply #15 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:02:38 PM »

I am Grkstav and I love Meelan Jovanovich. He is never given an opportunity. If they give him a run of games, he ll be as good as Lionel Messi. Don't mistake me when I say that, on a skill level no one can match Messi, but he will contribute to our team just as much as the Argentine.

armchair-fan · « **Reply #16 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:02:58 PM »

That Spanish lad who played up front for us earlier this season, you know the one, spent a lot of time sulking and looked a bit out of shape.

Tombellylfc · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:03:01 PM »

IGOR !!!
i dont know why but i just always liked him. think i actually got him on the back of one of my shirts aswell. wasnt the best player in the world but will remember him for that goal at fulham

plus a few years ago when he was here when i played footie with my mates and scored a sweet volley or something we all used to shout IGOR

dont really know why though cos he wasnt exactly prolific.
ohh well i will always have fond memories of him

CHOPPER · « **Reply #18 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:07:36 PM »

Quote from: armchair-fan on March 21, 2011, 04:02:58 PM

That Spanish lad who played up front for us earlier this season, you know the one, spent a lot of time sulking and looked a bit out of shape.

Pacheco?

Ginamos · « **Reply #19 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:07:49 PM »

Djimi and Igor are the closest for me, but they also represent a huge amount of frustration, how could we keep buying such shite players

Strummer77 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:08:26 PM »

Never knew whether Djibs attitude was brilliant or shit. Could be either depending on his mood. But yeh I liked him.

welshred1976 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:08:53 PM »

Jean Michael Ferri

He was class - Ged's first signing I think.

ScouserAtHeart · « **Reply #22 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:12:21 PM »

I'll sneak in with a non-foreign one. Heskey.

The Jolly Boys Outing · « **Reply #23 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:12:37 PM »

pellegrino and kvarme !

something awful · « **Reply #24 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:16:44 PM »

European Champion Djimi Traore is the most obvious. Love Babel for his ridiculous tweeting and all round craziness. Also used to like Sander Westerveld back in the day.

ScouserAtHeart · « **Reply #25 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:17:03 PM »

Speedy Gonzalez

ScouserAtHeart · « **Reply #26 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:18:01 PM »

Quote from: TripleJ on March 21, 2011, 04:16:44 PM

European Champion Djimi Traore is the most obvious. Love Babel for his ridiculous tweeting and all round craziness. Also used to like Sander Westerveld back in the day.

To think he's won one and Arsenal and Chelsea NEVER have. We should rub that in next time we play them

Lusty · « **Reply #27 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:30:43 PM »

Quote from: ScouserAtHeart on March 21, 2011, 04:18:01 PM

To think he's won one and Arsenal and Chelsea NEVER have. We should rub that in next time we play them

Djimi Traore has won more European Cups than London

stevenseagal · « **Reply #28 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:31:58 PM »

There's only one name for me - Vegard Heggem.

Licky · « **Reply #29 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:36:08 PM »

Karl Heinz riedle, i'd followed Dortmund all that season, i even had the illuminous dayglo yellow top, they won the european cup, i was made up to get him, but he just came here for his pension, massive disappointment.

ashleyrose-66 · « **Reply #30 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:38:16 PM »

Quote from: stevenseagal on March 21, 2011, 04:31:58 PM

There's only one name for me - Vegard Heggem.

Ahh... Heggem. The 90's version of Aurelio. He'd play a game and then be injured for 6 weeks!

Amazing that he had a career total of less than 150 games and still got 20 international caps!

Garry_LFC · « **Reply #31 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:39:53 PM »

Quote from: ScouserAtHeart on March 21, 2011, 04:17:03 PM

Speedy Gonzalez

Quote from: Didi_ram on March 21, 2011, 03:53:22 PM

Ryan Babel to some extent.

GBF · « **Reply #32 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:40:51 PM »

Litmanen and Traore

andyrol · « **Reply #33 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:41:48 PM »

loved riedle, still think michael owen learned an awful lot from him. the 4-2 v newcastle when riedle and owen got two each was his best game. other faves were meijer, camara,westerveld and torben peichnik.

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #34 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:42:35 PM »

Yeah camara and Smicer. And Morientes.

Roslagen · « **Reply #35 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:44:29 PM »

In terms of bad value for money, it's got to be Diouf, but I guess only his mum really likes him.

Cult figure? Got to be Djimi Traoré, must be the worst player ever to play a full Champions League final, let along winning it

His own goal at Burnley is another classic

Moldyman · « **Reply #36 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:45:06 PM »

Titi Camera/ Jari Litmanen/ Fernando Morientes

richmond-red · « **Reply #37 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:47:47 PM »

Pegguy Arpexhad. Probably just for his name.

stevenseagal · « **Reply #38 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:49:28 PM »

There is no doubt in my mind, of all the terrible players I've seen down the years, Djimi Traore is the worst. An atrocious footballer. His brain was 4 or 5 steps behind his body.

reniformis · « **Reply #39 on:** March 21, 2011, 04:51:11 PM »

Brad Friedel. Didn't like him while he was here, spent games looking like Kryton from Red Dwarf with his panic circuits engaged. But he was a terrific keeper for Blackburn.