Author Topic: Is this guy Liverpool's worst ever signing? (Read 60854 times)

Pistolero · « **Reply #80 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:25:16 AM »

Quote from: Pistolero on August 3, 2011, 11:09:42 AM

Joe Cole. No contest.

..replaced Paul Stewart at the top/bottom of the list...something I thought I'd never see

proud_red_norwegian · « **Reply #81 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:25:21 AM »

I think Frode Kippe must be up there. Houlliers second signing after Ferri.
http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/348

Didi_ram · « **Reply #82 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:28:16 AM »

Degen.

Pr0n · « **Reply #83 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:30:54 AM »

Diouf has to be the worst. Biggest prick, among the worst players, the least value for money a.s.o.
Remember we paid 9m£ and had to pay to loan him out (to eventually get rid of him).

simonchamp · « **Reply #84 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:32:13 AM »

Stensgaard
Nunez
Piecnik
Ruddock
Dicks
Diouf
Ferri
Poulsen
Diomede
Stewart
Dundee

That line up gives me nightmares!

CHOPPER · « **Reply #85 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:33:50 AM »

Quote from: Breitner on August 3, 2011, 09:52:32 AM

Not far off it, absolute disaster from the get go.

Father Ted · « **Reply #86 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:34:33 AM »

Diouf.

The occasional spark of talent (very occasional) but mostly crap. He was also a horrible, nasty twat and an embarrassment to the club. Also, he cost us £10 million.

All those 'hardmen' and 'guvnors' we bought in the 90's to bring some steel to the team, but who usually ended up swaggering around the pitch, acting like the man and achieving fuck all - Dicks, Ruddock, Ince.

ghost1359 · « **Reply #87 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:37:36 AM »

In terms of undelivered promise Joe is right up there at the moment. Free or not, we're still paying a shitload of money for him & you just know he got a nice little signing on fee aswell.

That's not to say he can't turn it around, he's still got time but I can't say I'm overly optimistic. The worst part is that we let Benayoun go & brought him in & everyone was lauding it as transfer market genius $:-\$

Chinbits · « **Reply #88 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:37:49 AM »

Henderson

ghost1359 · « **Reply #89 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:39:16 AM »

That's not even close to being a good fishing attempt.

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #90 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:39:29 AM »

Must admit i liked Ruddock you know. Not the greatest defender but scored goals and wasn't scared to put the boot in.

Heres a few others...

Nicky Rizzo, Mark Kennedy (another one that nearly scored on debut vs leeds and then career came crashing) Lee Jones and Scott Patterson?

helmboy_nige · « **Reply #91 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:42:42 AM »

Quote from: simonchamp on August 3, 2011, 11:32:13 AM

Stensgaard
Nunez
Piecnik
Ruddock
Dicks
Diouf
Ferri
Poulsen
Diomede
Stewart
Dundee

That line up gives me nightmares!

Plus Meijer, Degen, Zenden and Gonzalez.

Shouldn't special mention also go to Kewell? So much was expected, so little delivered.

DutchRed · « **Reply #92 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:48:06 AM »

Quote from: ghost1359 on August 3, 2011, 11:37:36 AM

In terms of undelivered promise Joe is right up there at the moment. Free or not, we're still paying a shitload of money for him & you just know he got a nice little signing on fee aswell.

That's not to say he can't turn it around, he's still got time but I can't say I'm overly optimistic. The worst part is that we let Benayoun go & brought him in & everyone was lauding it as transfer market genius $:-\$

He always did his best, but just didn't work out. So I don't agree with that. When players just give their all for the club and respect the club they shouldn't be in this list. Only two players should come into this list in my opinion, because they are the only two players I loathed while they were at Liverpool: Charles Itandje for his Hillsborough mocking and El Hadji Diouf for being a twat.

DutchRed · « **Reply #93 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:49:39 AM »

Quote from: helmboy_nige on August 3, 2011, 11:42:42 AM

Plus Meijer, Degen, Zenden and Gonzalez.

Shouldn't special mention also go to Kewell? So much was expected, so little delivered.

Zenden? He was no world beater, but took part in some great triumphs.

ChaChaMooMoo · « **Reply #94 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:50:15 AM »

Diouf.

smicer07 · « **Reply #95 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:50:56 AM »

Diouf probably. He's streets ahead of the likes of Cole and Poulsen. At least we got our money back on Keane.

ConorYNWA · « **Reply #96 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:53:10 AM »

Keane.

rossipersiempre · « **Reply #97 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:53:20 AM »

If we're talking in purely football terms married to the scale of the investment we put in them then I'd say Diouf has long since been eclipsed by Robbie Keane. A truly awful "Prem-proven" signing that coincidentally coincided with the planned opening of a LFC store in Dublin.

rossipersiempre · « **Reply #98 on:** August 3, 2011, 11:55:20 AM »

Quote from: smicer07 on August 3, 2011, 11:50:56 AM

At least we got our money back on Keane.

Keep telling yourself that if it helps.

trigger · « **Reply #99 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:01:05 PM »

Quote from: walshys_mullet on August 3, 2011, 11:39:29 AM

Must admit i liked Ruddock you know. Not the greatest defender but scored goals and wasn't scared to put the boot in.

Complete twat and lost all respect in my eyes after i heard about the ''pound coin story''

Le Jake · « **Reply #100 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:01:52 PM »

Quote from: helmboy_nige on August 3, 2011, 11:42:42 AM

Plus Meijer, Degen, Zenden and Gonzalez.

Shouldn't special mention also go to Kewell? So much was expected, so little delivered.

Zenden was good for the time he was here, shame he got injured though.

Diouf. Biggest c*nt in football.

FitzLFC80 · « **Reply #101 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:02:33 PM »

El Hadj Diouf, for his attitude and price tag. One of the most hated footballers in the game.

Jan Kromkamp, I don't remember what he did!

Salif Diao, the new Patrick Vieira

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #102 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:06:27 PM »

Diomede’s one moment of almost glory was at home to Sunderland by the way. It wasn’t the first game of the season, it was mid September I think. Finished 1-1 from memory.

Wasn’t he injured a fair bit at the start and then never really got a look in after that?

It’s hard to look past the usual suspects and I guess it depends what basis you’re judging on. The likes of Dundee and the ones who never really featured like Ferri and Kippe were obviously pretty terrible but were at least cheap. Keane and Diouf were big money signings who failed miserably so I guess that counts for more. Diouf especially really given his antics when he was here and the fact that there was so much relying on him due to the fact we passed up Anelka for him. Has to be the biggest disappointment.

Zeb · « **Reply #103 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:17:33 PM »

Quote from: walshys_mullet on August 3, 2011, 11:39:29 AM

Lee Jones

Harsh on Lee. Had a couple of nasty leg breaks.

I'd still say Paul Stewart.

DutchRed · « **Reply #104 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:19:59 PM »

Quote from: FitzLFC80 on August 3, 2011, 12:02:33 PM

El Hadj Diouf, for his attitude and price tag. One of the most hated footballers in the game.

Jan Kromkamp, I don't remember what he did!

Salif Diao, the new Patrick Vieira

He played in a cup final. Looked good in Holland but was no world beater over here.

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #105 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:21:05 PM »

Quote from: Zeb on August 3, 2011, 12:17:33 PM

Harsh on Lee. Had a couple of nasty leg breaks.

I'd still say Paul Stewart.

Did he? Couldnt rememeber.

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #106 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:22:08 PM »

Quote from: trigger on August 3, 2011, 12:01:05 PM

Complete twat and lost all respect in my eyes after i heard about the ''pound coin story''

Dont think ive heard that. I've got positive memories of him. Also met him out once and he bought loads of drinks for me and my mates and had a good laugh and a chinwag, was really sound.

walshys_mullet · « **Reply #107 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:22:57 PM »

I think Meijer shouldnt be in there. Never scored many but gave 100% and was dedicated.

FitzLFC80 · « **Reply #108 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:23:54 PM »

Quote from: DutchRed on August 3, 2011, 12:19:59 PM

He played in a cup final. Looked good in Holland but was no world beater over here.

I rest my case!

geoffstrong · « **Reply #109 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:25:36 PM »

Evans from the Shankly era
Carter from the Dalglish first era
Dicks et all from the Souness screw up
Cheyrou, and most of his french underwhelming mates mates from the GED era
Voro, Degen,from the Rafa era.
All of them from Roy's era except Raul

But the outstanding winner for me has to be Sean (run like a crocodile) Dundee

Put him ahead of Ferri sadly because we had more to judge him by!

the good half · « **Reply #110 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:29:29 PM »

In terms of producing for the club, Im afraid it's Joe Cole.

I recall Diomede hitting the bar with a bicycle kick. Which elevates him over Cole in terms of producing.\

For sheer 'rubbishness', you gotta go with Walshy on this one.
Ferri was the pits.

Jay012345 · « **Reply #111 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:29:29 PM »

Diouff, the choice of him over anelka was a monumental cock-up.

Jay012345 · « **Reply #112 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:30:08 PM »

Joe Cole / Poulson - the choice of them over Aquilani was also a monumental cock-up.

Breitner · « **Reply #113 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:31:14 PM »

Think anyone saying Cole obviously hasn't been following us that long. There was a conveyor belt of shite under Souey

MidwestWool · « **Reply #114 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:31:52 PM »

Quote from: ghost1359 on August 3, 2011, 11:37:36 AM

Quote from: CHOPPER on August 3, 2011, 11:33:50 AM

Not far off it, absolute disaster from the get go.

rossipersiempre · « **Reply #115 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:32:32 PM »

Quote from: walshys_mullet on August 3, 2011, 12:22:08 PM

Dont think ive heard that. I've got positive memories of him. Also met him out once and he bought loads of drinks for me and my mates and had a good laugh and a chinwag, was really sound.

Seriously? You've never heard of it? The fat twat has boasted about it on national TV. Instigated a "game" whereby the players would pass a pound coin between them, unbelievably during a game, and whoever was left with it at the final whistle had to get the drinks in afterwards. The epitome of the culture of unprofessionalism that was rife at the club at the time.

lobsterboy · « **Reply #116 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:33:14 PM »

Diouf

There has never been a more unworthy shithouse to pull on the Liverpool shirt than that arsehole.

jc68 · « **Reply #117 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:35:04 PM »

Rick parry ?

andymanlfc · « **Reply #118 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:35:43 PM »

Any of these four for me;

the good half · « **Reply #119 on:** August 3, 2011, 12:36:27 PM »

Quote from: Breitner on August 3, 2011, 12:31:14 PM

Think anyone saying Cole obviously hasn't been following us that long. There was a conveyor belt of shite under Souey

But they were NEVER any good.
Its almost like we've signed his slippery, deformed half-brother.
Not the Joe Cole that once tormented us.

In terms of that...you gotta say Cole stands out.
If we'd a paid for hjim it would be a no contest.
His wages alone put him in this motley crew.

In saying that, it wont take long for him to extricate himself from it.
And I hope he does.