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£6 million wasn’t it? The notion that he won a couple of headers so that huge outlay was justified in some way is for the birds. Madine was a complete waste of money, but I don’t think he made no impression with City because there was always the penalty miss against Wolves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
But we did get up. He also had the balls to take that pen, as Hoilett didn't want it and was the nominated taker. He was crap for us but we've had some absolute donkeys here that didn't take us up.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
There was a game at Hull we lost 2-0, one was by Greene, think the other one was by Danny Gabbidon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
We were the highest scorers out of the 92 in 00/01, but if you added in all of the own goals we scored as well, we would have got about 120.
A player who scored two own goals that season doesn’t qualify for this question I reckon - Andy Jordan definitely made an impression while he was here.
Jazz Richards
We didn’t go up because of Madine and I reckon we’d have been promoted anyway if we hadn’t signed him. Using your logic, Frederic Gounongbe and Ibrahim Meite were justified signings because they played some league football for us in our promotion season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
he's like our 7th most expensive ever signing, absolute waste of moneyQuote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
I agree. Think people overlooked the couple of assists from him which helped us over the line. Arguably worth the £6m fee?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
Not that I would argue with the Tyson Fury of the EFL.
Gavin Gordon. Looked world class when he played against us, then we signed him….
Andy Jordan.... What a player..... I'm going to throw in Gethin Jones and Kevin Evans, and later on emyr Hughes, although i have a bugging feeling either evans or jones scored a late winner in a game...Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Madine played 13 times for us, and wasn't beyond useless. He was a massive, massive overpay but we just got over the line. I don't think we get promoted if we didn't sign another striker to give Zohore a rest (and replace him when injured)Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Evans scored a few goals that season doesn’t - Chesterfield were promoted on the back of some financial misdemeanours that were eventually discovered and he scored in both games against them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
We didn’t sign a striker though, we signed Madine!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
I disagree with that, and Madine is better than half of the players Deboys has signed :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Not even sure that's a windup :hehe:
Javi Guerra
Kevin Evans
That Argentinian central defender Warnock signed but he left having never played Max Von Someone
Maximiliano Amondarian (I think) - but like some other signings who are maybe expected to become first team regulars he never got past the u21s. 0 appearances, 0 goals, 0 impressions, 0 regrets. Didn’t he arrive in the summer before the Malky Show in the Premier League?Quote:
Originally Posted by gabbsthenewt
No he didn’t. He was awful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa
I only remembered him Dennis as someone else mentioned Stuart O’Keefe (which is a great answer) who I think we signed at the same time in some sort of ‘double swoop’.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
And yet both were entirely unremarkable.
I will forever be grateful to Gavin Gordon for the way he clattered into Rio Ferdinand in the FA Cup game against Leeds in 2001, and Ferdinand had to go off injured. Ferdinand had to hobble past the Grandstand (Canton End) who rose as one out of their seats, to chant "what a waste of money" at him. The look on his face as he gazed up at us was priceless. For that act alone, GG was worth his signing fee. 500,000 I think?Quote:
Originally Posted by Aubrey Boyce
Some great replies in this thread, by the way. More than half the players mentioned I had totally forgotten about. There again, it's no surprise why this is the case
I think we all assumed he was going to make the first team because of his name. There was little to suggest from a footballing point of view that he would.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
Martin John
Micky Burns
Signed from Newcastle one month, straight back to Boro a couple of months later?
Or it might have been the other way round?
Isaac Vassell made 3 appearances in 3 seasons, but he did score an injury time winner in one of those.
Made quite an impression on the physio table though.
Marley Watkins had a brief but stellar career with us - like Vassell he made an impression, but not for the reasons we would want!Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
Kurt "no goals" Nogan - shame as he's a lovely bloke and city fan, was a great hope that one!
he was also pretty prolific at a few other clubs at a similar levelQuote:
Originally Posted by gabbsthenewt