10 Worst Championship Signings Of All Time

According to The Second Tier Podcast.

Somehow we don’t actually feature in this list, as a buying club at least, but there are three players in the list that have played for us.

Would anyone like to guess the former players or any of the others?

Two of the former players I think are quite guessable, the other one is a toughie.

10. £8m
9. (Former Bluebird) £4m + add ons
8. £9m
7. £9m
6. £12m
5. £11.25m
4. £5m
3. £13.2m
2. (Former Bluebird) £8m
1. (Former Bluebird) £12m


I will add the name of the buying clubs in a bit if needed.

zohore to wba?

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Originally Posted by Rjk

zohore to wba?

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Correct!

10. £8m
9. (Former Bluebird) £4m + add ons
8. £9m
7. £9m
6. £12m
5. £11.25m
4. £5m
3. £13.2m
2. Kenneth Zohore Cardiff - WBA £8m
1. (Former Bluebird) £12m

Ross McCormack to Villa?

No.9 Joe Mason to Wolves ?

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Originally Posted by blue_emu

Ross McCormack to Villa?

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Correct.

10. £8m
9. (Former Bluebird) £4m + add ons
8. £9m
7. £9m
6. £12m
5. £11.25m
4. £5m
3. £13.2m
2. Kenneth Zohore - Cardiff - WBA £8m
1. Ross McCormack - Fulham - Villa £12m

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Originally Posted by Moodybluebird

No.9 Joe Mason to Wolves ?

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It’s good but it’s not right.

Rhodes has to be up there somewhere

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Originally Posted by WJ99mobile

Rhodes has to be up there somewhere

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Correct.

10. Jordan Rhodes - Boro - Sheff W - £8m
9. (Former Bluebird) £4m + add ons
8. £9m
7. £9m
6. £12m
5. £11.25m
4. £5m
3. £13.2m
2. Kenneth Zohore - Cardiff - WBA £8m
1. Ross McCormack - Fulham - Villa £12m

Is Chris Samba to QPR in there?

Forest paid around £13 million for some Portuguese midfielder who didn’t play a great deal for them didn’t they? How about the South American midfielder Warnock paid millions for when he was Boro manager? Talking of Warnock, how on earth didn’t Gary Madine make it into the top ten?

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Forest paid around £13 million for some Portuguese midfielder who didn’t play a great deal for them didn’t they? How about the South American midfielder Warnock paid millions for when he was Boro manager? Talking of Warnock, how on earth didn’t Gary Madine make it into the top ten?

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They’ve obviously forgotten Madine 😄

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Is Chris Samba to QPR in there?

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No sorry.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Forest paid around £13 million for some Portuguese midfielder who didn’t play a great deal for them didn’t they? How about the South American midfielder Warnock paid millions for when he was Boro manager? Talking of Warnock, how on earth didn’t Gary Madine make it into the top ten?

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Correct. (The forest answer)


10. Jordan Rhodes - Boro - Sheff W - £8m
9. (Former Bluebird) £4m + add ons
8. £9m
7. £9m
6. £12m
5. £11.25m
4. £5m
3. João Carvalho - Benfica - Forest £13.2m
2. Kenneth Zohore - Cardiff - WBA £8m
1. Ross McCormack - Fulham - Villa £12m

Random one but wasn't Yanis Wildschut an expensive flop when Norwich signed him, no idea from where, then he joined us on loan and was crap?

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

Random one but wasn't Yanis Wildschut an expensive flop when Norwich signed him, no idea from where, then he joined us on loan and was crap?

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We’ve had worse, Madine, the McKay twins, Bacuna vassell Fowler and Ojo all fall into that category of “what the F??? We’re they thinking 🤔

Assombalonga?

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

Random one but wasn't Yanis Wildschut an expensive flop when Norwich signed him, no idea from where, then he joined us on loan and was crap?

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Well played!

10. Jordan Rhodes - Boro - Sheff W - £8m
9. Yanic Wildschut - Wigan - Norwich £4m
8. £9m
7. £9m
6. £12m
5. £11.25m
4. £5m
3. João Carvalho - Benfica - Forest £13.2m
2. Kenneth Zohore - Cardiff - WBA £8m
1. Ross McCormack - Fulham - Villa £12m

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Assombalonga?

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Good shout as he went for £15m but he performed ok, so the hosts didn’t choose him.

I’ll add the clubs now.


10. Jordan Rhodes - Boro - Sheff W - £8m
9. Yanic Wildschut - Wigan - Norwich £4m
8. Toulouse - Boro £9m
7. Brentford - Villa £9m
6. Wolves - Stoke £12m
5. Montpellier - Huddersfield £11.25m
4. Reading - Villa £5m
3. João Carvalho - Benfica - Forest £13.2m
2. Kenneth Zohore - Cardiff - WBA £8m
1. Ross McCormack - Fulham - Villa £12m

Scott Hogan?

If 5 is Mounie the list is a joke as we've signed much worse plus he signed whilst in the premier League and helped them survive their first season

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Originally Posted by Rjk

Scott Hogan?

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Correct.

10. Jordan Rhodes - Boro - Sheff W - £8m
9. Yanic Wildschut - Wigan - Norwich £4m
8. Toulouse - Boro £9m
7. Scott Hogan - Brentford - Villa £9m
6. Wolves - Stoke £12m
5. Montpellier - Huddersfield £11.25m
4. Reading - Villa £5m
3. João Carvalho - Benfica - Forest £13.2m
2. Kenneth Zohore - Cardiff - WBA £8m
1. Ross McCormack - Fulham - Villa £12m

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Originally Posted by PontBlue

If 5 is Mounie the list is a joke as we've signed much worse plus he signed whilst in the premier League and helped them survive their first season

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It’s not. Similar fee and same club though so can see why you said it.

4 - tshibola (not sure on spelling)?

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Originally Posted by Rjk

4 - tshibola (not sure on spelling)?

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Yup!


10. Jordan Rhodes - Boro - Sheff W - £8m
9. Yanic Wildschut - Wigan - Norwich £4m
8. Toulouse - Boro £9m
7. Scott Hogan - Brentford - Villa £9m
6. Wolves - Stoke £12m
5. Montpellier - Huddersfield £11.25m
4. Aaron Tshibola - Reading - Villa £5m
3. João Carvalho - Benfica - Forest £13.2m
2. Kenneth Zohore - Cardiff - WBA £8m
1. Ross McCormack - Fulham - Villa £12m

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Originally Posted by Cardiff-Cal

Correct.

10. Jordan Rhodes - Boro - Sheff W - £8m
9. Yanic Wildschut - Wigan - Norwich £4m
8. Toulouse - Boro £9m
7. Scott Hogan - Brentford - Villa £9m
6. Wolves - Stoke £12m
5. Montpellier - Huddersfield £11.25m
4. Reading - Villa £5m
3. João Carvalho - Benfica - Forest £13.2m
2. Kenneth Zohore - Cardiff - WBA £8m
1. Ross McCormack - Fulham - Villa £12m

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8 Braithwaite
5 Mbenza
6 Afobe

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

8 Braithwaite
5 Mbenza
6 Afobe

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No sorry it was

8 Braithwaite
6 Afobe
5 Mbenza

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Originally Posted by Cardiff-Cal

No sorry it was

8 Braithwaite
6 Afobe
5 Mbenza

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That's what I said...

How strange that the player rated the eighth worst ever Championship signing was playing for Barcelona a year after leaving the division. Must say, the name Mbenza means absolutely nothing to me.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

How strange that the player rated the eighth worst ever Championship signing was playing for Barcelona a year after leaving the division. Must say, the name Mbenza means absolutely nothing to me.

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And that the worst Championship transfer ever was also for one of the best Championship players ever.

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Originally Posted by jon1959

And that the worst Championship transfer ever was also for one of the best Championship players ever.

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Yep, Jordan Rhodes was also in both lists.

6. Benik Afobe.
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