[Albion] Rolls Royce to Robin Reliant

[SK1NT]

Oh Gary Hart was as cheap as it gets... £250 and a kit?

Not so much a Rolls Royce but more of a Robin Reliant wheel, to a nice family car.

 

[Taybha]

Robbie Sauvage, (as he likes to be called)so good he thought he could park anywhere.

 

[Jack Straw]

Sorry to be pedantic, that vehicle is a Reliant Regal Supervan.

Thank you. I've just corrected my original post. I'm not particularly good at cars, even ones I've owned!

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Colin Kazim-Richards

Arrived with a huge media fanfare and expectations he could be a key part of our future at our new stadium.

Last seen, lolloping around the Amex for Blackburn making homophobic gestures at our fans.

 

[portlock seagull]

So many ‘wrong’ answers on here. It’s not about shit signings (eg Farrington), plenty of them. Nor expensive signings that failed to deliver (eg Locadia). And certainly not players who were ok/fairly decent but perhaps not quite as good as hoped (CMS). It’s about those really ‘bigged up’ they just didn’t deliver.

Haven’t really seen any creditable suggestions so far, beyond the OPs though didn’t know that about Junior Mac so have learnt something tonight (he was ok, scored a few etc)

Hmmmm, tricky one this. Who is our George Weahs brother type? The one that springs to mind for me is Paul Kitson, but not because he was terrible, but because never got on the pitch due to injuries poor bloke! So not sure that counts.

 

[rool]

Didn't Alan Mullery describe Darren Hughes as 'the best thing since sliced bread', or something similar, before he signed?

 

[Curious Orange]

Mark Farrington

I saw him score!

Paul Kitson

... and I saw him score too!

There can't be many people who saw both of those players score?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Colin Kazim-Richards

Arrived with a huge media fanfare and expectations he could be a key part of our future at our new stadium.

Last seen, lolloping around the Amex for Blackburn making homophobic gestures at our fans.

For which he was fined and for which he has 'no regrets'. Dick.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Loan, but Darren Bent

 

[JBizzle]

The Albion signing who came in with huge expectation and left to a chorus of derision.

Two spring to mind for me.

Junior McDougald, Liam Brady announced his signing at the 1994 Gulls Eye Dinner at the Dudley Hotel, raved about him, saying he could turn out to be another Peter Ward.

Jason Peake, huge outlay for where the club was at the time, his kinder critics would say he disappointing, the more cynical amongst us would argue he was actually nicking a living at the Goldstone.

Junior McDougald? Back off. I thought he was great (as an impressionable 12 year old). His signing helped be get over losing Kurt Nogan to Burnley.

 

[Jam The Man]

I saw him score!



... and I saw him score too!

There can't be many people who saw both of those players score?

Ditto mate!

 

[Jam The Man]

Junior McDougald? Back off. I thought he was great (as an impressionable 12 year old). His signing helped be get over losing Kurt Nogan to Burnley.

Nogan moved about 7 months after JM signed though!
Nogan’s replacement was actually John Byrne for his third stint with us.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Robbie Savage

 

[wigman]

Micky Thomas ?

100 % this.
I was so excited when he signed but he turned out to be a massive disappointment.

He spent most of his time in a club owned car, travelling back and forth to North Wales.

 

[maresfield seagull]

CMS, harsh I know but when you think of who he replaced…

Yeah imagine trying to replace a lone striker with one Who usually played off on one
And expecting it to work 🫣

 

[boik]

Why does everyone say Robin Reliant. They don't say Cortina Ford surely?

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Oh Gary Hart was as cheap as it gets... £250 and a kit?

Not so much a Rolls Royce but more of a Robin Reliant wheel, to a nice family car.

Sometimes in football it's best just go with the home crowd,we have all done keep your trap shut etc and so often you would hear 'closed down the nippy winger'. 'Take him out/don't let him get past you'. Gary Hart is what his surname tells you.

 

[METALMICKY]

Mark Farrington

That's an insult to Robin Reliant! Easily the worst player to pull on the stripes. Dishonourable mentions to Ashley Neale and Michael Mahoney Johnson

 

[osgood]

Thank you. I've just corrected my original post. I'm not particularly good at cars, even ones I've owned!

Its not , or wasnt , A Car !

 

[Jack Straw]

Its not , or wasnt , A Car !

I stand by my previous quote!