Worst end of career signings?

[Leosayer]

We've had quite a few 'big names' at the end of their careers a few worked out most didn't - do you think we should get an experienced old hand?

I can think of a few soem worked some didn't

Martin Chivers
Frank Worthington
Willie Young
Sammy Nelson
Joe Corrigan
Phil Beal
Joe Kinnear
Dennis Mortimer
Clive Walker

 

[Bigtomfu]

Frank Stapleton played a game or two and looked horrendously past his best.

Simply cannot agree with Clive Walker being on that list, he played brilliantly in the Play Off season.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Clive Walker was brilliant, wasn't he? He was my favourite player, but then I was young and innocent!

 

[vulture]

2 stick out les briley and russell osman

 

[Blackadder]

Bearing in mind, we wasted our entire budget on one player, my vote goes to ..............

Paul Kitson.

 

[skipper734]

Would you include Kitchenchef and Tanno. Both top value.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Would you include Kitchenchef and Tanno. Both top value.

Clearly not. The title is 'Worst', not best!

 

[skipper734]

Sorry BOF must read properly.

 

[Gwylan]

That's a harsh list: I thought Worthington, Corrigan, Beal, Waker, Nelson and Mortimer did all right for us.

Spot on about Kinnear though - I remember a performance against Millwall that was the single worst by an Albion player (and I've seen Ashley Neal and Richard Tiltman).

I go along with Stapleton as one of the worst, a shadow of his former self.

As for others, how about Alan Young or Gerry Armstrong?

 

[bhaexpress]

We've had quite a few 'big names' at the end of their careers a few worked out most didn't - do you think we should get an experienced old hand?

I can think of a few soem worked some didn't

Martin Chivers
Frank Worthington
Willie Young
Sammy Nelson
Joe Corrigan
Phil Beal
Joe Kinnear
Dennis Mortimer
Clive Walker

Not sure how many of the above you saw play but none of them were bad signings, on the other hand Justin Fashinu and Paul Kitson were.

 

[JBizzle]

Jason Dodd?

 

[Daffy Duck]

Jason Dodd & Paul Kitson for me.

 

[Leosayer]

Actually I used to enjoy watching Frank worthington didn't run much but you could see the class he had.
Corrigan, nelson and walker didn't do badly either but Martin Chivers was completely past it
Mick ferguson was another bad one.

Tiltman I remember him - he had one of the most pathetic attempts at a shot I've ever seen. I remember Kieran o'regan holding his sides laughing when it happened - any idea who we were playing?

 

[Surf's Up]

Paul "sick note" Kitson - THE worst, no competition.

 

[Simster]

Paul "sick note" Kitson - THE worst, no competition.

Kitson was MUCH better for us than some are giving him credit for. The problem, if I recall, was that he got injured (long term) as soon as we signed him. However, once he recovered we actually got some good games out of him. I remember him being the best player on the pitch at Reading when we beat them 2-1 in the Championship, for example.

Jason Dodd, however, was a truly gash signing. Here for a final pay packet, I saw nothing in him that didn't make me wonder why we weren't just blooding a youngster. He was no Guy Butters.

 

[nevergoagain]

2 stick out les briley and russell osman

Absolutely him, I could never fathom out why we got him in, a truly dreadful old git.

 

[Biscuit]

Jason Dodd & Paul Kitson for me.

Excellent shouts.

What about Robbie Savage? Too harsh?

 

[Gwylan]

Kitson was MUCH better for us than some are giving him credit for. The problem, if I recall, was that he got injured (long term) as soon as we signed him. However, once he recovered we actually got some good games out of him. I remember him being the best player on the pitch at Reading when we beat them 2-1 in the Championship, for example.

This. When he played,, you could see that Kitson had a bit of class - he was injured for a long time but I don't think that makes him our worst signing. Incidentally, if we'd have had this question at the end of that season, Butters would have been mentioned a lot - how things can change.

Absolutely him, I could never fathom out why we got him in, a truly dreadful old git.

I didn't count him as I never rated him much as a player in the first place - let alone when he was at the fag-end of his career.

 

[BHseagull]

Excellent shouts.

What about Robbie Savage? Too harsh?

Not harsh at all. Include him!

 

[Randsta]

Cant agree with Clive Walker he was brilliant!