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The LEAST exciting Albion signing ever?



hans kraay fan club

hans kraay fan club

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Prompted by the (probably baseless) rumours about Richie Wellens.

Who in your mind, is the LEAST exciting signing the club have ever made? Taking into account the club's status at the time obviously - there's no point countering somebody's "Dean Hammond" by arguing that we had far worse players when we were really shit.

And try not to use hindsight, either. Ryan Harley was a reasonably interesting signing at the time, for example.
 




nwgull

nwgull

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Jul 25, 2003
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Michel Kuipers seemed to be an underwhelming signing at the time!!!
 


Goldstone Rapper

Goldstone Rapper

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Seb Carole for his third spell.
 




edna krabappel

edna krabappel

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Is it possible to be just "whelmed"?
 




Icy Gull

Icy Gull

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Micky Thomas, absolute pisstaker.

Exciting signing at the time but the most disappointing on the rare occasions he even turned up to play. If we talking the most disappointed I was at hearing we'd signed him then Dean Wilkins when he cam back from Twente (?) although he turned out to be pretty good.
 
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Rugrat

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hans kraay fan club said:
And try not to use hindsight, either. Ryan Harley was a reasonably interesting signing at the time, for example.
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Not for me he wasn't!

The Peruvian wingers always looked suspect ... and were

But for me Mickey Thomas ... couldn't get excited about anyone that looks like he needed a good bath. Lee Hendrie a close 2nd
 


Kazenga <3

Kazenga <3

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Most underwhelming was Dean Hammond's return. Not Dean's fault but more because the club/argus hyped it up as if it was to be some marquee deadline super signing only to come out with: 'Oh by the way Dean Hammond is back on a season long loan.'
 






Silk

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hans kraay fan club said:
Prompted by the (probably baseless) rumours about Richie Wellens.

Who in your mind, is the LEAST exciting signing the club have ever made? Taking into account the club's status at the time obviously - there's no point countering somebody's "Dean Hammond" by arguing that we had far worse players when we were really shit.

And try not to use hindsight, either. Ryan Harley was a reasonably interesting signing at the time, for example.
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The keeper we signed on loan from Histon? Can't recall his name.
 








Silk

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Icy Gull said:
Micky Thomas, absolute pisstaker.

Exciting signing at the time but the most disappointing on the rare occasions he even turned up to play.
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Try not to use hindsight.. when he joined us it didn't look a bad signing. He only took the mickey afterwards.
 






T

The Brighton Buzz

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Jan 31, 2008
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Rugrat said:
Not for me he wasn't!

The Peruvian wingers always looked suspect ... and were

But for me Mickey Thomas ... couldn't get excited about anyone that looks like he needed a good bath. Lee Hendrie a close 2nd
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What Peruvian wingers we never had any. Assume you mean the Argentines Baz and Battipedi. Of that era Johnny Dixon would be my shout.
 




T

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loads in the withdean era...turnover was fairly high. A few spring to mind

-joe dolan
-phil hadland
-martin thomas
-seb carole (THIRD spell)
-stuart jones
 


Monkey Man

Monkey Man

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Jan 30, 2005
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Neither here nor there
I remember being a bit "so what?" about Mark Gall. I think he came along just after Byrne and Small had been sold and it all seemed to suggest we were going nowhere. Probably very unfair on the player, who I think put in some good shifts for us and is probably a lovely guy.
 




hans kraay fan club

hans kraay fan club

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Mar 16, 2005
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Chandlers Ford
Silk said:
The keeper we signed on loan from Histon? Can't recall his name.
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I thought of him. He wasn't even on loan. we actually signed him, albeit short term. Danny Naisbitt.
 




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