[Albion] Albion's BEST ever January signing

[JBizzle]

Knockaert (just) because he transformed the side from nearly men to promotion contenders, and because I can only vote for one. If I could add another it would be Dale Stephens - 200 apps, the key central midfielder for us for almost his entire time with us. People forget how critical he was once they decided that he wasn't good enough. Short memories.

Lamptey is outstanding but can he really be our best ever signing when he's only played 9 times and been missing through injury for 7?

 

[Sue1983]

Knocky for me. No contest.

Lamptey could be in time, but it is too early to tell at the moment.

 

[A1X]

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Actually, this IS the right answer

 

[Munkfish]

I voted Knockers as he took us to the next level, however there was time when we couldn't buy a win without stephens in the side.

Both of these are well ahead of everyone else on the list. Not much between the two.

 

[Perkino]

I voted Ulloa, selling him coincided with our biggest dip since Bloom has been involved. Apart from that we have been improving at almost every stage

 

[Munkfish]

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Shout, although probably top 3 signings of all time.

 

[blue-shifted]

We're choosing between very, very good signings here. No need for anyone to diminish any of them to further the argument for the one they like more ..... not that anyone on here would do that

 

[rippleman]

I expect Tariq will be if this poll is held again in 2-3 years time but for now, has to be Knocky. Huge impact and a significant influence on our promotion season.

 

[maresfield seagull]

If what I have just read is correct the summer / winter transfer window has been in operation since 2002/2003 season
Seems odd thinking back to when players were transferred between clubs up until the end of March each year

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Locadia

Knockaert for me. If we had had him all of that season we would have gone up IMO. We drew a lot of games that he would have turned into wins

 

[Bakero]

Knockaert by a country mile. He's a huge reason why we're in the Premier League.

 

[Eric Youngs Contact Lens]

Voted Knocky, for the immediate impact/transformational aspects, but DS was very close and as others have said, he was so important to us for so long. His partnership with Kayal was great to watch and people forget how good we was going forward. The combination of the two at Selhurst was a wonderful, final example..

 

[GT49er]

Could make a case for any of them (except Locadia) but one vote for Ulloa from me. We signed an unknown (unknown to a vast majority of us anyway) striker from overseas who scored goals - gave us a real boost at the time. And we made a decent profit on him too!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

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I loved him as our manager, but being pedantic, he became our manager December 31st, so not strictly a January signing.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Dale Stephens

 

[andys320]

The King Kayal for me.

 

[lawros left foot]

Hughton
Knocky
Stephens
Ulloa
King Kayal
Lamptey.

In that order for me.


Edit, Technically Hughton was a December singing, as he joined December 31st, but, close enough.

 

[Beanstalk]

Hughton
Knocky
Stephens
Ulloa
King Kayal
Lamptey.

In that order for me.


Edit, Technically Hughton was a December singing, as he joined December 31st, but, close enough.

This is the correct order but got to scrap CH from that list due to the mentioned technicality.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Knocky - that magic which turned games, makes me more sad that he was binned off by potter without a chance. He was certainly not our worst player in the 2 PL seasons he played under Hughton but an easy victim of the new regime. I know people will say look at him now but personally i think that was as a direct consequence of being let go and that destroyed the arrogance that he had which made him such a good player for us.

We could do with him now with the Crystal Palace away type go - run , beat players and shoot on target.

 

[Waynflete]

Hughton
Knocky
Stephens
Ulloa
King Kayal
Lamptey.

In that order for me.


Edit, Technically Hughton was a December singing, as he joined December 31st, but, close enough.

Agree with this (Hughton's inclusion notwithstanding). I'm very surprised that Stephens is behind Lamptey and Ulloa in the voting. He was immense for us for years. And there was a long stretch during our promotion season where there was a direct correlation between Stephens playing and us winning. I voted Knocky because of his instant impact, but there's a big case to be made for Stephens.