"biggest transfer flops in premiership history - According to the daily mail anyway
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 10:35 am
50 Carlos Cuellar (Rangers to Aston Villa, £7.8m - 2008)
49 Dean Richards (Southampton to Tottenham, £8.1m - 2001)
48 Damien Duff (Chelsea to Newcastle, £5m - 2006)
47 Jose Antonio Reyes (Sevilla to Arsenal, £17m - 2004)
46 Jon Dahl Tomasson (Heerenveen to Newcastle, £2.2m - 1997)
45 Ade Akinbiyi (Wolves to Leicester, £5m - 2000)
44 David Bellion (Sunderland to Manchester United, £3m - 2003)
43 Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City to Chelsea, £21m - 2005)
42 Deco (Barcelona to Chelsea, £8m - 2008)
41 Jermaine Pennant (Birmingham to Liverpool, £6m - 2006)
40 Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham to Manchester United, £30.75m - 2008)
39 Gilles de Bilde (PSV Eindhoven to Sheffield Wednesday, £3m - 1999)
38 Winston Bogarde (Barcelona to Chelsea, free - 2000)
37 Per Kroldrup (Udinese to Everton, £5m - 2005)
36 Florin Raducioiu (Espanyol to West Ham, £2.4m - 1996)
35 Adrian Mutu (Parma to Chelsea, £15.8m - 2003)
34 Tore Andre Flo (Rangers to Sunderland, £12m - 2002)
33 Dave Kitson (Reading to Stoke, £5.5m - 2008)
32 Salif Diao (Sedan to Liverpool, £5m - 2002)
31 Hugo Viana (Sporting Lisbon to Newcastle, £8m - 2002)
30 Ali Dia (Southampton, free - 1996)
29 Bruno Cheyrou (Lille to Liverpool, £3.5m - 2002)
28 Helder Postiga (FC Porto to Tottenham, £6.5m - 2003)
27 Jo (CSKA Moscow to Manchester City, £19m - 2008)
26 Richard Wright (Ipswich to Arsenal, £6m - 2001)
25 David Bentley (Blackburn to Tottenham, £15m - 2008)
24 Marcelino (Real Mallorca to Newcastle, £6.7m - 1999)
23 Paolo Tramezzani (Piacenza to Tottenham, £3m - 1998)
22 Andrea Silenzi (Torino to Nottingham Forest, £1.8m - 1995)
21 Stephane Guivarc'h (Auxerre to Newcastle, £3.5m - 1998)
20 Harry Kewell (Leeds to Liverpool, £5m - 2003)
19 Corrado Grabbi (Ternana to Blackburn, £6.75m - 2001)
18 Afonso Alves (Heerenveen to Middlesbrough, £12m - 2008)
17 Albert Luque (Deportivo La Coruna to Newcastle, £9.5m - 2005)
16 Jean-Alain Boumsong (Rangers to Newcastle, £8m - 2005)
15 Eric Djemba-Djemba (Nantes to Man United, £3.5m - 2003)
14 Chris Sutton (Blackburn to Chelsea, £10m - 1999)
13 Kleberson (Atletico Paranaense to Man United, £6.5m - 2003)
12 Robbie Keane (Tottenham to Liverpool, £20.3m - 2008)
11 Marco Boogers (Sparta Rotterdam to West Ham, £750,000 - 1995)
10 Steve Marlet (Lyon to Fulham, £11.5m - 2001)
9 Joey Barton (Manchester City to Newcastle, £5.8m - 2007)
8 Michael Owen (Real Madrid to Newcastle, £16m - 2005)
7 Francis Jeffers (Everton to Arsenal, £8m - 2001)
6 Sergei Rebrov (Dynamo Kiev to Spurs, £11m - 2000)
5 Bosko Balaban (Dinamo Zagreb to Aston Villa, £5.8 - 2001)
4 Massimo Taibi (Venezia to Man Utd, £4.4m - 1999)
3 Thomas Brolin (Parma to Leeds, £4.5m - 1995)
2 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan to Chelsea, £31m - 2006)
1 Juan Sebastian Veron (Lazio to Man Utd, £28.1m and Man United to Chelsea, £14m - 2001 and 2003)
Looks like the top 10 won't be out until tomorrow,
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport....11.html
Is it fair to put Pennant (41), Diao (32), Cheyrou (29), Kewell (20), Keane (12) in there? There are only four manc signings, I reckon Taibi, Veron, Blanc and Forlan must be candidates to make that list and I wouldn't put all of those in the top ten. I think it's a bit harsh on Ali Dia, it was a laughable situation but he cost nothing moving to an ok club (at the time) so worth a chuckle, but a place in worst transfer history lists?!?!
The list passes my plausibility time test, I reckon 12 out of the 40 still play in the Premiership (or are owned by a Premiership club in the case of Kitson) If it had been heavily weighted to current players then I might have doubted its validity, like having a top 100 all time greatest singles list with 60-90% having been released since 2000 in a chart that's been around about 50 odd years. I think they do some of the 100 countdowns by sales, like the top 100 films and you end up with a top 10 of recent box office hits and films from back when TV's weren't in many houses let alone one in every kid's room.
To make this relevant to Liverpool FC as much as the general Premiership forum, who would you put in our top 10? We'll make it Premiership history, I expect to see the likes of Piechnik and Dundee get mentions. Robbie Keane a flop? He may not have had a long time to prove himself, but lasting only six months hardly makes the move a success. If you do a top 10, if possible could you put the manager who signed the player next to the transfer. Would be interesting to see how many times Souness, Evans, Houllier and Benitez appear. The five in the list between 50-11 are split three Houllier, two Benitez - although Im pretty sure Rafa sold/offloaded all of them
EDIT : looks as if they cheated a bit by putting two transfers as one at number one (Veron)
49 Dean Richards (Southampton to Tottenham, £8.1m - 2001)
48 Damien Duff (Chelsea to Newcastle, £5m - 2006)
47 Jose Antonio Reyes (Sevilla to Arsenal, £17m - 2004)
46 Jon Dahl Tomasson (Heerenveen to Newcastle, £2.2m - 1997)
45 Ade Akinbiyi (Wolves to Leicester, £5m - 2000)
44 David Bellion (Sunderland to Manchester United, £3m - 2003)
43 Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City to Chelsea, £21m - 2005)
42 Deco (Barcelona to Chelsea, £8m - 2008)
41 Jermaine Pennant (Birmingham to Liverpool, £6m - 2006)
40 Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham to Manchester United, £30.75m - 2008)
39 Gilles de Bilde (PSV Eindhoven to Sheffield Wednesday, £3m - 1999)
38 Winston Bogarde (Barcelona to Chelsea, free - 2000)
37 Per Kroldrup (Udinese to Everton, £5m - 2005)
36 Florin Raducioiu (Espanyol to West Ham, £2.4m - 1996)
35 Adrian Mutu (Parma to Chelsea, £15.8m - 2003)
34 Tore Andre Flo (Rangers to Sunderland, £12m - 2002)
33 Dave Kitson (Reading to Stoke, £5.5m - 2008)
32 Salif Diao (Sedan to Liverpool, £5m - 2002)
31 Hugo Viana (Sporting Lisbon to Newcastle, £8m - 2002)
30 Ali Dia (Southampton, free - 1996)
29 Bruno Cheyrou (Lille to Liverpool, £3.5m - 2002)
28 Helder Postiga (FC Porto to Tottenham, £6.5m - 2003)
27 Jo (CSKA Moscow to Manchester City, £19m - 2008)
26 Richard Wright (Ipswich to Arsenal, £6m - 2001)
25 David Bentley (Blackburn to Tottenham, £15m - 2008)
24 Marcelino (Real Mallorca to Newcastle, £6.7m - 1999)
23 Paolo Tramezzani (Piacenza to Tottenham, £3m - 1998)
22 Andrea Silenzi (Torino to Nottingham Forest, £1.8m - 1995)
21 Stephane Guivarc'h (Auxerre to Newcastle, £3.5m - 1998)
20 Harry Kewell (Leeds to Liverpool, £5m - 2003)
19 Corrado Grabbi (Ternana to Blackburn, £6.75m - 2001)
18 Afonso Alves (Heerenveen to Middlesbrough, £12m - 2008)
17 Albert Luque (Deportivo La Coruna to Newcastle, £9.5m - 2005)
16 Jean-Alain Boumsong (Rangers to Newcastle, £8m - 2005)
15 Eric Djemba-Djemba (Nantes to Man United, £3.5m - 2003)
14 Chris Sutton (Blackburn to Chelsea, £10m - 1999)
13 Kleberson (Atletico Paranaense to Man United, £6.5m - 2003)
12 Robbie Keane (Tottenham to Liverpool, £20.3m - 2008)
11 Marco Boogers (Sparta Rotterdam to West Ham, £750,000 - 1995)
10 Steve Marlet (Lyon to Fulham, £11.5m - 2001)
9 Joey Barton (Manchester City to Newcastle, £5.8m - 2007)
8 Michael Owen (Real Madrid to Newcastle, £16m - 2005)
7 Francis Jeffers (Everton to Arsenal, £8m - 2001)
6 Sergei Rebrov (Dynamo Kiev to Spurs, £11m - 2000)
5 Bosko Balaban (Dinamo Zagreb to Aston Villa, £5.8 - 2001)
4 Massimo Taibi (Venezia to Man Utd, £4.4m - 1999)
3 Thomas Brolin (Parma to Leeds, £4.5m - 1995)
2 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan to Chelsea, £31m - 2006)
1 Juan Sebastian Veron (Lazio to Man Utd, £28.1m and Man United to Chelsea, £14m - 2001 and 2003)
Looks like the top 10 won't be out until tomorrow,
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport....11.html
Is it fair to put Pennant (41), Diao (32), Cheyrou (29), Kewell (20), Keane (12) in there? There are only four manc signings, I reckon Taibi, Veron, Blanc and Forlan must be candidates to make that list and I wouldn't put all of those in the top ten. I think it's a bit harsh on Ali Dia, it was a laughable situation but he cost nothing moving to an ok club (at the time) so worth a chuckle, but a place in worst transfer history lists?!?!
The list passes my plausibility time test, I reckon 12 out of the 40 still play in the Premiership (or are owned by a Premiership club in the case of Kitson) If it had been heavily weighted to current players then I might have doubted its validity, like having a top 100 all time greatest singles list with 60-90% having been released since 2000 in a chart that's been around about 50 odd years. I think they do some of the 100 countdowns by sales, like the top 100 films and you end up with a top 10 of recent box office hits and films from back when TV's weren't in many houses let alone one in every kid's room.
To make this relevant to Liverpool FC as much as the general Premiership forum, who would you put in our top 10? We'll make it Premiership history, I expect to see the likes of Piechnik and Dundee get mentions. Robbie Keane a flop? He may not have had a long time to prove himself, but lasting only six months hardly makes the move a success. If you do a top 10, if possible could you put the manager who signed the player next to the transfer. Would be interesting to see how many times Souness, Evans, Houllier and Benitez appear. The five in the list between 50-11 are split three Houllier, two Benitez - although Im pretty sure Rafa sold/offloaded all of them
EDIT : looks as if they cheated a bit by putting two transfers as one at number one (Veron)