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posted on 10/1/21

comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 53 seconds ago
I struggle to call Di Maria a flop - he was ok for Utd then got sold for roughly the same he was bought for.

Naby Keita isn’t a bad shout - from a Spurs point of view Helder Postiga is my most hated flop; was our most expensive signing or something at the time but ended up scoring as many for us as he did for Portugal against England the summer after (2). Hate the bloke.
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Ya tend to agree on Di Maria. Had some good moments and we recouped a lot of that we paid for him.

Similar to Lukaku really.

posted on 10/1/21

Veron was relatively disappointing but no way should he be in a team alongside the likes of Sanchez and ahead of Dia and Bebe.

posted on 10/1/21

Another United one I’d throw in is Schneiderlin

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 3 minutes ago
I struggle to call Di Maria a flop - he was ok for Utd then got sold for roughly the same he was bought for.

Naby Keita isn’t a bad shout - from a Spurs point of view Helder Postiga is my most hated flop; was our most expensive signing or something at the time but ended up scoring as many for us as he did for Portugal against England the summer after (2). Hate the bloke.
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We only paid £6 million for Postiga

posted on 10/1/21

I'd say Veron was probably better than Di Maria at United, and I wouldn't necessarily put either in an all time flop XI.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 41 seconds ago
Veron was relatively disappointing but no way should he be in a team alongside the likes of Sanchez and ahead of Dia and Bebe.
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It’s about positions they play. I can’t put seven forwards in the team.....

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 11 seconds ago
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 41 seconds ago
Veron was relatively disappointing but no way should he be in a team alongside the likes of Sanchez and ahead of Dia and Bebe.
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It’s about positions they play. I can’t put seven forwards in the team.....
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You could put Dia anywhere, he wasn't actually a footballer

posted on 10/1/21

Torres to Chelsea surely? Far more of a flop than Veron at United. Veron was ok for United and actually quite decent in Europe for us.

comment by 8bit (U2653)

posted on 10/1/21

Benjamin Mendy

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 21 seconds ago
comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 11 seconds ago
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 41 seconds ago
Veron was relatively disappointing but no way should he be in a team alongside the likes of Sanchez and ahead of Dia and Bebe.
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It’s about positions they play. I can’t put seven forwards in the team.....
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You could put Dia anywhere, he wasn't actually a footballer
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Sigh

posted on 10/1/21

comment by The Hybrid Doos (U10416)
posted 48 seconds ago
comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 3 minutes ago
I struggle to call Di Maria a flop - he was ok for Utd then got sold for roughly the same he was bought for.

Naby Keita isn’t a bad shout - from a Spurs point of view Helder Postiga is my most hated flop; was our most expensive signing or something at the time but ended up scoring as many for us as he did for Portugal against England the summer after (2). Hate the bloke.
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We only paid £6 million for Postiga
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From memory it was £9m and something? Was still one of our most expensive ever outlays.

posted on 10/1/21

Massimo Maccarone

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Geoff Tipps (U1449)
posted 3 minutes ago
Another United one I’d throw in is Schneiderlin
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I always felt he never got a fair crack of the whip. He’s play decent for a bit and keep his place then have one bad game and get dropped for a while.

A little like Fred’s 1st season in many ways.

posted on 10/1/21

Baba Rahman, Drinkwater, Bakayoko, Cuadrado, Shevchenko, SWP, Torres

posted on 10/1/21

Gianluigi Lentini £13m Torino to AC Milan in 1992. HUGE amount of wonga back then. Won the league in his first season but then had a car crash on the way to training the next season and never ever fully recovered. Became a journeyman after that.

posted on 10/1/21

Jozy Altidore

posted on 10/1/21

Drinkwater was an absolute shocker

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 21 seconds ago
comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 11 seconds ago
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 41 seconds ago
Veron was relatively disappointing but no way should he be in a team alongside the likes of Sanchez and ahead of Dia and Bebe.
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It’s about positions they play. I can’t put seven forwards in the team.....
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You could put Dia anywhere, he wasn't actually a footballer
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Sigh
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Bakayoko at Chelsea, there you go. If you want a midfielder.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by 8bit (U2653)
posted 3 minutes ago
Benjamin Mendy
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Wasn't he quality before he got injured?

posted on 10/1/21

comment by LukaBrasi LOL (U22178)
posted 46 seconds ago
Gianluigi Lentini £13m Torino to AC Milan in 1992. HUGE amount of wonga back then. Won the league in his first season but then had a car crash on the way to training the next season and never ever fully recovered. Became a journeyman after that.
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If I remember there were actual riots in Turin when he was sold to Milan

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Edinspur (U1109)
posted 30 seconds ago
Drinkwater was an absolute shocker
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It’s like he won the title with Leicester and said feck it I’ve achieved enough now.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by LukaBrasi LOL (U22178)
posted 2 minutes ago
Gianluigi Lentini £13m Torino to AC Milan in 1992. HUGE amount of wonga back then. Won the league in his first season but then had a car crash on the way to training the next season and never ever fully recovered. Became a journeyman after that.
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Would hardly call him a flop if a car crash ruined his career.

posted on 10/1/21

comment by LukaBrasi LOL (U22178)
posted 1 minute ago
Gianluigi Lentini £13m Torino to AC Milan in 1992. HUGE amount of wonga back then. Won the league in his first season but then had a car crash on the way to training the next season and never ever fully recovered. Became a journeyman after that.
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Yeah, I’ll never forget Milan’s guest appearance in the PL.....

posted on 10/1/21

Depay at United? Zaha too? Obertan?

posted on 10/1/21

comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 21 seconds ago
comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 11 seconds ago
comment by Amanda Hugginkiss (U11574)
posted 41 seconds ago
Veron was relatively disappointing but no way should he be in a team alongside the likes of Sanchez and ahead of Dia and Bebe.
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It’s about positions they play. I can’t put seven forwards in the team.....
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You could put Dia anywhere, he wasn't actually a footballer
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Sigh
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Bakayoko at Chelsea, there you go. If you want a midfielder.
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Please stop nagging me.

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