Signings that you were excited by at the time but disappointed you in the end

[Swannyblade]

Brayford on a permanent
James Beattie the 2nd time

 

[1987]

Has nobody said Brewster?

 

[ChipDayFriday]

Brayford on a permanent
James Beattie the 2nd time

beat me to it! Leon wasn't great either, once he'd signed final contract, although we were prem by then I guess.

 

[ChipDayFriday]

Has nobody said Brewster?

He's still got time!

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

Jon Harley.

 

[Reus]

Paul Shaw. Not sure it was his fault as I think we played him as a lone striker with our then direct approach.

 

[Harry's Game]

Steve Wgley.. Ian Porterfield said we had signed the best winger in the country..

 

[Not_a_Cheat]

Paul Gascoigne

 

[Numpty's Dusty Ruts.]

Has nobody said Brewster?

Brewster.
His signing was mega-hyped, the fee (and his wages) stratospheric by our standards. I think most of us were led to expect a wunderkind.
Whatever the circumstances, it's been a shambles.

 

[Antonb]

Leave Brewster alone. He’s brilliant behind the scenes .

 

[Pollingtonblade]

When Steve Bruce came in on the basis he "had contacts" at Man Utd academy and we signed Twiss I thought this was the beginning of a new dynasty.

 

[More Bladier than thou]

Ian Rush

 

[South Sea Blade]

Ian Rush. He was one of the outstanding strikers of his generation, and yet when he played briefly for us he was essentially a human lamppost.

Other (dis)honourable mentions include, but are definitely not limited to, Steve Finnieston, Brian Howard, Steven Hendrie, Samir Carruthers, Danny Cullip, and the latest in a long line of dross, Ivo Grbić.

Bit unfair that - during his time in Sheffield he won seven world titles.

 

[HackeyBlade]

James Wilson. I don't have enough expletives to express how much I hate that cunt

 

[mancunianblade]

Ryan Leonard. The amount of time pissing about getting him and he barely played before he got sold again

The Sale of Leonard and Evans freed up enough cash too sign Norwood, Dowell, Madine and Hogan I believe. which makes him a legend in my eyes.

 

[mancunianblade]

James Wilson. I don't have enough expletives to express how much I hate that cunt

The Striker?

 

[Nosworthys Throw]

Paul Shaw. Not sure it was his fault as I think we played him as a lone striker with our then direct approach.

I really liked Shaw, he was like Bergkamp but from wish

 

[Gin&Juice]

Bobby Ford. 23 year old playmaker. Oxford fans loved him.


BAHHHH.

 

[sufc323]

I was excited by Jean Phillipe Javery as a kid cos I thought his name sounded cool, turns out he was shit

 

[Alan Birchenall's hair]

Brian Marwood. Garbage....

 

[Houston_Blade]

Michael Twiss

 

[Jan Age]

To flip reverse 1973Blade 's thread. Who have we signed over the years that never lived up to the hype?

I'll start with a few:

• Patrick Suffo
• Leon Britton
• Ahmed Fahti
• James Harper
• Lee Hendrie

Leon Britton was widely regarded as the best ball playing midfielder at the the time

Blackwell signed him and proceeded to lump the ball over his head before he retuned to Swansea

I remember his home debut and the look of bewilderment on his face every time our CB hoofed it up field

 

[Jan Age]

Des Hamilton

 

[Proper Blade]

I thought Cameron Archer would be an excellent signing for us, particularly after his debut, but he faded badly and ended up on the bench most of the season. Still, he seems to be doing alright at Southampton - we were just a total shambles last season.

 

[The Crab]

Ian Rush. He was one of the outstanding strikers of his generation, and yet when he played briefly for us he was essentially a human lamppost.

Other (dis)honourable mentions include, but are definitely not limited to, Steve Finnieston, Brian Howard, Steven Hendrie, Samir Carruthers, Danny Cullip, and the latest in a long line of dross, Ivo Grbić.

Steven Hendrie had an excuse though, he was a snooker player…

Lee Hendrie however was as useful as a fart in a spacesuit…

 

[s20Blade]

Marlon King

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

Mark Morris.

I remember as a young kid being amazed we'd spent 175k on a player.

Not sure who was our record signing before that (was it Colin Hill perhaps at 85k?), but I remember it being big money for us at that time.

 

[Houston_Blade]

Has nobody said Brewster?

Goes without saying really

 

[designblade]

Cuvelier - Based on not much at all to be fair, other then he was young creative midfielder.

Also, why does this photo make him look like a video game character?

 

[coaxingstar71]

Alan Young and Steve Finnieston.

After those two I stopped getting excited about signings until I'd actually seen them kick a few balls for United.

To be fair, both of those suffered with injuries. Young was actually decent when he played and I'll never forget the overhead kick winner he scored against Oxford.