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by **GOAT** » Mon May 22, 2006 4:23 pm

Yeah theres a few ive gotten wrong, cisse, morientes, finnan for a start. From what i saw of finnan at fulham and his first season here i thought he was average at best and not good enough but look at him now. Id heard great things about cisse and thought he was going to be legendary but he disappointed and morientes was a very proven player and i thought he would do the business but hes been abysmal

by **weringo** » Mon May 22, 2006 6:27 pm

I certainly got Morientes wrong but I doubt theres a soul in the world who would have predicted he was going to be a flop

by **Keris** » Tue May 23, 2006 7:13 am

For me, it was Sander Westerveld, Liverpool was crying for a decent keeper since Grobelaar. And being Holland No. 2 and all. I was really excited.

Than there was Jason MacAteer. Spice Boy. BAH!! :angry:

Than again Houllier did made quite a lot of his signings (westerveld, le tallec, titi camara) and I was desperate for it to be true. Too naive. :laugh:

by **account deleted by request** » Tue May 23, 2006 7:45 am

Than again Houllier did made quite a lot of his signings

He certainly did, every signing was going to be the next big star. I think he had a problem with being French and wanting to emulate Wenger.... buying young French or French League players and turning them into superstars. Only problem was he couldnt pick em. Wenger has Henry, Vieira,Anelka, Pires, Wiltord to look back on, Houllier has Cisse, Diao, Diouf Cheyrou ,Ferri lol.

by **2520years** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:39 pm

Babb's a good shout, he was superb until we signed him. The same goes for David James, I was so pleased when we signed him but he wasn't good enough. Morientes was a flop, but it's very easy to spot flops. I guess the best thing is to focus on those that we'd never heard of that have done well. People like Hyppia, Sissoko and (I'd never heard of) Alonso.

by **stmichael** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:53 pm

i thought stan collymore would set the world alight when we signed him to play alongside fowler but it never really happened.

by **Big Niall** » Wed May 24, 2006 12:58 pm

Neil Ruddock was an excellent passer, tough in the tackle and good in the air so I was delighted when LFC signed him. Then he lost all motivation and got fat. Was furious with Evans when I read him say that he lost weight after Venables told him at an England get together that he was too heavy. What was evans doing?

Paul Stewart was another one I thought would be great. I remember taking the p1ss out of a manure friend of mine when Glen Hysen picked LFC over Manu. He was going to be the new Alan Hanson!!

by **7_Kewell** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:03 pm

I thought bringing Fowler back would be a waste of time, because everytime i had seen him play, he looked uninterested and unfit.

I have been really surprised with his performances (and pay cut) and am hoping he'll be 100% fit next season.

by **crazyhorse** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:05 pm

I though Sean Dundee was going to be a waste of time.

It turned out he was a waste of space as well!

by **66-1112520797** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:10 pm

crazyhorse wrote:I though Sean Dundee was going to be a waste of time.

It turned out he was a waste of space as well!

by **48-1119859832** » Wed May 24, 2006 7:22 pm

Keris wrote:For me, it was Sander Westerveld, Liverpool was crying for a decent keeper since Grobelaar. And being Holland No. 2 and all. I was really excited.

I actually liked Westerveld, I thought he was a good keeper for us. He made an error against Bolton and was sold for it but he was our keeper in the treble winning season and he did start a fight with Francis Jeffers, so he weren't all bad.

by **deejay-cgt** » Fri May 26, 2006 8:50 am

getting fowler back i was like y he so unfit at man city he was like 4th choice there so why the hell lol glad we got God back now

by **Espionage** » Fri May 26, 2006 9:25 am

I tipped Crouch for big things, and i was starting to fear during his duck steak that I had made my first mistake, but he came through and proved himself. So no, i have never been wrong

by **greenred** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:31 pm

Karl Heinz Riedle was another one who came with high expectations.World cup winner,European cup winner...he was gonna set the premiership alight.

He didnt.

by **bigmick** » Fri May 26, 2006 1:02 pm

I got it right when I said that Morientes wouldn't make it and er.. that's about it really. Wrong just about every other time much as I can remember.

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