What has been our worst transfer decision?

[Scrug]

Whenever I think about us selling players I always hark back to one in particular. I know, hindsight and all that…

James Morrison.

£2.5million to West Brom was an absolute travesty.

 

[atomicloonybin aka ALB]

Similarly, Adam Reach. Essentially swapped him for Carlos de Pena.

 

[indeedido]

Whenever I think about us selling players I always hark back to one in particular. I know, hindsight and all that…

James Morrison.

£2.5million to West Brom was an absolute travesty.

I didn't care then and 15 years on I still don't.

Buying Assombolonga must be up there.
See also Mido, Gestede and Fletcher who were bought for big fees and generated nothing but big losses.

Selling Bamford was a shocker recently.

 

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

Similarly, Adam Reach. Essentially swapped him for Carlos de Pena.

Not so much selling, but getting rid of Schwarzer because we didn't offer him a new deal.

Selling Cattermole and bringing in Digard

 

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

I didn't care then and 15 years on I still don't.

Buying Assombolonga must be up there.
See also Mido, Gestede and Fletcher who were bought for big fees and generated nothing but big losses.

Selling Bamford was a shocker recently.

At least Assombalonga scored goals, without them where would we have ended up ?

 

[El Guapo]

Big Jack not buying Paul Mariner. We’d have won the league if we’d had a proper centre forward in the mid 70s

 

[Juninhoburger]

In my time it's got to be selling Luke Young to Aston Villa

And replacing him with Justin Hoyte.

 

[Priv]

At least Assombalonga scored goals, without them where would we have ended up ?

We may of signed somebody better. Even without We’d of been far better off just playing Bamford and not buying him at all.

 

[Paulh10]

Marlon king on loan,lee dong gook, Curtis main,maxi haas.

 

[The_Lizards_Jumpers]

Marlon king on loan,lee dong gook, Curtis main,maxi haas.

Apart from Marlon King (which I agree with you on, although for non footballing reasons), have any of those players really been the worst transfer decision ?

We picked them up cheap, and let them go when surplus to requirements.

 

[CG85]

Not so much selling, but getting rid of Schwarzer because we didn't offer him a new deal.

Selling Cattermole and bringing in Digard

I still haven't got over Schwarzer leaving

 

[DonTheKing]

Bringing in gestede was appalling business for 6 million, then rejected a bid for him in the August from Leeds .

 

[Marvanelli]

Transferring out Gareth Southgate to transfer in Gordan Strachan

 

[NoloBoro]

Whenever I think about us selling players I always hark back to one in particular. I know, hindsight and all that…

James Morrison.

£2.5million to West Brom was an absolute travesty.

First one that sprung to mind for me before I even opened the post!

 

[Paulh10]

Ashley Fletcher

 

[allied_assault]

Buying Gestede and selling Bamford

 

[GibbosEmpire]

Alfonso Alves, what a let down

 

[davidmills]

Always thought giving Arca a new contract and releasing Rochemback was one of our biggest mistakes.
Rochemback was in team and playing well and linking up well with Alves. Arca was not getting a game.
Alves just not the same player after Rochemback left.

 

[atomicloonybin aka ALB]

Oof. Mido.

"I know he's been a pain in the **** at every club he's been at, but we need a striker and I'm sure with some tender love and care, he'll be great".

 

[lostinyorkshire]

gestede hands down and we have had some shockers