There have been many but as soon as we signed David Speedie I realized that we were finished as the all-dominating force we were before.
Most disappointing LFC signing
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Yes, it looked really bleak when he scored on his debut at Old Trafford then scored twice in the derby. The whole world was laughing at us.
No, the point is a journeyman striker signed passed his peak was a sign of our downfall, smart arse.
Yeah, Speedie was a decent player, and Kenny had liked him for a while, but he should have joined us 6 years earlier, not at the age of 31 or whatever.
See also: Jari Litmanen
Speedie signed in Jan '91, Kenny went in Feb '91, Souness took over and we've been a dominant team ever since, obviously.
I never thought he'd be a direct replacement for Alonso, so it was always going to be an uphill battle for him here but it couldn't have gone any worse
I think the more relevant data point here is Graeme Souness.
I do agree it did seem a rather strange signing, but Kenny's always been prone to those, even at his managerial peak. He signed Jimmy Carter for £500,000.
Not since someone claimed that there was a causal connection between a serf sneezing in Sunderland and Charles I having his head chopped off has there been such a ludicrous association of events. Speedie was a decent little player who was brought in as a short term fix to help the team score goals when it was starting to flag a bit, and he did his job. End of. Jimmy Carter was much more of a problem, but let's not that get in the way of some truly boneheaded reasoning.
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Ive got shitloads to be fair because until about 2 years ago I believed everyone we signed would be Johan Franz Maradona Di Nascimento.
Im a fucking liabilty to my own sense of reason.
Diouf? Probably better than Figo....
Aquilani? This guy has everything in his make up to be the next Gazza...
Carroll? Finally we have replaced Rushie...
Im a fucking cunt tbf.
Im a fucking liabilty to my own sense of reason.
Diouf? Probably better than Figo....
Aquilani? This guy has everything in his make up to be the next Gazza...
Carroll? Finally we have replaced Rushie...
Im a fucking cunt tbf.
David Speedie endeared himself to me after scoring his first goal in the Derby by celebrating wildly in front of the Everton fans. He claimed they didn't know where they were in the ground. Here's a clue, David, they're wearing blue shirts and foaming at the mouth. Speedie has said that when Kenny left he knew his time was up because Souness had never rated him as a player so he might have been a better signing if Kenny had lasted longer.
In hindsight, Jimmy Carter was the first sign that the rot was setting in so he's significant in that sense. As for worst signings, Degen and Balotelli would take some beating as neither appeared to possess any of the basics for actually playing in their position.
In hindsight, Jimmy Carter was the first sign that the rot was setting in so he's significant in that sense. As for worst signings, Degen and Balotelli would take some beating as neither appeared to possess any of the basics for actually playing in their position.
I got drunk with Speedie one night. I drunkenly told him he was a legend for the derby goal and the 2 goals against the Mancs. He was very coy, I was very drunk, but he said that's what he liked about Liverpool fans. The small details and their memory for them.
Kuyt? Wow.
Likeable, enthusiastic, willing....but 'great'? No.
The only one I genuinely had high expectations for was Aquilani. He seemed like a world-class talent, which made the saga to offload him just mind-numbingly painful.
In more recent times, Lovren has been the biggest disappointment. I thought he was the CB we can build around, turns out he was Brendan's undoing.
In more recent times, Lovren has been the biggest disappointment. I thought he was the CB we can build around, turns out he was Brendan's undoing.
This. He still turns out for the Chilean national team, though I have no idea who he plays for now.
You make him sound like Biscan. This is a guy who was all that and a big game winner, a fundamental foil for Torres (as Fernando said many a time) and an integral part of a more than decent Dutch team.
Kewell - he was pure class at Leeds and exactly the sort of flair player we really needed. Unfortunately he had accumulated too many injuries and the speed was gone, so too the confidence. Similar to Torres when we sold him to Chelsea I guess.
Diouf - thought he was gonna be a boss after the world cup where he starred for Senegal. Ended up being possibly the worst signing we ever made
Ince - seemed like he would be the older head with a bit of steel in his game to make Evans young side into champions. He was nothing special at all, a shadow of the player who Utd sold to Inter.
Alot of the others like Carroll or Morientes were obviously crap when we signed them.
Diouf - thought he was gonna be a boss after the world cup where he starred for Senegal. Ended up being possibly the worst signing we ever made
Ince - seemed like he would be the older head with a bit of steel in his game to make Evans young side into champions. He was nothing special at all, a shadow of the player who Utd sold to Inter.
Alot of the others like Carroll or Morientes were obviously crap when we signed them.
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