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Richard Jolly's 5 Best and 5 Worst BPL Signings of the Season
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:06 pm
Best
5. Matija Nastasic (Manchester City, £12 million)
4. Romelu Lukaku (West Bromwich Albion, loan)
3. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa, £7 million)
2. Robin van Persie (Manchester United, £24 million)
1. Michu (Swansea, £2 million)
Worst
5. Alou Diarra (West Ham, £2 million)
4. Michael Owen (Stoke City, free)
3. Scott Sinclair (Manchester City, £6.2 million)
2. Jose Bosingwa (QPR, free)
1. Christopher Samba (QPR, £12.5 million)
5. Matija Nastasic (Manchester City, £12 million)
4. Romelu Lukaku (West Bromwich Albion, loan)
3. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa, £7 million)
2. Robin van Persie (Manchester United, £24 million)
1. Michu (Swansea, £2 million)
Worst
5. Alou Diarra (West Ham, £2 million)
4. Michael Owen (Stoke City, free)
3. Scott Sinclair (Manchester City, £6.2 million)
2. Jose Bosingwa (QPR, free)
1. Christopher Samba (QPR, £12.5 million)
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Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:07 pm to etm512
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4. Michael Owen (Stoke City, free)
Ouch.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:14 pm to inelishaitrust
To me that's a bit odd considering who really expected much of anything out of Owen? I can't imagine they were paying him big wages.
A guy like Junior Hoilett was a far bigger disappointment in my opinion.
A guy like Junior Hoilett was a far bigger disappointment in my opinion.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:22 pm to etm512
Hard to argue with much of that
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:28 pm to etm512
Freebies should be excluded imo
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:31 pm to The Mick
Still counts as a signing.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:32 pm to Crede15
quote:
I can't imagine they were paying him big wages.
Probably heavily dependent upon appearances like his United contract
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:38 pm to joey barton
Thought the Scott Sinclair move to City was dumb then and looks even dumber now. Guess he got paid though
quote:
For the record, Sinclair played no minutes of league football in October, February or May, 12 in January, 13 in March, 14 in April and 15 each in November and December. Over seven-and-a-half months, that amounts to 69 minutes on the pitch.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:39 pm to joey barton
Yeah, that's what I would assume and another reason why I was surprised to see him in there. There were no expectations really.
Other than that it's a pretty decent list. Vertonghen could have been a top five best signing, maybe Dembele (bit injury prone), Mirallas (same). Maybe Adebayor in the worst signing group although he played reasonably well towards the end of the season.
Other than that it's a pretty decent list. Vertonghen could have been a top five best signing, maybe Dembele (bit injury prone), Mirallas (same). Maybe Adebayor in the worst signing group although he played reasonably well towards the end of the season.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:45 pm to etm512
If my math is correct, that means he played less than 2 percent in City's matches this season and netted $2,240,868 in the process.
That means he earned close to $500 per match minute for City, and he spent most of that sitting on the sidelines.
If my math is correct, which could be very wrong.
That means he earned close to $500 per match minute for City, and he spent most of that sitting on the sidelines.
If my math is correct, which could be very wrong.
This post was edited on 5/21/13 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:50 pm to LSUSOBEAST1
cazorla's omission makes me question the whole list
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:55 pm to Friend of OBUDan
I guess it was because of Cazorla's transfer fee.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:57 pm to WarSlamEagle
Hard to argue against anyone on the list, but Coutinho has to be in the discussion. Since the other players, played a whole season compared to his half... I can't argue.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:58 pm to Friend of OBUDan
forgot about him but I can't see anybody in that top five that looks really out of place. There are just a lot of good options for best signing.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 1:03 pm to etm512
No Hazard?
Posted on 5/21/13 at 1:06 pm to GABlueDog
No Marin on worst = not legit
Posted on 5/21/13 at 1:09 pm to Crede15
quote:
Yeah, that's what I would assume and another reason why I was surprised to see him in there. There were no expectations really.
I guess his inclusion of Owen is because that was the striker they signed after finishing last or close to it in goals scored last season.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 1:47 pm to WarSlamEagle
yeah I was more poking fun at his comment yesterday. I don't have any real problem with this list.
michu only played for half the season too so coutinho should get consideration :P
michu only played for half the season too so coutinho should get consideration :P
Posted on 5/21/13 at 1:57 pm to Friend of OBUDan
Michu played the full season.
Posted on 5/21/13 at 1:58 pm to Friend of OBUDan
quote:
michu only played for half the season too
He played the whole season at Swansea
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