Half decent is optimistic.
Christ your memory is chilling, there's some nightmarish names on that list Dave.
Half decent is optimistic.
Heitinga won our player of the year didn’t he one season?Martyn, Cahill, Arteta, Lescott, Howard, Baines, Pienaar, Fellaini, Stones. They were the pick of the Moyes signings who you could say were great acquisitions - on the cheap and gave great service (with some fetching a big profit for the club).
That's nine players in 11 seasons. The vast majority that he signed were utter tripe / barely decent:
Richard Wright
Iain Turner
Li Tie
McFadden
Beattie
Kroldrup
Davies
Plessis
Neville
Valente
Van Der Meyde
Scott Spencer
Jutkiewicz
Wessels
Gosling
Gardner
Jacobsen
Castillo
Nash
Garbutt
Peterlin
Arnoux
Bilyaletdinov
Heitinga
Neill
Beckford
Mageye Gueye
Mucha
Velios
Gibson
Jelavic
Naismith
Kennedy
Hitzlsperger
Martyn, Cahill, Arteta, Lescott, Howard, Baines, Pienaar, Fellaini, Stones. They were the pick of the Moyes signings who you could say were great acquisitions - on the cheap and gave great service (with some fetching a big profit for the club).
That's nine players in 11 seasons. The vast majority that he signed were utter tripe / barely decent:
Richard Wright
Iain Turner
Li Tie
McFadden
Beattie
Kroldrup
Davies
Plessis
Neville
Valente
Van Der Meyde
Scott Spencer
Jutkiewicz
Wessels
Gosling
Gardner
Jacobsen
Castillo
Nash
Garbutt
Peterlin
Arnoux
Bilyaletdinov
Heitinga
Neill
Beckford
Mageye Gueye
Mucha
Velios
Gibson
Jelavic
Naismith
Kennedy
Hitzlsperger
Rooney was inherited by Moyes. He didn't sign him.
Cahill, Arteta, Pienaar etc were good contributors on the pitch...nit as much as Lukaku, and NONE of them got near to the sheer profit heis sale produced.
All in all, it is self evident that Lukaku is the greatesdt signing of the 21st century for EFC.
Martyn, Cahill, Arteta, Lescott, Howard, Baines, Pienaar, Fellaini, Stones. They were the pick of the Moyes signings who you could say were great acquisitions - on the cheap and gave great service (with some fetching a big profit for the club).
That's nine players in 11 seasons. The vast majority that he signed were utter tripe / barely decent:
Richard Wright
Iain Turner
Li Tie
McFadden
Beattie
Kroldrup
Davies
Plessis
Neville
Valente
Van Der Meyde
Scott Spencer
Jutkiewicz
Wessels
Gosling
Gardner
Jacobsen
Castillo
Nash
Garbutt
Peterlin
Arnoux
Bilyaletdinov
Heitinga
Neill
Beckford
Mageye Gueye
Mucha
Velios
Gibson
Jelavic
Naismith
Kennedy
Hitzlsperger
They were bang average to tripe. Outside of the obvious Arteta, Cahhill, Pienaar, Baines, Lescott signings which eveyone points to, the quality was poor and the value to this club was non-exositent.
That's the reality of the Moyes era from a player transaction perspective.
Martyn, Cahill, Arteta, Lescott, Howard, Baines, Pienaar, Fellaini, Stones. They were the pick of the Moyes signings who you could say were great acquisitions - on the cheap and gave great service (with some fetching a big profit for the club).
That's nine players in 11 seasons. The vast majority that he signed were utter tripe / barely decent:
Richard Wright
Iain Turner
Li Tie
McFadden
Beattie
Kroldrup
Davies
Plessis
Neville
Valente
Van Der Meyde
Scott Spencer
Jutkiewicz
Wessels
Gosling
Gardner
Jacobsen
Castillo
Nash
Garbutt
Peterlin
Arnoux
Bilyaletdinov
Heitinga
Neill
Beckford
Mageye Gueye
Mucha
Velios
Gibson
Jelavic
Naismith
Kennedy
Hitzlsperger
Martyn, Cahill, Arteta, Lescott, Howard, Baines, Pienaar, Fellaini, Stones. They were the pick of the Moyes signings who you could say were great acquisitions - on the cheap and gave great service (with some fetching a big profit for the club).
That's nine players in 11 seasons. The vast majority that he signed were utter tripe / barely decent:
Richard Wright
Iain Turner
Li Tie
McFadden
Beattie
Kroldrup
Davies
Plessis
Neville
Valente
Van Der Meyde
Scott Spencer
Jutkiewicz
Wessels
Gosling
Gardner
Jacobsen
Castillo
Nash
Garbutt
Peterlin
Arnoux
Bilyaletdinov
Heitinga
Neill
Beckford
Mageye Gueye
Mucha
Velios
Gibson
Jelavic
Naismith
Kennedy
Hitzlsperger
Getting back to the main subject is the rumour about McCarthy just that, media rubbish or can we wish him well at Palace? Mick McCarthy will be delighted and will pick him immediately.
Ignoring money, it simply has to be Cahill.Fair on the Rooney.
I personally believe Coleman to be a better signing due to low outlay, captain, loyal to the club.
I’d possibly put stones above Lukaku because it was a low outlay, and pretty sure the price we received was a greater multiple than that of Lukaku.
From a goals and profit perspective Lukaku was the best no doubt, but the hassle and disrespect, plus the higher outlay for his purchase... I’d not say he was the best.
Depends on how you define ‘best’
Be sad to see Jamsey go, hes a very good player.
Its a massive shame his injuries have limited his contribution, but we are not innocent on that score either. When you weigh it up a fresh start might be best for both parties, but 8 mill seems low, id sell or 10-12, that said it almost all profit and he would be on a decent bit of wedge in wage.
Remember, he hates Baines, and JagsThe signings of Baines, Lescott, Jagielka, Arteta, Cahill, Pienaar, Coleman were on the same level.