Players well past their Sell By date

[MikeH72]

Still think he is our best defender and would never [Poor language removed] him as always gives 100%. Central defender that is.

Couldn't disagree more, I think he's physically and probably mentally our worst centre back at this moment in time.

 

[Abraders]

Jags
Baines
Stek
Mirallas

 

[Raino85]

Nigel martyn i thought was way past it.
Proved me well wrong

Anyway

 

[cronullasharks]

Steven Pienaar 2nd stint

 

[Brisan123]

Baines has never been a good defender - essential for a great at LB.

Jagielka I'd describe as adequate. Distin was a better defender, and he wasn't top notch either.

Leighton’s 30 international caps say helllo

 

[royvernon39]

Henry Newton

 

[jonesl2]

In a similar vein to a recent thread - players who were signed and you thought would be ace, but then proven to be out for 1 last big payday at our expense. For starters

Ginola,
Gazza,
Ashley Williams

Gazza played well for us.....I remember there being talk of getting back into the England Squad.

 

[Ballymoney1]

Wasn't sure when we singed Kevin Campbell all those years ago, he'd been about a bit by then and I thought he may be on the slide. Glad he proved me wrong he kept us up!
Richard Gough was another good signing who I thought may be past it when he joined.

 

[BigMick]

Henry Newton

Poor old Henry was only 26 when we signed him. Came here to try and break into the England team but spent most of his time playing out of position at left-back. Remember his debut? Lost 4-0 at Arsenal (back in the days when we didn't regularly leak in 4 or 5) when Catterick shifted HK to centre-half, allowing Henry to replace him in midfield. That tactical masterstroke was never seen again and Henry was on the bench the following week. Eventually left us to play for Derby where he was in the team that won the league in 74/75 - the year we should have won it.

 

[davek]

Leighton’s 30 international caps say helllo

...17 of them in friendlies.

 

[IV(AC)]

Wasn't sure when we singed Kevin Campbell all those years ago, he'd been about a bit by then and I thought he may be on the slide. Glad he proved me wrong he kept us up!
Richard Gough was another good signing who I thought may be past it when he joined.

Davy Weir, in the same boat there for me
29 when he signed, yet went on to play for 10+ more years for us and Rangers

 

[Brisan123]

...17 of them in friendlies.

Still caps at LB at a time there was a lot of quality english LB’s around
We all know the agenda Dave

 

[McBain]

Schneiderlin.

Boooooooooooooo!

Schneiderlin.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

[Saint Domingo]

Leighton’s 30 international caps say helllo

Highest number of assists from any premier league defender but ok this is football.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Steven Pienaar 2nd stint

Still one of the best players in our team then.