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| |  Posted 09/12/2006 21:17:20 | |
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| The 20 worst City transfers of all timeOkay, after last week’s 20 best transfers of all time, we’re now back on more familiar ground. The table (below) is worked out purely in financial terms and only includes players who were later sold by the club: 
Now having David Oldfield and Paul Futcher top the list just didn’t seem right, even if it is statistically correct. Futcher, in particular, was probably the product of Allison’s reckless selling policy rather than any misjudgement on Book’s part. So I thought I’d compile a second table, which worked out the annual financial loss for each player then compared that to the total annual transfer spending for the league for the years the player was at the club. Dusting down my copy of The Economics of Football, by Stephen Dobson and John Goddard, I found the figures for annual transfer spending from 1973 onwards. Players sold before 1973 are therefore excluded from the list. And low and behold, the table now has a more reassuring look to it, with Steve Daley and Malcolm Allison deservedly taking the award for worst ever transfer: 
It's practically Christmas today! |
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| | | Posted 12/12/2006 19:14:49 | |
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| Matias Vuoso i remember him. What a disaster he was. Along with Ali B's best mate Belmadi!
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| | | Posted 13/12/2006 19:17:43 | |
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| JoeyBoy8 (12/12/2006)
Matias Vuoso i remember him. What a disaster he was. Along with Ali B's best mate Belmadi!He was good in the game he played, that Belmadi guy
From Manchester with love |
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| | | Posted 15/12/2006 12:42:07 | |
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| | Vuoso has to be the worst buy ever. Even players like Fowler scored goals and played games. I have no idea what they we're thinking when they bought Vuoso. I saw him at a pre season friendly against Preston and he looked garbage. |
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| | | Posted 15/12/2006 12:54:37 | |
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| How is Jon Macken not on the list?
Eat, drink and be Benny. |
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| | | Posted 15/12/2006 13:04:19 | |
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| Burnage Blue's Xmas Stockings (15/12/2006)
How is Jon Macken not on the list?Or Anelka.
Si thi tha nos |
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| | | Posted 15/12/2006 13:07:05 | |
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| on the basis of amount cost and games played Vuoso has got to be the worst signing ever
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