So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?

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So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?

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Every club makes a mistake signing and many on here may think we've made more than most. I've seen a few names flying about - so who's the worst?

For my part I'd like to nominate Phil Mulryne. He made some of the others that may get named on this thread look fitter than Ronaldo; arrived with a pedigree but that pedigree wasn't worth a tin of chum. Now a vicar, I believe, where he must still be repenting his sins for pretending to be a footballer at this club.
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Sammy Ayorinde!
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I seem to remember Tommy Taylor trying to sign Billy Beal from Cambridge for about 6 months - he was the must have signing. Completely underwhelming apart from one great goal if I recall correctly.
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LittleMate wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:15 pm Every club makes a mistake signing and many on here may think we've made more than most. I've seen a few names flying about - so who's the worst?

For my part I'd like to nominate Phil Mulryne. He made some of the others that may get named on this thread look fitter than Ronaldo; arrived with a pedigree but that pedigree wasn't worth a tin of chum. Now a vicar, I believe, where he must still be repenting his sins for pretending to be a footballer at this club.
He is not a Vicar
He is a Roman Catholic priest &
Dominican friar.

Calling him a Vicar is like saying
he was a footballer for leyton orient.
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Bjørn Heidenstrøm.

Huge star in Norway, hopeless in League Two.
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Post by Smendrick Feaselberg »

Naim/Niam Uka.

That said I don't recall Djemba-Djemba ever being seen as their big mistake. More like someone like Taibi, Kleberson or even Alexis Sanchez
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MrB wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:57 pmSammy Ayorinde!
Blimey, there's a blast from the past. Was he the one who had to get married or something?
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o-no wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:23 pm
MrB wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:57 pmSammy Ayorinde!
Blimey, there's a blast from the past. Was he the one who had to get married or something?
Yup you got it
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So many
But from recent times Shwan Saman Jalal only played twice but jeez he stuck out like a sore thumb
I believe he plays for Chesterfield these days
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Post by gshaw »

Gianvito Plasmati, hilariously bad (remember *that* halfway line volley?!) and by all accounts was on big money too so the story goes...
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Djemba-Djemba isn’t even the Djemba-Djemba of United. He scored the winner at Leeds and twatted Sol Campbell.

Dong, Bebe and Prunier were all worse
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James Scowcroft.
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Who was the Aussie that Pat Holland gave a 4 year contract and Taylor never played him?
God we’ve had some crap managers who wasted money.
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TourDeO wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:14 pm I seem to remember Tommy Taylor trying to sign Billy Beal from Cambridge for about 6 months - he was the must have signing. Completely underwhelming apart from one great goal if I recall correctly.
I believe he cost 50k.
Taylor signed an unbelievable amount of crap, how he survived 5 years I’ll never know.
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gshaw wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:47 pm Gianvito Plasmati, hilariously bad (remember *that* halfway line volley?!) and by all accounts was on big money too so the story goes...
Can’t forget!!😂😂
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Post by Smendrick Feaselberg »

Byways1 wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:56 pm Who was the Aussie that Pat Holland gave a 4 year contract and Taylor never played him?
God we’ve had some crap managers who wasted money.
Steve Riches was the Aussie signed by Holland but not sure about a 4 year deal.
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Taylor also signed some Italian striker once who was unbelievably bad.
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Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:10 pm
Byways1 wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:56 pm Who was the Aussie that Pat Holland gave a 4 year contract and Taylor never played him?
God we’ve had some crap managers who wasted money.
Steve Riches was the Aussie signed by Holland but not sure about a 4 year deal.
That’s him cheers.
Yep I’m pretty sure he was on a 4 year deal.
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Rhys Wilmot
A whole F*ckin year
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tuffers#1 wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:13 pm Rhys Wilmot
A whole F*ckin year
🤤😤😷🤒
And the late Justin Fashanu RIP
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tuffers#1 wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:13 pm Rhys Wilmot
A whole F*ckin year
🤤😤😷🤒
How that bloke was on Arsenal’s books I will never know.
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Byways1 wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:22 pm
tuffers#1 wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:13 pm Rhys Wilmot
A whole F*ckin year
🤤😤😷🤒
And the late Justin Fashanu RIP
Not forgetting the late David Stride.

Honesltly Stride has to win

What other player in History makes a bad tackle & the entire home crowd start to chant

OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
Then booing the ref for only giving him yellow .
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MrB wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:57 pmSammy Ayorinde!
Another one who Barry bigged up.
Sure he was another one given a long contract.
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