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So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:15 pm
by LittleMate
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.
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:57 pm
by MrB
Sammy Ayorinde!
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:14 pm
by TourDeO
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.
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:16 pm
by tuffers#1
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.
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 4:28 pm
by Bergen
Bjørn Heidenstrøm.
Huge star in Norway, hopeless in League Two.
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 4:37 pm
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
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:23 pm
by o-no
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?
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:45 pm
by MrB
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
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:50 pm
by Lucky7
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
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:31 pm
by Born to run
Doug Allder
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:47 pm
by gshaw
Gianvito Plasmati, hilariously bad (remember *that* halfway line volley?!) and by all accounts was on big money too so the story goes...
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:55 pm
by BiggsyMalone
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
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:18 pm
by Tony Soprano
Scott Fitzgerald
Manny Vassuer
David Partridge
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 7:36 pm
by Scuba Diver
James Scowcroft.
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:56 pm
by Byways1
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.
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:59 pm
by Byways1
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.
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:59 pm
by MrB
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!!
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:10 pm
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.
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:11 pm
by Byways1
Taylor also signed some Italian striker once who was unbelievably bad.
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:12 pm
by Byways1
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.
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:13 pm
by tuffers#1
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:22 pm
by Byways1
And the late Justin Fashanu RIP
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:23 pm
by Byways1
How that bloke was on Arsenal’s books I will never know.
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:24 pm
by tuffers#1
Byways1 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:22 pm
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 .
Re: So who's our Eric Djemba Djemba?
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:25 pm
by Byways1
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.
