Yes, here it is - the very poorest 11 players of the season
21/05/2009
SCOTT CARSON (WBA)
Was given another chance in the Premier League at the Hawthorns but has looked hesitant and short of confidence behind a poor defence.
How he ever won England caps is utterly beyond me.
EMMANUEL EBOUE (Arsenal)
Has looked woeful at times for a player of his experience. Would surely be out the door if Arsene Wenger had serious money to spend.
No team with Arsenal's Champions League ambitions can afford a player like Eboue.
MIKAEL SILVESTRE (Arsenal)
And it gets worse for Arsenal. Not only do they have Eboue, but they also have Silvestre.
Only signed as a stopgap but when he stepped in for crucial matches it wasn't hard to see why Fergie showed him the door at United.
MICAH RICHARDS (Man City)
Has completely lost his focus. Believes he is a far better player than he really is.
Positional sense is appalling and the only silverware he cares for are watches, bracelets, earrings, and chains. Needs to change his attitude immediately.
NICKY SHOREY (Aston Villa)
Had a great chance to show the form that got him into the England squad but threw it away. Looked sluggish and overweight all season.
Martin O'Neill's worst buy. Would struggle to get into the Reading team now.
DAVID BENTLEY (Tottenham)
His monumental ego has completely overshadowed his patchy contribution at the Lane. One brilliant goal at Arsenal is not enough to make a season.
Has been placed on transfer list and it's not hard to see why. Has struggled to get near the team since Harry Redknapp took charge.
JOEY BARTON (Newcastle)
Has let his team down every time he has been called upon. Has been an unmitigated disaster on Tyneside and it's hard to see anyone being prepared to give him yet another chance.
Has utterly squandered a fantastic natural talent and there can be no greater condemnation than that.
STEED MALBRANQUE (Sunderland)
Another waster with undoubted class who only looks interested when he is playing for a contract. Has been a passenger in relegation fight.
Spurs fans were sad to see him go, but it looks like one of the few decisions Juande Ramos got right in his brief stay at White Hart Lane.
ELANO (Man City)
Has had nose put out of joint by arrival of star names at City. Has let down supporters with his fitful contribution and will be on his bike this summer.
Came off with a mysterious 'something in his eye' injury earlier this month and has done nothing to endear himself to manager Mark Hughes.
JOHAN ELMANDER (Bolton)
He cost ?8.2million from second-rate French club Toulouse and five goals in 29 games sums up what a costly mistake Gary Megson made. Looks completely out of place in the Premier League and has no discernible talent - not exactly a great recommendation in a side which has often struggled for goals.
AFONSO ALVES (Middlesbrough)
His failure to adapt to the Premier League after scoring regularly in the toy-town Dutch league is seen as the biggest factor in Boro's demise.
A very expensive mistake by Gareth Southgate and one which looks worse every time Alves gets on the pitch which, it must be said, is not very often.
MOST OVER-RATED PLAYER
Shaun Wright-Phillips (Man City)
Failed at Chelsea and has shown since his return last August that he cannot inspire his team-mates in the less pressurized atmosphere of Manchester City.
WORST KIT
Liverpool Away
This green shirt and dark shorts looks like army surplus gear. Liverpool have not won a league title since introducing a green away kit in the early 1990s. Which is the second reason it shoudl be dumped.
WORST GROUND
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
This must surely take this award hands down every year. Old, scruffy, antiquated. You need to go back to World War II for the last time it was fit for purpose.
THE WORST XI
Yes, here it is - the very poorest 11 players of the season
21/05/2009
SCOTT CARSON (WBA)
Was given another chance in the Premier League at the Hawthorns but has looked hesitant and short of confidence behind a poor defence.
How he ever won England caps is utterly beyond me.
EMMANUEL EBOUE (Arsenal)
Has looked woeful at times for a player of his experience. Would surely be out the door if Arsene Wenger had serious money to spend.
No team with Arsenal's Champions League ambitions can afford a player like Eboue.
MIKAEL SILVESTRE (Arsenal)
And it gets worse for Arsenal. Not only do they have Eboue, but they also have Silvestre.
Only signed as a stopgap but when he stepped in for crucial matches it wasn't hard to see why Fergie showed him the door at United.
MICAH RICHARDS (Man City)
Has completely lost his focus. Believes he is a far better player than he really is.
Positional sense is appalling and the only silverware he cares for are watches, bracelets, earrings, and chains. Needs to change his attitude immediately.
NICKY SHOREY (Aston Villa)
Had a great chance to show the form that got him into the England squad but threw it away. Looked sluggish and overweight all season.
Martin O'Neill's worst buy. Would struggle to get into the Reading team now.
DAVID BENTLEY (Tottenham)
His monumental ego has completely overshadowed his patchy contribution at the Lane. One brilliant goal at Arsenal is not enough to make a season.
Has been placed on transfer list and it's not hard to see why. Has struggled to get near the team since Harry Redknapp took charge.
JOEY BARTON (Newcastle)
Has let his team down every time he has been called upon. Has been an unmitigated disaster on Tyneside and it's hard to see anyone being prepared to give him yet another chance.
Has utterly squandered a fantastic natural talent and there can be no greater condemnation than that.
STEED MALBRANQUE (Sunderland)
Another waster with undoubted class who only looks interested when he is playing for a contract. Has been a passenger in relegation fight.
Spurs fans were sad to see him go, but it looks like one of the few decisions Juande Ramos got right in his brief stay at White Hart Lane.
ELANO (Man City)
Has had nose put out of joint by arrival of star names at City. Has let down supporters with his fitful contribution and will be on his bike this summer.
Came off with a mysterious 'something in his eye' injury earlier this month and has done nothing to endear himself to manager Mark Hughes.
JOHAN ELMANDER (Bolton)
He cost ?8.2million from second-rate French club Toulouse and five goals in 29 games sums up what a costly mistake Gary Megson made. Looks completely out of place in the Premier League and has no discernible talent - not exactly a great recommendation in a side which has often struggled for goals.
AFONSO ALVES (Middlesbrough)
His failure to adapt to the Premier League after scoring regularly in the toy-town Dutch league is seen as the biggest factor in Boro's demise.
A very expensive mistake by Gareth Southgate and one which looks worse every time Alves gets on the pitch which, it must be said, is not very often.
MOST OVER-RATED PLAYER
Shaun Wright-Phillips (Man City)
Failed at Chelsea and has shown since his return last August that he cannot inspire his team-mates in the less pressurized atmosphere of Manchester City.
WORST KIT
Liverpool Away
This green shirt and dark shorts looks like army surplus gear. Liverpool have not won a league title since introducing a green away kit in the early 1990s. Which is the second reason it shoudl be dumped.
WORST GROUND
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
This must surely take this award hands down every year. Old, scruffy, antiquated. You need to go back to World War II for the last time it was fit for purpose.