But turned out to be completely bobbins...

 

Neil Cox and Robbie Elliot.

 

I thought we had seriously made the big time when signed them.

 

One broke his leg in his 4th game,one had curly hair and was shit.

Rivaldo brought the biggest excitement, him and Okocha in the same team, was a such a let down when it looked like he was ours.

Len Cantello

 

 

The biggest disappointment in my Bolton supporting history. Cack.

Who was that tall Mexican striker bloke?

 

Name escapes me...

Cantello for me too... was top quality at West Brom, really thought we were gonna be a top half of the 1st division team. 

Steve McAnespie, good young player and a high fee in our first year in Prem, Utter dog shit

Who was that tall Mexican striker bloke?

 

Name escapes me...

Dunno

Back in the day Peter Barnes hed been superb for city and united but sadly gash for us.

Steve McAnespie, good young player and a high fee in our first year in Prem, Utter dog shit

He had a brilliant debut too

 

Cov at home perhaps?

 

Thought we'd signed a belter

 

Whoops!

Back in the day Peter Barnes hed been superb for city and united but sadly gash for us.

 

Wasn't he on loan with us twice, probably playing a total of about 4 games. I'm sure I remember him being injured in one game after about 25 seconds (after running down the left wing on the Manny Road side)

He had a brilliant debut too

 

Cov at home perhaps?

 

Thought we'd signed a belter

 

Whoops!

 

Was it not QPR?

Did we sign the wrong bloke or something?

 

I'm sure Carlos was telling me about that once

 

I think both myself and Carlos have mentioned on several occasions that we wanted Bulent Korkmaz (100+ caps for Turkey) and got Bulent Akin.

Just Wiki'd McAnespie.  After leaving us he went on to play just 49 more games in his career ... and half of those were for Cambridge United.

 

I'm sure it happens at all other clubs, but it doesn't half feel like we sign a lot of players, who are then shit and then after leaving us see their careers peter away to nothing.

Aye that's the guy.Came with a great reputation.Wasn't his nickname fox in the box or something like that

 

Wasn't the disappointment more that he didn't play as much as he should? From what I remember, he did really well whenever he did actually step over that white line.

Just Wiki'd McAnespie. After leaving us he went on to play just 49 more games in his career ... and half of those were for

 

I'm sure it happens at all other clubs, but it doesn't half feel like we sign a lot of players, who are then shit and then after leaving us see their careers peter away to nothing.

He was shagging a girl I'd been to school with when he played for us, remember seeing them together in town. She was by far the best thing he ever did whilst he played for us.

Edited December 18, 201312 yr by Ghana White

when we signed Cid on a pre contract in Jan, was then over in Bordeuax in the May and took in a game - was talking to their fans pre match and asked if he was any good, they were raving about him, then said good as we'd signed him etc and they knew nothing about it and look genuinely gutted, so after that, had high hopes

 

great shout on Robert Fleck, takes me back does that, he didn't even want to sign for us but Chelsea made him something - think his 1 and only goal was NY Day v Notts County

 

Im sure Cid won young player of the year just before he joined us, expected good things from him!

emmanuel morini,

 

came from roma so was bound to be ace!

sam allardyce, on 18 Dec said

oscar perez

 

it's always exciting getting a million for fuck all

Jardell,bothered to go and watch him preseason at the reebok,was shocked at the state of him ,but laughed all afternoon as we sat with some south americans who gave him dogs abuse all game.

Mind you, to balance out all these duds we've got good money in for players who we sold and turned out to be crap at their new clubs.

Laville, superb on loan, then we signed him, then he got injured, and that was pretty much that.

 

On a simiilar note, I was completely underwhelmed when Kev Davies signed.

 

I think they both signed the same week too.

Peter Shilton

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My brother woke me up (no mean feat) to tell me that we'd signed Jardel. Seriously underwhelming.

 

As for Borgetti, his goals to minutes ratio for us was unreal, and he's a harsh inclusion. He just didn't do the job that a striker in our system required at the time. Our game revolved around a physical target man in Davies, who didn't stop running and making a nuisance. Therefore I thought the Borgetti signing was baffling at the time and still do. He was always renowned as an out and out goalscorer and not much more.

Edited December 18, 201312 yr by BWFC_LOVE

Chris Armstrong....

Ralph Wright.

Hugh Curren