Worst Ever Players

[goonerak]

You missed out Ray Hankin Rebel and Craig McKernon

I'd be interested to know how you judged Hankin and McKernon to be shite when Hankin played less than 30 minutes of first team football and McKernon didn't play any first team football.

[Bergkamp95]

Glean Helder
Chris Kiwomya
Christopher Wreah
Kanu

[gus ceasar is a legend]

I have to agree that I thought Siggi was a decent player and I never saw Lyderson have a bad game and saw most of his 21 I would guess!

My vote has to go with McGoldrick or maybe Hawley!

To awful for words!

Apart from the word dogshit! That word sums them up nicely!

[26may1989]

On the liked but less talented players:

1) Andy Linighan (only really for 1993)
2) Martin Hayes.

I fear I may receive criticism for MH but jusy my view!

Andy Linighan? how can you put him? last min winner of the FA cup with a broken nose!!!! blasphemy

Because he was crap.

[singup4theArse]

You can't have Chris Wreh - I know he's a pub player but he did get us to th FA Cup.

Yep, Chris Kiwomya gets my vote; may have been good enough for the likes of Ipswich but not for us.

[WinterburnsRightFoot]

Glean Helder
Chris Kiwomya
Christopher Wreah
Kanu

Kanu ???????????

How can anybody put him in their list of worst players?

That fella would make me smile and actually laugh out loud with some of the extraordinary things he did on the pitch.

And that hat-trick at the Bridge (particularly the third goal) is not something you see from a crap player.

Nobody has mentioned Vince Bartram. The bloke's nickname "The Clown" wasn't for nothing you know. But overall it has to be John Hawley for me. Bought from Sunderland on the strength of a 40 yard hit and hope that caught Pat Jennings out. The high point of his "career".

[Fuzzfeast]

I was just about to mention Vince Bartram, and also George Wood. And I was never a fan of John Jensen whose goal attempts went anywhere but on target. Still, he's now assistant manager at Getafe who beat the Tots 2-1 at WHL in the UEFA Cup so that's one thing in his favour!

[I Hate Hleb]

Glean Helder
Chris Kiwomya
Christopher Wreah
Kanu

Kanu ???????????

How can anybody put him in their list of worst players?...

TOTALLY AGREE WINTERBURNSRIGHTFOOT. I LOVED KANU AND THOUGHT HE WAS A VERY GOOD PLAYER.

ALTHOUGH NOT AS OUTSTANDING A SUCCESS AT ARSENAL AS I THOUGHT HE COULD AND WOULD BE - AND THIS WAS PARTLY DUE TO HAVING TO BATTLE DENNIS FOR HIS POSITION - I USED TO SAY THAT KANU WOULD DO AT LEAST ONE BIT OF SKILL IN A MATCH THAT WOULD MAKE THE TICKET PRICED PAID WELL WORTH IT!

ALL-TIME ARSENAL GREAT? PROBABLY NOT, BUT KANU IS CERTAINLY NOT WORTHY OF BEING LABELLED ONE OF OUR WORST PLAYERS, SURELY?

[dvbrisgooner1]

Worst player?

EDDIE MCGOLDGRICK

This is the man who said he wouldn't cross the road to piss on Arsenal fans - and that was before he left! I despise the man.

Stefan Malz wasn't very good, nor Alberto Mendez, nor Kaba Diawara - but none were as bad as this C**T.

[26may1989]

Glean Helder
Chris Kiwomya
Christopher Wreah
Kanu

Kanu ???????????

How can anybody put him in their list of worst players?...

TOTALLY AGREE WINTERBURNSRIGHTFOOT. I LOVED KANU AND THOUGHT HE WAS A VERY GOOD PLAYER.

ALTHOUGH NOT AS OUTSTANDING A SUCCESS AT ARSENAL AS I THOUGHT HE COULD AND WOULD BE - AND THIS WAS PARTLY DUE TO HAVING TO BATTLE DENNIS FOR HIS POSITION - I USED TO SAY THAT KANU WOULD DO AT LEAST ONE BIT OF SKILL IN A MATCH THAT WOULD MAKE THE TICKET PRICED PAID WELL WORTH IT!

ALL-TIME ARSENAL GREAT? PROBABLY NOT, BUT KANU IS CERTAINLY NOT WORTHY OF BEING LABELLED ONE OF OUR WORST PLAYERS, SURELY?

Bloody hell Bergkamp95, I didn't spot your inclusion of Kanu before, but that has got to be a piss-take! He didn't achieve his potential but he still did a lot better than most. Top, top player.

I was at The Bridge THAT day, and many Arsenal fans (me included) were directly in line with the flight of the ball for the third goal. That is one of the best and most enjoyable goals I have ever witnessed.

Now, Bergkamp95, apologise and recant!

[Cus Geezer]

Slightly different spin on this one - players who we may have loved (or at least liked) but who, in all honesty, weren't exactly blessed with talent. So:

1. Perry Groves
2. Ian Allinson
3. Steve Williams

Anyone want to add other names?

I find this rewriting of history to read Perry Groves as a 'cult hero' as odd, I remember him being booed, largely for replacing much better players, i.e. Rocastle, Limpar, Merson, Charlie Nicholas.

The only logic I can ever see in George forever bringing him on as a sub was a) to take a long throw, b) to run down the clock c) to wind up Anders Limpar whom he seemed to have it in for.

Also Steve Williams, I remember him being OK, if a little hotheaded.

As for Kanu.....

1999-2001: No way
2001-04: argument for the steepest decline of an Arsenal player.

Lee Chapman - never saw him for Arsenal, yet seemed to score against us forever after.

Hawley - Never ever saw him.

[gus ceasar is a legend]

Steve Williams was the best midfielder we had at the time! He was a very very good player and yes a little hot headed but one of my first heroes!

I am sure people are just plucking names out of the air as saying Williams and Kanu is fucking stupidity!

[Cus Geezer]

Steve Williams was the best midfielder we had at the time! He was a very very good player and yes a little hot headed but one of my first heroes!

That time when he squared up to Graham Taylor as if he was gonna chin him for celebrating a win at Highbury, hilarious stuff!

[gus ceasar is a legend]

Exactly Cus!

I thought he was quality and I still do!

[Magic Hat]

Richard Wright and Jeffers are the two that make me shudder