Been asked by the Liverpool Post to nominate Arsenal's best 5 signings during the Premier League period as well as the 5 worst signings. Off the top of my head, I have come up with the following list...
Thierry Henry
Dennis Bergkamp
Patrick Vieira
Robert Pires
Sol Campbell
Denilson
Manuel Almunia
Francis Jeffers
Mikael Silvestre
Glenn Helder
any names you think deserve to be there instead? i am thinking name signings rather than the likes of Amaury Bischoff who cost £500,000 or something - so people fans of other teams will have heard of.
5 best and 5 worst signings in Premier League era
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Pretty much there although I would replace Almunia with Stepanovs. We did supposedly part with £1m+ for Stepanovs and I have to say I can't recall a worse centre half (Squillaci, Cygan and Caesar look like world beaters compared to him).
Just watch the re-run of the first half of that 1-6 defeat at Old Trafford. A centre half that ducks out of the way ! Only the GIC could buy one of those...
Just watch the re-run of the first half of that 1-6 defeat at Old Trafford. A centre half that ducks out of the way ! Only the GIC could buy one of those...
Stephan Malz, also that portugese guy we signed a couple of seasons ago who was injured when the lunatic manager signed him.
Ooops just seen the footnote on gooner ed's post.
Ooops just seen the footnote on gooner ed's post.
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Re: 5 best and 5 worst signings in Premier League era
The best:
Thierry Henry
Dennis Bergkamp
Patrick Vieira
Robert Pires
Sol Campbell
Worst:
Silvestre
Denilson
Jeffers
Helder
Stephanovs
Thierry Henry
Dennis Bergkamp
Patrick Vieira
Robert Pires
Sol Campbell
Worst:
Silvestre
Denilson
Jeffers
Helder
Stephanovs
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Re: 5 best and 5 worst signings in Premier League era
5 Best (in order);
Dennis Bergkamp
Thierry Henry
Patrick Vieira
Robert Pires
Sol Campbell
5 worst (in order);
Comedy Eboue
Denilson
Manuel Almunia
Francis Jeffers
Mikael Silvestre
Biggest cunt;
Comedy Eboue
Dennis Bergkamp
Thierry Henry
Patrick Vieira
Robert Pires
Sol Campbell
5 worst (in order);
Comedy Eboue
Denilson
Manuel Almunia
Francis Jeffers
Mikael Silvestre
Biggest cunt;
Comedy Eboue
The technically best player we signed in the premier league is without question Bergkamp but in terms of the best overall signing we have in that era I would put him fractionally behind Vieira 
After those two you could take your pick from freddie, sol, pires, jens, cesc and kolo
As regards the worst buys how do you define them ? Is buying a player who is/was clearly shit (almunia) worse than buying a player that was talented (jeffers/wright) but who jst didnt work out ?
Personally I would say signing almunia who was never worth a fcuk or silvestre who was clearly past it was much worse than signing richard wright. I know that he was only signed on loan but baptista def ranks up there as one of the worst buys in my lifetime 
After those two you could take your pick from freddie, sol, pires, jens, cesc and kolo
As regards the worst buys how do you define them ? Is buying a player who is/was clearly shit (almunia) worse than buying a player that was talented (jeffers/wright) but who jst didnt work out ?
Personally I would say signing almunia who was never worth a fcuk or silvestre who was clearly past it was much worse than signing richard wright. I know that he was only signed on loan but baptista def ranks up there as one of the worst buys in my lifetime Augieaugie wrote:The technically best player we signed in the premier league is without question Bergkamp but in terms of the best overall signing we have in that era I would put him fractionally behind Vieira
After those two you could take your pick from freddie, sol, pires, jens, cesc and kolo
As regards the worst buys how do you define them ? Is buying a player who is/was clearly shit (almunia) worse than buying a player that was talented (jeffers/wright) but who jst didnt work out ?
I'm sure it was in error but no TH14
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Re: 5 best and 5 worst signings in Premier League era
Bergkamp over Henry?DB10GOONER wrote:5 Best (in order);
Dennis Bergkamp
Thierry Henry
Patrick Vieira
Robert Pires
Sol Campbell
5 worst (in order);
Comedy Eboue
Denilson
Manuel Almunia
Francis Jeffers
Mikael Silvestre
Biggest cunt;
Comedy Eboue
Are you not forgetting our Imperious No.2 ?augie wrote:The technically best player we signed in the premier league is without question Bergkamp but in terms of the best overall signing we have in that era I would put him fractionally behind Vieira
After those two you could take your pick from freddie, sol, pires, jens, cesc and kolo
As regards the worst buys how do you define them ? Is buying a player who is/was clearly shit (almunia) worse than buying a player that was talented (jeffers/wright) but who jst didnt work out ?
