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Worst ever signing?
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https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... says-swan/
An interesting article about Peter Swanās time at Argyle here. He was actually a decent defender but he had an absolutely stinking attitude and only started playing well for us when he was so desperate to get a transfer.
An interesting article about Peter Swanās time at Argyle here. He was actually a decent defender but he had an absolutely stinking attitude and only started playing well for us when he was so desperate to get a transfer.
Peter Swan surely. Was meant to be the final piece in the jigsaw for a team which had finished third the previous year. The following year was an unmitigated disaster and saw Argyle relegated to the bottom division for the first time since it was reorganised into 4 divisions. Of course not solely to blame but easily easily the worst signing in my time.
I loved David Kemp as a player but some of the football his sides played was truly shocking. I remember an away game at Oxford where we were well beaten 3-1 I think, Our manager decided to motivate his team by lying prostrate on the bench with an arm to prop up his head, presumably so he could see!
Mark Quamina was one of his worst.
However, Peter Swan for me
It was quite a coup for Argyle to sign Mpenza at the time as he was a player of real quality who had scored goals all over Europe. Itās such a shame he got injured that season because he could have been regarded as a club legend if he has stayed fit. The season after he left us he scored 21 goals in 31 games for Sion in the Swiss first division.gaspargomez":ntg9gsyk said:
chichestergreen":1txod1oy said:
Derek Adams? Come on! For all his faults, an extremely committed and hard working manager who got us promoted as well as relegated,
Many worse players than Kelvin Mellor, though that Wembley "header" won't be easily forgotten.
Also don't know how short term signings and loans like Church, Nardiello, Douala etc., can be considered as our worst signing ever. Essentially they were tried but were unsuccessful, but didn't cost a lot overall if they were only around a couple of months.
Swan, however, is a different matter.
Jim Beglin if we're counting loan players and Steve Maclean. The latter had looked a real prospect for the top flight at one time, but was well past his best when Sturrock and Argyle had their trousers pulled down for 500k. Expensive mistake at about 100k per goal.
Unfair comment above, re Adams. You canāt call a man who got the club promoted, one of its worst signings, even if he did lose the plot towards the end.
Unfair comment above, re Adams. You canāt call a man who got the club promoted, one of its worst signings, even if he did lose the plot towards the end.
gaspargomez":2bujo6z8 said:
Mpenza was a necessary gamble let's put it another way 1 year contract at Ā£10 per week Ā£520,000
McLean Ā£500k fee wages Ā£5k per week 2 years basically costs double what mpenza cost
I think mpenza could have been a very shrewd investment had it come off unfortunately it didnt
However I tend to agree Peter Swan was a player we didn't need and totally destroyed a play off team into one which was relegated although I do think he takes a lot of the blame when actually Shilton was equally as culpable
Ironic if Shilton was a good manage rthatvhe never managed again !! Even managers with a poor record over multiple clubs tend to get another chance and managers with a much lower playing pedigree than Shilton so I suspect everybody knew not to touch him with a barge pole after us
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Not the worst but heres another name...Nicholas Marin. Yeah the french winger with the ridiculous hair do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Marin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Marin