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Best Value For Money Signings 1. Mark 'Psycho' Dennis...


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...pennies to Brum for Europe's best left back and the finest player of our 'almost' team.

 

Big Ron - Are you kidding me, all those goals for our moderate (at best) late 60's side. Dominated every single centre back that had the misfortune of trying to stop him.

 

Dean Richards - was great for us, got a shedload for him and neve played a good game again.

 

KD .75 in - 7.5 out, nuff said.

 

Jimmy Case - old when we got him, even older when he left after many great seasons as a true leader.

 

Who else...?

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James Beattie - 1 million really important goals out for 6.5 million

Marian Pahars - 1m(ish)? The amount of money he must have saved the club with his relegation saving goals in the great escape season alone make him a good deal.

 

Jasmine Wright/ Jason Mule - provided me and friends with hours of entertaining banter!

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MLT - Bale - Big Chiv - TheO etc all time brilliant, however was more looking for the sorta 35 grand spent on 'Psycho', complete waster with limitless ability 'til Lawrie mac signed him.

 

Then instantly transformed into the consummate over-lapping, hard tackling, intimidating left back - Terrace icon t'boot. One of us out there kicking Dalgleish etc and taking the p!ss out of the best!!

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David Armstrong

 

Good shout, possibly our most underestimated player we've had.

 

But for value I agree with Dennis and Golac .

 

From the 1970's - David Peach c£60,000 and Alan Ball

 

1960's - John McGrath, Jimmy Gabriel and above all Big Ron.

 

Could of course add Terry Paine from the 1950's if we accept he was signed from Winchester rather than a 'youth product' from Winchester.

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I agree with you Badger, Alan Ball was a great by on both accounts as a footballer and manager !

 

I reckon David Armstrong 'Bald Eagle' was one of the very unassuming but consumate professionals. Did a great job for us in the middle of the Pak and for his club 'Boro before us. One of my all time favourites.

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Joe Jordan £50k from Verona

Jason Dodd, signed as a kid from Bath, made is debut in the 4-1 win v Liverpool at home in 89 and never looked back

Marion Pahars, £600k? Scored the goals to keep us up in the great escape season and a class player.

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How about doing a "worst sale" or "best signings from Saints" ?

 

Alan Shearer. Stands a mile above the rest.

 

And we got f**k all for him (well, Speedie and Dixon counted as f**k all).

 

Proof, if any more above team performance were needed, of what a prize c**t Branfoot was.

 

shearer...didnt we get a national transfer record at the time..??

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How about doing a "worst sale" or "best signings from Saints" ?

 

Alan Shearer. Stands a mile above the rest.

 

And we got f**k all for him (well, Speedie and Dixon counted as f**k all).

 

Proof, if any more above team performance were needed, of what a prize c**t Branfoot was.

 

No sell on clause on the Shearer deal either, although a British record at the time looking back we were robbed.

 

You dont know what you are talking about Alps "Dixon and Speedie will score more goals than Alan Shearer this season" :lol::lol:

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Thinking back to the mid 70's and early 80's , Lawrie was picking up players in the twilight of their careers for a song, and squeezing one last hurrah out of them.

 

Obviously Bally and Jimmy Case have been mentioned but how about the likes of Phil Boyer (Phil Boyer 1st division top scorer!!) and his partner in crime Super Mac (Ted Macdougal) and not forgetting FA Cup winning captain Peter Rodrigues.

 

And of course he snapped up Steve moran for the price of a pair of new football boots.

 

Aye Lawrie was canny man !!

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