While I agree he cost us a lot he was excellent when fit and we did at least get 1 really good season out of him before his knees gave out, there’s others who gave us far far less than him.Massive tin hat on here, but one excellent season out of four from Ronald de Boer was a very poor return from a player with a huge reputation and probably a huge wage to match.
Big Dunc was more slopped out than panned out sadlyThis is a very good shout. Could have been a colossal player for us for a decade if only things had panned out differently.
Worst signing since the invention of the wheel.
Ally Maxwell.
Negri really came from nowhere and then went straight back to nowhere. Other than that five months for us in 1997, his career was pretty uneventful.
That’s why I’m quite cynical about Negri these days. Now his career has ended, he’s realised we are by far the biggest thing on his CV and is now trying to play up on his Rangers connection in the media. He spent most of his tenure with us looking like he couldn’t wait to get out the door.
I’d say Michael Ball or Konterman in terms of what we got for the money for various reasons.
Did Love Changes Everything not cost us something like £6.5m?
Templeton was probably the most highly rated young player in Scotland since Barry Ferguson and has amounted to absolutely nothing
Barton was the first one that came to me also.Barton, although the years of dross beforehand might have clouded my judgement.
Yep, though we ended up in the embarrassing situation of not playing him to avoid triggering the final 500k of that.
Murray totally embarrassed us over going to Everton and asking for a discountJust read about it. He ended up out for 18 months then when he came back, as he was approaching 60 games which would trigger the remaining £500k, he ended up playing 4 games in 4 months until an agreement was reached with Everton. Shambles.
What were you expecting when we signed him from Motherwell?
He wasn’t knocking on the door of any England squads ffs.
FFS ? I take it you don't agree, he was a hammer thrower and I believe he broke a players leg before we binned him, anyhow this is a forum so am allowed my say so away and geez peace
Flo
He was brilliant and turned up all the time. A myth that he was bad.
Porrini is up there. £4m for a Juventus defender, I was certain he'd be a collosus alongside Amo in an all Italian centre back pairing.
Ended up an average but steady right back.
No mate, I really didn’t like Gregor either but it’s a strange choice for most disappointing signing ever.
I don’t remember there being a great expectation about him.
No he wasn't.Flo was fantastic for us.
Tore Andre Flo got 29 goals in 52 games for us.... Hugely under achieved for the price tag but his goals to games ratio wasn't too bad. I remember being at the piggory when he hit the post and if that went in could ha e been different for himYou think a back-up 'keeper who contributed enough to earn a league winner's medal in each of his 3 years at the club was the most disappointing signing in Rangers' history. I'm really curious as to why you think that. Did you expect him to be better than Woods or Goram?
Edit: Just seen Partickgers' post about him. Can see your point
For me, the most disappointing signing was Tore Andre Flo. Like most, I thought he'd score for fun in Scottish football but he sadly failed to live up to the expectations based on his reputation and massive transfer fee.
The most disappointing "What could have been" has to be Negri. Phenomenal half season then nothing.
Deary me. I’m not saying Templeton was great at all but he was never the most highly rated player in Scotland, he was a million miles from being rated as good as Barry.Templeton was probably the most highly rated young player in Scotland since Barry Ferguson and has amounted to absolutely nothing
Most highly rated *young* playerDeary me. I’m not saying Templeton was great at all but he was never the most highly rated player in Scotland, he was a million miles from being rated as good as Barry.
That’s why I’m quite cynical about Negri these days. Now his career has ended, he’s realised we are by far the biggest thing on his CV and is now trying to play up on his Rangers connection in the media. He spent most of his tenure with us looking like he couldn’t wait to get out the door.
Good grief, Ferguson, a player who forced himself into a midfield containing Van Bronckhurst, Albertz, Reyna, performed admirably at age 20/21 against Scholes, Beckham, Matthaus, Dino Baggio, et al. Against David Templeton who famously gave a chasing to Steven Whittaker? Right ye are.Most highly rated *young* player
he was at the time of signing him
I didn't compare him to Barry Ferguson as a player, learn how to read.Good grief, Ferguson, a player who forced himself into a midfield containing Van Bronckhurst, Albertz, Reyna, performed admirably at age 20/21 against Scholes, Beckham, Matthaus, Dino Baggio, et al. Against David Templeton who famously gave a chasing to Steven Whittaker? Right ye are.
Do you think Porrini was value for money at £4m, and do you think he looked like a player who had come from Juve?Absolute nonsense.
Do you think Porrini was value for money at £4m, and do you think he looked like a player who had come from Juve?
Olivier Bernard for the win.
Agreed. The gravy train for ex-Rangers players seems like a nice life and if the guy had shown an ounce of the feeling for the club that we see now while he had his boots on it would have been nice.
I remember that goal well. If the net hadn't been there the ball would've taken one of their ugly heads right off.
He’s got a get out of jail free card.