Busta Nut Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 13 hours ago, fizoxy said: I think a few of us got caught up in the hammerfist hype machine on here for Esteban. That was a bizarre episode. 13 hours ago, Big Wispy Flossy said: Don’t think anyone foreseen his agent as a paedo either Forgot the bloke killed himself anaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, Busta Nut said: Forgot the bloke killed himself anaw Again I never knew that. A bizarre affair all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistandshout1983 Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Remember when I heard we had signed Sasa Curcic thinking we had made a good signing after his spell at Villa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonwell Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 14 hours ago, Yassin said: Was convinced we'd won a watch with Lee Lucas after he ripped Ross County apart. Thought he'd basically turn into what David Turnbull is now. I still maintain that Iain Vigurs was totally misused and was one of the best midfielders in the league at the time in the right setup. Vigurs is mad for the bevvy. Out in Inverness smashed all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeboy Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 The biggest one I think I got wrong was Bigi. As a part time Coventry fan, every time I watched him down there he was brilliant. Great passer of the ball, made the team tick and was central to every piece of good play. That just didn't happen for him up here. Whilst I don't remember him being overly physical down there, I didn't think that side of the game would affect him quite as badly as it did. I also thought Louis Laing had potential to be a really decent signing when we got him in permanently. But in hindsight, anyone who followed Mark O'Brien could have looked like Franco Baresi and Laing's well career was destroyed by an East Fife striker within a month of the season starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukemfc1 Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 I absolutely slated us signing Michael Higdon. I believe 'cart horse' was the term used. Anyway, fair to say I was very wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonwell Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Ross McCormack 2nd time around? I'm sure most us thought it was a fantastic signing until we saw him waddling about that left wing very briefly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeboy Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 14 hours ago, Yassin said: Was convinced we'd won a watch with Lee Lucas after he ripped Ross County apart. Thought he'd basically turn into what David Turnbull is now. I still maintain that Iain Vigurs was totally misused and was one of the best midfielders in the league at the time in the right setup. I think McCall's approach to recruitment that summer was mental. He signed Lawson and Vigurs, who excelled in a midfield three and then signed Sutton, who could only play in a front two. I think McCall just went out and signed the best players available to him, without a shape or a plan. I still think it's a mystery we finished second with that squad and that told with the way things went the following year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee_alpha Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 I feel ashamed about this but... Davie Cooper. I thought he was past it and we would roll him out for a crucial penalty or free kick. Glad to have been so very wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ped_MFC Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 When Zak Jules joined I'm ashamed to say I thought he'd be a little bit shit even before I saw him. Got to admit I massively overestimated his ability. On a similar note to Ross McCormack the return of Brian McClair also looked like a brilliant signing at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEWELL Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Zak Jules was hopeless. Remember his og at home to Dundee. Brian McClair was finished when he came back. As for con man MaCormack jeeso. I'd like to add Pearson when he came back....finished . Mc Fadden as well. Remember him trying to control a bouncing ball at Accies Park in the disasterous cup tie v Albion Rovers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 53 minutes ago, DEWELL said: Zak Jules was hopeless. Remember his og at home to Dundee. Brian McClair was finished when he came back. As for con man MaCormack jeeso. I'd like to add Pearson when he came back....finished . Mc Fadden as well. Remember him trying to control a bouncing ball at Accies Park in the disasterous cup tie v Albion Rovers. Pearson second time round was worth it if only for the playoffs... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman1991 Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 2 hours ago, wee_alpha said: I feel ashamed about this but... Davie Cooper. I thought he was past it and we would roll him out for a crucial penalty or free kick. Glad to have been so very wrong! No need, that was a commonly held opinion at the time - my own included. Seriously how could we blow £50K on a has-been. First game Davie played convinced me what a gem of a player he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakey Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 3 hours ago, DEWELL said: Zak Jules was hopeless. Remember his og at home to Dundee. Brian McClair was finished when he came back. As for con man MaCormack jeeso. I'd like to add Pearson when he came back....finished . Mc Fadden as well. Remember him trying to control a bouncing ball at Accies Park in the disasterous cup tie v Albion Rovers. Faddy was brilliant when he returned for the first time in 2013. Him in that team with Ojamma, Law, Higdon and Humphrey was a thing of beauty. He struggled the next season when all of them left and he was never fit and when he returned again in 2015 he was clearly passed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEWELL Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 56 minutes ago, Blakey said: Faddy was brilliant when he returned for the first time in 2013. Him in that team with Ojamma, Law, Higdon and Humphrey was a thing of beauty. He struggled the next season when all of them left and he was never fit and when he returned again in 2015 he was clearly passed it. It was the 2015 version I was meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Tony Straker, signing a player on loan from York had me fearing the worst. Alas I was wrong....he was miles worse than that!!! (Sorry Tony) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 I was living in England at the time, so I’m interested to know what the general reception was at the time we signed Shaun McSkimming. He was our record signing at that point, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, fizoxy said: I was living in England at the time, so I’m interested to know what the general reception was at the time we signed Shaun McSkimming. He was our record signing at that point, right? It was very much, who? For how much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistandshout1983 Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Thought John Spencer would go on to have a bigger impact than he eventually did. I remember when we made his loan spell permanent there was a lot of media attention surrounding it. He did a decent job but out of him and Brannan at the time Brannan was the more consistent of the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, fizoxy said: I was living in England at the time, so I’m interested to know what the general reception was at the time we signed Shaun McSkimming. He was our record signing at that point, right? I think like one or two of McLeish's "failures" the thought process behind the signing wasn't actually that far off. He had done well with Killie, seemed to have proved himself in the top flight and his career seemed to be on an upward trajectory when McLeish signed him. We were weakening a rival whilst strengthening our squad. Or at least that was the idea. But it never quite happened. He had his moments, like the goal at Ibrox, but always seemed like no sooner did he hint at something promising then he'd get injured again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotts Well Fan Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Most recently Kipre, he wash pretty ropey for the first few games but came good,, similarly Gorrin and Ariyibi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwellhighland Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Conor Sammon after he banged the goals in against QotS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunderwell Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Twardzik the keeper. I really wanted him to succeed and defended him probably too much. In the other direction someone who surprised me was Stephen Craigan. I was ranting when he came back from Partick. I was wrong. Corrigan was also way better than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkySuperSub Posted July 1, 2019 Report Share Posted July 1, 2019 John Hendry, just needs time, he'll bang those goals in, just you watch...!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ankles Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 On 6/23/2019 at 9:14 PM, underboyleheating said: Esteban Casagolda. I actually met this legend near to Fir Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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