The_Steve Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Transfer fees are relative, but the madness of some of the deals is breathtaking. Over 5 million wasted on Tshibola and sold for about 1 million Euros. He made what, 8 appearances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 26, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 26, 2020 I’d rate Tshibola as one of our worst ever signings too. Quite clearly nowhere near good enough whatsoever for where we were at the time, let alone where we wanted to get to 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 2 hours ago, The_Steve said: The sheer amount of money wasted under Xia was grotesque. McCormack embodies the worst bloated aspects of that leadership. A stain on the club. Yes. Everyone at the time was loving the tweets but I remember posting in both the McCormack and Hogan threads that this deals were financial madness. Amazing how people get carried away when someone chucks a load of money around and they lose all rationale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: I’d rate Tshibola as one of our worst ever signings too. Quite clearly nowhere near good enough whatsoever for where we were at the time, let alone where we wanted to get to I don't think he was that bad, it was just that we paid waaay over the price for him. Had we paid £1-2 million then it wouldn't have been a bad signing. Reading saw us coming. He did a decent job at Kilmarnock under Clarke who rated him, and before lockdown was playing in the Portuguese Primeria Liga which I would say it is roughly the same level as most of the championship. His best moment for us was coming on versus Newcastle and scoring. And in the 3 years down there I would put only Wolves as the better team I saw in that division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 26, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: I don't think he was that bad, it was just that we paid waaay over the price for him. Had we paid £1-2 million then it wouldn't have been a bad signing. Reading saw us coming. He did a decent job at Kilmarnock under Clarke who rated him, and before lockdown was playing in the Portuguese Primeria Liga which I would say it is roughly the same level as most of the championship. His best moment for us was coming on versus Newcastle and scoring. And in the 3 years down there I would put only Wolves as the better team I saw in that division. The game against Newcastle was the only good thing he ever did. He was dreadful for us. He consistently looked far below his depth and our worst midfielder in a midfield that included Ashley Westwood and Gary gardner. Sorry but I think he was and is utterly awful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 In total Tshibola only played 689 minutes worth of football for us that amounts to less than eight games, so even £1m would have been a lot of money for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 He was one of the most expensive midfielders in Championship history, and had done absolutely nothing in the game. He was nothing more than vague potential. Pretty difficult to choose whether he or McCormack were worse signings, but they are surely both in the ten worst in the club's history. You'll get me started on Jacob Bedeau soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 3 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: You'll get me started on Jacob Bedeau soon. In fairness to Bedeau, reading about himself on VillaTalk is his career highlight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) In hindsight, £12-14m and a four-year contract of £40,00pw rising to £70,000pw following promotion is remarkably bad business for a 29-year-old. No re-sell value at all. There was some relative logic (if terrible judgement) at least in signing some of the younger players. Edited July 28, 2020 by The_Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 28, 2020 Moderator Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 26/06/2020 at 14:04, Stevo985 said: I’d rate Tshibola as one of our worst ever signings too. Quite clearly nowhere near good enough whatsoever for where we were at the time, let alone where we wanted to get to Hand the right agent though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 16 minutes ago, The_Steve said: In hindsight, £12-14m and a four-year contract of £40,00pw rising to £70,000pw following promotion is remarkably bad business for a 29-year-old. No re-sell value at all. There was some relative logic (if terrible judgement) at least in signing some of the younger players. I said it at the time, it was a panic signing after we got battered in a home friendly think was by Boro. People were saying we were shit and Xia the genius panic bought him the next day with not actual plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted July 28, 2020 McCormack is easily amongst the worst signings we've ever made. Possibly made all the worse by the fact you could see it was a disaster the minute it was announced. That money, at that time, on a player at that age... Completely stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Have Aldershot not suffered enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 18, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 18, 2020 as long as he keeps away from jack i dont give a **** where he goes...hope he behaves and doesn't give a lower league club more problems than they already have 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Quite amazing that he joins a non-league side 4 years after signing for us. What a catastrophic signing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Does he miss playing or needs the money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 56 minutes ago, ferguson1 said: Does he miss playing or needs the money? I’ve interpreted it as he has retired but just doing a bit of football for fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Break a leg, Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Aldershot must have an Oddbins, a Threshers and a Majestic Wines in close proximity to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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