Spoofers in the premiership

gucci

u have to wonder how well some managers did out of making the big money deals for these spoofers!! mark bosnich at man utd is another one(although i think he was a free transfer?)!! but he seemed to really enjoy his spoof time!

Guy:Incognito

Baros isnt a spoofer, he does a lot of runnign and puts in the effort. He's just a poor player.

GuanYin

seansouth wrote:

What footballer looks like Fox Mulder?

Dan Petrescu.

On topic - Titus Bramble

Guy:Incognito

A lot of examples given here, Bramble, Hasselbaink etc do not fit the bill. Bramble for example, might not be a very good player, but that doesnt mean he's deliberately not putting in effort and playing badly. He's just not up to the standard and makes too many mistakes.

sundula

Stekelly wrote:

A lot of examples given here, Bramble, Hasselbaink etc do not fit the bill. Bramble for example, might not be a very good player, but that doesnt mean he's deliberately not putting in effort and playing badly. He's just not up to the standard and makes too many mistakes.

I agree, thats the point I was making earlier. This thread is looking for highly paid (arent they all) players who dont put in any effort and are clearly motivated by cash as oppose to poor players who demonstrate effort but lack ability.

Raskolnikov

It has to be the fat Ukrainian, Andriy Shevchenko this season.

Guy:Incognito

Raskolnikov wrote:

It has to be the fat Ukrainian, Andriy Shevchenko this season.

Hardly fat http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/1597/andriyshevchenko3es.jpg


Plus again, he's not standing in the middle of the pitch doing nothing.

Pigman II

Andy O'Brien
Stephen Carr

Nunu

My number one choice would be Eric Djemba-Djemba. Although I have to be honest I'm not even sure he's at Villa anymore?

Also, based on undoubted talent I'd have to go for the following:

Franny Jeffers(Blackburn) - but, to be fair to him he has had a few injuries.

Dennis Rommedahl(Charlton): wasn't going to include him because he plays every week, but he never looks like he's trying given the almost unrivalled pace he has.

Gaizka Mendieta('Boro): has also had some injuries, but this guy was one of Europes best midfielders at Valencia. Now he's a 'boro reserve!

aidan24326

Newcastle are surely the kings when it comes to getting lumped with these sort of wasters. Albert Luque anyone? On big money and doing funk all for it.

Come to think of it, I can't think what Duffer is doing to justify his hefty wages either. Not much that I can see. Maybe it's just a Newcastle thing. Don't know why DD went there, much as I don't like Liverpool, it would have been a better move for him if he went to Anfield.

But Harry Kewell has been (in the last couple of years) imo the prime example of a 'show me the money' footballer just going through the motions. Happy to sit in the stand nursing his broken fingernail while collecting probably 40K per week for his 'efforts'.

Zenden also springs to mind.

mike65

Kewell has had septic arthritis infection and was lucky not to loose bits of his anatomy, his CL final injury was also a nasty one, so if you don't know don't speak.

Mike.

Chucky the tree

aidan24326 wrote:

Newcastle are surely the kings when it comes to getting lumped with these sort of wasters. Albert Luque anyone? On big money and doing funk all for it.

Come to think of it, I can't think what Duffer is doing to justify his hefty wages either. Not much that I can see. Maybe it's just a Newcastle thing. Don't know why DD went there, much as I don't like Liverpool, it would have been a better move for him if he went to Anfield.

But Harry Kewell has been (in the last couple of years) imo the prime example of a 'show me the money' footballer just going through the motions. Happy to sit in the stand nursing his broken fingernail while collecting probably 40K per week for his 'efforts'.

Zenden also springs to mind.

This has gone way over your head hasnt it?

pickarooney

Keiron "Absolutely" Dyer

Xavi6

pickarooney wrote:

Keiron "Absolutely" Dyer

So because a guy has injury problems he's a spoofer? Come on will ya.

Xavi6

pickarooney wrote:

Keiron "Absolutely" Dyer

So because a guy has injury problems he's a spoofer? Come on will ya. Dyer has been in great from lately and could be inline for an England call up.

Chucky the tree

what about salif diao? Chance to move to charlton(obviously has a big wage drop) but shock, horror he fails the medical.

On loan at stoke now, with Pool still paying his hefty wage.

JPA

I can't believe Ballack hasn't been mentioned.

Xavi6

JPA wrote:

I can't believe Ballack hasn't been mentioned.

Why? Chelsea got a player who had proved himself in the Bundesliga, in Europe and on the international stage.

1998 Bundesliga.. Champions (FC Kaiserslautern)
2003 Bundesliga.. Champions (Bayern Munich)
2005 Bundesliga.. Champions (Bayern Munich)
2006 Bundesliga.. Champions (Bayern Munich)
2003 German Cup.. winner (Bayern Munich)
2005 German Cup.. winner (Bayern Munich)
2006 German Cup.. winner (Bayern Munich)
2002 World Cup Finalists (Germany)
2002 Champions League Finals (Bayer Leverkusen)
2002 Finaliste of la German Cup.. (Bayer Leverkusen)


Where's the spoof?

Oh yeah, and he was free.

JPA

Xavi6 wrote:

Why? Chelsea got a player who had proved himself in the Bundesliga, in Europe and on the international stage.

1998 Bundesliga.. Champions (FC Kaiserslautern)
2003 Bundesliga.. Champions (Bayern Munich)
2005 Bundesliga.. Champions (Bayern Munich)
2006 Bundesliga.. Champions (Bayern Munich)
2003 German Cup.. winner (Bayern Munich)
2005 German Cup.. winner (Bayern Munich)
2006 German Cup.. winner (Bayern Munich)
2002 World Cup Finalists (Germany)
2002 Champions League Finals (Bayer Leverkusen)
2002 Finaliste of la German Cup.. (Bayer Leverkusen)


Where's the spoof?

Oh yeah, and he was free.

Well the definition of the spoofer is someone who's raking in thousands and not really putting in the effort. He's on £200,000 a week. I think Ballack is a spoofer this season. I'm not talking about past seasons.

gary the great

Pierre Van Hooijdonk at forest. (what a cool name by the way!)

Stan Collymore?

justfortherecor

Stephen Carr.

Disgusting lack of effort on some occasions, cant believe he had the cheek to retire from international football at one stage to 'concentrate' on his club football. The epitome of a lazy Newcastle defender.

I despise him.

Bateman

justfortherecor wrote:

Stephen Carr.

Disgusting lack of effort on some occasions, cant believe he had the cheek to retire from international football at one stage to 'concentrate' on his club football. The epitome of a lazy Newcastle defender.

I despise him.

Here here, he has to be my most hated footballer in a long time.

Biggest spoofer in the English Premiership has to be Rafa Benitez though.

Lemlin

Lorenzo Amoruso while he was at Blackburn. Souness had him on a colossal wage.

~Rebel~

Chucky the tree wrote:

what about salif diao? Chance to move to charlton(obviously has a big wage drop) but shock, horror he fails the medical.

On loan at stoke now, with Pool still paying his hefty wage.

Dont forget him rejecting a move to Recreativo as well.

S.M.B.

Mart Poom as an International goalkeeper not even getting a sniff of a first team game at Arsenal is a bit of a disgrace!

Jivin Turkey

I think Jeffers is the best example so far of a spoofer.

A big money move, plenty of other clubs, and the guy has scored about 20 league goals in his career.

eirebhoy

S.M.B. wrote:

Mart Poom as an International goalkeeper not even getting a sniff of a first team game at Arsenal is a bit of a disgrace!

Now that you mention it, Geremi seems delighted with his squad place at Chelsea.

mikemac

Marcelino, centre-back for Newcastle.
He used to play for Real Mallorca and looked very impressive in the UEFA Cup

I seem to remember he had an injured hand and took the whole season.
It was a few years ago so my facts may be wrong

Bobby Robson called him a waster or some equivalent.

patmac

So here is the team so far:
1. Dudek
2.Carr 3.Mendieta 4.Amureuso 5.Marcelino
6.Penas 7.Kewell 8.Dahlin 9.Radiciou
10.Van Hoojdonk 11. Brolin
Subs: Poom, Diao, Dia. Collymore

Lots of money in wages and transfer fees there.

sundula

What no Bogarde ?? He should be captain of the Spoofer United. Unless of course i true fashion he couldnt be bother showing up.