Greatest Bargains of all time

mormank · 18-07-2008 09:34AM #1

Just noticed this on a differnet forum and was wondering what people here thought. Who do people think is the best bargain of all time??

I'll gte the ball rolling with nicolas anelka to arsenal for 900k. Or Zidane to Juve for 3m..

Necronomicon · 18-07-2008 09:36AM

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. In the region of €1.5 million wasn't it?

Death or Glory · 18-07-2008 09:36AM

Gotta be C*ntona to the Mancs for a couple of butter vouchers

_blank_ · 18-07-2008 09:37AM

Death or Glory wrote: »

Gotta be C*ntona to the Mancs for a couple of butter vouchers

Was going to say that one alright.

Doyle to Reading for a packet of tayto.

shoutman · 18-07-2008 09:37AM

Gotta agree with the above, Cantona was class, Even the lilkes of Roy Keane for them at the time it was a lot of money but looking at it now it was pennies considering the player they got.

Dont be at yourself · 18-07-2008 09:40AM

Gary Mac to Liverpool on a freebie was a great bit of business for Liverpool.

Zidane and Cantona immediately sprung to mind for me.

mormank · 18-07-2008 09:41AM

Cesc fabulous of course was a free transfer and so far looks like he could be a really great player

Fratton Fred · 18-07-2008 09:41AM

Necronomicon wrote: »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. In the region of €1.5 million wasn't it?

+1

I also think Riise was as well. Didn't Liverpool pay about 50 quid for him?

Mr. Presentable · 18-07-2008 09:41AM

Death or Glory wrote: »

Gotta be C*ntona to the Mancs for a couple of butter vouchers

Leeds paid 10% of that for him two years before! 100,000 IIRC

18-07-2008 09:43AM

Schmeichel for £500,000

Lee Sharpe for £125,000

Gary McAllister to Liverpool, free wasnt he? worked out very well for them in so far as his pay off on the field.

mormank · 18-07-2008 09:48AM

nipplenuts wrote: »

Leeds paid 10% of that for him two years before! 100,000 IIRC

Wow didn't know that!! It's gotta be cantona so as a double bargain buy!

5ForKeeps · 18-07-2008 09:49AM

Kenny Dalglish 440k at the time when he signed for Liverpool, Ian Rush 50k plus as a teenager signed from Chester.

Xavi6 · 18-07-2008 09:50AM

For City the Goat definitely is up there, Didi and Ali Benarbia cost us feck all, half a mil for Hart looks like good business and Kinky for 3mil was money well spent.

NinjaTruncs · 18-07-2008 09:51AM

WRT Cantona, a Million was quiet a bit of cash pre premiership. I'm not saying he wasn't worth it but i would hardly call it a bargain.

BaZmO* · 18-07-2008 10:20AM

mormank wrote: »

Cesc fabulous of course was a free transfer and so far looks like he could be a really great player

"Could" be a great player? I think you'll find he already is

Cadzer · 18-07-2008 10:21AM

Dennis Irwin £625,000 alot in 1990 but chip as chips now a days!

tomred1 · 18-07-2008 10:27AM

Dwight Yorke to Villa Free

emc2 · 18-07-2008 10:31AM

toure to Arsenal and cesc as well.

but Gary Mac is my favourite

Nalz · 18-07-2008 10:36AM

Denis Irwin
Ronnie Johnsen
Peter Schmeichel
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Teddy Sheringham

Treble 1999? United wojuld have been relegated only for those 5 bargains!

Death or Glory · 18-07-2008 10:49AM

Tresor Kandol, Barnet to Leeds for 200k

BARGAIN!

gixerfixer · 18-07-2008 11:04AM

Big Sami Hypia.

Mitch Connor · 18-07-2008 11:07AM

Could turn out to be Ronaldo.... 2 prem titles and a CL, and possibly a £50million profit!

mormank · 18-07-2008 11:19AM

BaZmO* wrote: »

"Could" be a great player? I think you'll find he already is

well i just dont like to get agead of myself with callin players great!! i think the word great has to be kept for a handful of players. i hate the way in which it is bandied about to anybody who has a good season!!!

Lex Luthor · 18-07-2008 11:36AM

Schmeichel would be my #1 bargain...how many times did he win matches for the mancs...?

ITT-Pat · 18-07-2008 12:49PM

For me its very close between Irwin, Cantona and Schmeichel

Charlie · 18-07-2008 12:58PM

For Newcastle:

- Shay Given. £1.5 million for 11 years and counting of world class goalkepping.

- Peter Beardsley. Beardo was absolutely magic in his second spell at the club, i've never seen a player who loved to play as much a s Beardo did (well maybe Gazza as well)

-Andy Cole. Under £2 million for an incredible goalscoring rate, helping us to get on the premiership map. Sell on of 3 times the profit wasn't bad either, particulalry considering his replacement was Sir Les.

- Rob Lee. £700,000 for a highly underrated player who gave us 10 years service, constantly adapting himself to suit the team.

Bubs101 · 18-07-2008 01:20PM

The answer is clearly Zizou. He was signed for virtually nothing at a time when virtually all transfer rates were ridiculously inflated and then sold for something along the lines of 1500% of his original price after Juve had gotten his best years out of him.

Along the English lines, we got Cudicini for practically nothing and he turned out to be a quality player

eZe^ · 18-07-2008 01:25PM

Luis Enrique... Signed on a free transfer from Madrid.. Bargain...

Galvasean · 18-07-2008 01:58PM

Fabregas, Cantona, Zidane, Schmeichel, Vieira, Anelka.
There have been some truly amazing bits of business. Previous employers must have been kicking themselves.

OhNoYouDidn't · 18-07-2008 02:07PM

No mention of Henrik Larsonn for £650k?

Phenominal business.

RefulgentGnomon · 18-07-2008 02:17PM

I agree with many of the above but I don't buy into this Solskjaer thing. The chap is remembered as being greater than he actually was IMO.
His goalscoring records aren't great and I never really felt he was that important for United in the nineties. If he didn't score THAT goal, I think he would be remembered quite differently......

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