Steve Watts Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 A few comments on the Harry Cornick thread about our best signings. £1.2m for Akinbiyi and £150k for Micky Bell were both top shouts. I felt it deserved its own thread. So who do you think would be our best in the last 40 years and why? Starter for 10. I agree with the above shouts, but for me Tinns for £180k is the best and most important signing we have made. It started a love affair between him and the club and area (and neighbour, but we'll not talk about that one!) that has endured. His importance to the club would never have been realised had we not signed him in the first place. A joy to watch on the pitch and now giving us so much more off it. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Alan Walsh, 18 grand I think. What a player 18 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bs22 red Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 500k for Andy Cole. Best city player i have seen at the gate 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nongazeuse Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said: Alan Walsh, 18 grand I think. What a player Yes definitely in terms of value for money. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRoss Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Adam Webster bought for 3.5 million and sold for 20 the next year. Great player for us in that limited time too. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 In terms of financial return then Webster is the standout. I believe we signed him for £3.5m, enjoyed a season watching a proper, wonderful defender, and then sold him for £20m. A cool £16.5m profit in a single year. No one else will even come close in terms of flipping a player up the divisions for big money. My time watching doesn't go back 40 years, but I'd say in the time I have watched, and based on a cost/benefit ratio then Weimann stands out in the Championship, and in League 1 it's really between Wilbraham or Freeman, although Flint for £300k and sold for £7m after a 15-goal season, a promotion plus cup win, a disgustingly good hat-trick against Walsall, and generally being a good lad is pretty damn impressive as well. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveybadger Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, bs22 red said: 500k for Andy Cole. Best city player i have seen at the gate There would no argument at all if we’d had that sell on clause 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Marvin Elliott was £100k & powered us to a playoff final. Before injuries hampered him he had 3 or 4 excellent years at Championship level. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider hoss rules Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Maybe not the best, but the way Wilbs proved his worth time and time again, not just the goals but his attitude and approach. The reaction to his signing was classic OTIB. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 16 minutes ago, bs22 red said: 500k for Andy Cole. Best city player i have seen at the gate As for a great signing Akinbye scored one less goal than Cole and gave alot more effort Also made more money on him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) Sir Bob Taylor 34 goals including three hattricks during the 89-90 season. Allowed to leave far too early. Edited January 27, 2023 by The Gasbuster 10 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Joe Jordan by tc. Brought too many good players to the club to mention, 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG City Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 A lot of our best signings have come from Rotherham. Shaun Goater and Martin Scott especially. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogue malone Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, AG City said: A lot of our best signings have come from Rotherham. Shaun Goater and Martin Scott especially. Also big John Galley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Gary Shelton, Rob Newman, Adriano Basso, Korey Smith, Josh Brownhill, Scott Murray, Brian Tinnion, Bob Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Eater Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 How about Shaun Taylor 50k was the final piece that led to promotion. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Trevor Morgan always sticks in my mind him getting booed off a coach at a away game on his second spell and he took it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Watch dave smiths performance on the wing for the gills against us the season before we signed him, ran us more ragged than John salako 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Lee Johnson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Andy cole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) Best we signed for a fee might be Jamie McCombe for about 5k Edited January 27, 2023 by David Brent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Best signing surely has to be Matty Taylor, the pure wind up of it 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon bristol Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 In terms of profit, and some goals kodjia must be high on the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, Simon bristol said: In terms of profit, and some goals kodjia must be high on the list I loved Jimmy Dangers. Like Semenyo, got you off your feet. I loved him booting Kyle McFadzean up the arse off the ball against MK Dons. McFadzean had caught him a few times earlier…so he waited for MK to attack, and just booted him. Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Wilbraham for free. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 The whole of the Cotts side really. We didn`t pay a lot for any of them and what we did shell out was covered by selling Sam Baldock. Terrific VFM. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Taylor is GOD Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 2 hours ago, pogue malone said: Also big John Galley I know it doesn't seem like it, but not in the last 40 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadredfred Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 How much was Basso? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Got to be that player valued at £10m, that we got for £300k from some amateur club up north. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Henry McKop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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