The Russian second division...

Are you sure it was worth 1.7million Keano or did the panic set in like we all thought at the time?

Our loss.

Pazelle

Sorry but have to disagree, he could have been good but even QPR and Derby were not impressed

Good luck Tamas. Will remember the goal against Arsenal

We had sucked the belief and desire out of him by then Karlos.

I doubt he was born with any desire.

One of the biggest flops in ITFC history, we've found Sixto Peralto but perhaps we should do a "where are they now?" on Adrian Paz, Finidi George etc!

I'd say Mark Fish is also contender for biggest flop, maybe not on price tag but certainly on performance!

There's a poll! Who's been the biggest transfer flop in the recent history of ITFC:

1 - Finidi George
2 - Adrian Paz
3 - Tamas Priskin
4 - Grant Leadbitter
5 - Mark Fish
6 - Matteo Sereni

@Keaneish



Add to that Finidi's form before he went to the African Nations he was hardly a flop, in fact in hindsight, if he hadn't left for Africa we might well have had a different ending to our season.

Sereni was no flop either a very capable keeper who didn;t understand that here, in the UK, if you asked to be dropped, that's not good!!!

Many many bigger flops/worse players have graced PR over the year...Harbey, Bell and others.

he cost us the game when PJ put him on at home late in the second half recently - I'm pretty sure his subbing on was part of his exit deal he'd struck with Oly Clegg in order to trigger appearance bonuses

@BlueVelvet

I think you'll find that Alex McCarthy cost us that game. And the Leeds game. And arguably the Birmingham one too.

Ulrich Le Pen?

Do vstrechi Tamas, we'll always have Arsenal...

Bobby Robson's worst buy was Kevin O'Callaghan, and even he was just about worth the money , ah....t.w.t.d..!

@homer_123 -

I think given the size of his price tag at the time, the size of his wages, his international pedigree and experience we all expected alot, lot more form Finidi. Aside from a handful of goals (the brace at Derby springs to mind) he contributed little and was easliy the laziest player i've ever seen pull n a Town shirt so he gets my vote!

Take your point on Sereni but given the price tag again i expected more. Played well up until being dropped....but what professional footballer and record signing asks to be dropped!!?

Harbey and Bell don't fit the 'recent' times list but granted they'd be in there.

Ulrich le Pen can't be included. Not sure injury on your debut counts although he must win the award for most expensive cost per minute played transfer ever only managing 12 minutes in a town shirt!

That goal against Arsenal means i'll always think well of him.

Still makes me happy thinking about that night! COYB!

Stuart Slater has got to be in the top 5 of flops, waste of money and did nothing!!!

@Keanish Finidi George, Grant Leadbitter and Matteo Sereni should never be in that list. There are so many bigger "flops", Sam Parkin, Kevin Lisbie, Amir Karic, Georges Santos, Ivan Campo, Ivar Ingimarrson...

Legoman .. is it our fault that he has only managed 2 friendly goals in internationals in his last 27 appearances for Hungary since March 2007 as well ?
And our fault he only managed 15 goals in 68 games for Watford before he signed for us ?
"Sucked the life out of him" ...he was a very expensive panic signing because of a high profile cup goal for Watford and in his whole time here only managed the same stand out cup goal after missing 3 good chances in the game before that !! If he had anything about him and all his time in English football ,he would not be playing where he is now

@souperjim - but at what cost to the club? Agreed all those signings were dross and with the exception of Parkin i don't think we paid much in terms of cash for any of them but Sereni, George and Leadbitter all have failed to live up to very big price tags.

I'll never forget watching runners peel of Finidi George's shoulder countless number of times from throw ins because he was too lazy to track back and this far outweighs the few good goals he scored. Largely ineffective and on big wages and a big contract!

I'd argue that Leadbitter should be on this list. Can someone argue exactly what they think Leadbitter has brought to the side for the fee he commanded because i fail to see too many positives about his game.

Sereni had a good half a season (aside from dropping a clanger at Helsingborg). I'd expect more than that for the price tag and the wage demands.

@ - wherescounago - agreed. I always wanted Slater to do well but he flopped massively. Last I heard he was at Weston-super-mare prior to retirement!!

Nobodys mentioned Lee Chapman,David Healy,Stern John,Moritz Volz,Francis Jeffers,Adam Proudlock,Vemund Brekke-Skard or even Samussi Abou

what was wrong with me

@Keaneish

How on god's green earth can you forget about Kevin Lisbie!?

Jeffers cant be called a flop 4 goals in 7 and 4 assits

Never showed any Passion or desire to play for us. Undoubtably there is talent in there but needs a different attitude if he isnt to just fade into obscurity....if he already hasn't. Glad he's gone.

I remember going to Derby one august saturday in about 2003 and was horrified to see Tony Dinning lining up in our midfield ! Didn't even know we had signed him the day before ! He must be a contender?