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It might not seem such a massive achievement beside Alan Shearer’s 404 Newcastle appearances, but reaching the 50 Club is one that should still be applauded. Playing that many times in front of the braying, adoring Geordie faithful tends to have a lasting impact on both player and fans, and for the most part those players should undoubtedly deserve to have reached the milestone.
Unfortunately, that is clearly not always the case as lack of investment or poor judgement have meant that inferior, unworthy players have stayed around well beyond the point they should have been sold. When those players make it to 50 appearances, it feels like a betrayal – sometimes an abomination, depending on the player.
Even under the 50 game threshold there are some players who have managed to put in an astonishing number of performances: Wayne Fereday played 33 times in the league, Andreas Andersson managed 32 games...
It might not seem such a massive achievement beside Alan Shearer’s 404 Newcastle appearances, but reaching the 50 Club is one that should still be applauded. Playing that many times in front of the braying, adoring Geordie faithful tends to have a lasting impact on both player and fans, and for the most part those players should undoubtedly deserve to have reached the milestone.
Unfortunately, that is clearly not always the case as lack of investment or poor judgement have meant that inferior, unworthy players have stayed around well beyond the point they should have been sold. When those players make it to 50 appearances, it feels like a betrayal – sometimes an abomination, depending on the player.
Even under the 50 game threshold there are some players who have managed to put in an astonishing number of performances: Wayne Fereday played 33 times in the league, Andreas Andersson managed 32 games...
- 10/17/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
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Once upon a time Newcastle United weren’t afraid to spend money. Austerity didn’t really exist at St James’ Park before Mike Ashley dropped into town while financial planning was a mystery concept to ex-chairman Freddy Shepherd and chief note burners Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness and Ruud Gullit.
It was a strategy that proved more miss than hit over the years as the club would often fork out a kings ransom for a throughly average player and lumber itself with a financial burden on a lucrative five-year contract. Our roll call of extravagantly priced flops is so bad it’s impressive.
But among the masses of damp squibs that Toon supporters have had to grin and bear in the Premier League era there are 10 useless individuals that stand out from the crowd as our most costly transfer mistakes.
Honorary mentions for the following flops: Stephane Guivarc’h,...
Once upon a time Newcastle United weren’t afraid to spend money. Austerity didn’t really exist at St James’ Park before Mike Ashley dropped into town while financial planning was a mystery concept to ex-chairman Freddy Shepherd and chief note burners Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness and Ruud Gullit.
It was a strategy that proved more miss than hit over the years as the club would often fork out a kings ransom for a throughly average player and lumber itself with a financial burden on a lucrative five-year contract. Our roll call of extravagantly priced flops is so bad it’s impressive.
But among the masses of damp squibs that Toon supporters have had to grin and bear in the Premier League era there are 10 useless individuals that stand out from the crowd as our most costly transfer mistakes.
Honorary mentions for the following flops: Stephane Guivarc’h,...
- 5/10/2014
- by Jak Penny
- Obsessed with Film
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