7 Worst Free Transfers of All Time

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ค. 2024
  • From £400,000 a week Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who joined the Italian giants on a Bosman from Arsenal, to Nicolas Anelka, who was sacked by West Bromwich Albion, HITC Sevens takes a look at some of the worst free transfers of all time.
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  • @Dench999or911
    @Dench999or911 ปีที่แล้ว +642

    To make the signing of Anelka even worse, Albion had the chance to resign Lukaku on loan that window but instead opted to sign Nicholas and the injury prone Victor Anichebe. Did not make sense at the time and it never will…

    • @StayMotivatedKing
      @StayMotivatedKing ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Could of had the option to sign him permantly at the end of the season as well if we had him bk on loan as well for just £12milliom

    • @itsytyt5192
      @itsytyt5192 ปีที่แล้ว

      dg

    • @michaelduckett7688
      @michaelduckett7688 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      We never had the money to buy Lukaku though and he didn’t want to come over permanently. Anelka was racked off but Anichebe (when fit) was a handful alongside Berahino

    • @Dench999or911
      @Dench999or911 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@michaelduckett7688 I said loan not permanent and dude, as much as I want to defend Big Vic, you cannot say he was a suitable replacement for Lukaku!

    • @michaelduckett7688
      @michaelduckett7688 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Dench999or911 ye but he didn’t want to come back either way. Let alone even being able to afford him. And no Bic wasn’t but at least he was somewhat useful.

  • @danieltaylor3737
    @danieltaylor3737 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    Bogarde may have been a terrible buy, but at least he was an excellent professional, dutifully turning up to training every day of his 4 year deal, even when faced with the embarrassment of training with the youth teams.

    • @thomaskendell8146
      @thomaskendell8146 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Yeah because of the money he was on

    • @aidanlevangie2927
      @aidanlevangie2927 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      I love his honesty, very refreshing and yeah I agree with him

    • @akk-nd3vj
      @akk-nd3vj ปีที่แล้ว +69

      yes i remember they tried smoke him out of club but smart man took the money and didnt care. clubs always cry player loyality but when they try get rid of player they signed no such things.

    • @mattbaker3569
      @mattbaker3569 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@akk-nd3vj exactly the same can be said about Jack Rodwell

    • @johnbakker4828
      @johnbakker4828 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      At times he would even fly daily between Amsterdam and London just for training, stuff of legends.

  • @LeeTAZ-sl7de
    @LeeTAZ-sl7de ปีที่แล้ว +296

    The only reason Owen went to Stoke was because no other PL side even looked at him and he didnt want to drop down and actually play a season in the Championship.

    • @leightonmilton5162
      @leightonmilton5162 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Source?

    • @LeeTAZ-sl7de
      @LeeTAZ-sl7de ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@leightonmilton5162 the source was around the time his contract was up he had a few offers from Championship clubs, guaranteeing him playing time and he refused to even talk to them because he didnt want to drop down a division. I'm pretty sure you dont need written proof to see that there was no offers from other PL clubs as Stoke and Pulis style of play didnt suit owen, so why did he go there if it was obvious hed spend most his time on the bench?

    • @Aztwecas
      @Aztwecas ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So no source then?

    • @LeeTAZ-sl7de
      @LeeTAZ-sl7de ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Aztwecas if you count from the players own mouth then yes.

    • @aarong5115
      @aarong5115 ปีที่แล้ว

      who are we to ask why he went too stoke in the latter stages of his career maybe it was for family or money who cares . Think about it an ageing Owen knew full well he wouldn't be able to play every minute of a championship season which is one of the most physically demanding in world football all he was looking for was a chance off the bench to maybe grab another premier league goal

  • @NL-fg6it
    @NL-fg6it ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Arsene Wenger predicted that free transfers were going to become more and more frequent in one of his last seasons as Arsenal manager. People ridiculed him for it but it was yet another thing, concerning the future of football, that he was right about.

    • @dr9465
      @dr9465 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Arsene seems to push narratives.

    • @NL-fg6it
      @NL-fg6it ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@dr9465 Arsene is honest and sees things sooner than others.

    • @tlawal7
      @tlawal7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@dr9465 this isn't a narrative, it's a prophecy

    • @kieranfogarty778
      @kieranfogarty778 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Its true I watched something about it on another TH-cam video..big time player's leaving their contracts run down gives them more power when it comes to negotiating contracts with their current or future club ..Pogba and Mbappe recent examples

    • @Zack_410
      @Zack_410 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Him saying the World Cup should be every 2 years is him talking out of his ass.

  • @norneaernourn8240
    @norneaernourn8240 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    To be fair, Bogarde did nothing wrong. He did everything that was asked of him in the contact, otherwise he would've been sacked. He can't really help it, if he didn't fit in the new gaffer's plans. And then, Chelsea could have been creative with it. If they want him off their payroll, they could loan him out and subsidize his wages. Hell they could sell him and subsidize his wages. Either way, it softens the impact of a high earner sitting on the bench. If anything, I get the feeling this is more like a powerplay on the club's part.

    • @roberw1912
      @roberw1912 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Yeah I agree, Chelsea should have paid half his wages so another club would take him. At 33 at the end of contract I don't blame Bogarde for taking the payday

    • @kieronparr3403
      @kieronparr3403 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      He was a pro and completely honest. I don't see a problem with him doing his job and getting paid. People will People though

    • @DiscGolfLeagueMVP
      @DiscGolfLeagueMVP ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@kieronparr3403The way footballers are talked about by the media is so nuts, Bogarde is the villain for fulfilling a contract he was offered by his employer but If this same scenario was in a US sport, the media would rightfully be clowning Chelsea for being stupid with their contracts. This shit really rubs me the wrong way

    • @justhuy7960
      @justhuy7960 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DiscGolfLeagueMVP basically John Wall at Rockets lol

    • @Meekz-el5me
      @Meekz-el5me ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Loved his honesty, we do live in a money driven world

  • @constablekennedy7705
    @constablekennedy7705 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Free Transfers are actually becoming more of a thing nowadays so part 2 should be on the way in No Time …. 🤷🏿‍♂️. ⚽️

    • @michaeldeeping2452
      @michaeldeeping2452 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agents and players know if there's no transfer fee they'll get a big signing on bonus and more wages, only a matter of time til more players started running their contracts down

    • @johnmitchell2269
      @johnmitchell2269 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Players intentionally run down their contracts now under advice from their agents.

    • @DiscGolfLeagueMVP
      @DiscGolfLeagueMVP ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johnmitchell2269 as they should. People should have complete agency over where they want to live and work. so if a team can't find a transfer that doesn't suit the player, they shouldn't be forced to go somewhere they don't want to be

    • @elliotstone2764
      @elliotstone2764 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DiscGolfLeagueMVP they don’t have to join a team if they don’t want to, a transfer doesn’t force them to leave they can turn the contract down

    • @magnusliang4183
      @magnusliang4183 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck keeping Harry Mac

  • @ashleyburns6752
    @ashleyburns6752 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I think its almost getting to the point where a ''What the hell is going on at Wolves'' is needed. The squad is getting smaller and smaller.

    • @bricktop.
      @bricktop. ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah man, I feel like nobody's really noticed. They will be a 5 a side team soon.

    • @jackpiggott40
      @jackpiggott40 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Seems like the owners have pulled the plug on the club, could also be on financial trouble soon if Jorge Mendes is taking huge fees on the his clients’ transfers

    • @shutup2751
      @shutup2751 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      agreed, worst thing is bruno lage is a top manager and yet wont back him in the transfer market, why bring in a top manager and then not back him ? makes no sense

    • @robtyman4281
      @robtyman4281 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shutup2751 The way Wolves are going, they are the kind of club that could go down in the next few seasons.
      A couple of years ago they were flying, and had the big six all sweating. What's happened???.....the wind seems to have gone from their sails.
      Diogo Jota leaving was a huge blow, but I think it started to go downhill after they sacked Nuno. He fitted the club perfectly. Not sure Large does as much.....even though he's clearly a good manager.

  • @danielkarmy4893
    @danielkarmy4893 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    The fact that everyone has blamed Bogarde for the last 20 years only shows how messed up our society is; it's a reflection of the way we are, after all. An employer offers a man a ludicrous amount of money and the certainty of a four-year contract - he knows it's ludicrous, but for whatever reason they don't, he has the advantage, he snaps their hand off - more fool them, he thinks. Because they are the fools, and he is just a man who wants to earn a living. Most people would rightly choose to do the least amount of work possible in that time, but he remains professional - the opportunities to do his job just don't come his way. At the end of his contract, having proven himself both an honest man and a professional, he leaves. The media, and subsequently the public at large, then lambast the employee for doing what was best for himself and his family; they sympathise instead with the faceless corporation that employed him, and see the man as a villain of the lowest order. I mean, how absolutely fucked up is that?!

    • @56postoffice
      @56postoffice ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's true.

    • @hasselett
      @hasselett ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm having a tough time telling whether you're good at English or not.

    • @danielkarmy4893
      @danielkarmy4893 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@hasselett Allow me to put you out of your misery: yes, I am. I'm not sure what you were trying to achieve with that comment, but I'm afraid your attempt was unsuccessful. 😜

    • @crashfan9997
      @crashfan9997 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@danielkarmy4893 He always has a tough time with things, not the brightest spark. Your original comment was very well constructed.

    • @idkjustchangingmyname7343
      @idkjustchangingmyname7343 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Seriously I had never heard his story before, but what was he supposed to do? Not take the money? He did exactly what was required of him. It’s the clubs fault to have offered him the contract. I respect what he did.

  • @matthewcoates1775
    @matthewcoates1775 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    7 clubs with more domestic cups than league titles

  • @tdyerwestfield
    @tdyerwestfield ปีที่แล้ว +30

    All I remember of Bosingwa is a game against Liverpool when Benayoun was shielding the ball in the corner of the pitch, Bosingwa kung-fu kicking Benayoun in the back and a free kick being given in favour of Bosingwa.

    • @ZolaMagic25
      @ZolaMagic25 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bosingwa was the best right back in the league under Ancelotti, but people only remember him for the end of his time at Chelsea when things weren't going so well for him

    • @drtenma3744
      @drtenma3744 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I googled the guy because the name rang a bell ( Didn't watch the whole video ) and I think I speak for 99.9 % of football fans that this chap is clearly remembered for his unibrow.

  • @BoothyTheGamer12
    @BoothyTheGamer12 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I genuinely have so much respect for bogarde

    • @bricktop.
      @bricktop. ปีที่แล้ว +25

      My man got set financially for life and didn't even break a sweat. Top man.

    • @BoothyTheGamer12
      @BoothyTheGamer12 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@bricktop. exactly! If a club is willing to pay you far more than your worth over a set amount of years you have absolutely no obligation to leave before that contract is up, its the same with Jack Rodwell. If the context of sport is removed and we're talking about any random company then the employee wouldn't be criticised at all

    • @kieronparr3403
      @kieronparr3403 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He did his job and got paid. No problem

    • @DiscGolfLeagueMVP
      @DiscGolfLeagueMVP ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BoothyTheGamer12 God the way they portrayed Rodwell in that Sunderland doc really pissed me off. You had that cunt Sunderland Director/Chief Executive/whatever going on about how it's unfair that Rodwell is getting paid that much while the regular employees might have to be let go/go unpaid. My brother in Christ, YOU are the one who oversaw all of that!!! It's not like Rodwell had a gun to anyone's head when he signed that contract, and it's not him in the accounting department making decisions that left the club unable to pay it's staff. Not once was there even a suggestion of Mr Director Man taking a paycut to help out the club, but it's expected of somebody else to do a favour for them.

    • @bricktop.
      @bricktop. ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BoothyTheGamer12 Right? You gonna pay me £40k a week for the next 4/5 years to sit on my ass? Imma grab a cushion and a book right now.

  • @patsonzgambo9672
    @patsonzgambo9672 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    1. 2:12 michael owen
    2. 4:18 carlos sanchez
    3. 6:25 aaron ramsey
    4. 9:00 jose bosingwa
    5. 11:43 mark bosnich
    6. 13:42 nicolas anelka
    7. 16:11 winston bogarde

  • @Halcryder
    @Halcryder ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Initially surprised Alexis Sanchez didn’t make the 7, then I remembered he was a swap deal and not a free transfer

    • @danattwater8277
      @danattwater8277 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I was waiting for him in top spot lmao. Good shout, forgot all about mkhitaryan

    • @archerpool
      @archerpool ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Cheers, Geoff.

  • @bigguy8435
    @bigguy8435 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Other case of a bad free transfer was the signing of Lucas Lima to Palmeiras.
    Lima played for Santos, one of Palmeiras' biggest rivals, from 2014 - 2017, winning some titles, specially a Sao Paulo State Championship over Palmeiras, and becoming easily one of the best central attacking midfielders in South America. Bro even made it to the National Squad, in Brazil, that's impressive. But after 2016, when the club wanted to renovate his contract, he played hard, started to become lackadisical on the field, got into arguments with club supporters, and ultimately just chose to leave.
    In January 2018, he struck a deal with Palmeiras to be their main guy at midfield, winning almost R$1.000.000,00 on monthly wages. Problem is, he never played well again. He went to Palmeiras, with hopes of getting called up to the 2018 World Cup, but by the WC break, he was already a second unit player. In the end, he played 129 games for Palmeiras, scoring only 11 goals and dishing out 13 assists across all competitions, and in 2022, he was loaned for free to Fortaleza, where he got more minutes, but always coming off the bench. In Fortaleza, he scored 1 goal and made 5 assists.
    After that, he returned to Palmeiras, and his contract with Palmeiras was up for renegotiation, but Palmeiras didn't even cared, and he became a free agent. In sum, their stroke of genius free transfer from one of their biggest rivals, became one of the biggest jokes in recent history on Brazil's league, with him costing almost 20 million euros to Palmeiras over 5 years, for very minimal technical return on the pitch.
    In the beggining of the 2023 season, in a proof that time as a linear concept is flawed, he struck a deal to return to Santos on a free transfer, where he has returned to show flashes of his former performances, and even received a contract extension until 2025. So let's see how things turned out

    • @voiceofcrime
      @voiceofcrime 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thanks for letting me know about him my friend, i especially remember signing Lucas Lima on my FM15 Gil Vicente save and he became an absolute legend there

  • @edped91
    @edped91 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This made me feel a lot better about Danny Rose at Watford this past season, that is until I remembered that he hasn't left yet lol. Thanks as always Alfie!

    • @CordellBM
      @CordellBM ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wait there's another Watford fan? Wish I could buy you a pint

  • @th-tb6fu
    @th-tb6fu ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Fun fact #10:On the 15th of December 1995 the Bosman ruling was decided by the European Court of Justice.The decision banned restrictions on foreign EU players within national leagues and allowed players in the EU to move to another club at the end of a contract without a transfer fee being paid.

  • @judechidozieezenyi9493
    @judechidozieezenyi9493 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Mr. Bogarde told no lies... And did no wrong. 👏 Smart, too, in my opinion... at least financially.

  • @Alex-xn2pj
    @Alex-xn2pj ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Day 3:
    A detailed look at the state of Crotone would be nice, going from Serie A in 20/21 with a 20 goal a season striker to Serie C by 22/23. Two relegations in a row, something surely has to be wrong at that club.

    • @paulhill4382
      @paulhill4382 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who was their scorer.

    • @Alex-xn2pj
      @Alex-xn2pj ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@paulhill4382 Simeon "Simy" Nwankwo
      Scored 20 Serie A goals in 38 games

    • @paulhill4382
      @paulhill4382 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Alex-xn2pj Ah the lad that‘s at Salernitana now. Thanks! I reckoned it was him but didn’t find any data..

  • @liam8664
    @liam8664 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Had actually forgotten about Carlos Sanchez ever playing us until this video, thank you for bringing back fond memories of getting walloped by Oxford and him genuinely being the worst footballer I’ve ever seen Alfie.
    Patrice Evra on a free for us another honourable mention

    • @mattbaker3569
      @mattbaker3569 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      you could genuinely make the top 7 solely West Ham players signed as Sully specials.
      Néné, Petric, Montenegro, Sanchez, Evra, Arbeloa, Nordtveit (disaster for us but genuinely not a bad player - he was captain of Mönchengladbach who were regular European competitors). And many, many more.
      I don't recall Alfie ever covering Nsereko who genuinely is one of the worst signings of all time. £9mili...

    • @saintroddy
      @saintroddy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I LOVE THIS GAME

  • @mdma2078
    @mdma2078 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've only seen this suggestion on one of your latest videos' comments.. appreciate you delivered this one, channel of the people indeed ✊❤

  • @felixbache5369
    @felixbache5369 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Fenerbahce raised funds among their own fans to sign Mezut Ozil on a free and he nearly bankrupted the club while playing next to no football. Surely he should be on here
    Edit: He did play 31 times in the league and onc in the cup, so 'next to no football' is a bit of an overstatement, but still a catastrophic transfer

    • @bw873
      @bw873 ปีที่แล้ว

      How much was ozil on at fernabache? And what do you think of him in general?

    • @felixbache5369
      @felixbache5369 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bw873 I've always been a huge fan of Özil. I think Real made a great mistake by selling him, and it saddens me that he couldn't find a team that catered to his playing style after it went sour at Arsenal.
      Ozil repotedly earned around 50k/week at fener but I imagine there were some pretty hefty bonuses as well

    • @thierryhenry674
      @thierryhenry674 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ozil is not a possession player. He is a counter attack player. He is not skillful on the ball.
      He is an assist hanger. He involves in no build up. He just appear when a final pass is needed.
      Just like a goal hanger, he does nothing for the team if he is not assisting.

  • @BALHAM69
    @BALHAM69 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Good mention of the young reserve player at Aston Villa at the end Alfie 😊

  • @MenWithVen
    @MenWithVen ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Stoke Sunderland and West Ham really competed with each other on who could shit the bed the most in the transfer market in the mid 20-teens

    • @sharky5377
      @sharky5377 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately true!!

    • @ILikedGooglePlus
      @ILikedGooglePlus ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Let's be real, Everton won. Everton always win the transfer window 😂

    • @yankiefrenz1367
      @yankiefrenz1367 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      add Everton to the list!!

    • @MenWithVen
      @MenWithVen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yankiefrenz1367 Sunderland and Stoke both got relegated and West Ham stopped falling in love with aging "big names" who had lost their way so Everton had to pick up the job of all three clubs

    • @crashfan9997
      @crashfan9997 ปีที่แล้ว

      My club have had terrible windows too (Man Utd)

  • @soundscape26
    @soundscape26 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Ramsey was just pranked by a Juventus fan into signing a contract termination. The legality of the document is disputed though.

    • @mister_M.
      @mister_M. ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What

    • @bhew7409
      @bhew7409 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

    • @sukhdevr3489
      @sukhdevr3489 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really?

    • @rickenfatania
      @rickenfatania ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sukhdevr3489 of course not. Legalities aren't a thing in Serie A.

  • @andyjoyce80
    @andyjoyce80 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Bosnich wasn't the only player who Fergie signed twice - he also signed Les Sealey twice.

  • @nickjeffery536
    @nickjeffery536 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was wondering why there wasn't at least an honourable mention for Liverpool signing Mario Bad-on-telly... I mean Balotelli.
    Then I checked again, and realised Liverpool actually paid money for that useless waste of space!!!

  • @vaggelis911
    @vaggelis911 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    AEK Athens be like: Observe

  • @Louisejames23
    @Louisejames23 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As a Chelsea fan it's gratifying to find a video where our name is mentioned so often... Perhaps next you could do one on crap number 9's, we've got soooo many....

  • @PreDatoR1873
    @PreDatoR1873 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. I can speculate that Agnielli was behind that insane Ramsey signing - the man is obsessed with Juve winning the CL - not that it did us any good :D. Hopefully we offload him somewhere else this summer.
    I cannot remember much of Anelka at Juve, but he had always had a problem with his temper. Good thing he was not with us when he completely lost it. That gesture explanation is just stupid.
    Bogarde would make an excellent poker player. Dude played his hand cool like a cucumber, cashed in and rode into the sunset with all the money. What a trooper.

  • @FinleyESB
    @FinleyESB ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bogarde was a board signing, Vialli never wanted him and had actively targeted him as the weak link in Barcas defence when Chelsea met Barcelona the previous season.
    Bogarde rightfully refused to leave when asked to be transfer listed stating that he would never receive such lucrative wages elsewhere

  • @kuromori6200
    @kuromori6200 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I never understood why the English media was losing their shit over Ramsey moving to Juventus, they made it seem like Arsenal was losing this world class midfielder when in reality he'd been a solid but ultimately inconsistent, injury-prone midfielder who I knew was going to be more of the same in Turin, and lo and behold, that's exactly what happened with him.

    • @andrewn.8654
      @andrewn.8654 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He was injury prone, but not inconsistent. Whenever he regained his fitness and played a handful of games, he would hit good form and maintain it for the season. Constantly a goal-threat and good at winning the ball and forcing counter attacks. Arsenal's style suited him very well, Juventus was a bad move for him. He needed to go to a team like Dortmund. His injuries also recurred at Juve and he was never able to win a spot for himself in the team. But even with all of that, he was nowhere near the money that Juve were paying him, that's what made the deal so shit.

  • @tomburgess1984
    @tomburgess1984 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a Derby fan, Ravanelli was tragic for us. Signed for £40k a week, massive money at the time, scored 14 goals in 2 seasons we got relegated and spent multiple years paying him off

    • @jc-16.
      @jc-16. ปีที่แล้ว

      Who was the English youngfella playing up front for Derby back then, I think he got a bad leg break that curtailed him. He was very promising player.

    • @Solid5nake
      @Solid5nake ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jc-16. Malcolm Christie

    • @jc-16.
      @jc-16. ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Solid5nake where have you been? I've been waiting 7 months for this information!

  • @bricktop.
    @bricktop. ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Comments section: " do a video on some obscure Mongolian side that nobody has ever heard of"

  • @TheMupty
    @TheMupty ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a Liverpool fan, I was fully expecting our signing of joe cole to appear 😂 sent off on his debut, always injured then loaned to France 😂

    • @mezykin
      @mezykin ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And Milan Jovanovic and Philipp Degan also came to mind

    • @bimanatawilaga7509
      @bimanatawilaga7509 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mezykin dont forget Andriy Voronin

    • @mezykin
      @mezykin ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bimanatawilaga7509 can't say Danny Ings, he was just injured all the time

    • @isaacround5548
      @isaacround5548 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mezykin and he wasn't free?

    • @mezykin
      @mezykin ปีที่แล้ว

      @@isaacround5548 yeah he was on a free

  • @shaydesonic4138
    @shaydesonic4138 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very bold to say Sanchez was the worst Hammer in ages when we all had to experience Roberto pushing the ball into the old net, solid video as always of course

  • @Smogkage
    @Smogkage ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Alfie I could be wrong here but if memory serves me right Bogarde was brought in by Ken Bates without Vialli's knowledge. There's a story that the first Vialli knew of it was walking into a club dinner and seeing Bogarde sitting at a table.

  • @manuel7102
    @manuel7102 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Maybe you guys have seen the video of a juve fan asking Ramsey for an autograph then showing the cameras that piece of paper was a mock "contract termination" document.
    That's how bad that signing was

  • @gladbecker8218
    @gladbecker8218 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bogarde barely had 200 Games in his whole career lol, with 11 games over 4 years at Chelsea. But i can see his point, he was 30 at the point he signed for Chelsea, and in the early 2000s, that was the last good contract for most players, putting away their boots at 34,35. Nowadays most players will go till 37-38.

    • @ZolaMagic25
      @ZolaMagic25 ปีที่แล้ว

      No they won't. It's just as much mental as physical. Players lose the hunger. Even these days the majority of players don't make it to 34

  • @SamButler22
    @SamButler22 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Never had any issues with Anelka at Bolton, banged a bunch of goals, and even signed a massive contract just before he left so that we would get a bigger transfer fee

    • @ZolaMagic25
      @ZolaMagic25 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anelka was pure quality at Bolton. I always remember thinking how on earth is he playing for them!? One of the best finishers I've ever seen. So calm and classy in front of goal. Some of his goals were sublime. Loved his little dinks over the keeper at the last second. Scored a few of those!

  • @bigstan5705
    @bigstan5705 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remember thinking willian was such a bargain for arsenal. Oof

  • @distanceoftheshadow4717
    @distanceoftheshadow4717 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    lmao bogarde took a steaming dump on everything that was holy to the chelsea managment and I can't blame him.

    • @jaakko14
      @jaakko14 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well you would have to be a bit silly to blame him for singing his contract and turning up for practice as he is supposed to and doing everything else like he is supposed to. It was not Bogarde who offered him that money, it was Chelsea and he not terminating his contract is just a smart thing to do

  • @machinainc5812
    @machinainc5812 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When players refuse to play/be on bench (Bosingwa), the clubs should be able to cancel the players contract.

  • @ianmurphy9955
    @ianmurphy9955 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    John-Marc Bosman would be a fascinating video

  • @santinocarabelli
    @santinocarabelli ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi alfie, would you consider a worst loans of all time vid?

  • @tmithoth8956
    @tmithoth8956 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Between Mark Bosnich and Adrian Mutu. Their 2 year binge funded a decade of drill music 😂😂

  • @lovefan7694
    @lovefan7694 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:45 idk why I thought you said “that's a crazy amount of money and I say that as someone that read Ramsey's mind” and I can't unhear it

  • @ins0mniac756
    @ins0mniac756 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yesterday out of the medicals some Juventus' fans asked Ramsey for an autograph but actually made him sign a fake contract termination

    • @ILikedGooglePlus
      @ILikedGooglePlus ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You just took like 15 years of my life, and brought me back to after school at my grandma's, watching McFly on the kids show The Slammer. That episode ends with them being tricked into signing a contract thinking it's an autograph
      I wanna go visit my grandma

  • @simoncaton1226
    @simoncaton1226 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    7 good players that were outshone by their successor.
    Since you mention Carlo Cudicini. He was a good #1 for Chelsea and someone who I think could’ve been in goal for the Mourinho titles. But he was outshone by Petr Cech.

    • @ZolaMagic25
      @ZolaMagic25 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cudicini was excellent for Chelsea. At the time the best keeper in the league alongside Given. He was unlucky Cech was so good. Even now Cudicini is a baller! I saw a Chelsea vs Inter legends game a few years ago and he was on fire.

  • @aarong5115
    @aarong5115 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    not a Liverpool fan but Owen @ 17- 22years old was unbelievably good , think mbappe in a central position explosive and clinical .

  • @gamewithgreg
    @gamewithgreg ปีที่แล้ว

    Do an XI of players from Euro and World Cup winning teams. From a quick calculation I believe that's an 11 with 3 subs. Or do the same but Copa América instead of Euros, which would be an 11 with 1 sub (or manager...)
    (What I mean is, for example, one Brazilian player from any of their winning teams, one Argentine, one Italian, one from France, England, Spain, etc). The beauty of this if you did the Copa América suggestion is you'd have to pick a player from the 1963 Bolivia squad... take the challenge Alfie

  • @devletbahcelino1fan463
    @devletbahcelino1fan463 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Haven't watched the entire video yet but since I'm quite sure it's not going to be in the vid, Mesut Özil to Fenerbahçe is a dishonorable mention.
    After around two years of speculation, his pr team churning out constant propaganda about how he's always supported the club, and promises of he'll bounce back from his "constant mistreatment" at Arsenal, he finally signed in January of the 20/21 season after terminating his remaining 6 month contract at North London. Even though he was said to have taken a significant pay cut to join his "childhood club", the deal was said to be worth anywhere from 2 to 3,5 million euros of yearly salary, as well as 4 million euros as a signing on fee to be spread across the 3,5 year contract offered to the World Cup winner.
    Having come in during a title push that season, when the team hadn't won the league in 6 years - and any trophy at all in 4 years - he along with other marquee signing Irfan Can Kahveci were hoped to be the pieces that finally push the team over the line.
    Mesut Ozil got injured almost instantly. He went on to miss out on a few weeks as Fenerbahçe for the second time in a row at home to their rivals Galatasaray. By the time he'd come back the title push was still on the cards, but nearly impossible unless he and the team pulled out a miracle.
    Heading into the last week he had absolutely no goal contributions. The push was all but dead, Besiktas and Galatasaray both being 2 points ahead at that point. Fenerbahçe would need to win their last game at Sivas as well as hope the other teams lose points for the title to be won.
    Needless to say, this didn't happen and Besiktas won the league. To rub salt into the wound, Sivas actually won their last game too, only then while 2-0 down did Mr. Ozil decide to make his first assist in the Süper Lig to make it a 2-1 loss in the 89th minute.
    Second season started with higher hopes, but through absolutely disgraceful management decisions that still hurt to think about and I don't want to write about cause it'd get too long, Mesut Özil was frozen out of the squad indefinitely with 2 more years to go on his contract. We continue to pay him one of the biggest salaries in the league.

  • @jackjude
    @jackjude ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Carlos Sanchez at West Ham is surely a bit too low profile for this list? He was 32 at the time too.

  • @saltmerchant749
    @saltmerchant749 ปีที่แล้ว

    Free transfers in the era of player power and running down contracts are likely to be even more expensive than final year contract transfers between clubs.

  • @waifung3367
    @waifung3367 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    sometimes, choosing the free option up front can be the most expensive option in the bigger picture.

  • @kimbob5
    @kimbob5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a Villa fan, I thought Bogarde sounded familiar 😂

  • @RedAndWhiteSFC
    @RedAndWhiteSFC ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does my teams one not count as the worst? Graeme Souness signed Ali Día on a month contract for us at Southampton some time ago

  • @jordanford9320
    @jordanford9320 ปีที่แล้ว

    The American equivalent is free agents and a lot of us call most of them "fools gold" because most of the time of the team they're on is willing to give them up then you are not seeing an underlying issue.

  • @kicsiszol
    @kicsiszol ปีที่แล้ว +1

    bogarde was absolutely right. you can criticize him for wantiing more the money than the chance to play football regularly but tbh he already accomplished a LOT and he did nothing wrong to the deserve the treatment he got- at least not, to the best of my knowledge. he wanted to get paid, he was there,he was putting the work in....so yeah, i dont think he belongs here at all. The club basically sabotaged a guy who wont budge and gonna get his money no matter what. Good for him.

  • @andrewesdaile9484
    @andrewesdaile9484 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Joe Cole for Liverpool deserves a dishonourable mention.

  • @RobMost
    @RobMost ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Albert Luque almost bankrupted Ajax with his salary, and only played 16 matches.

  • @seandelap8587
    @seandelap8587 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's more the ridiculous wages some of these players were paid by these clubs that's the most concerning bit tbh you are losing nothing by bringing them in for free but paying them such high wages for not performing on the pitch is day light robbery.

    • @bricktop.
      @bricktop. ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right? Who the hell at Juventus thought that Ramsey was worth 400k a week? Whoever that was needs to give their head a wobble tbh. Insanity.

    • @RedRaptor7
      @RedRaptor7 ปีที่แล้ว

      There not coming in for “free” tho. They get paid a hefty signing on fee because of no transfer fee. There’s no such thing as a free transfer.

  • @The_establishment72
    @The_establishment72 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw Ramsey in the thumbnail and knew you’d mention the Europa league final, I am now very sad.

  • @miguelibarra7328
    @miguelibarra7328 ปีที่แล้ว

    My man, make a video about the barcelona situation

  • @123socceroos
    @123socceroos ปีที่แล้ว

    Video idea Alfie: media portrayal of Eric Cantona in England v France

  • @boabdownunder
    @boabdownunder ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can’t blame Bogarde at all, Chelsea gave him that deal so if they didn’t play him it’s on them.

  • @frankunodostres473
    @frankunodostres473 ปีที่แล้ว

    could be many of qpr's signing in their infamous season in the prem 10 years ago

  • @jcbc2000
    @jcbc2000 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do top 7 best transfers that went unnoticed

  • @vitorbacc
    @vitorbacc ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dani Alves at São Paulo deserves a spot here

  • @Hasdrubal215
    @Hasdrubal215 ปีที่แล้ว

    Obscure video request but could you do a 'what is going on at Durham City AFC' £150,000 in debt, no ground and can't keep hold of staff 😥

  • @hosnyadell
    @hosnyadell ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have so much respect for Bogarde and am a Chelsea fan

  • @aaronwilson7947
    @aaronwilson7947 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Depending how he ends the season, Lingard to Forest could very well join this list

  • @thegloriouspyrocheems2277
    @thegloriouspyrocheems2277 ปีที่แล้ว

    Day 26 - The Fall and Rise of FK Velež Mostar
    From a Club that has beaten Borussia Dortmund, Twente, Derby County and many others to a club that was forced from their own stadium, reduced to nothing during the Bosnian War, becoming a mediocre top-level team in the 00s to nearly being forced into folding in 2016 to its amazing comeback to European competitions in 2021 seeing the early exit of Greek giants AEK Athens in a sensational win in Athens!

  • @SamButler22
    @SamButler22 ปีที่แล้ว

    Owen at Stoke? You're making that up, I never heard about it

  • @Weelaulau
    @Weelaulau ปีที่แล้ว +3

    7 EPL players that couldn’t cope in Scotland.

  • @leemcdonald1342
    @leemcdonald1342 ปีที่แล้ว

    Video idea:
    7 Premier League footballers who need to step up in the 2022-23 season.

  • @babobereta
    @babobereta ปีที่แล้ว

    Bogarde is absolutely right, its not his fault that the club gave him a 4 year deal and then decided he does not fit into their plans after a few months. That is why they actually sign contracts so both the club and the player have to honor it and cannot just back away from it anytime they want. If anything, it is the clubs fault for making poor decisions and not being able to think ahead and plan their future properly. Any person would do the same in his position, you would not just give up and throw away life changing amount of money because new coach decided he does not want to use you

  • @karlfroberg520
    @karlfroberg520 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Clubs with more European Cup/CL-titles during a notable time period. Example: Liverpool during the Premier League era and Real Madrid after the 2000s.

    • @thegreatgrumdini
      @thegreatgrumdini ปีที่แล้ว

      Put down the beer dude

    • @SKa-tt9nm
      @SKa-tt9nm ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think that’s a fantastic idea.

    • @karlfroberg520
      @karlfroberg520 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SKa-tt9nm I think so too and even though there is some known teams I bet Alfie could make an improvement in the concept and really deliver!

  • @daarom3472
    @daarom3472 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best all time 11's of national teams, who would win?
    Holland:
    van der Sar
    Krol Stam Koeman (or VVD) van Bronckhorst
    Rijkaard Gullit Seedorf
    Robben van Basten Cruyff
    France:
    Barthez
    Thuram Desailly Blanc Lizerazu
    Kante Deschamps Zidane
    Mbappe Henry Platini
    Brazil:
    Cafu Silva Carlos Alberto R Carlos
    Socrates Zico Garrincha Jairzinho
    Ronaldo Pele
    etc.
    I would vote for Holland! (but I'm Dutch)

    • @lamp2391
      @lamp2391 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      gotta be brazil surely

    • @daarom3472
      @daarom3472 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lamp2391 they'd definitely have the best bench. But first 11?

    • @finbarobruadair2761
      @finbarobruadair2761 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dennis Bergkamp off the bench with the winner for the Dutch. Assisted by Overmars.

    • @bricktop.
      @bricktop. ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't pick Holland sorry. They are the PSG of national teams. Absolutely stacked with absolutely incredible players but never managed to win anything.

    • @AvatarN
      @AvatarN ปีที่แล้ว

      Brazil for sure

  • @dvdv8197
    @dvdv8197 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wouldn't say Bogarde was the worst one. At least he was being honest about it all. 🤷‍♀️

  • @yashdahiya9186
    @yashdahiya9186 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks Alfie

  • @dondamon4669
    @dondamon4669 ปีที่แล้ว

    Owen was a great player and I didn’t ever find him strange he’s so normal it’s unreal!

  • @thebigquack6945
    @thebigquack6945 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bogarde ain’t wrong. 40k a week is stupid cash that no one would say no to. The fact that he didn’t even down tools shows he was a professional through and through

    • @stevencooke6451
      @stevencooke6451 ปีที่แล้ว

      He still sounds like a dick. I'm not sure why people are turning him into some sort of hero. Chelsea was stupid in overpaying him but that doesn't make him somehow a great human. It just makes for a fun story for Chelsea's rivals.

  • @Chimagic
    @Chimagic ปีที่แล้ว

    I rate Bogarde. The employer offered him
    The money, he took it, the employer no longer favours him and wants him to leave, his team has a look and can’t see a deal suitable for him compared to what he is on and he stays and trains ready to be used but doesn’t. Modern hero

  • @distantfuture
    @distantfuture หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm 100% with Winston Bogarde. The club signed him to a 3 year contract & he simply wished to honour that.

  • @pritapp788
    @pritapp788 ปีที่แล้ว

    Adrien Rabiot deserves to be here more than Ramsey. The latter at least had 4-5 decent performances in 2.5 years in Italy, including a goal in a derby d'Italia. Rabiot is on the same kind of wages yet did ZERO.
    Regarding Sanchez when he returned to England he had no appetite left for football because his season with Fiorentina coincided with the death of Davide Astori, an event which affected him and many other Fiorentina teammates of the time deeply.

  • @winglessmecha
    @winglessmecha ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Malang Sarr to Chelsea is one of our worst free transfer so far

  • @VillaFanDan92
    @VillaFanDan92 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lamare Bogarde is Winston Bogarde's nephew, not his son, btw.

  • @jdjphotographynl
    @jdjphotographynl ปีที่แล้ว

    Bit of a weird take to involve Winston's Bogarde cousins into this. Almost as if Alfie wants to throw out the not so subtle hint to Melayro and Lamare Bogarde's respective clubs to be careful with giving them contracts, or else it could become expensive mistakes. One has to give the benefit of the doubt by believing that wasn't the intention, but still...

    • @maciejbala477
      @maciejbala477 ปีที่แล้ว

      nah, i think he was just giving off random trivia as he usually does :)

  • @philthatcher6111
    @philthatcher6111 ปีที่แล้ว

    Winston Bogarde getting his deserved shout out.

  • @donnnjavosss7294
    @donnnjavosss7294 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was the 2012/13 season where QPR finished bottom and the 2013/14 season where Atletico Madrid reached the champions league final…

  • @tino6440
    @tino6440 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a palace fan i was fully expecting to see max meyer on here

  • @chorlton9690
    @chorlton9690 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alexi Sanchez, Arsenal to Manu on 400,000 pounds/ week (at least). Even when Utd managed to offload him to Milan(?) after 2 poor seasons they still had to pay half his wages. Total disaster.

  • @Salacious-Crumb
    @Salacious-Crumb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To be fair you can't count your career as an absolute disaster until you've signed for Birmingham City

  • @Hilversumborn
    @Hilversumborn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At least we can appreciate Bogarde honesty.

  • @footballclubdavid9215
    @footballclubdavid9215 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think if you force a club sponsor to cancel their entire sponsorship due to your behavior that might take the cake.

  • @stefanmoszynski978
    @stefanmoszynski978 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Roberto Gimenez (GK) was signed for West Ham by Pellegrini the season after Sanchez I believe, and he must have been at least 10 times as shit as the Colombian

  • @MrPompey666
    @MrPompey666 ปีที่แล้ว

    First one that came to mind was Kim Kallstrom for Arsenal

  • @michaelduckett7688
    @michaelduckett7688 ปีที่แล้ว

    Being a baggies fan. Anelka is definitely up there. But worst ever?? Like you said he was on a free. We actually paid money for likes Craig Beattie, Luke Moore, Markus Rosenberg, Sherjil McDonald, Frank Nouble, Brown Ideye, Giles Barnes, Rueben Reid, Trevor Benjamin, Rickie Lambert, Jay Simpson, & Daniel Sturridge!!!

  • @john-paulchesworth6117
    @john-paulchesworth6117 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you say singed for Man U is very hhhmmm because a little thinking and Paul Scholes comes to mind … and Gordon Stracken. I may be wrong …. Defo spelling wrong .
    Good work as per but maybe not correct ish maybe !? If you get me .

  • @AdarshKumar-nj7rp
    @AdarshKumar-nj7rp ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't believe Chelsea made a player in his late 20s one of the highest earners in PL even though he failed to contribute every time. Damn, the Lukaku deal wasn't good in hindsight.

    • @ChumGluzler
      @ChumGluzler ปีที่แล้ว

      Chelsea didn’t fit him, had he gone too city he would’ve thrilled, hell even United wouldve been better 😂