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what has been the best free transfer signing in the premiership?

  • 10-02-2008 7:18pm
    #1
    scruff321
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 729 ✭✭✭


    any ideas? i can think of a fair few sh/te free signings eg vorinin,pizzaro..
    i suppose ballack was a good free signing but i cant think of any free signings either past or present that were really great?


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  • #2
    DSB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭DSB


    Sol Campbell for Arsenal.


  • #3
    Unearthly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    Fabregas or did Arsenal pay a small compensation fee?

    Campbell for Arsenal as well


  • #4
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    Gary McAllister wasn't bad. Jay Jay Okocha too.


  • #5
    PHB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    Campbell for Arsenal I'd say


  • #6
    ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,109 ✭✭✭ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV


    mellberg to juve


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  • #7
    Unearthly
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    ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV wrote: »
    mellberg to juve

    Juve are not in the premiership, and who is to say he won't flop there?


  • #8
    homerjay2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,346 ✭✭✭✭homerjay2005


    Manucho???:D


  • #9
    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV wrote: »
    mellberg to juve
    Defies logic tbh.


  • #10
    semibluff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭semibluff


    anelka to arsenal from psg (although arsene had to pay a little compensation) so not sure if it qualifies
    tal ben haim offered chelsea much needed central defensive cover on a free
    fowler did a job for the half a season when he returned to the pool


  • #11
    cson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,480 ✭✭✭✭cson


    Nicholas Anelka cost Arsenal £500,000 from PSG so he doesn't count. Definitely Sol Campbell for quality over a period of time.


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  • #12
    Thanx 4 The Fish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,399 ✭✭✭✭Thanx 4 The Fish


    Michael Reiziger.
    Boudewijn Zenden (Middlesborough not the pool)
    Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink at boro too.


    Gary Mac did alright too.


  • #13
    Barlow07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 480 ✭✭Barlow07


    homerjay2005 wrote: »
    Manucho???:D

    Manu have paid £3.5mllion for him.

    Sol Campbell Tottenham to Arsenal
    Tal Ben Haim Bolton to Chelsea


  • #14
    johnor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 635 ✭✭✭johnor


    Kanu at Portsmouth


  • #15
    chopperbyrne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,042 ✭✭✭✭chopperbyrne


    If Gary McAllister was free then it's him without a doubt.


  • #16
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,909 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Didi Hamann


  • #17
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    Blackburn got Brad Friedel on a free as well.


  • #18
    That_Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,342 ✭✭✭✭That_Guy


    eirebhoy wrote: »
    Blackburn got Brad Friedel on a free as well.

    +1

    Great keeper when he wants to be.


  • #19
    Bubs101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,478 ✭✭✭Bubs101


    |Considering how much of an impact he's made at Portsmouth I'd almost say Campbell there instead


  • #20
    Lister1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 726 ✭✭✭Lister1


    If Gary McAllister was free then it's him without a doubt.

    +1


  • #21
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,426 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Barlow07 wrote: »
    Manu have paid £3.5mllion for him.

    Sol Campbell Tottenham to Arsenal
    Tal Ben Haim Bolton to Chelsea

    where did you hear that from? I have never seen a transfer fee mentioned for him.


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  • #22
    LuckyLloyd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,407 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Didi Hamann

    Yes. He has been relentlessly solid for City. I was sorry to see him go tbh as he was brilliant for his entire spell at Liverpool. There were many games where he held fort while all around him were rubbish. A great player.


  • #23
    Jazzy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭Jazzy


    Have to agree with Sol Cambell.

    He may be quite clearly insane but hes a good head the ball centre half :p


  • #24
    monkey9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭monkey9


    LuckyLloyd wrote: »
    Yes. He has been relentlessly solid for City. I was sorry to see him go tbh as he was brilliant for his entire spell at Liverpool. There were many games where he held fort while all around him were rubbish. A great player.

    Didi Hamann wasn't a free signing. Went to Bolton on a free, but Man City paid a fee for him.


  • #25
    justfortherecor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 715 ✭✭✭justfortherecor


    Tauren wrote: »
    where did you hear that from? I have never seen a transfer fee mentioned for him.

    Same here, where did 3.5m emerge from. I thought it was for a few 100k or something?


  • #26
    redzerdrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,750 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


    defo gary mac


  • #27
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,917 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    Voronin has been the best for Manu, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City, Blackburn, Aston Villa, Luton, Havant & Waterlouville.


  • #28
    monkey9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭monkey9


    redzerdrog wrote: »
    defo gary mac

    I concur


  • #29
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    I think Sol Campbell for either his move to Arsenal or Pompey, to think a player like that has had two free transfers.

    Sylvain Distin has been great as well, he has really struck up a good partnership with Sol and was a free.

    In terms of what a player would have cost, then Ballack must be up there, Chelsea would have had to fork out £20m for him if he was in contract.

    Also, does Gallas count as a free as he was a part payment for Ashley Cole. I would certainly say Arsenal got the better part of the deal anyway!!


  • #30
    Panthro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,829 ✭✭✭✭Panthro


    based on very recent form,ballack
    overall campell


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