Paul Parker. loved that guy.
Favourite United Player Who Wasn't That Good
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Anderson. Seemed like a fun personality off the pitch.
New but I suppose Martial belongs here. What a let down. The optimism in me hopes he has a revival in france or wherever he goes.
New but I suppose Martial belongs here. What a let down. The optimism in me hopes he has a revival in france or wherever he goes.
Me too. But he was a good player, 19 caps for England and all that.
I liked Sabitzer more than most last season, I think we'd have been a lot better this season if we had gone for him last summer.
Martinez
BITE FISHIES.
BITE FISHIES.
I'm fuming at some of the names in this thread.
Gordon Hill
You sneaky bastard.
Has to be Joe Jordan.
He was such an uncompromising, fearsome looking Cnut.
As a defender I would have dreaded playing against him but I loved to watch him striking fear into anyone in front of him.
He was such an uncompromising, fearsome looking Cnut.
As a defender I would have dreaded playing against him but I loved to watch him striking fear into anyone in front of him.
We kept expecting Anderson to kick on and it never happened. We sure gave Tom Cleverly a chance and he never quite got there either,
Toothless Joe? Didn't we call him the Toothless Wonder or something like that?
I quite liked Bailly because of how rapid he was. Felt like he had all the raw materials needed to be one of the best around but it never came together.
Gibson is another player I liked even though he wasn’t good. I’ll always have a soft spot for a player who can smash one in like he could.
Gibson is another player I liked even though he wasn’t good. I’ll always have a soft spot for a player who can smash one in like he could.
Starting to think some on the Caff wouldn’t recognise a good player in a month of Sundays. Some of the names on here are ridiculous.
Rafael. Attacking exciting no defending right back. Only about 18 years old. I think he went to Crystal Palace and didn't make it there.
He had a brother, who played for us at the same time. They were South American.
I wonder how much of this post is incorrect.
He had a brother, who played for us at the same time. They were South American.
I wonder how much of this post is incorrect.
Fellaini. Didn't like the fact that we signed, was never obviously good enough. Had a tough first season where he almost summed up the Moyes era.
But he actually went and proved himself to be a really useful player for us after that. Changed my mind about him. Starting XI or bench, he was a nuisance to deal with. In that run of games where we beat Spurs, Juanfield and City - fellaini might just have been the best player across all 3 games.
But he actually went and proved himself to be a really useful player for us after that. Changed my mind about him. Starting XI or bench, he was a nuisance to deal with. In that run of games where we beat Spurs, Juanfield and City - fellaini might just have been the best player across all 3 games.
Wtf is this shambles of a post?
Anderson for me. I remember being super hyped before he joined. He didn’t fulfil my expectations but was fun to watch. He also shat on Fabregas.
Quinton Fortune, he gave everything for the club.
Fred, he was used in completely the wrong position and still gave his all every time.
Fred, he was used in completely the wrong position and still gave his all every time.
but the thread is about players that were NOT very good
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Forlan is a good shout, real shame he couldn’t establish himself with us as he had the talent as he went on to show.
David May was average as feck, but was a massive fan and made his mark on the club during those treble celebrations.
David May was average as feck, but was a massive fan and made his mark on the club during those treble celebrations.
Anderson, Bailly, and oddly enough Bebe
maybe, I just recall him being known as “Jaws”
Forlan or Anderson for me. Ah what could have been for the pie loving Brazilian.
Bebe is a great example of trying to take your chance. Weird, to put it mildly, transfer, clearly wasn't good enough but when he played he gave it his all, not just working hard, , would have been easy for him to just keep it simple, knock the ball back to his full back, play safely, but he was actively trying to make things happen and impact the game.
That infamous Bebe crossing game, full on admire that he kept trying and wasn't afraid of embarrassing himself, wish I had more of that myself in my playing career(at a low level)
Fellaini - not bad, not great, great commitment, love a guy who everybody seems to hate
Javier Hernandez - only SAF could make a player with such little technical ability play a pretty impactful part of a title winning side. Absolutely loved the guy but he really didn't have anything in his locker apart from positioning/runs (he wasn't a lethal finisher either in terms of converting low percentage shots, perhaps above average at best).
Javier Hernandez - only SAF could make a player with such little technical ability play a pretty impactful part of a title winning side. Absolutely loved the guy but he really didn't have anything in his locker apart from positioning/runs (he wasn't a lethal finisher either in terms of converting low percentage shots, perhaps above average at best).
I second Fortune. Also, I think Raimond Van Der Gouw deserves a shout. Federico Macheda, I have a soft corner for as well.
King of all Cockneys.
Berbatov was a class player. Butt and Brown were really good also.
Always liked Quinton Fortune.
Kieran Richardson was also one I liked
Kieran Richardson was also one I liked
I always liked Quinton Fortune for his fiery combative nature.
Debatable if he qualifies into being "not that good" but it's Park for me.
Some people really haven't grasped what "not that good" means.
Bellion for me. Not a clue why, always wanted him to succeed, was never going to happen.
Bellion for me. Not a clue why, always wanted him to succeed, was never going to happen.
Fortune, Smith, Van Der Gouw, Gibson.
Yeah, that crossing game was the making of a legend. He was fun, a strange punt, and femarkably, he has managed to carve out a decent career.
Fabio - loved the twins, bur Fabio was never that good for and should supposedly have been the best of the two.
Fred. Great character and exciting at his best but ultimately far too erratic
That would be the one debate/interpretation, yeah. I mean, great servant and squad player. Almost a “world class” squadie, if such a thing existed. But yeah, not quite upper echelons. Again, open to interpretation. He’s one of my favorites.
Some of the people cited so far are quite "good" in my humble opinion, so I guess the level of "good" is somewhat of a personal determination. For me, it's Dan James...always exciting to watch and genuinely loved his hustle and enthusiasm...but he did f-all when it really came down to it.
I'd hoped that Nick Powell would be great for us
Felliani
Nope. Letting Mark Noble carry him off the pitch like a little boy is my lasting memory of him. Pathetic. Should have punched him. Or picked him up and threw him. But he just took it like a bitch
Alan Smith for me. Loved the signing. Loved the player. Loved his attitude. Don’t care where he came from