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Thread: Players who were bought and you thought "Why did they buy him" Then they became CLASS

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    Players who were bought and you thought "Why did they buy him" Then they became CLASS

    I'm ashamed to admit that I thought that about Gary Speed. I know he had been alright for Leeds but I didn't appreciate how well he could play when he fitted into a team that really suited his style of play.

    I now think of him as one of the all-time greats to have donned on the stripes.

    A wonderful person too.

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    Perch!

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    Lovenkrands - 1st spell.

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    Bellamy

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    Although only a loan, Sibierski surprised an awful lot of us by his class on the ball.

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    Leon Best

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    Perch was the one I thought - what the hell.

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    Joey Barton, Alan Smith, Kevin Nolan, Coloccini and Jonas were all players that were initially deemed overpaid flops (for good reasons - they were part of the side that got us relegated in '09), but they all managed to prove themselves worthy of playing here.

    Once each of them left, they were all loved or respected for their efforts here.

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    Sibierski, Perchinho, Lovenkrandz, Bestinho

    Forgot Kevin Nolan, thought he was just a clogger but the man can kill ball dead. Didn’t realise he had that kind of ball control. Would have been an even better player for us if he treated his body like a modern athletes.
    Last edited by BenArfa10; 12-04-2021 at 02:41 PM.

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    It's all about opinions...and mine is that I wouldn't describe Best as class. Bit of a donkey as I remember.

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