Fergie's waste of money XI

On the back of him putting the boot in on Hargreaves (see this topic), value for money, who makes your worst XI that we paid money for when Sir Alex was in charge? Going with a 4-4-2 based on Fergie's most used formation....

Starter for ten to get it going:
GK - Taibi
RB - Hargreaves
LB - Buttner
CB - Phil Jones
CB - May
RM - Bellion
CM - Anderson
CM - Kleberson
LM - Zaha
CF - Bebe
CF - Berbatov

Subs
Carroll, Kagawa, Dejmba, Veron, Obertan, Heinze

Taibi
Hargreaves (Does feel harsh since he did have a good first season for us)
Prunier
Blanc
Butter

Porporksy
Djemba twins
Kleberson
Tosic

Forlan
Bebe

Moyes.

Hard to give any spots to Kagawa, Zaha for the way that Moyes treated them.

Moyes refusing to play Kagawa then signing an exact replica of him in Mata still infuriates me to this day. Clueless

Bosnich
Sievabek
Jones
Prunier
Buttner
Bellion
Kleberson
Webb
Bebe
Owen
Dublin

Anyone who puts Hargreaves on this list is a bit mad IMO

Harsh on Dion. Injury £#%&!ed him and he weighed in with a couple of important goals at the end of the 93-94 season iirc.

Originally Posted by Why Don?

Anyone who puts Hargreaves on this list is a bit mad IMO

Yep

Seems really harsh imo

Played his role in a league and CL double winning side.

Originally Posted by Why Don?

Anyone who puts Hargreaves on this list is a bit mad IMO

Fergie did.

Originally Posted by 92ToBury

CF - Berbatov

Even if he had never scored a hat trick against the Vermin, absolutely £#%&!ing not

Bebe gets more ludicrous every time you consider it

Aware of the agent stuff but, still, wtf :headexplode:

Prunier was a no money deal AFAIK..

Anyone brave enough to put veron in the starting 11?..

Originally Posted by no fun

Bosnich
Sievabek
Jones
Prunier
Buttner
Bellion
Kleberson
Webb
Bebe
Owen
Dublin

Bosnich was a free transfer

Originally Posted by Danoli

Bosnich was a free transfer

So was Owen.

Berbatov...

Originally Posted by Mr_Ed

Berbatov...

Golden boot winner

If we're talking poorest value:

GK - Barthez

CB - Jones
CB - Rojo

CM - Hargreaves
CM - Webb
CM - Veron

LW - Wallace
RW - Bebe

CF - Birtles
CF - Berbatov

Originally Posted by tatty

If we're talking poorest value:

GK - Barthez

CB - Jones
CB - Rojo

CM - Hargreaves
CM - Webb
CM - Veron

LW - Wallace
RW - Bebe

CF - Birtles
CF - Berbatov

I know you're not senile enough that you think Fergie signed Birtles.

But yes, value for money is indeed correct.

Prunier had a two-game trial and left.

How much do people think he cost exactly?

Berbatov, but no mention of Ralph Milne.

Originally Posted by tatty

If we're talking poorest value:

GK - Barthez

CB - Jones
CB - Rojo

CM - Hargreaves
CM - Webb
CM - Veron

LW - Wallace
RW - Bebe

CF - Birtles
CF - Berbatov

Jones the greatest comedy value of any player. Sexton signed Birtles.

Originally Posted by AK14

Yep

Seems really harsh imo

Played his role in a league and CL double winning side.

£20m and about 4 great games for us, not sure what people are struggling to understand about value for money. He didn't materially affect the outcome of our season as we would have found another way to win without him, Mascherano went around the same time for a similar fee and was twice the player.

Originally Posted by Cream

Berbatov, but no mention of Ralph Milne.

Don't even accept that Berbs was as bad as certain others "value for money" wise.