[Cartman]

has got me thinking

over the years, how much have our best players cost us?

has money being spent on a player always guaranteed success?

I'll limit this to strikers for now as that is what most of the talk is about so going through the last 20 years or so lets see how much we have paid for strikers (not counting loans) and whether they were any good....

Craig Davies - Free - Success
Jack Lester - Free - Success
Jamie Ward - 100k? - Success, made money on him
Caleb Folan - Free - Success (eventually)
Martin Gritton - 40k - Failure
Jason Lee - 250k - Failure
Tony Lormor - free - success
Steve Norris - can't remember! - success
Andy Morris - 500 quid - success
David Reeves - swap deal - success
Jon Howard - free - hit and miss
Steve Wilkinson - 150k - failure (blame Duncan mind!)
Jamie Burt - free - ultimately a failure, so much potential mind
David Lancaster - 70k - was ok
Colin Larkin - free - failure
Paul Shaw - free - failure
Glynn Hurst - free - success

from that lot it would seem that paying money does not guarantee you success and that in the lower leagues it is more about finding quality players for nowt

perhaps we should be more hung up on who Sheridan can find and bring in rather than how much they cost, as at this level a transfer fee is no guarantee of success, some players who command a fee will do well others won't, some players on a free will do well, others won't - it's about getting the right player, not about how much they cost

[If Carlsberg Made Chairmen]

We paid Halifax £35k for Stevie Norris, I remember at the time thinking how cheap he was.

[If Carlsberg Made Chairmen]

Spire 12345 (Rotherham 0), on 04 August 2011 - 06:06 AM, said:

Andy Morris was £500 plus a bag of footballs

Incidently the bag of footballs was worth approximatly £200

[SatNav21]

Cartman, on 04 August 2011 - 01:29 AM, said:

Steve Wilkinson - 150k - failure (blame Duncan mind!)

didnt get his shorts dirty which must have saved some money!!

[Goku]

Why did you have to remind me of Colin Larkin?

[Sheik Yerbooty]

Cartman, on 04 August 2011 - 01:29 AM, said:

David Lancaster - 70k - was ok

I disagree with the bit in bold

[SatNav21]

Haslandboi, on 04 August 2011 - 09:41 AM, said:

Why did you have to remind me of Colin Larkin?

wont we be reminded of him again this season

[Goku]

Oh yeah, he's at Hartlepool.

*checks wikipedia*

4 goals in 52 appearances.

Well done Col!

[BlueRover52]

Cartman, on 04 August 2011 - 01:29 AM, said:

has got me thinking

over the years, how much have our best players cost us?

has money being spent on a player always guaranteed success?

I'll limit this to strikers for now as that is what most of the talk is about so going through the last 20 years or so lets see how much we have paid for strikers (not counting loans) and whether they were any good....

Craig Davies - Free - Success
Jack Lester - Free - Success
Jamie Ward - 100k? - Success, made money on him
Caleb Folan - Free - Success (eventually)
Martin Gritton - 40k - Failure
Jason Lee - 250k - Failure
Tony Lormor - free - success
Steve Norris - can't remember! - success
Andy Morris - 500 quid - success
David Reeves - swap deal - success
Jon Howard - free - hit and miss
Steve Wilkinson - 150k - failure (blame Duncan mind!)
Jamie Burt - free - ultimately a failure, so much potential mind
David Lancaster - 70k - was ok
Colin Larkin - free - failure
Paul Shaw - free - failure
Glynn Hurst - free - success

from that lot it would seem that paying money does not guarantee you success and that in the lower leagues it is more about finding quality players for nowt

perhaps we should be more hung up on who Sheridan can find and bring in rather than how much they cost, as at this level a transfer fee is no guarantee of success, some players who command a fee will do well others won't, some players on a free will do well, others won't - it's about getting the right player, not about how much they cost

It's obvious we are looking for the right players for our club but also at the best deal.Hopefully it will all come together soon.

[PositiveOmen]

I was playing on Championship Manager and came across Jamie Cade.

Also another one, Mark Debolla, I think he was my first 'favourite player', don't ask why. I can't remember which game it was, but Mark had gone a stupid amount of games without a goal, and he basically did everything but put it in the back of the net.. Then in the last minute he poked it in, the crowd went MENTAL for him.. And the offside flag was up

[Crooked_Spireite]

PositiveOmen, on 04 August 2011 - 10:11 AM, said:

I was playing on Championship Manager and came across Jamie Cade.

Also another one, Mark Debolla, I think he was my first 'favourite player', don't ask why. I can't remember which game it was, but Mark had gone a stupid amount of games without a goal, and he basically did everything but put it in the back of the net.. Then in the last minute he poked it in, the crowd went MENTAL for him.. And the offside flag was up

Yeah I remember when he finally did score one against Wednesday too I think......

We were already about 3 goals behind and it meant nothing but he still went wild

[PositiveOmen]

Crooked_Spireite, on 04 August 2011 - 10:13 AM, said:

Yeah I remember when he finally did score one against Wednesday too I think......

We were already about 3 goals behind and it meant nothing but he still went wild

I remember Tcham N'Toya equalizing for us against Wednesday, doing the flips, then it being ruled out

Was my first time watching us play the pigs.

Out of interest, can anyone remember who scored in the 2-2 draw at their place that year?

[Search & Destroy]

Ohara?

[Johnnyspireite7]

PositiveOmen, on 04 August 2011 - 10:24 AM, said:

I remember Tcham N'Toya equalizing for us against Wednesday, doing the flips, then it being ruled out

Was my first time watching us play the pigs.

Out of interest, can anyone remember who scored in the 2-2 draw at their place that year?

Blathers (13) and Sammy Clingan (55) (thank you Soccerbase)

[hilly81]

PositiveOmen, on 04 August 2011 - 10:24 AM, said:

I remember Tcham N'Toya equalizing for us against Wednesday, doing the flips, then it being ruled out

Was my first time watching us play the pigs.

Out of interest, can anyone remember who scored in the 2-2 draw at their place that year?

Blatherwick and Clingan.

[Crooked_Spireite]

hilly81, on 04 August 2011 - 10:34 AM, said:

Blatherwick and Clingan.

I wish we still had blathers (in his pomp). Those were the days

[Wooden Spoon]

Crooked_Spireite, on 04 August 2011 - 10:39 AM, said:

I wish we still had blathers (in his pomp). Those were the days

IMO Blathers is the best defender we have had for a decade...............but...again its just MY opinion....I dont think JS would like that sort of CB.

[jamie_bolsover]

Cartman, on 04 August 2011 - 01:29 AM, said:

Jason Lee - 250k - HUGE/MASSIVE/RECORD OF A Failure

[Skywalker]

The Bosman ruling changed dramatically the whole system regarding Free Transfers. A Free Transfer now could be a highly rated player who is out of contract (Craig Davies) and not just some other club’s cast off’s.

I personally think the loan market will be the key difference between success and failure this season for us.