Who is our worst signing?

[Nutsin]

I’ve got Kieran Dyer.

Who you got?

[ATHammer]

Supported West Ham since 1963 so seen some real crap players signed; Boogers; Roger the Relegator; Hilton; McKnight; Ilic; Beauchamp; Savio; Roberto; Clarke; Cornet; Wilson the list is virtually endless. If there is garbage available we will find it regardless of attitude, competence, age and/or fitness of the player or the board at the time.
Hermandsen for me is the most ill considered. We needed a striker, we signed a mediocre/poor keeper. We needed an energetic midfield player, we signed a mediocre/poor keeper. We needed a dominant central defender, we signed a mediocre/poor keeper.
Oh, and he missed a large part of the last season injured.
This year, Wilson was particularly irksome, old, injury prone and finished. But, goalkeeper was not in the most pressing need of an upgrade so to allow fuck wit Potter to blow £18m on Hermandsen was madness personified. 
There may have been comparable or worse players signed but the timing, the expenditure against the background of "we are skint", and the glaring necessity to improve other parts of the team put Hermandsen up there as one of the worst signings to my mind.
Can't imagine  a director of football allowing any manager to waste money in this manner.
 

[Pshyco scored all 4]

Kilman about as much use as a pair of tits on a goldfish.

[El Scorchio]

Kilman will look better of we sign a strong, dominant, vocal CB to play alongside him. He needs to be the junior partner...his stats have previously been very good when playing that role. 

He is at least a serviceable option and has shown ability in this league before.

Todibo and arguably Fullkrug are far bigger wastes of money IMO. With both I can make a case for why we signed them, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating as they say, and this pudding tastes rancid.

Kilman has a much better chance of coming good for us than either of those two do at this point.

You mean like Malick Thiaw or Máxime Lacroix at Newcastle and Palace respectively - both on the Salthouse roster but ended up signing under the radar at a good price for someone else before their fees skyrocket.

Yeah I feel that Salthouse plays his 'mate' Sullivan like an accordion, convincing him to take his shit or hard to shift clients that no-one else will want, while placing his talented players elsewhere because he knows this is a graveyard. Either Sully is that stupid or a sucker for his 'pal' or Salty has something on him which is motivation to keep making bad decisions. 

Fucking hell, and having typed that it looks like according to hammers chat Sullivan has even chucked Salty under the bus now for the state of our club. More platitudes- yes he's been trying to hawk his shit onto us, but SULLIVAN is the one fucking buying it. If it's not Salthouse it'll be someone else conning the idiot.

[El Scorchio]

Special mention for the most honorable transfer the player who ripped up his contract and walked away when he sustained a long term injury. I cant remember his name.

Taricco? Yeah that was decent of him to be fair. 

[claypole]

Special mention for the most honorable transfer the player who ripped up his contract and walked away when he sustained a long term injury. I cant remember his name.

[El Scorchio]

So many players, so little time.

Kalvin Phillips takes a bit of beating 

I dunno, he was gash and way below expectations and a cսnt but a piece of piss to leave out of the side and get rid of without too much sustained damage minus the loan fee.

The Jack Wilshere contract was an absolute disaster as well.

There's no doubt he had some notable talent in his early days at Arsenal but by the time he signed for us his ankles had more holes than a Swiss Cheese. 

Yet he was sold to us as a sure thing despite struggling to stay fit for many years. 

Yes very true- that was one of those where all of us knew prior to signing he'd end up spending most his time in the treatment room, and that 'pranking' was a fucking galling disgrace. You expect to see someone earning vast amounts of money not taking the piss and focusing everything on getting fit rather than jeopardising yet more injury by jumping out of a fucking washing machine to scare someone- actually putting that person at a minor risk of injury as well. What if Rice had fallen over something and done his ankle or knee?

Unprofessional and a disgrace- and then to play some sort of 'woe is me' story from a supposed fan afterwards as if we'd have ANY sympathy. 'Fit to play but not picked' means one of a couple of things. He was either shit, a liar, or too much of a cսnt for his teammates or manager to want him involved.

At least we only signed him for three years so we could fuck him off after two but yes yet another ill researched and scouted disaster of a signing.

[9898]

Julian Discks (both times)
First time - Great player, best left back ibe seen at the club, but totally disrespected Billy Bonds and belittled him and the club causing player issues throughout. 
Second time - He left as thought he was bigger than the club, and totally flopped at Liverpool. Came back with no knee and was absolutely atrocious 

Rancid bait.

You're obviously not deep enough into West Ham to know what was going on when Dicks were signed. If you speak to a true supporter they will inform you of what was going on with Julian Dicks. 

[eusebiovic]

So many players, so little time.

Kalvin Phillips takes a bit of beating 

I dunno, he was gash and way below expectations and a cսnt but a piece of piss to leave out of the side and get rid of without too much sustained damage minus the loan fee.

The Jack Wilshere contract was an absolute disaster as well.

There's no doubt he had some notable talent in his early days at Arsenal but by the time he signed for us his ankles had more holes than a Swiss Cheese. 

Yet he was sold to us as a sure thing despite struggling to stay fit for many years. 

[El Scorchio]

So many players, so little time.

Kalvin Phillips takes a bit of beating 

I dunno, he was gash and way below expectations and a cսnt but a piece of piss to leave out of the side and get rid of without too much sustained damage minus the loan fee.

[El Scorchio]

There was definitely something dodgy about the Savio deal. Nani was our director of football and both came from Brescia. We then sold Diamante to Brescia for peanuts despite him being runner up in Hammer of the Year. Karren Brady came out in public and said the deal looked dodgy and would be investigated. That quickly went quiet.

Anyway, Kilman is a contender for worst ever. The size of his fee and the length of his contract could haunt us for a long time. Maybe he’ll come good in the Championship and surprise us all.

Kilman will look better of we sign a strong, dominant, vocal CB to play alongside him. He needs to be the junior partner...his stats have previously been very good when playing that role. 

He is at least a serviceable option and has shown ability in this league before.

Todibo and arguably Fullkrug are far bigger wastes of money IMO. With both I can make a case for why we signed them, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating as they say, and this pudding tastes rancid.

Kilman has a much better chance of coming good for us than either of those two do at this point.

You mean like Malick Thiaw or Máxime Lacroix at Newcastle and Palace respectively - both on the Salthouse roster but ended up signing under the radar at a good price for someone else before their fees skyrocket.

Yeah I feel that Salthouse plays his 'mate' Sullivan like an accordion, convincing him to take his shit or hard to shift clients that no-one else will want, while placing his talented players elsewhere because he knows this is a graveyard. Either Sully is that stupid or a sucker for his 'pal' or Salty has something on him which is motivation to keep making bad decisions. 

[GBHammer63]

So many players, so little time.

Kalvin Phillips takes a bit of beating 

[eusebiovic]

Pound for pound, Kilman is the worst for me. 

Absolute dogshit player, huge transfer fee and huge long term contract. 

Honourable shout for Vlasic as well, about 30 million and was completely pony

I don't blame him (Kilman) for signing that contract but for the club it's an absolute disaster. We'll be carrying the luggage of that economic herpes until the bitter end.

[collyrob]

Pound for pound, Kilman is the worst for me. 

Absolute dogshit player, huge transfer fee and huge long term contract. 

Honourable shout for Vlasic as well, about 30 million and was completely pony

[Lee Trundle]

"Kilman will look better of we sign a strong, dominant, vocal CB to play alongside him"

I wish I had a quid every time I've seen that suggestion.

I'd probably be as rich as Kilman for putting in exactly the same amount of effort he puts in.

[eusebiovic]

There was definitely something dodgy about the Savio deal. Nani was our director of football and both came from Brescia. We then sold Diamante to Brescia for peanuts despite him being runner up in Hammer of the Year. Karren Brady came out in public and said the deal looked dodgy and would be investigated. That quickly went quiet.

Anyway, Kilman is a contender for worst ever. The size of his fee and the length of his contract could haunt us for a long time. Maybe he’ll come good in the Championship and surprise us all.

Kilman will look better of we sign a strong, dominant, vocal CB to play alongside him. He needs to be the junior partner...his stats have previously been very good when playing that role. 

He is at least a serviceable option and has shown ability in this league before.

Todibo and arguably Fullkrug are far bigger wastes of money IMO. With both I can make a case for why we signed them, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating as they say, and this pudding tastes rancid.

Kilman has a much better chance of coming good for us than either of those two do at this point.

You mean like Malick Thiaw or Máxime Lacroix at Newcastle and Palace respectively - both on the Salthouse roster but ended up signing under the radar at a good price for someone else before their fees skyrocket.

[stubbo-admin]

There was definitely something dodgy about the Savio deal. Nani was our director of football and both came from Brescia. We then sold Diamante to Brescia for peanuts despite him being runner up in Hammer of the Year. Karren Brady came out in public and said the deal looked dodgy and would be investigated. That quickly went quiet.

Anyway, Kilman is a contender for worst ever. The size of his fee and the length of his contract could haunt us for a long time. Maybe he’ll come good in the Championship and surprise us all.

Kilman will look better of we sign a strong, dominant, vocal CB to play alongside him. He needs to be the junior partner...his stats have previously been very good when playing that role. 

He is at least a serviceable option and has shown ability in this league before.

Todibo and arguably Fullkrug are far bigger wastes of money IMO. With both I can make a case for why we signed them, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating as they say, and this pudding tastes rancid.

Kilman has a much better chance of coming good for us than either of those two do at this point.

[Iron Duke]

There was definitely something dodgy about the Savio deal. Nani was our director of football and both came from Brescia. We then sold Diamante to Brescia for peanuts despite him being runner up in Hammer of the Year. Karren Brady came out in public and said the deal looked dodgy and would be investigated. That quickly went quiet.

Anyway, Kilman is a contender for worst ever. The size of his fee and the length of his contract could haunt us for a long time. Maybe he’ll come good in the Championship and surprise us all.

[Gary Strodders shank]

I remember watching David Kelly and thinking how weak he looked and how he seemed to go to ground with the faintest of touches with a total inability to ride a challenge.

As others have said he then went on to score goals and gnerally do ok elsewhere so it is a bit of a mystery...

[Massive Attack]

Massive attack.  Areola????

Arbeloa of course.

[Mad Dog]

Massive attack.  Areola????

[Sir Alf]

Dudley Tyler
ted Mcdougal
John Radford
Savio
Kevin phillips
justin fashanu

just a random half dozen across the last 50 years tuat came to mind  but there must be 100+ candidates

In the Sullivan era we are adding more than ever

[F 129 Row66]

 

F 129 Row66" wrote: ↑Because of how much he cost, Max Kilman is the most disastrous signing we have ever made.
Roberto the goalkeeper.
The black teenager we paid a fortune for. Can't remember hs name

Savio?

Yes

[Massive Attack]

For me I think I cannot look far past Savio Nsereko due to the fact he was our transfer record signing at the time and that he clearly couldn't play Football at all, let alone at a high level. Dark, dark time indeed.

I think it got just as bizarre soon after that with wacky shut like being involved in a kidnap plot or some weird shit like that. Can't quite remember now. All very West Ham though.

[Trilby55]

Andy Carroll on the account the writing was on the wall .

[Massive Attack]

According to ChatGPT1. Savio Nsereko (2009)

• Fee: ~£9 million (then a club record!)
• Expectations: Huge — signed as a young prospect from Brescia.
• Reality: Barely played, no goals, disappeared off the radar quickly.
• Often cited as the worst signing in West Ham history.

2. Simone Zaza (2016–17)

• Loan from Juventus after that Euro 2016 penalty.
• No goals in 11 games; looked totally lost in the Premier League.
• Hammered (no pun intended) by fans for lack of effort and confidence.

3. Álvaro Arbeloa (2016–17)

• Ex–Real Madrid and Spain international.
• Came in with pedigree, but his legs were gone.
• Only managed 3 appearances before being released.

4. Benni McCarthy (2010–11)

• Arrived unfit, stayed unfit, never scored a goal.
• Left with a payoff rumored to include a “weight clause” fine!

5. Kieron Dyer (2007–11)

• Hugely talented, but constant injuries ruined his time.
• Cost millions in wages for just 30 appearances in 4 years.

6. Jonathan Calleri (2016–17)

• On loan from Deportivo Maldonado.
• One goal (a deflected one at that) in 19 appearances.
• More known for missing sitters than scoring.

7. Razvan Raț (2013–14)

• Romanian full-back with high hopes, but offered very little defensively or going forward.
• Lasted just one season.

8. Emmanuel Emenike (2016 loan)

• Looked lively but had no finishing touch.
• 4 months, 2 goals, and a lot of frustration.

9. Gökhan Töre (2016–17)

• Loan from Beşiktaş, cost around £2.5m in loan fees.
• Constantly injured, no goals, and gone after 8 games.

10. Roger “The Relegator” Johnson (2014)

• Brought in during an injury crisis.
• Quickly became a meme for his errors in the 6–0 League Cup defeat to Man City.

Bilic had to put up with 5 of those 10 worst players dumped on him by Sullivan around the time we were about to make a huge move in to the new Stadium. What a way to mismanage the situation and leave a manager hamstrung.  

Tore
Areola
Calleri
Emenike
Zaza