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Is Max Kilman the worst centre back in your memory - name worse?

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In light of the horrific display at Wolves, is Max Kilman the worst centre back we've had? There is probably worse, but I can't remember. 

Gary Breen was pretty bad. He didn't make as many mistakes as Kilman, but he was weak -  like a road cone easily bypassed. 

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Gary Breen is close for me. The thing about Max is he is afraid to head the ball, yet goes up the other end for every friggin’ corner. 

can’t pass, can’t head, can’t tackle.
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It’s not that he’s just shit but the transfer value was diabolical, £40 million, even Man City don’t pay that much for their players, and most of them are already internationals.
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At least Breen was a free, for 40 million Kilman is easily the worst, you could have bought 24 Christian Dailly's for that!
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Takashi Miike" wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 13:27 some I couldn't stand - breen, dailly, r.song, upson but all better compared to this gutless fucker
Agree, I’d also say Upson is probably the worst captain we’ve had, there was nothing about him.
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Gary fuckin Breen.

He was dog shit.

 
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Kilman is the worst I’ve seen. Gary Breen was up there, but the lack of confidence across the team under Roeder probably accounted for that. I seem to remember reading a report on here that some Wolves fans were laughing at us for buying Kilman. In any case, he’s the worst defensive signing at that price.

Rigobert Song looked decent when he was shifted to right back. I saw Richard Hall once at Upton Park - he looked class but had terrible luck with injuries and retired at 27.

 
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Yes
And by a margin too.

Not only poor technically, but body language, positioning, and agility is far below u21 standard 
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camel-with-3-humps wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 12:49 In light of the horrific display at Wolves, is Max Kilman the worst centre back we've had? There is probably worse, but I can't remember. 

Gary Breen was pretty bad. He didn't make as many mistakes as Kilman, but he was weak -  like a road cone easily bypassed. 

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There have been much worse - we all know it

However, for the transfer fee, wages and length of contract (7 years!) he wins hands down by a country mile. 
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I find it a bit weird. He was captain at Wolves. With us he is just rubbish and shows absolutely no leadership. How is it possible?
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We've had numerous shit CBs over the years, but with Kilman there are two things that set him apart. 

1. He cost 40 million quid
2. He is surrounded by other duds.

The most disastrous signing in living memory. Thanks Loppy.
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fraser wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 16:00 How were Webster and Hall shocking, one hardly played due to a bad injury and the other didn't play at all 
Both played, both were blighted by injury therefore both were bad signings although in Websters case his leg was fucked up by Julian Dicks.

I saw both play and neither filled me with confidence.
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Was gutted about Hall, highly thought of at Southampton and an England u21 captain as well from memory.
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How were Webster and Hall shocking, one hardly played due to a bad injury and the other didn't play at all 
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In my time of supporting them I'd say Bill Green.

However we have had plenty of shocking CBs over the years including Simon Webster, Richard Hall and Gary Breen.
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Neither Paul Hilton nor Mick McGiven were shit. They were very capable understudies for good players. What are people on?
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When his transfer/contract was announced, I'm sure I got the faintest whiff of stuffed brown envelopes & tax-dodging back-handers...
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and to think really consistent performers like Balbuena got fucked about for appearances, yet this useless fucker already has more starts
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Gary Breen maybe. 
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I wouldnt put him in my under 11's. Absolutely stealing a living 
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Didn't Margas have a hotel and anyone from West Ham was welcome there?
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honky cat" wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 14:55
SurfaceAgentX2Zero wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 13:08

And Javier Margas.
 
Im sure Jav scored for us, and dyed his hair claret and blue. Id have him back tomorrow.

Didnt he just decide one day hed had enough of west ham and fuck off without telling anyone? 

Kilman is our most disastrous signing ever. 
Be helpful if Kilman just decided to walk off and not come back. 
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Issa Diop would be a regular at WHU these days.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 13:08

And Javier Margas.
 
 
Im sure Jav scored for us, and dyed his hair claret and blue. Id have him back tomorrow.

Didnt he just decide one day hed had enough of west ham and fuck off without telling anyone? 

Kilman is our most disastrous signing ever. 
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For someone with his physical attributes he should be a colossus, instead he’s a fanny. 

Absolutely zero physicality to his game, cannot head a ball, cannot lead, has limited positional sense and whoever thought signing a player for 7 years on £100k a week needs taking around the back and shooting like old Yeller. 

The worst player in a West Ham shirt possibly ever, and definitely the worst in financial terms. 
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