Underwhelmed when they signed but turned out to be pretty good

[Whether or not]

Neil McNab, Andy Hill, Richard Dunne, Zabba, Zinchenko.

 

[Bozo]

Mahrez.

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

For me Jim Tolmie and Derek Parlane. They turned out to be a great partnership for where we were as a club at that time.

 

[JRockBlues]

Gareth Barry. The type of player nobody really appreciates until he plays for your club.

 

[StrutterBlue]

Fitzroy Simpson

Last I saw of him, he was playing in the conference for Telford united

 

[Karl8]

Niall Quinn.
Uwe Rosler
Jimmy Tolmie
Gerard Wiekens
Nicky Weaver

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Ian Bishop turned out to be a class act and so did Kevin Horlock.

 

[AkanjisAfro]

Hear me out… Demichelis

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Sylvain Distin.

 

[Dirty Harry]

I’ll add John Bond’s underwhelming signings of two unheralded and, lets face it, slightly peculiar-looking Scots from bang average Coventry City, and another from Bristol City.
But Tommy Hutchinson, Bobby McDonald and Gerry Gow turned out to be absolute bargains and were fundamental to our extreme turnaround in form, including our road to Wembley in 81.

How the fuck did I forget those three ffs, I remember not being impressed at all by any of them, but my old neighbour who sadly is no longer with us but a match going blue and season ticket holder for over 80 years said to me “he’s bought experience in every department, and that’s exactly what we need”.
RIP George , incredible astute and wise man.