The worst transfer deals in Premier League history
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There were many attempts at Old Trafford to find a successor to Peter Schmeichel, but Taibi was the most disastrous.
The cheque books are out and we're heading to football's most expensive summer ever.
The Manchester clubs are flush with cash, Chelsea are ready to spend again, Liverpool are looking for the final piece in the jigsaw, and even Arsenal look likely to spend.
Click the image on the right to launch our guide.
The thing is, though – players don't automatically fit into teams and managers aren't infallible. There will be deals done in the next few weeks which will turn out comically bad. Almost as comical as some of these, the worst since the Premier League began in 1992.
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At the time I was the PA announcer at Upton Park and I organised all their travel arrangements as well.
AFter his sending-off he did go missing and the West Ham Clubcall reporter at the time (a friend of mine) called me (on a mobile in their early less reliable days) and asked if I knew where Boogers had got to. He also asked if I had booked any flights for him.
I said "No - but if he's gone back to Holland he's probably gone by car again". The next day the papers were full of stories of Barmy Boogers Living in a Caravan and the Clubcall reporter told me they had picked the story up from his report. I asked who had told him he said "You did. You said if he's gone back to Holland he's probably gone to his caravan".
I still feel bad about it..
Bill Prosser