To be fair though, those poor and 'ludicrous' signings are fortunately more than outweighed by the good signings eg Gyok, O'Hare, Hyam (sold for profit), Fadz, Hamer, Sheaf, Bidwell.
All transfers are gambling in a way, and even the best fuck up eg Alec Ferguson with Djemba-Djemba, Bebe, Veron...