Grimes - our most important signing ever ? (2 Viewers)

Offhegoes · 2025-12-16T17:00:55+0000

Lampard said the club had already identified Grimes before he arrived. I don't think he signs without Lampard though. We thought Sheaf was a conductor of play, and then we saw Grimes play.

Shannerz · 2025-12-16T17:06:42+0000

Defensive midfield's all about energy, timing and positioning, not brute force.

Kante, best defensive midfielder of his generation, and a wisp of a man. Makelele and Deschamps, who pretty much defined the role, were hardly giants, either.

ETA: although obviously what drove their success was their absolutely relentless energy and ability to cover so much distance in games.

tomreagan84 · 2025-12-16T17:14:09+0000

Shannerz said:
Defensive midfield's all about energy, timing and positioning, not brute force.

Kante, best defensive midfielder of his generation, and a wisp of a man. Makelele and Deschamps, who pretty much defined the role, were hardly giants, either.

Busquets too; one of the best.

Cally Fedora · 2025-12-16T17:44:14+0000

Interesting suggestions.
In my time watching I’d pick out:
Regis, Gallacher, Robson, Dublin, Ogrizovic, Leon Clarke, McNulty, Kelly

fatso · 2025-12-16T17:50:44+0000

George Curtis

Close the thread.

quinn1971 · 2025-12-16T17:51:43+0000

He’s right up there with the best of them, don‘t think i‘ve ever seen a cov player just control a game like he does, we’ve gone up a level since he’s been here and I don’t think he’d be out of place in the prem, dublins goals prob kept us up so maybe he just nicks it,

Mercian In Anglia · 2025-12-16T18:00:37+0000

pusbccfc said:
And Hamer's £15m

slightly off topic but the way we have got to where we are today from SISU, Slade etc. is really important. No gaming administration or FFP loopholes, no sugar day oligarch throwing money at it, just canny trading, improving players for value, cup runs, good attacking football, loyal support through thick and thin and now selling out the CBS. We'll have earnt promotion as a club and as a fanbase when we get there.

CovValleyBoy · 2025-12-16T18:14:33+0000

Cally Fedora said:
Interesting suggestions.
In my time watching I’d pick out:
Regis, Gallacher, Robson, Dublin, Ogrizovic, Leon Clarke, McNulty, Kelly

I think Dave Bennett beats most of those with exception of Oggy..maybe him & Cyrill

Cally Fedora said:
Interesting suggestions.
In my time watching I’d pick out:
Regis, Gallacher, Robson, Dublin, Ogrizovic, Leon Clarke, McNulty, Kelly

Surely if you have been watching over that time Dave Bennett & Darren Huckerby are ahead of Clarke McNulty & Kelly.

Bad Boy · 2025-12-16T18:58:30+0000

WestEndAgro said:
McAllister was garbage for the majority of his time here.

I must admit I wasn't that enamoured with him particularly at the start of his time with us.
Progressively got better as time went on.

Cally Fedora · 2025-12-16T18:58:59+0000

Depends on the context. Clarke’s partnership with Wilson kept us out of a really bad situation in a year when we started off with minus points (only didn’t put Wilson in as we didn’t sign him). McNulty and Kelly the same. If those signings didn’t come off we would have been serious trouble. Without Huckerby for example we’d have just finished lower in the prem. less of an impact than going out of the league structure.

ptr · 2025-12-16T19:07:43+0000

It was very nearly Liam Kelly - would have been a fantastic achievement.

Johhny Blue · 2025-12-16T20:37:47+0000

I remember it being a huge deal when we signed Wilf Smith
( the first £100,000 defender?)

oscillatewildly · 2025-12-16T21:35:38+0000

Perennial Lurker said:
Not even close I'm afraid . Great signing but others have been more important. Keane , McAllister , Gyokeres , Hamer McFadz and Doyle in recent times to name a few

It could be argued the signing of Robbie Keane (or more to the point the reasons behind it) was one of the most disastrous signings the club has made.

mrfr · 2025-12-16T21:41:02+0000

Duckens Nazon, Ellery Cairo and Raffaele Nuzzo for me.

steve101 · 2025-12-16T22:02:50+0000

There's been some great individual signings, such as Gyokeres. However, in the context making the whole team unit better, Grimes has to be up there. The way he did so from the off too is impressive.

ccfc1234 · 2025-12-16T22:07:28+0000

In recent post prem times, yes. Vik s money transformed the club though so could be him

DT-R · 2025-12-16T22:42:54+0000

Perennial Lurker said:
Not even close I'm afraid . Great signing but others have been more important. Keane , McAllister , Gyokeres , Hamer McFadz and Doyle in recent times to name a few

I wouldn't class Keane as an important signing. Class player, but didn't even play a whole season for us! Hes not even near the top 50 of important players the club have signed

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DT-R · 2025-12-16T22:49:35+0000

Chuba Akpom for me.

Also, an honorable mention to Michael Folivi

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