In all my time supporting West Ham United we have had some players who didn’t live up to the hype, personally Benni McCarthy has to be one of the worst.
Arriving in the January transfer market 2010 Benni Mccarthy’s arrival seemed like a decent enough signing; he came with a good goal-scoring record at Premier League rivals Blackburn Rovers and previous club FC Porto, but it soon became evident as to why Blackburn let the South African go. Failing to find the net on any occasion for West Ham it was clear that Benni was well past his best, injured on his first game against Burnley which would subsequently keep him out for 6 weeks, and on returning it was obvious that he had been over indulging as his weight dramatically increased making it harder to prove himself as the player he once was.
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Although Benni McCarthy wasn’t the most expensive transfer we have ever sanctioned but it was his attitude and sheer reluctance what irritated many of us, he was brought in to score goals and failed; ultimately we were relegated soon after!
The inevitable happened when he was soon released from his contract leaving with a hefty pay-off in the process.
Since leaving Benni went back to South Africa and played for the Orlando Pirates for a couple of years before recently retiring, with the South African league arguably not being a strenuous as the Premiership, Benni shifted the weight and put in some decent performances notching up a few goals along the way for his new side. Which makes me ask how his short West Ham career could have panned out if he was willing to show some more desire and hunger to play (not literally)?
Other notable mentions could included Mido, Savio and Yaniv Katan.
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There has been a few I do agree with Kevin W
he came, got injured, scored then left felt he may have owed us something
Kieren Dyer, Freddie Lungberg, Savio Nsereko, John Radford, Lee Chapman, Dave Swindlehurst, Frank Mcavennie’s second coming, Eggy, Avram Grant ………… of course the shining pile of poo on top of the list is Glenn Roeder.
Anyone can compile a long long list of expensive dissapointments, I prefer to look at the surprise bargains like Alan Devonshire, Mark Ward, Mcavennie’s first spell, David Cross, Julien Dicks and the legendery Billy Bonds.
A mention also should go to the un-heralded players who always put in a shift like Geoff Pike, George Parrish, John Mcdowell and my personal favourite ….Jimmy Neighbour.
Oh those were the days.
Dean Ashton. Not his fault by any means, just when I think of what could of been.
Faubert,lazy French #@sa,the mammys boy from Oxford,Joey Beauchamp,remember that useless git,Davor Suker,crap for us,and for me,the worst was Freddie “migraine”Lujnberg