Worst NFFC Signings In The Last 10 Years

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Where to begin - my god 2016/17 was one of the worst transfer windows ever and with those reinforcements it is amazing we didn't get relegated - thank god for Britt because we really had no right to stay up that season - torrid recruitment, torrid season

Anyway, I had to check back - many of these players I have some vague recollection of them ranging from being a bit crap to really questioning why i couldn't have made it as a footballer if they could.

2012/13
Dan Harding
Simon Gillett
Matt Derbyshire

2013/14
Djamel Abdoun
Rafik Djebbour

2014/15
Lars Veldwijk

2015/16
Kyle Ebecilio
Ryan Mendes
Chris O'Grady
Bojan Jokic

2016/17
Zach Clough
Apostolos Vellios
Lica
Armand Traore
Mustapha Carayol
Thomas Lam
Damien Perquis
Vladimir Stojkovic
Gboly Ariyibi
Pajtim Kasami
Nicolao Dumitru
Hildeberto
Niklas Bendtner

2017/18
Jason Cummings

2018/19
Michael Hefele
Pele
Leo Bonatini
Gil Dias
Diogo Goncalves
Karim Ansarifard

2019/20
Carl Jenkinson
Nono Da Costa
Gaetan Bong
Adama Diakhab
Arijanet Muric

2020/21
Harry Arter
Nikolas Ioannou
Fouard Bachirou
Migiel Angel Guerrero
Tyler Blackett
Luke Freeman

Really to pick one out of that lot so would go with the duo of Arter and Freeman just because I was actually really optimistic when we signed them thinking we had signed two really good players. Whereas none of the 2016/17 cohort could ever be described as good players while the 2019/20 collective were so many and so hit and miss that you could forgive some of the dross that they signed.

Also reckon we could probably start another discussion - worst Forest XI of the last ten years

[Sausage Roll]

Very harsh sticking Jokic in that list - he was pretty solid as I remember. Ansarifard wasn’t awful either.

[Username]

It’s still Carvalho if we’re talking cost to the club

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

You are all forgetting one man which is understandable because no one ever saw him.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the one and only Abdoulaye Diallo.

[Paplane]

You are all forgetting one man which is understandable because no one ever saw him.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the one and only Abdoulaye Diallo.

The Enigma.

[wassy04]

You are all forgetting one man which is understandable because no one ever saw him.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the one and only Abdoulaye Diallo.

The Enigma.

Great shout, I'm pretty sure I saw a photo of him once, that's it.

[Salvatore Matrecano]

Seeing as its a bit of fun now and hopefully all is in the past.

Worst signing overall Jenkinson , absolutely nothing good to say about him

Worst Value , sadly Carvalho

Worst loan , Federico Macheda, cant believe he was a professional footballer

Special club award for giving us the worst Loans Wolves, for the combination of Bonatini, Mir and Teixera

Most comical signing Lord Bendtner

Most Bizarre Raffik Djebbour,

Biggest nobhead Abdoun, runner up Cummings

Invisible man award shared between Diallo and Tachtsidis

Terrible player but I loved him anyway, Pereira

Biggest disappointment Zach Clough

The Marco Pascolo award for worst goalkeeper, Muric just pips Mad Vlad

Best comedy moment Robbie Findlay’s miss, Gil Dias vs Norwich, and Im sure I will se the funny side one day DaCosta vs Stoke

Biggest sicknote sponsored by Mcvitees digestives, 3 way tie between Jack Hobbs, Hefele and Kelvin Wilson mk 2. Sadly Hobbs put his back out climbing on stage to receive the award, Hefele and wilson did their hamstrings trying to lift the trophy. Edit, a late entrant I forgot about who would have lifted the trophy only he got injured getting in the taxi on the way to the award ceremony, Matty Fryatt.

And now the main event of the evening the prestigious Eugene Dadi award for the player with the least discernible footballing talent overall. Some very tough competition here
Highly commended: Dumitriu, Veldwijk, Lica, OGrady, Diakhaby
Your winner ladies and gentlemen Kyle Ebecilio

[Tricky]

You are all forgetting one man which is understandable because no one ever saw him.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the one and only Abdoulaye Diallo.

The Enigma.

Great shout, I'm pretty sure I saw a photo of him once, that's it.

Is it true even his parents dont know who the f**k he is and what he looks like?

[wassy04]

Seeing as its a bit of fun now and hopefully all is in the past.

Worst signing overall Jenkinson , absolutely nothing good to say about him

Worst Value , sadly Carvalho

Worst loan , Federico Macheda, cant believe he was a professional footballer

Special club award for giving us the worst Loans Wolves, for the combination of Bonatini, Mir and Teixera

Most comical signing Lord Bendtner

Most Bizarre Raffik Djebbour,

Biggest nobhead Abdoun, runner up Cummings

Invisible man award shared between Diallo and Tachtsidis

Terrible player but I loved him anyway, Pereira

Biggest disappointment  Zach Clough

The Marco Pascolo award for worst goalkeeper, Muric just pips Mad Vlad

Best comedy moment  Robbie Findlay’s miss, Gil Dias vs Norwich, and Im sure I will se the funny side one day DaCosta vs Stoke

Biggest sicknote sponsored by Mcvitees digestives, 3 way tie between Jack Hobbs, Hefele and Kelvin Wilson mk 2. Sadly Hobbs put his back out climbing on stage to receive the award, Hefele and wilson did their hamstrings trying to lift the trophy. Edit, a late entrant I forgot about who would have lifted the trophy only he got injured getting in the taxi on the way to the award ceremony, Matty Fryatt.

And now the main event of the evening the prestigious Eugene Dadi award for the player with the least discernible  footballing talent overall. Some very tough competition here
Highly commended: Dumitriu, Veldwijk, Lica, OGrady, Diakhaby
Your winner ladies and gentlemen Kyle Ebecilio

I only have vague memories of Ebecilio but they aren't positive

[Plymouth red]

You are all forgetting one man which is understandable because no one ever saw him.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the one and only Abdoulaye Diallo.

The Enigma.

Great shout, I'm pretty sure I saw a photo of him once, that's it.

Is it true even his parents dont know who the f**k he is and what he looks like? 

Did we sign a Kuwaiti goalkeeper at one point? Or did I dream that.

[Sausage Roll]

You are all forgetting one man which is understandable because no one ever saw him.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the one and only Abdoulaye Diallo.

The Enigma.

Great shout, I'm pretty sure I saw a photo of him once, that's it.

Is it true even his parents dont know who the f**k he is and what he looks like? 

Did we sign a Kuwaiti goalkeeper at one point? Or did I dream that.

Khalid (I think) al Rashidi. Made the bench once or twice. I remember Fawaz trying to justify his signing by tweeting videos of saves he'd made. The goalie, not Fawaz.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

You are all forgetting one man which is understandable because no one ever saw him.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the one and only Abdoulaye Diallo.

The Enigma.

Great shout, I'm pretty sure I saw a photo of him once, that's it.

That was probably a fake.