Mc Mannaman must be near the top of the list. Two crimes for which he will always be remembered.
1 - The Bosman and shameful effort in his last season
2 - Being spice boy in chief along with Fowler and disrespecting a good man in Roy Evans and in turn disrespecting the club and its fans. Still think it was a good idea to park your poxy car in Roy Evans car parking space Steve - mr wonderful big head.
Always remembered now for what you did and what are are.
Could say similar things about Owen. Didn't leave for free, but let his contract wind down so we got much less for him than what his market value was. Was inconsistent those last couple of seasons. Sat out some Champions League games so as not to be cup-tied. Then to top it all off, goes and moves to the Mancs. What an utter d*ckhead.
McManaman was one of my favorite players growing up, so it's hard for me to bear a grudge against him, but I see what you're saying. That whole Spice Boys situation set us back probably 10 years and made us an absolute laughing stock. Totally unprofessional behavior from everyone involved (and I still have nightmares about seeing Ian Rush in that suit). In his defense though, he at least tried to negotiate with the club for a new contract. The negotiations just fell apart after a while. I can't condone him leaving for nothing, and the fact that we could have gotten £12 million or so for him if he hadn't rejected Barca's offer hurts a bit, but I respect the fact that he was taking advantage of the new post-Bosman player power. Considering how players were treated before that ruling came out, I think the Bosman ruling has done a lot of good for the players, and I see it as mostly a positive.