Worst Signings in the Premier League This Season

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STOKE, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 10:  Dave Kitson of Stoke City battles for the ball with Martin Skrtel of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Liverpool at the Britannia Stadium on January 10, 2009 in Stoke, England. (

Following on from the best signings in the Premier League this is the edition of the worst signings in the league.

Not every team can sign great players, so there will always be signings that don't turn out as planned.

I am going to be writing about the ten worst signings this season. I hope you enjoy it.

10. Mikael Silvestre

WIGAN, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Mikael Silvestre of Arsenal in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Wigan Athletic and Arsenal at The JJB Stadium on April 11, 2009 in Wigan, England.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

The 31 year old Mikael Silvestre was signed from Manchester United in the Summer transfer window.

His transfer attracted a small controversy in that he signed for a title contender but it wasn't anything that serious.

is work in defence hasn't been of the highest value but he has managed to play 13 games in which he has scored twice and assisted once.

9. David Healy

BLACKBURN, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 04:  David Healy of Sunderland scores a goal during the FA Cup sponsored by E.on Fourth Round Replay match between Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland at Ewood Park on February 4, 2009 in Blackburn, England.  (Photo by Mat

David Healy was signed from Fulham on a three-year contract to Sunderland.

His time at the Stadium of Light has been pretty bad, and he has not received much game time.

At Sunderland, he has played only nine games scoring once and assisting once aswell.

8. Fabricio Coloccini

NEWCASTLE, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 04:  Fabricio Coloccini of Newcastle United looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Newcastle United and Manchester United at St James' Park on March 4, 2009 in Newcastle, England.  (Photo by Stu Forster

The signing of Fabricio Coloccini was supposed to help Newcastle get into Europe but wow, things have not turned out that well.

The big money signing from Deportivo La Coruna has been horrible with him not adapting to the speed of the English game.

This season he has played 33 games and hasn't scored or assisted any goals.

7. Heurelho Gomes

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 25:  Heurelho Gomes of Tottenham Hotspur protests after Manchester United were awarded a penalty during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on April 25, 2009

His horrible bundles in the beginning of the season have had an impact on Totenham's current position.

Who knows where Totenham could have been if Heurelho Gomes didn't make those mistakes.

Luckily, Harry Redknapp came along and has changed the fortunes of Gomes.

In the Premier League this season, Gomes has played 31 games, saving 115 shots and keeping 11 clean sheets.

6. Jo

HERNING, DENMARK - AUGUST 28: Jo of Manchester looks dejected during the UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg match between Midtjylland and Manchester City at the SAS Arena on August 28, 2008 in Herning, Denmark. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)

The big money signing of Jo from CSKA Moscow was believed to be one of the best, but how good was it really?

Finding his rhythm has been difficult for Jo, but his loan to Everton has been a bit more successful.

This season, he has played 19 games scoring six times and assisting once.

5. David Bentley

LONDON - MARCH 01:   David Bentley of Tottenham Hotspur reacts as he misses a penalty in the shoot out during the Carling Cup Final match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on March 1, 2009 in London, England.  (Photo by Mi

His first season at Tottenham hasn't been a great one by his standards, anyway.

David's big money move from Blackburn was expected to be one of the greatest this season, but things didn't eventuate at all.

This season, David has played 24 games, scoring one goal (which happened to be against Arsenal), and assisting twice.

4. Dave Kitson

STOKE, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 10:  Dave Kitson of Stoke City battles for the ball with Martin Skrtel of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Liverpool at the Britannia Stadium on January 10, 2009 in Stoke, England. (

Expected to be one of Stoke's best signing has turned out to be pretty horrible.

He has played a couple of games for Stoke this season in which he hasn't scored in any and therefore was loaned out to Championship outfit and old club Reading.

There he has scored twice and has had a season to forget.

3. Xisco

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 13: Xisco of Newcastle United celebrates after scoring during the Barclays Premier League match between Newcastle United and Hull City at St. James's Park on September 13, 2008 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Englan

Xisco who. Well who could forget a name with an X?

Anyway, Xisco was bought from Spanish side Deportivo la Coruna on deadline day.

This season, he has played five games and has managed to even score once as well.

2. Robbie Keane

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS - DECEMBER 09: (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO BLACK AND WHITE)  Robbie Keane of Liverpool looks on during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between PSV Eindhoven and Liverpool at the Philips Stadium on Decembe

The Silver medal goes to Robbie Keane. Robbie joined his boyhood heroes Liverpool for a pretty hefty fee.

Expecting to be a part of a formidable attack line with Fernando Torres, things didn't escalate to what was expected, and so in the January transfer window, Keane was sold back to Tottenham.

Robbie has played 30 times this season, scoring eight goals and assisting on seven.

1. The Whole Of WBA players that were bought

WEST BROMWICH, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 07:  Shola Ameobi of Newcastle battles with Paul Robinson and Abdoulaye Meite of West Brom during the Barclays Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United at The Hawthorns on February 7,

A lot of money was spent on players bought by WBA and no one in particular has performed well this season.

12 players were brought to West Brom in the January transfer window and not one of those players have performed well enough this season.

Therefore, WBA transfers are the worst this season.

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