OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 In the brief and disastrous Craig Whyte era, we tried to sign Israeli striker, Tomer Hemed, and Hungarian defender, Roland Juhász. This was summer 2011 These two players came to mind recently, so I did a quick Google search on both of them.Hemed, a big target man, rejected us in favour of Real Mallorca, where he remains, scoring 19 goals in 71 appearances. Real Mallorca were relegated at the end of last season to the Segunda División.Roland Juhász allegedly wanted to sign for us, but Anderlecht rejected this, Whyte agreed a £3m fee which met an agreed amount that should have triggered his release. His agent claimed that Anderlecht were trying to ruin his career, which in retrospect is both ironic and farcical. He was then linked with bitter O'Neill's Sunderland, and YellowFang's scum. He remains contracted to Anderlecht, but is currently back home in Hungary, on loan to Videoton.I don't know if anyone will find this interesting, but having done the "research", I may as well share it for debate/discussion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Who knows how they'd have got on but with the way things turned out we obviously couldn't afford them anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ger_onimo 20,488 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 In the brief and disastrous Craig Whyte era, we tried to sign Israeli striker, Tomer Hemed, and Hungarian defender, Roland Juhász. This was summer 2011 These two players came to mind recently, so I did a quick Google search on both of them.Hemed, a big target man, rejected us in favour of Real Mallorca, where he remains, scoring 19 goals in 71 appearances. Real Mallorca were relegated at the end of last season to the Segunda División.Roland Juhász allegedly wanted to sign for us, but Anderlecht rejected this, Whyte agreed a £3m fee which met an agreed amount that should have triggered his release. He was then linked with bitter O'Neill's Sunderland, and YellowFang's scum. He remains contracted to Anderlecht, but is currently back home in Hungary, on loan to Videoton.I don't know if anyone will find this interesting, but having done the "research", I may as well share it for debate/discussion.Remember being desperate for us to sign Hemed, thought he sounded awesome. All seems a very long time ago now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,982 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Seen the boy hemed play a few times for Mallorca and he looked pretty decent in la liga. I think he scored most of his goals in la liga for them Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 19,594 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Neil Danns? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 75,871 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Conway and Goodwillie too have not exactly done great things since we wanted them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Neil Danns?Signed a 3 year deal with Leicester City and has spent much of that time on loan to Bristol City, Huddersfield Town and Bolton Wanderers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Must have been some record for the number of players turning us down that summer Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
there'sonlyoneamoruso 1,724 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Was Chris Eagles that summer or an earlier window? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkinator 611 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Dodged a few bullets in that window Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,982 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Was Chris Eagles that summer or an earlier window?Under Walter I think mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,630 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Was it not Hemed that just scored tons of penos? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiogh 178 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Must have been some record for the number of players turning us down that summerYeah the most I can remember. You wonder if players agents could see through Whyte (or whoever Whyte had doing the negotiating). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Was Chris Eagles that summer or an earlier window?http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/8820528.stm Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoatbridgeBear 7,113 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Was it not Hemed that just scored tons of penos?Aye, turns out the majority of players we tried to sign that window are pish Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarkev 3,540 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 But I thought we couldn't judge Ally on his first transfer window because he didn't get his first choices? Of course there is no telling how things would have worked out but I think this just highlights the importance of developing our scouting network and aiming to get in players with potential and residual value! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 But I thought we couldn't judge Ally on his first transfer window because he didn't get his first choices? Of course there is no telling how things would have worked out but I think this just highlights the importance of developing our scouting network and aiming to get in players with potential and residual value!We definitely need to get some decent scouts in. It's like we're impulse buying at Poundland. You need to give it a bit of thought and inspection to get the good buys. £1 for a shitey wee mug or a pair of gloves ain't good value, but the batteries and toiletries aren't bad value at all.Were all these guys Neil Murray findings? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muirheadbear 1,483 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 What about Govou?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goianegra 4,710 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Not gonna lie, was very excited about the possibility of us getting Juhasz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Seems you only have to be linked with us to drift into obscurity these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
there'sonlyoneamoruso 1,724 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Cheers lads! All these windows blur into one... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Cheers lads! All these windows blur into one...You've not woken up pissed and naked in the Botanic Gardens again, have you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandhi1872 186 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Wesley Verhoek. A winger we tried to sign then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mor3los_1 3,672 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Not gonna lie, was very excited about the possibility of us getting Juhasz. Same here, would have been a great signing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFerguson6 121 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Cuellar also that summer.....was really confusing times, Ally made it seem like Goodwillie and Cuellar were his main targets, but then it was Hemed and Juhasz, plus the winger...verhoek? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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