Worst Debut you ever seen from a player who turned out decent.

[random]

When we signed them didnt they both have reputations of been knackered with dodgy knees?

you mean..... there's a chance I could be signed ?

 

[SteStocksDJ]

Probably Baines for me. He looked so shaky early doors.
There’s loads of players who have looked decent and gone the other way.

Galloway
Garbutt

thought these two would have had some form of future with us. Garbutt was better than shaw IMO when he went to United.

 

[JelavicBrate2]

Fellaini probably

That entire first season he was pretty rubbish

Not really he was actually compared to some of the dross we have now, he scored a few goals and while he started awfully he was sold for a profit.

 

[JelavicBrate2]

Jags, Piennar, and Baines were pretty poor when they came in same with Felaini but they got better with age. I do wonder what would of happened with the Russian kid we signed in 2009, I thought he was alright in his first season scored a few goals, he was just played in the wrong position.

 

[Khalekan]

I am pretty sure Ian Snodin was sent off in his debut versus the Bar Codes.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Actually Kroldrup's debut was in pre-season in Austria in a little wine-growing town, the name of which escapes me. (Memorable trip with VIP hospitality to which the travelling Blues duly invited themselves, but that's another story!) Big Per Kroldrup strode up from defence like some Scandinavian love-child of Franz Beckenbauer and Alan Hansen, exchanged a 1-2, then another, and with languid composure chipped the ball over the keeper and into the net for the Blues' opener in a 9-0 rout.

I know this because I turned to my mate, showing my impeccable footballing savvy, saying 'He's going to be some player'. We were standing on the touchline (the rest of our fans were still in the bar!) and Kroldrup towered over every other player on that pitch. He looked as though he'd been carved from Danish granite. Cue his (much delayed) league debut in the Villa Park horror show, when you could see the panic all over his face confronted with an aerial bombardment, and Moyes, and every Evertonian there, just knew he wasn't up to it. I hadn't seen someone so scared of the ball since primary school. Amazing when you think about the career he had! But, in my book his display that day ranks with Glenn Keeley's as the worst Everton debut I've seen.

Just remember his one and only league game, he was awful and soon shipped out.

Kroldrup actually turned out to have a pretty solid career after us. Watched him a few times in Serie A, as you said just not suited to the premier league.

Just checking his stats he made 288 league appearances in total, suggest a flimsy career.

 

[Zatara]

Amokachi....not up to it but the semi-final made him somewhat of a cult hero.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

On an opposite note, has there been a better debut than Cottee's against Newcastle? British record fee, hat-trick on debut, and somewhat underwhelming from then on.

 

[degsy]

I remember Howard Kendall had a hard time in his first few games for Everton

Yep, struggled to not be Jimmy Gabriel (who could) lofted one over the Gwladys St crossbar from 5yds right in front...turned out ok in the end

 

[Bluebonic]

Jags and Inchy for me! Horrendous the pair of them at first!

 

[Yarrgh]

On an opposite note, has there been a better debut than Cottee's against Newcastle? British record fee, hat-trick on debut, and somewhat underwhelming from then on.

I maintain Cottee's biggest problem was coming into the team during the break up and aftermath of the 80's championship team. He was a lot better than most of our strikers since then.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I maintain Cottee's biggest problem was coming into the team during the break up and aftermath of the 80's championship team. He was a lot better than most of our strikers since then.

I had a soft spot for him. The expectations probably didn't help, as he was banging in 20 a season regularly for West Ham and wasn't anywhere near as prolific for us.