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Peterborough United's worst imports


Posh 2008/09 season preview

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Published Date: 07 August 2008
Alan Swann
SERGIO Torres will become the first Argentinian to play for Posh when he makes his senior debut this season.
Peterborough United have employed a foreign legion of sorts. Alan Swann remembers some of the best and the worst of the club's imports:

Claude Gnakpa (France)

Posh years: 2007-08
Posh apps: 32

'Le Terminator' was a powerful presence at right-back in the Posh promotion campaign last season and became a fans' favourite of sorts with some barn-storming displays.
Sadly believed he was Claude Makele rather than Claude Gnakpa and was shown the door after demanding a hefty payrise.

Success rating: 7/10

Helgi Danielsson (Iceland)
Posh years: 2000-03
Posh apps: 62

A very composed, passing midfielder at a time when the club preferred more athletic types.

Shot to prominence when invited for a trial with AC Milan in his early Posh days. More realistically he eventually moved to Scandinavian football and is now with If Elfsborg in Sweden.

Success rating: 6/10

Dominic Iorfa (Nigeria)
Posh years: 1992-94
Posh apps: 68

The Nigerian nightmare veered from awesome to Iorfal, usually within the space of a few minutes. He was brilliant on his day, but that day was rarely a Saturday.

He was a forward who had pace to burn and when he rememberd to take the ball with him he was devastating. Legend has it he once moved to Falkirk because he thought it was a Greek island.

Success rating: 6/10.

Detzi Kryszynski (Poland)
Posh years: 1993-94
Posh apps: 5

Detzi was a high class, athletic, stylish midfielder, but not at Posh. When here he looked like he'd made the burger bar his home - he made Tony Kelly look like Steve Gerrard and a mere five appearances confirmed all the suspicions.

Success rating: 2/10.

Ian Feuer (USA)
Posh years: 1994-95
Posh apps: 16

At 6ft 7ins this 'keeper was one of the tallest professional players of his time, but he also turned in some pretty big performances in a struggling team.

He was only ever on loan at Posh, but the fans here remember him with great fondness. Admitted once that he failed to be a professional basketball player because he wasn't tall enough!

Success rating: 8/10.

Chima Okorie (Nigeria)
Posh years: 1993
Posh apps: 1
Played one, scored one, was Okerie's Posh record, but as that goal arrived in an Anglos Italian cup tie at West Brom it didn't go down as a particularly great feat.

Okerie's poor English didn't help matters, although he understood manager Chris Turner when he said 'thanks, but no thanks'.

Success rating: 1/10.


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  • Last Updated: 08 August 2008 9:42 AM
  • Source: Peterborough ET
  • Location: Peterborough
 
 

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