So, there's now a wider selection of players at hand. The rules are the same as for the enfant's - there's no clear definition of flop, and that's why I included the likes of Ronaldo or Redondo.

This poll can be hardly predicted, so let's see who's gonna win.

Gila.

JKH i really liked him but for what ever reason it didn't work, i feel he wasn't given the best of chances but saying that would he make the 1st team now......no so it was better he left

Fernando Redondo for me. I always admired this guy, and maybe beside Crespo and Zanetti he's the only Argentine player I got fond of for the last 10 or so years. When Milan signed him it was huge. I'll always ask myself what if this injury didn't came along.

Vikash Dhorasoo. I remember him having a blast of a game against Udinese (I think) during his only season with us, that made me really like him.

Can Dinho be added?

I personally don't consider injuries as flopping. Redondo was just really unlucky from the moment he moved here. Though he still remained very popular among Milan fans.

What is Ronaldo doing here, and not Rivaldo? Needless to say, Huntelaar it is for me. Really liked the guy, and frankly the way he was (man) handled that season, and still came up with a few great goals is worth of applause, even if little. Gilardino was another one who was one of my favorites, if alone for the reason of playing a nice scapegoat.

If talking in terms of not my favorite players, the biggest one in recent history has to be Oliveira. And Emerson too!

I knew it

Well, he was bought as a big signing even though injury prone. I don't think our board had in mind 20 games and 9 goals when they payed for him - so it was a floppy decision IMO. But like I said, the definition is unclear, so it can be interpreted in many ways.

Yeah, but as Bauer said above, I too personally don't consider injuries as flopping. But I get your drift.

Rivaldo belongs in the least favourite Milan flop poll.

How come Ronaldo has still 0 votes, acid?

Simple. He was not a flop. If he was, then I am a dying purple alien with a green power ring!

I voted Ronaldo because while he had terrible injury problems with us, hence flop, there was some time when he was here that he simply sparkled and regained his old form. I loved him, frankly.

However, I absolutely detested Gilardino while he was here and after he left.

Senderos!!!!! Oh my, I forgot...

It was between Huntelaar and Redondo for me, voted the former in the end.

The post-signing-of-Kaka lineup of Brazilian duds gets my vote: Amoroso (remember him?), Digao, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.

And Ricky Oliveira, don't forget that one!

I went for Sheva.

I remember his debut V Lazio. Came on as a sub and it was like Sheva who? That was as good as it got - went downhill very fast after that.

*headslap* Thanks!

How do we choose a favorite 'flop'?

Choose the one that we found sucked the most?

Or out of all the supposed floppers, the one which we found did the most / which one we have a bias for?

Simply choose the player you like the most from this list.

Yep, that's about it!

Ahh okay, that seems simple enough...

Duh!


EDIT: So I voted for Gourcuff, not because he was my absolute favorite on the list, but because I think we could have gained a bit more from him and possibly transformed the guy into a star.

Gilardino. I hated him sooo much.

His first year was very good. It went downhill from then onwards.

ok in my mind i was thinking "biggest" flop when i voted Gilardino (i have scar in me from the suffering i took every time he played) .. i dont think i can have a favorite flop.


and Ronaldo being on the list is just.. no just no. simple.

But no matter how you see it, he was a flop. Blame it to his precarious physical conditions.

exactly. it was precarious. everyone including fans and management knew he was out of shape and yet he achieve much more than what all expected. go back look at the posts people wrote up just when we signed him and the look at the ones during and after he left us. massive shift from negativity to postivity. people who flop have generally high expectations on them and they keep dissapointing. people who rise above expectations are not flops.

I had much higher expectations from Ronaldo for that matter. He stayed less than a year and a half, and most of that time he was injured. He barely played 20 games, and even though he managed to score 9 goals, you'd expect much more from someone of his caliber. The thing is, I blame his injuries upon himself. He didn't keep himself in good shape. He got very fat. And he was "only" 30 years old. Certainly he could have done better.

well you're the odd one out then. and clearly you don't know the full story if you think his injuries and weight issues were his fault.

He wasn't at fault for his weight problem? Seriously?

he was diagnosed with a condition called hypothyroidism which didnt help his situation.

Yup. He suffered from Hypothyroidism, and when you think of it, it's amazing the career the man had. I'd probably never have gotten into professional sports if it ever came to it. Not to mention the "overweight" jeers he had to face, from people as well as media. In essence, anything he ate added to his weight among other conditions.

Take a look here at the signs and symptoms section of the disease at the links below. Weight gain, water retention, poor muscle tone, fatigue, paleness, depression - and these are all early signs. Like I said, it's beyond amazing what he had to go through and how he pulled himself out of it. Not to mention the multiple kneecap breaks. I can't think of any other footballer that rode on his talents alone like Ronaldo. If it weren't for Paolo, this guy would have been my favorite player of all time. He still is right up there, nevertheless:

Ronaldo
Hypothyroidism

And yet I'm the only bugger who's voted for him. Ronaldo, that is.

Yup. I would have too, but like I said I don't consider him a flop.

People in my country who don't know the first thing about football, still remember this bald Ronaldo fella. That's how big the legend of this guy is. Sure being Brazilian helped, as did winning the World Cup twice, and being the top scorer in FIFA World Cup competitions is, but still you have got to have it in you. And boy, did this guy had it in him!

Most Europeans I know appreciate what he has done and achieved, but absolute favorite he is not for them. Maybe they haven't watched enough, or maybe the already have a local boy that they like better. Can't blame them. But more illustrious personalities have said this before me: If Ronaldo never got injured as much as he did, he'd have been the contender for the best footballer of all time. The only contender. So lethal was he in his peak.

But hey spending a couple of years here and there multiple times out of the game because of a broken knee cap or two, and ending your career at the right side of 30, plus playing football in the first place by suffering from hypothyroidism sure is a stinker.

Hypothyroidism or not, I still see it as a flop. He wasn't supposed to be a short term fix, just a passing episode like Amoroso or even bigger names in our past. That's why I take him as a flop.

oh we bought a 30 year old injury prone striker as a long term fix?

Yes. We brought him exactly for that; long term as for 2-3 seasons.

Ronaldo was brought on by Milan management to sell jerseys and nothing more, his poor performances on the pitch notwithstanding.

God has spoken.

Some have voted for the players they liked most and some have voted for the players the hated most.

This poll is flawed!

Anyway, my vote goes to the Hunter. I always thought he would become the next big Dutch for us (or any other club for that matter)...



Especially that derby goal. it was of such a poor quality...

Seriously, if I only remember Ronaldo's time here in Milan with that goal, it'll be enough to last a lifetime. Or that epic step-over goal. Or that master pass to Oddo for that screamer. Or the two scorcher heads in that close 4-3 match in daytime.

the man scored a goal with his chest! HIS CHEST!

Which should be not be an inch of a surprise for the two of us, Ari. We've known and loved Ronaldo since the dawn of time it seems. I just wish more and more people somehow saw the magic (or should I say, a miracle) that the guy was. Particularly the time from 1996 to 2002, at least.

Like I said, illiterate people, who don't know to sign their name, don't know more than two things about football can identify this guy - fat Brazilian to some, bald Brazilian to others. Such is the man's legend. Proud to be a fan, that's all I can say. And ding-dang proud to have lived to see him play.

amen

And even more proud to see him play for AC Milan.

This is what I was getting at in my earlier post.

I was be confused until I realized that the results for this poll didn't seem to matter as no one cared about it.

I don't know guys, I made an effort to explain the intentions of this poll and was sure it was clear to everyone, but hey, nothing is flawless!