What was all that about? And why didn't he turn out to be the new Henry? And don't get me started on Djemba Djemba.
David Bellion.
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Its a long wait for kick off isn't it Spoony.
Always suspected Billy Blaggs had a second account.
Possebon > Bellion
One of those signings from our "sign very fast players and hope you can make them into footballers" phase.
He came from Sunderland and he was tripe...but a part of you felt that there's some talent in there. I was wrong, he was Bambi on ice.
Didn't he score a winner against Arsenal? Seemed to score a few goals when he played I recall
He was truly awful for us 
Not his fault though, don't think he did anything of note when he left either
Not his fault though, don't think he did anything of note when he left either
Took me a while there to realise the thread is not about Obertan.
Bellion, Bebe, Manucho & Dong was almost like B-movie class reenactment of Cole, Yorke, Ole & Teddy.
Djemba was a Cup legend though, shame he couldn't reenact Keane & Scholes with Kleberson.
Djemba was a Cup legend though, shame he couldn't reenact Keane & Scholes with Kleberson.
Another legend, when he came we knew we're not alone on Earth.
Won the league with Bordeaux has a bit part playerHe was truly awful for us
Not his fault though, don't think he did anything of note when he left either
All pace. Didnt have the mentality or fundermentals to be a top player.
We were told he needed to be at the right club to bring out his inner Henry.
Chuckle.
Chuckle.
Sunderland reserve player. Who could have predicted it wouldn’t work out…
Seriously though what was all that about? Why did we buy him?
He might have been crap but you'll always remember him.
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And William Prunier. But that was only one game, I think. Anyway, someone actually scouted Bellion. I mean...what!?!?!
Bellion is now a brand manager for Red Star in Paris, helping the club link in with schools and the local community and such:
https://www.nssmag.com/en/sports/24549/red-star-fc-david-bellion-interview
https://www.nssmag.com/en/sports/24549/red-star-fc-david-bellion-interview
We had Ruud & Forlan. Ole didn't play much that season, SAF wanted another striker just for sake of numbers. That's the only excuse I can think of... and he still signed Saha right after that.
2003-2007 - truly random times.
He's got a perfectly shaped head
I tried using him in winning eleven and never made that mistake again.
My names Sam Tyler and I have woken up in 1973
The full stop in the title is weirdly aggressive.
Can someone start a Dong thread
That's right, he wasn't even a regular starter at Sunderland before we signed him.
Was Manucho already mentioned here?
There was already plenty of talk of cocks out in the Sancho thread.
Bellion, Djemba-Djemba, Kleberson
What a transfer bonaza of a summer 2003 was.
What a transfer bonaza of a summer 2003 was.
I remember doubling down on my opinion that he would come good at the time 
Fergie and I are basically in tune, as I am pretty sure we both knew we had to sign both Bellion and Djemba-Djemba at the same moment. Such were their impressions against us.
I remember clearly Bellion coming off the bench against us for Sunderland and just looking, within a couple of minutes, to have ‘it’. Never happened for him here, but I know what I saw that day and Fergie saw the same, so when we went for him at the end of the season it made perfect sense to me. Djemba similarly. He was very good against us in Europe.
I remember clearly Bellion coming off the bench against us for Sunderland and just looking, within a couple of minutes, to have ‘it’. Never happened for him here, but I know what I saw that day and Fergie saw the same, so when we went for him at the end of the season it made perfect sense to me. Djemba similarly. He was very good against us in Europe.
I remember him coming on against Blackburn (I think), and my dad saying, with more certainty I’ve ever heard from him before or since: “that’s your new Ronaldo”
The only thing I remember him doing in a United shirt is setting up Welbeck’s debut goal.
I remember hearing story about Ruud absolutely destroying him in training calling him shite and what not.
In fact Ruud sounded like he was a bit of a bellend in truth.
In fact Ruud sounded like he was a bit of a bellend in truth.
He was at the end of his time at United. Fergie said in his book that Ruud phoned him up years ago to apologize for his behaviour.
Yeah I've read that, to be fair to Ruud he unfortunately came to us during one of our transition periods and you could see the frustration in him during matches.
Still doesn't excuse some of the stuff you hear about him abusing teammates in training. Constructive stuff I don't mind but to call someone shit to their face or to talk about someone's father was just disgusting.
I think we were all hopeful! A couple of stepovers and he had us fooled- Status