During that same transfer window, Hull City tabled a serious offer for Edinson Cavani four years before he became the fifth most expensive footballer of all time. Tabling a meagre £2.5 million for the Uruguayan's services whilst at Palermo, it would have proved to be the most remarkable signing that Hull City had ever made. ''We were in the Premier League and full of ambition under chairman Paul Duffen. My chief scout Bob Shaw and assistant manager Bob Horton went to watch Cavani, who was available at Palermo. They recommended him and we offered £2.5 million. I remembered the negotiations and it was a deal with a lot of clauses in the contract. But the important thing was that we were ahead of the game in terms of spotting these players. That's where we were at Hull City.'' - Phil Brown, July 2013. It shows the importance of signing a decent striker. With most overseas players having never heard of Hull, and with the only reference in the top-flight being one season whereby they clung to their Premier League status by a solitary point, they didn't seem a tantalising prospect for too many players. While Brown may take solace in the fact that he spotted Cavani before he started making six-digit figures a week, he may rue not getting some of these near misses over the line, as he welcomes Morecambe Town to Southend this Saturday. Premier League, you're 'avin' a laugh. So that's a wrap - what do you think? Have there been any omissions? Any players that almost signed for the club that didn't make the cut? As always, feel free to leave your thoughts and opinions in the comment section below.
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Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
