There was no doubt that the signing of both Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano would top this list. The suspicious nature of their arrival was enough to turn heads, and I don't think there is a Hammers fan around that didn't think at the time that this move was too good to be true. Too good to be true this was indeed, as the move came back to haunt us when we had to pay over £5 million in fines, along with an outrageous out of court settlement of £26.5 million to a Sheffield United that claimed that Tevez played a major part in securing their relegation that year..
