1. David Hopkin

£2,500,000 for David Hopkin of Leeds United in July 2000 by Chris Hutchings

Sold to Crystal Palace for £1,500,000 by Jim Jefferies in March 2001

BfB Rating: Waste of a million quid

2. Ashley Ward

£1,500,000 for Ashley Ward of Blackburn Rovers in August 2000 by Chris Hutchings

Freed to Barnsley in February, 2002 by Nicky Law.

BfB Rating: Overpriced at £1.5m and £18,000 a week for what he did

3. David Wetherall

£1,400,000 for David Wetherall of Leeds United in June 1999 by Paul Jewell

BfB Rating: Superb value

4. Isaiah Rankin

£1,300,000 for Isaiah Rankin of Arsenal in August 1998 by Paul Jewell

Sold to Barnsley for £350,000 by Jim Jefferies in January 2001

BfB Rating: Not a good return on a then record deal

5= Rowan Lee Mills

£1,000,000 for Lee Mills of Port Vale in August 1998 by Paul Jewell

Sold to Portsmouth for £1,125,000 by Chris Hutchings in August 2000

BfB Rating: A snip for his 25 goals in 1998-99

5= Dean Windass

£1,000,000 for Dean Windass of Oxford in March 1999 by Paul Jewell

Sold to Middlesbrough for £1,000,000 by Jim Jefferies in March 2001

BfB Rating: Superb value

5= Dan Petrescu

£1,000,000 for Dan Petrescu of Chelsea in August 2000 by Chris Hutchings

Sold to Southampton for £50,000 by Jim Jefferies in Febuary 2001

BfB Rating: Waste of almost million quid

8. Andy Myers

£800,000 for Andy Myers of Chelsea in July 1999 by Paul Jewell

BfB Rating: Expensive

9. John McGinlay

£625,000 for John McGinlay of Bolton Wanderers in November 1997 by Chris Kamara

Released by Paul Jewell in August 1998

BfB Rating: Waste of a lot of money

10. Gareth Whalley

£600,000 for Gareth Whalley of Crewe Alex in August 1998 by Paul Jewell

BfB Rating: Excellent value

11. Gordon Watson

£550,000 for Gordon Watson of Southampton in February 1997 by Chris Kamara

Left under freedon of contract to join Bournmouth in August 1999

BfB Rating: Superb value for his vital goals in 1999

12= Robert Steiner

£500,000 for Robert Steiner of IFK Norpokking in July 1997 by Chris Kamara

Sold to QPR for £275,000 by Paul Jewell in 1998-1999

BfB Rating: Expensive

12= Bruno Rodriguez

£500,000 for Bruno Rodriguez of Paris SG in September 1999 on temporary transfer until July 1999 by Paul Jewell

Returned by Paul Jewell in December 1999

BfB Rating: Waste of a money

12= Robert Molenaar

£500,000 for Robert Molenaar of Leeds United in December 2000 by Jim Jefferies

BfB Rating: Value

1. Dean Richards

£2,150,000 (Included £500,000 on first team games and sell on clause) for Dean Richards to Wolves sold by Lennie Lawrence

BfB Rating: A good deal at the time for a great player.

2. Andrew O'Brien

£2,000,000 (+sell on clause) for Andy O'Brien to Newcastle sold by Jim Jefferies in March 2001

BfB Rating: Sold cheap.

3= Mark Schwartzer

£1,500,000 for Mark Schwartzer to Middlesbrough sold by Chris Kamara in Febuary 1997

BfB Rating: Instant profit.

3= Derrick Hamilton

£1,500,000 (+£500,000 on playing in the first team) for Des Hamilton to Newcastle United in March 1997 sold by Chris Kamara

BfB Rating: In retrospect, they was robbed.

5. Matt Clarke

£1,350,000 for Matt Clarke to Crystal Palace in September 2001 sold by Jim Jefferies

BfB Rating: Would have gone for £5m at the top of his form.

6. Rowan Lee Mills

£1,125,000 for Lee Mills to Portsmouth in August 2000 sold by Chris Hutchings

BfB Rating: A good deal for a 30+ striker.

7 Robbie Blake

£1,000,000 (+£250,000 on promotion) for Robbie Blake to Burnley in January 2002 sold by Nicky Law

BfB Rating: A decent deal for Robbie when he is playing rubbish, but underpriced for the peerless Blake that sometimes wore the number eight shirt.

8 Dean Windass

£500,000 (+£500,000 on staying up in 2002) for Dean Windass to Middlesbrough in Febuary 2001 sold by Jim Jefferies

BfB Rating: Sold too cheap, not that he should ever have been sold.