‘Bullied’ Brolin sheds light on Leeds hell

Tomas Brolin, the man widely regarded as the worst signing ever made by a Premier League club, has lifted the lid on his disastrous spell at Leeds United in the mid-1990s.

The Sweden international had a successful World Cup in America in 1994 as the Swedes matched their Euro 92 record of making to the semi-finals. He also had a productive spell at Parma, who won a Cup Winners’ Cup and Super Cup with him in the side, before it all went horribly wrong.

Considering the only man to receive more votes in the 2008 poll of worst footballers was not in fact a real footballer — top spot went to Ali Dia, a conman who talked his way into turning out for Graeme Souness at Southampton, it could be argued Brolin has a legitimate claim to top spot.