I am not sure I heard it before yesterday but I have heard it several times since Buck came out with "Marquee Signing" ???

Has it been used before ? or is this Chelsea creating yet more history ?

It's not new - just a journalistic cliché.

No idea where it comes from or what signings have to do with tents.

Edited July 9, 200917 yr by Backbiter

I hope the "marquee signing" doesn't turn out to be a clown.

Its a commonly used phrase in America, which is I guess why Buck used it. Another term like it is "franchise player", which is akin to "Talisman" in football

on an unrelated note, I actually like Buck. I think its because he looks like larry david

I'm not too fond of the phrase. What does it mean exactly? Putting down a marker? Signifying intent by signing a Galactico level player? All bollox. Unlike this, which is pure class:

One of my favourite songs ever there! Just a brilliant song in a great album....sorry to stray off topic

It means someone whose name fans will recognize. Presumably someone not only good but who will sell shirts and excite the fans.