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Deadline Day: Bring Out The Transfer Gimp!

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  • #4382
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,991 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    kryogen wrote: »
    Can do a job, but overall he is pretty meh tbh

    Not exactly an exciting signing like surely? Seems a pretty good replacement for De Jong in the squad really but don't think he is a like for like replacement in terms of quality (not yet at least)

    A 25 year old Spanish international midfielder isn't exciting? Fair enough, though I'm sure your fans would love something similar.


  • #4383
    GT_TDI_150
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,917 ✭✭✭✭GT_TDI_150


    With De Jong gone alot of opposition players must breath a sigh of relief, chances of getting their legs broken on the pitch have greatly deminished!!


  • #4384
    fearcruach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭fearcruach


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    A 25 year old Spanish international midfielder isn't exciting? Fair enough, though I'm sure your fans would love something similar.

    Spanish international midfielder? 1 cap is all he has. Just about qualifies.


  • #4385
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,991 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    fearcruach wrote: »
    Spanish international midfielder? 1 cap is all he has. Just about qualifies.

    But still qualifies right?

    Love all the attempted bubble bursting going on, lemons all round.


  • #4386
    Trippie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,993 ✭✭✭Trippie


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    But still qualifies right?

    Love all the attempted bubble bursting going on,keith lemons all round.

    fyp


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  • #4387
    fearcruach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭fearcruach


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    But still qualifies right?

    Love all the attempted bubble bursting going on, lemons all round.

    Nah he's a decent player but saying he's a Spanish international player a la Busquets etc is a big wide of the mark.

    Neil "Razor" Ruddock has an England cap despite being truly awful. Not saying Javi Garcia is awful but there's no need to hype him into the second coming of Christ.


  • #4388
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,991 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    fearcruach wrote: »
    Nah he's a decent player but saying he's a Spanish international player a la Busquets etc is a big wide of the mark.

    Neil "Razor" Ruddock has an England cap despite being truly awful. Not saying Javi Garcia is awful but there's no need to hype him into the second coming of Christ.

    Who did that? He IS a Spanish international, and no one mentioned him being one 'a la Busquets'. :confused:

    Hyperbole ftw eh?


  • #4389
    fearcruach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭fearcruach


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Who did that? He IS a Spanish international, and no one mentioned him being one 'a la Busquets'. :confused:

    Hyperbole ftw eh?

    Paul Green is an Irish International. Having caps doesn't mean anything. If you are bigging up his international credentials, it's fair to assume that you are comparing to similar players in the squad e.g. Busquets.


  • #4390
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,991 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    fearcruach wrote: »
    Paul Green is an Irish International. Having caps doesn't mean anything. If you are bigging up his international credentials, it's fair to assume that you are comparing to similar players in the squad e.g. Busquets.

    It's not fair to assume anything and using Paul Green as an example is disingenuous given the respective standards of their national teams.

    But sure, we've been duped and he's a one cap wonder in the Paul Butler mould if that makes it better.


  • #4391
    fearcruach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭fearcruach


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    It's not fair to assume anything and using Paul Green as an example is disingenuous given the respective standards of their national teams.

    But sure, we've been duped and he's a one cap wonder in the Paul Butler mould if that makes it better.

    I'm sure he's grand. I was using the Paul Green example that caps don't mean anything.

    We'll revisit the argument at the end of the season. I think that's fair enough :)


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  • #4392
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,991 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    fearcruach wrote: »
    I'm sure he's grand. I was using the Paul Green example that caps don't mean anything.

    We'll revisit the argument at the end of the season. I think that's fair enough :)

    I'm by no means guaranteeing he'll be a success but he has a good pedigree so it's reason enough to be just a touch excited about the signing.

    Happy to look at it in May for sure :)


  • #4393
    Nuri Sahin
    Site Banned Posts: 26,456 ✭✭✭✭Nuri Sahin


    Speaking of defensive midfielders. Just looking back, tis somewhat funny M'Vila is stuck with Rennes still. He's pissed off a lot of people this summer including Blanc, the FFA, his club and supporters.


  • #4394
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,529 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    -Ade- wrote: »
    Speaking of defensive midfielders. Just looking back, tis somewhat funny M'Vila is stuck with Rennes still. He's pissed off a lot of people this summer including Blanc, the FFA, his club and supporters.

    He's overhyped and he believes his own hype


  • #4395
    Red Crow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,139 ✭✭✭Red Crow


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    But still qualifies right?

    Love all the attempted bubble bursting going on, lemons all round.

    There's no 'lemons all round'. People came into the United thread after he signed for City saying we should of signed him, even on Facebook comments about how we missed out on Javi Garcia.

    He wasn't mentioned all summer. I've already said before I didn't like him the CL last year but I don't watch Portuguese football at all. I think the Primeira Liga is painful to watch bar the Porto v Benfica games. But Andy Brassell seems to rate him and he seems to know his stuff so I'd trust him.


  • #4396
    kryogen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    But still qualifies right?

    Love all the attempted bubble bursting going on, lemons all round.

    Get over yourself mate!

    No bubble bursting, he is no an exciting player. Someone who moves like a crab in front of the back four rarely is.

    Just because he is 25 and Spanish hardly makes him drool worthy


  • #4397
    Nuri Sahin
    Site Banned Posts: 26,456 ✭✭✭✭Nuri Sahin


    Dempsey wrote: »
    He's overhyped hype

    Disagree.
    Dempsey wrote: »
    he believes his own hype

    Agreed, and there lies the problem.


  • #4398
    Jimmy Iovine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,416 ✭✭✭Jimmy Iovine


    I've been away from everything for the last day and missed a few of the transfers. Caught SSN this morning and saw Bendtner has moved to Juventus. Can someone explain to me how the **** that happened?

    He had a good Euros but that's it. From Sunderland to Juventus in the space of a few months. Not bad going for him.


  • #4399
    Pinturicchio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,950 ✭✭✭Pinturicchio


    Jimmy Iovine wrote: »
    I've been away from everything for the last day and missed a few of the transfers. Caught SSN this morning and saw Bendtner has moved to Juventus. Can someone explain to me how the **** that happened?

    He had a good Euros but that's it. From Sunderland to Juventus in the space of a few months. Not bad going for him.
    Juve needed a striker and failed at trying to sign Cavani, van Persie, Jovetic, Dzeko, Llorente, Drogba, Suarez, Berbatov, Pazzini, Destro...the list goes on.


  • #4400
    Jimmy Iovine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,416 ✭✭✭Jimmy Iovine


    Pinturicchio wrote: »
    Juve needed a striker and failed at trying to sign Cavani, van Persie, Jovetic, Dzeko, Llorente, Drogba, Suarez, Berbatov, Pazzini, Destro...the list goes on.

    My god. They should have tried harder.


  • #4401
    cson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,554 ✭✭✭✭cson


    You can quote this back to me along with a generous serving of humble pie if I get it wrong but imo Bendtner will eat it up in Serie A. I'd expect him to hit in or around the 15-20 goal mark if he starts regularly.


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  • #4402
    smokedeels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,883 ✭✭✭smokedeels


    Juventus have admitted to the press that he was a "last resort", pretty harsh on the player and I don't think they needed to say it out loud.


  • #4403
    Mr.Crinklewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,735 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    Anelka and Drogba released, could be the it of luck that Liverpool need. ( thought they might want Champions League football )


  • #4404
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,991 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »
    Anelka and Drogba released, could be the it of luck that Liverpool need. ( thought they might want Champions League football )

    Except Drogba can't sign for a club in England.


  • #4405
    cloptrop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭cloptrop


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »
    Anelka and Drogba released, could be the it of luck that Liverpool need. ( thought they might want Champions League football )

    Except Drogba can't sign for a club in England.

    didnt someone say free agents can . Owen still thinks he will find a club.


  • #4406
    DDC1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,387 ✭✭✭✭DDC1990


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Except Drogba can't sign for a club in England.
    Why not?

    Free agent now isn't he?


  • #4407
    Mr.Crinklewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,735 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Except Drogba can't sign for a club in England.

    Why not?


  • #4408
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,991 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    cloptrop wrote: »
    didnt someone say free agents can . Owen still thinks he will find a club.
    DDC1990 wrote: »
    Why not?

    Free agent now isn't he?

    He became a free agent after the deadline past


  • #4409
    Vurnon San Benito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,979 ✭✭✭Vurnon San Benito


    Well that deadline day was..... shite.


  • #4410
    Copper_pipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    A statement from @Agent_ITK

    http://www.twitplus.co.uk/t/Ro1


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  • #4411
    G.K.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,704 ✭✭✭G.K.


    Won't be long before they blame it on us 'kids' eh Copper?


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