rodigan Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 at least he can keep using his old kit... i think this will be a good signing, and suspect he'll come in buzzing to get another chance to show that he's not a washed up footballer... a bit of passion and fire is only going to do well with the players... lets just keep him wrapped up in cotton wool, and hopefully nurse him through the season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 It also says to me an agenda to get bigger egos in the dressing room. The big frustration is how nice we are. Lambert is certainly bringing in people who will 'rally'. Which to me is more important than we think Not sure why anyone would think Joe Cole has a particularly big ego. He seems like a really nice, genuine guy to me. He moved to France to play for Lille, who aren't bad but not exactly a household name, and he's taking a pay cut to play for a team that nearly got relegated last season. Maybe it's because he's a Londoner. Yep, supposed to be a nice amiable chap from what I hear. Would love to have signed him ten years ago or so. So much talent, I'd love this to work out but I can't really see him turning it around now. Hopefully I'm wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Yeah, 4 years too late with this signing. He is well past it now unfortunately. Reminds me of when we braught Pires in, great players in their day but we can only lure that sort of player when theyre in the very final moments of their career. But hey, beggars cant be choosers n all that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Yeah, 4 years too late with this signing. He is well past it now unfortunately. Reminds me of when we braught Pires in, great players in their day but we can only lure that sort of player when theyre in the very final moments of their career. But hey, beggars cant be choosers n all that.. I dunno about the Pires comparison, surely Cole hasn't fallen that far yet! Nearest comparison for me would perhaps be Patrik Berger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 He definitely has imo He was good at Lille at apparently, when he came back to England though at Liverpool he flopped and when your boyhood club wont play you/release you I think its safe to say you're done.. Can he do a job for us? He will certainly strengthen the bench but thats not hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Don't have a problem with the signing as such but it's more an indication that the Club is just a bit of a rudderless ship at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) Like most others have said, it's a potential signing that has come at least 5 years too late. Also, it shows where we are at as a club and I think that's what bothers people the most. The positives are that we will at least add some talent around the younger players. Lambert's also looking at players who have played at the highest level and you'd think that they would be able to advise the players as well. Edited June 10, 2014 by villarocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobovillain Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 The new Paul Merson. All we need next is john Arne ruuse, and he can be the new Steve Staunton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamsonwoodVillan Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Where he plays will be an interesting one. If we carry on with 3 men in midfield I'd be worried to play him through the middle for fear of being too weak. In the wide areas I'd still prefer Agbonlahor and Weimann for their pace. If he can add a bit of craft and ball - retention then I don't really have any problems with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolfey Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I actually like this. We have a very young squad that lack knowledge and experience. Joe will come in as a role model for the younger players. OK. He won't get 30+ games and won't get many 90min games. But I feel this could be good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodigan Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Where he plays will be an interesting one. If we carry on with 3 men in midfield I'd be worried to play him through the middle for fear of being too weak. In the wide areas I'd still prefer Agbonlahor and Weimann for their pace. If he can add a bit of craft and ball - retention then I don't really have any problems with this. spot on.... the problem in our midfield is that we are too lightweight - with KEA being the 'enforcer'... taking him out for cole makes us even more flimsy defensively... can't see PL dropping either andi or gabby for him, so not quite sure how he fits into our starting line up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Oh come on!! This is so embarrassing. Always injured, too old, past it and so on... the list is long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 10, 2014 Author Moderator Share Posted June 10, 2014 Norwich won't sell us Hoolahan then? Same age. Hoolahan was probably first choice because Lambert knows him and is a current international . No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisagg75 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 if we only use him as an impact sub for the last 30 at home he could make a difference.how many times last season were we crying out for someone like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silafou's_besi_mate Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Woke up this morning to read we are in for Cole - thought I was back in 2008 for a second! Get him in I say. Might be a few years too Late, but he will bring quality to the squad and improve it. He's on a free and like many have stated, I think it's good we are using the free transfer channel this season. Couldn't work out why we haven't used it so much in the past. Even if he only plays 20 or so games, we need a creative midfielder. I'm so excited at the prospect of having a creative midfielder at last, this signing alone might make me renew my season ticket! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpet Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 If he can chip in with 5 goals, 5 assists and players like Grealish can learn from him I would say its a good move. He was one of the most naturally gifted players so passing on anything to the youngsters will be a great experience to them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 If he can chip in with 5 goals, 5 assists and players like Grealish can learn from him I would say its a good move. He was one of the most naturally gifted players so passing on anything to the youngsters will be a great experience to them. So basically if he can manage better than most of team did last season he will be a good signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViolaVillan Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 He's got undoubted ability and bags if experience. He's on a free and on a one year deal. Can't see how this is an awful signing. I remember Liverpool signing a 33 year old Gary McAllister on a free and him being very good for them. At least give Cole a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpet Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 If he can chip in with 5 goals, 5 assists and players like Grealish can learn from him I would say its a good move. He was one of the most naturally gifted players so passing on anything to the youngsters will be a great experience to them. So basically if he can manage better than most of team did last season he will be a good signing. Obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Pires was about 36 when we got him, wasn't he? (that post wasn't worth liking yourself Dem!) i didnt even like that post no idea why it says that he was 35, cole is 32 almost 33 not much difefrence in my eyes. and pires was not as injury prone as cole is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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