MaVilla Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 21 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: This guy totally took the club to heart, he was so eager for it to happen great to see it confirmed. Yeah that interview after the final where he said he loved the club, loved the fans and wanted to stay.......so nice to see him saying that and proving the club itself is going in the right direction under smith after so many terrible years where the club was toxic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Best winger we have had since Young and still more to come 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 14 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said: Love this guy. Has bought into Smith's way of playing, and seems to already have an affinity with the club. Tall, strong and direct, with a not inconsiderable trickery on the ball. Great acquisition. We probably had to beat out of him everything he had learnt at Ajax but fortunately that seems to have been done successfully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Just now, briny_ear said: We probably had to beat out of him everything he had learnt at Ajax but fortunately that seems to have been done successfully! Sure Brucie tried that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Good business, £8m for someone with El Ghazi's potential and ability nowadays is a steal. I still think at this level it is a punt, but the talent is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Good news! I can't really put my finger on why, but I have my doubts around whether El Ghazi will make it in the Prem. But he's certainly earned his right to be part of the team in the Prem and the rumoured £8m isn't a huge amount these days, so happy with this. Covering your bases there! I think the rumour was 8m Euro which is currently £7m. Just thought I'd mention it before the fee gets rounded/exaggerated by others to £10m! I think the current El Ghazi has some improvements to make if he is to make a strong impression on the PL but he is still relatively young and with good coaching, he has the potential. Edited June 10, 2019 by brommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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briny_ear Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 15 minutes ago, Zatman said: Sure Brucie tried that Congratulations on introducing your idol into the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, brommy said: Coverings your bases there! I think the rumour was 8m Euro which is currently £7m. Just thought I'd mention it before the fee gets rounded/exaggerated by others to £10m! I think the current El Ghazi has some improvements to make if he is to make a strong impression on the PL but he is still relatively young and with good coaching, he has the potential. Always hard to predict these things but I think this guy has real class that will help him flourish in the PL. At £80m he is a real bargain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, briny_ear said: At £80m he is a real bargain. Alright Martin O'Neill, lad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) To think Bruce dropped this guy and didn't even play him, what a mongoloid. To be fair tho he wasn't a RB so Bruce probably didn't like the fact he was a remotely attacking player. Just imagine where we would still be with Bruce. Just thinking about Steve Bruce still being in charge is like...... Edited June 10, 2019 by MaVilla 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stockport_Villain Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Another step in the right direction. 4 years at 24. We get the bet years of hs career. Welcome back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 10, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2019 28 minutes ago, brommy said: Covering your bases there! I think the rumour was 8m Euro which is currently £7m. Just thought I'd mention it before the fee gets rounded/exaggerated by others to £10m! I think the current El Ghazi has some improvements to make if he is to make a strong impression on the PL but he is still relatively young and with good coaching, he has the potential. Not really. It's good that we've landed a signing that we were after and it's for a relatively cheap fee. I personally have doubts as to whether he'll make it, but I trust Dean Smith and team so I'm happy for him to be playing next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Admits in here it took him a while to get to grips with the physicality of the league last year when he first arrived. We should be thanking Bruce's reign for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said: Admits in here it took him a while to get to grips with the physicality of the league last year when he first arrived. We should be thanking Bruce's reign for this one. To be honest do you really think it was a Bruce signing? With how Bruce treated him I do wonder if it wasn't a recruitment team / new CEOs type signing and Bruce didn't like the fact he wasn't a RB and didn't play him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos_the_third Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 El Ghazi is one of my favourite players - having a winger who just sprints at defenders with the ball is so great, even if it doesn’t always work, as it causes absolute carnage in the defence and leads to more space for JG/JM as the opposition midfielders scramble back. He also does a very good job defensively. If we can get something similar on the other side, we will be so much more of a threat than last season - teams didn’t really have to bother marking the winger on the other side to AEG most of last season, so were able to double up on him with CMs shifting well across. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 1 minute ago, MaVilla said: To be honest do you really think it was a Bruce signing? With how Bruce treated him I do wonder if it wasn't a recruitment team / new CEOs type signing and Bruce didn't like the fact he wasn't a RB and didn't play him? Ah the old, 'any decent players signed were done so behind Bruce's back' thing again. Apparently the only players Bruce actually signed himself were Hogan and Bree....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Ah the old, 'any decent players signed were done so behind Bruce's back' thing again. Apparently the only players Bruce actually signed himself were Hogan and Bree....... Not saying that at all, if he did sign him then job well done, I was just saying that if he was a Bruce signing it's surprising how he treated him like dirt. I habe said in the Mcginn thread that Bruce deserves credit for his signing, so you can't tarnish me with that brush I'm afraid. Edited June 10, 2019 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Welcom3 Anwar officially! Huge potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 El Ghazi was on the club's radar long before Bruce even became our manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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