Keener window-cleaner Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Theres been loads of good Spanish players playing in England. I can’t believe you could only think of three and called them exceptions! Have a think mate. Yeah true there have been plenty when I think of it, De Gea, Fabregas, Mata etc, but still most of them went for loads of money to a top club. For clubs outside the top it's more difficult to find the gems without paying loads of money imo, as they get snapped up by the Spanish clubs before we find them. A bit the same with Italian players I'd say where Juve, AC Milan, Inter and Roma etc find the gems before we do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Michu, Chico, Cazorla, Arteta, Monreal, Azpilicueta all went under the radar even if had Spanish caps and went to big teams Guy Norwich signed was plucked from nowhere Buendia I think 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 44 minutes ago, Zatman said: Michu, Chico, Cazorla, Arteta, Monreal, Azpilicueta all went under the radar even if had Spanish caps and went to big teams Guy Norwich signed was plucked from nowhere Buendia I think I like Perez at Newcastle. Think he has done well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 52 minutes ago, Zatman said: Michu, Chico, Cazorla, Arteta, Monreal, Azpilicueta all went under the radar even if had Spanish caps and went to big teams Guy Norwich signed was plucked from nowhere Buendia I think Kind of proves my point, Cazorla is the best of that bunch imo, £20M to Arsenal in 2012, not very cheap. Arteta a good solid midfielder, went to Rangers for £8M 2002, which was fairly much at the time. Azpilicueta probably the exception moneywise as he was relatively cheap at £8M in 2012, but went to a top club in Chelsea. The others even in their prime I'm not sure I'd want to have. So for clubs outside the top 6 or so I'd say it's difficult to find the real gems in the Spanish (or Italian) players. Sure those clubs can find priceworthy players who either fill up the numbers at a lower cost compared to Brittish players of the same level, or players who can have a good season. But what I want if we are fishing in Spain are the players who have the potential to become real top players. I have confidence in Suso and the new recruting team though, so hopefully they will prove me wrong and find the gems, or simply pay a lot of money. Anyway sliding away from Jota, very happy with him and for that price! I fully trust Smith's judgement and Jota has looked exciting the times I've seen him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Totally forgot that Marcos Alonso played for Bolton back in the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 15 hours ago, Zatman said: Michu, Chico, Cazorla, Arteta, Monreal, Azpilicueta all went under the radar even if had Spanish caps and went to big teams Guy Norwich signed was plucked from nowhere Buendia I think Searching Google for Guy Norwich, struggling to find a Spaniard. Must have really come from nowehere 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted June 8, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 8, 2019 4 hours ago, sne said: Totally forgot that Marcos Alonso played for Bolton back in the day And Anelka and Gary Cahill, they had some good players over the years! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: And Anelka and Gary Cahill, they had some good players over the years! and Sasa Curcic, Okocha, Djorkaeff, Anelka, Diouf, Nakata played for Bolton at some point in their career. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsmithusa Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 On 31/05/2019 at 12:15, Brumerican said: He plays with his head up, has typically Spanish technique , a good cross and shot, but you're never sure if you're watching him live or if its a slow motion replay. So quite a bit like Grealish then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 24 minutes ago, MaVilla said: and Sasa Curcic, Okocha, Djorkaeff, Anelka, Diouf, Nakata played for Bolton at some point in their career. Add Campo and Hierro. The middle aged galacticos. Ahh those were the days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 1 hour ago, MaVilla said: and Sasa Curcic, Okocha, Djorkaeff, Anelka, Diouf, Nakata played for Bolton at some point in their career. Don't forget the mighty Ibrahim Ba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 8pints Posted June 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2019 10 hours ago, srsmithusa said: So quite a bit like Grealish then. Very true, I forgot just how slowly Grealish glides around the pitch until I saw this - 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 On 08/06/2019 at 10:58, sne said: Totally forgot that Marcos Alonso played for Bolton back in the day I bet he has as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 33 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Fecking bargain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Shows we still have an eye on FFP if we are keeping £2m deals to one side for financial years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicVillan Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 41 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Or £1m and no Gardner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 42 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Weird that we would be desperate to get Jota in for £2m in last years books but wait until June to start triggering clauses already in placed for Hause and Anwar. Particularly when they are for more money (£3m and £8m). Wonder if we are that close to the line on this year's FFP that we couldn't afford the others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeps Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 2 hours ago, HalfTimePost said: Weird that we would be desperate to get Jota in for £2m in last years books but wait until June to start triggering clauses already in placed for Hause and Anwar. Particularly when they are for more money (£3m and £8m). Wonder if we are that close to the line on this year's FFP that we couldn't afford the others Gardner’s pay rise maybe. AEG was a lot less than £8m apparently too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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