Kiwivillan Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 [Insert player name in ridiculous mid season knockout tournament that's thrown up random results] would be a great signing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Linked with Paul Onuachu, a 6ft 7in Nigerian striker who plays for Genk. Never heard of him, so looked him up expecting to find a 22-year-old, highly rated player on the verge of being signed by a club in the top 5. Instead, he's 28 and played all his senior football in Denmark and Belgium. I would question why he's still playing at that level at that age and not been signed by someone better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 17 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: [Insert player name in ridiculous mid season knockout tournament that's thrown up random results] would be a great signing Good shout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted December 15, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, duke313 said: Linked with Paul Onuachu, a 6ft 7in Nigerian striker who plays for Genk. Never heard of him, so looked him up expecting to find a 22-year-old, highly rated player on the verge of being signed by a club in the top 5. Instead, he's 28 and played all his senior football in Denmark and Belgium. I would question why he's still playing at that level at that age and not been signed by someone better. I think we're being linked with every professional player from any European League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 33 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: [Insert player name in ridiculous mid season knockout tournament that's thrown up random results] would be a great signing Matty Cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted December 15, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 15, 2022 27 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: Good shout! Don't you mean [appropriate verbal response]? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 Chelsea signing everyone. Shame about this would of been perfect for us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, duke313 said: Linked with Paul Onuachu, a 6ft 7in Nigerian striker who plays for Genk. Never heard of him, so looked him up expecting to find a 22-year-old, highly rated player on the verge of being signed by a club in the top 5. Instead, he's 28 and played all his senior football in Denmark and Belgium. I would question why he's still playing at that level at that age and not been signed by someone better. some of these guys are just late bloomers. They end up breaking on to the scene too late and don’t get their big move soon enough. Before they know it, they’re now in their late 20s and too old for a club in the top 5 leagues to gamble on.That doesn’t mean they’re necessarily bad players though. Whenever I look through the top performers in a league, its actually not hard to come across players who are putting in incredible stats that sometimes rival the well known players in the same league. The only issue is that they’re old, never got their big break, so no one knows about them. This could be a market we could take advantage of. Edited December 15, 2022 by Laughable Chimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Laughable Chimp said: some of these guys are just late bloomers. They end up breaking on to the scene too late and don’t get their big move soon enough. Before they know it, they’re now in their late 20s and too old for a club in the top 5 leagues to gamble on.That doesn’t mean they’re necessarily bad players though. Whenever I look through the top performers in a league, its actually not hard to come across players who are putting in incredible stats that sometimes rival the well known players in the same league. The only issue is that they’re old, never got their big break, so no one knows about them. This could be a market we could take advantage of. It would be an incredibly risky market to base your transfer strategy on. True you might find some late bloomer who has somehow slipped through the crack of Europe's top clubs, but chances are they are most of them are just not good enough for top 5 leagues, hence why they're still playing where they are at almost 30. The only players worth risking from them leagues are 18-23 year olds who have potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steero113 Posted December 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 15, 2022 26 minutes ago, messi11 said: Chelsea signing everyone. Shame about this would of been perfect for us I've spent some time looking at this and breaking down the numbers. I might be wrong but my spreadsheet output confirms that this is indeed..... one player..... that Chelsea are signing. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 16 hours ago, messi11 said: Ounahi looks like the new Mahrez! Sign him up I'm impressed with him....but consistency, is another factor to consider....This is why we all, change our opinions, in time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 hour ago, duke313 said: Linked with Paul Onuachu, a 6ft 7in Nigerian striker who plays for Genk. Never heard of him, so looked him up expecting to find a 22-year-old, highly rated player on the verge of being signed by a club in the top 5. Instead, he's 28 and played all his senior football in Denmark and Belgium. I would question why he's still playing at that level at that age and not been signed by someone better. Not tall enough. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupinthe5th Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Think I'd rather just play Tyrone Mings up top 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Fofanas seem to be the new Dembeles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: [Insert player name in ridiculous mid season knockout tournament that's thrown up random results] would be a great signing That maybe so, but no worse than some of the "misses" we have signed in the past, from everyday scouting. just hoping our new regime, does better. Edited December 15, 2022 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) I've put together a "realistic" free transfer XI: David Soria Héctor Bellerín - Milan Skriniar - Evan Ndicka - Raphaël Guerreiro Mohamed Elneny - Youri Tielemans Marco Asensio - Daichi Kamada - Wilfried Zaha Marcus Thuram Could definitely see Emery signing Soria on a free. He was his backup keeper with Sevilla when the beat Liverpool in Europa, played all the Europa games. Edited December 15, 2022 by duke313 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 37 minutes ago, rubberman said: Fofanas seem to be the new Dembeles. Are those the old or new Traores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 37 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Are those the old or new Traores? In between the Traore's and the Cisse's I believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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duke313 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Villaphan04 said: Being linked with Barcelona as a replacement for Busquets. Don't think we would have a chance for him. Edited December 15, 2022 by duke313 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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