Unbelievable

Absolutely. If Wijnaldum has been brought in as Sissoko's replacement we will effectively still not have strengthened/invested and will still be significantly weaker squad wise than at the start of last season.

Has he ever done anything for Holland in knockouts of a tournament? Not enough. This past World Cup was probably his best tournament for us in terms of end product. Still, his presence up top has been invaluable in those two World Cups regardless of lack of end product. Van Persie is a fantastic forward to lead the line and bring others into play. I do wish he could have really shone on those major occasions by scoring a few more - it could have been the difference between winning the cup or not - but I wouldn't say he had failed. He will go into the history books as our NT all time top scorer who led us into one World Cup final and one semi final. On a personal note, I sincerely hope he will finish his career at Excelsior Rotterdam as he has always promised he would. It will signal to me that through it all he has kept the love for the game that has set him apart from others as he rose through the ranks.

Bah, fucking coonts the lot of ya.

Worst part is I decided against changing it straight after I noticed because I didn't know it was an actual word, let alone a racist one.

Has Narsingh been linked with anyone? Actually a huge fan of his. Love his pace. Not really. General consensus over here is he hasn't got what it takes. Ah, okay. Seems a pacy winger who's now pushing on the national team ranks. That's all. Would far like him in our squad as a reserve winger over the s*** we have! Pace is a useful skill in itself, especially in this league, but I think he will go the way of Castelen and Lens, i.e. ultimately not really good enough. PSV want Berghuis from AZ, who should imo displacr him easily. He's a player I would love to see us in for.

Just change my username already

Pure legend tbh

Has Narsingh been linked with anyone? Actually a huge fan of his. Love his pace. Not really. General consensus over here is he hasn't got what it takes.

He looks like an ox, I'll give him that, but he's not really ready for the national team and we're not exactly spoilt for choice.

Loved Robin van Persie since he was a Feyenoord youth player

FFS

True sadly. I was hoping that promising defenders moving abroad at an early age might have an effect, but the likes of Rekik and Bruma still don't look polished. Midfielders and forwards who have been snapped up by the likes of Chelsea and Man City at age 16 are generally never heard of again, unsurprisingly. I fear the effect of this on our NT in a few years time. The best young talents who previously would have been through Ajax' and Feyenoord's academies only to move abroad after a few years in the first team are snapped up for small compensation by your big clubs nowadays, only to be ruined.

Same as no conclusion can be drawn beforehand for any transfer. Name me one league or club where buying a player from them is a cast iron guarantee for success.

coin FFS

Howay man, they're a massive club in their own right. How many players have excelled there and got big transfers? Not like they are some Euopean football's backwater.

Plus it's been nice weather so they will be seeing Newcastle at it's best. I still remember Tino turning up in the snow wrapped in fur like some scene from Game of Thrones.

Groundhog day, but I will not have a bad word said about Afonso Alves' record in NL or its significance. He was a world beater in his time at Heerenveen. His failure at Middlesbrough and subseqent money grabbing in The Middle East does not take away from that. He simply went the way many Brazilians have gone before him and was more interested in coon than in his reputation, becoming the best player he possibly could or winning trophies. The PL isn't the be all and end all of football, even if it pays the highest wages.

Romario, Ronaldo, Van Basten, Bergkamp, Van Nistelrooij, Zlatan, Kluivert, Van Persie amongst others say hi.

Seriously, who does his father think he/his son is?

http://www.football-oranje.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ray-Clarke.jpg one s***-hot season for ajax, one season at nufc that was plain s***

You should consider the other way. What is the last English player to have made an impact in the Eredivisie?

Last two or three seasons!?

Yep

That last line suggests to me we don't expect him to be here much longer

If not this season, and it doesn't bare thinking about really, the three stooges will all be gone by this time next season as their contracts run out, so a complete overhaul is needed in any case. Might as well start now.