ponsaelius

#7?

On TFC's official site

so much

He is a truly phenomenal footballer. Rolls Royce.

Nixon saying SL have signed that Mauro Cetto on a two year deal.

Longest medical ever for this chap

All aboard the Jimmy Kebe Banterbus, next stop; LOLtown.

Omgz

The alternative is?

31 games, 11 goals, 9 assists. Still think he's limited and one paced, but he's done OK so far and will likely get better in his second season.

Ah fuck this I'm gannin to bed.

Eh? What are you talking about?

In the Mirror too now http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/newcastle-united-fabricio-coloccini-walks-1552536

Look, fact is goalscoring statistics tell you very little. That's why scouts exist.

Says who? He's scored more than Remy both this season and last season. I think the price tag is making people ignore this guys record for some reason, he's quite clearly a good player by any account. Remy scored 20 goals last season..... i'm pretty certain Gouffran didn't score more than that tbh.... Remy is comfortably a better footballer than Gouffran, because he's struggled with injuries since end of last season doesn't change that. We shouldn't be comparing Gouffran to Remy tbh, Gouffran is a decent player and should do well but he's nowhere near Remy and he never will be. Always nice to see fans downplaying new players ability and potential even before he has kicked a ball for us. Well yeah, it's a much preferable option to hyping them up to ridiculous levels.

Says who? He's scored more than Remy both this season and last season. I think the price tag is making people ignore this guys record for some reason, he's quite clearly a good player by any account. Most of the French journalists have said he's pretty average and that Ligue 1 is likely his level, whereas Remy is a full international and regarded as a talented player who's fallen out of form this season. Stats don't tell the whole story. I'm not saying he can't be a useful signing, he almost certainly will be especially with our lack of pace/options upfront. A record is much more important than an opinion of a journalist. I'm not buying this talk but I guess we'll see against Villa Is it? The journalists/fans that watch French football will know how good/talented a player is beyond their goalscoring record in Ligue 1, which really doesn't tell the whole story. Anthony Modeste has outscored him in Ligue 1 this season, remember him? Aliadiere has scored just 1 fewer. Goalscoring records tell you little in reality, especially when you're assessing a player's ability to transfer from a European league to a completely different one. Actual ability level is the ultimate factor and that has so many more faccets to it than a statistic - first touch, skill, pace, power, awareness, creativity, adaptibility, teamplay etc. Like I've said, I'm happy with the signing because of the price and the fact he's not Shola Ameobi - but he's a budget gamble on a form player rather than a pricey gamble on a more talented player out of form.

Says who? He's scored more than Remy both this season and last season. I think the price tag is making people ignore this guys record for some reason, he's quite clearly a good player by any account. Most of the French journalists have said he's pretty average and that Ligue 1 is likely his level, whereas Remy is a full international and regarded as a talented player who's fallen out of form this season. Stats don't tell the whole story. I'm not saying he can't be a useful signing, he almost certainly will be especially with our lack of pace/options upfront.

Sissoko would help us win a lot of aerial challenges/second balls. The way Pardew plays seems to result in our midfielders having to challenge for these more than they should, it was very noticeable at Norwich how many times Anita/Cabaye/Marveaux were beaten and we lost possession through it.

By all accounts Remy is the much more talented player though - time will tell whether this guy whose on form and much cheaper (wages + fee) is the better option.

San Lorenzo are one of the larger Argie clubs. River/Boca are no less skint, it's a league-wide problem.

Nowt. And if a few weeks/months down the line he changes his mind and signs for San Lorenzo? As far as I'm aware he wouldn't be allowed to. We hold his registration until the end of the contract.

Nowt.

Fucking Asia

Unsurprisingly the commercial revenue remains low. Tacky brand these days.