Guest sondre Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Orlando Engelaar looked like someone we could use in our midfield. Any thoughts on our chance of getting him? Very impressed with him too. Where does he play his club football - this is the first time I've seen him. Feyenoord Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 and his name's better than Gomis'. Sign him up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Engelaar looks good. Which means he'll probably already be out of our reach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Orlando Engelaar looked like someone we could use in our midfield. Any thoughts on our chance of getting him? Very impressed with him too. Where does he play his club football - this is the first time I've seen him. Feyenoord Dunno, but wiki says he plays for Twente Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Orlando Engelaar looked like someone we could use in our midfield. Any thoughts on our chance of getting him? Very impressed with him too. Where does he play his club football - this is the first time I've seen him. Feyenoord Nah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sondre Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Sorry, Twente, according to http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/players/player=65075/index.html "Enjoyed impressive follow-up season in Eredivisie (nine goals) but European debut was forgettable 5-0 defeat by Newcastle United FC at St James's Park." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1878 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Engelaar was supposed to be signing for Schalke but it wasn't agreed before the Euros Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sondre Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hopefully KK will discover him and get in there and battle! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 29 years old. He's taken his time to make a name for himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Engelaar is loyal to his old coach and credits Rutten with his transformation from a journeyman in the Belgian league to the role of fulcrum in the most elegant of international midfields. As a second striker with Genk, Engelaar was going nowhere. Rutten seduced him into playing in defensive midfield with talk of the Oranje jersey. And his promises weren't false. The Dutch midfield is filled with gifted ball players but is also pretty puny. With Rino Gattuso foaming in the opposition changing room tomorrow, it will be reassuring to the timid Robben that Engelaar, at 6ft 4in and weighing more than 14st, is on bodyguard duty. The beauty for Van Basten is that he has found an enforcer whose passing ability will enhance the Dutch side's preference for rapid interchange of the ball. At 28, Engelaar has enjoyed a spectacular late development to a career that was trundling along in mediocrity. This season he captained FC Twente to Champions League qualification ahead of Ajax and Feyenoord. Fred Rutten, the Twente coach, moved to Schalke last month and made it a condition that they brought Engelaar along too, paying £6.4 million for him. He knew he had to move swiftly, because after the Euros Engelaar will be on the English and Spanish radar. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/08/sfngui108.xml Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sondre Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Late bloomer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Didn't Roeder get offered Radoi and Rat for peanuts, and refused to have them as he was told by one of his mates that they weren't any better than what he already had? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Didn't Roeder get offered Radoi and Rat for peanuts, and refused to have them as he was told by one of his mates that they weren't any better than what he already had? If you believe the Chronicle then yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Didn't Roeder get offered Radoi and Rat for peanuts, and refused to have them as he was told by one of his mates that they weren't any better than what he already had? If you believe the Chronicle then yes. There were quotes from Roeder iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Didn't Roeder get offered Radoi and Rat for peanuts, and refused to have them as he was told by one of his mates that they weren't any better than what he already had? If you believe the Chronicle then yes. There were quotes from Roeder iirc. ydrc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 http://www.walsall-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=394657 Youngster signs up! Walsall have announced they have beaten off Premiership sides Newcastle United, Blackburn and Bolton Wanderers to secure the services of youngster Sean Geddes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 http://www.walsall-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=394657 Youngster signs up! Walsall have announced they have beaten off Premiership sides Newcastle United, Blackburn and Bolton Wanderers to secure the services of youngster Sean Geddes. Ah the allure of wallsall... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Worth having another look at Dragutinovic? You know for a fact if we don't, he'll end up going to Blackburn under Allardyce and he'll be immense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 If he wanted mad wages to join us from Seville, you think Blackburn will pay him "Good" wages to leave a big side like Seville. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Worth having another look at Dragutinovic? You know for a fact if we don't, he'll end up going to Blackburn under Allardyce and he'll be immense. He wanted to be the second-highest paid player at the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Chimbonda available for 2 million according to his agent anyone go for him at that price? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieglory Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Chimbonda available for 2 million according to his agent anyone go for him at that price? I definitely would. Yes, he's an arse, but he'd be an upgrade on Beye and for that price he'd be one worth getting. Can't see Spurs letting him go for £2m though, probably double that, so it's probably a non-starter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie jamie Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I would say no. We have Beye and i would get a young rb to be his back up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Chimbonda available for 2 million according to his agent anyone go for him at that price? I definitely would. Yes, he's an arse, but he'd be an upgrade on Beye and for that price he'd be one worth getting. Can't see Spurs letting him go for £2m though, probably double that, so it's probably a non-starter. Upgrade on Beye? Wtf. Beye was by far our best player. Even if he is better than Beye is there any point have your 2 best players in the same position? Plus he'd want mega wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Good player but I'd rather find someone to come through after Beye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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