Optimistic Nut Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Just posted on that website in the last hour. http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/web/gen/20080607/noticia_53476445511.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Basically says that we're about to make a firm offer for him, even though there are doubts over whether he's suited to English football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Was mentioned earlier this year that we were interested iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 at that price i'd defo consider it, even if it didn't work out for him last time. was there any reason in particular he didn't seem to cut it in england? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 didn't score a single goal this season for athletico mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAK Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 at that price i'd defo consider it, even if it didn't work out for him last time. was there any reason in particular he didn't seem to cut it in england? Near enough £7M so hardly loose change. He was home sick and couldn't settle in England was the reason given for wanting to leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Exactly so I can't see what a couple of years will have done!?!!? Be crackers to make a move for him, he'll NOT settle!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Exactly so I can't see what a couple of years will have done!?!!? Be crackers to make a move for him, he'll NOT settle!!! Yeah but we've got Keegan...he'll convince him Newcastle's closer to Seville than London is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 if he's prepared to move back to england then he'll probably think he is over his homesickness issues, but if he hasn't scored all season, does anyone watching la liga know why? has he look out of touch, or was he playing well but not scoring, or were athletico shite all round last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 if he's prepared to move back to england then he'll probably think he is over his homesickness issues, but if he hasn't scored all season, does anyone watching la liga know why? has he look out of touch, or was he playing well but not scoring, or were athletico shite all round last year. Athletico finished 4th last year so I'm guessing it's not because they were shite all round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anth.Nufc Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Exactly so I can't see what a couple of years will have done!?!!? Be crackers to make a move for him, he'll NOT settle!!! Yeah but we've got Keegan...he'll convince him Newcastle's closer to Seville than London is. If it worked with rob lee..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 if he's prepared to move back to england then he'll probably think he is over his homesickness issues, but if he hasn't scored all season, does anyone watching la liga know why? has he look out of touch, or was he playing well but not scoring, or were athletico s**** all round last year. Atletico finished top 4 so they weren't sh*t. Didn't really pay much attention to them tbh, not even sure if he got a game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 played 26 times. not sure how many were as a sub though. should probably mention here that i'm using wikipedia as a source Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/gamelog?id=12236&cc=5739 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Thought he looked a good player at Arsenal. Thick as fuck though isn't he? I seem to remember he could barely speak the language when he left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Hardly relevant, but I've just done a season with Atletico Madrid on FM, and I hardly played him. I don't know if my team reflects what they played in real life. Just managed to get £22m out of Spurs for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 First instinct was "fuck yeah a new player!" and if keegan and the trifecta think its a good signing then i'd go for it. Worrying that he's not scored any goals al season though, always thought of him as a goal-scoring winger. So yeah definitely a risk for 7 mil, but lets not forget the same player was bought by arsene 'tight-arse' wenger for around 20 million not too long ago; the lad has something and if he can get over his problems im sure we'll have a great player on our hands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Don't want him huffy and never showed that much during his time at the Gooners, he hated it int he UK so even if we agree a fee I doubt he would agree terms anyway.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 that would be a bad transfer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Hardly relevant, but I've just done a season with Atletico Madrid on FM, and I hardly played him. I don't know if my team reflects what they played in real life. Just managed to get £22m out of Spurs for him. we've got a bargin then, sign him up before spurs are interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 No way!!! Has played at best average all year for Atletico madrid and was homesick at Arsenal, as well as saying he wasn't suited to the hustle bustle of the prem. Big mistake if we go for him... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Petay Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I posted this last time I saw us linked with the lad. I want him on the sole grouds that when he was at the Arse there was a abd finally... where he said he practiced dribbling round Gnomes in his garden. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 we've already released steven carr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Petay Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 On a more serious note he fits what we're looking for, youngish attack minded player who can link the midfield and strikers, I'll file this one under mildly excited. If I were to try and think of a metaphor its like when you here an ice cream van but look out the window and its cloudy and not that warm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I don't suppose Atletico would be interested in Alan Smith, would they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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