joeyt Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 "Can you really sell goats cheese for 50€ to tourists?" "Why not? British are ready to spend 17M € for Thauvin " Those pesky frogs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Rob Lee trots out the "too lightweight" line about him. God English pundits are predictable when it comes to foreign players they know nothing about, he's not even that small Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Despite having been an intelligent player, Rob Lee clearly knows absolutely nothing about football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 "Can you really sell goats cheese for 50€ to tourists?" "Why not? British are ready to spend 17M € for Thauvin " Those pesky frogs Fuck you too, France. Fuck you too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Rob Lee trots out the "too lightweight" line about him. God English pundits are predictable when it comes to foreign players they know nothing about, he's not even that small The prem league is full of light weight forrins these days. Its not like its full of 1970s over weight cloggers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 He regularly gets out-muscled in Ligue 1 though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Despite having been an intelligent player, Rob Lee clearly knows absolutely nothing about football. There's so many ex footballers like this, it's quite amazing really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Dinosaur coming out with prehistoric view shocker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Cites the reason he's worried is that Cabella was too small, failing to realise Thauvin is actually bigger than him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Rob Lee was hardly 7 foot tall anyway. Thauvin is taller than he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 He regularly gets out-muscled in Ligue 1 though. Maybe you should be head scout instead of Carr then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Nani was built like a doorman from Blyth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 That cartoon man. Damn. If he sucks shouldn't they be happy we took him?! These French have issues man. Real bitchy individuals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 What do the actual Marseille fans think of him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 That young lad who got pictures of Mbemba at the training ground reckons Thauvin is there now. @BenArmy_6 on Twitter. Good to see he's still having a productive school holiday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Do you guys not flog your children? Why are they hiding in bushes photographing strangers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 What do the actual Marseille fans think of him? They reckon he's a right weirdo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Don,t worry about the frogs and numbers. They're still disputing how many they lost at Agincourt. Shoot. NPW Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bailey Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 What do the actual Marseille fans think of him? They reckon he's a right weirdo. We will have some 'characters' in the squad if nowt else then..The Chancellor, Mitrovic , Thauvin and the wee scamp Colback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DebuchyAndTheBeast Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I won't complain because we're spending money but €17 million for someone who was only good for half a season makes me wonder how do we evaluate the price of players. Don't get me wrong Thauvin is a decent and tricky player but lacks consistency and end product compared to Cabella and even Payet. I think West Ham got the better player but I hope I'm wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 What do the actual Marseille fans think of him? They reckon he's a right weirdo. We will have some 'characters' in the squad if nowt else then..The Chancellor, Mitrovic , Thauvin and the wee scamp Colback. Ah, 'Scampi Jack'. I like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I won't complain because we're spending money but €17 million for someone who was only good for half a season makes me wonder how do we evaluate the price of players. Don't get me wrong Thauvin is a decent and tricky player but lacks consistency and end product compared to Cabella and even Payet. I think West Ham got the better player but I hope I'm wrong. Oh boy ... it didn't work out at Marseille as he was playing wide in a funky formation for Biesla last season. He wasn't as comfortable in it. The guy was electric at Bastia. We have a manager that is going to encourage him to get forward and cause problems. He's going to be great. Deal with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I won't complain because we're spending money but €17 million for someone who was only good for half a season makes me wonder how do we evaluate the price of players. Don't get me wrong Thauvin is a decent and tricky player but lacks consistency and end product compared to Cabella and even Payet. I think West Ham got the better player but I hope I'm wrong. If all these negative views about Thauvin turn out to be right, then Carr's competence really will come under scrutiny. It's one thing to be be spotting players who don't cost much because of their contracts running down, but if we are laying out big money on players who are duds then questions will be asked. I haven't seen him in action myself so I'm hoping there's more to him than some of you guys seem to think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Payet is 6 years older, is he not? Part of the price of the deal is the potential involved, whether that is realised here or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 L'OM fans really dislike him. Personally, I'm really in two minds over this deal. When Cabella was coming to Newcastle, French journalists- while citing his lack of physicality- had nothing but glowing reviews over the attitude and ability of a player who was a key component (often from the bench admittedly) for a title winning side. Their predictions were that, although he might need time to adapt, Newcastle were getting a really good player with a strong appetite for success. Now contrast that to our signing of Thauvin. Although a few years ago he was being touted as the next Ribery, he has regressed massively. Most of the same journalists are ridiculing a deal that sees us (essentially) giving away a more established player as well as overpaying for a massively out of form player who may never live up to his potential. The guy could be a superstar, or he could be a rather expensive foreign flop. I guess this is Newcastle though; bags of potential with excitement, twinned with the specter of disappointment looming. Nervous about the deal but looking forward to seeing if he can realize his potential in a black and white shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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