Official: Daryl Janmaat joins Watford for £7m

[xLiaaamx]

I already prefer Anita there because he doesn't leave those huge gaps. Suspect Yedlin will though.

[Conjo]

At least he has the pace to close the gap.

[Rocker]

Surely Janmaat has been told to sort his positioning out, especially by Rafa, but either he's choosing not to listen or he's thick as fuck. Or a combination of both.

[nufcjb]

Nah, not having that downgrade BS. Yes Yedlin isn't that good of a defender but Janmaat is hardly one either. He's been shit at defending and don't think he'll easily handle the Championship either.

 

Only thing I'm unhappy with this transfer is the fee. That is a very small amount of money for an international defender compared with the silly money being thrown around for other lesser known players right now.

[loki679]

The fee's nothing special but he was probably on a canny wedge too.  We've shifted quite a few high earners this summer and the replacements most likely aren't getting half what they were.

[Lotus]

I think people have to remember that, as a rule, when you get relegated and players leave, you don't tend to get better ones in to replace them. You just have to hope the players you do get are good enough to get you promoted again.

[colinmk]

Useless shite greasy cunt, fuck off and don't let the door hit you on the way oot.

 

Another shitbox.

[BlufPurdi]

Useless shite greasy cunt, fuck off and don't let the door hit you on the way oot.

 

[Scotty66]

Has he ever been our man of the match?

 

Can't think of a single game when he played so well he stood out more than any other player.

[Rebellious]

Has he ever been our man of the match?

 

Can't think of a single game when he played so well he stood out more than any other player.

 

At the very start here he did, then downhill ever since. Like most of our signings for the past however many years.

[Norseman]

Good stuff. Rafa's getting rid of the deadwood. 7.5M is a relatively low fee these days for an international player with 4 years left on his contract, so I think the fee and the destination tells you all about how "good" he has been for us.

[The College Dropout]

Useless s**** greasy c***, f*** off and don't let the door hit you on the way oot.

 

Another shitbox.

This.

 

We are in the Championship.  Watford will take our players with decent reps and we'll be forced to sign Sunderland cast offs (it seems - he did play for them right?).

[John P]

 

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It'll be one out & one in with Daryl Janmaat on his way & DeAndre Yedlin set for NUFC medical. That, for me, is a fairly big downgrade

 

Spot on here.

 

Not if one doesn't want to be here and the other does.

[Norseman]

Janmaat is very poor positionally and so many of our goals conceded the last two years, he has been at fault.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I doubt there's a noticeable difference between them TBH, except there's a chance Yedlin is hungry to be here and can improve. Very much doubt we'll miss Janmaat.

[Teasy]

As far as the fee goes, international or not he's a right back who can't get in our side in the Championship ahead of a midfielder.

 

Also downgrade?, same answer, can't get in ahead of Anita FFS, how can anyone be a big downgrade on that?

[relámpago blanco]

Janmaats been shite for a while now. I am not fussed at all about this.

[Guest dabe]

Never a fan. Lack of discipline and the prototypical "fanny head" you'd expect from an English clogger, not a Dutch maestro. Good sum, thanks for the, lack of good, memories...

[Paully]

Good first four months and has been garbage since - the number of times he was yards behind the rest of the back four line that cost us goals was ridiculous! Good price for someone who clearly does not want to be here!

[MyPalAl]

He's  a wanker

[khay]

Never really did much. but I'm sure he was more than good enough for this level so its a shame. but he has been wanting out for a while now.

[shintonsghost]

 

been a passenger for months, fuck off and lets start again

[vicente_14]

Decent first season. After his ridiculous sending off at Swansea, never looked like he wanted to be here. Liked him but he won't be missed.

[Kanj]

We have definitely looked a better side without him in defense. He was very good in attack to begin with when he started for us, but has massively trailed off since then and been very inconsistent. He's one paced though, and was often made to look a fool by rather poor midfielders as a result. I think he genuinely cared but really lashed out in weird ways and had some embarrassing moments (Southampton away last season, intentional red).

 

Best of luck to him though.

[Marmoset]

People keep bringing up that he's a Dutch international. Much like they kept saying Anita was a Dutch international and Ajax graduate, De Jong was Ajax captain, Gini best player in Holland, even Sels best keeper in Belgium. These things really don't mean anywhere near as much as the weight some people give to them.

 

Janmaat himself was player of the year for an actual Premier League side. So was Rob Elliot.