GJ_1892 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Watch a fair bit of Spanish football as I live there 6 months of the year. Pires. Yeah. Not really what we should be looking for. Frustrating as hell to watch. Clearly has a bit of talent but I see huge parallels with him and Wijnaldum in that they tend to go on the missing list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Watch a fair bit of Spanish football as I live there 6 months of the year. Pires. Yeah. Not really what we should be looking for. Frustrating as hell to watch. Clearly has a bit of talent but I see huge parallels with him and Wijnaldum in that they tend to go on the missing list. Is he similar to Wijnaldum in style of play as well? What position does he usually play? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 If anything I'd have said he was more like a Brazilian Matt Richie. In Rafa we trust. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 N´zonzi, oops! The ex-Blackburn guy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Has V.I offered an opinion on Pires as yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Watch a fair bit of Spanish football as I live there 6 months of the year. Pires. Yeah. Not really what we should be looking for. Frustrating as hell to watch. Clearly has a bit of talent but I see huge parallels with him and Wijnaldum in that they tend to go on the missing list. Possibly Wijnaldum would've been really useful under the current regime. Still not blown away by the Pires link but guess we just trust Rafael. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJ_1892 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Watch a fair bit of Spanish football as I live there 6 months of the year. Pires. Yeah. Not really what we should be looking for. Frustrating as hell to watch. Clearly has a bit of talent but I see huge parallels with him and Wijnaldum in that they tend to go on the missing list. Is he similar to Wijnaldum in style of play as well? What position does he usually play? The best comparison to a recent player would be Cabaye. Can pick a pass and dictate play, it doesn't help that he's been surrounded by absolute dross all year but he definitely has a tendency to go missing. Not a bad player but I can't see him doing any more than make up the numbers - hopefully I'm wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Watch a fair bit of Spanish football as I live there 6 months of the year. Pires. Yeah. Not really what we should be looking for. Frustrating as hell to watch. Clearly has a bit of talent but I see huge parallels with him and Wijnaldum in that they tend to go on the missing list. Possibly Wijnaldum would've been really useful under the current regime. Still not blown away by the Pires link but guess we just trust Rafael. What's really telling when you listen to people he's signed in the past (Bellamy etc) is that he's already completely aware of their abilities (and weaknesses) and he knows exactly where he wants them to play. I can only imagine he's got a plan for Pires and I'm more than happy with that. Very comfortable with whoever he signs tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Think Rafa is going to buy a lot of players that are not quite established yet, but have really good potential, who can all make a contribution. Similar to his early Liverpool days. Early indications he's going to repeat what he did for the championship season with players of a slightly or much better quality than we have now, i.e. big squad with plenty of cover to get through the demands of a full season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Is Andre Gray the homophobe? Aye. Excellent. Andre Gay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Good deal all round that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Good deal all round that. What did we pay for him? £5.25m? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Good deal all round that. How much did we pay for him? We should at least get our money back for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Good deal all round that. How much did we pay for him? We should at least get our money back for him. Agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Give them 5m and Hanley for Will Hughes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 If that's their first bid I'm sure we can get £5m, which is fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 That's what decent Championship defenders go for now? Puts into perspective how much we'll need to spend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 We are very unlikely to sign a 20 plus goal a season striker, Rafa may well be trying to get a squad together to share the goals round evenly. Yeah, I can see it being a healthy contest between those two as to who should be the first choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 If we sell him it would be a good indication that he's looking to bring in a centre back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 If we sell him it would be a good indication that he's looking to bring in a centre back. Think that's a given. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
louistoon Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 We are very unlikely to sign a 20 plus goal a season striker, Rafa may well be trying to get a squad together to share the goals round evenly. Yeah, I can see it being a healthy contest between those two as to who should be the first choice. Gray and that Kamoah lad have only got one year left on their contracts. Get both of them, and Abraham on loan, and striking options of Gayle, Gray, Abraham and Kamoah for maybe 15 million would be ok for a first season back in the premiership. I'd rather we went 5-10 million more and got someone whose proven to score 15+ PL goals, but Abraham, Gayle and Gray have all hit 20+ in the Championship, and i'd imagine it would be good for competition as none are clearly better than the other so you wouldn't have someone who expects to start most/every game. It would also free up some money to spend on midfield and defence which is sorely needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 If they got him Colback, Anita, Gouff and Murphy I would have a few quid on them getting promoted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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