James Maddison (now playing for Tottenham Hotspur)

[thomas]

2 hours ago, 1964 said:

Why has this morphed into a Hugo Viana thread,  mods get banning .... outrageous and egregious behaviour 

Because once a population of internet males reaches late middle-age, and their virility and swagger has left them like their hairline did, all they have left is asserting they're the only one that remembers events 20+ years ago in perfect detail.

[TRC]

2 minutes ago, thomas said:

Because once a population of internet males reaches late middle-age, and their virility and swagger has left them like their hairline did, all they have left is asserting they're the only one that remembers events 20+ years ago in perfect detail.

I feel massively attacked by this 

[Doctor Zaius]

1 hour ago, Kanji said:

"Bottled" that header? He made a mistake. What a ridiculous post. 

 

Whats ridiculous about it? He shits himself at the sight of Flamini approaching him and bottles the challenge entirely. 

 

 

Edited December 7, 2022 by Doctor Zaius

[Interpolic]

20 minutes ago, thomas said:

Because once a population of internet males reaches late middle-age, and their virility and swagger has left them like their hairline did, all they have left is asserting they're the only one that remembers events 20+ years ago in perfect detail.

 

[HawK]

22 minutes ago, thomas said:

Because once a population of internet males reaches late middle-age, and their virility and swagger has left them like their hairline did, all they have left is asserting they're the only one that remembers events 20+ years ago in perfect detail.

 

Phew, thought that was me then remembered I'd misremembered the years CRonaldo and Viana came to England were a year apart

 

 

Edited December 7, 2022 by HawK

[AyeDubbleYoo]

49 minutes ago, thomas said:

Because once a population of internet males reaches late middle-age, and their virility and swagger has left them like their hairline did, all they have left is asserting they're the only one that remembers events 20+ years ago in perfect detail.

My football memory is so bad I won’t even have that

[tomlynnherrington]

5 hours ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Viana wasnt just not suited to the English game, he just wasnt good enough. Shite here, shite in Spain for both Valencia and Osasuna in a league where players like that are ten a penny. Fine playing for Braga in the Portugese league for a few seasons before fucking off to the UAE at 30. He wasnt good enough in 2003, so he absolutely wouldnt be good enough in 2022, when the league has far more competent players than then. 

 

 

His lasting contribution to NUFC is the most pathetic, bottling attempt at a header i've ever seen, leaving Drogba 1 on 1 with Aaron Hughes in a UEFA Cup Semi Final. A real sliding doors moment too.  

 

 

 

He made no attempt to win the header 😳. I noticed the ref shook Drogba’s hand before asking him to get into position for the restart.

[tomlynnherrington]

2 hours ago, Doctor Zaius said:

 

Whats ridiculous about it? He shits himself at the sight of Flamini approaching him and bottles the challenge entirely. 

 

 

 

You are 10000000% correct.

[tomlynnherrington]

3 hours ago, Kanji said:

"Bottled" that header? He made a mistake. What a ridiculous post. 

Absolute nonsense.

[jack j]

Cup tied?

[Dr Jinx]

Viana did start well but he dislocated his shoulder and had to have it pinned and then again a 2nd time.

 

He came back a shadow of what he had been and he basically just didn’t show the heart to succeed. Silky player though who easily could have been better here had his mindset been different.

 

 

[Mag3.14]

52 minutes ago, jack j said:

Cup tied?

Yes, came on as a sub in their 2nd round game

[Ben]

He's on the darts now, such a nice bloke 

[RodneyCisse]

Talk he might not be available Vs us on Boxing Day?

[ExiledGeordie]

2 minutes ago, RodneyCisse said:

Talk he might not be available Vs us on Boxing Day?

Would be a bit suss if he’s not involved at all 

[Holloway]

Be nice for him to get up to full fitness then just pop in for him end of january

[JumpersForGoalposts]

I've never really been that bothered about Maddison, but if it means no more Murphy, then bring him in.

[HawK]

So much better than Gordon, if we sign Gordon and then Maddison goes somewhere else before the start of next season for similar money I won't lie, I'd be very disappointed. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Totally different profiles though aren't they? It's barely worth thinking about them together. 

[54]

I can't remember where I read it, but I saw something a while back that Maddison wouldn't be available until the summer, and that we're likely to try and get him then, and that we'd be his likely destination.  

 

Besides Gordan and Maddison are completely different players, not really comparable.

[PauloGeordio]

Maybe it’s Gordon and Maddison 

[HawK]

Ofc they're different, but it's a big chunk of money. For budget reasons, if it's a case of either or, I know who I'd rather we signed.

[madras]

2 minutes ago, HawK said:

So much better than Gordon, if we sign Gordon and then Maddison goes somewhere else before the start of next season for similar money I won't lie, I'd be very disappointed. 

I don't see them in the role so there's no need for an either/or situation.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

If we don’t sign Maddison it would be very random and unfair to cite the Gordon signing as the reason. 
 

Maybe we just don’t think he fits or the deal isn’t right. Any number of factors. 

[The Prophet]

Fab seems to think he'll be our main target in the summer.

 

Keith is the opinion that we only ever bid for him because we were led down the garden path by his representatives.

 

Could be both, I guess we'll find out in the summer.