Alexander Isak - International C*nt

[KennyUtd]

Now that's a brilliant post 👏👏👏

[gazza ladra]

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I mean what kind of improvement was he expecting?

 

It was about his salary. The ambition of the club had nothing yo do with it.

[OpenC]

13 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

He joined a club, as a 22 year old, at the beginning of the 2022-23 season. In the previous three seasons he had averaged  11 league goals and 34 appearance per season for Sociedad. This is after his first ‘big move’ to Dortmund wasn’t the raging success expected, ‘the new Zlatan’  making five appearances over two seasons and then being loaned as surplus to requirements to Willem II. 

 

This is bang on  I might be misremembering but I don't recall a mad scramble for his signature; is it not more the case that nobody else wanted the cunt when we took a chance on him? He wasn't sold fuck all, surely, but was offered a chance to shine in a pretty unique situation.

 

Three years down the line I would have said he owed NUFC considerably more than NUFC owed him, the invincibly stupid and bewilderingly short sighted cock end that he is

[RS]

When he was our rat he was playing in a system that had been designed to maximise his potential, playing to his strengths and being coached in the exact role that suited the team strategy. 
 

Now he’s their rat he’s having to plug himself into a system that isn’t built around him, he’s having to mould into the style that ekitike or  *insert multiple strikers names here* would also play. He’s became generic. Hopefully it doesn’t work out for him. 

[Doctor Zaius]

8 minutes ago, RS said:

When he was our rat he was playing in a system that had been designed to maximise his potential, playing to his strengths and being coached in the exact role that suited the team strategy. 
 

Now he’s their rat he’s having to plug himself into a system that isn’t built around him, he’s having to mould into the style that ekitike or  *insert multiple strikers names here* would also play. He’s became generic. Hopefully it doesn’t work out for him. 

 

I never thought it was like that. Often felt like he was isolated at times and we could have got even more out of him.

[RodneyCisse]

8 minutes ago, RS said:

When he was our rat he was playing in a system that had been designed to maximise his potential, playing to his strengths and being coached in the exact role that suited the team strategy. 
 

Now he’s their rat he’s having to plug himself into a system that isn’t built around him, he’s having to mould into the style that ekitike or  *insert multiple strikers names here* would also play. He’s became generic. Hopefully it doesn’t work out for him. 

It’s in the same way Eddie is going to make Wolt look unbelievable too, as we’re going to play to his strengths.

[The Fountain]

57 minutes ago, gdm said:

He’ll come good. It’s wishful thinking that he won’t. We are all aware of just how good he is. 
 

enjoyable while it lasts tho. Hopefully an injury to slow things down too 

Liverpool will have change the way they play, which they won't.

[Doctor Zaius]

Got at laugh at Jon Dahl Cuckersson like. 

 

Star striker fucked off pre season and he's been crap in qualifying. Makes him captain despite being out of form for a massive home game that they really need to win and they're beat without him contributing. Little tosser.

[The Fountain]

1 minute ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Got at laugh at Jon Dahl Cuckersson like. 

 

Star striker fucked off pre season and he's been crap in qualifying. Makes him captain despite being out of form for a massive home game that they really need to win and they're beat without him contributing. Little tosser.

Loved the fact the cuck was forced to play the rat for 90 mins. The cuck would've loved to have been a couple of goals up and subbed him. 

Slot won't be happy.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

29 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Got at laugh at Jon Dahl Cuckersson like. 

 

Star striker fucked off pre season and he's been crap in qualifying. Makes him captain despite being out of form for a massive home game that they really need to win and they're beat without him contributing. Little tosser.

Amazing. 

[The College Dropout]

11 hours ago, Shearergol said:

So two months after he joined? My mistake,  thought you said before he joined. I clearly can’t read.

I owned you.  For years.  You still on my dick. Ignored.  

[Shearergol]

9 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

I owned you.  For years.  You still on my dick. Ignored.  

Why are you acting like a child? You’re a grown man ffs

[Sibierski]

1 hour ago, Doctor Zaius said:

 

I never thought it was like that. Often felt like he was isolated at times and we could have got even more out of him.

Felt like in attack, he fitted us as he was in the box and we got to ball to him quick, out of possession, he didn’t fit us.

 

Now we have Wolte, it feels the opposite. But if we get the attack in tune with him, he’ll be superb.

 

Once our attack clicks, any good striker in our side will score 15+ league goals easily.
 

Age was against Wilson, but Solanke moved for £50m+ after a season like Wilson had. 

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

27 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

I owned you.  For years.  You still on my dick. Ignored.  

 

Urgh. You're like a soggy Wotsit.

[The College Dropout]

19 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

Why are you acting like a child? You’re a grown man ffs

You not embarrassed to spend years following me around the forum and getting it wrong. Just because you want to contradict me?

[The Butcher]

[The College Dropout]

Isak was the perfect profile for the system he was in.  It’s a similar profile to Wilson but a levels up. 

[gdm]

Got to love a random quarrel over a player that fucked off and left us 

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

47 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

I owned you.  For years.  You still on my dick. Ignored.  

 

On the football forum? Which threads, I'd love to see it, Gol's a disgrace. 

[Shearergol]

17 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

You not embarrassed to spend years following me around the forum and getting it wrong. Just because you want to contradict me?

I mean, you were wrong  you’re claiming you knew he was slow before we signed him. Just to look like you know everything I guess.

[TheBrownBottle]

2 hours ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

 

You don’t blame him for going when and how he did? Well that is remarkably magnanimous of you. Putting the preferences and ambitions of one player above the club you like/love. 
 

He was sold a project that the club didn’t follow through on? You’re unimpressed by the slowness and inaction of the ownership therefore no surprise that he was? 

 

He joined a club, as a 22 year old, at the beginning of the 2022-23 season. In the previous three seasons he had averaged  11 league goals and 34 appearance per season for Sociedad. This is after his first ‘big move’ to Dortmund wasn’t the raging success expected, ‘the new Zlatan’  making five appearances over two seasons and then being loaned as surplus to requirements to Willem II. 
 

NUFC, the club/‘project’ he joined, had in the previous three seasons put together the following run of results.

2019-2020: 13th in Premier League, out in the QF of FA Cup and 2nd round of LC. Played 45, won 14; scored 55. Known transfer spend £65m.  
2020-2021: 12th in Premier League, out in the 3rd round of FA Cup and QF of LC. Played 43, won 14; scored 50. Known transfer spend £35m. 
 

2021-22: 11th in the Premier League, out in the 3rd round of FA Cup and 2nd round of LC (we definitely would have been relegated without the mid season change of manager). Played 40, won 13; scored 44. Known transfer spend £25m preseason; £110m January. 

 

As well as the January post take-over, pre ‘Voldemort’ transfer kitty (Trippier, Wood, Bruno, and Burn; plus Targett loan) in his three seasons NUFC have: 

 

2022-23: 4th in the Premier League, 3rd round of FA Cup and final round of LC. Played 46, won 24; scored 77. Known transfer spend: £171m.

 

2023-24: 7th in the Premier League, QF of FA Cup and QF round of LC. Group stage Champions League. Played 51, won 23; scored 102. Known transfer spend: £134m.

 

2024-25: 5th in the Premier League, 5th round of FA Cup and Winners of LC. Qualified Champions League. Played 48, won 28; scored 88. Known transfer spend: £43m. 

 

So I get that last season is a disappointing investment (for well known reasons) but in total post takeover known spend on players totals £458m, versus £125m in the comparison  period. Cups wise,  two quarter finals, two cup finals, one winners’s trophy, two Champions League qualifications versus two quarter finals. League wise finishing 5th ish rather than 12th ish. General performance wise, winning 75 games rather than 41; celebrating 267 goals rather than 149. 
 

I’m stopping now before waxing lyrical about who we have played, some of the performances, the sheer joy of some of the play, or the general sense of hope optimism and identity the club has regained. Such things won’t probably be relevant to ‘that’ former player’s negative feelings. I think they should be to yours though. 

 

Remind me again, beyond a limited spend last season (because we couldn’t not because we didn’t want to) why you think he was sold a project the club hasn’t followed through on? Why he and you are so unimpressed? I mean what kind of improvement was he expecting? There is no valid justification to his actions; his ego outgrew his heart. 
 

And more to the point what the fuck were you expecting that would justify your disappointment? 

Your anger is lost on me tbh CF - I said sweet FA about the club not spending to the max possible under PSR.  I’m a PSR bore - I know how much we can spend and why.  No issue there.  The issue is wider than that.

[Geordie_once_removed]

I have a dream that he continues to struggle and we draw Liverpool at home in the FA cup. Wor Flags does a big banner something like "£130 million, 20 games, 2 goals. Sorry no refunds."

 

 

[The College Dropout]

7 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

I mean, you were wrong  you’re claiming you knew he was slow before we signed him. Just to look like you know everything I guess.

Sorry it was Botman I said looked slow when he joined from the clips. 
 

Bruno I said he looked slow as part of my first observations of actually watching him play. Sorry a whole 6 weeks after he signed. Of which YOU specifically gave me pelters for saying.  YOU were totally wrong. 

3 years later you’re giving me stick for something YOU played a part in 

 

Legit, are you not embarrassed? You’re trying to claim some legitimacy because my dates were 6 weeks out. YOU were one of the people giving me pelters for saying Bruno was slow  when I remember how - I’m hiding you. You offer nothing constructive. 

[The College Dropout]

1 minute ago, Geordie_once_removed said:

I have a dream that he continues to struggle and we draw Liverpool at home in the FA cup. Wor Flags does a big banner something like "£130 million, 20 games, 2 goals. Sorry no refunds."

 

 

He would 100% score a winnnf goal in that scenario. 

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

2 minutes ago, The College Dropout said:

are you not embarrassed?