Alexander Isak

[Conjo]

4 minutes ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said:

 

Maybe you want to choose a better description of Perri Piper in that situation than 'little girl'

 

Little woman?

[Guest HTT II]

2 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

Even that’s a stretch 

Nah, he is proven at that level and despite his lack of goals for us, proven at PL level too, I think it was 3-fold. We were desperate, he’d have been quality for us if we went down and signing him weakened Burnley.

 

 

Edited August 24, 2022 by HTT II

[Happinesstan]

Just now, Conjo said:

 

Little woman?

Yeah, all the image lacked was the ability to give consent.

[Rich]

For my fellow plane nonces:
 

Couple of Netjets (private charters that we've used a few times before) have just landed at Biarritz: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/cs-che / https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/cs-dxz. It's the closest international airport to San Sebastian, where Real Sociedad are based.

 

Maybe one for our lads? And one for Isak and his crew?

 

Can only see 7 days of data, but neither plane has been there in the past week.

 

Also, this one went from Cambridge to Bilbao yesterday morning: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/cs-chf. That's also only an hour or so from San Sebastian, so could feasibly have been Ashworth, Nickson, and whoever else flying out (Downie has reported that they're already in Spain).

[wyn davies]

18 minutes ago, Happinesstan said:

I'm not accepting it's done yet. But I'm hoping it is. Nobody had a fucking clue.

Amanda's very good at keeping secrets

[Shearergol]

Just now, HTT II said:

Nah, he is proven at that level and despite his lack of goals for us, although at PL level, I think it was 3-fold. We were desperate, he’d have been quality for us if we went down and weakened Burnley.

This has been absolutely done to death, mainly by me, so I’ll just say “nah” and leave it there. (We were desperate is the only right answer btw).

[Mazzy]

I'd argue £60m for Isak is reasonable value, it's certainly overpaying but the fact there are so few players like him actually available and we needed a ST desperately  

[STM]

The fact he's 6ft4, quick and skillfull means he's a cert IMO. In one way or another he's going to cause havoc.

[Guest HTT II]

3 minutes ago, Shearergol said:

This has been absolutely done to death, mainly by me, so I’ll just say “nah” and leave it there. (We were desperate is the only right answer btw).

Howay, it’s not a big stretch to think some of the thinking in singing him was that a) he could help us stay up (which he did), b) that should we go down we have a player who has scored a lot at that level and proved himself and b) we are signing Burnley, a relegation threatened rival’s main centre-forward. 

 

 

Edited August 24, 2022 by HTT II

[Shearergol]

No more comment ??

[gazza ladra]

2 hours ago, buzza said:

His best season was 20-21 when he was playing right hand side, some amazing goals.

when he is on form he is unstoppable.

Has not reached those heights again but has been more central when he has played.

I like him a lot! 

So he could potentially replace Almiron in a starting 11?

[morpeth mag]

3 minutes ago, gazza ladra said:

So he could potentially replace Almiron in a starting 11?

In short, yes. Almiron will be sold, revert to a squad player or replace Willock in the present team

[Chris_R]

35 minutes ago, joeyt said:

So Ando was right again

 

 

I mean yes, but we were always going to sign someone in the next week.

[sushimonster85]

If course we wait for the first day of my holiday for that mystical "the next player we sign we won't hear about till it's nearly done" signing. Been refreshing Twitter on spotty hotel WiFi all afternoon here. Just wanted to say this is mental. The lad is a huge talent. 

 

[Conjo]

23 minutes ago, Mazzy said:

I'd argue £60m for Isak is reasonable value, it's certainly overpaying but the fact there are so few players like him actually available and we needed a ST desperately  

 

Don't know who you're trying to kid here. It's clearly not. It could turn out to be a decent fee depending on how he takes to the league and develops, but right now we are over paying to get a striker.

[gdm]

46 minutes ago, joeyt said:

So Ando was right again

 

It doesn’t take a genius to think going in to the final week of the window that things would ‘hot up’ as always it was perfectly vague for him. 
 

anyway not really the time. Let’s just enjoy the excitement. I can’t get enough Isak content 

[masterofawe8]

This signing will put Wilson as the No. 2 striker for sure and might knock out Wood from most playing time after Wilson comes back from injury

[NE27]

28 minutes ago, wyn davies said:

Amanda's very good at keeping secrets

 

Not as good as Victoria like

[Mazzy]

2 minutes ago, Conjo said:

 

Don't know who you're trying to kid here. It's clearly not. It could turn out to be a decent fee depending on how he takes to the league and develops, but right now we are over paying to get a striker.

 

Read my post again, I use the exact word overpaying. We are overpaying but it's reasonable to do so considering the position we are in with such a lack of attacking options and Wilsons injury record. 

[Guest HTT II]

2 minutes ago, NE27 said:

 

Not as good as Victoria like

She wood no doubt agree!

[masterofawe8]

2 minutes ago, Mazzy said:

 

Read my post again, I use the exact word overpaying. We are overpaying but it's reasonable to do so considering the position we are in with such a lack of attacking options and Wilsons injury record. 

 

Plus, we will likely overpay for most signings because clubs know we have mountains to cash to spend if we really want a player. Got to get used to it. 

[Hanshithispantz]

Liverpool are paying like 100m for that unhinged Uruguayan, the going rate for one of the most promising <=22 year old forwards out there was never going to be 30-40m really.

[Mansour]

1 minute ago, Hanshithispantz said:

Liverpool are paying like 100m for that unhinged Uruguayan, the going rate for one of the most promising <=22 year old forwards out there was never going to be 30-40m really.

And Napoli paid 75m for Osimhen as well (worth it now, of course).

[Kimbo]

I think if an ESL club spent this much on him people wouldn’t even blink.

[OpenC]

Some people are just taking a while adjusting to not having to settle for Shefki Kuqi on loan I guess

 

 

Edited August 24, 2022 by OpenC