Anthony Elanga: NUFC have bid of £45m rejected (Ornstein)

[McCormick]

2 minutes ago, Ikon said:

Who else is after Elanga? Almost guaranteed no top clubs. Because he’s limited in general play. 

 

 

 

Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham have been credited with an interest in him. Also us. We’re a top team.

 

He fits us so well, man. He’s also not as limited as you’re making out btw. 

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

Just now, Froggy said:

 

In a world that doesn't make sense, sure.

Ah yes, the Adam Johnson defence. 

[Crimson Cardigan]

Just now, r0cafella said:

I like him, I think he's good I don't think like him At 60m though. 

Yeah agree. Wish we didn’t have to care about the prices so fucking much.

[Ikon]

2 minutes ago, McCormick said:

Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham have been credited with an interest in him. Also us. We’re a top team.

 

He fits us so well, man. He’s also not as limited as you’re making out btw. 

There’s absolutely zero credible links. 
 

Also you have no clue how much or little I think he’s limited. For the money I think he’s too limited for the price it would cost. He’s not absolutely shite in general play, but not good enough imo. 

 

 

Edited 12 hours ago by Ikon

[r0cafella]

1 minute ago, McCormick said:

Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham have been credited with an interest in him. Also us. We’re a top team.

 

He fits us so well, man. He’s also not as limited as you’re making out btw. 

Haven't seen these links anywhere

 

Unless they are the kind which belong in the twitter bullshit thread?

[AyeDubbleYoo]

2 minutes ago, Crimson Cardigan said:

Yeah agree. Wish we didn’t have to care about the prices so fucking much.

I don’t feel like we (fans) need to care really, to be honest. Unless we don’t trust the club and manager to spend their budget in the way they think is best. 
 

If we do then I don’t see why we need to care that much if a player costs 40 or 50 million. 
 

We can chat about it, of course. 

 

 

Edited 12 hours ago by AyeDubbleYoo

[Froggy]

1 minute ago, Shays Given Tim Flowers said:

Ah yes, the Adam Johnson defence. 

 

Sounds like you wanted 200 dinner ladies to lose their job over Greenwood's mistake. Shocking behaviour.

[r0cafella]

1 minute ago, Crimson Cardigan said:

Yeah agree. Wish we didn’t have to care about the prices so fucking much.

Absolutely this, it's shit when as a fan your gauging a player by his cost, but it also illustrates the job Eddie has done we are literally fighting against such corrupt rules. 

[McCormick]

How much would people accept for Gordon? 70m? 80?

 

He’s as good, and maybe even arguably better than him so…

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Just now, r0cafella said:

Absolutely this, it's shit when as a fan your gauging a player by his cost, but it also illustrates the job Eddie has done we are literally fighting against such corrupt rules. 

But even within PSR, we don’t know what the budget is, how the club value different players and prioritise the different positions we need to buy. 
 

I don’t see how we can say what is worth what in that environment. 

[r0cafella]

Just now, McCormick said:

How much would people accept for Gordon? 70m? 80?

 

He’s as good, and maybe even arguably better than him so…

You think Elanga is better than Gordon? 

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, McCormick said:

How much would people accept for Gordon? 70m? 80?

 

He’s as good, and maybe even arguably better than him so…

Disagree there tbh, compare their best seasons and Gordon is much better. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Just now, McCormick said:

How much would people accept for Gordon? 70m? 80?

 

He’s as good, and maybe even arguably better than him so…

Well Gordon was £40m before he’d done anything, so I’d definitely be raging to sell him for 50 now. 

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

1 minute ago, Froggy said:

 

Sounds like you wanted 200 dinner ladies to lose their job over Greenwood's mistake. Shocking behaviour.

 

 I felt the line twitch, but the fish has got away. 

[r0cafella]

Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said:

But even within PSR, we don’t know what the budget is, how the club value different players and prioritise the different positions we need to buy. 
 

I don’t see how we can say what is worth what in that environment. 

Yeah we don't know the precise numbers but we do know we can't afford to be overpaying. 

 

We know our revenue is half of the smallest cartel club. 

 

I understand if people prefer not to think about it, it definitely detracts from football but for some of us it's intertwined unfortunately. 

[Ikon]

1 minute ago, McCormick said:

How much would people accept for Gordon? 70m? 80?

 

He’s as good, and maybe even arguably better than him so…

Absolute bullshit. When Gordon is in form he’s easily the better player  

[ponsaelius]

15 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

100m?

 

As long as it annoys Ikon

[r0cafella]

Just now, ponsaelius said:

 

As long as it annoys Ikon

 

Consider me a Elanga enjoyer at any cost in that case (obviously joking Ikon Guler is alright with me) 

[TRon]

14 minutes ago, Ikon said:

I’m just saying that neither of them are worth 70m or near that. That’s Rodrygo kind of money if you convert to euros. Overpriced! 

 

We can't buy Rodrygo. I'm sure we would like to have bought Cherki as well for £35m but he's gone to City who will probably double the wages he would get here. Not that we would pay £70m for Elanga or Semanyo anyway. 

[Kid Icarus]

Give it a couple of years and Ikon will be going on about how Elanga is easily a better player than this other player we're being linked with and he doesn't rate.

[Ikon]

Just now, ponsaelius said:

 

As long as it annoys Ikon

Funny. It doesn’t annoy me and it also won’t happen for crazy money. 

[McCormick]

@IkonHe’s as fast as Gordon with better work rate and two footed. Better at crossing too? I love Gordon but there’s an argument to be had that they’re a similar level of player.

 

 

Edited 12 hours ago by McCormick

[AyeDubbleYoo]

1 minute ago, r0cafella said:

Yeah we don't know the precise numbers but we do know we can't afford to be overpaying. 

 

We know our revenue is half of the smallest cartel club. 

 

I understand if people prefer not to think about it, it definitely detracts from football but for some of us it's intertwined unfortunately. 

I get what you’re saying, I just don’t see how I can judge if 45m is OK but 55 is overpaying. And I also don’t know how that spending will affect other signings because I don’t know the plan. 
 

I guess we lack trust in the club because of the previous PSR run-in, but for me they can be trusted not to make that mistake again. 

[Sibierski]

11 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Is he actually poor technically or are we just buying into the stereotype? I know he’s fast but that doesn’t mean he’s not decent at football. 

 

People clump technical in "Can he thread a pass through the lines, jink his way past players".

 

When it's more can they control the ball in tight spaces, cross, shoot for me and be competent off both feet. His crossing is loads better, he's good with both feet. The tight spaces bit I'm unsure of as it's never needed at Forest. But if he was receiving ball in positions that Gordon finds on the left, on the right, I'd back him to make the most of it. Not like he's a knock and run merchant, where his touches are heavy and his pace makes up for it. It's refining the end product that sees him go from 15 G/A player to 25 G/A, which you want from your main wide man.

[Ikon]

2 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

Give it a couple of years and Ikon will be going on about how Elanga is easily a better player than this other player we're being linked with and he doesn't rate.

I don’t think Elanga is bad, and I think he’d do well. But for the money I think he’s limited and I prefer a player that helps us improve in our weaker areas such as ball retention, creativity, controlling games better and so on. A player that offers us something slightly different than pace alone and crossing. (To some extent)

 

 

Edited 12 hours ago by Ikon