aussiemag Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Brennan Johnson goal scoring record is good for a wide player. I think 35mill in the current market is a good deal for palace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 6 minutes ago, aussiemag said: Brennan Johnson goal scoring record is good for a wide player. I think 35mill in the current market is a good deal for palace. He's also a poor footballer and deeply unpopular with the fans. Spurs just want him off the books. It is a relatively low amount but more an indication that "the rest" aren't willing to throw big money at top 6 flops. I feel like Palace are losing recipes a bit with some of their attacking acquisitions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, bobbydazzla said: Isak got sold for £130m, a price that felt low to fans of NUFC. He’s been utter dogshit Hindsight is the best Director of Football in the business Aye very true. At the time I don't recall too many people saying we overpaid for Elanga. On the face of it, and coming off the season he'd just had at Forest it seemed a fair deal. In hindsight he may well go down as our worst ever signing. He appears to have zero technical ability and no sort of footballing brain either. If you told me after the takeover in 2021 that Jacob Murphy would still be our 1st choice RW in 2026 I'd have laughed at you, but he's there on merit, and one of those reasons is that Elanga has been so poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 31/12/2025 at 15:37, sixx said: I’m pretty sure Sesko would have done well here. Almost every player that signs for Man U these days wilts. Their fans and ex-managers love to harp about how close they were to signing the likes of Haaland and Bellingham while we all know they’d be on loan at Oldham at present if they did. 22 years old, new league, had a month out with an injury, only half way through the season... "wilts" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 7 minutes ago, Froggy said: 22 years old, new league, had a month out with an injury, only half way through the season... "wilts" Can only judge on what we've seen so far and he's been utter shite mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixx Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 15 minutes ago, Froggy said: 22 years old, new league, had a month out with an injury, only half way through the season... "wilts" 70 million pounds, 15 matches, two goals… ”cunt” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 31 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said: Aye very true. At the time I don't recall too many people saying we overpaid for Elanga. On the face of it, and coming off the season he'd just had at Forest it seemed a fair deal. In hindsight he may well go down as our worst ever signing. He appears to have zero technical ability and no sort of footballing brain either. If you told me after the takeover in 2021 that Jacob Murphy would still be our 1st choice RW in 2026 I'd have laughed at you, but he's there on merit, and one of those reasons is that Elanga has been so poor. You mean on here or in the press? You only have to take a look back at this very thread to see that the majority of posters, even those who really rated him, thought we were overpaying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 38 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said: Can only judge on what we've seen so far and he's been utter shite mate. There's been a lot worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 10 minutes ago, Shearergol said: You mean on here or in the press? You only have to take a look back at this very thread to see that the majority of posters, even those who really rated him, thought we were overpaying. I've just had a look back to page 119 on this thread when Fabrizio Ramano broke the news. The immediate comments after that are (and I haven't misssed any out); Yes Välkommen! Brilliant news this! Here we Gooooo! Get In! Bath time Yes Finally! Feels good to get the first one in! Fucking hell that feeling of a transfer is back! Like a first sip of a pint after 2 years tee total. Get the fuck in! Never in doubt Welcome Can everyone calm down now Fucking cooooome on ye dancer!!! It's fair to say the immediate reaction to him signing was positive, both on here and the outside world I'd say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 18 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said: I've just had a look back to page 119 on this thread when Fabrizio Ramano broke the news. The immediate comments after that are (and I haven't misssed any out); Yes Välkommen! Brilliant news this! Here we Gooooo! Get In! Bath time Yes Finally! Feels good to get the first one in! Fucking hell that feeling of a transfer is back! Like a first sip of a pint after 2 years tee total. Get the fuck in! Never in doubt Welcome Can everyone calm down now Fucking cooooome on ye dancer!!! It's fair to say the immediate reaction to him signing was positive, both on here and the outside world I'd say. "someone sell this to me coz dropping near £60m on Elanga doesn’t excite me at all" "£55m we must be desperate, thats crazy money for someone who wont even take us to next level" "I’m not convinced by him and especially not at that price" "This is a very meh signing for me. Especially for the fee. £55m could get a world class player on the continent" "55m for Elanga is way too much for a player like him." "He's not worth £45 million, never mind £60 million. I would certainly hope we have moved on and looking at other options currently" People were absolutely DESPERATE for a signing at the time, especially a RW. Looking back, it's weird how many good posters got it wrong about him, but I guess we need to give him another season to prove himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 We paid what you'd expect in the current market... Bynoe- Gittens went for £52 million. Kudus went for £55 million. Madueke went for £52 million. Monaco were allegedly quoting £60 million plus for Akliouche. The market inflation is mental. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Kudus would have been a way better buy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Just now, aussiemag said: Kudus would have been a way better buy. Spurs fans aren't happy with him. Can't say I've taken too much notice myself, but apparently he's quite lazy and takes far too long to release the ball when he's in possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanegg Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 4 minutes ago, aussiemag said: Kudus would have been a way better buy. London ting though fam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 31 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said: I've just had a look back to page 119 on this thread when Fabrizio Ramano broke the news. The immediate comments after that are (and I haven't misssed any out); Yes Välkommen! Brilliant news this! Here we Gooooo! Get In! Bath time Yes Finally! Feels good to get the first one in! Fucking hell that feeling of a transfer is back! Like a first sip of a pint after 2 years tee total. Get the fuck in! Never in doubt Welcome Can everyone calm down now Fucking cooooome on ye dancer!!! It's fair to say the immediate reaction to him signing was positive, both on here and the outside world I'd say. This was mostly down to people being starved for a signing rather than the Elanga news itself tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) You could go back through pretty much any signing we've made and find people saying "yes" or "no" and passing their amateur DoF opinion on the price that was paid. And then either making a load of noise to justify their opinion if they were right or keeping tight lipped if they were wrong, once the player is here. We paid what we paid for a player who did really well at Forest, he hasn't got off to a very good start here. Maybe he'll never click, maybe he will. Not every signing will work out here or justify their price tag. That's life. Edited January 2 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola14 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) their top scorer last season with 18 goals and Spurs fans happy to get rid of Johnson? sound like a bunch of entitled twats 35 mil does make Elanga seem like a massive overpay, can't seem him getting close to 18 goals Edited January 2 by Ginola14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 19 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: You could go back through pretty much any signing we've made and find people saying "yes" or "no" and passing their amateur DoF opinion on the price that was paid. And then either making a load of noise to justify their opinion if they were right or keeping tight lipped if they were wrong, once the player is here. We paid what we paid for a player who did really well at Forest, he hasn't got off to a very good start here. Maybe he'll never click, maybe he will. Not every signing will work out here or justify their price tag. That's life. It's also the point of discussing things on an internet forum, I guess? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Wallsendmag said: I've just had a look back to page 119 on this thread when Fabrizio Ramano broke the news. The immediate comments after that are (and I haven't misssed any out); Yes Välkommen! Brilliant news this! Here we Gooooo! Get In! Bath time Yes Finally! Feels good to get the first one in! Fucking hell that feeling of a transfer is back! Like a first sip of a pint after 2 years tee total. Get the fuck in! Never in doubt Welcome Can everyone calm down now Fucking cooooome on ye dancer!!! It's fair to say the immediate reaction to him signing was positive, both on here and the outside world I'd say. To be fair a lot of that was people's reactions to us signing someone... anyone for the first time in 2 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Shearergol said: It's also the point of discussing things on an internet forum, I guess? There's a difference between discussing something sensibly, versus the "told you so" hindsight merchants piling in to claim victory if a transfer isn't working out Edited January 2 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Guys you have to watch football with your eyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Menace said: This was mostly down to people being starved for a signing rather than the Elanga news itself tbf. That's not what the argument was though. He said that the MAJORITY of people on here were against him and thought we were overpaying. Some were but certainly not the majority. We only paid £10m less for Gordon 3 years earlier who hadn't been racking up anywhere near the numbers Elanga had. Think @bobbydazzlahit the nail on the head when saying hindsight is the best director of football. I still think that his fellow Countryman spitting the dummy soon after signing has probably had quite a negative effect on his performances as well. As good as our wingers were for Isak, he was also very good for them with his movement, pace and aerial ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choppy Chop Chop Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Good God, I hope he comes good and shuts you all up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Was it ever announced what actual injury he had? Not sure if he's actually injured or if I think we've just taken him out of the firing line for a bit and he's going to come back firing or if we're getting into "they've chopped his dick off lad" territory Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 29 minutes ago, Kilcline said: Was it ever announced what actual injury he had? Not sure if he's actually injured or if I think we've just taken him out of the firing line for a bit and he's going to come back firing or if we're getting into "they've chopped his dick off lad" territory He's caught ebola of the eyes from reading posts on this forum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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