Optimistic Nut Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Can't wait to see him on a cold winter's day away at Blackburn watching Andy Todd kick the s*** out of him. That's more a criticism of the British footballing culture rather than the Spanish one tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Good signing for the scousers tbh. If he plays regularly, I think he'll get at least 20 for them. Bit pricey, but if you can afford it... He's never got 20 in Spain so why would he do it in the Premiership? I would be very wary of handing over £20-odd million for a striker who scores less often in La Liga than Forlan and Kanoute Fairly confident that if he plays 50 games, he'll get 20 goals. He's good enough on the deck and the lad can finish chances if they come his way. I'm not making him out to be the next Pele but i think he'll do a job for them and he'll progress as a footballer under Benitez. Take those blue specs off! In 50 games maybe. I was meaning in the league, which is where they struggle. They're already spot on for Europe. And I haven't got my blue specs on, I'm genuinely not that bothered about them signing him. My reasoning being Messrs Forlan and Kanoute. If they had signed Eto'o on the other hand, I would have been very jealous and very angry! Ah, right! If Benitez makes him Number 1 and plays him regularly, I think he'll score regularly. I do, however, think he'll get kicked to shit in Premier League games and think he'll struggle a bit to cope with the physical side of things. My thinking is something like 15 in the League, 4 in the domestic Cups and maybe 5 in Europe?? Something like that? Don't think Kanoute or Forlan could do better. Eto'o would run riot like. blueyes.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Can't wait to see him on a cold winter's day away at Blackburn watching Andy Todd kick the s*** out of him. That's more a criticism of the British footballing culture rather than the Spanish one tbh. Todds long gone tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Can't wait to see him on a cold winter's day away at Blackburn watching Andy Todd kick the s*** out of him. That's more a criticism of the British footballing culture rather than the Spanish one tbh. Todds long gone tbh. Was more about the type of character he'd be up against tbh. Semantics. Substitute Todd for Bikey etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Can't wait to see him on a cold winter's day away at Blackburn watching Andy Todd kick the s*** out of him. That's more a criticism of the British footballing culture rather than the Spanish one tbh. Not really, its the fact I can't see him up for away games such as this on a cold British day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagerstedt Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Press conference at 3pm today.. According to the guardian he's signed a six year deal worth 90k a week 90kx52x6=£28.08m +£26.5m =£54.58m + signing on bonus a lot of money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guinness Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Torres is a decent player with bags of potential, but £27m is a lot of money for him. He's never really been amongst the top goal scorers in La Liga so he's got a lot to prove if he's to be the man who turns them into genuine title contenders. He shouldn't have too much problem adapting to the league, his style of play suits the Premiership, what he needs to do is make that step up from being a 15 goals a season player to a 20+ goals a season player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest evertoniansrmongs Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 the thing is when Etoo signed from Mallorca his scoring record was if Im not mistaken poorer than Torres and he played with a second striker.. Its all hypothetical but I think Torres will do well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesmartinsmith Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 the thing is when Etoo signed from Mallorca his scoring record was if Im not mistaken poorer than Torres and he played with a second striker.. Its all hypothetical but I think Torres will do well Torres played alone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Can't wait to see him on a cold winter's day away at Blackburn watching Andy Todd kick the s*** out of him. That's more a criticism of the British footballing culture rather than the Spanish one tbh. Not really, its the fact I can't see him up for away games such as this on a cold British day. December to March in Madrid is just as cold as England. Throw in the fact that in Spain they play most of their matches at 9pm at night, I'd imagine he's used to cold weather. The, "cold January night in Blackburn" arguement is a crap one far too over-used. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggybread Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 dont think he is any improvement on Crouch he will hate the physicality of premership and will spend most of the time on his arse. in my expert opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesmartinsmith Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Can't wait to see him on a cold winter's day away at Blackburn watching Andy Todd kick the s*** out of him. Like Big Sam said. "He a tough bastard, I'd have him..." I'd sign Andy Todd on a free, as long as no bungs are involved this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Wasn't it Harry Redknapp that said that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesmartinsmith Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Wasn't it Harry Redknapp that said that? Maybe it was, whoever said it was spot on. Sadly, I think centre-backs like him are a thing of the past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Why sadly? Sooner watch a good bit of football than a crunching tackle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesmartinsmith Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Why sadly? Sooner watch a good bit of football than a crunching tackle. It's a part of our footballing tradition. All these nancy foreigners would get sorted out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Wonder if Tony Green would agree with you on that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest teepee Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 if the pool supporters give him a full season to settle in i'm sure he'l be a fantastic signing. he should just be thrilled that he hasn't signed for us - half of our supporters would be on his back after no more than 10 games if he hadn't scored at least 5 goals... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Unlike Morientes where I thought whether he had 1 or 5 years he'd never adapt, give Torres a year or so and he'll be a class signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest king harry Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 The figure is most likely £20m plus add ons. The Liverpool fans/media will be keen to tell us it's a lot lower than that. I also think they haven't done great business losing Garcia for a few million, but maybe he wanted to go back to Spain. As for Atleti, I think they'll be a stronger team after all this. He is 30, within the last 12 months of his contract, and has just come back from a long term injury Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Redknapp Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Confirmed at £20mill minus the £4mill+ for luis so round about £16mill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE5 Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Can't wait to see him on a cold winter's day away at Blackburn watching Andy Todd kick the shit out of him. and says "Luque here, wtf are you kicking" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Navman Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 A fabulous insult, Rafa did in the PC on Bellamy press: there is talk of craig bellamy leaving, is this true? rafa: he knows my plans, and he is our player at the moment and we are working on things. press: is he in your plans and are you pleased with him? (talking about bellamy) rafa: yes, fernando is in my plans and im very pleased with him. (laughs) press: we'll discuss that another time then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rafa Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I think it's safe to say Bellamy is off, ahhh shame Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest teepee Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I think it's safe to say Bellamy is off, ahhh shame shite - i was hoping that he'd just rot away in your reserves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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