Makis Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 He sounds a strong character. markjazzbassist, Matt and Btay 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 I was waiting for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 He’s going very cheap though, due to having his hair cut! Not sure he has the strength for the premier league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Apparently Brands is/was heading to Nice today... Allan Saint-Maximin? Adrien Tameze? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 My head hurts with all these names bandied about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 19 hours ago, EFC-Paul said: Apparently Brands is/was heading to Nice today... Allan Saint-Maximin? Adrien Tameze? Seen on Twitter someone snapped a photo with him at the airport, so he is off somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Gone a bit quiet in the last week or so. Hopefully this is the calm before the storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Completely out of the blue, and largely unrealistic, but would anyone go for Bale since he’s being forced out of Real? Just curious StevO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, Matt said: Completely out of the blue, and largely unrealistic, but would anyone go for Bale since he’s being forced out of Real? Just curious Ability wise, of course, but the fact that he’s on £400k a week or whatever kills even the 0.0001% we’d have of signing him. It’s beyond even a pipe dream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, c1982 said: Ability wise, of course, but the fact that he’s on £400k a week or whatever kills even the 0.0001% we’d have of signing him. It’s beyond even a pipe dream! The reason for asking is because of this reoccurring age and sell on value nonsense. Plus, you never know. He might be happy with the fortune he’s made and fancy being the star player somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Not worth the risk, his main asset is his pace and now that will be on the decline. He was great at breaking down the smaller teams but any competent right back could handle him, Phil Neville easily had him in his pocket as did most of the top half teams, well top 8 (usual 6 plus Everton and WBA at the time). Remember when I looked a few years ago the only one he done well against was Arsenal which tended to be open games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 On 01/09/2013 at 20:36, pete0 said: Bale is only good against poor sides. Only has a decent record against Arsenal probably helped by it being the most open game in the Prem. v Man U 11 games 3 assists 1 goal. v Man City 8 games 1 assist 2 goals. v Chelsea 8 games 1 assist 2 goals. v Arsenal 10 games 1 assist 5 goals. v Everton 9 games 1 assist 0 goals. v Liverpool 9 games 3 assists 1 goal 2 own-goals. v WBA 9 games 2 assists 1 goal. Just found my old post. Bale only got a single assist and no goals against us in 9 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Wonder where he will go? Got to be a loan? PSG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 I’d take him all day long, could just put him up front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 hours ago, pete0 said: Not worth the risk, his main asset is his pace and now that will be on the decline. He was great at breaking down the smaller teams but any competent right back could handle him, Phil Neville easily had him in his pocket as did most of the top half teams, well top 8 (usual 6 plus Everton and WBA at the time). Remember when I looked a few years ago the only one he done well against was Arsenal which tended to be open games. He scored some goals in massive games for club and country. He almost singlehandedly qualified Wales for Euro 2016 with the weight of a action on his shoulders and had a very good tournament. Man of the match in the champions league final 2018 and put away a pressure penalty in the shootout on 2016. Not sure you can say he only plays well against smaller teams. StevO and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 No he’s always injured and he’s not worth anything near what he’s paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Apparently his heart isn’t in the game anymore and prefers playing golf. Maybe China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 hour ago, markjazzbassist said: No he’s always injured and he’s not worth anything near what he’s paid. Apparently he was fit for over 70% of the games last season (according to his agent, so pinch of salt) he just didn’t get picked. If he could play in 70% of our games I think he would make a huge difference. Couldn’t keep paying him at that level though. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 There are only a few clubs who can pay him the wages he wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Schalke and Galatasaray want Tosun so says one rumour site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 9 hours ago, barryj said: He scored some goals in massive games for club and country. He almost singlehandedly qualified Wales for Euro 2016 with the weight of a action on his shoulders and had a very good tournament. Man of the match in the champions league final 2018 and put away a pressure penalty in the shootout on 2016. Not sure you can say he only plays well against smaller teams. Origi come on and scored in a champions league final this year. One goal doesn't mean he's good enough. I didn't say Bale never scores, just that competent right backs have the better of him. That final he was against TAA, hardly known for his defensive ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 I always thought he played from the right for Real, with Ronaldo playing from the left. But then I’ve not seen that much of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 It’s going to be China I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 That would be such a waste of talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmytheJimster Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Can see United going in for him as a marque signing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Dani Alves is a free agent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 With all the talk about Zaha, would we not be better doing a better deal with Juve for Kean, and see if we can get Dybala on a 2 year loan? Offering Juve the £100m rather than £40 for Kean and £60 off for Zaha would make me much happier. I’d also take a gamble on Alves for a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 For £100m I’d want to buy Dybala and Kean. I doubt Dybala would come to us, but it would be great if we could! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 There is a link on Sky for this but couldnt be arsed to start a thread. Lemina is being touted from Southampton. I havent seen much of him, maybe one game. He looked decent but not enough to form a solid opinion but my Soton supporting mate says he is the best footballer at the club and could see him playing for a much better side. He also said the price is a snip. I think he had a falling out with Hughes though and was injured most of last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 He’s got a good cv of clubs and decent age but why would they want to get rid of him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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