I’m living in a fantasy land? That’s the pot calling the kettle black. You just said we should recruit heavily from the Turkish league and the MLS purely because our owner and vice-chairman have some background in it. Do Man City mainly recruit from UAE or Newcastle from Saudi Arabia or Cardiff from Malaysia? Get a grip. Honestly, some of the ****e you come out with. Didn’t you say the Humber Premier League isn’t too far off from the standard of League 2 as well?
No, you're talking complete bullshit. In the last 2 years, can you guess how many players Championship clubs have signed from the Eredivisie? 3, and one of those has never played a game in the Championship. That's 4 transfer windows and 30-ish clubs and they've only signed 3 players from the Dutch league in that time. It's the clearest indication that Championship clubs don't think signing players from Holland is a good bet for the style, intensity and physicality of the Championship. And no, I said there's not a massive difference between the National League and the bottom of L1 (as Stockport look pretty likely to prove on Saturday)
Yeah you're probably right about it being a shot, was a while ago now! I was also in the south stand, wish there was a video of it somewhere but more than likely it will have to be one we just remember fondly in our heads.
https://t.co/Zp5JOX7Bph Baz knocking back the Gomez rumours but mentioning of a player they spoke to a year ago + a ‘highly rated winger’
Only two two Turkish players were signed in the last two seasons and we signed both of them, what does that say about how highly the Turkish league is rated? The list of Dutch players who've played in the Championship is a fairly long one (and this is just Dutch born players, not all the players who came here from the Eredivisie)... Nathan Aké – Reading 2014–15 Pim Balkestein – Ipswich Town 2008–10 Nacer Barazite – Derby County 2008–09 Roy Beerens – Reading 2016–18 George Boateng – Nottingham Forest 2011–12[b GHA] Ferrie Bodde – Swansea City 2008–11 Jeffrey Bruma – Leicester City 2010–11 Marciano Bruma – Barnsley 2007–09 Ellery Cairo – Coventry City 2007–08 Tahith Chong – Birmingham City 2021–[b CUW–ANT] Pelle Clement – Reading 2017–18 Jurgen Colin – Norwich City 2005–07 Arnaut Danjuma – Bournemouth 2020–21[b NGA] Chris David – Fulham 2014–15 Edgar Davids – Crystal Palace 2010–11[b SUR–NED] Marten de Roon – Middlesbrough 2017–18 Ed de Goey – Stoke City 2004–06 Dorus de Vries – Swansea City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest 2008–11, 2012–17 Mark de Vries – Leicester City 2005–07[b SUR–NED] Jordy de Wijs – Hull City, Queens Park Rangers 2018–[b BEL] Arjan De Zeeuw – Coventry City 2007–08 Mitchell Dijks – Norwich City 2016–17 Anfernee Dijksteel – Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough 2019– Royston Drenthe – Reading, Sheffield Wednesday 2013–15 Kyle Ebecilio – Nottingham Forest 2015–16 Carel Eiting – Huddersfield Town 2020–22 Anwar El Ghazi – Aston Villa 2018–19 Abdenasser El Khayati – Queens Park Rangers – 2015–17 Urby Emanuelson – Sheffield Wednesday 2016–17 Marvin Emnes – Middlesbrough, Swansea City, Blackburn Rovers 2009–14, 2016–17 Etienne Esajas – Sheffield Wednesday 2007–10 Juan Familia-Castillo – Birmingham City 2021–22 Leroy Fer – Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City 2014–16, 2018–19 Zian Flemming – Millwall 2022– Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – Cardiff City 2007–08[b SUR–NED] Paul Gladon – Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17 Jay-Roy Grot – Leeds United 2017–18 Gustavo Hamer – Coventry City 2020–[b BRA] Wesley Hoedt – Watford – 2022– Ki-Jana Hoever – Stoke City 2022– Danny Holla – Brighton & Hove Albion 2014–16 Jos Hooiveld – Southampton, Norwich City, Millwall 2011–12, 2014–15 Lex Immers – Cardiff City 2015–17 Daryl Janmaat – Newcastle United 2016–17 Collins John – Leicester City, Watford 2007–08[b LBR] Ola John – Reading, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2015–17[b LBR] Maikel Kieftenbeld – Birmingham City, Millwall 2015– Terence Kongolo – Huddersfield Town, Fulham 2019–20[b SUI] Tim Krul – Newcastle United, Norwich City 2009–10, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022– Michel Kuipers – Brighton & Hove Albion 2004–05 Michael Lamey – Leicester City 2010–11 Glenn Loovens – Cardiff City, Sheffield Wednesday 2005–09, 2013–18 Ian Maatsen – Coventry City, Burnley 2021– Sherjill MacDonald – West Bromwich Albion 2007–08 Bruno Martins Indi – Stoke City 2018–21[b POR] Erwin Mulder – Swansea City 2018–20 Luciano Narsingh – Swansea City 2018–19 Joey Pelupessy – Sheffield Wednesday 2017–21 Erik Pieters – Stoke City 2018–19 Joël Piroe – Swansea City 2021– Stefan Postma – Wolverhampton Wanderers 2005–06 Berry Powell – Millwall 2005–06 Iwan Redan – Cardiff City 2006–07 Karim Rekik – Portsmouth, Blackburn Rovers 2011–13 Maceo Rigters – Norwich City, Barnsley 2007–09 Kelle Roos – Rotherham United, Derby County 2015–16, 2018– Robbin Ruiter – Sunderland 2017–18 Jan-Paul Saeijs – Southampton 2008–09 Marcel Seip – Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Sheffield United 2006–10 Andwélé Slory – West Bromwich Albion 2009–10[b SUR] Evander Sno – Bristol City 2009–10 Pascal Struijk – Leeds United 2019–20[b BEL] Mike te Wierik – Derby County 2020– Dwight Tiendalli – Middlesbrough 2014–15[b SUR] Patrick van Aanholt – Coventry City, Newcastle United, Leicester City 2009–11 Joost van Aken – Sheffield Wednesday 2017–19, 2020–21 Joey van den Berg – Reading 2016–18 Sepp van den Berg – Preston North End 2020– Cedric van der Gun – Swansea City 2009–11 Mike van der Hoorn – Swansea City 2018–20 Jan Paul van Hecke – Blackburn Rovers 2021– Rajiv van La Parra – Wolverhampton Wanders, Brighton & Hove Albion, Huddersfield Town, Middlesbrough 2014–17, 2018–20 Jos van Nieuwstadt – Doncaster Rovers 2008–09 Remco van der Schaaf – Burnley 2008–09 Lars Veldwijk – Nottingham Forest 2014–15 Michael Verrips – Sheffield United 2021–22 Kenny Tete – Fulham 2021– Yanic Wildschut – Middlesbrough, Wigan Athletic, Norwich City, Cardiff City, Bolton Wanderers 2014–19 Marvin Zeegelaar – Blackpool 2013–14 Deyovaisio Zeefuik – Blackburn Rovers 2021– Gianni Zuiverloon – West Bromwich Albion, Ipswich Town 2009–11
THE WINGER MIGHT BE DE LA FUENTE... he was a deal waiting to be done in January... fax machine broke..
We were trying to sign the Konrad De La Fuente, he is a left winger aged 21 and American, who is owned by Olympique Marseille but was on loan to Greek club Olympiacos (owned by Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis) last season in the last transfer window. The odd thing is, De La Fuente only started 3 league games for Olympiacos last season and he hasn't started a 1st team game since September 2022!!
The mention of us targeting a number 10 sounds odd to me. Traore has been brilliant there and that position is also probably Tufan's best chance of getting in the side. I know, I know, it's a squad game. But still seems strange to be targeting that position.
I think it must be, the statement follows the bit about wanting a no10 capable of flourishing as if it is in reference to that. Twine fits the bill and has been a consistent rumour over the last few weeks or so.
Unless they think Tufan can play a deeper role perhaps? But I agree. Between Traore, Tufan and young Vaughan that position seems to be fairly well covered.
I’m sure someone somewhere last year posted Twine and his dad flew over to meet Acun and co in Turkey so wouldn’t surprise me if it was him.
Twine was keen on coming, but he had his head turned by Burnley. You’re right, Tan and Acun met his reps a couple of times, but he’s a Burnley player now and I can’t see him leaving for us. I’ve heard a few names (which I can’t share just yet) that we are in talks with, he isn’t one of them, neither is Maxi Gomez. One of them very nearly signed for us in the January transfer window, the defender is probably the closest to being agreed. #10 role looked at because of Traore’s fitness issues, but Traore can also play deeper as a CM (a bit like Koren could) so it’s not like he couldn’t fit in the team. Some quite exciting names mentioned, but most are “wish list names”, I think those lists may change when agents are spoken to and demands are actually put on the table. And that’s not to say we’re having another Summer of Football Tan/Acun 2023/24, but if they’re going to pay for multiple players of that quality, income will have to pour in and I don’t see that happening either, not in the time frame of a single window without a fire sale AND significant investment . Can never say never, and the ambition being shown is very impressive, but this will almost certainly be a window of “yep, very good signing that” and not “HOLY ****BALLS MY SOCKS!!!!111!!!oneeleven!!1
What's the latest on Sinik. He was one of the new signings I thought could make a real difference. The reality was he was way off the pace. I assume that as he was allowed to go out on loan he was not a player Leroy appeared to rate.
