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Sotonist said:
minimum.

therefore, Pellé. And gladly from what i've seen he's a better footballer, if not as proven in goal scoring.
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You never really know how they are gonig to adapt in the Premier League but hey, he knows where the back of the net is and that's a good base to work from!!
 
mowgli said:
You never really know how they are gonig to adapt in the Premier League but hey, he knows where the back of the net is and that's a good base to work from!!
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scores with both feet from range, powerful aerially, backheels aplenty.

obviously nowhere near as fast as lukaku can be but he looks a lot more mobile than lambert.

i may be alone in being glad at the prospect of moving away slightly from the way we played football last season.
 
I liked the way we played last year, but its effectiveness decreases once the shock and awe effect wears off. You need a lot of players to maintain it (which we didn't have)...was there the danger of burn out? Koeman favours possession and playing out from the back, so may be less strain on the players. In the preseason testing video, Cork says he was told at the end of the season (presumably by MP) to take no more than 2 weeks off during the summer...he didn't say so, but suspect once MP had gone he took a longer rest.
 
Thought this was worth bringing over. it's missing quotes he was responding to though.
Feyenoorder said:
Ha, you are right, money is also a factor.
However, Pellé rejected 75k p/w from an Arabic club and continued at Feyenoord, so it's not the most important one for sure.



We have indeed been plagued by debt for the past 10 years due to heavy mismanagement, but on the way back with a 2nd, 3rd and 2nd place in the league for the last 3 years.
However, after very recently selling off Bruno Martins Indo to FC Porto for €8.5 million, we are now officially debt free and able to spend some decent transfer money and no need to sell players.
Of course, as mentioned above, we can never beat the Premier League TV money, which is has gotten so ridiculous now that a newly promoted Championship team recieves more TV money then Feyenoords entire financial balance.



Oh, I defenitely agree that the PL is the greater league, by a long shot.
We used to be able to compete, but the difference in TV-money has indeed made it impossible.
The most overlooked factor however, are clubs like Chelsea and Manchester City that have started poaching our 14/15 year old supertalents, offering their parents jobs and the kids salaries of up to 40k p/w in salary.
Mostly because of that, it has become pretty much impossible for us to ever compete at the highest level again.

Tadic is a quality player who has it in him to become one of the best. His best quality aside from his great technique is his consistency.
I'm not a Twente fan, so I'm happy he's leaving. The guy was by far their most important and reliable player.
However, I also expected Ruiz to become big for Fulham, and that has backfired.



No worries!
I can completely understand why some fans are a bit reserved on Pelle because of the failures of Altidore. (I expected him to fail, he's a rather limited player)
However, Pelle and Altidore are however completely different players, the only thing they share is physique.
The difference is that Pelle makes other players play better due to his excellent link up play, intelligence and aerial threat.
He also boasts an incredible technique for his size and is a very confident finisher wiith both head and feet.
I don't think you can find a better striker anywhere for the price of £8 million.
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Joe! said:
I really can't. I'll personally attack everyone on here and get banned, then keep reappearing under new accounts and troll you all.

Hypothetically.

Because it's not going to happen.
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We'd never ban you Joe, we'd just confine you to the Pompey board. :grin:
 
Monk on SaintsWeb saying Saints intend to get this deal done by Monday. Tadić first, though.

Bid accepted, now agreeing terms with the player and booking him in for a medical, then...
 
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