Not convinced by signing him at all.
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Barton, Kranjcar, Alves, Senderos.
It’s really not. It’s his entire reputation.
Roughly the same stats as Bruno AlvezI don’t know if this is more paper talk or not. No idea how he played last season either, never saw him once. But he had forty one appearances including Europa cup appearances and six international appearances too. Surely he can’t be as bad as some are making out on here.
I just think we are going for the name and the reputation here and this has seriously stung us in the past.
Scottish football will eat you alive if physically and mentally your not up for the battle and all it entails. Reputations mean nothing, in fact the SPFL players relish the chance to chew big names up and spit them out.
I agree, he maybe from Bellshill and have a decent tan but he sure knows Turkish football.Nady watches Turkish fitba all the time and says he’s been pish. He doesn’t know much about much the boy but he knows Turkish fitba
For that reason alone. I’m out
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Not for me, we have Katic and Goldson already, we have edmundson and mccrorie who can fill in if need be, maybe look at s cheaper option if we want one more centre half but 60k pw would be mental imo considering what we already have
That’s funny, because I have.That's funny, because I've literally never heard of that being his "entire reputation" until you just posted that.
Folk even trying to compare this to Kranjcar or Alves are genuinely mental.
Were either of those players being linked with moves to Barcelona and Juventus six months before they joined us?
Thought not.
Barton, Kranjcar, Alves, Senderos.
Alves was playing in a European Championship winning team...
Maybe he’ll be more suited to Scottish football since he spent eight years in England and would be moving into a more settled, better team, with a better manager than Alves got. Maybe not. If anything comes of it, it’ll come with the same guarantee of success as any transfer. None.Roughly the same stats as Bruno Alvez
That’s funny, because I have.
Repeat ad nauseam.
Folk even trying to compare this to Kranjcar or Alves are genuinely mental.
Were either of those players being linked with moves to Barcelona and Juventus six months before they joined us?
Thought not.
Skrtel is two weeks younger than Davis but he’s passed it but Davis isn’t?
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We knew what we were getting with Davis - a consummate professional.Steven Davis is only 2 weeks younger than Skrtel. Is he an old dud?
Folk even trying to compare this to Kranjcar or Alves are genuinely mental.
Were either of those players being linked with moves to Barcelona and Juventus six months before they joined us?
Thought not.
Hope so.Maybe he’ll be more suited to Scottish football since he spent eight years in England and would be moving into a more settled, better team, with a better manager than Alves got. Maybe not. If anything comes of it, it’ll come with the same guarantee of success as any transfer. None.
Tbh for the last while we've tended to sign one big name experienced defender every year (or big relative to the league that they're playing in). Going back to Walter leaving, in the top flight we've had;I just think we are going for the name and the reputation here and this has seriously stung us in the past.
Scottish football will eat you alive if physically and mentally your not up for the battle and all it entails. Reputations mean nothing, in fact the SPFL players relish the chance to chew big names up and spit them out.
We knew what we were getting with Davis - a consummate professional.
Skrtel and the likes are massive risks, and in our case signings like his have turned out to be absolute disasters for us as a club in recent years.
Don’t be fooled. Players that have played in higher standards of leagues than the SPFL think it’s going to be a walk in the park. We’ve seen that all too many a time.
Davis and Defoe you know what you’re getting. Foreigners or players with a screw loose like Barton often tend to turn into calamities for us and end up hurting us financially.
I can’t see Skrtel coming cheap and he’ll probably want a last big pay day.I would say the same but Gerrard and Skrtel are mates. I think the gaffer would give him plenty to chew over before signing. It's not like we are going to offer him an inflated wage packet based on his previous clubs and who he was 5 seasons ago. Would imagine Gerrard thinks he can add something that is missing, in order to enhance our squad.
Agree that players of his age and position can be a high risk in our league though.
Alves was linked 6 months after he left usFolk even trying to compare this to Kranjcar or Alves are genuinely mental.
Were either of those players being linked with moves to Barcelona and Juventus six months before they joined us?
Thought not.
Alves was linked 6 months after he left us
I can’t see Skrtel coming cheap and he’ll probably want a last big pay day.
I just think we are going for the name and the reputation here and this has seriously stung us in the past.
Scottish football will eat you alive if physically and mentally your not up for the battle and all it entails. Reputations mean nothing, in fact the SPFL players relish the chance to chew big names up and spit them out.
So him rejecting an offer from Barcelona means he isn’t good enough for us?Not good enough for us, so I hope this does not happen.