GovanFront4
Well-Known Member
Do we think slug Guidi maybe knew about Algeria and put two and two together thinking that will help Alfie stay?
Do we think slug Guidi maybe knew about Algeria and put two and two together thinking that will help Alfie stay?
Different level? He scored in a derby and came through in the SPL.Andy Little? Albeit at a very different level
Do we think slug Guidi maybe knew about Algeria and put two and two together thinking that will help Alfie stay?
wouldnt imagine the prospect of baby sitting a 17yr old would be high up on Alfies reasons for staying
Having another player of the same nationality can help a lot of players. I would also think that they know each other.
wouldnt imagine the prospect of baby sitting a 17yr old would be high up on Alfies reasons for staying
19, same difference :shh:Who's the 17 year old?
Fair enough if Alfie was just here but he’s been here for ages, is married and has a family now. He may have a lodger soon enough thoughHaving another player of the same nationality can help a lot of players. I would also think that they know each other.
Michael Beale and Ryan Kent are fluent in Spanish alsoHaving another player of the same nationality can help a lot of players. I would also think that they know each other.
Kent ?Michael Beale and Ryan Kent are fluent in Spanish also
Kent ?
Beale isn’t fluent, he’s knows the basics from working in Brazil but that’s it. Gerrard mentioned before about the difficulty in getting certain messages across to Morelos before in analysis and that there’s someone out with the first team coaches who helps translate.Michael Beale and Ryan Kent are fluent in Spanish
Plus Brazilians speak PortugueseBeale isn’t fluent, he’s knows the basics from working in Brazil but that’s it. Gerrard mentioned before about the difficulty in getting certain messages across to Morelos before in analysis and that there’s someone out with the first team coaches who helps translate.
Forgive my ignorance but do we get money for beating Malmö or is there another cash injection I just don’t know about?I fully expect the Veerman deal if we can pull it off to be after Malmo are dealt with and that major cash injection is guaranteed.
Just like the Kent and Roofe transfers.
Forgive my ignorance but do we get money for beating Malmö or is there another cash injection I just don’t know about?
I wonder if it’s possible for us(Scotland) to take advantage of the rule changes via brexit to offer young international talent a route to England by coming to Scotland for a few years. If it is we might be able to pick up a couple of gems that would have normally ended up in England.I reckon Veerman is very much on our radar. I think he's a signing needed and welcomed if we can make it to CL. I don't think he'd be needed nor will we splash the money on him if we make EL. Unless a player moves on.
Young Colombian for the B team fantastic and something I'd love us to do more of we really need an approach akin of Benfica, Salzburg and so on.
Beat Malmo and we will guarantee a 5m CL parachute payment regardless of the play off resultForgive my ignorance but do we get money for beating Malmö or is there another cash injection I just don’t know about?
Yup.Kent ?
Knew about the el but not the €5m, that would be a nice wee shot in the arm. Would make up for the lost revenue over preseason.Beat Malmo and we will guarantee a 5m CL parachute payment regardless of the play off result
It also guarantees EL group stage
We are guaranteed a minimum €15m if we beat Malmö essentially which includes a €5m UCL playoff amount if we lost there.Forgive my ignorance but do we get money for beating Malmö or is there another cash injection I just don’t know about?
It's not regardless of the playoff result. We only get it if we lose in the playoffs. An added bonus though as €5m prize money plus guaranteed EL groups means beating Malmo is massive.Beat Malmo and we will guarantee a 5m CL parachute payment regardless of the play off result
It also guarantees EL group stage
thats fine if youve just moved to the country, Alfie will have best mates in the team now and speaks good english
and not being a dick, but why would they know each other?
Luigi Ricco (Spelling) fulfilled this role for Rino!.Same nationality, same route through Finland, Alegria linked with Rangers for quite some time. Football is a small world and I don't think it would be a leap to think they have mutual friends or have met before.
We signed Salim Kerkar because he was Bougherra's mate. I don't think it's a leap either to think that we would look to sign a Colombian to help Morelos feel at home.
Luigi Ricco (Spelling) fulfilled this role for Rino!.
I don't think it's a leap either to think that we would look to sign a Colombian to help Morelos feel at home.
It happens all the time.
Edit, Ibrahimovic as one of the best strikers in the world still liked having Maxwell as a team mate and this even helped him decide who to sign for.
I would go out on a limb to say the signing of Alegria had nothing to do with Morelos or was made to make him feel at home
nothing at all
yes, when someone just signs, not a guy thats been here for years and has family ffs
I think it’s extremely unlikely that after 4 years and nearly 200 odd appearances for the club, that we’ve decided to sign a random teenager just because he’s Colombian and might make Morelos feel more at home. He’s already got his wife and daughter here and is very well established in the team.It happens all the time.
Edit, Ibrahimovic as one of the best strikers in the world still liked having Maxwell as a team mate and this even helped him decide who to sign for.
I think it’s extremely unlikely that after 4 years and nearly 200 odd appearances for the club, that we’ve decided to sign a random teenager just because he’s Colombian and might make Morelos feel more at home. He’s already got his wife and daughter here and is very well established in the team.
I agree they do happen but I think it’s less likely to happen after someone’s been here as long as Morelos has been. Anyway, what would happen next week if Porto bid £15-20m and that’s Morelos away? Would we sign a pal for Alegria?I think on the face of it signing a player who hasn't scored any goals for FC Honka is an odd one. Again, we signed Kerkar because of Bougherra. Moves like this happen often.
We won’t be signing someone just to be a buddy for Morelos, but signing players from the same background can be mutually beneficial.I think it’s extremely unlikely that after 4 years and nearly 200 odd appearances for the club, that we’ve decided to sign a random teenager just because he’s Colombian and might make Morelos feel more at home. He’s already got his wife and daughter here and is very well established in the team.
How would working in Brazil, who speak Portuguese, make Beale fluent or otherwise in Spanish ? Am I missing something here?Beale isn’t fluent, he’s knows the basics from working in Brazil but that’s it. Gerrard mentioned before about the difficulty in getting certain messages across to Morelos before in analysis and that there’s someone out with the first team coaches who helps translate.
Surely Portuguese?Beale isn’t fluent, he’s knows the basics from working in Brazil but that’s it. Gerrard mentioned before about the difficulty in getting certain messages across to Morelos before in analysis and that there’s someone out with the first team coaches who helps translate.
Someone’s at it on his wiki.See this chat about Alegria having no scored a single goal for Honka, is it actual true? His Wikipedia (no the best source obviously) says he’s got 7 goals in 10 appearances from them since 2020 season which is a heavy good return even if he’s no getting much game time
FFS, I typed in Alegria and the iPad corrected it to a Algeria. Honestly. Now fixed.Algeria = Country in North Africa
Alegria = Young lad signed for the B team
Sort yourselves out before ma nut explodes
Thought it was the wrong decision to release Little. Would have offered more in the Championship than Boyd ultimately did.Different level? He scored in a derby and came through in the SPL.
Kerkar was quality thoughI think on the face of it signing a player who hasn't scored any goals for FC Honka is an odd one. Again, we signed Kerkar because of Bougherra. Moves like this happen often.
Algeria = Country in North Africa
Alegria = Young lad signed for the B team
Sort yourselves out before ma nut explodes
Only 98% lol , some do speak Spanish and other modern languages plus there are many Indigenous tongues . Seems like both English and Spanish have business advantages for trading etc too .Plus Brazilians speak Portuguese
Could be wrong but I think it was said a few years ago by someone legitimately closely connected to the club or someone from the first team that Tav had been learning some Spanish. Someone correct me if I’m wrong because this is a memory from a few years agoMichael Beale and Ryan Kent are fluent in Spanish also
Drives me nuts when people spell Namdi Ofoboroh wrongMohsni/Moshni used to drive me nuts