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by sniffer » Thu Jan 08, 2026 9:11 am
Halland scored a great header recently from a simple cross by Nunes. But time and time wide players just recycle sideways and backwards, so boring.
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by Outcast » Thu Jan 08, 2026 11:03 am
PeterParker wrote:Looking forward to see him after 5 games when he will be terrified to shoot.
Can't be arsed what we sign, we'll finish top 4 but we ain't winning a major trophy. The system is flawed so cant get excited to whatever we add.
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by nottsblue » Thu Jan 08, 2026 10:02 pm
Officially signed. £62.5M with a further £1.5M in add ons and a future 10% sell on clause
Obvious we need to see what he can do on the pitch but I’m underwhelmed by this as it stands. Hope I’m incorrect, and to be fair it’s quite likely given my success with score predictions

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by bigblue » Thu Jan 08, 2026 10:06 pm
should certainly be a massive upgrade on current options, but as was mentioned already, the ghost of Bony makes me nervous about transfers like this
At least he can finish, when our current wingers can barely shoot
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by CBEM » Fri Jan 09, 2026 5:52 am
Excited about this signing I believe he'll be a great player for us and will fit in well.
English too which is a bonus.
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by Mase » Fri Jan 09, 2026 7:00 am
Third top scorer in the league with 10 goals. He got 11 in the league last season so hopefully he smashes that this season.
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by nottsblue » Fri Jan 09, 2026 7:19 am
CBEM wrote:Excited about this signing I believe he'll be a great player for us and will fit in well.
English too which is a bonus.
He plays for Ghana
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by Scatman » Fri Jan 09, 2026 8:23 am
nottsblue wrote:CBEM wrote:Excited about this signing I believe he'll be a great player for us and will fit in well.
English too which is a bonus.
He plays for Ghana
I think perhaps he means homegrown
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by Dubciteh » Fri Jan 09, 2026 8:29 am
Indianablue wrote:zuricity wrote:carolina-blue wrote:nottsblue wrote:Apparently having his medical on Thursday
Shades of Bony about this for me
Oh my god I hope you are wrong mate
And Mase I’m with you Mahrez all day long
He will be no different than any other winger / player we have. He will get moaned at for passing it back because there is rarely a way through eleven players in the box.
Against City,
Teams pack their penalty area with 11 players. If anyone thinks he is going to break through that situation , well quite frankly they are dreaming.
If we are to change to play counter attacking football as almost paid off at the Arse, then he will thrive. He is fast , strong and can cross the ball much better than Savio or Doku.
I agree with you Zurich. Most teams defend deep and counter punch against us. Our high line and a poor defensive line up means we huff and puff and the little piggies run out and pull our pants down. If Pep doesnt change our style at least give Haaland a tall partner up front to give us a chance on crosses. I'd also ditch a few of the rollo drills and spend time on shooting and crossing
There was loads of space on the right wing against brighton but bernardo was running in slow motion so we could never take advantage of it. The days of teams playing 11 behind the ball are over in the short term cos they can get at us now and dont need to do it. Having a threat on both sides now should in theory give us loads. Will be loads of goals there for semenyo but im not 100percent sure hes the right man for the job
derby day the scores were level,
then the goat was fed by neville,
silly boy should know for sure,
feed the goat and he will score!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by nottsblue » Fri Jan 09, 2026 8:34 am
Scatman wrote:nottsblue wrote:CBEM wrote:Excited about this signing I believe he'll be a great player for us and will fit in well.
English too which is a bonus.
He plays for Ghana
I think perhaps he means homegrown
Ah, OK
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by salford city » Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:04 am
OFFICIAL on the Beeb. I've not seen an email from the club yet still
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by city72 » Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:06 am
Did he have a €65million release clause? We’ve paid £64 million = €74million
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by salford city » Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:07 am
city72 wrote:Did he have a €65million release clause? We’ve paid £64 million = €74million
24 installments love it, catalogue terms like Farca do to us. On OS now
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by Nigels Tackle » Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:28 am
signed 2 games too late
presume he'll make his debut tomorrow v exeter as he can't play against newcastle in midweek and it would be good for him to get some game time before we play the rags a week on saturday
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by salford city » Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:45 am
Nigels Tackle wrote:signed 2 games too late
presume he'll make his debut tomorrow v exeter as he can't play against newcastle in midweek and it would be good for him to get some game time before we play the rags a week on saturday
My thoughts too. Get him up to speed soonest and play him at the swamp next week
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by Mase » Fri Jan 09, 2026 9:57 am
Nigels Tackle wrote:signed 2 games too late
presume he'll make his debut tomorrow v exeter as he can't play against newcastle in midweek and it would be good for him to get some game time before we play the rags a week on saturday
Rumours that he can play in the cup as there's no cup ties now. Anyone confirm?
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by stupot » Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:15 am
Mase wrote:Nigels Tackle wrote:signed 2 games too late
presume he'll make his debut tomorrow v exeter as he can't play against newcastle in midweek and it would be good for him to get some game time before we play the rags a week on saturday
Rumours that he can play in the cup as there's no cup ties now. Anyone confirm?
Yep, rule change this season. A player can play for 2 clubs in it. He can definitely play.
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by carl_feedthegoat » Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:29 am
What position will Pep play him in ?
THEY SAY SWEARING IS DUE TO A LIMITED VOCABULARY. I KNOW THOUSANDS OF WORDS, BUT I STILL PREFER "FUCK OFF" TO "GO AWAY"
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by Harry Dowd scored » Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:31 am
Quite a few fans worried Pep will “coach out of him the individual talent” any credibility to that ?
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by Harry Dowd scored » Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:31 am
carl_feedthegoat wrote:What position will Pep play him in ?
CB Probably
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