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Re: Frankie De Jong

Postby Nigels Tackle » Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:08 pm

Saul Goodman wrote:
Nigels Tackle wrote:the dutch are fucking weird when it comes to naming their kids...

I guess they do love their rock n roll music.


1950s rock n roll?

kevin strootman
donny van de beek
frenkie de jong

or a shit bkues trio?

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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby Saul Goodman » Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:02 am

Papers have him going PSG. Guess he wanted to go from one weak league to another.
Thats okay. PSG can buy all of the players they want but theyll never win the CL. You cant win that trophy when you walk your league and arent tested domestically.
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby budfox » Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:55 am

Imagine if we signed him and then up against Spurs him and Serg run rings around their South-Korean striker.

The headline could be "De Jong/Kun's having Son fun"
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby Nigels Tackle » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:47 am

budfox wrote:Imagine if we signed him and then up against Spurs him and Serg run rings around their South-Korean striker.

The headline could be "De Jong/Kun's having Son fun"


eh?!
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby salford city » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:02 am

A play on young guns having some fun? Wham on mancityfans.net - jaysus
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby mr_nool » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:32 am

Wow! That was far fetched :-)
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby iwasthere2012 » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:40 am

salford city wrote:A play on young guns having some fun? Wham on mancityfans.net - jaysus

Eh?
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby salford city » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:13 pm

iwasthere2012 wrote:
salford city wrote:A play on young guns having some fun? Wham on mancityfans.net - jaysus

Eh?


We'll have to wait and see if that's what bud meant? That's how I read it. Showing my age remembering Wham rap
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby mr_nool » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:22 pm

Frenkie is an interesting one. He's made out to be the best thing since sliced bread now, but I think young Phil easily has as much potential. When Frenkie was Foden's age (he's three years older), he only had one top tier game under his belt for Willem II. He then moved to AJAX and played for their reserves for a season and a half. It wasn't until half of last season that he stepped up and became a regular in their first team. his development since has obviously been explosive, but still.

As to replacing Fernandinho, I'm not so sure about that. He would fit perfect as a deep lying playmaker, dropping in between the centre backs in our build-up, like Fern sometimes does (he's fantastic at bringing the ball out from the back), but I don't see him as someone that effectively shields the back 4 or put in those crucial tackles to break up counters. He's still a feather weight and I'm also not sure that he has that defensive awareness.
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby Foreverinbluedreams » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:26 pm

mr_nool wrote:Frenkie is an interesting one. He's made out to be the best thing since sliced bread now, but I think young Phil easily has as much potential. When Frenkie was Foden's age (he's three years older), he only had one top tier game under his belt for Willem II. He then moved to AJAX and played for their reserves for a season and a half. It wasn't until half of last season that he stepped up and became a regular in their first team. his development since has obviously been explosive, but still.

As to replacing Fernandinho, I'm not so sure about that. He would fit perfect as a deep lying playmaker, dropping in between the centre backs in our build-up, like Fern sometimes does (he's fantastic at bringing the ball out from the back), but I don't see him as someone that effectively shields the back 4 or put in those crucial tackles to break up counters. He's still a feather weight and I'm also not sure that he has that defensive awareness.


I haven't seen enough to comment on him but that last paragraph and your concerns about him being that shield, Neves looks exactly that player to me.
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby mr_nool » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:42 pm

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:
mr_nool wrote:Frenkie is an interesting one. He's made out to be the best thing since sliced bread now, but I think young Phil easily has as much potential. When Frenkie was Foden's age (he's three years older), he only had one top tier game under his belt for Willem II. He then moved to AJAX and played for their reserves for a season and a half. It wasn't until half of last season that he stepped up and became a regular in their first team. his development since has obviously been explosive, but still.

As to replacing Fernandinho, I'm not so sure about that. He would fit perfect as a deep lying playmaker, dropping in between the centre backs in our build-up, like Fern sometimes does (he's fantastic at bringing the ball out from the back), but I don't see him as someone that effectively shields the back 4 or put in those crucial tackles to break up counters. He's still a feather weight and I'm also not sure that he has that defensive awareness.


I haven't seen enough to comment on him but that last paragraph and your concerns about him being that shield, Neves looks exactly that player to me.


I, conversely, haven't seen enough about Neves.
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby JamieMCFC » Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:08 pm

Agent has said a deal with PSG isn't done. Also the article that first reported it said Pep talked to Frenkie for an hour and he agreed to come. Then we suddenly weren't willing to pay up because of FFP, so PSG moved in.
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby Nigels Tackle » Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:16 pm

JamieMCFC wrote:Agent has said a deal with PSG isn't done. Also the article that first reported it said Pep talked to Frenkie for an hour and he agreed to come. Then we suddenly weren't willing to pay up because of FFP, so PSG moved in.


cos psg have no ffp issues
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby JamieMCFC » Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:31 pm

Nigels Tackle wrote:
JamieMCFC wrote:Agent has said a deal with PSG isn't done. Also the article that first reported it said Pep talked to Frenkie for an hour and he agreed to come. Then we suddenly weren't willing to pay up because of FFP, so PSG moved in.


cos psg have no ffp issues


That's what I don't understand about the PSG rumor.
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby Nigels Tackle » Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:40 pm

JamieMCFC wrote:
Nigels Tackle wrote:
JamieMCFC wrote:Agent has said a deal with PSG isn't done. Also the article that first reported it said Pep talked to Frenkie for an hour and he agreed to come. Then we suddenly weren't willing to pay up because of FFP, so PSG moved in.


cos psg have no ffp issues


That's what I don't understand about the PSG rumor.


maybe they are selling neymar / mbappe* to barca / madrid* for £250m - cos they have that kind of money....

whole thing is a fucking farce

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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby Saul Goodman » Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:03 pm

I think theyre selling Neymar and are already making plans for the windfall of cash theyre going to receive
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby Slim » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:34 pm

Saul Goodman wrote:I think theyre selling Neymar and are already making plans for the windfall of cash theyre going to receive


Good news everybody, we're buying Neymar.
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby iwasthere2012 » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:36 pm

Slim wrote:
Saul Goodman wrote:I think theyre selling Neymar and are already making plans for the windfall of cash theyre going to receive


Good news everybody, we're buying Neymar.


No thanks.
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Re: Frenkie De Jong

Postby zuricity » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:52 pm

Slim wrote:
Saul Goodman wrote:I think theyre selling Neymar and are already making plans for the windfall of cash theyre going to receive


Good news everybody, we're buying Neymar.


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