Brett Holman

[Caiphus]

I'm not sure I would call him a 'winger' or even a 'wide player'.  He reminded me of an under 7s player when he first started showing up in the roos squad, always running after the ball instead of playing his position which is generally more central supporting the strikers.

[Dave Clark Five]

Good luck to him. However as this is further evidence that McLeish is going nowhere I am gutted to be honest. I still had hope of a fresh start in July but now it's looking desperately unlikely.

That's what I thought when  I found out he only had 53 international caps.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Good luck to him. However as this is further evidence that McLeish is going nowhere I am gutted to be honest. I still had hope of a fresh start in July but now it's looking desperately unlikely.

That's what I thought when  I found out he only had 53 international caps.

I'm starting to change my mind about him, he scored a cracking goal for the Aussies in January.

Against India.

[JD]

He's not a bad player and this is a good deal. A free transfer for a player who is an established international.
Think about it, Holman or Heskey in midfield?

[Ian.]

Well one thing is for sure is it's an early indication that McLeish is staying and is being allowed to start early in the process of changing things around.
It's also a very early signing, there is no messing about and leaving things until the last minute of the window. Hopefully this will be his intent from now on wards.

[NeilH]

Well he's certainly saying the right things to ingratiate himself with us

http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/az/11702524/__Holman__Eerst_de_titel_met_AZ__.html - Pop it into Google Translate to unravel the Dutch.

[Percy McCarthy]

That sounds like a lot of messing about Neil. Can't you do it?

Isn't he worried about us getting relegated? He must be fucking deluded.

[Ron Manager]

Will do a job,runs all day but not a game turning player.

Frank Carrodous comes to mind.

[N'ZMAV]

We need new players, why not take a chance on this bloke? Artur Numan is scouting for us in Europe (I believe) I'm sure he can spot a good player when he see's one. He played with some world class wingers/players during his time with the National Team.

[Ron Manager]

If we have any more bonding holidays I suggest we use him and Chris Herd to keep order.   He looks a hard bastard.   I like hard bastards.

There is also a very good but extremely obscure pun in there about Randy asking to be kept in the picture about the Holman Hunt.

Damn I was trying to come up with something like that
For those not of a an artistic bent (dont!)  Holman Hunt was like Rolf Harris but better.

Then again he didnt have three legs!

[nigel]

I reckon we could sign Messi and some of you would find fault 

[nigel]

This is what he is capable of.

The fact that he just used his left foot is enough for me to like him 

[dutchvilla]

The view of a Dutch friend (and Feyenoord fan): "With AZ he is quite good, but more because of his mentality and energy than due to his technique or tactical genius.  So I would say rather an english type of player.  I would assume you would have several of these already".

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I reckon we could sign Messi and some of you would find fault 

Robbie Keane's loan signing was viewed by some as desperate and piss poor by many before he arrived, I have no reason to think that any signing AMcL makes would be seen otherwise.
Time to remove the blinkers I think.

[Merv]

Could be decent. He's free, good age. Australian footballers generally seem to have a good attitude; he'll be competitive. Read that he's a winger or a second striker, so he's a option for the kind of formation we seem to be discovering suits us best - one central striker and three attacking players behind.

I'm not the first to say, I'm sure, but Numan's probably been involved in this signing. Good to see something a bit different.