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Author Topic: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread  (Read 423691 times)

Offline silhillvilla

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2385 on: February 17, 2015, 11:20:29 PM »
“The phone call was about four o’clock on that day"
Good that we're getting our irons in the fire nice and early.
I'm glad it didn't happen .
Looking back at our failings over December in those games that were all winnable, that was so costly . It's a shame we hadn't shaken things up with the mangager before that run.

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2386 on: February 17, 2015, 11:39:21 PM »
“The phone call was about four o’clock on that day"
Good that we're getting our irons in the fire nice and early.
I'm glad it didn't happen .
No, I can't say that I'm upset that Rickie Lambert isn't sitting on our bench for the rest of the season and presumably the two seasons following it.

What does bother me though is that we decided as a club that another striker was important and decided to act on it for the first time after 32 and three-quarter days of a 33 day window.

Offline passport1

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2387 on: February 18, 2015, 12:02:41 AM »
Perhaps Randolph & Toms new PR inspired tag line could be 'A day late & a dollar short'.

Seems to sum up their reaction to events.

Offline ciggiesnbeer

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2388 on: February 18, 2015, 01:06:35 AM »
“The phone call was about four o’clock on that day"
Good that we're getting our irons in the fire nice and early.
I'm glad it didn't happen .
Looking back at our failings over December in those games that were all winnable, that was so costly . It's a shame we hadn't shaken things up with the mangager before that run.

Me too. We would have been straddled with an over the hill striker. We don't need him for our relegation scrap, we wouldn't need him next season in the premier league or the championship. He would just be another big wage we are looking to shift.


Offline adrenachrome

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2389 on: February 18, 2015, 02:21:26 AM »
“The phone call was about four o’clock on that day"
Good that we're getting our irons in the fire nice and early.
I'm glad it didn't happen .
No, I can't say that I'm upset that Rickie Lambert isn't sitting on our bench for the rest of the season and presumably the two seasons following it.

What does bother me though is that we decided as a club that another striker was important and decided to act on it for the first time after 32 and three-quarter days of a 33 day window.

Exactly.

You do not need the sufficiency of little grey cells of a Poirot to deconstruct this narrative.

Foxy probably thinks we all came down with last night's rain.

Offline PeterWithe

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2390 on: February 23, 2015, 05:09:39 PM »
Belgian striker named Din Sula being shown around the ground on Saturday and coming in on trial according to the Daily Mail.

Offline Ron Manager

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2391 on: February 23, 2015, 05:23:23 PM »
Belgian striker named Din Sula being shown around the ground on Saturday and coming in on trial according to the Daily Mail.

Supposed to be 16. From the picture I have seen looks about 28!

Offline Damo70

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2392 on: February 23, 2015, 05:30:06 PM »
Belgian striker named Din Sula being shown around the ground on Saturday and coming in on trial according to the Daily Mail.

Supposed to be 16. From the picture I have seen looks about 28!

The new Roger Milla then! Who was the other footballer who was supposedly a fair few years older than generally reported?

Offline OCD

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2393 on: February 23, 2015, 05:30:55 PM »
From Saturday apparently. I doubt he's the answer to our current problems.




Online dekko

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2394 on: February 23, 2015, 05:32:48 PM »
The new Roger Milla then! Who was the other footballer who was supposedly a fair few years older than generally reported?

You may be thinking of '17 year old' Joseph Minala:


Offline Damo70

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2395 on: February 23, 2015, 05:39:19 PM »
No. Was it Kanu?

Offline N'ZMAV

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2396 on: February 23, 2015, 05:41:24 PM »
Yakubu?

Offline Damo70

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2397 on: February 23, 2015, 05:44:11 PM »
I think it was Kanu. Can't 'swear down' (as my thirteen year old son would say) though.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2398 on: February 23, 2015, 05:47:23 PM »
Obafemi Martins is older than he claims. Allegedly.

Offline supertom

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Re: The January 2015 Transfer Rumour Thread
« Reply #2399 on: February 26, 2015, 05:04:35 PM »
Obafemi Martins is older than he claims. Allegedly.
Isn't there an urban Myth that Rigarbert Song was playing for Derby(?) when he was in his mid-40's, though listed as being about 29 or something.
Sorry, by Urban myth I mean...the truth.

EDIT-
I'm thinking of Taribo West I think.
« Last Edit: February 26, 2015, 05:06:25 PM by supertom »

 


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