Idrissa Gueye - now gone

[robbo1874]

He's good but I prefer his brother Marvin

I heard about this earlier through the grapevine.

i was wondering how you knew it

[Clark W Griswold]

Makoun was a tidy player, but it was clear he looked like little boy lost in the premier league. He may have faired better by having a box to box dominant midfielder next to him, a Viera or even an Ian Taylor in his pomp. Berson similar although to a lesser extent.

[Ron Manager]

There is a valid concern that European midfielders have struggled with the physicality and pace of the EPL but our failures Kea, Berson, Makoun were also down to the fact that they were... eh... a little bit sh*t to put it kindly 

Not wanting to divert the argument elsewhere, but I never thought Makoun got much of a chance, really.

re European midfielders struggling with the physicality and pace, true, lots of them have struggled, but equally, lots of them have managed superbly.









just not for us :-(

I agree. A change of manager didn't help Makoun really but yes, some player's need time to settle. Who know's how Sanchez might turn out now he's got a season under his belt?

Sanchez will do very well thank you and possibly so will Kozac if Benteke clears off.

[Clark W Griswold]

Is Kozac going to be fit for the start of the season? To be fair, he could do well if he gets over the injuries.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'll be really pissed off if Delph goes and I have to change my username from Phili International to Motown.

[Ron Manager]

Well at least we cannot sign Jazz Richards. He has gone to Fulham......hooray!

[silhillvilla]

I fear another restless summer of underwhelment.

[Clampy]

I fear another restless summer of underwhelment.

I fear another summer of miserable posts.

[Pete]

Gueye is now in Birmingham for his medical, according to the Guardian.

[Ads]

Kozak is ready for pre-season training.

Quite excited to be signing a player for a decent wedge again.

[pauliewalnuts]

I fear another restless summer of underwhelment.

Which you're expressing in a thread in which we're about to pay more for a player than we have for about five years?

[passitsideways]

Makoun was a tidy player, but it was clear he looked like little boy lost in the premier league. He may have faired better by having a box to box dominant midfielder next to him, a Viera or even an Ian Taylor in his pomp. Berson similar although to a lesser extent.

He didn't look very intimidated away at United. Just that he got injured and then we botched everything with firstly the loan and then allegedly forgetting to renew his work permit or some nonsense like that.

[Toronto Villa]

I fear another restless summer of underwhelment.

Which you're expressing in a thread in which we're about to pay more for a player than we have for about five years?

point of your post received as follows

[badluckeric(gates)]

Right, let's get it on.

Let's just hope it happens 'in our lifetime'.
-only true Marvin fans need worry about that one-

[Villa in Denmark]

I fear another restless summer of underwhelment.

Now there's a surprise.

If we ever get you and LTA in the same room, the universe will probably collapse in on itself due to the creation of the biggest black hole ever observed, sucking the light out of the very fabric of the space-time continuum.