Jordan Ayew - sold to Swansea

[PaulWinch again]

So having looked on a few international forums, their fans are astonished that we have bought him for that much.

They bought him for 4m euro last year and by all accounts he has been shit. There isn't one positive comment from French fans.

Sounds like that Belgian bloke we bought. He wasn't worth seven million.

Yeah or he could be shit - guess we'll find out

Yes but surely that's always the case. Also there are no positive comments at all even with his record last year?

[curiousorange]

His Youtube video is dire, aren't they supposed to make a player look good? 

No reflection on the player, but at least two of the goals in the video were penalties. If I was a scout, that shows me he's capable of taking a penalty, and since we rarely get them...

[FatSam]

If we do sign him, I hope he will be more successful than our last Ghananian signing.

[villadelph]

Ghananiaaa!

[bruisedshins]

Ayyy-ew, Ayyyyyyyyy-ew
Ayew scores and we want some more
Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4
Ayew scores and we want some more

[themossman]

His Youtube video is dire, aren't they supposed to make a player look good? 

I'm hoping it's like the Top Gear lap, i.e. the ones that look crap are good and the ones that look good are crap. I've seen enough of the second category to know this must be at least half true.

[FatSam]

Ghananian

It was a mistake, but I'm quite proud of that!

[Quiet Lion]

So having looked on a few international forums, their fans are astonished that we have bought him for that much.

They bought him for 4m euro last year and by all accounts he has been shit. There isn't one positive comment from French fans.

Sounds like that Belgian bloke we bought. He wasn't worth seven million.

Yeah or he could be shit - guess we'll find out

Yes but surely that's always the case. Also there are no positive comments at all even with his record last year?

Yeah some, certainly not the consensus though - although many of the comments were based on the initial sky report of £12m GBP.

 I cant for one minute believe he can be worse than Weimann, NZog etc in the wide/inside forward role

[Toronto Villa]

We really are immersed in the French market this season. We have been saying. For a while how well Newcastle have done there in recent years. These lads might only consider us a stepping stone but we need to do well with them to keep them as long as possible and push us forward. Encouraged by this. Him and Adebayor on loan wouldn't be bad at all.

[Ron Manager]

Perhaps we are looking for the next Thierry Henry?.  Perhaps he doesn't exist!  We could try scouting the German leagues where I am sure there is talent aplenty.

[UK Redsox]

Ghananian

It was a mistake, but I'm quite proud of that!

Its like Canadians being from Canadia

[Sexual Ealing]

His Youtube video is dire, aren't they supposed to make a player look good? 

I remember you said that about Benteke. The reason I remember was because I agreed with you!

[Smoke]

We could try scouting the German leagues where I am sure there is talent aplenty.

Getting German players to leave Germany is hard judging by the amount that play in other countries.

[dalians umbrella]

Sorry if this has already been said - but Ayew, Gueye, and Adebayor (if we signed him) will all presumably be missing for the African Cup of Nations.

[OCD]

His Youtube video is dire, aren't they supposed to make a player look good? 

No reflection on the player, but at least two of the goals in the video were penalties. If I was a scout, that shows me he's capable of taking a penalty, and since we rarely get them...

For half of last year we barely got out of our own half. By being more attacking and having some tricky players, that should hopefully change.