Jose Angel Crespo: CONFIRMED

[Ron Manager]

Seems like The Daily Star regard Crespo and Ayew as 'major signings'. I don't Im afraid,not at all. Both minor signings. Even at 35 I would regard Cambiasso as a major signing. Ayew could be a temperamental version of Collymore.or he may not and surprise some of us. Crespo
doesn't have a track record that suggests he will be a valuable addition to the ranks. As his transfer fee will reflect. A filler in.

[villasjf]

Covers all defensive positions

Hutton
Bacuna
Amavi
Richards
Crespo

That's enough full backs, so hopefully Bennett will be sold now.

Ugh and Cissokho, forgot we had him, crap too. If we could get Bennett, Cissokho and Nzogbia off the books this summer it would be great.

And Senderos and Herd

[villasjf]

Joe Bennett is taking a lot of stick on here, I still think, theres a very good player there, he was a young player coming into a poor team.

Has Bennett played in any of the pre-season games ?

I dont think so.

[aj2k77]

One good thing here, the bloke knows what a proper beard is meant to look like. None of this stupid Tim Howard style hipster fanciness.

He looks like someone from Guess Who.

[Ryu]

Seems like The Daily Star regard Crespo and Ayew as 'major signings'. I don't Im afraid,not at all. Both minor signings. Even at 35 I would regard Cambiasso as a major signing. Ayew could be a temperamental version of Collymore.or he may not and surprise some of us. Crespo
doesn't have a track record that suggests he will be a valuable addition to the ranks. As his transfer fee will reflect. A filler in.

Wan't Collymore a temperamental version of Collymore?

I don't agree that spending about £10m on an international forward who's more than likely going to be a regular starter as a minor signing, either.

And I wouldn't be getting too excited over signing a 35 year old who's best days are behind him in a position we have decent cover.

[Legion]

Ha!

Honours

Best in Show - Crufts 2011

Best Beard - Seville Hipster of the Year Awards, 2008

[dave.woodhall]

"A temperamental version of Collymore" is a bit like "a more aggressive Roy Keane".

[pauliewalnuts]

"A yampier Sasa Curcic"

[Clark W Griswold]

Seems like The Daily Star regard Crespo and Ayew as 'major signings'. I don't Im afraid,not at all. Both minor signings. Even at 35 I would regard Cambiasso as a major signing. Ayew could be a temperamental version of Collymore.or he may not and surprise some of us. Crespo
doesn't have a track record that suggests he will be a valuable addition to the ranks. As his transfer fee will reflect. A filler in.

Wan't Collymore a temperamental version of Collymore?

I don't agree that spending about £10m on an international forward who's more than likely going to be a regular starter as a minor signing, either.

And I wouldn't be getting too excited over signing a 35 year old who's best days are behind him in a position we have decent cover.

Ayew would be a major signing no doubt, may do well or may not as with signing most players, particularly from overseas. Crespo may turn out to be a very useful player and a bargain, or he might end up being shite. We'll see. I personally think Cambiasso would be excellent for us though.

[Ryu]

"A temperamental version of Collymore" is a bit like "a more aggressive Roy Keane".

A short Alan Wright.

[Ryu]

Seems like The Daily Star regard Crespo and Ayew as 'major signings'. I don't Im afraid,not at all. Both minor signings. Even at 35 I would regard Cambiasso as a major signing. Ayew could be a temperamental version of Collymore.or he may not and surprise some of us. Crespo
doesn't have a track record that suggests he will be a valuable addition to the ranks. As his transfer fee will reflect. A filler in.

Wan't Collymore a temperamental version of Collymore?

I don't agree that spending about £10m on an international forward who's more than likely going to be a regular starter as a minor signing, either.

And I wouldn't be getting too excited over signing a 35 year old who's best days are behind him in a position we have decent cover.

Ayew would be a major signing no doubt, may do well or may not as with signing most players, particularly from overseas. Crespo may turn out to be a very useful player and a bargain, or he might end up being shite. We'll see. I personally think Cambiasso would be excellent for us though.

Maybe he would, I'm not as convinced as some.  I think people might be remembering Leicester's crazy few weeks at the end of the season rather than the rubbish 7 or 8 months before that, though.

But we need a Delph replacement, as Cambiasso would just be playing where Westwood or Sanchez currently do, wouldn't he?

[Clark W Griswold]

"A temperamental version of Collymore" is a bit like "a more aggressive Roy Keane".

A short Alan Wright.

A ginger Tommy Johnson.

[Des Little]

Has anyone seen Crespo and Luna in the same room at the same time? 

If not, I'm worried.

[LeeB]

Has anyone seen Crespo and Luna in the same room at the same time? 

If not, I'm worried.

"Right, the first thing we want you to do for your medical is run backwards"

"Que?"

"Run backwards"

"Ah, ok si"

*tucks hands behind back, begins to run*

"I knew it, it's you Moon, you're not coming back now fuck off"

[PaulWinch again]

Seems like The Daily Star regard Crespo and Ayew as 'major signings'. I don't Im afraid,not at all. Both minor signings. Even at 35 I would regard Cambiasso as a major signing. Ayew could be a temperamental version of Collymore.or he may not and surprise some of us. Crespo
doesn't have a track record that suggests he will be a valuable addition to the ranks. As his transfer fee will reflect. A filler in.

Crespo is a squad player, but how you can say that Ayew at £9 million for Villa doesn't represent a major signing I don't really understand.