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Author Topic: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck  (Read 91941 times)

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #495 on: June 19, 2021, 01:57:09 PM »
Amazing somewhere else someone is arguing he goes down as one of our worst ever value signings!

Dosen't seem to realise 7m is chicken feed in prem terms nowadays. Spurs signed a CB for 42m three years ago who isn't very good and Everton have signed three CBs for 25m or over since 2017.

Hause, Engels and Konsa combined for what we signed them for just about adds up to 25m I think.

Seems an odd Burnley style mentality where some fans seem to think 7m is big money and will criticise the club if it dosen't work out and players gets sold on for a loss, it isn't in 2021. Fair enough to criticise if too many of our 20m + signings don't work out but 7-10m is just squad player value these days and if they turn out any better than that it's a bargain.

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #496 on: June 19, 2021, 02:22:15 PM »
And the same can be said about AEG or Trez. Between them for what we paid they’ve done more than a solid job in getting us up (AEG), keeping us up and getting us to where we are now. They have paid back their fee and wages many times over.

Offline Exeter 77

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #497 on: June 19, 2021, 02:51:33 PM »
Amazing somewhere else someone is arguing he goes down as one of our worst ever value signings!
Amazing because Stephen Ireland was valued at £8M when he joined and left for nothing after contributing little despite somehow winning a player of the season award.

Online London Villan

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #498 on: June 19, 2021, 05:09:01 PM »
In our list of worst signing Engels wouldnt be in the top 50!

Online Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #499 on: June 19, 2021, 07:29:52 PM »
In our list of worst signing Engels wouldnt be in the top 50!

I agree. Lets name them. Here's five to start.

Ireland...Curcic...Balaban...Djemba....Djemba...

Online FatSam

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #500 on: June 19, 2021, 07:49:00 PM »
In our list of worst signing Engels wouldnt be in the top 50!

I agree. Lets name them. Here's five to start.

Ireland...Curcic...Balaban...Djemba....Djemba...
McCormack, Lansbury, N’Zogbia, Beye…

Offline Risso

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #501 on: June 19, 2021, 08:01:14 PM »
Tshibola, Tonev, Kalinic, Hogan, Bree, Gestede, Lescott, Richards, Gollini, Sanchez, Luna, Shorey...

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #502 on: June 19, 2021, 08:21:27 PM »
Aspinall, stainrod, heath, mcavennie

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #503 on: June 19, 2021, 08:21:50 PM »
Collymore, Curcic, Holman, Helenius

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #504 on: June 19, 2021, 08:22:40 PM »
Callaghan

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #505 on: June 19, 2021, 08:27:53 PM »
Steve Foster

Offline Des Little

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #506 on: June 19, 2021, 08:32:07 PM »
Unsworth, Moreira, Kalinic, Crespo, Baston, Samatta...

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #507 on: June 19, 2021, 08:44:46 PM »
Oscar Arce, Ivo Stas, Freddie Mwula, Emment Kapengwe, Tony Luna.

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #508 on: June 19, 2021, 09:00:02 PM »
Cole, Senderos, Cissokho

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Goodbye and good luck
« Reply #509 on: June 19, 2021, 09:07:58 PM »
Cole, Senderos, Cissokho
Carlton and Joe Cole

 


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