Alysson - first signing possibly

[andyh]

Tim Vickery, who knows his South American stuff, is really NOT impressed.

https://youtu.be/Pox5IsPQz9I?si=kUn3ywG2mOBs1Q_O

[Ian.]

I got bored after five minutes watching that. Who's Tim Vickery anyway, looked rather smug to me. He looks related to Alan Pardew.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Tim Vickery really knows his shit when it comes to South American football. I put value in his opinion. He hasn't written him off, he has basically just said that he is one for the future. I'd say it sounded like there was more chance of it not working out but that's the punt you make with youngsters. He's not the next Neymar, let's put it that way.

[KevinGage]

The Tim Vickery who said Emery wouldn't be a good fit for us and that we should go for Sean Dyche?

About as informed as that other fupping eejit Tim Lovejoy.

[Dave]

I got bored after five minutes watching that. Who's Tim Vickery anyway, looked rather smug to me. He looks related to Alan Pardew.

Pretty much the doyen of South American football analysis of the last thirty years of so.

Doesn't mean he's right in this case. Also, doesn't mean he's definitely wrong either, just because he's not saying we've bought the new Messi.

[Toronto Villa]

When we were linked with Julian Alvarez while at River Plate, Vickery described him as the Argentinian Gary Shaw. Or something similar. Of course he ends up Man City not us, was superb for them and has carried on being superb at Atletico. Not sure if he is Gary Shaw superb but Vickery was right that he was a very good player coming through from River. Hopefully he is right about Alysson as a long term promising prospect.

[Sexual Ealing]

I'm going to write to YouTube to complain about him.

[Ian.]

Ah well, if he knows his stuff, but he still looked smug. Sounds like he got Emery wrong with us, maybe that’s why he threw the little dig in about a little ego project?


Anyhow, we all know Emery isn’t one for throwing anyone, experienced or not straight in the side. They all have to be drilled first. The only player I can think he’s done that with is Rogers, who apparently according to the experts, Middlesbrough pulled our pants down.

[PeterWithesShin]

Every signing is a risk, plenty of 'experts' couldn't see anything in Duran or Rogers, and thought we were wrong to sack Gerrard. I doubt anyone thinks we're signing him to go straight into the starting 11.

[Garyth]

Looking at trends for recent signings he’ll either
- hardly be seen for ages, then be starting games and looking a 50m player in a years time, or
- be loaned to a mid level European team without seeing sight of first team football
- consistently start in roughly right position, but play nothing like what we expected from rumour and reports.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

The Tim Vickery who said Emery wouldn't be a good fit for us and that we should go for Sean Dyche?

Well that opinion holds much less value as it isn't about his speciality, which is South American football.

[Tuscans]

Imagine what Vickery would of said if he saw Rogers playing for Bournemouth/ Middlesboro.

[ChicagoLion]

These guys are paid money to have an opinion, unlikely to say erm well I am not sure or I haven’t seen him play much.
Also their opinions when talking on their specialist subject tend to be towards the affirmative.