berkshirebear 2,807 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Seems like a waste of money to be honest. BlueAvenger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger 8,804 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 24 minutes ago, STEPPS BOY said: Not every signing will work but if you’re happy with them bringing in £20 million a season then so be it. CL money, O Reilly money and Frimpong money will likely bring in 90 million this season. But aye, Iwata, yang and Kobayashi. What I'm saying is after Postecoglu brought in the first batch of players, guys he no doubt knew all about and had been in his mind as potential signings. They signed 4 players in that first batch, Kyogo, Maeda, Iduguchi and Hatate. Since then Oh, Iwata, Kobayashi, Yang and Kwon have came in from the far east, and none of them have done much. Basically they've signed 9 guys from the far east at £14m spend - and 3/9 have been a success. Their scouring the globe has plenty of duds signed too. They are better at unearthing gems and tbh looking through Wiki - Postecoglu had a generally good transfer record. However Rodgers this year..... Holm £2.5m Tilio £1.5m Yang £2.1m Nawrocki £4.3m Lagerbeilke £3.0m Kuhn £2.8m Guts of £17m on guys who've done little. Who even is Tilio? Jamie0202 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueVanguard 6,840 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 15 minutes ago, berkshirebear said: Seems like a waste of money to be honest. Have to disagree. Boys only in the door and in from a foreign country and new style of play. He is genuinely surrounded by absolute pish and players who are looking at new houses, new clubs and more money and reeking attitudes. Soon as Diomande has new and determined players around him it will improve him because the boy shows glimpses of absolute magic sometimes with his turning and control of the ball and his eye for a pass. Right now he seems a bit lightweight and needs to gain a bit more muscle bassettger and BigBearButt 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkshirebear 2,807 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 5 hours ago, BlueVanguard said: Have to disagree. Boys only in the door and in from a foreign country and new style of play. He is genuinely surrounded by absolute pish and players who are looking at new houses, new clubs and more money and reeking attitudes. Soon as Diomande has new and determined players around him it will improve him because the boy shows glimpses of absolute magic sometimes with his turning and control of the ball and his eye for a pass. Right now he seems a bit lightweight and needs to gain a bit more muscle hope you're right, but I dont see it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gascoigne's Flute 276 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Think hes still trying to get used to the tempo of our game just now. Wants too much time on the ball which he won't get and he's getting caught out. Still think he will come good but does tend to drift out of matches for long periods which is a concern. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor_Chang 1,070 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 £4.3 million he's cost and looks off it. Might be better with a player next to him who hasn't chucked it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 43,262 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Only midfielder that will survive to next season. graeme_4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 43,262 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 The amount of times I saw him create space for himself, hands out wanting the ball and our players never looked for him then ended up punting it long. Tav especially. Will look far better with better players around him. Playing in the middle with Lundstram and Lawrence while having Tav and Barisic on the wings must be frustrating as fuck. HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaudrupsPatrickBoots 13,540 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 On 09/05/2024 at 16:38, The Specky Forum Organiser said: Athletico Madrid aren't bidding for someone because the Scottish press say they're a good player 😂😂 They didn’t bid for him at all though. Another phantom bid like Brighton and Chelsea coming in for Dembele and Arsenal wanting Eduoard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudrupsleftfoot 11,215 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 16 hours ago, Badger said: What I'm saying is after Postecoglu brought in the first batch of players, guys he no doubt knew all about and had been in his mind as potential signings. They signed 4 players in that first batch, Kyogo, Maeda, Iduguchi and Hatate. Since then Oh, Iwata, Kobayashi, Yang and Kwon have came in from the far east, and none of them have done much. Basically they've signed 9 guys from the far east at £14m spend - and 3/9 have been a success. Their scouring the globe has plenty of duds signed too. They are better at unearthing gems and tbh looking through Wiki - Postecoglu had a generally good transfer record. However Rodgers this year..... Holm £2.5m Tilio £1.5m Yang £2.1m Nawrocki £4.3m Lagerbeilke £3.0m Kuhn £2.8m Guts of £17m on guys who've done little. Who even is Tilio? Amazingly their recruitment last summer far worse than ours yet we still can’t take advantage of that. We need to have a massive slice of luck they do something similar in the summer, particularly if O’Riley moves on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 65,724 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 3 minutes ago, LaudrupsPatrickBoots said: They didn’t bid for him at all though. Another phantom bid like Brighton and Chelsea coming in for Dembele and Arsenal wanting Eduoard. Weird how absolutely nobody connected with Atletico put it out there that there was no bid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer93 15,065 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Not seen much from Diomande in two games against them to suggest he is the answer but he deserves a bit of time and patience, let's see who he plays alongside next season before we really judge him Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaudrupsPatrickBoots 13,540 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 27 minutes ago, The Specky Forum Organiser said: Weird how absolutely nobody connected with Atletico put it out there that there was no bid. Probably didn’t feel the need to given they were literally in the process of signing another midfielder for £18m when this story came out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westenclosure2008 797 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 The first few games he looked good when the team was playing with confidence. Since our collective arses collapsed he’s looked the same as the rest of them. Butland aside every player’s form dropped massively once the pressure started to grow. He’ll definitely be part of the plans for next year given the outlay on him and hopefully we can see the best of him if he has players in the middle with him that have more in the tank. The fitness and speed of our players in midfield was telling yesterday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negri's lovechild 14,326 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 1 hour ago, The Specky Forum Organiser said: Weird how absolutely nobody connected with Atletico put it out there that there was no bid. If a bid did come in from Athletico, i doubt they are knocking back circa £20m for a player they signed for (i think) a compensation fee. They tend to move players far better than we do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gascoigne's Flute 276 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Another game he has went largely missing in the midfield. Really needs to stamp his authority, game has completely bypassed him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,600 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Not yet seeing a 4 million pound player there. There's still the 'with better players around him' straw to clutch, I guess. Rangers_no1, KeyserSoze, BlueAvenger and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_4 34,963 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 12/05/2024 at 10:15, LaudrupsPatrickBoots said: They didn’t bid for him at all though. Another phantom bid like Brighton and Chelsea coming in for Dembele and Arsenal wanting Eduoard. Messi demanded Dembele be signed as a condition of signing a new contract with Barca I’m sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
demise 3,573 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Had some 2-3-4 good games in the beginning and then disappeared. BlueAvenger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 54,115 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 No convinced tbh troops. Sometimes think he looks special (not Bassey value special obviously). At other times, I think we've been mugged. 50/50 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT78 16 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Was poor tonight but didn’t hide. Looks like he needs a few eggs in him and buck up a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT78 16 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Just now, DT78 said: Was poor tonight but didn’t hide. Looks like he needs a few eggs in him and buck up a bit. Sorry bulk up Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valance1690 3,942 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 He's an average player, nothing great nothing shite but certainly not worth the 4.5 million we've earmarked for him Still crying out for somebody to take charge of that midfield Rangers_no1 and BlueAvenger 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineBlue 24,029 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Increasingly worried about how much money we've committed to him with every passing game. They signed Hatate and O'Riley for £1.5m less than we're paying for Diomande and he hasn't shown anything to suggest he'll even be as good as they are now. BlueAvenger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue 9,476 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Should be a stand out in games against the likes of Dundee for a fee like his and he’s no better than CM’s all round the league. BlueAvenger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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