It does rhyme, and fit the beat! Just put the emphasis on the first ‘he’. When he gets the ball ... and he plants in the net... that’s our Moura. ‘Simples’ (to a Welshman that is). I will admit that you can better it by changing the wording.....
So what ? we made profit on players ? wow I thought we were a business not just a football club, businesses are supposed to make a profit, if we were like some of the other teams, where owners, could walk away at any moment and leave the club with masses of debt, and if ENIC as everyone keeps suggesting are going to sell us, then the club will be financially stable, with a very good squad, remember the money put into Sunderland ? Leeds ? Blackburn etc etc where are they now ?If we see a player as good as Moura playing for another team we know we ain't signing him . Poch's net spend is 30 mil over 4 years.
It does rhyme, and fit the beat! Just put the emphasis on the first ‘he’. When he gets the ball ... and he plants in the net... that’s our Moura. ‘Simples’ (to a Welshman that is). I will admit that you can better it by changing the wording.....
I think it's misleading to suggest that the issue of players from overseas needing time to settle only affects us, this is something that managers have been aware of for years.I just don’t understand why other teams seem to buy players and they hit the ground running. New Spurs signings on the other hand need a full preseason and about a year of consistent playing before we expect anything out of them. We hear it from posters over and over on here as THE reason new signings struggle. I’ve heard this for players like Paulinho, Soldado, Jansen, Lamela, N’Koudo, N’Jie, and N’FucknBelieveable. Could it just be that we sign shite most of the time?
So what ? we made profit on players ? wow I thought we were a business not just a football club, businesses are supposed to make a profit, if we were like some of the other teams, where owners, could walk away at any moment and leave the club with masses of debt, and if ENIC as everyone keeps suggesting are going to sell us, then the club will be financially stable, with a very good squad, remember the money put into Sunderland ? Leeds ? Blackburn etc etc where are they now ?
I agree with some of what you say Nick, however paying stupid/over inflated prices for players, that are really not worth the money, this has been led by a few mega rich or stupid clubs, some pay dividends and some really dont, both Salah and De Bruyne had witnessed the premier league first hand at Chavski, so really knew what to expect when they returned, as already mentioned players like Henry took an age to adapt, anyone we would have signed from abroad, really would not have been ready until January ! If Poch or Levy are trying to buy squad players then why would you pay extortionate fees for them to sit on the bench, I like the way we bring through the youngsters, and give them opportunities. I do think we were lucky not getting Grealish as I think he is at his level, although I think Madison would have been a good buy, as he has settled into the premiership and looks to be a great player in the future.You are right....That's why most of us don't expect to sign wow factor players from big clubs.....We can't afford it. So the statement our fans would be asking why don't we sign him after seeing him play like he did against UTD ( once) is debatable.
I am keen to see how Lucas affects our season. If he adds 20 goals plus and the others contribute with their expected goal tallies our points and goal difference has to improve surely.
With Lamela chipping in maybe and our formidable defence back in tact ( if it stays that way ) , challenging for the title could be realistic.
Moura's story must be interesting. He had undoutable skills and physical assets but was not happy at PSG through lack of appearances. He then comes to us and struggles with fitness, from what I have read he and Aurier were not in good shape.
Then the adjustment to our ethic, our tactics, the PL physicality, his family settling in.
His turnaround is like a new signing and some suggest his January arrival was always for the future not the now.
What turn around?
From unwanted PSG outcast to PL big splash.