Confirmed - Gervane Kastaneer (10 Viewers)

[ccfc1234]

I’m sure we’ve done our homework on this signing

Balden and the recruitment team have put their balls on the line and if these players turn out to be poor we will need to assess their Thinking on what constitutes a good player. I am really hopeful they are the right people to find talented players but next season we should be in a position to take a view on their endeavours.

We still need bright in my view as no one we have signed looks like an out and out number 10.

 

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[Grendel]

I think the difference is now we have a recruitment team who are clearly doing in depth research. Doesn't mean every signing will work out but they should have more chance.

Did they do that with Meyler?

 

[Alkhen]

We’ve gone full football manager mode this preseason with the signings

It's like he's got one of those cheat scouts where you filter by height pace etc.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Did they do that with Meyler?

Did they do that with Bright?

 

[junglej13]

One thing I will say about Chris Badlan is he was head of European scouting at Norwich before he came here. If any club plucked out some rough diamonds over the last 12 months or so it was Norwich.

 

[Otis]

Hadji and Chippo?

 

[Grendel]

Did they do that with Bright?

What has that to do with anything? He’s a loan player from a premier league club.

People can get oddly excited with any player we sign. Meyler was dross and anyone could see that

Name the last decent player we signed from an overseas club

 

[Grendel]

Hadji and Chippo?

The last two I’d say were Gunnarson and Misfud

 

[skyblueelephant76]

What has that to do with anything? He’s a loan player from a premier league club.

People can get oddly excited with any player we sign. Meyler was dross and anyone could see that

Name the last decent player we signed from an overseas club

Meyler issue was fitness, not ability.

 

[Otis]

The last two I’d say were Gunnarson and Misfud

Yep. Forgot about them.

 

[Grendel]

Meyler issue was fitness, not ability.

It wasn’t he’s a has been

 

[itsabuzzard]

Game of thrones

Please stop this. Now.

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[glasgowfan]

Name the last decent player we signed from an overseas club

Willie Humphries. (is Ards classed as overseas?)

 

[Skyblueweeman]

Hadji and Chippo?

Source?

 

[Skyblueweeman]

The last two I’d say were Gunnarson and Misfud

Mifsud was good until his ego got the better of him.

Something like 2 goals in his last 24 games if memory serves me correctly. I thought he was great initially but faded badly.

 

[Otis]

Better than Joe Cole, who faded badly before we even signed him.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

After it didn’t work with Elery Cairo, can we give the ‘pass to the Dutchy on the left hand side’ another go?

And singing that song in Birmingham 'pass the Dutchie on the left hand side ' will go down well with the locals, the song was sang by the Birmingham group Musical Youth .

 

[hopesprings]

Ah they got relegated from that league - he started 10 games. I’m sceptical given our shocking record with these sort of players

These sort of players being.....? How many Dutch premier league players have we signed previously then ?

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

We are going to win the World Cup I reckon

We've got to win the group stage first.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

What has that to do with anything? He’s a loan player from a premier league club.

People can get oddly excited with any player we sign. Meyler was dross and anyone could see that

Name the last decent player we signed from an overseas club

We could probably dredge up some sceptical comments about Bright when he first joined. So it wasn’t immediately obvious he’d be a good player for us.

How many players have we signed from abroad since Gunnar and Mifsud?

Malaga, Slager and Manset (he was at Reading and Carlisle before us)? How many appearances had these players made in a decent league?

Comparatively, Jobello and Kastaneer have played international age group football, have played the majority of their career in Ligue 2 and Eredivisie.

Off the bat, comparing these kinds of players you see the current signings have good pedigree. As opposed to the past policy of taking a punt on a cheap oversees player.

Let me stress that this doesn’t guarantee they’ll be good for us as they may struggle to adapt. But, there’s cause for optimism.

 

[itsabuzzard]

Hadji and Chippo?

A pleasure to watch.

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[SkyBlueCharlie9]

Big Mo was pretty decent!

 

[Grendel]

We could probably dredge up some sceptical comments about Bright when he first joined. So it wasn’t immediately obvious he’d be a good player for us.

How many players have we signed from abroad since Gunnar and Mifsud?

Malaga, Slager and Manset (he was at Reading and Carlisle before us)? How many appearances had these players made in a decent league?

Comparatively, Jobello and Kastaneer have played international age group football, have played the majority of their career in Ligue 2 and Eredivisie.

Off the bat, comparing these kinds of players you see the current signings have good pedigree. As opposed to the past policy of taking a punt on a cheap oversees player.

Let me stress that this doesn’t guarantee they’ll be good for us as they may struggle to adapt. But, there’s cause for optimism.

I guess you’d have been thrilled many years ago if you’d been at a club that signed a premier league superstar by the name of Paul Telfer

 

[josh43]

Anyone have any idea how much was paid for him ?
Having seen him a few times he’ll do ok if he can be motivated. Dutch League 1 is actually 3 leagues in one. Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord could compete in the PL, the middle is top league one/ bottom Championship. The bottom (where this guy came from) is no better than League one. Technically they like the ball on the ground and pass the cover off the ball. Kastaneer is reasonably big,fast and in the right place should be ok, if motivated. If it gets Jordi up on the shoulder of the defence it’s worth it for that alone. NAC fans suffered cr*p manager far longer than uk would this season and sold out every game at home.

 

[mark82]

Did they do that with Meyler?

I suspect he was signed on talent rather than anything else, was clearly unfit though.

You can find the negative in anything though. Bet it's lots of fun for you.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

I guess you’d have been thrilled many years ago if you’d been at a club that signed a premier league superstar by the name of Paul Telfer

Probably would be if I was a supporter of a 3rd division team.

 

[Grendel]

Probably would be if I was a supporter of a 3rd division team.

You’ll be telling me Roy o Donovan should make a comeback soon

 

[Grendel]

These sort of players being.....? How many Dutch premier league players have we signed previously then ?

I can think of two off the top of my head - they were both shite

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

You’ll be telling me Roy o Donovan should make a comeback soon

You’re just being silly now.

 

[higgs]

I can think of two off the top of my head - they were both shite

George boateng was good for us

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[Grendel]

You’re just being silly now.

Why? He played 17 premier league games.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Why? He played 17 premier league games.

1 season and we signed him years after then. Using the most ridiculous examples is just counterproductive.

Scepticism is good, they are risks. Just as all signings are.

A quick check on google for Jobello and Kastaneer demonstrates why O’Donovan is a v poor example.

 

[Grendel]

1 season and we signed him years after then. Using the most ridiculous examples is just counterproductive.

Scepticism is good, they are risks. Just as all signings are.

A quick check on google for Jobello and Kastaneer demonstrates why O’Donovan is a v poor example.

I disagree

 

[Ranjit Bhurpa]

These sort of players being.....? How many Dutch premier league players have we signed previously then ?

Roger Van Gool?
Martin Jol ?
Hertz Van Rental?

 

[David O'Day]

Grendel in being a weirdo shocker.

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