North Yorks Mackem
Winger
Thats simply not true. Althletico madrid fans couldnt have been more positive in their praise of him.
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Kondogbia
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Billy Batts
Striker
I remember a podcast with a Spanish expert when we signed that wasn't sure how he'd do in the premier league as he'd probably lost a yard of pace etc. Turned out pretty well.
I seen plenty who weren't, and the same questions being asked about this fella now mate.
woodlebert
Striker
They're fine questions, though. He probably has lost a yard of pace from his time in Madrid and it's always a question how somebody will move to a new league
I don't mind if Marseille fans are happy he's gone. He's on big money and football fans are fickle. As long as he's physically up to it and a good lad, then it's probably a relatively safe signing (assuming we can afford the wages, which I have no idea about so won't be too worried there)
Man About Town
Striker
Let's hope he doesn't turn out to be Donkey Kongdogbia 
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Zen Den
Full Back
Diarra at a push although I’m not sure he has the imagination and balance for a 10. See him more as an 8 or on the right stretching teams with his pace
Reinildo’s run from the Everton box to our box to stop them scoring in stoppage time (home game) was the most amazing thing I have seen this season.
Altidore Step Overs
Midfield
Different clubs and all that but Roma fans hated Le Fee and loved that we took him off their hands
The Situation
Striker
A couple of things are in our favour here mind that wouldn't necessarily be for another club:
The first is that KLD is extremely well connected at Marseille for obvious reasons and will have been able to get an insight that the fans don't have.
The second is he's with Sport Cover, our favorite agency who represent a few of our players and our manager, so again an opportunity there for some inside knowledge that no one else will have.
He certainly put any doubt to bed.
The recruitment of older players has been pretty decent tbf, I don't see any reason to think this lad wouldn't be a good acquisition for what we need right now.
The squad needs to be bigger, and it also needs some more experienced pros that have been at the top level, especially one to rotate with Xhaka.
North Yorks Mackem
Winger
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This is the post from athletico Madrid when hes sold. Overwhelmingly positive.
Compared to what marseille fans say about this lad its night and day.
Im not sure thats necessarily a positive.
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DonaldDownTheWing
Striker
Didn't you say you wouldn't have Cole Palmer the other day?
Not down to talent though, I said in that post he’s an unbelievable footballer and would be our most talented player.
What I said was I’m not sure he’d fit in with our squad. Ours is built on work ethic and dying for the shirt. He’d also be on like 3x our next highest earner which can cause issues.
The Fitter
Striker
Yes, but it would be boring if we didn't have a discussion about every single player we are linked with. It's not like we support York.
MarcoG
Striker
Yeah it's not a big surprise given the role he plays, was somewhat tongue in cheek although I suspect you'll see my point if he signs for us! Xhaka's a lot better with the ball than him but played a few of those nonsense balls that got us into massive bother (Everton at home late on etc), Kondogbia's a bit worse for it than him.
He's a midfielder probably closer to Samed than anything else we have right now. Incredibly physical, wants to sit, wants to break play and wants to keep it simple when he has the ball but he can be very loose when his brain goes a bit walkies. Not technically amazing but not really end of the world. Watch Atletico most weeks cos I'm a big old nerd so saw him a lot there and he was sorta rushed in to the club when they lost Partey, was never really as good or the same type of player as him. Zero idea how he's got on at Marseille.
Can't find a video of it but Atletico played United not long after he signed - best I can remember seeing him play - and he hit Bruno Fernandes with a tackle that would make the SOL erupt on par with a Trai Hume tackle. Suspect he'll probably be well liked if he signs if the injuries haven't made him too slow.
This age thing is really overplayed now isn't. Just looking at Reinildo physically, he resembles in Olympic athlete. Linford Christie ran a sub 10 seconds 100M aged 33. He ran a sub 21 seconds 200M aged 36. These players now are total machines compared to the lads many of us grew up watching.
I could pick out all sorts to make my side of the argument look better mate.
It happens in pretty much every transfer, fans will pick out the negatives of a player in order to justify the sale. It's happened on here many times. Just look at how Jobe divided the fans.
The recruitment team haven't given you much reason to doubt them, so why start now?
LambethMackem
Full Back
After this season, I now fully trust the recruitment team know what they’re doing, therefore I’m going to assume he’s just the job.
Have I missed something? Is this deal happening?
North Yorks Mackem
Winger
I do find it slightly concerning in terms of this signing and what others think of him. Theres nothing positive.
But I did also say a couple of posts earlier the recruitment team have earnt out trust.
