Nolito

[Wolfkin]

Starting for Spain tonight

 

[pudge]

You don't change do you.

Are you talking about me or the club?

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

At least you changed it to "slagging him off" after realising that everyone was judging him, only mine wasn't one that matched your judgement of him and the transfer. Although "average" isn't slagging someone off if like you say the fee is low..

As for his teammates calling him a bargain, I fully expected them to call him shite and overpriced before lining up with him in the tunnel..

Personally I think you're just arguing the toss for the sake of it now..nobody can be this cantankerous

 

[razman]

Starting for Spain tonight

well he is a regular starter now for Spain

so today is merilin + nolita watch

 

[SWP's back]

Are you talking about me or the club?

You bud

The way I look at it, we are both strapped into the same ride, it's just some enjoy it more than others.

For the limited time I've watched him, he's a welcome addition to the squad. He certainly doesn't weaken us.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

nobody can be this cantankerous

Mmmmmmm?

There's a few, at least pudge is inconsistent (:

 

[kaz7]

Personally I think you're just arguing the toss for the sake of it now..nobody can be this cantankerous

Victor Meldrew of BM

 

[Marvin]

I'm not.

You also can't say, Pep must want him, he must be brilliant and that'll do. Doesn't work like that. The Townsend rumours didn't get that treatment for some reason..

My point is how easily excitable folk get at this time, and will make something mundane seem so much more.

You think Nolito is mundane, or are you making some general point?

 

[pudge]

You bud

The way I look at it, we are both strapped into the same ride, it's just some enjoy it more than others.

For the limited time I've watched him, he's a welcome addition to the squad. He certainly doesn't weaken us.

If that's our attitude towards signings, which this one wreaks of, then that is what disappoints me most.

We of course can't always sign superstars but again, we won't always sign good players just because of who the manager is. So I don't see why many have to kid themselves.

Pep wants x = x is a great signing. I truly wish that formula is true.

 

[SWP's back]

If that's our attitude towards signings, which this one wreaks of, then that is what disappoints me most.

We of course can't always sign superstars but again, we won't always sign good players just because of who the manager is. So I don't see why many have to kid themselves.

Pep wants x = x is a great signing. I truly wish that formula is true.

You think someone that strengthens us is a bad thing?

You don't think it's worth waiting until the window ends to see who (if any) we sign from the marquee category?

Having said that, do you think he strengthens us?

 

[pudge]

Personally I think you're just arguing the toss for the sake of it now..nobody can be this cantankerous

Because I don't think it's a great signing?

 

[kupest]

If that's our attitude towards signings, which this one wreaks of, then that is what disappoints me most.

We of course can't always sign superstars but again, we won't always sign good players just because of who the manager is. So I don't see why many have to kid themselves.

Pep wants x = x is a great signing. I truly wish that formula is true.

If we sign someone surely we think he improves our current squad? Otherwise Txiki/Pep wouldn't really sign him, would they? If he replicates his stats at City he will be more than worth double of what we paid.

Its quite simple really if we sign him its because the people at the club think he improves us and if he improves us for 14 million I think its a good signing.

 

[Akiva]

If that's our attitude towards signings, which this one wreaks of, then that is what disappoints me most.

We of course can't always sign superstars but again, we won't always sign good players just because of who the manager is. So I don't see why many have to kid themselves.

Except, Nolito is both a good player and a superstar.

You have zero basis for not liking Nolito as a signing. Meanwhile, objective statistics back up that he's a steal at the price and his familiarity with Pep and his game is invaluable.

 

[Blue warrior]

Nolito good solid signing from what I seen so far scores assist and creates .a lot of chances at 29 I think he's keeping a seat warm for a youth product.

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

Because I don't think it's a great signing?

Because you don't know if it's a great signing

Three ways Nolito could go

Could be dog shit

Could be a decent squad player who improves the team

Could be brilliant

Neither of us have a crystal ball

 

[blueparrot]

Because I don't think it's a great signing?

If this time last year we had bought Payet, would yo have thought that was a good signing or Mahrez, how can you possibly decide before you've ever seen him play for us?

 

[pudge]

You think someone that strengthens us is a bad thing?

You don't think it's worth waiting until the window ends to see who (if any) we sign from the marquee category?

Having said that, do you think he strengthens us?

You didn't say strengthen, you said it didn't weaken us. Delph didn't weaken us, Rodwell didn't weaken us and they didn't make us stronger. I don't see how minus replacing someone, say like Bony for Dzeko, a signing could weaken a team.

No, I don't think he strengthens us. He'll be a sub and a Capital One Cup regular.

 

[pudge]

Because you don't know if it's a great signing

Three ways Nolito could go

Could be dog shit

Could be a decent squad player who improves the team

Could be brilliant

Neither of us have a crystal ball

Agree, but again everyone is judging him. Nobody knows that he'll be a great signing, why not hark on at those who are saying that?

 

[Sergio Picasso Aguero]

Haven't seen a lot of Nolito but I trust Pep.

 

[kaz7]

Haven't seen a lot of Nolito but I trust Pep.

8pm ITV,starts for Spain