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Well he is hardly going to say the Greyhound is leaving because we have signed a Dutch international!
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[Albion] Joel Veltman signs from Ajax in a 3-year deal
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Well he is hardly going to say the Greyhound is leaving because we have signed a Dutch international!
Not when you see where it's coming from.
When it's the same place as always, I'd be more astonished if there wasn't any negativity.
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The other point here is that Lamptey is a player of incredible promise, but he's 19. It's unrealistic that he won't suffer dips in form. We need someone to be able to come in and cover the position. This season we've had to put Alzate there as an emergency measure.
Didn’t his Ajax team also destroy Real Madrid in the Champions League? Seem to remember that now.
Skills reel:
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Skills reel:
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I was bored so logged on to NSC to see if there were any rumours of potential players not expecting to see anything - then WOW! potential was already here. A strange signing to be honest as others have said but if the fee was what was quoted why not. Welcome Joel.
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Yes mate. Not so long ago we were begging for cast offs from Swindon, Port Vale and Wycombe. I tried to explain this to my 8 year old recently and he just looked at me like I was on a wind up
Agree.
I also think Dutch football is generally quite poor, however, from the best team and £900k. Feels like good business.
Wearing 34 as a tribute to Abdelhak Nouri is a classy touch.
Hang on, hang on.... Has anyone checked that MERSE has heard of him?!
ShandyH
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Great point.
What this says to me is that we fully expect 5 subs to be approved for next season and at least one big stoppage for Covid. This is a squad strengthening signing (though still expecting Duffy out, likely to Celtic and Montoya out or third choice RB)
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Good point too
Just a little tingle but feel we'll be moving on this season to the next level. Could be a good time to be an Albion fan (though from afar booooo). More to come......................
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It seems that Potter likes players who are pretty flexible. We've already seen that with Alzate and now we're seeing it with the defence. We have Burn who can play CB or LB, White who can play CB or DM and now Veltman who can play CB or RB. Throw in Lamptey who can play RB or further forward and we have a team that can change shape in the middle of the game. I know there's been talk of Maitland-Niles coming and it wouldn't surprise me to see him (or someone like him) to play LB or midfield.
I do wonder what it means for all our CBs. Clearly Duffy's on the way out and I suspect Clarke is back to Derby. But what about Ostigard, Dendoncker, Baluta and O'Hora. I suspect Roberts is out on loan but the others are a bit older.
What riches
I do wonder what it means for all our CBs. Clearly Duffy's on the way out and I suspect Clarke is back to Derby. But what about Ostigard, Dendoncker, Baluta and O'Hora. I suspect Roberts is out on loan but the others are a bit older.
What riches
I’d be amazed if that booze addled f**kwit has heard of Lallana
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Jim Van Winkle
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Welcome Joël!
Really excited by this signing. If the 900K price tag is to be believed, what a bargain.
Now to sell Duffy to Leeds.
Really excited by this signing. If the 900K price tag is to be believed, what a bargain.
Now to sell Duffy to Leeds.
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Looks a right back more than a centre back. Gets his foot in that's for sure
Wasn't it approved a couple of weeks ago?