[Albion] Knockaert joins Fulham on initial one-year loan

[Da Man Clay]

Should have tried to do a deal involving bringing Tom Cairney in. Is exactly the type of player we need (and have needed for a while)

Not a PL player. Very poor last season and not someone we should be looking for.

 

[crookie]

It’s all about opinions and my opinion is this is fecking ridiculous

Love him or hate him, knocky was the ONE PLAYER you would look forward to seeing playing on a Saturday

Yes there were times when he was petulant, sulky, ball greedy, but there were also times when he was sublime...a silky skilful winger who would take a player on, no matter who he was. He was an entertainer, a joy to watch and in a sea of mediocrity he was a shining beacon of what old fashioned wing play was.

Now we are getting rid of him to give an Iranian who isn’t half the player knocks is, an untried Belgian who has never played in the premier, locadia who we have seen precious little to tell us he is a half decent footballer and March who is injury prone and goes missing time after time, a game in his position when they are not as good as him.

This is just bat shit crazy and I really Hope potter and this football director bloke knows what they are doing, because if we don’t hit the ground running and we are looking for creativity and a spark of genius, he is now to be playing his trade at Fulham.

Nailed it. Utterly bewildering decision and for a pittance.

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[TSB]

He's gone , we have to carry on.

Has he? Have they even agreed the deal yet, let alone asked him about it?

FWIW a loan makes sense as we're quite likely to be relegated and could then keep him for a promotion push. A future fee of £10M doesn't make much sense.

 

[Mr Banana]

It's probably down to wages, no?

He was in my gym the Monday after getting sent off against whoever it was a few months ago. I suppose if you were stonily cynical you could call it a lack of awareness or attention seeking, but I respected him for turning up in a public gym two days after some of our wonderful fans were threatening to chin him. Looked in incredibly good condition, even compared to El-Abd, who resembles a cheery Olympic caveman every time he's in. Vive le petit magicien etc etc.

 

[bWize]

Has he? Have they even agreed the deal yet, let alone asked him about it?

Well he's had a confirmed medical? It's obviously going ahead unless something bad turns up in his tests.

 

[TSB]

Well he's had a confirmed medical? It's obviously going ahead unless something bad turns up in his tests.

Ahh I missed that in my 103 page skim. Thanks

 

[Nixonator]

Probably agree to delay the announcement now.

 

[B.W.]

It’s all about opinions and my opinion is this is fecking ridiculous

Love him or hate him, knocky was the ONE PLAYER you would look forward to seeing playing on a Saturday

Yes there were times when he was petulant, sulky, ball greedy, but there were also times when he was sublime...a silky skilful winger who would take a player on, no matter who he was. He was an entertainer, a joy to watch and in a sea of mediocrity he was a shining beacon of what old fashioned wing play was.

Now we are getting rid of him to give an Iranian who isn’t half the player knocks is, an untried Belgian who has never played in the premier, locadia who we have seen precious little to tell us he is a half decent footballer and March who is injury prone and goes missing time after time, a game in his position when they are not as good as him.

This is just bat shit crazy and I really Hope potter and this football director bloke knows what they are doing, because if we don’t hit the ground running and we are looking for creativity and a spark of genius, he is now to be playing his trade at Fulham.

So true... brilliant post...

 

[B.W.]

Has he? Have they even agreed the deal yet, let alone asked him about it?

FWIW a loan makes sense as we're quite likely to be relegated and could then keep him for a promotion push. A future fee of £10M doesn't make much sense.

No, we need an up-front fee now, so we can replace him... and £10M, if true, is a ****ing awful price...

 

[Jim in the West]

Has he? Have they even agreed the deal yet, let alone asked him about it?

FWIW a loan makes sense as we're quite likely to be relegated and could then keep him for a promotion push. A future fee of £10M doesn't make much sense.

I guess one issue is that (as far as I know) he’ll only have 2 years left on his contract when the £10m is due.

 

[TSB]

I guess one issue is that (as far as I know) he’ll only have 2 years left on his contract when the £10m is due.

I suppose that's true, but still, £10M for the best winger in that league with a full two years on the deal seems low to me.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Happy with Locadia and Ali J filling his shoes? You mug.

I didn't say that you absolute tw*t.

 

[BensGrandad]

No, we need an up-front fee now, so we can replace him... and £10M, if true, is a ****ing awful price...

Good business if we can get that for a man who we paid £3m for and then had his best years in The Championship.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Good business if we can get that for a man who we paid £3m for and then had his best years in The Championship.

Bore off.

 

[B.W.]

Good business if we can get that for a man who we paid £3m for and then had his best years in The Championship.

You are joking, right... a) the market values now are far higher than when we signed him, and b) he is the best winger we have... a borderline relegation threatened team... joke decision / joke price...

 

[Wardy's twin]

..... or they realised they'd stuck with him for too long, things wouldn't get any better and with his reluctance to change, might well get worse?

key word here is might...

 

[GT49er]

key word here is might...

Not so. The key in both posts is the question mark.

 

[Sheebo]

Good business if we can get that for a man who we paid £3m for and then had his best years in The Championship.

Irrelevant.

 

[vagabond]

For all the folk who keep saying this is a good sell for football reasons, how do you justify the appalling price we’re selling at?

In today’s hyper inflated market we’re practically giving the best player in the championship away.

Please justify that?


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[Murray 17]

To me the Knocky debate is similar to the Hughton one.

Do you stick with someone who did very well for you 2 years ago, but has struggled since? Or do you take a calculated risk, and sign a manager and players who could, potentially, take you to the next level?

Yes, there is a chance it may not work, (although I don't think anyone who saw us get 1 point from those 5 winnable home games, will think getting a new manager in is a risk), but you have to move forward.