Spanish striker?

[Blue Valkyrie]

I've heard from someone pretty reputable (I know I know... ) that we are signing a new striker from Spain and it's a "done deal".

Interesting reading Gus' comments regarding English players being overpriced today, seems to me to reinforce the fact that he'll go overseas in this transfer window.

With the likes of Bruno and Vicente here already, I wonder if this could help tempt a top-class player over here?

Any ideas? Anyone heard anything along these lines?

Excellent. We haven't had a good Raul rumour for a while.

Seriously, I hope we announce this 'done deal' soon.

 

[WhingForPresident]

do we really want a spanish striker that we have never heard of

Yeah because the only way to judge a player is whether you've heard of them or not

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Basques and Catalans are quite different peoples. Which of our players are Basque then?

Inigo.

 

[brightonmark1234]

Yeah because the only way to judge a player is whether you've heard of them or not

i think we need a jason roberts sort of player

 

[empire]

do we really want a spanish striker that we have never heard of

your know of him if you follow spanish footy,i doubt most on here do

 

[WhingForPresident]

i think we need a jason roberts sort of player

I agree, but there's nothing to say that there isn't a Spanish equivalent of Jason Roberts that we have our eyes on!

 

[Bozza]

I'd say its MIXED.

I would class the signings of the following attacking players as a sucess:

Barnes (tremendous value) / Bennett (great buy, sold for a big profit) / Noone (huge profit) / Buckley (a steal at £1m)

And the following as poor buys:

Dobbie (seems utterly disinterested) / Hoskins (hasn't worked) / CMS (seemed a good buy, but hasn't worked. If we recoup what we paid - move this one to NEUTRAL)

I was being economical with my words as I'm in the car on my phone.

So, to clarify, I meant centre forwards specifically and not attacking players more generally.

 

[Lawson]

With the Basque links in the team, could we possible see this man donning blue and white stripes come January??


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he turned down arsenal to join us, apparently their form was to erratic and he would like a team with more consistency.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

your know of him if you follow spanish footy,i doubt most on here do

Beat me to it. [MENTION=15895]brightonmark1234[/MENTION] always says how he watches a lot of Spanish football.. if so you would have heard of the striker in question.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I was being economical with my words as I'm in the car on my phone.

So, to clarify, I meant centre forwards specifically and not attacking players more generally.

Well, with that clarification, I'd have to agree with you.

Our recent record of identifying and signing suitable strikers, has indeed been POOR.

(until now...)

 

[Yoda]

Must be that there David Villa.
Over 30 and past it.

TNB

TTF

Just what I was thinking. Played at Valencia with Bruno and Vicente too.

 

[Blackadder]

Our track record with Spanish attackers isn't actually that good though is it?

Are you OK today WW? It's not like you to post a negative comment.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

he turned down arsenal to join us, apparently their form was to erratic and he would like a team with more consistency.

I've also heard he's become unsettled at Bilbao since his room mate David Lopez left. Can we come up with a way to sort this being-away-from-Lopez problem out?

 

[Marshy]

Our track record with Spanish attackers isn't actually that good though is it?

Lets be honest though, you would whinge if we signed Messi

 

[Marshy]

Ahh yes Bennett, well done SLADE for that one, and Buckley was a Stephenson buy.

Honestly you dont think Gus ok's every transfer ?.... honestly claiming Buckley was a Stephenson transfer !..... he knew him sure, and may have helped secure the deal, but Gus runs the ship trust me from top to bottom.

 

[seagully]

Basques and Catalans are quite different peoples. Which of our players are Basque then?

Calderon? Lopez?

 

[Frutos]

Gaizka Toquero?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Gaizka Toquero?

Certainly got the stature and work rate, but his touch isn't that good from what I've seen of Bilbao's games.

 

[Foolg]

Gaizka Toquero?

Where has this name come from? Two or three people have been splurting it around from time to time on here recently.

5 goals in the last two seasons (57 games) according to SoccerBase.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Gaizka Toquero?

His wiki entry is a cut and paste of CMS'

Toquero, blessed with few technical skills but a tremendous hard-worker

Anyway - Toquero is like Bilbao's Gary Hart, isn't he? There to stay.