Virgil van Dijk - move back on? (Not presently)

[Betfair Bozo]

Might be worth offering Athletic Bilbao a few quid for Amorebieta as he has refused a new deal and is on a free in the summer. Get Spanish Dave on the blower imo.

 

[DIFFBROOK]

To be fair I'm quite relaxed about this. Afterall we are talking about £2m plus for a dutch 21 year old who has never played in England before. Its a big gamble. He may be good, but I suspect it will take time for him to settle in England. So even if we nab him, it might be awhile before we have a rock solid defence. I dont think this lad will make or break our season....its asking a lot of a very young lad.

I wouldnt want us going over the odds. we have our valuation and if we cant get him for that, then lets get a very good PL defender in on loan. Then either try and resurrect the deal in the Summer or look elsewhere.

 

[Bladders]

The ball is entirely within Gronigen's court, we're the ones that are desperate for this to happen. They just have to say no and sit back for bids in the Summer. I am currently giving this one a 1/10 chance of happening on the transfer scale.

I fear you are right. Unless they have creditors banging at their doors why sell now?

 

[*Gullsworth*]

To be fair I'm quite relaxed about this. Afterall we are talking about £2m plus for a dutch 21 year old who has never played in England before. Its a big gamble. He may be good, but I suspect it will take time for him to settle in England. So even if we nab him, it might be awhile before we have a rock solid defence. I dont think this lad will make or break our season....its asking a lot of a very young lad.

I wouldnt want us going over the odds. we have our valuation and if we cant get him for that, then lets get a very good PL defender in on loan. Then either try and resurrect the deal in the Summer or look elsewhere.

Very much this.......i hope we get him because he looks a real prospect from his video's but short term i reckon a season loan from someone who has a lot of experience. The young dutchman would be under so much pressure to suceed with that 2 million plus price tag. However if he's good enough.........

 

[saafend_seagull]

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Transfer Van Dijk further away than ever. Groningen is resolutely. Brighton will now look at other options ...

Well thats about 6 hours of my life wasted reading this thread

 

[LamieRobertson]

Bizarre Transfer Speculation - Virgil van Dijk

Develish dilemmas causing them to stab their hand apparently! And their legs are too stiff!!

I love the idea of a 'pre-spirited away match'

Also thinking of signing a 'Mountain' useful idea for defending the goal

 

[footychick]

Well thats about 6 hours of my life wasted reading this thread

Me too, though i can't keep away, keep checking every 5 minutes

 

[5mins-from-amex]

Well thats about 6 hours of my life wasted reading this thread

You are lucky, i have been watching this thread for days...

 

[Batti]

Well thats about 6 hours of my life wasted reading this thread

6 hours?? Lucky you!!

I've wasted days on this thread, twitter etc. - all for a bloke I'd never heard of a week or two ago!

 

[Bra]

You are lucky, i have been watching this thread for days...

So I have. The only consolation is that it has distracted me from actually working which is a depressingly what I may have to return to now that this rumour appears to be coming to a disappointing end.

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

Bizarre Transfer Speculation - Virgil van Dijk

Smoke and Mirrors

 

[CheeseRolls]

Just be grateful we have not had to endure side splitting Van Dijk "signs" threads, sightings on the seafront and cameras arriving for a big press conference - although there is still time for all of these tomorrow.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Re: Bizarre Transfer Speculation - Virgil van Dijk

Oh well. Not to be. They keep their player, but have no cash to strengthen the team. Time to move on.

 

[John Bumlick]

so it seems, if you want to see VVD play on Saturday, this is your best bet

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[Oscar]

Would you be saying that if Bridcutt announced tomorrow he wanted to go to (say) Norwich, out of interest?

You know, as much as I love Liam and appreciate how crucial he is to the team, I think I would.

I really don't like seeing players forced to stay when there is good money on the table and real determination from that player to leave - especially if it's a case of that player being offered the chance to test themselves at a higher level.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Just be grateful we have not had to endure side splitting Van Dijk "signs" threads, sightings on the seafront and cameras arriving for a big press conference - although there is still time for all of these tomorrow.

 

[Triggaaar]

If Poyet can't get us promoted with the money he's had then what Premier League clubs does he think would want him. His success is linked with our success and he should be concentrating on the job at hand rather than bleating on about leaving every week.

'Gaff. Gaff. Gaffer!'
<blank look from Poyet>
'You need to pick a team gaff, and a captain.'
'You pick it, I'm concentrate on my next job - in Premier League. Sixty tousand fans cheering my name, like the old day'


Either that, or making the odd comment that he's going to get to the top doesn't actually distract his day to day job.

 

[Triggaaar]

Greeley signs! Great news, who is he?

 

[Oscar]

Having never heard of the guy until this thread and having never properly seen him play, I can honestly say at this stage I'm most disappointed that we won't have a player with a name like Virgil van Dijk at our club.

 

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