Naby Keita

[Ranxerox]

He'll be brilliant next season but will probably knock off the following year like Mané and Mahrez. Hope the same doesn't happen to Salah. When was the last consistent elite African footballer?

Ya Ya Toure and Drogba were pretty damn good on a consistent basis.

[lifetime fan]

Eto’o

Weah

[3 Stacks]

He'll be brilliant next season but will probably knock off the following year like Mané and Mahrez. Hope the same doesn't happen to Salah. When was the last consistent elite African footballer?

 

That's a very unfortunate comment, especially considering the source of it. 

[G Richards]

Glad we're above doing such things as a club.

Ha, I know! We’re such hypocrites as football fans. It’s all part of the affliction.

[G Richards]

If Salah drops off a bit and only scores 30 next season, it will have to do.

[Jairzinho]

Salif Diao was pretty consistent.

[Trumo]

When was the last consistent elite African footballer?

 

Tonton Zola Moukoko, and before him, Nii Lamptey.

[Anubis]

Salif Diao was pretty consistent.

 

 

Nobody mocks the mighty Salif. The man wrestled lions as a warm up exercise for training.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*And played like they'd eaten his legs. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We've heard all the jokes.

[John101]

Isn't the fee different depending on whether they get in the Champions League or not? Anyone know what the difference is?

[Ne Moe Imya]

Isn't the fee different depending on whether they get in the Champions League or not? Anyone know what the difference is?

 

Yes, been reported by Reddy and several others. I think, if I'm not mistaken, that it's about £7m? Maybe £48m if they finish in the top 4 and £55m otherwise?

 

And I think we paid about £5m on top to get him signed last summer so it'll be either £53m or £60m total fee. I've been watching Bundesliga a fair bit this season and it's going to be 2 from 3 of Leverkusen, Shalke, and Leipzig to make the CL (assuming Dortmund are eventually going to put together a run and definitely qualify). Too close to call at this point, they're all good enough but inconsistent.

[Josef Svejk]

He'll be brilliant next season but will probably knock off the following year like Mané and Mahrez. Hope the same doesn't happen to Salah. When was the last consistent elite African footballer?

What? What the fuck?

 

Can you imagine Hades' response if someone else had posted that?

 

(And he'd be right.)

[Jairzinho]

Nobody mocks the mighty Salif. The man wrestled lions as a warm up exercise for training.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*And played like they'd eaten his legs. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We've heard all the jokes.

 

Thoroughly decent bloke, Salif. And as such, always seems to get invited to "legends" games, etc.

 

I remember watching an interview with him talking about all his charity projects in Africa. A good egg. In stark contrast to his ex international teammate, and next president of Senegal, El Hadji Cunt.

[Anubis]

My favourite ever TLW design.

 

 

[dockers_strike]

My favourite ever TLW design.

 

 

 

Ah Jeff Winter. The ref Ferguson actually banned from reffing at Old Trafford for 2 years and neither the FA nor PGMOL did a thing about.

[The Guest]

I honestly thought the Hades comment was a pisstake. It’s completely fucking thick if it’s a genuine question though. Players invariably are not consistent here because it’s the hardest league in the world. It’s got fuck all to do with what continent they are from. If it’s a genuine question it’s also insinuating you shouldn’t be signings players because of where they are from which is laughably thick.

[Numero Veinticinco]

What? What the fuck?

 

Can you imagine Hades' response if someone else had posted that?

 

(And he'd be right.)

He raked me over the coals for ‘micro aggressions’ the other day.

[Hades]

I honestly thought the Hades comment was a pisstake. It’s completely fucking thick if it’s a genuine question though. Players invariably are not consistent here because it’s the hardest league in the world. It’s got fuck all to do with what continent they are from. If it’s a genuine question it’s also insinuating you shouldn’t be signings players because of where they are from which is laughably thick.

 

I thought it begged the question that more should be done to accomodate African players the way South American players are.

[dylstar]

Scored last night. Best Augsburg 2 0 with Keita bagging the second .FSG not pleased though as they are up to second which means we have to pay more for him if they end up in the Champions league places.

[Jose Jones]

Scored last night. Best Augsburg 2 0 with Keita bagging the second .FSG not pleased though as they are up to second which means we have to pay more for him if they end up in the Champions league places.

I suspect that paying more depending on how Leipzig do is a load of bollocks.

[lifetime fan]

I suspect that paying more depending on how Leipzig do is a load of bollocks.

 

I wouldn’t have thought so, all the reliable journos with access to the club have all reported it.

[aRdja]

Scored last night. Best Augsburg 2 0 with Keita bagging the second .FSG not pleased though as they are up to second which means we have to pay more for him if they end up in the Champions league places.

Which would be fair enough. Not many enjoy paying more than they should for something.

[Jose Jones]

I wouldn’t have thought so, all the reliable journos with access to the club have all reported it.

Have they? I don’t think so. I think they all reported we’d paid a premium on top of the 48 million buy out clause. Not this sliding scale bullshit.

[John101]

The echo journalists reported it. I think i heard it in a blood red podcast. May have been James Pearce.

[Numero Veinticinco]

Have they? I don’t think so. I think they all reported we’d paid a premium on top of the 48 million buy out clause. Not this sliding scale bullshit.

Originates from Bild, I think.

[LFC 6 Times]

Can’t wait to see him in the middle for us, he’s going to be the absolute business.