The ‘Buy Nabil Fekir’ Campaign

[Strontium]

He's a footballer, he'll go anywhere if there's enough money involved.

[Josef Svejk]

He's a footballer, he'll go anywhere if there's enough money involved.

But I thought he loved us? He had that tattoo across his chest and everything... No, wait: that's the guy who just joined Everton.

 

Footballers are such complex creatures...

[The Guest]

This talk of Jones getting in is fanciful. We are going for the league and have already got about 7/8 players ahead of him. It won’t be the time to throw a 17 year old in the mix regardless of his potential. At most he will play worthless champions league games and league cup early rounds.

[Josef Svejk]

This talk of Jones getting in is fanciful. We are going for the league and have already got about 7/8 players ahead of him. It won’t be the time to throw a 17 year old in the mix regardless of his potential. At most he will play worthless champions league games and league cup early rounds.

I bet he'll play no more than three first team games this season (including from the bench)...

[mgw100]

This talk of Jones getting in is fanciful. We are going for the league and have already got about 7/8 players ahead of him. It won’t be the time to throw a 17 year old in the mix regardless of his potential. At most he will play worthless champions league games and league cup early rounds.

Yep, it seems a trait of our pre-seasons recently to over hype a youngster, only for him to get zero game time. Ejaria springs to mind.

[The Guest]

I honestly think he looked great. He was more relaxed and looked more talented than Ejaria. I just think as a team and a squad we are a lot further ahead now. There’s too much risk playing him and we don’t have to with the depth we’ve got. We need to be absolutely at it every game to win the league.

[Lee909]

It depends on him

I think Klopp has shown if he performed well in cup and games from the bench he might be able to do enough to firce his way into the match day squad. Im not suggesting he will be a 1st team regular. If he could do that it would give them something to think about in replacing Coutinho long term

[sir roger]

One of the problems will be that the Prem & CL are obviously very difficult to win & as most of us are hoping for a trophy, the spotlight will fall on the FA & League cups. I would therefore be very surprised if we put experimental sides with untried youngsters out for either.

[TheHowieLama]

I bet he'll play no more than three first team games this season (including from the bench)...

 

I think he will play a bit more - and for sure he is far better than Ejaria while being a few years younger. I think he will see near 10 games. That would be quite a season for a fella his age and his growth would be exponential compared to pissing off to some shite Championship club.

I would have him in before Grujic tbh.

[TheHowieLama]

One of the problems will be that the Prem & CL are obviously very difficult to win & as most of us are hoping for a trophy, the spotlight will fall on the FA & League cups. I would therefore be very surprised if we put experimental sides with untried youngsters out for either.

 

When we get to the quarters or semis that may be -- in the first rounds of these there will be plenty of game time.

[Arnaud]

It’s a risk management approach with Fekir. There’s nothing you can argue with that provided the money involved.

 

Fekir may be playing for years without any injury or break his knee within two month . Nobody can tell , it’s part of the game and we chose one stance.

[TheHowieLama]

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Fekir may be playing for years without any injury or break his knee within two month . Nobody can tell , it’s part of the game and we chose one stance

Yep, and that is true for every player - if anything a player who has a knee injury probably has a better chance of longevity than a fella who has continual muscle issues.

[setreal]

But I thought he loved us? He had that tattoo across his chest and everything... No, wait: that's the guy who just joined Everton.

 

Footballers are such complex creatures...

 

His chest tattoo said he was blue,

Digne, Digne

[an tha]

When we get to the quarters or semis that may be -- in the first rounds of these there will be plenty of game time.

Our league cup challenge ended at the first hurdle last year because we can't put out a decent side when we make loads of changes...

 

Same with out FA cup struggles in recent years...replay with Plymouth (after being home) before losing to Wolves again at home.

[Baltar]

Rumours that Chelsea are in for Fekir. Always said that one of the more annoying aspects of our failure to sign him was the possibility he'd end up going to a rival club and flourishing!

[Rorschach08]

When we get to the quarters or semis that may be -- in the first rounds of these there will be plenty of game time.

Surely that depends who we play?  Wouldn't want to throw him in if we got Everton in the 3rd Round again.

[Karl_b]

 

 

He's not going to a club not in the Champions League.

He's going to a club in the Champions League.

[TheHowieLama]

He's not going to not go to a club that is in the Champions League.

[3 Stacks]

[El Rojo]

20 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

They probably did the right thing if the medical raised issues, but absolute clown shoes stuff from the club filming that before the deal was finalised. They've done a lot right recently but that was infuriating.

[Numero Veinticinco]

Just now, El Rojo said:

They probably did the right thing if the medical raised issues, but absolute clown shoes stuff from the club filming that before the deal was finalised. They've done a lot right recently but that was infuriating.

Disagree. It's pretty much done by every club, everywhere, on every transfer. 

[El Rojo]

Just now, Numero Veinticinco said:

Disagree. It's pretty much done by every club, everywhere, on every transfer. 

Not sure that makes it right either.

 

And in this case, there was plenty of comment on his injuries and recovery before ever a deal was finalised. It was a needlessly stupid approach. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

11 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

Not sure that makes it right either.

 

And in this case, there was plenty of comment on his injuries and recovery before ever a deal was finalised. It was a needlessly stupid approach. 

 

Right or wrong, it’s how things are conducted in the sport. If every approach is needlessly stupid, then fine, but criticism over this one without taking into account everything else is misplaced in my opinion. 

[Josef Svejk]

Fucking shame, though...

[Guest Alex_K]

I can’t actually think of another example in world sport where a player has been filmed on video doing PR for his new team that has been leaked into the public sphere, only for the transfer to never go through. Staggeringly bad, as mentioned, for all the good done lately. Suggestions?