Foreign superstar excitement

[Remmie]

As I watch virtually no continental league football, I have no idea who is the shit or just shit. Philip Lahm (I remember him well from Germany 06) aside, I don't really know who I would/should be excited by. So give me a name to follow closely that is quite new on the scene (I understand Mr Quaresma san is quite well rated by some)

[Woo]

Jeremy Menez

 

or

 

Alexandre Pato

[jaycooper88]

Sean Dundee.......he still plays in the Bundesliga he is meant to be quality!

[Cardie]

People judge a player on the club he plays/played for first then decide if he's good enough.

 

If we'd been linked to Valencia straight from Villareal instead of via Wigan people would have been far more excited.

[Remmie]

Jeremy Menez

 

or

 

Alexandre Pato

I like the sound of Pato, is he known as 'Banton' to his friends?

 

Worth twelfty-eleven million euros or what?

[Woo]

I like the sound of Pato, is he known as 'Banton' to his friends?

 

Worth twelfty-eleven million euros or what?

 

I think Milan paid €16m for him when he was 16. And I have no idea what his nickname is, maybe wikipedia does?

[El Rojo]

Hatem Ernesto Volver aka 'the deadly squirrel'.

[KevieG]

People judge a player on the club he plays/played for first then decide if he's good enough.

 

If we'd been linked to Valencia straight from Villareal instead of via Wigan people would have been far more excited.

 

There is some truth in that.

[jaycooper88]

Woody the squirrel??????? Woody is the best squirrel he likes getting spanked, posible signing for the rent boys though

[Cardie]

Pato's nickname is the Duck by the way.

[Guest TK-421]

Because he looks like a duck, I believe.

[dirty_sanchez]

Pato IS his nickname. It means duck.

[jaycooper88]

Daffy or Donald?

[rebel23]

People judge a player on the club he plays/played for first then decide if he's good enough.

 

If we'd been linked to Valencia straight from Villareal instead of via Wigan people would have been far more excited.

 

I applaud wigan for buying in la liga, as you know i advocate that teams such as wigan, especially, should not buying shite off each other and should recruit foreigners, as for Liverpool the bar is slightly higher and we must be careful

[Guest TK-421]

Pato IS his nickname. It means duck.

What's his real name then?

 

Daffy or Donald?

 

Like Donald Duck in the Megadrive classic Quackshot.

[Strontium]

Hatem Ben Arfa.

 

Throw in some Evandro Roncatto as a leftfield choice.

[Cardie]

And a sprinkling of Andri Sigporrson.

[dirty_sanchez]

What's his real name then?

 

Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva according to Wikipedia

[dirty_sanchez]

And a sprinkling of Andri Sigporrson.

 

Looked him up the other day. Apparently he retired due to injury about four years ago.

[Guest TK-421]

Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva according to Wikipedia

 

It also says he was born in Pato Branco, maybe that has something to do with it?

 

Indeed it does:-

 

"He adopted the nickname Alexandre Pato ("Alex the Duck"), after the city where he was born."

[Lapskaus]

I would be made up with the duck. Too late though

[Remmie]

To me he'll always be known as Banton

[WaltonRed]

I think Milan paid €16m for him when he was 16. And I have no idea what his nickname is, maybe wikipedia does?

 

His nickname is the Duck.

[Woo]

His nickname is the Duck.

 

I bet he will be a quacking signing for Milan.

 

Get it? Cracking-Quacking

 

*leaves and plans never to return to this thread (for about 10 minutes)*

[Remmie]

His nickname is the Duck.

No shit!

 

Banton for me though, Banton.