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| Dedryk Boyata; in Belgium squad for WC. no longer a provo. | |
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| Topic Started: 15 May 2015, 04:15 PM (461,738 Views) | |
| Joseph D. Pistone | 1 Jun 2015, 10:04 AM Post #241 |
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Club Captain
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Neil Lennon will no doubt tell us he targeted him 3 years ago. |
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| kingbhoyd | 1 Jun 2015, 10:21 AM Post #242 |
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First-team captain
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:littlerayofsunshine: |
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| SuperHans67 | 1 Jun 2015, 10:40 AM Post #243 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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2013 ![]() http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/4731554/Lenny-keen-on-Bhoyata.html |
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| Ghost of Fitzpas | 1 Jun 2015, 11:34 AM Post #244 |
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Administrator in name only. Don't read PMs. Please PM a proper mod with any problems. Ta
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I can't remember whether it was a Harry Brady CU podcast or ByTheMin Celtic, but there was a very relevant point about the relatively low sell-on value of players who have already "failed" in England. |
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| mick82 | 1 Jun 2015, 12:25 PM Post #245 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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That might be why Newcastle let us have Forster for so cheap |
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| Lobey Dosser | 1 Jun 2015, 12:36 PM Post #246 |
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Considering retirement
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Why do you think that is ? |
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| SaMule | 1 Jun 2015, 12:47 PM Post #247 |
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NSFW
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Wasn't Forster player of the year in the season he spent at Norwich before joining us? He hadn't failed anywhere in England, Newcastle just couldn't see that he was destined to be such a good keeper. |
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| Forza | 1 Jun 2015, 12:56 PM Post #248 |
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Considering retirement
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Might have been posted already but here is a three minute clip of Boyata's contribution all in the same pre-season game against Bayern Munich in August 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWxNBA4zqDs Very hard to make anything of such a clip obviously. Not too cultured in possesion in that clip, but physical. Difficult from that to see if he has a turn of pace. Gets done for one of the goals too. Seems to like a challenge, in an almost Balde-like 'I-don't-care-if-the ball-is-winnable-or-not' type manner. Looks a bit rash, not unlike Loovens. Could achieve cult hero status (Balde), or cult hero status quickly followed by ridicule (Tebily), or simply ridicule (Loovens). Have I covered all the potential outcomes? |
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| Poor Student | 1 Jun 2015, 01:01 PM Post #249 |
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Getting on a bit
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Derision (Bangura). |
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| fatboab | 1 Jun 2015, 01:23 PM Post #250 |
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Just before the Dawn
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can't see the journeymen of St Johnstone and ICT giving him a hard time. Looks like a no-nonsense ball winner who knows his limitations. |
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| timbojon | 1 Jun 2015, 01:24 PM Post #251 |
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jonny nae pals
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well im willing to give the lad a chance ...... whoever signed him
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| randombloke | 1 Jun 2015, 01:24 PM Post #252 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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Or how about derision followed by "actually he's okay" (K. Wilson) |
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| Greenock_Celt | 1 Jun 2015, 01:35 PM Post #253 |
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The game is over, the rebels have won.
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Bobo Boyata. The music is crap though so reserve judgement on him for a later date. |
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| Celticbhoy_07 | 1 Jun 2015, 01:46 PM Post #254 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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People writing him off based on him not being able to break through at Man City. Fact of the matter is he's been at the club through a period of massive change and financial boosting times meaning new managers every few years money being spent on several players intended to come straight into the first team. He undoubtedly had potentially a few years ago. He was also voted their young player of year in 2010/11 season when he broke into the Belgian national side. His confidence is probably shot to pieces at the moment but we're pickin up a relatively experienced 24 year old who knows what's required at the top level for less than £1m. This is where Deila needs I prove his worth in redeveloping players like Boyata and helping his reach his potential. I've seen him play on a handful of occasions and know he's very physically imposing, he's quick and strong in the air. He's not as easy on the eye as a Denayer or Van Dijk but if we get the right man to play in beside him that won't matter. All in all I'm happy with the signing and also happy with the link to Man City which others seem to be moaning about. This is a club that over the foreseeable future will be attracting the cream of European young talent and if for whatever reason they fail to meet the grade they may well be good enough to come here and do a job. |
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| ronan cfc | 1 Jun 2015, 01:51 PM Post #255 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Great that we are getting business done early. Wonder what sort of wages he would have been on at City. |
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| mick82 | 1 Jun 2015, 02:04 PM Post #256 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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He was player of the year at Norwich the year they won promotion to championship. I think that's why Fitz put speech marks round "failed". It's open to interpretation. Boyata has failed to convince Man City (and possibly other EPL sides) that he's got the making of an EPL first choice centre half. That's not dissimilar to Newcastle's summation of Forster when they sold him to us. |
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| Burnley Celt | 1 Jun 2015, 02:32 PM Post #257 |
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Old fud, taking things easy......
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Wee rumour around Burnley about Scott Arfield. |
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| lisbonlion10 | 1 Jun 2015, 03:05 PM Post #258 |
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Everyone's Fantasy Football first pick
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Charlie Austin please!!!! |
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| Jack Thaler | 1 Jun 2015, 03:13 PM Post #259 |
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Flying North
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Was he not talking about Boyata? |
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| Charlie Tully | 1 Jun 2015, 03:14 PM Post #260 |
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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere
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Only if the bid for Harry Kane falls through, then swoop for him. |
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