July 4, 20251 yr 9 minutes ago, gonzo said: I'd rather we try this route than keep spunking millions on shite from Barnsley and Peterborough Although its hard not to compare this signing with Tutu, another skillful winger from abroad we hadn't heard of. It would be easy to do a montage of Tutu's best moments to make him look just as good. As with all the new signings its a wait and see and hope!
July 4, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, L/H White said: Gale done can you relax now @Wanderlust Probably not amigo - usually takes me about 10 games into the season to come to terms with a new squad 😵💫
July 4, 20251 yr 2 minutes ago, meanderson93 said: If it helps, I think most of those highlights are from when he played in Georgia... What I've learned from this post is that the defending in the Georgian league is fucking diabolical
July 4, 20251 yr 55 minutes ago, gonzo said: I'd rather we try this route than keep spunking millions on shite from Barnsley and Peterborough Absolutely. Had our pants royally pulled down too often with that. Good luck to the lad, hope he settles in well and is a wild card for us
July 4, 20251 yr Right footer, predominantly on the left. The new Dapo. Or will he play him from the right?
July 4, 20251 yr 57 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Although its hard not to compare this signing with Tutu, another skillful winger from abroad we hadn't heard of. It would be easy to do a montage of Tutu's best moments to make him look just as good. As with all the new signings its a wait and see and hope! Tbf Tutu had a bit more pedigree over here, scoring at Wembley for Rotherham etc
July 4, 20251 yr 2 hours ago, burnden said: Not the most talkative but seems a confident lad. Hope he doesn’t dribble too much and spoil his new shirt? 🥴
July 4, 20251 yr Just now, Gravel rash said: Just been on Rapid’s fans forum to get their reaction…anyone speak foreign? Ja, ich spreche Deutsch.
July 4, 20251 yr 27 minutes ago, Gravel rash said: Just been on Rapid’s fans forum to get their reaction…anyone speak foreign? 32 pages on is transfer from Georgia to them then Bolton All saying it didn’t work out for him at rapid injuries didn’t help Edited July 4, 20251 yr by Farnywhite
July 4, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, Gravel rash said: Just been on Rapid’s fans forum to get their reaction…anyone speak foreign? Yes, lived there for a while translating technical documents from English to German, just copy on here mate and I can translate
July 4, 20251 yr 5 hours ago, gonzo said: I'd rather we try this route than keep spunking millions on shite from Barnsley and Peterborough I felt the same 12 months ago when we signed Schon He was an international back then
July 4, 20251 yr 10 minutes ago, Zico said: It felt the same 12 months ago when we signed Schon iHe was an international back then Its impossible to get a feel for a signing from another country until we see them against top half L1 teams, everyone will be looking at how they perform in pre-season friendlies but they count for nothing compared to the intensity of our August fixtures.
July 4, 20251 yr Odd signing if it's a four year deal and decent money by the looks of it. Half of his highlights look like they're on someone's training ground. That's not to say it's good or bad, I'm just not sure how they could have any idea about how he'll do in L1.
July 4, 20251 yr 40 minutes ago, Tombwfc said: Odd signing if it's a four year deal and decent money by the looks of it. Half of his highlights look like they're on someone's training ground. That's not to say it's good or bad, I'm just not sure how they could have any idea about how he'll do in L1. If you hadn't heard much about SS methods, then watch that podcast in full. All explained in there. Any transfer has an element of risk, but they do their homework in detail. Some aspects surprised me, but it did make complete sense. I would also imagine that the scouting and analysis work is done in a similar fashion by many clubs.
July 5, 20251 yr Not heard of him and the "highlight" reels which you see online don't really stand out, so hoping we have unearthed a Gem. If he's an improvement on Tutu it's worth while, as it seems SS isn't a huge fan and we need better wingers!
July 5, 20251 yr Interesting summer so far. First five signings down very traditional routes and until the Ceesay links emerged a week ago there was little hint of us casting our net in to European markets. Then we first make a signing from Rapid Vienna and one pending from Norrkoping. Gale is the first signing of diminutive stature this summer but the point with him is he adds the pace and acceleration that we have lacked as much as the physique. Schon and Tutu were signed from abroad last summer with mixed results. Gale has an injury record like Tutu had/has. It is a signing over which there will naturally be one or two reservations. We obviously hope they prove groundless. Almost as much interest over this next month as to who we sell as to who we bring in. One thing for sure - if we dont quite know what to expect once that trip to Edgeley Park comes around then Stockport sure as hell wont either. We wanted a shake-up and we are getting one. Edited July 5, 20251 yr by paulhanley
July 5, 20251 yr I'm going to put my head above the parapet and admit that at face value, I can't really claim any of our signings have impressed me that much Obviously, it's merely at face value and what will really matter is whether the recruitment team knows what they're doing (and will no far more than I do about these players) But there we are
July 5, 20251 yr 48 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said: I'm going to put my head above the parapet and admit that at face value, I can't really claim any of our signings have impressed me that much Obviously, it's merely at face value and what will really matter is whether the recruitment team knows what they're doing (and will no far more than I do about these players) But there we are This grates on me a bit. And it's no dig at you aldo but the number of times we read 'never heard of him' etc, well no course you've never heard of him, we are in division 3, are folk still expecting us to sign household names ? How many of the upcoming opponents players could people name without the aid of the teamsheet before the game. Very much a case of 'trusting the process'
July 5, 20251 yr Not heard of most of our signings for close to 10 years now. Nice to see we're being decisive and getting our business done early doors.
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