Confirmed Signing Merlin Rohl

[Joey66]

Fans of his old club say good thing about him, but the only negative is he gets injured quite a lot.

Yes only 15 games last season , but can he play right back ?

 

[micknick]

Do we have a heat map of how high he wears his socks?

 

[hetion]

Only genuinely good one I've seen so far is someone suggesting he won't play CAM a lot.

 

[Aries]

People questioning why it took all day to announce, it’s rare under normal circumstances that a player flies in, does a medical, signs a contracts and gets announced on the same day. Not sure it took any longer than it should have tbh.

You also have to think they wanted to be careful before committing to an obligatory transfer for the best part of 20m, when he’s suffered injury issues over the last year or so so you’d imagine it was a thorough and meticulous medical.

The fact he’s passed it and they’re happy to commit 20 million next summer shows there’s no ongoing issue there that they’re concerned with which is good news.

 

[Drico]

Just watched his interview, really like how he spoke and what he had to say, and about his choice of shirt number - seems a genuine, down to earth kid who just wants to work hard and do his best.

It helps when Snivvely isn't forcing leading answers down your throat and twisting your arm to mention the words "massive club" and "world-class stadium" every 20 seconds.

 

[Milkman]

Eh lads we should buy Stones and play them alongside each other in midfield so they can be the Rohl ‘n Stones

I like when people reply to these sorts of jokes earnestly.

Stones is far too injury prone. Not sure he's what we need right now.

 

[Ged G]

Yup, I think if we can get a grip on his fitness we might have a decent addition here who could prove useful over the next few seasons.

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[Ged G]

I like when people reply to these sorts of jokes earnestly.

Stones is far too injury prone. Not sure he's what we need right now.

FFS... THAT is why he is a rolling stone, not a fixed, stable one...

 

[Hantakun]

With his height, ball-carrying and positional versatility, he will hopefully be a useful asset in games when we need to change things up in order to find a goal or two. Should fit in well with the group too.

 

[Ged G]

Yup, I think if we can get a grip on his fitness we might have a decent addition here who could prove useful over the next few seasons.

Why do you mention fitness?

 

[davek]

Theoretically I like him. He looks a player - fast, strong and not without a bit of finesse.

I just wonder about the Bundesliga's standard.

 

[Nymzee]

Is it under £20m all done then? If so, in 2025, we've got some great value deals this Summer.

 

[Ian]

Going to be world class this lad.

I remember saying the same thing about Tom Davies. One of my many low points in punditry.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Why do you mention fitness?

His injury record is not the best, he hardly played last season

 

[Rehnman]

Why do you mention fitness?

It was interesting reading the comments by Freiburg fans - all of whom seemed to be fans of his and most gutted to see him leave, but some thinking that they couldn’t turn down a decent offer for someone who, in their words, was “injury prone”. It must have been a consideration for us, but presumably our sports science team think they can sort him out.