Confirmed Signing Cenk Tosun

TraffordBlue · January 3, 2018

bobafro said:
5 goals in 12 CL games across two seasons... including the goal of the group stages this season.
6 goals in 16 EL games across three seasons

That's good to know. Impressive scoring record.

Who's_up_for_cumpkins? · January 3, 2018

I reckon we're getting played here. Forget him and go get dembele instead.

cArsi · January 3, 2018

EFC78 said:
That's good to know. Impressive scoring record.

Actually he could be better. Besiktas had really good strikers for the last 3-4 years. To name: Mario Gomez, Demba Ba, Aboubakar, Negredo

Those players needed time too so Cenk didn't get all the chances. He could easily double those figures.

cArsi · January 3, 2018

Who's_up_for_cumpkins? said:
I reckon we're getting played here. Forget him and go get dembele instead.

Just to see he's no better than Niasse. :coffee:

TraffordBlue · January 3, 2018

Khalekan said:
How "bad" do we need to be?

Two points from the last four games, two of which were against teams below us, suggest happen we are *that* bad, especially as we could barely muster a shot on target in any of them.

Now, neither @deipnosophist nor myself have tipped us for relegation.

We are merely pointing out that it takes a certain kind of complacency for any of our fans to dismiss the notion we cannot possibly be dragged back into the mix in such cavalier fashion and with such certainty.

Because we sure as heck can.

Especially as such complacency is based on nowt more substantial than the perceived shortcomings of other teams.

I'm not fully reassured at this stage but to have 27 points with 16 games left to play just seems like a points total that is too high to go down. Especially when we are sat in 9th, have some quality injured players due to return soon, and the January Transfer Window.

Whilst your point about the 2 teams being below us is a fact, with them both being away games, it is not at all surprising that we were as pathetic as we were. Had they both been home fixtures against those sides then i'd be more concerned.

Even accounting for a catastrophic collapse of say 3 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats in our final 16, we'd end on 39. I reckon about 4 or 5 teams will fail to reach that amount this season, let alone just 3. All worst case predictions and very unrealistic for us to be that bad by the way.

milks · January 3, 2018

This is all going swimmingly then I see..

Abraders · January 3, 2018

Sort it out ffs

Moomin · January 3, 2018

Who's_up_for_cumpkins? said:
I reckon we're getting played here. Forget him and go get dembele instead.

No thanks, he is over rated.

chazzle_dazzle · January 3, 2018

I mean, wow... this is amazing.

liamefc91 · January 3, 2018

Besiktas President Fikret Orman heading to London for meeting with Everton over Tosun. Turkish media say Everton’s offer was €24m

COYBL25 · January 3, 2018

ijjysmith said:
Donald Trump will not help this move go through I fear.

How about getting @Donald Twain back to see if he can help push things along ?

He could dress a dog up in traditional Turkish clothes and do a little jig for them.

On second thoughts ...............

Who's_up_for_cumpkins? · January 3, 2018

Moomin said:
No thanks, he is over rated.

I'd hardly count tosun as a sure thing either. Despite his CL goals, It wasn't the strongest group. And as we've seen with Sandro players can struggle to adapt, despite looking the part elsewhere.

Unfortunately I think were in a position were we will have to take a punt on any player. Only when we're a CL qualifier do our odds of signing proven quality improve.

royalbalou · January 3, 2018

cArsi said:
Believe me neither Cenk nor anyone else in the club will be unhappy if he stays. If that happens then he will wait for the right time that's all. He knows himself and maybe he can do better than EFC in the summer. He wants EFC that's for sure, but don't ever think he's desperate.

There is no better than EFC...ask anyone on here..he can do one as far as I'm concerned

MikeH72 · January 3, 2018

Who's_up_for_cumpkins? said:
I'd hardly count tosun as a sure thing either. Despite his CL goals, It wasn't the strongest group. And as we've seen with Sandro players can struggle to adapt, despite looking the part elsewhere.

Unfortunately I think were in a position were we will have to take a punt on any player. Only when we're a CL qualifier do our odds of signing proven quality improve.

Porto, Leipzig and Monaco would bum half the Premier League to death.