2024/25 Charly Alcaraz

[Exeter_Gently]

Am very much in the wait and see category with him.

 

[Yankfootball1]

Have heard a few Southampton fans rave about him, going by what they say about him the lad is quality.

I have spoken with my colleague who is a Southampton fan and he said he is a quality player and was disappointed they let him go. Skillful, and plays with fire were his words. He said Everton fans are going to like him.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

I have spoken with my colleague who is a Southampton fan and he said he is a quality player and was disappointed they let him go. Skillful, and plays with fire were his words. He said Everton fans are going to like him.

Hopefully he gets game time mate and isn’t just here to make the numbers up.

 

[Marc bolan]

Pretty sure no one in our squad can speak Spanish. Hope he settles okay.

What do they say football is a universal language

 

[Jebus_lives]

What if he’s brilliant mate!

We know how it works...

Step 1: Dave says they're crap (unless it's a Celtic player) and "I will reserve judgement" while continuing to post negatively about said player.

*if they're crap he's proved right/if good (step 2)

Step 2: say they should be offering more or begrudgingly admit they have done well but it's short term

*if form is lost (back to Step 1)/if continue to be good (step 3)

Step 3: if form continues, suggest the club cannot ever sell them and consideration of sale is tantamount to negligence and the owners/manager/DoF should be ousted.

(conditional) Step 3.5: if the player isn't sold, but their form dips (back to step 1) + blame the club for not selling while the value was high.

Step 4: blame the club for selling player cheaply, eulogise the player at every opportunity. Any replacement begins at step 1.

 

[Jebus_lives]

What do they say football is a universal language

Who says this and it what language?!?

 

[jazzy]

I am surprised that he appears to speak no English at all, given that I he spent 12 Months at Southampton.

I'm sure there are millions of Brits living on the Costas who don't speak a word of Spanish after 5 years

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

We know how it works...

Step 1: Dave says they're crap (unless it's a Celtic player) and "I will reserve judgement" while continuing to post negatively about said player.

*if they're crap he's proved right/if good (step 2)

Step 2: say they should be offering more or begrudgingly admit they have done well but it's short term

*if form is lost (back to Step 1)/if continue to be good (step 3)

Step 3: if form continues, suggest the club cannot ever sell them and consideration of sale is tantamount to negligence and the owners/manager/DoF should be ousted.

(conditional) Step 3.5: if the player isn't sold, but their form dips (back to step 1) + blame the club for not selling while the value was high.

Step 4: blame the club for selling player cheaply, eulogise the player at every opportunity. Any replacement begins at step 1.

Excellent, although you missed the analysis of who takes the credit/blame for the signing which could oscillate between Moyes/Thelwell depending on Davek’s particular agenda at the time.

 

[kev]

I'm sure there are millions of Brits living on the Costas who don't speak a word of Spanish after 5 years

Oh I understand that and I couldn't learn another language if my life depended on it
I just can't imagine how hard it must be to settle into a squad of players when there are obvious communication difficulties.

 

[HKContractDave]

Pretty sure no one in our squad can speak Spanish. Hope he settles okay.

Think Jack does speak a little bit from a post I saw somewhere before

 

[Marc bolan]

Who says this and it what language?!?

Football is a universal language is a quote attributed to George Weah

 

[Simon Buttle]

Think Jack does speak a little bit from a post I saw somewhere before

He might have picked up a bit playing during his stint in the US

 

[Bryan+]

Think Jack does speak a little bit from a post I saw somewhere before

Drake? unfollowed.

 

[Marc bolan]

The language of football is universal. You don't
Need to speak the local lingo in order to be able to
Communicate with the ball.
Robinho

 

[Tony’s Carp]

He might have picked up a bit playing during his stint in the US

Bielsa is so obtuse he probably made the entire Leeds squad learn Spanish rather than him learning English.