Confirmed Signing James Rodriguez

[Billy Dean]

 

[davek]

Mina is a good defender and will establish himself this season. Gbammin was everton'd. He was never injured before joining us. Kean is young and can become a good player. He makes the Italy squad so managers must rate him.

Give them time (and ancelotti), and they'll come good.

Hope so.

 

[Connor]

 

[Bluestar]

What you just described there is a club secretary role. Michael Dunford used to do all that. The only difference between Dunford and Brands is that the former wore M&S slacks and Brands wears designer ripped skinny jeans.

As for: "But Brands thus far has been an outstanding DoF for us aside from a slip here and there such as Iwobi or Delph even"

...or Kean or Gbamin or Mina.

Managers make almighty cockups with signings as well. It’s a completely pointless debate because de facto he is there and doing the role. He is part of some sort of governance process with the manager.
He seems to have more responsibility for signing younger players, which must have been a direction dictated by the owner . He is not operating in isolation, he is part of a process.

 

[Milkman]

Seen a few articles that paint it out to be an illogical signing. I can only assume that these writers have not seen us play for the past few seasons?

While it's high-profile and probably quite expensive, it's considerably lower risk than some of our more bizarre signings of late. He's just turned 29, his form has not suffered the dramatic fall off from 2014 that the pundits lazily regurgitate, but above all, he's exactly what the squad has been missing. None of them know how to play football FFS. I don't think we even created a chance from open play post-lockdown.

He might not adjust, or he might be injured more than he's available, but for a 2 to 3 year deal, for £20m(!), with all the marketing and footballing potential he brings, he's about the most logical signing I think we've ever made.

 

[Steve Wigan]

Well at least now we've won the Internet......James has more followers than the whole of the RS put together....

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Really, really hoping he has a stormer this season because, as much as I want us to improve on the pitch, it'll also shut the traps of the social media keyboard warriors who're convinced he's finished.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

What’s impressive there is that it’s actually us as top trend not James himself. Very good work from our social media team here.
If James and Allan can perform to their full capabilities and we get off to a strong start to the season we’re going to be huge in South America!

 

[davek]

Managers make almighty cockups with signings as well. It’s a completely pointless debate because de facto he is there and doing the role. He is part of some sort of governance process with the manager.
He seems to have more responsibility for signing younger players, which must have been a direction dictated by the owner . He is not operating in isolation, he is part of a process.

We've had a DoF-manager 'duopoly' in place for 4 years - it's wasted half a billion quid. Brands is part of that.

 

[davek]

Seen a few articles that paint it out to be an illogical signing. I can only assume that these writers have not seen us play for the past few seasons?

While it's high-profile and probably quite expensive, it's considerably lower risk than some of our more bizarre signings of late. He's just turned 29, his form has not suffered the dramatic fall off from 2014 that the pundits lazily regurgitate, but above all, he's exactly what the squad has been missing. None of them know how to play football FFS. I don't think we even created a chance from open play post-lockdown.

He might not adjust, or he might be injured more than he's available, but for a 2 to 3 year deal, for £20m(!), with all the marketing and footballing potential he brings, he's about the most logical signing I think we've ever made.

It's worth the risk. For sure.

 

[Blue83]

probably quite expensive

Is it though ? We've managed to buy Allan AND James for near enough the same it cost us to buy Sigurdsson 3 years ago and Iwobi last year, James is costing us, what we paid for Walcott......

I'd say we've got quite the deal on 2 vastly superior players

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Just had a random funny thought..

Seamus Coleman, Killybegs lad who we bought from Sligo for £60k, is going to be the captain of one of the biggest names in world football this coming season lol

 

[catcherintherye]

Well at least now we've won the Internet......James has more followers than the whole of the RS put together....

And all of their players combined. We've won the instagram cup, no doubt about it.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Just had a random funny thought..

Seamus Coleman, Killybegs lad who we bought from Sligo for £60k, is going to be the captain of one of the biggest names in world football this coming season lol

And wont be afraid to bawl him out

 

[Azza]

Has Moshiri bought a tower in Bogota just to light it up blue? lol