ijjysmith
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Jesus wept mate.
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Jesus wept mate.
No. The scottish players are portugese players who have recently vacated crack dens.
....I wondered that but didn't one of the other staff members start a thread about a keeper he'd like to sign. I thought that was very much in the 'do as we say but not as we do' mould.
The average age of the Portugal team currently in the Euro's is 28.4 years
Yup LOADS of great young players in Portugal
That's why they're relying on guys like Nani
Yup LOADS of great young players in Portugal
That's why they're relying on guys like Nani
We dismissing all of the non-Portuguese players that have come from their league?
My point was that him scoring 16 goals in Portugal is hardly a good barometer of how he'd do in the Premier League, as the Portugese League is significantly weaker to the English Premiership
I was using Leigh Griffiths as an example, because he amassed a sickening amount of goals last season, and no one would seriously suggest us signing him in 2016, not now we have the money to get someone whose actually proven
Back in 2013 when we still didn't have a lot of money? Maybe, as a back up option. But not today
Basically, scoring loads of goals in a weaker league doesn't mean you can do it in the Prem, even though there's no problem with it being taken into consideration. I don't see what's unreasonable about that as a statement. Both Scotland and Portugal have weaker leagues than the Premiership
Again, if the Portugese League is so great, why are big clubs in that market poaching Scottish youngsters?
I was using Leigh Griffiths as an example, because he amassed a sickening amount of goals last season, and no one would seriously suggest us signing him in 2016, not now we have the money to get someone whose actually proven
Back in 2013 when we still didn't have a lot of money? Maybe, as a back up option. But not today
Basically, scoring loads of goals in a weaker league doesn't mean you can do it in the Prem, even though there's no problem with it being taken into consideration. I don't see what's unreasonable about that as a statement. Both Scotland and Portugal have weaker leagues than the Premiership
Again, if the Portugese League is so great, why are big clubs in that market poaching Scottish youngsters?
Do you honestly think the Portugese League is even reasonably comparable to the English Premiership?
It's much closer to Scotland than it is to England, that's for sure
ijjysmith
Calm
One Scottish youngster. One.
I don't see why everyone is focusing on that one thing I said
Do you think 16 goals in Portugal is not equal to, say, 30 goals for a Scottish team on the sliding scale?
I wasnt comparing the portugese league to the premier league. Just saying it was a higher standard than the scottish.
ijjysmith
Calm
I think you're reading way too much into everything to be honest. I don't know jack about this guy we've probably not even spoken to.
But he has scored a few goals for Porto. That makes him better than Leigh Griffiths.
I didn't say Scotland was better than Portugal, I said they were comparable in relation to the two examples I gave
It's not even an important part of my argument
It was a throwaway line
The actual important bit was the argument that scoring a decent haul of goals in a weaker league doesn't mean you can do it in the Prem, which is why people are justified to be cautious of us signing this guy
Again, Griffiths got 40 in Scotland, and I don't think anyone would suggest we sign him
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