Gasmi has signed on loan

[buctootim]

Dang that Shilph Shetty.

[paris]

He's carrying an injury at the moment so our last two signing's are injured Pulis being the first one...

[bloop]

He's carrying an injury at the moment so our last two signing's are injured Pulis being the first one...

 

So was Rooney when he signed for Manure. Good omen perhaps?

[SaintDonkey]

The way I see it we have:

 

Midfield lynchpin - Schneiderlin / Wotton

Scurrying terrier - Gillett

Wide right - White / Thomson / Dyer

Wide left - Holmes /Mills / Surman

In the hole - Lallana / McGoldrick

 

I'm not sure where to put Pulis and Gasmi. Terriers or in the hole? I'm assuming Skacel and Euell are off.

[jasonbenali]

So was Rooney when he signed for Manure. Good omen perhaps?

 

So was Delgado...

[ottery st mary]

Mid-field in short supply?

 

James, Surman, Lallana, McGoldrick, Thomson, Wotton, Holmes, White, Cork, Gobern, McGlaggon, Spiderman, Gillet, Dyer, Pulis, Mills, Skacel, Euell,BWP and acouple of youngsters not quite ready yet. Not forgetting Gasmi...

 

Accepted that one or two play several positions. But I think we need to move a few today or wages could be a problem.

[Window Cleaner]

I'm assuming Skacel and Euell are off.

 

 

Wish they'd get on with going then, at the rate we pay them staying right up till midnight will cost us about another 600 quid.

[Fowllyd]

Interviewer to Sir Paul McCartney: "So, Sir Paul, could you ever see yourself going down on one knee again?"

 

Sir Paul: "Actually, I'd prefer it if you referred to her as Heather..."

[ottery st mary]

James true position Mid-Field Central

Cork Holding Mid-Field

Gobern Left Mid-Field

 

BWP, SKACEL AND EUELL.

Gasmi and Pulis in the sick bay.

[Window Cleaner]

T

I'm not sure where to put Pulis and Gasmi. .

 

 

Orthopaedic department at the RSH. Still Fred Wooley is always a nice rest up

after a bit of a footballing injury. Had avery nice month there after I did a cartilage on Sholing Rec.

[Gaucho]

Gasmi isn't french for anything, it's a name of Algerian origin, what it means I have no idea.Seems like a common name though.

We'll just have to settle for calling him Gasman

 

If thats what his name means then we in trouble!

[VectisSaint]

Notice the OS is making much of the fact that he's grown up with Spiderman.

 

Hope that doesn't make Gasmi this year's Imants Bleidelis or (insert name of rubbish player who came from Equador with Delgado).

 

Oh I see, the new Zidane (short version). That's alright then.

 

C'mon Romain.

I grew up with Dan Dare, what has reading comic books got to do with anything

[Window Cleaner]

I grew up with Dan Dare, what has reading comic books got to do with anything

 

 

Dan Dare was a wimp compared to Jet Ace Logan and his trusty side kick PlumDuff Charteris, at 5'8" and 75 kilos, Plumduff will probably be a most fitting name for our new recruit.

[Professor]

If you know him that well, you'd know his name was Jean-Pierre Papin.

If this is an error in the name, was it made by JP, or by the OS writer, or the editor? We should demand to be told.

[Window Cleaner]

If this is an error in the name, was it made by JP, or by the OS writer, or the editor? We should demand to be told.

 

Papin is an interesting subject, famous for a sort of falling bicycle kick (usually extremely well executed and took a lot of keepers by surprise) commonly known as a "papinade".For those of you not familiar with the man, this is what a striker looks like.Vicious and deadly, would be worth 100 million quid at today's rates;

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1osfs_jeanpierre-papin-om_sport

[Legod Second Coming]

I am or-gasmi-c.

[Saint for ever]

Hopefully he will get fit as soon as possible and can give competion to our other midfielders, especially White.

[Gordon Mockles]

So was Delgado...

 

Indeed.

 

I am pleased to see Gasmi arrive, if he recovers quickly and offers us some much need attacking prowess (which we so clearly lack – we can’t even spearhead attacks or have a striker to get in the area for crosses) then this is a good thing but am I not right in being extremely concerned over this injured player transfer policy?!

 

Ok, we have NOT signed the player on a permanent and his recovery is, reportedly, being funded by Strasburg. Fair enough. But it seems crazy to sign injured players. I thought Pullis was bad enough – a poor quality player no-one wanted, plus he’s injured. Ridiculous. I judge on face value but I have to listen to what I am told from fans who supported the teams Pullis played for as they were only giving their honest opinion which wasn’t glowing in praise. I am curious as to who is making these stupid decisions?! Surely we are broke and can’t afford to waste the wage bill so every decision is key. Right now – I’m not seeing too many wise decisions.

 

I don’t want to turn this thread into more, incessant, Chairmen or Board bashing but, ultimately, they are responsible for our club and, after the ridiculous Delgado affair, do this club ever bloody learn? It seems arrogance is again in abundance as the board do NOT seem to listen or ever learn. Look at last season – we had no defensive cover, were nearly relegated and this season….same situation. I am not being negative or doom mongering – I am stating clear and obvious concerns based on cold, hard fact. I don’t want to hear the worn out “bank manager making decisions” line as he, clearly, is not running the entire club and someone is making these football decisions. You don’t need to be Hercule Poirot to work out who!! It certainly isn’t Poortvliet, judging by his bewildered press statements and total lack of insight into our players and transfer movements. Maybe it’s even Wilde – who knows?! Whoever, he needs shooting. I find this trend extremely worrying as a manager should decide and pick his team, know their strengths and weakness and what he needs to do to address obvious weaknesses and strengthening vital positions. Right now, I’m not seeing a lot of sense (bar Cork who we have until January).

 

We need full backs. End of story. We have done since day one. Burley was an idiot. Jan, I feel, is not (but he doesn’t have any power or influence with our board. - i.e. he IS, as many predicted, a man with a very tough job and purely a yes man from my observations). I am glad we have loaned in Cork (I would have liked to have seen him play Saturday but that’s the manager’s choice). I feel the kids draughted in to play defence aren’t up to it. Surman has proved, in each game, he is certainly not a full back and leaves us stupidly exposed time and time again. Who else agrees? He needs to be replaced and we need to find a suitable left back. Surman is slow, attacking minding, NOT defensive minded AT ALL and I have seen him frequently get caught, he doesn’t track players back and doesn’t have the reading of the game (Defensively) to mark wingers or forwards and this was exploited massively second half against Brum. Blackpool too to some extent. His slow defensive reactions and lack of pace leave our centre backs dangerously exposed, and he’s not a natural tackler/ball winner. If we signed one or two positions, these are the most critical. FULL BACKS. There is still time but I don’t hold hope or it would have been done by now. Anyone with half a football brain would know and address this glaringly obvious issue from the onset (and I fathom to understand why we have not). It’s suicide. No plainer language than that.

 

After Saturday’s pitiful effort and watching Birmingham previously, it seems abundantly clear to me (as my previous concerns strongly stated – we desperately need full backs). I agree, we also need a forward as we lack fire power, totally (Gasmi is an attacking midfielder, good competition for Lallana imho, if fit and peforming). Playing one up front is a mistake imho (I’d play John with Mc G running off him) but that’s another issue.

 

I was dubious coming into the long, arduous CCC season with our heavy reliance on children (I didn’t expect it to be 99.5% kids) but I thought I would reserve judgement until it had started. It has started, and we are showing glaringly obvious frailties. I love our youthful determination and slick passing (when we do), compared with the lack lustre, pitiful displays from the aging pros last season (happy to pick up a pay cheque, minimal effort). However, We are seemingly too easily muscled off the ball and seem to lack a plan b.

Jan doesn’t have time to learn – the season is upon us. We need older heads to settle the youngsters and offer support and assistance and much needed steel and experience. I thought we would use the loan system to address this obvious problem and bring in experience (Vignal for example) but it seems the management (notice I’ve avoided using Lowe’s name for a change) have other plans and have ENTIRELY relied on the kids which, I feel, may be too much pressure for young, inexperienced football brains (booing on Saturday was harsh and stupid – fans take note. We are not Cardiff [who also booed Jones]) Time will tell. Let’s hope I am wrong. I loved some of the passing movement in the earlier games but we need fire power and we need full backs. I hope we address the problem as it’s a long season. Am I right in thinking we have a few more weeks to secure domestic loans?! (It’s just the foreign loans that cease along with permanent transfers at midnight)

 

Come on Saints – address the weaknesses. If we can afford Gasmi, I am sure we can afford a full back (and I pray we offload that moody, belligerent f*cker with an attitude problem – Skacel) I’d be shot of Euell and BWP too but no-one, except possibly Luggy, wants them. Speaks volumes to me. Another Burley Blunder. His dreadful enigma will haunt us for longer yet. Don’t waste our wage bill on players we don’t need or don’t cut the mustard. If Surman takes a knock (not that he should be played in LB), what cover have we got? You know our injury record and fondness for physios to keep players out for ages. Mental.

 

Good luck with the injured new boys and I hope they recover quickly. PLEASE, someone, bring in a half decent left back and stop playing Surman there.

[Saint Charlie]

Woah. Gasmi has a broken foot which will heal in four weeks or so, not a wooden leg.

 

If we had needed to sign Schneiderlin but he was injured for four weeks nobody would have minded. If Berbatov breaks his metartarsal tonight, Man City and United would still want him. Injuries happen, if every player to get an injury was "injury prone" then this would apply to every single Premiership footballer.

 

IMO muscle strains ie hamstring, groin etc indiate more injury prone players ie Owen, Woodgate, Kewell.

 

Chill out! Saints fans really are a depressing bunch at times.

Edited 1 September, 2008 by Saint Charlie

[Long Shot]

With a couple of good fullbacks on Saturday we would have probably got all 3 points.

[Whitey Grandad]

With a couple of good fullbacks on Saturday we would have probably got all 3 points.

I can't remember when we had a couple of good fullbacks.

[sarum saint]

Gasmi isn't french for anything, it's a name of Algerian origin, what it means I have no idea.Seems like a common name though.

We'll just have to settle for calling him Gasman

 

Well R Gasmi sounds more loke a porn name to me !

[rocknrollman no2]

I have to agree with Gordon Mockles.

When will we start to get the defence sorted?

This is the same problem we had this time last season.

[Legod Second Coming]

With a couple of good fullbacks on Saturday we would have probably got all 3 points.

 

 

Hmm, in the same way as if one of our shots had gone in??

 

If the player had played on Saturday as they played:

 

in the first half against Birmingham in the league

against Derby in the league

against Bimingham in the Carling Cup

 

we would have won. They didn't, we didn't.

 

Not convinced that full-backs would have been the tipping point.

[Legod Second Coming]

I have to agree with Gordon Mockles.

When will we start to get the defence sorted?

This is the same problem we had this time last season.

 

Really? In the first six competitive games last season we had conceded 13 goals.

 

Thie season, 6.

 

I'd call that over 100% improvement, personally.

[ottery st mary]

I can't remember when we had a couple of good fullbacks.

 

Ron Davies (Taff) God bless the pair

Tommy Traynor

 

1900s

[Mr X]

can't wait to sing or gasmi from the stands, maybe we'll all have or gasmi's

[Oz]

I would leave her alone for the moment as I heard that after the courtcase she was 'hopping mad' !

 

no, she was just 'stumped'

[Oz]

Ron Davies (Taff) God bless the pair

Tommy Traynor

 

1900s

 

spot on!

[Oz]

Indeed.

 

I am pleased to see Gasmi arrive, if he recovers quickly and offers us some much need attacking prowess (which we so clearly lack – we can’t even spearhead attacks or have a striker to get in the area for crosses) then this is a good thing but am I not right in being extremely concerned over this injured player transfer policy?!

 

Ok, we have NOT signed the player on a permanent and his recovery is, reportedly, being funded by Strasburg. Fair enough. But it seems crazy to sign injured players. I thought Pullis was bad enough – a poor quality player no-one wanted, plus he’s injured. Ridiculous. I judge on face value but I have to listen to what I am told from fans who supported the teams Pullis played for as they were only giving their honest opinion which wasn’t glowing in praise. I am curious as to who is making these stupid decisions?! Surely we are broke and can’t afford to waste the wage bill so every decision is key. Right now – I’m not seeing too many wise decisions.

 

I don’t want to turn this thread into more, incessant, Chairmen or Board bashing but, ultimately, they are responsible for our club and, after the ridiculous Delgado affair, do this club ever bloody learn? It seems arrogance is again in abundance as the board do NOT seem to listen or ever learn. Look at last season – we had no defensive cover, were nearly relegated and this season….same situation. I am not being negative or doom mongering – I am stating clear and obvious concerns based on cold, hard fact. I don’t want to hear the worn out “bank manager making decisions” line as he, clearly, is not running the entire club and someone is making these football decisions. You don’t need to be Hercule Poirot to work out who!! It certainly isn’t Poortvliet, judging by his bewildered press statements and total lack of insight into our players and transfer movements. Maybe it’s even Wilde – who knows?! Whoever, he needs shooting. I find this trend extremely worrying as a manager should decide and pick his team, know their strengths and weakness and what he needs to do to address obvious weaknesses and strengthening vital positions. Right now, I’m not seeing a lot of sense (bar Cork who we have until January).

 

We need full backs. End of story. We have done since day one. Burley was an idiot. Jan, I feel, is not (but he doesn’t have any power or influence with our board. - i.e. he IS, as many predicted, a man with a very tough job and purely a yes man from my observations). I am glad we have loaned in Cork (I would have liked to have seen him play Saturday but that’s the manager’s choice). I feel the kids draughted in to play defence aren’t up to it. Surman has proved, in each game, he is certainly not a full back and leaves us stupidly exposed time and time again. Who else agrees? He needs to be replaced and we need to find a suitable left back. Surman is slow, attacking minding, NOT defensive minded AT ALL and I have seen him frequently get caught, he doesn’t track players back and doesn’t have the reading of the game (Defensively) to mark wingers or forwards and this was exploited massively second half against Brum. Blackpool too to some extent. His slow defensive reactions and lack of pace leave our centre backs dangerously exposed, and he’s not a natural tackler/ball winner. If we signed one or two positions, these are the most critical. FULL BACKS. There is still time but I don’t hold hope or it would have been done by now. Anyone with half a football brain would know and address this glaringly obvious issue from the onset (and I fathom to understand why we have not). It’s suicide. No plainer language than that.

 

After Saturday’s pitiful effort and watching Birmingham previously, it seems abundantly clear to me (as my previous concerns strongly stated – we desperately need full backs). I agree, we also need a forward as we lack fire power, totally (Gasmi is an attacking midfielder, good competition for Lallana imho, if fit and peforming). Playing one up front is a mistake imho (I’d play John with Mc G running off him) but that’s another issue.

 

I was dubious coming into the long, arduous CCC season with our heavy reliance on children (I didn’t expect it to be 99.5% kids) but I thought I would reserve judgement until it had started. It has started, and we are showing glaringly obvious frailties. I love our youthful determination and slick passing (when we do), compared with the lack lustre, pitiful displays from the aging pros last season (happy to pick up a pay cheque, minimal effort). However, We are seemingly too easily muscled off the ball and seem to lack a plan b.

Jan doesn’t have time to learn – the season is upon us. We need older heads to settle the youngsters and offer support and assistance and much needed steel and experience. I thought we would use the loan system to address this obvious problem and bring in experience (Vignal for example) but it seems the management (notice I’ve avoided using Lowe’s name for a change) have other plans and have ENTIRELY relied on the kids which, I feel, may be too much pressure for young, inexperienced football brains (booing on Saturday was harsh and stupid – fans take note. We are not Cardiff [who also booed Jones]) Time will tell. Let’s hope I am wrong. I loved some of the passing movement in the earlier games but we need fire power and we need full backs. I hope we address the problem as it’s a long season. Am I right in thinking we have a few more weeks to secure domestic loans?! (It’s just the foreign loans that cease along with permanent transfers at midnight)

 

Come on Saints – address the weaknesses. If we can afford Gasmi, I am sure we can afford a full back (and I pray we offload that moody, belligerent f*cker with an attitude problem – Skacel) I’d be shot of Euell and BWP too but no-one, except possibly Luggy, wants them. Speaks volumes to me. Another Burley Blunder. His dreadful enigma will haunt us for longer yet. Don’t waste our wage bill on players we don’t need or don’t cut the mustard. If Surman takes a knock (not that he should be played in LB), what cover have we got? You know our injury record and fondness for physios to keep players out for ages. Mental.

 

Good luck with the injured new boys and I hope they recover quickly. PLEASE, someone, bring in a half decent left back and stop playing Surman there.

 

your not a happy bunny, i take it!

[suewhistle]

Fresh legs at xmas eh! Strange..

 

I'm losing it here.. you mean for Heather Mills?

[ottery st mary]

I'm losing it here.. you mean for Heather Mills?

 

sorry Sue,

Tongue in cheek re xmas present, when Pulis and Gisme will be ready to take over tired legs. IE INJURIES AND MATCH FITNESS FOR THIS PAIR.

I would never be rude to Heather(or Sir Paul) as I know they both read this forum and I heard a rumour they are going to take the club over as an investment for their child. Not til Friday, so the rumour goes.

[DrunkenSaint]

Indeed.

 

I am pleased to see Gasmi arrive, if he recovers quickly and offers us some much need attacking prowess (which we so clearly lack – we can’t even spearhead attacks or have a striker to get in the area for crosses) then this is a good thing but am I not right in being extremely concerned over this injured player transfer policy?!

 

Ok, we have NOT signed the player on a permanent and his recovery is, reportedly, being funded by Strasburg. Fair enough. But it seems crazy to sign injured players. I thought Pullis was bad enough – a poor quality player no-one wanted, plus he’s injured. Ridiculous. I judge on face value but I have to listen to what I am told from fans who supported the teams Pullis played for as they were only giving their honest opinion which wasn’t glowing in praise. I am curious as to who is making these stupid decisions?! Surely we are broke and can’t afford to waste the wage bill so every decision is key. Right now – I’m not seeing too many wise decisions.

 

I don’t want to turn this thread into more, incessant, Chairmen or Board bashing but, ultimately, they are responsible for our club and, after the ridiculous Delgado affair, do this club ever bloody learn? It seems arrogance is again in abundance as the board do NOT seem to listen or ever learn. Look at last season – we had no defensive cover, were nearly relegated and this season….same situation. I am not being negative or doom mongering – I am stating clear and obvious concerns based on cold, hard fact. I don’t want to hear the worn out “bank manager making decisions” line as he, clearly, is not running the entire club and someone is making these football decisions. You don’t need to be Hercule Poirot to work out who!! It certainly isn’t Poortvliet, judging by his bewildered press statements and total lack of insight into our players and transfer movements. Maybe it’s even Wilde – who knows?! Whoever, he needs shooting. I find this trend extremely worrying as a manager should decide and pick his team, know their strengths and weakness and what he needs to do to address obvious weaknesses and strengthening vital positions. Right now, I’m not seeing a lot of sense (bar Cork who we have until January).

 

We need full backs. End of story. We have done since day one. Burley was an idiot. Jan, I feel, is not (but he doesn’t have any power or influence with our board. - i.e. he IS, as many predicted, a man with a very tough job and purely a yes man from my observations). I am glad we have loaned in Cork (I would have liked to have seen him play Saturday but that’s the manager’s choice). I feel the kids draughted in to play defence aren’t up to it. Surman has proved, in each game, he is certainly not a full back and leaves us stupidly exposed time and time again. Who else agrees? He needs to be replaced and we need to find a suitable left back. Surman is slow, attacking minding, NOT defensive minded AT ALL and I have seen him frequently get caught, he doesn’t track players back and doesn’t have the reading of the game (Defensively) to mark wingers or forwards and this was exploited massively second half against Brum. Blackpool too to some extent. His slow defensive reactions and lack of pace leave our centre backs dangerously exposed, and he’s not a natural tackler/ball winner. If we signed one or two positions, these are the most critical. FULL BACKS. There is still time but I don’t hold hope or it would have been done by now. Anyone with half a football brain would know and address this glaringly obvious issue from the onset (and I fathom to understand why we have not). It’s suicide. No plainer language than that.

 

After Saturday’s pitiful effort and watching Birmingham previously, it seems abundantly clear to me (as my previous concerns strongly stated – we desperately need full backs). I agree, we also need a forward as we lack fire power, totally (Gasmi is an attacking midfielder, good competition for Lallana imho, if fit and peforming). Playing one up front is a mistake imho (I’d play John with Mc G running off him) but that’s another issue.

 

I was dubious coming into the long, arduous CCC season with our heavy reliance on children (I didn’t expect it to be 99.5% kids) but I thought I would reserve judgement until it had started. It has started, and we are showing glaringly obvious frailties. I love our youthful determination and slick passing (when we do), compared with the lack lustre, pitiful displays from the aging pros last season (happy to pick up a pay cheque, minimal effort). However, We are seemingly too easily muscled off the ball and seem to lack a plan b.

Jan doesn’t have time to learn – the season is upon us. We need older heads to settle the youngsters and offer support and assistance and much needed steel and experience. I thought we would use the loan system to address this obvious problem and bring in experience (Vignal for example) but it seems the management (notice I’ve avoided using Lowe’s name for a change) have other plans and have ENTIRELY relied on the kids which, I feel, may be too much pressure for young, inexperienced football brains (booing on Saturday was harsh and stupid – fans take note. We are not Cardiff [who also booed Jones]) Time will tell. Let’s hope I am wrong. I loved some of the passing movement in the earlier games but we need fire power and we need full backs. I hope we address the problem as it’s a long season. Am I right in thinking we have a few more weeks to secure domestic loans?! (It’s just the foreign loans that cease along with permanent transfers at midnight)

 

Come on Saints – address the weaknesses. If we can afford Gasmi, I am sure we can afford a full back (and I pray we offload that moody, belligerent f*cker with an attitude problem – Skacel) I’d be shot of Euell and BWP too but no-one, except possibly Luggy, wants them. Speaks volumes to me. Another Burley Blunder. His dreadful enigma will haunt us for longer yet. Don’t waste our wage bill on players we don’t need or don’t cut the mustard. If Surman takes a knock (not that he should be played in LB), what cover have we got? You know our injury record and fondness for physios to keep players out for ages. Mental.

 

Good luck with the injured new boys and I hope they recover quickly. PLEASE, someone, bring in a half decent left back and stop playing Surman there.

 

Dont we now have a 2 week rest? if so gamsi wont be missing for that many games. I for one was stumped with the signing of Pullis, he wasnt all that good and some of our younsters are better so i agree with you. I though will sell john, skacel, euell and bwp, and yes i said john. Unless im mistaken, i dont think we have scored a goal while he has been on the pitch with this new style of play this season and that includes the pre season (although i might of missed a few games) We have a great player in that spurs youngster and he will score goals for us and we might as well make all use out of him before he goes back. Also we should play Cork, he was great against brum last tuesday. There is no point having these top youngsters on loan if we dont use them, let them play! A top left full back would be ideal, but i cant see where we could possibly get some money from unless we sell surman which i dont want to see.

[saint_ed]

Well Euell is playing for the reserves so looks like he isn't off.

[Professor]

Indeed.

 

I am pleased to see Gasmi arrive............... but am I not right in being extremely concerned over this injured player transfer policy............ it seems crazy to sign injured players. ............................I thought Pullis was bad enough – a poor quality player no-one wanted, plus he’s injured. Ridiculous. I judge on face value but I have to listen to what I am told from fans who supported the teams Pullis played for........................I don’t want to turn this thread into more, incessant, Chairmen or Board bashing but......arrogance..... the board do NOT seem to listen or ever learn............

 

I feel the kids draughted in to play defence aren’t up to it......... heavy reliance on children (I didn’t expect it to be 99.5% kids) .................... PLEASE, someone, bring in a half decent left back and stop playing Surman there.

The full quote has been repeated a couple of times, so just highlights for me. Like Gordon, I'm a qualified football fan, and we all tend to know more about how to run a football team than the people who occupy the official positions. However, I would just say that I thought this particular assessment contained a few contradictions.

I would just mention on the children issue, that footballers in their early 20's might be a little offended by that description and I thought we had two over 30-year olds in the defence.

I have also called for specialist FBs but for some reason Poortvleit has ignored my advice. However, I have to admit that despite Surman only having played at FB for about 6-months, he did manage to keep Blackpool out on that side - and that the penalty from which they scored was given away on the right side of the defence, where there was, Yes, a child - but JP did bring then on older heads. Let's hope he can continue to learn.

[NickG]

when there were no transfer windows clubs waited until they were fit before buying -now this is very common, no idea how good he is but signing a player who will not be available for a couple of games is not a problem

[Saint Charlie]

Believe he has been linked with Valencia before.

[new_zealand_saint]

[Saint_clark]

 

Meh. Players should be able to do that. Especially with what they're paid these days.

It's like all this fuss about Alonso or Beckham scoring from their own half - there was NO keeper and they were never under any pressure. Players should be able to hit the target from the middle of the pitch.

[SaintDonkey]

Strasbourg will continue to finance his recovery and he will join his new teammates at St Mary's after that.

Sounds like a smart bit of business to me. Very highly rated a couple of years ago but lost his way a bit recently, Strasborurg paying his way until he's fit, loan with an option to buy if it all works out.

[eelpie]

I thought the intention of the new era of financial reality was to get rid of injured players, not ship them in.

[NickG]

no poor overpaid underperforming ones

[eelpie]

Sounds like a smart bit of business to me. Very highly rated a couple of years ago but lost his way a bit recently, Strasborurg paying his way until he's fit, loan with an option to buy if it all works out.

 

Where is the evidence that Strasbourg are paying Gasmi's wages until he recovers?

[DT]

Sold as seen.

[Window Cleaner]

Where is the evidence that Strasbourg are paying Gasmi's wages until he recovers?

 

If you look through the forum thread that I posted for you yesterday you will see it says 'Gasmi's loan will become effective at the end of September when he has recovered from his recent metarsal operation" It could well be that neither

RCS or the Saints are paying Gasmi just now. The "secu" and the "mutuelles" (health insurance) work in strange ways in France, when you're sick ,you get sick pay whether you're a floor sweeper or a formula 1 driver,it's very complex.

[Charlie Wayman]

Jan Poortvliet quote:

 

"...... that will help them both to settle because it's often good to have a familiar face about the place."

 

You can say that again mate! Most fans will feel the same, they don't recognise anybody!

[ottery st mary]

Believe he has been linked with Valencia before.

 

So was BWP once and Real Madrid, when he was 7.

[ottery st mary]

no poor overpaid underperforming ones

 

The injuries that Pulis and Gasmi have are not 4 week recovery period as suggested but closer to 2-3 months when you take into account rehab and then some reserve games.

First team match fitness December meaning Xmas. But then again will they be good enough for the first team? Over to JP, hopefully.

Until the first team coach observes their first games of football he will not be able to decide unless directed otherwise.

I really do hope they get fit sooner than later but before you start, I really do hope The Director of football has chosen well. To be fair he gets about 1 in 10 right which is not bad for a non football man.

JP as a football man if left to his own football decisions would, I suggest would really begin to earn his money.

 

So Nick both Pulis and Gasmi come into your categorising as overpaid underperforming ones as you suggest re others. That is until they prove otherwise. Have we got the money or time?

[NickG]

not sure what you mean?

 

and still waiting for reply about what I made up?!

[Minty]

Sounds like a smart bit of business to me. Very highly rated a couple of years ago but lost his way a bit recently, Strasborurg paying his way until he's fit, loan with an option to buy if it all works out.

 

Sums it up nicely for me too. Minimal, if not zero, risk and potentially stand to gain a good player out of it if he can prove himself. Can't personally see any reason to criticise this deal at all at this stage, and struggle to see how others can based on the above.