Super Carlton Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 http://www.shemsfm.net/actualite/actualites_sport-news/ammar-jemal-tres-proche-de-southampton/13 Any truth to this or is it total bs?
Saint Garrett Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammar_Jemal Tunisian international defender Ammar Jemal, who plays for Young Boys Berne (Switzerland D1) is at hand to engage with the English club Southampton, just to get into Championship (second division English). This season, the former Etoile du Sahel played 39 games in the jersey of the club of the Swiss capital. Ammar Jemal only has to pass the traditional series of medical examinations before wearing the jersey of the Saints, and become the teammate of Radhi Jaidi.
Matthew Le God Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Translation... Tunisian international defender Ammar Jemal, who plays for Young Boys Berne (Switzerland D1) is at hand to engage with the English club Southampton, just to get into Championship (second division English). This season, the former Etoile du Sahel played 39 games in the jersey of the club of the Swiss capital. Ammar Jemal only has to pass the traditional series of medical examinations before wearing the jersey of the Saints, and become the teammate of Radhi Jaidi.
Saint Garrett Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Translation... Tunisian international defender Ammar Jemal, who plays for Young Boys Berne (Switzerland D1) is at hand to engage with the English club Southampton, just to get into Championship (second division English). This season, the former Etoile du Sahel played 39 games in the jersey of the club of the Swiss capital. Ammar Jemal only has to pass the traditional series of medical examinations before wearing the jersey of the Saints, and become the teammate of Radhi Jaidi. You've just been "MLG'd"
CWD Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Sounds promising. Would be a bit of a strange rumour to make up!
Saint Troy Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 was on dodgy rumours about us being linked with a tunisian defender, wouldnt surprise me but probably a case of 2 + 2 = people with too much time on their hands writing ******
Huntingdon Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 A signing from Switzerland? I wonder if this is another Cortese buy, rather than the manager?
beavis17 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 19 goals in 72 appearances for club and 3 in 23 for country...impressive for a defender
MerceSaint28 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Interesting he was looked at by prem teams and is left sided centre half and can play LB....could be some legs in this one...lets hope so http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/06/23/2544132/young-boys-defender-ammar-jemal-attracting-interest-from-english-
Toadhall Saint Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 A signing from Switzerland? I wonder if this is another Cortese buy, rather than the manager? I'd say (if its true) that its a Cortese purchase with input from the Manager plus others.
The9 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 A signing from Switzerland? I wonder if this is another Cortese buy, rather than the manager? Some players are easier to persuade than others depending on our contacts - We've got Swiss and Tunisian contacts at the club, so I should think Jaidi's been integral in flagging him up as a possible long-term replacement and Cortese's Swiss connections help us get the player talking to us. In this situation the manager has Jaidi's career and performances as a benchmark and it probably wouldn't be a difficult sell. He wasn't likely to turn down a Serie B promotion winner in Guly last season either !
MerceSaint28 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Also looks pretty athletic and quick from this footage
The9 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Young Boys used to play in a Stadium called Wa.nkdorf. Still do, the new stadium is the Stade de Suisse, Wa.nkdorf. They lost that mental Champions' League qualifier against Spurs last season, 3-0 up in the first half of the first leg but eventually lost on aggregate. I wonder if he played ?
The9 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 (edited) Yes he did, 4-0 second leg to Spurs with a Crouch hat-trick (YB played mostly with 10 men though) : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8939577.stm. First leg is here, makes for better reading : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8918259.stm You'll all be pleased to know Jemal gets a mention for "being offside" for one of the Young Boys goals, that might reprise a classic foreign import song. IIRC there was a lot of palaver about YB having a plastic pitch, can't see that being too much of an issue though, he must have to play on grass plenty too. Edited 21 July, 2011 by The9
Turkish Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Still do, the new stadium is the Stade de Suisse, Wa.nkdorf. They lost that mental Champions' League qualifier against Spurs last season, 3-0 up in the first half of the first leg but eventually lost on aggregate. I wonder if he played ? Was that the game when Spurs came from behind against Young Boys?
Turkish Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Yes he did, 4-0 second leg to Spurs with a Crouch hat-trick (YB played mostly with 10 men though) : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8939577.stm. Was that the game when Spurs gave Young Boys a spanking?
The9 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Was that the game when Spurs gave Young Boys a spanking? Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
trousers Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 They say this lad has eyes in the back of his head....
MOSaint Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 http://www.football-lineups.com/team/Young_Boys_Bern/Europa_League_2010-2011 Played a lot in the Europa league last season, even scored against Zenit.
Pat from Poole Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Yes he did, 4-0 second leg to Spurs with a Crouch hat-trick (YB played mostly with 10 men though) : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8939577.stm. First leg is here, makes for better reading : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8918259.stm You'll all be pleased to know Jemal gets a mention for "being offside" for one of the Young Boys goals, that might reprise a classic foreign import song. IIRC there was a lot of palaver about YB having a plastic pitch, can't see that being too much of an issue though, he must have to play on grass plenty too. I didn't think you were the greatest fan of that classic foreign import song?
The9 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 I didn't think you were the greatest fan of that classic foreign import song? That is correct, but us singing it at a centre back would amuse me, especially based on one random goal he didn't even score.
Saint Charlie Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Linked with Stoke, Zenit, Fulham recently. If he did sign I imagine he would be away with Tunisia fairly regularly.
Miltonaggro Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 could he be the new Alledine Yahia?? Lol! There is always that risk...
The9 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Linked with Stoke, Zenit, Fulham recently. If he did sign I imagine he would be away with Tunisia fairly regularly. That would suit Martin's development, and don't forget, we're in the Championship now so we're likely not to have matches in international weeks any more.
The9 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Last season Yahia finally broke into the first team at Lens... who finished 19th of 20.
Pat from Poole Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 That would suit Martin's development, and don't forget, we're in the Championship now so we're likely not to have matches in international weeks any more. Is there an African Nations Cup sometime soon?
The9 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Is there an African Nations Cup sometime soon? Yes, is my guess.
Saint Fan CaM Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Sounds like the perfect Jaidi replacement and partner for Jose. Welcome to the spare no.5 shirt Ammar. (:
dubai_phil Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Where is our Alpine Football Correspondent when we need him?
The9 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Or to be more accurate, yes, in 2012, but Tunisia are currently 3rd in a group of 5 with the top 2 likely to qualify - they basically have to beat 2nd placed Malawi in Malawi, and if they lose they're out. A draw takes it to a final match against Togo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Africa_Cup_of_Nations_qualification So they're by no means certain to qualify.
The9 Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Oh and FWIW, I'm glad this fairly credible-sounding piece of information wasn't buried in a transfer megathread.
Saint_lambden Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Seen elsewhere he's having a medical today, may well be bullsh*t.
Saint Charlie Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Seen elsewhere he's having a medical today, may well be bullsh*t. I think that is an inference from the translated article. It does sound a plausible deal though, seems a good player.
SO16_Saint Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Seen elsewhere he's having a medical today, may well be bullsh*t. I have heard we were making a signing today FWIW
Big Bad Bob Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 They say this lad has eyes in the back of his head.... Hey, haven't we got a gap at #5 in the squad numbers??
Matthew Le God Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 We need his Football Manager profile. For the last data update of FM11... Current ability 119 out of 200 Potential ability 140 out of 200 Which is very good for Championship level. For example, Lallana was 120 and Fonte 118.
Matthew Le God Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 (edited) Are those CA? I'd hope Lallana had a much higher potential. Surely both should have decent top flight player potential. Yes, the 120 and 118 are current ability for Lallana and Fonte. Their potential is a higher figure, Lallana's a lot higher. Edited 21 July, 2011 by Matthew Le God
Colinjb Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 http://imageshack.us/f/696/ammarjemal.jpg/ I've had players with worse stats then that at premiership level.
Matthew Le God Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Lallana was nowhere near good enough in the last version. A current ability of 120 in League One is extremely good. Made him the joint 3rd best player in League One in FM version 11.3
Matthew Le God Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 Anyway... Back to Ammar Jamal, what we need is some embedded Youtube highlight videos.
Saint Garrett Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 He was by far the best player in the league last season.
itchen_dan Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 A current ability of 120 in League One is extremely good. Made him the joint 3rd best player in League One in FM version 11.3 Who are the 2nd and 1st?
niceandfriendly Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 A current ability of 120 in League One is extremely good. Made him the joint 3rd best player in League One in FM version 11.3 Not that Football Manager matters in real life whatsoever, but that shows that he wasn't good enough on the last game! He's one of the best players in the Championship, let alone 3rd best in League One!
Matthew Le God Posted 21 July, 2011 Posted 21 July, 2011 (edited) Who are the 2nd and 1st? That shows that he wasn't good enough on the last game! 120 is the top of the guidelines for League One players (although they are flexible). The two players above him (with ratings just over the top of the League One guidelines) were Guly do Prado (as rated by the Cesena researcher) and Joe Lewis, who probably does need to come down. He's one of the best players in the Championship, let alone 3rd best in League One! He hasn't proved that (yet), thus can't be rated as such. Edited 21 July, 2011 by Matthew Le God
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