sir woody Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 Supposedly signed, waiting for an official announcement on the main site.
The9 Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 As in ex-Palace and Fulham Andrew Johnson ? At least we'll have a song ready made for him, having nicked the da-da-da-da song we use for everyone from Palace in the first place.
S-Clarke Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 Well you were bang on about the medicals for De Ridder and Jemal, so this is interesting...
Matthew Le God Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 Supposedly signed, waiting for an official announcement on the main site. Where have you got that from? Great news if true.
Turkish Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 I will only be happy if you mean Adam Johnson from man City FFS.
stu0x Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 I guess the physios need something to do now that Connolly is injury free...
sir woody Posted 31 August, 2011 Author Posted 31 August, 2011 No i've been blagged it isnt johnson its rodriguez. My mate was playing hardball. A lot of money apparently.
Thedelldays Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 No i've been blagged it isnt johnson its rodriguez. My mate was playing hardball. A lot of money apparently. even so....sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
Crouchie's Lawyer Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 No i've been blagged it isnt johnson its rodriguez. My mate was playing hardball. A lot of money apparently. Ties in with the SSN news rumour... Has your mate blagged you on the fact that he has signed or has your mate just read the SSN page and passed this on? I'll reword that... Have we signed him and it's just waiting to be officially announced or it is still a rumour?
Legod Third Coming Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 Theres me thinking it was David Bentley That is a great deal for the Hammers, he's a bloody good player on his day. If we didn't have Adam I would have taken Bentley like a shot. Something to prove now too. That is BAD news for us, very...
Legod Third Coming Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 Theres me thinking it was David Bentley That is a great deal for the Hammers, he's a bloody good player on his day. If we didn't have Adam I would have taken Bentley like a shot. Something to prove now too. That is BAD news for us, very...
derry Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 That is a great deal for the Hammers, he's a bloody good player on his day. If we didn't have Adam I would have taken Bentley like a shot. Something to prove now too. That is BAD news for us, very... Also Henry Lansbury.
shurlock Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 (edited) I guess the physios need something to do now that Connolly is injury free... Exactly. Would stay clear. Edited 31 August, 2011 by shurlock
vindaloo Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 my mate was messing about on FB saying he'd seen andy johnson.....ie a joke rodriguez is about to sign if not already done
CanadaSaint Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 That is a great deal for the Hammers, he's a bloody good player on his day. If we didn't have Adam I would have taken Bentley like a shot. Something to prove now too. That is BAD news for us, very... You have a far higher regard for him than I do. "On his day" is the key term, and from what I've seen of him those days are far too infrequent. If he was half as good as he thinks he is, he might be worth having.
Legod Third Coming Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 You have a far higher regard for him than I do. "On his day" is the key term, and from what I've seen of him those days are far too infrequent. If he was half as good as he thinks he is, he might be worth having. He's had no chances at Spurs and when he has come in he has played well. Harry simply doesn't like him. Sadly, you will now see how good he is at this level...regularly, is my assessment. (You don't have to like someone or they don't have to be humble for them to be a good footballer). Worth seeing again for the craic...
Ed Rooney Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 (edited) Hope not he is **** Edited 31 August, 2011 by Ed Rooney
benjamsandwich28 Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 Can't see the logic of AJ at all, already racked up 11 appearances this season thanks to Europa League and has bagged 3 goals. Most appearances from the start too...
The9 Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 So NOT Andy Johnson - might be worth updating the thread heading to indicate that...
CanadaSaint Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 I'm not talking about liking him, LTC. I'm saying I don't rate him because he doesn't produce often enough, and I suspect a chunk of the reason is that he rates himself too highly to offer the kind of commitment necessary. Does he have the talent? Yes. Does he have the commitment? Not in my view, and I suspect that's Harry's problem with him - too much of a floater. I respect your opinion but I'm surprised you'd talk about him in the same breath as Lallana, who has both those qualities - and a chunk of humility to go along with them.
Legod Third Coming Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 I'm not talking about liking him, LTC. I'm saying I don't rate him because he doesn't produce often enough, and I suspect a chunk of the reason is that he rates himself too highly to offer the kind of commitment necessary. Does he have the talent? Yes. Does he have the commitment? Not in my view, and I suspect that's Harry's problem with him - too much of a floater. I respect your opinion but I'm surprised you'd talk about him in the same breath as Lallana, who has both those qualities - and a chunk of humility to go along with them. Not in the same breath - just that there's no point having two right-sided creative players (don't get me wrong, I would have Lallana over Bentley until hell freezes over)! But I think every team in this league would be delighted to have a David Bentley. I agree he is full of himself (find me a footballer who isn't these days), but I suspect Harry's problem is more that he can't make money out of him... oops did I say that out loud!? I think that with something to prove, a former fringe England player with his talent, skill and vision will be a menace to teams (like us) at this level. Time will tell...
Golden Balls Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 SSN just said we're in for some defender but missed it....
Rebel Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 I hope it's not Andy Johnson - he's injury prone, passed his best and a right old diver!
Village Saint Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 He's had no chances at Spurs and when he has come in he has played well. Harry simply doesn't like him. Sadly, you will now see how good he is at this level...regularly, is my assessment. (You don't have to like someone or they don't have to be humble for them to be a good footballer). Worth seeing again for the craic... I am shocked if this is true. I would have seen Sam as more into character than this. Bentley is one of the most over-rated players on the planet - mainly by himself. Still good to see West Ham have wasted money which surely can only be to our advantage? Only one of the many rumours of any interest to us and that is J Rod. Lets hope our hard(ish) ball over the fee pays off.
CanadaSaint Posted 31 August, 2011 Posted 31 August, 2011 I am shocked if this is true. I would have seen Sam as more into character than this. Bentley is one of the most over-rated players on the planet - mainly by himself. Still good to see West Ham have wasted money which surely can only be to our advantage? Only one of the many rumours of any interest to us and that is J Rod. Lets hope our hard(ish) ball over the fee pays off. I'm with you on this but LTC is right that he has oodles of skill. I'm also with you that I wouldn't see him as Sam's kind of player. However, Sam's the kind of manager who will either kill him or cure him, and if he cures him he's done a damned good deal. I'm still glad we're not sniffing.
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