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Batman

Batman

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This is not another Ramirez and Osvaldo thread!

 

Just wandering if there have been many succesful recent transfers from Serie A to the prem?

 

Zola?

Crab Lungs

Crab Lungs

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This is not another Ramirez and Osvaldo thread!

 

Just wandering if there have been many succesful recent transfers from Serie A to the prem?

 

 

Zola, Vialli, Gullit, Ravenelli and Balotelli (to an extent)...

 

Loads of failures though; Crespo, Shevchenko, Brolin, Materazzi, Maccarrone etc etc

Glasgow_Saint

Glasgow_Saint

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Flamini, Coutinho, Giaccherini, Diakite (looked decent at St Marys), Stekelenberg, Boruc, Nastasic, Chico Flores, Julio Cesar, Balotelli.

 

All in the last few seasons.

 

Few good shouts there

Saint_clark

Saint_clark

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There's also a few like Vydra, Osvaldo, Lamela, Dossena who still have time to come good. Ramirez would probably be seen as a flop by fans of other clubs, although his return last season was decent enough.

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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There's also a few like Vydra, Osvaldo, Lamela, Dossena who still have time to come good. Ramirez would probably be seen as a flop by fans of other clubs, although his return last season was decent enough.

 

Ramirez is seen as a flop by fans of this club.

JackanorySFC

JackanorySFC

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Ramirez is seen as a flop by fans of this club.

 

Not by me or anyone near my ST seat or at Stoke on Saturday, I think he's an outstanding talent and hope he plays consistently for us, if not no bother, means the others are doing the business. Offer your opinion by all means, but don't claim to speak for all of us.

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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Not by me or anyone near my ST seat or at Stoke on Saturday, I think he's an outstanding talent and hope he plays consistently for us, if not no bother, means the others are doing the business. Offer your opinion by all means, but don't claim to speak for all of us.

 

I didn't say all fans did I.

suewhistle

suewhistle

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Has she played in Italy?? Wow, didn't know that.

 

You've got Turkish on ignore too? Must have. Just because Turkish _keeps_ repeating the fact doesn't mean you have to be his a***-licker.

 

Anyway, I now play in Hants Div 3! :-)

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Turkish

Turkish

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You've got Turkish on ignore too? Must have. Just because Turkish _keeps_ repeating the fact doesn't mean you have to be his a***-licker.

 

Anyway, I now play in Hants Div 3! :-)

 

 

As well as who?

suewhistle

suewhistle

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sorry sue! I didn't mean it to be like a nasty dig honest!

 

OK, it might have been funny once, but constant repetition doesn't make it funnier and smacks of playground bullying. (not particularly having a go at you there, mind...).

captainchris

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Not by me or anyone near my ST seat or at Stoke on Saturday, I think he's an outstanding talent and hope he plays consistently for us, if not no bother, means the others are doing the business. Offer your opinion by all means, but don't claim to speak for all of us.

 

Not all maybe but quite a few of which I one of the quite a few.

Certainly 'outstanding' in my opinion is stretching a point......

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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Not all maybe but quite a few of which I one of the quite a few.

Certainly 'outstanding' in my opinion is stretching a point......

 

Indeed. Quite clearly has been disappointing so far and if he left tomorrow imo would be considered a flop.

Deano6

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I was still in the very optimistic about Gaston camp, and believed he just hadn't been given a chance. But seeing him against Stoke on Saturday at a time when the game was screaming out for creativity and see him barely able to make a pass has seen me join the "sell him and move on" camp.

Barry Sanchez

Barry Sanchez

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Not by me or anyone near my ST seat or at Stoke on Saturday, I think he's an outstanding talent and hope he plays consistently for us, if not no bother, means the others are doing the business. Offer your opinion by all means, but don't claim to speak for all of us.

 

You ignored the statement made, you say he is an outstanding talent, I in some ways agree but that does not mean he has played well (he has not in anyway, shape or form) consistently nor does he deserve a place in the team or squad as it stands, you dont even define your own argument you simply say he is an outstanding talent, its a nothing statement.

Unbelievable Jeff

Unbelievable Jeff

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You ignored the statement made, you say he is an outstanding talent, I in some ways agree but that does not mean he has played well (he has not in anyway, shape or form) consistently nor does he deserve a place in the team or squad as it stands, you dont even define your own argument you simply say he is an outstanding talent, its a nothing statement.

 

Long sentence alert...

Barry Sanchez

Barry Sanchez

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He's twenty fookin two!!!

Just moved to a new country.

Just moved to a new club.

You have to give him at least 18 months IMO.

Get a grip.

 

I honestly cant make out whether this is sattire at its finest or an absolute belter of a clapper post.

doddisalegend

doddisalegend

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He's twenty fookin two!!!

Just moved to a new country.

Just moved to a new club.

You have to give him at least 18 months IMO.

Get a grip.

 

What just like Lovren who came in and started performing from day one. I'm sure we could name lots of players with the same/similar criteria who have performed for saints. Gaston has had plenty of chances and not really taken them IMO

Turkish

Turkish

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OK, it might have been funny once, but constant repetition doesn't make it funnier and smacks of playground bullying. (not particularly having a go at you there, mind...).

 

Quite, so why do you mention it on every post?

S-Clarke

S-Clarke

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He's twenty fookin two!!!

Just moved to a new country.

Just moved to a new club.

You have to give him at least 18 months IMO.

Get a grip.

 

I agree with giving players a time, around 18 months is fair enough. The issue is that after 15 months, you'd expect him to be getting there. The reality is that he's been here almost 18 months, he is further away than he ever was from a starting place. There's nothing I would have loved more to have seen Gaston perform for us, but I can see that it's time to cut losses - and as fans we need to stop clinging onto to the ''he may come good'' line, as I'm sure we'll still be saying it in 3 years time when he's 25.

Unbelievable Jeff

Unbelievable Jeff

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I agree with giving players a time, around 18 months is fair enough. The issue is that after 15 months, you'd expect him to be getting there. The reality is that he's been here almost 18 months, he is further away than he ever was from a starting place. There's nothing I would have loved more to have seen Gaston perform for us, but I can see that it's time to cut losses - and as fans we need to stop clinging onto to the ''he may come good'' line, as I'm sure we'll still be saying it in 3 years time when he's 25.

 

Plus it will mean the usual susects have one less thing to moan about when we are 6th in the table.

Barry Sanchez

Barry Sanchez

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What? There are no full stops in the whole statement until the end, hence a long sentence.

 

I think it read ok, a comma in there to break it up, the same theme and you could read it in one breath, yes ok by me my child.

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