ScepticalStan Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3167985/Alexandre-Pato-heading-Premier-League.html Worth a punt? The talent is obviously there and if anyone can re-invigorate his career and get the most out of a player with a point to prove it'd be Koeman. The guy is only 25 and could well look towards building a solid few years in a top European League in order to get back into the Brazil side for 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1ex2001 Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3167985/Alexandre-Pato-heading-Premier-League.html Worth a punt? The talent is obviously there and if anyone can re-invigorate his career and get the most out of a player with a point to prove it'd be Koeman. The guy is only 25 and could well look towards building a solid few years in a top European League in order to get back into the Brazil side for 2018. sadly washed up maybe we can get Kerlon and Freddy Adu to make a dream front three! He looked the real deal a while back but I can't see him suddenly refinding the desire and commitment necessary to get back to his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Mikey Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 sadly washed up maybe we can get Kerlon and Freddy Adu to make a dream front three! He looked the real deal a while back but I can't see him suddenly refinding the desire and commitment necessary to get back to his best. When you've been noshed off by Silvio Berlusconi's daughter - where do you go from there?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScepticalStan Posted 20 July, 2015 Author Share Posted 20 July, 2015 sadly washed up maybe we can get Kerlon and Freddy Adu to make a dream front three! He looked the real deal a while back but I can't see him suddenly refinding the desire and commitment necessary to get back to his best. Ha! Kerlon...good grief that takes me right the way back to the days of watching 240p YouTube compilations at school! Still, Pato was a little bit above that. The guy's got 10 goals in 27 appearances for the senior Brazil side. He's scored goals with a fair bit of regularity in the Serie A and the CL with Milan and has scored about 1 in 2 for Sao Paulo. When he's fit the goals haven't really dried up. Granted the wages will be high but the transfer fee should be knock-down cheap. Makes a statement too. Sells a few shirts, puts our name on the map a bit especially with playing in Europe, generates a bit of interest and hopefully could attract higher calibre players in the future. Brazil's international team are in a complete mess at the moment and getting his foot back in the door there should be an achievable target. And if he turns out to be lazy, crippled or both, we've still got the more industrious, hard-working strikers like J Rod and Paddy Long as options off the bench. All in all it wouldn't be that much of a gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 The seal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 The seal! Kick him in the head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3167985/Alexandre-Pato-heading-Premier-League.html Worth a punt? The talent is obviously there and if anyone can re-invigorate his career and get the most out of a player with a point to prove it'd be Koeman. The guy is only 25 and could well look towards building a solid few years in a top European League in order to get back into the Brazil side for 2018. Why is Koeman known for getting the most out of players? Didn't seem to happen with Elia, Djurcic etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangy Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 I thought his knees were shot to pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 This guy? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JxgrSaint Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 Cherno Samba just retired, maybe we can coax him back for a Championship Manager pairing to beat all others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 Is Alexander farnerud still around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3167985/Alexandre-Pato-heading-Premier-League.html Worth a punt? The talent is obviously there and if anyone can re-invigorate his career and get the most out of a player with a point to prove it'd be Koeman. The guy is only 25 and could well look towards building a solid few years in a top European League in order to get back into the Brazil side for 2018. Have a word with Les and see what he thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3167985/Alexandre-Pato-heading-Premier-League.html Worth a punt? The talent is obviously there and if anyone can re-invigorate his career and get the most out of a player with a point to prove it'd be Koeman. The guy is only 25 and could well look towards building a solid few years in a top European League in order to get back into the Brazil side for 2018. Why would we want to by him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 Cherno Samba just retired, maybe we can coax him back for a Championship Manager pairing to beat all others... No, we still need Anatoli Todorov, Tonton Moukoko and that 'keeper from Belarus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 Totally, especially if we could get him for relatively cheap wages, he's always been very talented just had a few issues with injuries and then struggled for form coming back but he's only 25 and could be a real coup. His fitness issues look like they are behind him as well, he's already played 32 times this year according to wiki and played around 132 games since moving back to Brazil in 2013, which is almost as many as he managed in 6 seasons at Milan. The sort of clever little creative striker that could if found form be the difference between 6th/7th and top 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakkoUK Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 He's made of glass, wouldn't touch him at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 maksim shatskikh for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 We should sign Pele! If there's anyone who can fix his back problems, spin him round till he's dizzy and convince him it's 1958, it's Koeman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 Sigh. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?53873-Summer-2015-Hcdajfu-thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Patrón Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 If only someone would've suggested this previously, like both of the last two summers. Inb4 Jordan Rhodes thread too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 No, we still need Anatoli Todorov, Tonton Moukoko and that 'keeper from Belarus. Yep, along with Kennedy Bakircioglu, Mike Duff, Dionisis Chiotis and Radoslav Kaluzhny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 Should have gone for Freddy Adu as well when we had the chance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33536657 Shame we've really missed out on that protege , but then again so have his 13 previous clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo78 Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 Nii Lamptey is only 41 years old today - worth a punt? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/448663-a-tragic-career-the-tale-of-nii-lamptey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Johnson Posted 21 July, 2015 Share Posted 21 July, 2015 Tommy Svindal Larsen?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScepticalStan Posted 21 July, 2015 Author Share Posted 21 July, 2015 If only someone would've suggested this previously, like both of the last two summers. Inb4 Jordan Rhodes thread too. Do you seriously mean to tell me that we were in the running to sign a then 23-year-old Brazilian international striker who had scored consistently in the Champions League and Serie A and in competitive international matches, who played for one of the world's most glamourous clubs... ...in 2013 ...after one season in the Premiership? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint1977 Posted 21 July, 2015 Share Posted 21 July, 2015 Nii Lamptey is only 41 years old today - worth a punt? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/448663-a-tragic-career-the-tale-of-nii-lamptey Blimey, there's a blast from the 93/94 CM past! My friends who are Villa supporters were well-excited when he signed for them but can't remember him playing for them much or at Coventry after. Big Ron must have seen something on the training ground but it rarely seemed to translate to matchday. Two other star proteges on later editions I can remember were Cherno Samba (whatever happened to him?) and Supat Rungatsamee. The latter was always suspicious, the idea that Pompey's threadbare academy set up could ever produce a player like that seemed very far-fetched. Their best in living memory was Anderton and IIRC he only moved there after Saints fell out with Bob Higgins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 21 July, 2015 Share Posted 21 July, 2015 Do you seriously mean to tell me that we were in the running to sign a then 23-year-old Brazilian international striker who had scored consistently in the Champions League and Serie A and in competitive international matches, who played for one of the world's most glamourous clubs... ...in 2013 ...after one season in the Premiership? Thirteen seasons in the Premier League. It was already not called the Premiership by the time we got relegated from it, fwiw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambosa75 Posted 21 July, 2015 Share Posted 21 July, 2015 Erik Nevland is the man to bring us the goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 21 July, 2015 Share Posted 21 July, 2015 Blimey, there's a blast from the 93/94 CM past! My friends who are Villa supporters were well-excited when he signed for them but can't remember him playing for them much or at Coventry after. Big Ron must have seen something on the training ground but it rarely seemed to translate to matchday. Two other star proteges on later editions I can remember were Cherno Samba (whatever happened to him?) and Supat Rungatsamee. The latter was always suspicious, the idea that Pompey's threadbare academy set up could ever produce a player like that seemed very far-fetched. Their best in living memory was Anderton and IIRC he only moved there after Saints fell out with Bob Higgins? Mido was also cracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-cris Posted 21 July, 2015 Share Posted 21 July, 2015 Blimey, there's a blast from the 93/94 CM past! My friends who are Villa supporters were well-excited when he signed for them but can't remember him playing for them much or at Coventry after. Big Ron must have seen something on the training ground but it rarely seemed to translate to matchday. Two other star proteges on later editions I can remember were Cherno Samba (whatever happened to him?) and Supat Rungatsamee. The latter was always suspicious, the idea that Pompey's threadbare academy set up could ever produce a player like that seemed very far-fetched. Their best in living memory was Anderton and IIRC he only moved there after Saints fell out with Bob Higgins? He officially retired from football... Yesterday! He never really got going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 21 July, 2015 Share Posted 21 July, 2015 Whilst it's off-topic, I'm enjoying names of CM/FM yesteryear... How about Mika Aaritalo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 21 July, 2015 Share Posted 21 July, 2015 If we are talking about players from Yesteryear then surely we should give Jimmy Case a chance to resurrect his career:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo78 Posted 21 July, 2015 Share Posted 21 July, 2015 Blimey, there's a blast from the 93/94 CM past! Quite annoying that MLT was useless in that game. Richard Hall was a legend though. Best tip for a good first season was to pick up John Aldridge from Tranmere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 21 July, 2015 Share Posted 21 July, 2015 Palace have been discussing getting him with his representatives. But nothing has progressed really and unlikely he will sign for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalinic Posted 21 July, 2015 Share Posted 21 July, 2015 Yep, along with Kennedy Bakircioglu, Mike Duff, Dionisis Chiotis and Radoslav Kaluzhny. Kennedy was awesome especially when played with Zlatan Muslimovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScepticalStan Posted 22 July, 2015 Author Share Posted 22 July, 2015 Thirteen seasons in the Premier League. It was already not called the Premiership by the time we got relegated from it, fwiw. https://cbsdetroit.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/autism-speaks1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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