JohnnyFartPants Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 If you don't mind I will refrain from describing his signing as "great" or "excellent" until I see him play and if you mean he helped S****horpe get relegated means he is proven then I think your standards are a little low. He may well turn out to be a good acquisition but lets not pump this up too much for Christ's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt SFC Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 woop woop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 I thought he played forward in midfield for S****horpe against us last year. I may be wrong but I remember thinking that he would do well on loan to us. I may be incorrect but I thought everything went through him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 If you don't mind I will refrain from describing his signing as "great" or "excellent" until I see him play and if you mean he helped S****horpe get relegated means he is proven then I think your standards are a little low. He may well turn out to be a good acquisition but lets not pump this up too much for Christ's sake. Fair enough mate, I'm not trying to rile you. Many of us are calling this a great signing because we have seen him play and think it's a great signing in, as I mentioned, a problem position. He may have "helped S****horpe get relegated", but he was their player of the season and played quite excellently against us. When we got relegated we still had players in the team like Niemi and Crouch who hadn't become sh*t by association. When we sign a player many of us know to be good, surely we can be allowed the space of a thread to be happy about it? Sure, he might do terribly for us, there's never any guarantee. We could sign Messi and he might not hack it in the CCC. But we've signed a good player. One man's public "refraining" from celebration is another man's p1ssing on good spirits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyFartPants Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 I thought he played forward in midfield for S****horpe against us last year. I may be wrong but I remember thinking that he would do well on loan to us. I may be incorrect but I thought everything went through him. Diacalm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tac-tics Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 so happy about this, bloody good nipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 Diacalm? Looked very calm.:smt096 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 I'm always optimistic when we sign young players like Cork, but the fact that many of us have also seen him play and remember him playing well, is a bonus. As per usual, I don't see anyone claiming that this will guarente us results or anything silly like that, but there's nothing wrong in having the belief and faith in him that he will deliver good performances for us. Welcome Jack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 I'll be taking the lid off my champagne bottle for this news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 I'll be taking the lid off my champagne bottle for this news! Your champagne has a lid? Is it a screw top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 I am cautiously chuffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 So who we going to sell so we can pay his wages;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the scud Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 Great signing, happy with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 So who we going to sell so we can pay his wages;) Andrew Davies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 If you don't mind I will refrain from describing his signing as "great" or "excellent" until I see him play and if you mean he helped S****horpe get relegated means he is proven then I think your standards are a little low. He may well turn out to be a good acquisition but lets not pump this up too much for Christ's sake. One man does not make a team, some players can stand out even in a relegation side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 (edited) Why do Chelsea bother with a youth team at all ? virtually any kid they scout and develop has Sweet FA chance of breaking into their first team as CFC can easily afford to buy one of the world football's best players to fill any position . The sooner UEFA/FIFA bring in regulations regarding a minimum number of home-grown players a club must field the better IMO . In the meantime welcome aboard Jack Cork - we need all the help we can get ! Edited 21 August, 2008 by CHAPEL END CHARLIE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Porter Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 Why do Chelsea bother with a youth team at all ? virtually any kid they scout and develop has Sweet FA chance of breaking into their first team as CFC can easily afford to buy one of the world football's best players to fill any position . The sooner UEFA/FIFA bring in regulations regarding a minimum number of home-grown players a club must field the better IMO . In the meantime welcome aboard Jack Cork - we need all the help we can get ! John Terry disagrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 John Terry disagrees. That would be the same John Terry who made his debut in 1998 - 5 years before Roman Abramovich arrived with a lorry-load of dodgy Russian oil money . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 Your champagne has a lid? Is it a screw top? No, it's got a ... never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 v good signing for us I thought he was easily scunnys best player when we played them down here last year (he played in DM that day)- didn't think we'd have a chance of getting him this season though, so I’m chuffed with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 Andrew Davies. Nah! That was to pay for Schneiderlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Shot Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 Fair enough mate, I'm not trying to rile you. Many of us are calling this a great signing because we have seen him play and think it's a great signing in, as I mentioned, a problem position. He may have "helped S****horpe get relegated", but he was their player of the season and played quite excellently against us. When we got relegated we still had players in the team like Niemi and Crouch who hadn't become sh*t by association. When we sign a player many of us know to be good, surely we can be allowed the space of a thread to be happy about it? Sure, he might do terribly for us, there's never any guarantee. We could sign Messi and he might not hack it in the CCC. But we've signed a good player. One man's public "refraining" from celebration is another man's p1ssing on good spirits. OK if you have seen him play and you were impressed then you have the right to be happy and I'm glad we have signed him. What irks me is the people on here who had never even heard of him until today but were going OTT. Like someone said its not the hope that gets you its the despair and to big up things without evidence leads to despair when it goes boots up. I think you probably know what I mean. I shall look at him with renewed interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 Nah! That was to pay for Schneiderlin Nope, he was already paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 Looks a decent signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 Very good signing. Agreed. Yet another good bit of business by Lord Lowe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 He's got a better haircut than his old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 21 August, 2008 Share Posted 21 August, 2008 Nope, he was already paid for. But we have been told we have/had no money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red and White Army Posted 22 August, 2008 Share Posted 22 August, 2008 No sign of alpine on a good news thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Bones Posted 22 August, 2008 Share Posted 22 August, 2008 Good stuff. I dont think any of us wanted Davies to leave but good to see we moved fairly briskly to get a replacement. He has CCC experience. Also was glad to read that Chelsea's director of youth recomended he come to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 22 August, 2008 Share Posted 22 August, 2008 If he's not here to replace Surman then good news. If Surman is off, I will not be so chuffed - he is the only player that has Saints written through the middle of him and I don't want to see him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 22 August, 2008 Share Posted 22 August, 2008 But we have been told we have/had no money Correct, we spent it on Schneiderlin but then got more when we sold Andrew Davies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 22 August, 2008 Share Posted 22 August, 2008 If he's not here to replace Surman then good news. If Surman is off, I will not be so chuffed - he is the only player that has Saints written through the middle of him and I don't want to see him go. Apparently he is going nowhere now. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/display.var.2430871.0.jan_confident_surman_will_stay.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonbenali Posted 22 August, 2008 Share Posted 22 August, 2008 When they say play across the back, it's says CB and RB on his Chelsea profile, so he's not a left back and with Burley gone hopefully won't actually play there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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