billyblack Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I know its totally irrelevant to today but would love to know what actually happened here. Good pedigree, played for decent clubs at a high level. Comes here and plays one consolation gane at the end of the season. Then signs for FC Utrecht, had played 49 games this season and they are 5th in the Dutch first division. Cant think of a more bizarre signing we have made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Owl Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Almen Abdi? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cognacbarnowl Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I reckon we must have signed him just so that Abdi didn't get lonely and feel left out FFS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 minute ago, cognacbarnowl said: I reckon we must have signed him just so that Abdi didn't get lonely and feel left out FFS Wonder how many games Abdi will play next year for whatever club he goes to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Andrew_Owl said: Almen Abdi? Well i guess per season they have probably played the same amount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N0rtherner Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Did we sign Urby and Abdi in a 2-for-none deal? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Just now, N0rtherner said: Did we sign Urby and Abdi in a 2-for-none deal? perhaps we just had money to burn, literally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miffed Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Remember when he finally made his appearance on the final day of the season and every time he touched the ball it was met by cheers from around the stadium. Wonder how much he actually cost us per kick of the ball. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Hooper Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Would love to have answers to things like this, and i mean honest answers. The Sunderland series on Netflix opened my eyes to so much behind the scenes of football clubs. (Rodwell is a W@nker) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Mr Hooper said: Would love to have answers to things like this, and i mean honest answers. The Sunderland series on Netflix opened my eyes to so much behind the scenes of football clubs. (Rodwell is a W@nker) Havent seen that yet, heard it is very good. Its on my list to watch. Just seems utterly bizarre. The Bobby Robson documentary on Netflix is very good, worth a watch, he just got treated like dirt though, especially by Barcelona. One of the truly nice guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, Miffed said: Remember when he finally made his appearance on the final day of the season and every time he touched the ball it was met by cheers from around the stadium. Wonder how much he actually cost us per kick of the ball. He actually played well too. amazing considering he played for Milan and Ajax and at champions league level. go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I'd guess that Carlos didn't sign him and the deal was some sort of stitch up between urbys agent and whoever was doing our recruitment at the time ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Not a Carlos signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luke Posted April 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2019 only Wednesday could sign a former real Madrid and Ajax lb and replace him with Morgan fox 1 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, SallyCinnamon said: Not a Carlos signing. yet he was probably our best LB at the time and we never played him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengrass Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 We are a bit of a youth hostel for some players. They come in .....no ones really sure what we paid for them They hang around a bit....no ones really sure if they are injured They play a few games .....then sort of disappear, get sold or injured. Couple of years later we completely forget about them, what position they played or what or who we sold them to and for what price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 24 minutes ago, Greengrass said: We are a bit of a youth hostel for some players. They come in .....no ones really sure what we paid for them They hang around a bit....no ones really sure if they are injured They play a few games .....then sort of disappear, get sold or injured. Couple of years later we completely forget about them, what position they played or what or who we sold them to and for what price. I wondered what all the 'undisclosed' items were for. Welcome to the YMCA of south Yorkshire football. Would love to hear some of the calls that actually take place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengrass Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 57 minutes ago, billyblack said: I wondered what all the 'undisclosed' items were for. Welcome to the YMCA of south Yorkshire football. Would love to hear some of the calls that actually take place. Agreed, I am also going to have to watch that Sunderland documentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitechapel Owl Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I've always assumed it was one of those murky agency signings, where the player arrives as a favour to someone or to gain access to other players. Weird stuff goes on like this in the background, we might not have even been paying his wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarn owl Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 A weird murky signing. Hopefully those days are behind us now and we can rebuild and sign players normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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