CONFIRMED Ehije Ukaki signs from Botev Plovdiv - 3 year contract

[iBlade.]

I have mixed feelings about this AI recruitment but happy to see how it pans out. Have to say that all this stick that Wilder is getting about not playing these players when we know absolutely nothing about them is just idle speculation. Give it a rest.

 

[Gin&Juice]

Makes a change from signing ex Forest and Derby players

Don’t take the piss of our Simon.

 

[loyalblade95]

Caceres and Nwachukwu appear to be us testing the waters with this data driven scouting and recruitment, probably kept an eye on this lad as well since he played for same team as Nwachukwu.

Its just using different methods to find the potential stars before they become established and then cost a lot more money later down the line.

If they come good we either sell them for a profit or they establish themselves in our team long term, if they don't we move on.

Like the Ndiaye situation but with different methods, signed him young when he was just potential, developed him and sold him on for a profit.

 

[Carlton Blade]

Don’t take the piss of our Simon.

United have done it for years. Nottingham, Derby then back to Sheffield was just under a tank of diesel in Paul Michell's company Corsa

 

[Younger Dryas Blade]

Can someone tell the new owners that their AI model needs an upgrade. Try going into the menu and checking if Bulgaria is the default setting.

 

[Bladey_blade]

And they only have his potential as mid-Championship.

Mid champ for a young creative winger is still a 5 mill + player maybe more if he his in the next year or two although judging a young Nigerian in Bulgarias performances to extrapolate his final potential in England is clickbait at best

 

[Hillsboro Blade]

He’d better be good with that surname. The pig fans would have a field day. Reminds me of when they put in a bid for an Argentine player called Mario Turdo. Headline in a national paper was ‘Owls Turdo bid a stinker’.

 

[john Mathison]

My fear is that Wilder won't play them, and then it could be head to head clash with the new owners.

 

[FTPE]

My fear is that Wilder won't play them, and then it could be head to head clash with the new owners.

If they're good enough, he'll play them.
I don't really understand why you think he wouldn't.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

United have done it for years. Nottingham, Derby then back to Sheffield was just under a tank of diesel in Paul Michell's company Corsa

Aye
Sounds like the Corsa needed an overhaul n’all
110 miles from “just under a tank”!!!!

 

[Snowflake]

This worries me. Especially that he plays for the same club as one of the others they've already signed. What are the odds a random Bulgarian club has 2 players that are good enough to step up? Really hope these owners know what they're doing.

There is little downside if they don’t make it, but huge benefit if they do.

 

[The Fox]

Reminds of a mate who was well into the horse racing scene .
He visited to the top trainer/ breeder in the country ( not my thing so can't remember who it was ), the guy watched yearlings walk by and just said either sell or keep , based on gut instinct , nothing more .
Just said he got more right than wrong on that basis and that's all that mattered.

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

Signed

 

[blades95]

 

[Bookers Mullet]

Well the new owners did promise they'd bring success to the club

 

[Russ]

Welcome to the Lane!

 

[ben1987]

Weeerz view from Bulgaria?

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

"We are working tirelessly to leverage our unparallelled knowledge of one particular corner of the Bulgarian second division"

Someone's pointed out that this was factually inaccurate and did us a disservice, Plovdiv are actually in the Bulgarian top flight

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

Tastes like Coulibaly, this.

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

Well the new owners did promise they'd bring success to the club

No photo at all in the announcement article, not even a bad photoshop like they did for Nwachukwu

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

Chuffing hell, AI found the play, AI wrote the quote...

On the signing, boss Chris Wilder commented: "Ehije is a player who has been identified through our data driven strategy and is someone we're looking forward to developing."

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

I look forward to his one U23 appearance

 

[SwissBlade]

No photo at all in the announcement article, not even a bad photoshop like they did for Nwachukwu View attachment 213200

AI is still printing him on the 3D printer

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Tastes like Coulibaly, this.

Could be. Could be a Ndiaye, jebbison, peck, Davis Brooks or One style find.

These AI players should have the same type of expectations those places has when they joined.

 

[Sithblade]

 

[FriethBlade]

Tastes like Coulibaly, this.

Maybe we will accept the 10m from AC Milan this time

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Tastes like Coulibaly, this.

So we can look forward to a £10m bid from a European giant in the next 12 months then?
Bargin!

 

[Rodley]

 

[Booker4]

Love that video of him from a hotel! I'm all for this type of signing as long as he is someone Wilder or whoever is in charge in the future wants. That's always the crucial part.

I notice that there's a direct quote from Wilder on the signing piece which surely wouldn't be there if Wilder is about to go because that would seem strange to me.

 

[YES Blade]

Chuffing hell, AI found the play, AI wrote the quote...

On the signing, boss Chris Wilder commented: "Ehije is a player who has been identified through our data driven strategy and is someone we're looking forward to developing."

Club social media bloke - “Chris, you ok if we put this quote out with the new signing?”
CW - “Yeah”