CONFIRMED Ehije Ukaki signs from Botev Plovdiv - 3 year contract

[Alfiesdad]

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

We could be having a conversation about matchday catering and the same old characters would be blaming Wilder.

 

[dexter101]

Robotos vs Gritty Wilder coming to the front.

Was Robotos in the Brazil squad in 1998?

 

[robbiez666]

It's a punt, so we'll see .

My main concern is around the physical aspects of English football. Both in terms of conditioning/stamina and fitness/workrate. Especially coming from leagues where this is nowhere near the EFL.

 

[Blade56]

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

Sounds like the days of the announcement being delayed for the media department to get their act together are over. Wham bam it’s the new way…..



Hope it works

 

[SwitchBLADE Smiles]

This has to be one of the ‘earliest’ signings we’ve ever made? Usually don’t even get solid rumours until about a week before the season starts.

 

[Blade56]

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."

Dunt sound very enthusiastic. Wilder will develop all the AI players by getting them to build the new facilities in Dore.

 

[Blade56]

View attachment 213201

That’s how I heard it

 

[Gin&Juice]

Was Robotos in the Brazil squad in 1998?

Yeah. Scored the opening goal against Scotland in the first game.

 

[Balti Pie]

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Oh........another nestling for mother hen Wilder to torture.......err i mean nuture.

 

[OLDBLADE43]

He can't handle youth football.

Of course he can't because Brooks, Arblaster, Peck, Seriki, Baptiste (1 game I think) are seasoned pros

 

[LurkerBlade]

We need to follow Brighton/Brentford with their scouting - we do that:
"Wilder will never give them a game"
"They aren't good enough"
"Seen them in U21s and he's not good enough"

Brighton/Brentford usually take 18 months to bed in and be given games...

Honestly we bloody love a moan at the lane

 

[Broomhall Blade]

We could be having a conversation about matchday catering and the same old characters would be blaming Wilder.

To bloody right i would.
Since he walked out the back door the catering has gone down hill.
They are slow to serve you and just pass your order backwards or sideways to some other team member before they pass it forward to you.
We need pace and athleticism behind the kiosks.

 

[neshfox]

From Wyscout data iin the Bulgarian league hes a good dribbler and creates shots for himself. Obviously the AI scouting system will have access to more datapoints of metrics that aren't easily quantifiable but at least some stats say hes good at something!

 

[SB_90]

good luck Roygbiv on this view from

 

[247Blade]

To bloody right i would.
Since he walked out the back door the catering has gone down hill.
They are slow to serve you and just pass your order backwards or sideways to some other team member before they pass it forward to you.
We need pace and athleticism behind the kiosks.

Got to give it time for germs to settle

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

From Wyscout data iin the Bulgarian league hes a good dribbler and creates shots for himself. Obviously the AI scouting system will have access to more datapoints of metrics that aren't easily quantifiable but at least some stats say hes good at something!View attachment 213212

Trying to interpret these stats:
"He's a high intensity pressing dwarf winger, who can dribble very well but goes nowhere with it (Jamal Campbell Ryce?). He's got a decent shot on him, but never ever creates chances for his team mates"

Harder than it looks this data led approach

 

[Alfiesdad]

I would imagine an unscrupulous club from a gangster state could manipulate a players data to suggest he's better than he actually is. Then along comes an AI recruitment team that falls straight into the trap, again.
Think diesel emissions

 

[ml1997]

I’m all for these signings, if only because it’s interesting and it’s not much money. However. We’ve signed 3 of them now and they’re all wingers. We should be signing in positions were our youth teams are weak, not just whoever’s the best players that the data throws up.

 

[SB_90]

i am looking forward to see these 3 in action Jefferson Cáceres, Christian Nwachukwu & Ehije Ukaki. Just to see if we have found some hidden gems. i did use Chat GPT to compare these 3 relatively unknown players to past sheffield players

 

[robbiez666]

To bloody right i would.
Since he walked out the back door the catering has gone down hill.
They are slow to serve you and just pass your order backwards or sideways to some other team member before they pass it forward to you.
We need pace and athleticism behind the kiosks.

I think we need to focus on workrate...

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

I look forward to his one U23 appearance

Or, if it goes well, selling him to Brighton.

 

[robbiez666]

good luck Roygbiv on this view from

Do we need to bring a DoF to help Roy?

 

[AnstonBlade1]

Another one who Wilder knows nothing about, to go with the other 2 who will never play a game for us.

 

[Uganda Blade]

Do we need to bring a DoF to help Roy?

Director of Forum?

 

[Roygbiv]

good luck Roygbiv on this view from

I'm on a post season break

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

I, for one, want to hear Big Gaz Sinclair announce his name in a shooting stars style, at any opportunity.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Ball_Sup (Phil) is yer man!

Does he work for Customs on passport control?

 

[Yogi]

I’m all for these signings, if only because it’s interesting and it’s not much money. However. We’ve signed 3 of them now and they’re all wingers. We should be signing in positions were our youth teams are weak, not just whoever’s the best players that the data throws up.

I mean we’ve not really played with out and out wingers in the youth set ups since Wilder came in first time round. And there aren’t any wingers waiting in the wings in the 21’s so it does make sense. Brooks looks like he might play wide as a senior but was a CM for the 21’s and Seriki was a winger when signed for the academy but we converted him into a fullback. Outside that you’re struggling maybe Marsh could move outside and play wide but he’s not really done that for the 21’s

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Only 5ft 9.. I’d be quite keen on seeing what the search parameters are on the system. Not a dig, just curious as to how it’s picked two players from the same squad, of the same nationality.

We do have height restrictions on much of our Crab Industries gym equipment apparently. Anything under 5ft 8 or over 5ft 7 is a no no.