The Forrins

[Not_a_Cheat]

They're both staying in the hotel at Bramall Lane. Staff at the hotel are having to communicate with them via Google translate...

True story.

Hmmm I've spoken to Christian and he speaks English very well, what with it being the national language of his country ffs. He doesn't speak Bulgarian though, barring the odd word...

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

Does your calculation of profit include their.wages and a portion of the clubs running costs while they were here?

Absolutely! I made sure to dot the Ts and cross the Is before I posted.

 

[JT89]

Doesn't the club have a player liaison officer (or whatever the title is) whose job it is to look after new players (part of which, presumably, is to organise translators)?

Do you expect the translators to just be hanging around 24/7 incase the player pops down to reception to ask for a clean towel at 11pm?

 

[Charlieblade]

Does your calculation of profit include their.wages and a portion of the clubs running costs while they were here?

Spoilsport. Stop with that logic stuff huh?

 

[georgebernardshaw]

They're both staying in the hotel at Bramall Lane. Staff at the hotel are having to communicate with them via Google translate...

True story.

To be honest, the Paraguayan dictionary is a bit of a bastard, it stopped my transfer there…

 

[mattbianco1]

How dare they come over here,and not be able to speak the English language instantly.
You wouldn’t catch us Brits going abroad and expect everyone to speak our language, would you?
How’s your Peruvian, and Nigerian these days?

My Spanish is great

"Hola, dos cerveza and Egg n Chips por favor!

 

[RecordBreakers]

We've signed two young players who will be on cloud nine right now. They must have something about them or they wouldn't be here but hey, don't let the happiness of these two prospects stop you coming out with the same tired old shit that you do every time we take a punt.

Fuck me, what if they do need to communicate through Google translate, it's what it was created for. Must be great to be a young player at a big club a million miles from home and having a whole thread created to rip the piss out of you before anybody's seen you play.

Ok mardy arse no need to spit thi dummy out. Why take things so to heart!!

 

[Not_a_Cheat]

They're wingers aren't they ?

Despite being fully fluent in English ,
They'll probably have difficulty with :

Tight games.
Fine margins.
Pass it sideways around the back.
Play on your weaker foot and
Do NOT try to beat the FB on the outside and put a dangerous cross in.
It's called an "inverted winger" ,
Basically , don't use your pace , just turn inside and get swallowed by the opposition defence.

It's boring and produces few chances but it's the modern diktat.

Be the zone?

Wilf's the zone

 

[FTPE]

Ha. At league 1 level?

He won't be slower at any other level

 

[Keen Blade]

Are your eyes definitely more reliable than hundreds/thousands of professional football coaches eyes (and brains), who additionally use all sorts of data and technologies to support what they see with their eyes?

Did you bother to watch those goals / chances ?
When you watch football , do you give up your independence of thought & judgment ?
I can't see the point in watching if all you're going to do is follow the diktats of some data-driven experts.
Once football is reduced to a calculation of statistics , where is the romance , where is the personal involvement ?
Where is your appreciation of the game and the excitement ?
You may as well stay at home and receive the result on your iPad.

Of course the experts have greater knowledge of the data than me ,
but I'm an individual and I know what I like.

Have a read of the Orwell novel '1984'.

 

[brownblade]

Did you bother to watch those goals / chances ?
When you watch football , do you give up your independence of thought & judgment ?
I can't see the point in watching if all you're going to do is follow the diktats of some data-driven experts.
Once football is reduced to a calculation of statistics , where is the romance , where is the personal involvement ?
Where is your appreciation of the game and the excitement ?
You may as well stay at home and receive the result on your iPad.

Of course the experts have greater knowledge of the data than me ,
but I'm an individual and I know what I like.

Have a read of the Orwell novel '1984'.

I see you're taking the good stuff tonight. That's one hell of a ramble mate.

 

[Charlieblade]

He won't be slower at any other level

I did not say he would. The vid clips indicate exactly what he was doing, against a League one style group who made it look easy for him? That is supposed to show him at his best?
He may well be a unique talent, but can he do it against grown ups in a tough league?

The answer is to have him assessed as a development player, then loan him out to whatever league best suits his development. That’s what the club does with young prospects isn’t it?

 

[Keen Blade]

I see you're taking the good stuff tonight. That's one hell of a ramble mate.

I'm probably getting my Elon Musk & Donald Trump 'anti-mind control'
rant
mixed-up with my 'modern football / anti-inverted wingers'
rant

but it's the same principle.

No one is going to convince me to like drinking Victory Gin , when what I enjoy is a good old Pint of Wallop

Cheers !

 

[OldBillBlade]

Im surprised about an issue with CN? The National language of Nigeria is English.