Jaffka's gossip thread on the ins and outs at the 'Bok

[BWFC_Insane]

Nixon said it was an agent problem though right? If the deal keeps coming up again and again then the player must have some desire to play for us. I really hope we do end up signing him because he seems like a damn good player for the level we're at.

Does he? Have you seen him play?

[TKIZ!]

haven't seen any other Defensive Midfielder worth our attention or in our price range

Three points

What is our price range

Is this one worth our attention

Will he be fcuking off playing internationals for 6 weeks?

1. Probably less than what we would have had available for a defensive midfielder in the Premier League

2. I would think so, we haven't got any other defensive midfielders identified as targets

3. Don't know who he plays for internationally

[BWFC_Insane]

haven't seen any other Defensive Midfielder worth our attention or in our price range

Three points

What is our price range

Is this one worth our attention

Will he be fcuking off playing internationals for 6 weeks?

1. Probably less than what we would have had available for a defensive midfielder in the Premier League

2. I would think so, we haven't got any other defensive midfielders identified as targets

3. Don't know who he plays for internationally

I thought Nixon said we had 4 last week according to some on here......


If we have only got Sanchez as a hard man in midfield target then Coyle wants booting out now....

[thebish]

seems to me that Coyle/The Club is trying to get a good deal for precisely the kind of player we all think we want - and BWFCi is cross about it.

Not cross just bored with chasing the same player for months on end.

ahh - sorry - didn't realise the point of the close season was for the club to keep you interested with ever-new titillating transfer stories!!

[Jez]

Nixon said it was an agent problem though right? If the deal keeps coming up again and again then the player must have some desire to play for us. I really hope we do end up signing him because he seems like a damn good player for the level we're at.

Does he? Have you seen him play?

I saw him play a copa america game and he looked solid

[SmokinFrazier]

You've got to bear in mind that the agents these players have are always hard to deal with. South American players are constantly getting their careers ruined by poor management. Whether Sanchez wants to come to us or not, he isn't the one pulling the strings. His agent is likely yet another greedy, dishonest criminal, who is only looking out for himself.

[BWFC_Insane]

You've got to bear in mind that the agents these players have are always hard to deal with. South American players are constantly getting their careers ruined by poor management. Whether Sanchez wants to come to us or not, he isn't the one pulling the strings. His agent is likely yet another greedy, dishonest criminal, who is only looking out for himself.

Oh good, well that's ok then.

[Jez]

I'm sure everyone remembers the Tevez and Mascherano saga

[SmokinFrazier]

You've got to bear in mind that the agents these players have are always hard to deal with. South American players are constantly getting their careers ruined by poor management. Whether Sanchez wants to come to us or not, he isn't the one pulling the strings. His agent is likely yet another greedy, dishonest criminal, who is only looking out for himself.

Oh good, well that's ok then.

It's not ok, of course, but it isn't necessarily a slight on Sanchez that he has a poor agent. People are already doubting his commitment when the villain in all of this seems to be his agent. Remember, Sanchez has jumped through hoops in order to come here only for his agent to ask for a ludicrous amount. For all we know, Sanchez could be the hardest working, most committed player we've seen in a long time and yet because of his agent, Sanchez is already being doubted. If that's the case, it's unfair to doubt him.

I'm not saying one thing or the other here, by the way. I'll reserve my judgment until I see him play for us, if it actually goes through. I'm just not willing to criticize the player because of his agents actions.

[CAPSLOCK]

1. Probably less than what we would have had available for a defensive midfielder in the Premier League

2. I would think so, we haven't got any other defensive midfielders identified as targets

3. Don't know who he plays for internationally

1 You said you hadn't seen another within our price range, but you don't know our range so it's a bit of a nothing statement

2 You'd be a bit disappointed if that was the case as we're crying out for midfielders and going into the last week of the summer with all our eggs in one dodgy South American bag could be looked on as negligent

3 He plays/played for Colombia

[CAPSLOCK]

I'm not saying one thing or the other here, by the way. I'll reserve my judgment until I see him play for us, if it actually goes through. I'm just not willing to criticize the player because of his agents actions.

All true but he chose his agent

[SmokinFrazier]

Colombia are a good side, by the way. Rodriguez, Guarin, Aguilar, Zuniga, Perea and especially Falcao are all good players. Anyone who can get into their side and have nearly 30 caps is doing something right.

[BWFC_Insane]

Whether its his agent or himself who is the problem, either way, it's not hard to foresee problems down the line, given the evidence so far.

That's if he does actually sign.....

[Jez]

I see problems that worry me more if we walk into a new season with a midfield of andrews and mavies

[Turkish Trotter]

1. Probably less than what we would have had available for a defensive midfielder in the Premier League

2. I would think so, we haven't got any other defensive midfielders identified as targets

3. Don't know who he plays for internationally

1 You said you hadn't seen another within our price range, but you don't know our range so it's a bit of a nothing statement

2 You'd be a bit disappointed if that was the case as we're crying out for midfielders and going into the last week of the summer with all our eggs in one dodgy South American bag could be looked on as negligent

3 He plays/played for Colombia

Could we have problems with a work permit for this guy ??? Thats if he signs in the first place.

[CAPSLOCK]

If he's still playing for them, should be no problem as they're ranked Top 75

But, it won't be done in days

And while we're at it, I'm guessing he's not done a pre-season

The more I think about this, the more it makes no sense

[Worthy4England]

If Coyle thinks this is our best option, I don't have any problem with him holding out to try and land him. I'll be a bit disappointed if it's still dragging on in a week.

[irie Cee Bee]

If whats being said is true, then clearly the player wants to come and has forced the hand of his Agents. He flew to England to meet with us, a meeting that never happened because of the stupidity of his agents who act on his behalf.

[TKIZ!]

1. Probably less than what we would have had available for a defensive midfielder in the Premier League

2. I would think so, we haven't got any other defensive midfielders identified as targets

3. Don't know who he plays for internationally

1 You said you hadn't seen another within our price range, but you don't know our range so it's a bit of a nothing statement

2 You'd be a bit disappointed if that was the case as we're crying out for midfielders and going into the last week of the summer with all our eggs in one dodgy South American bag could be looked on as negligent

3 He plays/played for Colombia

You are completely right. My points would be

1. No-one knows apart from Gartside and Coyle what our limits are but considering that we've spent £1.6m on 4 players I suspect our price range is not high

2. I know we are crying out for midfielders, I've said it myself that we're crying out for midfielders but I don't know any defensive midfielders other than Sanchez who's available.

3. Well if he plays for Colombia then I doubt he's going to be going away much unless they have a competition like the Copa America coming up

[thebish]

Whether its his agent or himself who is the problem, either way, it's not hard to foresee problems down the line, given the evidence so far.

That's if he does actually sign.....

yeah - never hard if you want to...