narduch Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 14 minutes ago, Ruud said: Besides avoiding relegation he must have already met the other triggers by now…. He’s surely going to get enough appearances I figure the other triggers are probably goals or minutes. So he probably isn't there yet. Maybe 5 goals? They still have 18 matches left. A lot of work to do still to avoid relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 22 hours ago, yomurphy1 said: It's Cyle Larin... he can score with almost any part of his body. I was thinking along these lines too. He has scored with his shoulder, his ass, his chest, obviously feet and head. What is he missing? Not sure if he has scored with his knee or not. I guess the only other options are his back and getting away with scoring with his hand like Maradona and Messi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, jordan said: Clip no link Oh come one Cyle!! You gotta pull a gladiator style "are you not entertained!?" or at least an Achilles "is there no one else?!" after that goal.... Edited February 6, 2023 by costarg jordan, johnyb and Metro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally McCoist Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 The replies are even funnier Corazon, dyslexic nam, Infernal and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterlawrence5 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Maybe 5 or 6 or more goals remaining this season? What's reasonable? narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 31 minutes ago, scooterlawrence5 said: Maybe 5 or 6 or more goals remaining this season? What's reasonable? 1 goal every 3 games? Which would be 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Spanish outlet interviewed Smyrniotis about Larin. Looks like Bobby told him go for a la liga club. I was with him two weeks ago in Belgium, before he signed for Real Valladolid , and we all agreed that playing in LaLiga was the ideal step in his career. After his two goals, I gave him the usual advice: "Be humble and keep working." Of course, he asked me for advice and we talked about all the clubs that were interested in him, the style of play of these teams and other matters, but in the end, it was he who made the decision to go to Real Valladolid. https://as.com/futbol/primera/smyrniotis-descubridor-de-larin-su-objetivo-era-jugar-en-el-pucela-n/ sebdeserio, N1ckbr0wn, lowlander and 22 others 21 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 38 minutes ago, red card said: Spanish outlet interviewed Smyrniotis about Larin. Looks like Bobby told him go for a la liga club. I was with him two weeks ago in Belgium, before he signed for Real Valladolid , and we all agreed that playing in LaLiga was the ideal step in his career. After his two goals, I gave him the usual advice: "Be humble and keep working." Of course, he asked me for advice and we talked about all the clubs that were interested in him, the style of play of these teams and other matters, but in the end, it was he who made the decision to go to Real Valladolid. https://as.com/futbol/primera/smyrniotis-descubridor-de-larin-su-objetivo-era-jugar-en-el-pucela-n/ This is pretty cool. Thanks for posting this. Fresh Prince of MTL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 (edited) Good article, good of As to find him (and it'll be interesting if other teams start to look at Sigma/CPL for young talents). Just like Marca spoke to Floro the day after he signed. As I said, they were detailed and very respectful in the broadcast I was listening to, Onda Cero, all the media are excellent around Valladolid. I've been really impressed by the Valladolid fan base, the journalists, the club itself. I have never liked them, I don't tend to support Castillian clubs and less so those from greater Madrid (Getafe, Leganés), but I am surprised. Listening to Radio Marca Valladolid, their podcast every weekday, they are very serious. Then the fan comments, apart from funny and creative, are really smart as well. I realise it is probably because they are all mostly Real Madrid fans and R Valladolid is on the side, they are just happy to see the club stay in La Liga and play with the big boys. They are grateful to just be there. And then they are doing a good job with their academy, one kid, Fresneda, who had his debut age 17, had offers from Dortmund and I think I heard Arsenal, but decided to stay for now. A lot of teams in top flight Spain (and elsewhere) have delusional owners, fans, press, and are way over the top--then consistently underperform. Espanyol is one, Valencia are terrible that way, they expect too much, bitch about owners or coaches all the time, think they should be in Europa League every year-- and are dissapointed. Probably the worst is Real Zaragoza, they have no excuse either, years in 2nd division, struggling. And deluded. Which makes them unbearable, you want them to fail just listening to them. I have gotten alongside Valladolid because they are honest, realistic, analyse really well, and are a team that could be fun to see make a run for mid-table. Edited February 8, 2023 by Unnamed Trialist red card, GasPed, narduch and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20230206_96844471 The Belgian press is irritable with his success. narduch, GasPed, lowlander and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20230206_96844471 The Belgian press is irritable with his success. Haha the translation calls him a mercenary Unnamed Trialist and beachesl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 46 minutes ago, narduch said: Haha the translation calls him a mercenary Next Wednesday Bruges host Benfica in Champions League, we'll see how things go. Even if they do go through, I suspect they are smart enough to realize they made a mistake not getting the best of a player scoring in tough matches vs top teams in La Liga. I prefer to see them advance for Tajon, but they are becoming unlikeable as a club. cornerkick, johnyb, narduch and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 The better Larin does the more the price goes up as well, right? Brugge would be happy about this. Unless the purchase price was already set? In which case, LOL. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 25 minutes ago, Bertuzzi44 said: The better Larin does the more the price goes up as well, right? Brugge would be happy about this. Unless the purchase price was already set? In which case, LOL. Pretty sure the deal is already in place. Don't think Brugge will get more Unnamed Trialist, Ruffian, Ivan and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Next Wednesday Bruges host Benfica in Champions League, we'll see how things go. Even if they do go through, I suspect they are smart enough to realize they made a mistake not getting the best of a player scoring in tough matches vs top teams in La Liga. I prefer to see them advance for Tajon, but they are becoming unlikeable as a club. The second Tajon leaves Bruges, I’m fine with shifting my Nottingham forest hate over to them. I think I’ve made peace with forest, it’s now time to focus my hater energy towards a more worthy club. Sal333, lamptern, narduch and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 1 hour ago, narduch said: Pretty sure the deal is already in place. Don't think Brugge will get more Not only that. We may see the sort of deal that Paços ended up doing with Eustaquio. They pay the buyout fee, which again, I doubt is much more than 2-3 million with them guaranteeing at least his Bruges salary, at 2 million. But if he's scoring some stronger team will be in the wings ready to offer them significantly more. I only thought of this after that guy on Spanish radio said hey, he's doing more than the sub strikers at Real Madrid. That made me realise: if he nabs 6-8 more, which is possible, someone will offer them 20 million, just watch. Would be sort of funny to have Cyle pushing David in terms of striker value. dyslexic nam, narduch and Brethers8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 6 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: I have gotten alongside Valladolid because they are honest, realistic, analyse really well, and are a team that could be fun to see make a run for mid-table. Nothing to do with Larin? Sal333, dyslexic nam and Unnamed Trialist 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: The second Tajon leaves Bruges, I’m fine with shifting my Nottingham forest hate over to them. I think I’ve made peace with forest, it’s now time to focus my hater energy towards a more worthy club. Nothing to do with CANMNT, but you should catch up on Man City in the news. Tonnes and oodles of hate there..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 52 minutes ago, costarg said: Nothing to do with CANMNT, but you should catch up on Man City in the news. Tonnes and oodles of hate there..... This is my Worst Soccer Opinion, but I kinda... have a soft spot for City? I don't have a premier league team because I haven't been able to form an emotional attachment to any team, so the next thing I look for are teams that have totally broken the system of the league they're in- think Golden State, Man City, etc. If you're gonna cheat and run an endless budget, you better turn your team into a fantasy video game team with all the cheat codes on. Let's see Haaland score 60 goals, let's see City hit 110 points, whatever. Now that said, I also love chaos, and what I heard, that if City do get relegated, the EFL could reject their entry, sending them all the way down to the National League- I'd love that. Make them Wrexham their way back to relevance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 1 hour ago, costarg said: Nothing to do with Larin? Well I hate Bayern Munich and enjoy all the points they are losing, and hope they don't win another trophy ever again. I never become a fan of a team just because a Canadian is there, I still disliked Spurs despite Stalteri, I liked Depor well before De Guzmán went there. I don't like Club Bruges, prefer Anderlecht or more, Standard Liège. Valladolid: they won me over with how they are, I am pleasantly surprised. But I did not have a hate on them and have admired certain players who came through there over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 I like Valladolid. Their culture reminds me of those NHL teams in very non-hockey markets that use their identity and communications to get fans excited. The amount of content they’ve pushed out about Larin, sharing the memes, even immediately adding a little Canadian flag to their English twitter’s name (assume it wasn’t there before Larin) seems like a really great way to build fan excitement, especially if you exist in Real Madrid’s shadow. Plus, whether by accident or not, they seem to really understand that Canadian fans will fall in love with your team if you play our guys. Hard not to shower a player with praise with the start he’s had, but they’re certainly putting in the work to make Canadians care about them, and I haven’t seen much of that from other teams with our guys on them, save for Celtic which pretty much has a built in Canadian audience, given who they are. N1ckbr0wn, smeghead, johnyb and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 14 hours ago, narduch said: Haha the translation calls him a mercenary F&$# that... Club got him on a free, didn't play him and now stands to gain if he does well. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 It's only two goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 5 hours ago, The Real Marc said: It's only two goals. Yeah but 2 game winners and that +4 points for Valladolid is enormous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) On 2/8/2023 at 11:32 AM, InglewoodJack said: The second Tajon leaves Bruges, I’m fine with shifting my Nottingham forest hate over to them. I think I’ve made peace with forest, it’s now time to focus my hater energy towards a more worthy club. Ahhh, so you are a psychotic with dysfunctional relationship issues with clubs and teams, like me. Sort of like the character "Joe" in that netflix series You. Edited February 9, 2023 by beachesl QBCS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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