08 Jul 2016 08:12:00
Just seen a report suggesting we will look at bringing in Anderson talisca when benteke moves on! Have the eds heard anything? Liked the mystery over ballotelli and sampdoria, I can only hope it includes Muriel, not that I know much of him but he's got to be better than ballotelli!


1.) 08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016 09:14:35
This has to be an Ed's kryptonite. Random name to replace a player we need not replace. Swap deal including another random name you admittedly know nothing about. Just why?


2.) 08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016 09:52:17
@DMJ What a load of rubbish

"I can only hope it includes Muriel, not that I know much of him but he's got to be better than ballotelli! "

So, you can only hope that we offset any money we might receive by somehow taking a random player you admittedly know nothing about just for the sake of it?! Is this a windup?


3.) 08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016 12:22:54
Crazy replies to crazy post. Where u guys get the energy?


4.) 08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016 13:53:21
If you watch hits games for benfica he plays as a b2b centre mid who occasionally plays more advanced. got to question the motivation of 22yo already being linked with China . Good player though.

{Ed002's Note - Sounds like news from nearly two years ago and another target of Rogers. Benfica's Anderson Talisca was subject to the interest of Chelsea, Zenit St Pete, Arsenal and Liverpool in late 2014.}


5.) 08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016 13:40:44
Paper talk. I hope you read the price quoted in that article €25 mill for someone who scored 9 in 43 appearance.
We simply don't need another striker.


6.) 08 Jul 2016
08 Jul 2016 14:48:51
1 bad egg out and you want another straight in to replace.

Luis Muriel seems to have problems akin to those Balotelli creates. He's moved around some clubs already.

Has so much ability but head is not right. Di Natale said of his time mentoring Alexis Sanchez at Udinese that, there is another guy even more promising if he could only sort his head out (Muriel) .

Hasn't seemed to have sorted it and like Balo seems to suffer from Collymoreitis - all the ability but if the mind ain't right.

That's all I remember about. He is quite good on FIFA though so I am surmising that is why people seem optimistic of him 😼.


7.) 09 Jul 2016
09 Jul 2016 03:58:25
Muriel's done better since joining sampdoria. Regaining the form he had in his earlier years in the Serie A, but that is where he should stay. I suspect he will be a late bloomer like Eder and by the time he reaches his late 20's, will start to shine.


8.) 09 Jul 2016
09 Jul 2016 14:08:19
I'm a long time reader and first time poster but as stated above this "rumour" has it all. Probably my favourite post ever on this site for utter, media drivel, daily mail-level uniformed ****. Hits all the points for the eds, top notch. Brilliant. Ten points. Walk on.