Philipp Degen

[Holle]

...is still shite. Megashite.

I've been to Stuttgart this weekend to watch them vs Hoffenheim.

The match itself wasn't very good but for me there was one player standing out - in terms of shiteness. Our very own Philipp Degen.

Christ, you should have heard the crowd yelling at him. Nasty.

There's no way they'll sign him permanently.

 

[Avmenon]

I was actually hoping from your post that he might have been murdered by a Cylon and that we'd be able to collect on his insurance.

The good news is that we only have to pay his wages until 2012.

 

[Squiggles]

He's a fucking Clown, and is yet another example of a footballer who went under-researched by Rafael Benitez.

It's embarrassing dross like this was ever associated with our club. He made Josemi look like Paolo Maldini.

 

[King Binny]

You'd have to give his agent credit for pocketing him a reported 2m signing on fee, too. :-[

 

[Avmenon]

Anyone remember what his wages are?

 

[TheBunnyman]

[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=43072.msg1229276#msg1229276 date=1291653788]
He's a fucking Clown, and is yet another example of a footballer who went under-researched by Rafael Benitez.

[/quote]

Yeah, and yet (as with Voronin) we all knew he'd be shit based on a few youtube videos and comments from German football fans on other websites. The club should employ 6CM to do their player research.

 

[keniget]

The rumour was 2M signing on fee and 40K a week wages I think. But then, I'm sure the same was assumed for Voronin as well, right?

Dunno.

 

[Squiggles]

"His strength is going forward," Reds manager Rafael Benitez told Liverpool's website when the agreement was confirmed.

"He is an offensive player with great energy and a winning mentality."He also played in the Champions League during his time with Basel and so is used to top-level football."

"He is a good signing, a player of potential, who can help us improve in the wide areas."

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Cheers boss.

 

[peterhague]

[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=43072.msg1229276#msg1229276 date=1291653788]
He's a fucking Clown, and is yet another example of a footballer who went under-researched by Rafael Benitez.

It's embarrassing dross like this was ever associated with our club. He made Josemi look like Paolo Maldini.
[/quote]


oooh, 'Rafael'.

haughty!

seriously though, him and voronin were pretty unfathomable signings, and jovanovic is threatening to be another to fall into that category. i wonder whether there's somethin we're missing with the apparent desire to pick up bosmans and pay signing-on fees to players as opposed to transfer fees - do normal transfers, for example, also usually involve significant signing-on fees?

 

[Fabio]

[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=43072.msg1229288#msg1229288 date=1291654615]
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=43072.msg1229276#msg1229276 date=1291653788]
He's a fucking Clown, and is yet another example of a footballer who went under-researched by Rafael Benitez.

[/quote]

Yeah, and yet (as with Voronin) we all knew he'd be shit based on a few youtube videos and comments from German football fans on other websites. The club should employ 6CM to do their player research.
[/quote]

I'd hire roopy as our main scout

 

[Avmenon]

[quote author=peterhague link=topic=43072.msg1229303#msg1229303 date=1291656899]
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=43072.msg1229276#msg1229276 date=1291653788]
He's a fucking Clown, and is yet another example of a footballer who went under-researched by Rafael Benitez.

It's embarrassing dross like this was ever associated with our club. He made Josemi look like Paolo Maldini.
[/quote]


oooh, 'Rafael'.

haughty!

seriously though, him and voronin were pretty unfathomable signings, and jovanovic is threatening to be another to fall into that category. i wonder whether there's somethin we're missing with the apparent desire to pick up bosmans and pay signing-on fees to players as opposed to transfer fees - do normal transfers, for example, also usually involve significant signing-on fees?
[/quote]

I'd bet that the signing-on fees are much higher for the bigger transfers; but that as a percentage, they seem to be worse in these freebies.

The freebies also seem to be on higher wages.

I think Jovanovic will prove to be one of Rafa's better Bosman's though.

Hoefully.