Transfer: 2023 Summer Transfer Rumors and Discussion - Closed Window Edition

[cgf]

My favourite @cgf overhype is Geis

D'you mean Weigl? I feel like there was a Geis v Weigl thing amongst some german fans and I was firmly on the Weigl side of that one...though I may just be remembering it that way because of how loud the schalke fans were back when they got him from Mainz

Or maybe Neuhaus? IIRC I hyped him more than Geis when he was trying to singlehandedly drag Dusseldorf to the first division.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

D'you mean Weigl? I feel like there was a Geis v Weigl thing amongst some german fans and I was firmly on the Weigl side of that one...though I may just be remembering it that way because of how loud the schalke fans were back when they got him from Mainz

Or maybe Neuhaus? IIRC I hyped him more than Geis when he was trying to singlehandedly drag Dusseldorf to the first division.

Nope, def Geis. I remember you being a big fan in ~2014 or so, while he was still at Mainz. Also recall some stuff about Schalke being long-term scary with an all-German midfield of LeGo, Max Meyer, and Geis.

 

[cgf]

Nope, def Geis. I remember you being a big fan in ~2014 or so, while he was still at Mainz. Also recall some stuff about Schalke being long-term scary with an all-German midfield of LeGo, Max Meyer, and Geis.

Gotcha, I did like him back for Mainz, but didn't remember being high on him like I was Dahoud or Weigl. Though I did tend to hyperbole more often back then, so I'm not shocked lol.

Schalke's academy was a machine back in the day...despite what happened with Meyer & Avdijaj

 

[les Habs]

Great signing. If not for Alba I wanted him back at Barcelona.

Fixed that for you. Anyway, strange that all these years there weren’t many concrete links with him.

My favourite @cgf overhype is Geis

Nothing tops Dahoud.

 

[bluesfan94]

Saw this name in another thread and thought it belonged. Joe Gomez. And before that, Flanagan

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Saw this name in another thread and thought it belonged. Joe Gomez. And before that, Flanagan

Ben Woodburn.

 

[Live in the Now]

Tried to tell other supporters that Woodburn was no good but nobody wanted to hear it.

 

[Chimaera]

Too slow. I think he could have been ok with some different luck.

Ojo and Ibe deserve mention

 

[Savant]

What ever happened to Curt anyway speaking of Ibe and Ojo

 

[S E P H]

What ever happened to Curt anyway speaking of Ibe and Ojo

Courtinho?

 

[cgf]

Nothing tops Dahoud.

I hyped Eggestein almost as much...but he was destroyed by injuries rather than his own ego :-/

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Saw this name in another thread and thought it belonged. Joe Gomez. And before that, Flanagan

Joe Gomez (i am not his biggest fan) has had a very good career and not much over the top hype on here.

Woodburn is definately one. What a bad player he has developed into.

 

[hatterson]

Joe Gomez (i am not his biggest fan) has had a very good career and not much over the top hype on here.

Woodburn is definately one. What a bad player he has developed into.

Are you thinking of a different Joe Gomez?

Not much over the top hype????

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Are you thinking of a different Joe Gomez?

Not much over the top hype????

I honeslty don't recall. Maybe that Curtinho poster who over hyped every single LFC player.

 

[Savant]

Are you thinking of a different Joe Gomez?

Not much over the top hype????

Poor Gomez. Still turned out a solid career but injuries took him away from being elite

 

[cgf]

Joe Gomez (i am not his biggest fan) has had a very good career and not much over the top hype on here.

Woodburn is definately one. What a bad player he has developed into.

some of y'all hyped Gomez to be what VVD actually was for you.

 

[Live in the Now]

In fairness Gomez did get hurt badly. One ACL one patella one broken leg that didn’t heal right and had to be operated on later. No player will ever reach their hype with all those problems.

 

[hatterson]

Sure, but also the hype was insane.

 

[cgf]

In fairness Gomez did get hurt badly. One ACL one patella one broken leg that didn’t heal right and had to be operated on later. No player will ever reach their hype with all those problems.

Yeah I dunno what the criteria is here. Are we acknowledging injuries or just kids that didn't live up to the HFHype, for whatever reason that may be?

Cause there's a difference between kids whose bodies failed them (Gomez/Götze), kids whose egos got the better of them (Dahoud/Draxler), and kids who just were never as skilled as they looked early on (Werner/Sterling).

 

[Chimaera]

I mean he did have a 15 match or so start to a season where he looked like a world beater.

 

[cgf]

I mean he did have a 15 match or so start to a season where he looked like a world beater.

And Dahoud went toe to toe with Xaviesta as a teenager, while making Gundogan look like a JAG in the league

 

[Chimaera]

Yep. Lot of folks have had a short spurt of greatness.

 

[cgf]

Yep. Lot of folks have had a short spurt of greatness.

Becker > Nkunku


BTW there's reportedly a verbal agreement between Flekken & Brentford. Exciting news for Noah Atubolu, who's helped lead SCFII to 2nd place in the 3rd division.

EDIT:
Which reminds me of someone I was as abnormally high on as I was Dahoud...Marc Andre ter Stegen...

 

[Live in the Now]

Yeah I dunno what the criteria is here. Are we acknowledging injuries or just kids that didn't live up to the HFHype, for whatever reason that may be?

Cause there's a difference between kids whose bodies failed them (Gomez/Götze), kids whose egos got the better of them (Dahoud/Draxler), and kids who just were never as skilled as they looked early on (Werner/Sterling).

Yeah me personally I wouldn't count anyone who suffered devastating injuries. Guys like Meyer, Woodburn, Iwobi, those are a totally different story. Ascacibar is another good one. Or at the time Halilovic.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Was waiting for that name to be up although not sure why dybala is up when Paco is better.

Ascacibar suffered injuries and a shitty environment.