:banghead: Yes I know all about Ade again but this latest rumour has piqued my interest. Alledgedly according to BBC,s latest rumours, Barcelona are making a last ditch effort to sign Ade by offering ETO plus 15 Mill. If thats the case I would have to say Yes Please !!!!!!!!!! :oldboy:

No thanks. He's old and not good any more.

If this is true (which it won't be -) Laporta will shortly been seen walking the streets of Barcelona minus one hand!




Side point - If it's Eto'o then is 'Eto'o is' shortened to Eto'o's 'cause that don't look right!!

What?!

The guy is frigging awesome.

Better :good:


I'd rather have Ade who is good and has the potential to be much better over time than Eto'o who was great but can only deteriorate in significantly less time.

He was. He's crap now.

Yep, and he's just turned 27. So he's not old.

Would be an amazing deal.

Strongly disagree, give him half a chance and he will score.

Maybe he was just recovering form injury last season, but he was rubbish.

Ade might have the potential but we have seen he only has a 30% conversion to chances ratio. Even if older (more experienced?) I think Eto'o would convert more and would relish the supply he would get

Still managed 16 goals in 18 starts.

He can be "rubbish" here any day.

I retract my statement saying he's old. But I'd rather other strikers.

But could we get other strikers + 15mil for Ade???????

frelling hell, I didn't see that it was +15m.

Anyone that doesn't want that deal isn't only stupid but they deserve to be raped by a stick wrapped in thorns.

Probably not. No. Anyway Arsene knows.

My only concern about him is his dodgy knee, but I'd still have him here in a shot. The guy runs his arse off as well, never gives his opponent an inch. If the unlikely deal arose then I'd splaff my boxers..

he might be 27 but his knees are 72

and he is a nutter. You culd stick him in the big brother house and everyone wuld look well adjusted next to him

Word on the street is he's a dressingroom cancer.

Then there's the fact his wages would surely be higher then Adebayor's proposed wages. If, hypothetically, their wage demands are the same I'd much rather see Adebayor earning his pounds in our shirt.

can't see it happening and considering it comes from the Daily Star
says it all!

but just to add my 'two pence worth'; I say take it it! I really do love Ade! but I can see E'to scoring goals and add 15 mil that let's buy Arshavin or even Barry, I myself rate Barry and would not mind him lining up for us!

anyone who says I am a fool for thinking so; declare yourself about whether you were one of those that wanted to see Reo-Coker join us! coz barry is easily better than him! but that's just my opinion! I am not looking to make enemies which sometimes eeems to be the case on thsi site with some!

Effectively (if you believe the papers...heh heh...) we are talking about Eto +£30m for Ade + Hleb.

Who in their right mind, a year ago, wouldn't have driven the pair of them to the airport?

Ade "Barndoor" was fantastic this season - partly down to the lack of other strikers, so he got a consistent run and partly due to his understanding with Hleb and Fabregas.

1) There is no guarantee that he can repeat this again next season, so the price is very reasonable, given that we get a PROVEN WORLD CLASS STRIKER in return (and if AW thinks Eto is past it, then rest assured he won't sign him).

2) One of the two main providers of his goals - Hleb - definitely won't be there next season.

3) If the guy already wants £120k pw having won SFA, he is starting to show signs of the malcontent he was at Monaco, when he slagged off the coach and the team, and then effectively went on strike.

Hleb has never looked entirely settled - his finishing hasn't been consistent enough (how many times does he seem to top the ball rather than welly it?), and lets face it, he wants to go.

Cheerio to both.

:tiphat:

Yeah i`d take that. After all.. he is my dream signing.

27 years old, still got a couple years at the top level, proven goalscorer in the Champs League as well as La Liga and Internationally. For me, i can see him adapting to the Prem, because of his strength, aggresion and determination. In a similar way to Torres if you like.

Injury prone, big wages, disruptive influence and older than Adebayor.

Also ACoN every two years for sure not like Togo who don't qualify.

No thanks.

It won't happen anyway.

Does Eto'o still speak in third person?

If so, we should avoid.

:good:

The deal out of the question now a club claims they've already signed him:

Link

I think that's my view, too.

All the other problems (bad attitude, etc.), I could put up with -- but when you factor in his injury record (only 35 starts in the last two seasons), it's not a good situation.

(I do think that, when he does play, he's class, though. What tiger said above about his goal record tells you all you need to know about that.)

:lol:

that is brilliant! good on the uzbeks (wonder if our Jabba was involved ...)

:lol:

:haha:

Still want us to sign him. Could be a lot worse.

Do the Epping Forest Guardian have this story yet?

Etoo has to do a trial does he? The shame. :coffee:

don't know I guess they may have if they cut and paste from my website Exclusive at OOMA.com or Out Of My Arse.com to give it's full title, this sports journalism it's a piece of piss ;)

I know! Setanta Sports News just copy verbatim what was said on Redcafe.

:lol:

Crouching Toure Hidden Dixon concurs.

Also, what with Eto'os' failing knees I'm starting to wonder if he is actually 27 or whether this is just more creative African accounting.

Not sure about it, that is, sure about Adebayor leaving but Eto´o signing for us. Well, maybe, I´d try but..... Don´t know, I´d need to be under pressure to decide about this...

I have some names I´d like for Arsenal, but won´t mention any as I´ve just put my precious bids for them :cold:

























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more from the club that signed Eto'o, from the official club site:

http://www.pfc-kuruvchi.com/eng/news_details.asp?newsID=601

NEXT SENSATION FROM PFC KURUVCHI: ETO’O, XAVI, INIESTA, PUYOL ARE INVITED TO THE TEAM

Dear football fans, as often a professional football club Kuruvchi has accustomed you to his new inventions, but in this time Kuruvchi, wants to please you dear fans with an extremely sensational invention.

Professional football club Kuruvchi, informs you which makes the ordinary steps for the development of football in the country. One of them - we began to seriously work with the managers of the world's leading soccer clubs. In particular, we signed contract with the team Barcelona valid “year plus year” for the fact that eight managers in their early time will come to Tashkent and each of them lines a direct support for PFC Kuruvchi and raise the level of work in the club to higher class.

In addition, invited and signed contract with Cameroonian forward Samuel Eto'O from Barcelona. Striker will arrive to Tashkent on July 17th and will play in the second half of championship of Uzbekistan. In our view, this great football player you are all well known. But the greatest benefit from him staff of Kuruvchi waiting in the matches of AFC Champions League 2008.

The next step would be the date 20th – 21st of July. These days in Tashkent will arrive the new champions of Europe, players of Barcelona. Namely, the best player of European championship – 2008 midfielder Xavi, and also one more midfielder Andres Iniesta and defender Carlos Puyol. They come to show master-class which hopefully will develop football in Uzbekistan.

Dear fans of football continue to expect pleasant surprises of PFC Kuruvchi!

Kuruvchi play for Fans!


:good:

That article sounds like it could have been written by Battleship Potemkin of 606 fame.

I miss him.

:(

Interesting. It really doesn't, no.

Great on his day, mad as a hatter. No thanks.

eto plus 15 million would be an amazing but it seems too good 2 be true. Eto is a quality player with plenty of goals and hes experinced and he would be an ideal role model for our young strikers.