Officially joined Strabourg. 4 year deal.
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Officially joined Strabourg. 4 year deal.
Bollocks - for some reason that's really disappointing...
Win some, lose some. Strasbourg's website said he signed on Friday, which is when he played for us vs Taff's Well, which is a bit odd. Either way, he had a similar record to Fred in Belgium so I'll live!Originally Posted by Penarth Blues
Bollocks - for some reason that's really disappointing...
I am very disappointed as I felt that he should be given a chance with us. He has a decent goalscoring record, is an international player & is only 25 so I hope that we have negotiated a very good fee for him.
is that the 101st player over last few years brought in and never given a chance?
Maybe he didn't settle off the pitch here in the UK.
Maybe he didn't train particularly well.
There are many reasons players fail at clubs.
I doubt many managers would want to not give an out and out goalscorer chances...
There was something about his body-language that seemed to suggest he wasn't entirely happy here. I don't recall him giving any interviews, no comments in the press from him expressing his hopes & desires to force his way into the reckoning at our club, his pre-season goals he scored recently ... no expression on his face, little interaction with team mates, nothing in fact.
I think Warnock looks for character in his players - maybe Saadi didn't have that something about him, on the training ground and in the dressing room?
Well he's among many who din't settle or train very well at the Club.
It happens. Saadi is an example of one transfer that didn't work out across several different managers.
Disappointed. Looked strong and physical and a good shout. Never the less, hope we got a fee , and his wages off the books. O'keefe and no one next please.
Don't forget John. Once those 4 go, I think that could be that if Fred goes to Belgium.
Also disappointed, and a bit confused.
Warnock said he was prepared to give him a chance, he did, Saadi scored a couple and thought he'd have done enough to stay.
Still, I trust warnock, maybe Saadi was on silly money and warnock needs to free up some cash to make another signing?
Still think the most likely reason he's left is that he didn't settle in this country.
He hasn't had the opportunity to settle bearing in mind he was shipped out on loan to Kortrijk last season
He was in this country for the majority of 15/16.
Undisclosed fee according to the club - can't see it being too much, but I bet it's more than we paid for him.
https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...rc-strasbourg/
I would hope that for Saadi we got at least the £1.6m we paid for Danny Ward. If not I can't help feeling that we have been short-changed here.
Strasbourg wouldn't pay £1.6m for anyone, let alone Saadi. He's had one decent season in Belgium, where he scored one more goal than Fred in one more game. He's not Pele. He said he didn't want to be here on twitter in Belgium, and we've got a fee. Let's move on.
I will move on when I am ready thanks
Saadi is 4 years younger than Fred, recently won his first international cap & is deemed good enough for a French first division side to grant him a 4 year contract. On the other hand we have paid £1.6m for a striker who has scored 46 goals in the last 8 seasons at Championship & League 1 level.
I know it is not fashionable to criticise Warnock but I feel that we may well have got the rough end of the deal here.
French Ligue 1 side who were promoted having just won Ligue 2. Let's not pretend he's gone to PSG.I will move on when I am ready thanks
Saadi is 4 years younger than Fred, recently won his first international cap & is deemed good enough for a French first division side to grant him a 4 year contract. On the other hand we have paid £1.6m for a striker who has scored 46 goals in the last 8 seasons at Championship & League 1 level.
I know it is not fashionable to criticise Warnock but I feel that we may well have got the rough end of the deal here.
You also seem to claim Ward is his replacement - yet Warnock mentioned Saadi playing the 10 role, competing with Tomlin.
Would I have Tomlin over Saadi? Absolutely.
Ward signing does seem a bit Revell-likeI will move on when I am ready thanks
Saadi is 4 years younger than Fred, recently won his first international cap & is deemed good enough for a French first division side to grant him a 4 year contract. On the other hand we have paid £1.6m for a striker who has scored 46 goals in the last 8 seasons at Championship & League 1 level.
I know it is not fashionable to criticise Warnock but I feel that we may well have got the rough end of the deal here.
what deal? there was no 'deal'. the two transfers are unconnected. A deal implies if one didn't happen the other one couln't but in tis cae that is not true. Ward was already a done deal.I will move on when I am ready thanks
Saadi is 4 years younger than Fred, recently won his first international cap & is deemed good enough for a French first division side to grant him a 4 year contract. On the other hand we have paid £1.6m for a striker who has scored 46 goals in the last 8 seasons at Championship & League 1 level.
I know it is not fashionable to criticise Warnock but I feel that we may well have got the rough end of the deal here.
Maybe the club was made an offer they didn't want to refuse for a player they knew didn't really want to be here anyway.
Better to take the money or keep paying him for sitting on his arse?
I guess as fans we assume players love the club and city as much as we do. When in reality they are guns for hire and have no real connection with us. It's not often a player such as Mcnaughton , or a Whitingham fully buys into it.
No chance. Revell was absolute garbage, Ward is a good footballer.
^^^this
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