Good enough for WBA and Sheffield United, but not Cardiff?
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Good enough for WBA and Sheffield United, but not Cardiff?
https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/we...-to-sory-kaba/
https://www.westbromnews.co.uk/2024/...pdate-emerges/
https://www.westbromnews.co.uk/2024/...pdate-emerges/
Liam Millar another name now being mentioned but Hull leading the charge for his signature
Whenever a player is linked with us, why do internet websites nearly always seem to mention that Hull and Birmingham as being interested too?Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
It's because the three cities are joined by a straight line on a map that uses the Mercator projection. Any prospective player can simply tell the chap navigating his aircraft to start at one end and steer a steady course in order to cover all three options.Quote:
Originally Posted by KingOfSiamIAm
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Also doe to the prevailing wind direction they can make the journey by hot air balloon if necessaryQuote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
His a goalscorer, but I'm not sure he would suit our 'total football' style 😉Quote:
Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue
Others linked like Shankland, Riis and van Hooijdonk are all better footballers.
I'd pass on Kaba, although he would be better than nothing
Strikers tend to move in the last week of the window. They are the true currency of the transfer market. Just like Robinson a couple seasons ago, I would expect a striker to be our last signing and for our highest fee paid.
Looks like van Hooijdonk may be available for free. Bologna want rid and he is currently training with NEC Breda, one of Hollands smaller teams
This should be a thing for deadline day - players can only sign for teams if they can reach them by hot air balloon before 11pm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
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Originally Posted by AdrianAlston
If he does come, I hope that he has more about him than his father, who was a real pain at Forest.
Spooky are we all on a ley line? Could ley lines explain player transfers?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
his dad scored 29 goals at this level for ForestQuote:
Originally Posted by NottinghamBlue
Or Reach plc own the Birmingham Mail and the Hull Daily Mail as well as Wales Online........one of the two!Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
Where are the Turkish signings? Greeks? Spartans?
Signing suspended players is of limited value. And there's inflation to be considered as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
Kevin Hector retired a long time ago but Troy Parrott of Alkmaar is available - and on higher perches, obviously.Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew
Yes, that was before he went on strike.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
These are the kind of players that would get the Homer crowd excited.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
If we do sign a Greek player, let's hope there are no no problems with flights.Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew
Otherwise getting here could be a bit of an Odyssey.
Echo and the Bunnymen once did a tour based on ley-lines :music: however it is unclear if Hot Air balloon was the chosen mode of transport.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rjk
Speaking of Hull..... have you noticed that, unusually, the river it's located on determines its abbreviated title rather than the settlement name that precedes it?Quote:
Originally Posted by KingOfSiamIAm
Stratford-upon-Avon
Richmond upon Thames
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Upton-upon-Severn (where I was last week for the Blues Festival)
Kingston upon Hull
Just sayin'
And Eric Clapton sang about them....Quote:
Originally Posted by KingOfSiamIAm
If he doesnt have a hot air balloon maybe he could use a Lysander>Quote:
Originally Posted by Elwood Blues
Burnley offered 3m for Isaac Davies , Cardiff wanted 8m…‘then sent him on loan!’ Bellamy mentions in a Q and A session
obviously relates to last season but 8 million Jeez !
https://x.com/james_ta_davies/status...8U9g2tiCdiI4SQ
A little glimpse into new Cardiff signing Alexander Robertson,
When did he sign?Quote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
Looks like an upgrade on SiopisQuote:
Originally Posted by TWGL1
If he signs.Quote:
Originally Posted by AdrianAlston
Although isn't he supposed to be a different type of player from Siopis?
Blackburn and Stoke in bidding war for Wintle..... maybe.
https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/st...ntle-transfer/
Has Kaba signed yet?
https://x.com/sloperblues/status/181...LTsVTx09ZSEfIA
Wilfried Kanga will undergo a medical at Cardiff tomorrow.
The forward will be joining from Hertha Berlin.
- @leparisiensport
Cardiff are close to securing a loan move for Hertha BSC winger Wilfried Kanga
This was the original tweet
After a season at Standard Liège, Wilfried Kanga will once again be loaned by Hertha Berlin. This time with option. The striker, trained at PSG, arrives this Monday at Cardiff City (Championship) to undergo his medical examination. #Mercato
@leparisiensport
https://x.com/LeMechenoua - French football journo
Wilfried Kanga coming on loan from Hertha Berlin.
Forward played 36 games on loan to Standard Liege.Quote:
Originally Posted by MOZZER2
Paul Abbondonato tweet earlier
Looks like the cat is out of the bag on Wilfred Kanga then. Cardiff hv been fearful of another team making an 11th hour attempt to gazump them, hence kept it closely under wraps. But all things being equal he’ll be a Bluebird by Tuesday night, the striker they’ve wanted
another source mentioned this medical was due last Friday but delayed to player restraints
Famous YouTube clip, he at least seems mobile. Some decent goals, wait and see.
Suggestions that been interest from other clubs this summer for a perm deal around €5m. Seems certain that there's an option to buy which is good news, though I'm sure if he hit 15 goals us and we bought him the following season would be 2 goals, knowing our luck with strikers :hehe:
Kanga is 26. City will be his 8th club already. His stats suggest he didn’t make much of a mark in France, flopped in Turkey, did well in Switzerland, flopped in Germany, did OK in Belgium.
Interesting. Could be anything.
Like the large majority of City fans, I’d never heard of Wilfried Kanga until yesterday, now that I have, I have two questions. First, is he really a striker or is he a winger as I’ve seen suggested in some places? Presumably, he’s an Isaak Davies type, capable of playing both roles?
The other question is, how good is he? Kanga has a confusing CV, his figures are only impressive when he has played in Switzerland and Belgium (let’s not forget either that the aforementioned Isaak Davies scored a similar number of goals playing in the same league for a worse team than Kanga played for).
The thing I find strangest though is that we played Hertha Berlin on Friday and, although it was probably not their strongest team, we were the better team and I thought we deserved to win. Hertha finished ninth in what I’d say is the second strongest second tier in Europe and we finished twelfth in the what is regarded as Europe’s strongest second tier, so you’d think that we’re pretty evenly matched, yet Hertha are treating Kanga as if he is not good enough for them by loaning him out for the second successive season. Do Hertha have financial problems that make loaning him out.a necessity? I don’t think they do.
Can’t say I’m as excited about this signing as I am about the Willock one, but the proof of the pudding will be in the eating I suppose.
Kanga had one season at Hertha Berlin. His stats were 15 (+8) appearances, 2 goals. Hertha finished rock bottom of the Bundesliga and were relegated.
It would be good to know why they then decided to loan him out to Liege as opposed to giving him a chance in the German second tier, but I don’t suppose we ever will.
This could hardly be described as an impressive signing, but it is an interesting one. Kanga has shown in Switzerland and Belgium that he can score goals, but his career thus far has been erratic. Hopefully, Championship football will suit him better than French, Turkish or German football did.
Obviously I hope he’s a great success here, but we still need another forward as well, I thought we would buy a striker first and then get one in on loan.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
We will need more back up during the season than Etete and Davies!