messerschmitt Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 Hopefully, @Ric Flair will tell us he's awful! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LVFox Posted 23 August 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 23 August 2023 His name is too long His name is too longgggg Abdul Fatawu Issahaku His name is too long 1 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 seems like a very high price on the obligation for someone that so far has flopped at sporting. But sounds like he would be an incredibly exciting signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginaldo Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 More one-footed than Heather Mills 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 I am sorry, but I can't go around saying "Issahaku" to people. The amount of "Bless you!'s I would get! It's a NO from me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Lambert09 said: seems like a very high price on the obligation for someone that so far has flopped at sporting. But sounds like he would be an incredibly exciting signing Option to buy Also quite harsh to say he has flopped already, would be like saying Braybrooke or another 19 year old youth player has already flopped Edited 23 August 2023 by moore_94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobyfox Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 Just when I thought that this thread was safe from fish references I felt compelled to point out that this: Is-a-Haku 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 2 minutes ago, Jobyfox said: Just when I thought that this thread was safe from fish references I felt compelled to point out that this: Is-a-Haku Starting a Poll to have you banned! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 37 minutes ago, STUHILL said: Anyone else spend a good minute trying to work out if his name contained a rude word or something? Seems legit though! Continue. 100% I thought it was another Yerda Sellsavon situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majaco Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 Is there a three line whip about whether puns are acceptable on this one? It would be poetic justice if there was. On a more serious note, I suspect he is good at scanning across the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 Bless you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langston Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 Not convinced by this one at all. Would prefer Akgun (not that it's one or the other) and I'm on the fence with him. Guess a loan is low risk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Option to buy Also quite harsh to say he has flopped already, would be like saying Braybrooke or another 19 year old youth player has already flopped I see how it sounded harsh but this isn’t them cashing in because they need money, it’s a player that they don’t see as promising as theyd hoped. I’m just looking at 30m being what they asked for an established player who had torn it up. So half for someone they see as surplus to requirements, seems a little high. But this is all said with absolutely no knowledge of how good this player actually is 🤷♂️ Edited 23 August 2023 by Lambert09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcbluearmy Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 53 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: I know a bit about this guy. He was supposed to be one of the most talented african players of his generation with even things like the Balon d'Or being talked about. Clearly he's not got anywhere close to that, but in terms of raw natural talent there is definitely something there. He was being linked with a move to the Premier League with Everton, but Benfica loaned out Henrique Araujo to Watford last season so these things are not impossible. I would expect to see a player somewhat in the mould of Adama Traore in the sense that he has all the genetic gifts you could want, fast, strong, technically proficient. But also at times braindead decision making and seems like his head isn't plugged in. I've seen that even the Sporting fans can't work out if he is amazing or terrible. An interesting player for a good manager to take on though! The ceiling for the player would be really high. I wouldn't expect to see him here, but given how bonkers the market is, anything is possible. Surely at only 19 it's a bit early to say obviously he is no where close to that? I don't know anything about him and not saying he is going to be the best player in the world but that sort of potential doesn't necessarily just go away some players just blossom later and at 19 is still very young with time to still turn into a world class player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 Maresca will more than earn his salary if he can coach and improve players deemed surplus at other clubs and also implement a new style of play. Interesting times and watch this space 🤔. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobyfox Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 15 minutes ago, STUHILL said: Starting a Poll to have you banned! Harsh! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbtcity Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 If in doubt Deadline day Sporting pandemonium is Rudders only answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpower Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 Obafemi Martins vibes with this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosseSpark Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 A three line poem Of seventeen syllables That is a Haiku 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stopharage Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 Issahaku loan for us, Issahaku loan for us, Instead of treated, We get tricked, Another Sporting, Load of shit (Disclaimer: he actually may turn out out to be the second coming, I just don’t trust those Sporting folk) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-sodapop Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 56 minutes ago, Jobyfox said: I can’t immediately see any obvious puns with this one, which means this thread is in danger of breaking out into a serious debate about his attributes We're putting a Fatwa on puns for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookfox Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 Sporting by name. Would murder their own grandparents for an extra €50k on a transfer fee by nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatFox Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 Fatawu Issahaku ranked 1st in the 2022/23 Primeira Liga amongst teenagers for these stats (per90): ◉ Shots: 3.21 ◉ Chances created: 0.8 ◉ Take-ons attempted: 10.45 ◉ Take-ons completed: 4.82 ◉ Interceptions: 1.61 ◉ Crosses attempted: 8.04 He also played at the World Cup, so has experience on the biggest stage of them all... (He was one of only 19 players to register just 1 minute of game time ). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudFox Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 1 hour ago, LVFox said: His name is too long His name is too longgggg Abdul Fatawu Issahaku His name is too long We have a winner 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Fresh Posted 23 August 2023 Share Posted 23 August 2023 1 hour ago, StriderHiryu said: Indeed ! I heard that Sporting have invested a LOT into this player though, relative to the fees they spend on young talent, and their business model being entirely built around making profit on young talents. Look at the money Benfica made from Joao Felix or Enzo Fernandez for example. For that reason, the player could be seen as underachieving relative to their fee / contract being handed out. That he's linked with a Championship team says it all. If Sporting doesn't feel like the player is ever going to be worth £50m, they move onto to the next set of targets that could do, and sell him for a decent profit now. I think he could be really good at a team like ours and under a coach like Maresca that can provide structure to the way he plays. He hardly cost them anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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