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Transfer Rumour Van Ewijk - Confirmed (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter Frankly_Mr_Shankly
  • Start date Jul 23, 2023
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its a buzzard

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  • Jul 29, 2023
  • #1,436
shmmeee said:
I love a Sisyphusian task
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So did I until it was pointed out by some kind soul that it's Sisyphean.

Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jul 29, 2023
  • #1,437
 
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Calista

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  • Jul 29, 2023
  • #1,438
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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Turner's pun only works if you say his name wrong
 

JulianDarbyFTW

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  • Jul 29, 2023
  • #1,439
I'm borrowing a lorry off a Dutch fella tomorrow morning. Think his name is Hertz Van Rental.
 
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Grendel

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,440
AFCCOVENTRY said:
Yeah loads of fans saying he’s a top guy. Will be a fans favourite for sure. No big ego and genuinely excited to be here.
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Bit like Gus then
 
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djr8369

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,441
Ccfcisparks said:
Theres a place in modern football for those who aren't from a footballing background. Theres so much power in data that
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I can imagine it can offer an advantage in some ways as they won’t have biases picked up from working in the game and could hopefully be a bit more objective in looking at the data.
 
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ExmouthNeil

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,442
I am genuinely impressed by him.
Listened to his interview and was pleasantly surprised how well he spoke and how good his English was.
Managed to have a little chat with him yesterday and what a really nice young man (how old am I?)
Didn't stop smiling and couldn't do enough for the fans.
Breath of fresh air and restored my faith in the younger generation...

Let's hope he can play football...
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,443
ExmouthNeil said:
I am genuinely impressed by him.
Listened to his interview and was pleasantly surprised how well he spoke and how good his English was.
Managed to have a little chat with him yesterday and what a really nice young man (how old am I?)
Didn't stop smiling and couldn't do enough for the fans.
Breath of fresh air and restored my faith in the younger generation...

Let's hope he can play football...
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Why were you surprised by his level of English - the Dutch speak excellent English.
 

ExmouthNeil

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,444
Sick Boy said:
Why were you surprised by his level of English - the Dutch speak excellent English.
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Because he's Dutch they speak Flemish and English is his second language...
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,445
ExmouthNeil said:
Because he's Dutch and English is his second language...
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I take it you’ve never been there then.
 
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fatso

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,446
ExmouthNeil said:
Let's hope he can play football...
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I'd love to know what he thought of the standard of football he witnessed yesterday, I'm sure he's not worried about getting game time.
 
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ExmouthNeil

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,447
Sick Boy said:
I take it you’ve never been there then.
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No I haven't... But I have met a fair number of Dutch people on my travels...
It really wasn't my point, just the fact that he is very articulate and confident in what will be his second language...
I just hope he'll be a massive success for us...
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,448
ExmouthNeil said:
No I haven't... But I have met a fair number of Dutch people on my travels...
It really wasn't my point, just the fact that he is very articulate and confident in what will be his second language...
I just hope he'll be a massive success for us...
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Even the 70 year old grandmother working in the green grocers speaks fluent English in The Netherlands. The literacy age of a young person there in some schools would probably be better than many you'd find in Coventry too, and that isn't a joke. I get your point, and that might be true in some countries in Europe, but not NL.
 
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ExmouthNeil

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,449
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Even the 70 year old grandmother working in the green grocers speaks fluent English in The Netherlands. The literacy age of a young person there in some schools would probably be better than many you'd find in Coventry too, and that isn't a joke. I get your point, and that might be true in some countries in Europe, but not NL.
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Well let's just hope he's really good at the football thing....
 

shmmeee

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,450
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Even the 70 year old grandmother working in the green grocers speaks fluent English in The Netherlands. The literacy age of a young person there in some schools would probably be better than many you'd find in Coventry too, and that isn't a joke. I get your point, and that might be true in some countries in Europe, but not NL.
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Yeah learning a language as a second language means you learn all the rules and grammar we just kinda take for granted too.

And the guy was born in Amsterdam, he’s going to be fluent. He’s not from some farm town in Baumfookland.
 

covcity4life

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,451
If you don't speak two languages stop putting it down loool
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,452
covcity4life said:
If you don't speak two languages stop putting it down loool
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I genuinely cannot see anyone putting it down?
 

Grendel

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,453
covcity4life said:
If you don't speak two languages stop putting it down loool
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You seem to struggle with one
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,454
covcity4life said:
If you don't speak two languages stop putting it down loool
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I can speak English and Geordie, with a smattering of Scottish.
 

Finham

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,455
Sky Blue Harry H said:
I can speak English and Geordie, with a smattering of Scottish.
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I speak Scottish at the end of a night out drinking with Scottish mates...
 

covcity4life

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,456
Grendel said:
You seem to struggle with one
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Bet your German is good
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,457
Finham said:
I speak Scottish at the end of a night out drinking with Scottish mates...
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See you Jimmy.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,458
Wow how to ruin a bloody thread
 
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Grendel

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,459
covcity4life said:
Bet your German is good
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Im learning Russian at the moment
 
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covcity4life

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,460
Grendel said:
Im learning Russian at the moment
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,461
Grendel said:
Im learning Russian at the moment
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Smiert Spionom.
 

ExmouthNeil

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,462
Sky Blue Pete said:
Wow how to ruin a bloody thread
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I was just trying to say how impressed I was by him as a human being...
Can of worms or what...
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,463
Grendel said:
Im learning Russian at the moment
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Okay what's fuck off in Russian ?
 

Grendel

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,464
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
Okay what's fuck off in Russian ?
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Calista

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  • Jul 30, 2023
  • #1,465
shmmeee said:
I love a Sisyphusian task
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its a buzzard said:
So did I until it was pointed out by some kind soul that it's Sisyphean.
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The new stadium was a Sisuphean task
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Jul 31, 2023
  • #1,466
Does anyone know if Milan training today or are we still waiting for clearance?
 

Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jul 31, 2023
  • #1,467
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
Does anyone know if Milan training today or are we still waiting for clearance?
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He doesn't need clearance to train does he?
 

Balli001

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  • Jul 31, 2023
  • #1,468
Manchester_sky_blue said:
He doesn't need clearance to train does he?
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Yes
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jul 31, 2023
  • #1,469
Manchester_sky_blue said:
He doesn't need clearance to train does he?
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Yeah he would do, it's part of his paid employment. I would imagine he / the club would not be insured should he train in those circumstances.
 
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Deleted member 9744

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  • Jul 31, 2023
  • #1,470
fernandopartridge said:
Yeah he would do, it's part of his paid employment. I would imagine he / the club would not be insured should he train in those circumstances.
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Probably breaking the law as well.
 
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