Our New Lads

[Pablo]

Benayoun - I'm sure hes going to come up with a massive amount of assits.

One things for certain, he will definitely get his nose right in the middle of things from the off.

[Diego]

i'm excited by all of them to be honest, least by benayoun but i have a sneaky feeling that he will be massive for us once he settles...

Torres is the obvious one, can't wait to see him upfront, truly world class talent and so young he will me a star for us in coming years...

i liked what i saw from Babel against Feyenoord he looked fired up and ready for business some thing he hadn't looked before that game. and you could tell how much more comfortable he playing on the left than the right...

Voronin has impressed me, he has looked sharp and his of the ball moves make me think that he is our second best striker after Torres. i have a feeling he will suprise many people a score a handfull...

I think Lucas will be the least figuring player we have bought, he looks to be one for the future but i'm not sure if he's as ready as the others, also with gerrard playing more center stage and with momo, xabi and mascher i doubt he'll get many games...

Lucas seems like an intelligent player and one that will come good for us, he looked great against that poor Hong Kong team, i have seen him play one game in the argie league and i think it'll take him some time, but he really impressed me in this game, and most importantly he seemed to make all the right choices...

but the one i'm probably the most excited about is Insua he looked the business 18 years old, world cup U-20 champion, he almost looked ready, against that crap team we played against. he is the reason i want Heinze, man that could do wonders for him, also i don't want to by a 22 year old left back when we have a 18 year old with this much prospects in our squad, i recon in two years he will own that position...

so i say it's going to be a wonderful season, and even though we might not win the this season (hoping we will) next few years under rafa will be interesting to say the least, he has gotten rid of the deadwood and has made a squad af his players. now we can expect that if we need a player for any position that it will be a big buy, cause we can butt all our money on one or two players now. nr 19 is very close now i can feel it...

[NIred1]

Apart from the obvious being Torres.

I am really eager to see Babel when the lad is brimming with confidence. Other than him I think Benayoun will have a bigger role that some expect, he just seems to be able to pick intelligent passes and play through defences. I also hope to see Insua break into the team and get himself a permanent deal, would be lovely to see such a tidy left back in our team.

[bobbyfallon]

this young lad we got from barca really excited me. Pachero or something???? i understand he is very young but i can see him exploding into the team in two years time being a regular in three. clinical finisher, pace and good feet and a real exciting prospect...

[Dero]

Depending on weather you mean present or future, it would be Torres for the here and now but Babel will be good to watch to see if he can fulfill his potential and become (dare i say it) the next Henry.

[Pablo]

He wont become the next Henry I can tell you that now, but hopefully he can become a star in his own right

[dww]

He wont become the next Henry I can tell you that now, but hopefully he can become a star in his own right

This forum would be made considerably better if the following were banned:

The use of the term Ice Ham
The use of the term Barry Kewell
The description of any player as the new [insert name of footballing great]

[Pablo]

This forum would be made considerably better if the following were banned:

The use of the term Ice Ham
The use of the term Barry Kewell
The description of any player as the new [insert name of footballing great]

Now that sounds like a plan

[Rhys]

Now that sounds like a plan

thing is the last time we done that we created an even more annoying phrase in CCC!

i say just let people express themselves

[Monty]

I hope it's Babel, all my Dutch mates have been taking the piss and laffin about how he's not worth the money. I hope he can do the biz so I can tell them all to go F*ck themselves.

[Parm]

For me, Torres is the player that excites me the most but I have a feeling that, once he finds his feet in the team and the Premiership, Babel will be a really good signing for us.

To be honest though I'm quite excited about all the players we've signed. All inall it's been a great summer in the transfer market.

who'd have thought we'd be quite happy about the transfers! couple of months ago everyone was going spare about our lack of actvity!

[Dero]

This forum would be made considerably better if the following were banned:

The use of the term Ice Ham
The use of the term Barry Kewell
The description of any player as the new [insert name of footballing great]

I was only repeating what has been said by others hence the brackets.

[rushscored4]

The biggest surprise of the summer has been Voronin who looks much better than most of us expected. However, I hope Benayoun will also prove a lot of people wrong who said he wasn't good enough...

[dww]

I was only repeating what has been said by others hence the brackets.

So you are a symptom and not the cause

(This post is not to be taken too seriously either )