Thiago Alcantara

[Mark79]

If we’d had the luxury of being able to be selective with his starts, Thiago would have been more than handy on all four fronts.

[baitman]

The new Naby

[kingfunk]

Read somewhere yesterday he has already packed up and gone back to Spain. Working with personal physio over there, apparently expecting offers from Saudi in the summer.

[Exiled_red]

The new Naby

Naby has played more than him this season

[Angryred]

We gotta protect ourselves in these huge contracts given to players who become perma crocks!... I'm not familiar with how's it done but isn't there some kind of sick leave clause for clubs to reduce the salary paid out to those for the length of time they are out?

[Doc_Piptorious]

We gotta protect ourselves in these huge contracts given to players who become perma crocks!... I'm not familiar with how's it done but isn't there some kind of sick leave clause for clubs to reduce the salary paid out to those for the length of time they are out?

Would imagine that unless a player had agreed to a pay as you play type contract that whatever contract they signed when they joined would be binding regardless of injury.


I imagine it does not suit most players to be out injured a lot either as they would miss out on various bonuses and also lose the ability to look for an improved contract or be highly sought after by other clubs.

[dom9]

Yes, let's just stop paying people sickness leave, particularly when they have suffered an industrial injury doing their job.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Yes, let's just stop paying people sickness leave, particularly when they have suffered an industrial injury doing their job.

You just might be onto something there. We could just ship the lazy buggers off to Rwanda.

[dom9]

You just might be onto something there. We could just ship the lazy buggers off to Rwanda.

Or Bournemouth

[Doc_Piptorious]

Or Bournemouth

That got too big a laugh out of me. Was a Billy from Predator moment

[fabinho]

Of the established big name players we wanted here, he's not far off Morientes and Litmanen as the most disappointing. Never really rated him highly when he played for us. Had a few good games, but overall a bit meh. Obviously had quality, but never really got the whole thiago lovein and said several times over the years he should've been binned off because he was a permacrock. Won't miss him.

[labourRed]

Of the established big name players we wanted here, he's not far off Morientes and Litmanen as the most disappointing. Never really rated him highly when he played for us. Had a few good games, but overall a bit meh. Obviously had quality, but never really got the whole thiago lovein and said several times over the years he should've been binned off because he was a permacrock. Won't miss him.

No doubting Thiago was disappointing because of his injuries but I loved watching him. He was pure class at times.

[Irishnev]

No doubting Thiago was disappointing because of his injuries but I loved watching him. He was pure class at times.

[baitman]

No doubting Thiago was disappointing because of his injuries but I loved watching him. He was pure class at times.

Pure class on the train in field, pinging those 70yd laser guided passes, then trapping the return with a pube, the guys a God.

[Exiled_red]

He was a phenomenal player, but I feel we never really got to see him at his best for a long period because he always seemed to pick up injuries. This last year in particular has been very frustrating