Leya signs !!!

[Romared]

Even more drivvle ,, haha , nobody on here knows much about the new signings , apart from Benson who seems to have the right credentials , his formative years suggest's he will be a top player at some point ? However we have had similar hyped up players before , some on loan from Big Clubs eg Danny Crowley , now having trials with Cheltenham ? They don't seem too keen to sign him up permanently , I don't get this hype abart these beljun lads , how long will it take for them to settle , firstly into a new country , secondly to hit the ground running ( awful much used expression ) or not given time by fans ( normal behaviour at oakwell for some ) a lot will be asked of these players , Benson apart , we won't know how good they are until they have had game time , which by all accounts these new striker's " haven't had much " how some get carried away by being 6ft + , yet neither of them reaching double figures, in god knows how many games between them amuses me ,,, tut tut ,

[animallittle3]

Even more drivvle ,, haha , nobody on here knows much about the new signings , apart from Benson who seems to have the right credentials , his formative years suggest's he will be a top player at some point ? However we have had similar hyped up players before , some on loan from Big Clubs eg Danny Crowley , now having trials with Cheltenham ? They don't seem too keen to sign him up permanently , I don't get this hype abart these beljun lads , how long will it take for them to settle , firstly into a new country , secondly to hit the ground running ( awful much used expression ) or not given time by fans ( normal behaviour at oakwell for some ) a lot will be asked of these players , Benson apart , we won't know how good they are until they have had game time , which by all accounts these new striker's " haven't had much " how some get carried away by being 6ft + , yet neither of them reaching double figures, in god knows how many games between them amuses me ,,, tut tut ,

Looking at this from the time we started with this data led approach to recruitment we've got about 50% right and 50% not as good .

We've unearthed some gems like Styles , Brittain , Andersen and Sibbick but there's as many Schmidt's , Thomas , Wilks and Moncur's too .

We are coming off a particularly good spell last season when the recruitment was very good but nobody but nobody nails this recruitment malarkey every time .

I sincerely hope the recruitment is spot on again this season and we aren't on the wrong side of the 50% .

Time will tell as you rightly say .

[perkytyke]

I think this signing spells the end of the road for Miller and possibly Adeboyejo too, although I think Victor will go out loan again?

[Ponte_Steve24]

We needed a proper midfielder that is proven. I'd have rather only made one signing.. a proven midfielder in the class of Howard, Hourihane or Mowatt. Not some unknown. I'd have liked that lad Fraser from MK Dons.

[SBRed48]

The website you mentioned Nudge where you have got the info that Iseka is our record signing presumably is Transfermarkt.

Their estimated value of a player is not the same as a transfer fee. They have Iseka valued at £2.25 million but a ? next to the transfer fee paid. Their estimates can be a bit odd. For example they have Benson valued at £360,000 but Frieser valued at £1.44 million.

[Ponte_Steve24]

I just hope he's decent and we don't end up playing at Leyar Road.

[perkytyke]

We needed a proper midfielder that is proven. I'd have rather only made one signing.. a proven midfielder in the class of Howard, Hourihane or Mowatt. Not some unknown. I'd have liked that lad Fraser from MK Dons.

I would expect this lad to Join Swansea now they have nicked Martin from MK.

[BarnsleyDaft]

I get the 50% hit rate.... but we only need 1 out of the 3 strikers to come good. 2 if were really lucky.

[pass_and_move]

The website you mentioned Nudge where you have got the info that Iseka is our record signing presumably is Transfermarkt.

Their estimated value of a player is not the same as a transfer fee. They have Iseka valued at £2.25 million but a ? next to the transfer fee paid. Their estimates can be a bit odd. For example they have Benson valued at £360,000 but Frieser valued at £1.44 million.

Frieser is probably worth that imo. He had a steady if unspectacular first season at Oakwell. A know tha dunt rate him as he was on your 'not so good' list. However, he's another young un finding his way and I saw enough of him last season to suggest he's a Championship quality footballer. I do expect an improvement from him this season and I think we'll see that