P.S. Speaking of black excellence 👉Cal embodies that phrase in a footballing sense and this - https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXgL4A2XkAAXRCG.jpg, he'll be back at the top where he belongs expeditiously.
Selling him was the modern equivalent of losing Kev, I'd argue a bigger oversight and worse as Cal immediately operated at the levels and speed of thought required in his mid-teens on promotion to senior squad without the need for a pointless loan, mammoth talent then and at-present (title challenging player, inherently superior option for the left, right, middle -https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1670005645959917569/pu/vid/720x780/w7i9HrU9SsCF9Oql.mp4?tag=12 )...that's the magnitude of talent gone. 3-year contract suggests he has no intentions of staying long-term at his current club unsurprisingly, but Forest have secured the deal of the decade and their best ever signing at a derisory fee in the meantime (even if it is laced with favorable Chelsea clauses...which other clubs weren't prepared to commit to) on a player worth at least 25x that monetary value - https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1697659098550988800/vid/720x900/HxLkWvygy2mKKb_X.mp4?tag=14
Don't blame Cal for biding his time, made clubs grovel to sign him. Needed to make sure this move works out for him, particularly striving for spot in England Euro 2024 squad. This is a player that has shown he can make an immediate transformative impact coming back from debilitating injuries and viruses, without pre-season (see return from ACL with empathetic three goals contribution in-a-row and post-covid recovery match against Villa).
I'd imagine the contract length (3-years), alleged hefty 50%-60% sell-on is the main sticking point and deal-breaker for most clubs (Not the transfer fee).
Foregoing 50%-60% in any sale of an early 20s world class commodity is outrageous!
Especially as in all likelihood he moves within a year or two, after bursting onto the scene again. Forest a merely a stepping stone.
In a way smart from whoever brokered the deal, you either bring him back or there's a sizeable profit on the horizon. Makes me feel mentioning the latter, but thats the reality.
(The saving grace in that deal).
The Cooper factor is patently of great importance to him and I know Cal will be afforded with the platform, responsibility which he thrives upon and prominent role in the half-spaces and between the lines to display his prodigious ability. Fresh start with the coach that he had success with in the past, for his sake 🤞this move is fulfilling for him and more in every single area, deserves it...after enduring and being subjected to serious hardship in a young career riddled with misprofiling, sproadic minutes, politics, unfairness, injuries, misfortune. On the whole...disproportionate starts and gametime received in his senior career to date is an abomination. Damn right biggest Chelsea academy product of gross mismanagement. Highest order! (Anyone that was led to believe that Cal would sign for Lazio are thicker than I thought)
The only slight silver lining is that he's been compensated well, with the wages which reflected his complete capacity.
Will be testament to his tremendous mental fortitude, when he comes through such challenges again. Flying colours. A real tropper!
Greatest Young Talent and one of the greatest club has ever produced -
https://youtu.be/c9z8hM46Rg0?si=TLTQPbx79zIBxY7I
https://youtu.be/oGUv4-7HuQg?si=QJpXJtki-jXha6pO
Football would be in a better place, with Callum hitting the heights his high ceiling demands. Every players path is different, minor setbacks for major comeback and all that jazz.
The talent will never dissipate, greatness will prevail.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1697662757561122816/pu/vid/720x900/Q1WlWCRKLq0FFpMX.mp4?tag=12
Farewell
(I'll be manifesting the return).
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posted on 13/9/23
P.S. Speaking of black excellence 👉Cal embodies that phrase in a footballing sense and this - https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXgL4A2XkAAXRCG.jpg, he'll be back at the top where he belongs expeditiously.
Selling him was the modern equivalent of losing Kev, I'd argue a bigger oversight and worse as Cal immediately operated at the levels and speed of thought required in his mid-teens on promotion to senior squad without the need for a pointless loan, mammoth talent then and at-present (title challenging player, inherently superior option for the left, right, middle -https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1670005645959917569/pu/vid/720x780/w7i9HrU9SsCF9Oql.mp4?tag=12 )...that's the magnitude of talent gone. 3-year contract suggests he has no intentions of staying long-term at his current club unsurprisingly, but Forest have secured the deal of the decade and their best ever signing at a derisory fee in the meantime (even if it is laced with favorable Chelsea clauses...which other clubs weren't prepared to commit to) on a player worth at least 25x that monetary value - https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1697659098550988800/vid/720x900/HxLkWvygy2mKKb_X.mp4?tag=14
Don't blame Cal for biding his time, made clubs grovel to sign him. Needed to make sure this move works out for him, particularly striving for spot in England Euro 2024 squad. This is a player that has shown he can make an immediate transformative impact coming back from debilitating injuries and viruses, without pre-season (see return from ACL with empathetic three goals contribution in-a-row and post-covid recovery match against Villa).
I'd imagine the contract length (3-years), alleged hefty 50%-60% sell-on is the main sticking point and deal-breaker for most clubs (Not the transfer fee).
Foregoing 50%-60% in any sale of an early 20s world class commodity is outrageous!
Especially as in all likelihood he moves within a year or two, after bursting onto the scene again. Forest a merely a stepping stone.
In a way smart from whoever brokered the deal, you either bring him back or there's a sizeable profit on the horizon. Makes me feel mentioning the latter, but thats the reality.
(The saving grace in that deal).
The Cooper factor is patently of great importance to him and I know Cal will be afforded with the platform, responsibility which he thrives upon and prominent role in the half-spaces and between the lines to display his prodigious ability. Fresh start with the coach that he had success with in the past, for his sake 🤞this move is fulfilling for him and more in every single area, deserves it...after enduring and being subjected to serious hardship in a young career riddled with misprofiling, sproadic minutes, politics, unfairness, injuries, misfortune. On the whole...disproportionate starts and gametime received in his senior career to date is an abomination. Damn right biggest Chelsea academy product of gross mismanagement. Highest order! (Anyone that was led to believe that Cal would sign for Lazio are thicker than I thought)
The only slight silver lining is that he's been compensated well, with the wages which reflected his complete capacity.
Will be testament to his tremendous mental fortitude, when he comes through such challenges again. Flying colours. A real tropper!
Greatest Young Talent and one of the greatest club has ever produced -
https://youtu.be/c9z8hM46Rg0?si=TLTQPbx79zIBxY7I
https://youtu.be/oGUv4-7HuQg?si=QJpXJtki-jXha6pO
Football would be in a better place, with Callum hitting the heights his high ceiling demands. Every players path is different, minor setbacks for major comeback and all that jazz.
The talent will never dissipate, greatness will prevail.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1697662757561122816/pu/vid/720x900/Q1WlWCRKLq0FFpMX.mp4?tag=12
Farewell
(I'll be manifesting the return).
posted on 13/9/23
You’ve been quiet on CHO leaving. Your predictions of his Chelsea career didn’t go too well.
posted on 13/9/23
posted on 13/9/23
I was waiting for the OP's reaction to CHO leaving and it didn't disappoint
posted on 14/9/23
Has any African born frontman ever failed us?
Genuine question (Ignoring Aubameyang, doesn't count).
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Brilliant
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