Confirmed Transfer Leonardo Ulloa

[ThaiSweetChilli]

damn, i was just saying this

scoop

 

[ThaiSweetChilli]

Tuff time thinking up a song

OOSHOA

YOU SHOW HER

That's bound to develop further!!

 

[Darth Vodka]

They pronounce it as a "sshhhh" - they don't have the "j" sound.

it sounds like a really soft j to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsWuiIYbmlQ

 

[Blaarev]

Stringy is no doubt going to ask the question.

My mrs is Argentinian. She's delighted - after the failure of Fernando Pasquinelli she's hoping Oosh will be better.

You mean Pasquineshai?

 

[Graz]

Happy we've finally got him in.

To be honest I'm not blown away by it but have never really seen him play to have much opinion.

BUT, Pearson has chased long and hard to get him in and spent a considerable sum in the end to do so. He must believe that Ulloa is going to be a key player for us, and if Pearson and his team are confident of that then I'm happy with the signing.

 

[David Gwilliam]

In the early 1960s Worcester City bought a player called Eddie Bailham. Notice the word "bought" It was not only a record transfer fee for the club of £2,000 it was the only transfer fee the club had ever paid. Eddie Bailham turned out to be a very good non-league player and arguably the best player in the Worcester team. You might think he would be popular with the fans; he was not. For £2,000 the Worcester fans thought he should play like Bobby Charlton. Every chance that was not taken, every shot that was saved, every header that was not won was greeted by complaints of "Waste of money."

This circuitous link between Mr Ulloa and Eddie Bailham will be enjoyed by brighter members of the forum. However, for others let me explain. We have paid a club record fee. This has not got us a member of the Argentinian world cup squad or a proven Premier League goal scorer.. For £8 million plus we should not expect the new Frank Worthington or Gary Lineker.

It may be that Ulloa will be a bargain in the way that Vardy and Mahrez have been. If he turns out to be brilliant then great. However, at modern prices he will be worth £8 million if he starts most games gets ten goals and is in a team that does not get relegated.

 

[Micky]

In the early 1960s Worcester City bought a player called Eddie Bailham. Notice the word "bought" It was not only a record transfer fee for the club of £2,000 it was the only transfer fee the club had ever paid. Eddie Bailham turned out to be a very good non-league player and arguably the best player in the Worcester team. You might think he would be popular with the fans; he was not. For £2,000 the Worcester fans thought he should play like Bobby Charlton. Every chance that was not taken, every shot that was saved, every header that was not won was greeted by complaints of "Waste of money."

This circuitous link between Mr Ulloa and Eddie Bailham will be enjoyed by brighter members of the forum. However, for others let me explain. We have paid a club record fee. This has not got us a member of the Argentinian world cup squad or a proven Premier League goal scorer.. For £8 million plus we should not expect the new Frank Worthington or Gary Lineker.

It may be that Ulloa will be a bargain in the way that Vardy and Mahrez have been. If he turns out to be brilliant then great. However, at modern prices he will be worth £8 million if he starts most games gets ten goals and is in a team that does not get relegated.

Marvellous stuff!!!!

 

[Blaarev]

In the early 1960s Worcester City bought a player called Eddie Bailham. Notice the word "bought" It was not only a record transfer fee for the club of £2,000 it was the only transfer fee the club had ever paid. Eddie Bailham turned out to be a very good non-league player and arguably the best player in the Worcester team. You might think he would be popular with the fans; he was not. For £2,000 the Worcester fans thought he should play like Bobby Charlton. Every chance that was not taken, every shot that was saved, every header that was not won was greeted by complaints of "Waste of money."

This circuitous link between Mr Ulloa and Eddie Bailham will be enjoyed by brighter members of the forum. However, for others let me explain. We have paid a club record fee. This has not got us a member of the Argentinian world cup squad or a proven Premier League goal scorer.. For £8 million plus we should not expect the new Frank Worthington or Gary Lineker.

It may be that Ulloa will be a bargain in the way that Vardy and Mahrez have been. If he turns out to be brilliant then great. However, at modern prices he will be worth £8 million if he starts most games gets ten goals and is in a team that does not get relegated.

Very good post.

Lets hope he has the back and the shoulders to carry it when the boo-Boys start.

 

[Borderfox]

Why such a negative response DG, you don't know how good or bad he will be in the Premier League. Clearly the club have done their homework on this guy, considering they tried and failed to get him in the January transfer window, now they have got him, they clearly think he's worth the money that the club have paid for his services. So instead of trying to compare him and the monies paid, for some unknown player in a year many on this forum think is the 'dark ages' lets welcome the guy, who knows he may be the bargain of the decade.

 

[Matt_B]

Why such a negative response DG, you don't know how good or bad he will be in the Premier League. Clearly the club have done their homework on this guy, considering they tried and failed to get him in the January transfer window, now they have got him, they clearly think he's worth the money that the club have paid for his services. So instead of trying to compare him and the monies paid, for some unknown player in a year many on this forum think is the 'dark ages' lets welcome the guy, who knows he may be the bargain of the decade.

Whoosh

 

[Blue Maniac]

Whoosh

Big one too.

 

[RichMC24]

In the early 1960s Worcester City bought a player called Eddie Bailham. Notice the word "bought" It was not only a record transfer fee for the club of £2,000 it was the only transfer fee the club had ever paid. Eddie Bailham turned out to be a very good non-league player and arguably the best player in the Worcester team. You might think he would be popular with the fans; he was not. For £2,000 the Worcester fans thought he should play like Bobby Charlton. Every chance that was not taken, every shot that was saved, every header that was not won was greeted by complaints of "Waste of money."

This circuitous link between Mr Ulloa and Eddie Bailham will be enjoyed by brighter members of the forum. However, for others let me explain. We have paid a club record fee. This has not got us a member of the Argentinian world cup squad or a proven Premier League goal scorer.. For £8 million plus we should not expect the new Frank Worthington or Gary Lineker.

It may be that Ulloa will be a bargain in the way that Vardy and Mahrez have been. If he turns out to be brilliant then great. However, at modern prices he will be worth £8 million if he starts most games gets ten goals and is in a team that does not get relegated.

Really Really good post and lolz @ the whoosh that proceeded it

 

[David Gwilliam]

Why such a negative response DG, you don't know how good or bad he will be in the Premier League. Clearly the club have done their homework on this guy, considering they tried and failed to get him in the January transfer window, now they have got him, they clearly think he's worth the money that the club have paid for his services. So instead of trying to compare him and the monies paid, for some unknown player in a year many on this forum think is the 'dark ages' lets welcome the guy, who knows he may be the bargain of the decade.

Villa's top scorer got 10 goals; Hull's 7 and West Brom's top scorer 5. All three avoided relegation. If Ulloa gets 10 or more he will have done well. Yes I am sure the club have done their homework. There is a good chance he is worth more than £8 million and it is possible that he may be the bargain of the decade. I do not believe I am being negative.

I will be positive and solve the problem of his surname by calling him Leonardo after "the Universal Genius". It is hardly positive for you to call him "the guy" as if he is some South Bronx hoodlum.

.

 

[Polar Bear]

Excellent post by DG that sums up my thoughts. We know that Ulloa is a forward who brings others into play rather than a pure goalscorer, so 10 in addition to his team work would indeed be a fine return.

Two points I can't recall anyone mentioning; unlike most of those ahead of him in last season's scoring charts, he doesn't take penalties; he seems to score important goals (didn't he get Brighton into the playoffs?).

 

[LCFC'sGodWears9]

Excellent post by DG that sums up my thoughts. We know that Ulloa is a forward who brings others into play rather than a pure goalscorer, so 10 in addition to his team work would indeed be a fine return.

Two points I can't recall anyone mentioning; unlike most of those ahead of him in last season's scoring charts, he doesn't take penalties; he seems to score important goals (didn't he get Brighton into the playoffs?).

If by getting them into the playoffs by scoring the winner away at Florist on the final day, like a certain other team the season before, you would be correct.

 

[M17TT C]

There is also a good reason he doesn't take penalties for them:

 

[Blue Maniac]

There is also a good reason he doesn't take penalties for them:

**** me, that's horrendous.

 

[Polar Bear]

Oof! I like the yelp of disbelief from somewhere close to the camera's position.

 

[SJN-Fox]

Worst signing of the week according to Ladbrokes ...

http://news.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/foo...ague-signing-week-ulloa-leicester_205201.html

Worst Premier League signing of the week: Ulloa to Leicester

He scored for fun at BHA but £8m is too much for player with limited top-flight experience

The real buzz of the transfer window is yet to begin so picking a worst signing of the week was not easy but it had to be done - so step forward Leonardo Ulloa.

The 27-year-old striker has swapped the Amex Stadium for the King Power after leaving Brighton for Leicester in an £8m switch.

Having scored 23 goals in 50 games for the Seagulls Ulloa is expected to go well in the Premier League but his lack of top-flight experience could see him found out.

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet, who managed Ulloa at Brighton, was full of praise for the uncapped Argentine but despite some mild interest neglected to take his former charge with him to the Stadium of Light.

This should have set alarm bells ringing for Nigel Pearson who will be under pressure to help the striker deliver after shelling out such a large sum.

The Foxes gaffer should instead have dipped into the free transfer market, where the likes of Mame Biram Diouf and Bafetimbi Gomis were chomping at the bit to play in the Premier League.

Diouf, thought of as a Manchester United flop on these shores, was a revelation during his time in the Bundesliga, smashing 35 goals in his 71 games for Hannover, while Gomis’ 91 goals for Lyon demonstrate his ability to play in a top league.

Both men have ended up at unfashionable clubs, with Diouf joining Stoke and Gomis opting for Swansea, and Pearson should look at these moves with regret for not throwing his hat into the ring.

Both players are probably commanding higher wages than Ulloa but the £8m saved on a transfer fee would more than have covered this.

Ignoring the free market, however, there are probably a number of players better equipped to handle the Premier League available for similar fees as Ulloa.

Shakthar Donetsk’s Luiz Adrian, for one, is nearing the end of his contract and having scored 23 goals in 37 games last season is in top form.

His Champions League experience means he would be unlikely to be fazed by England’s top flight and the 27-year-old Brazilian could have been a better option.

Likewise, Napoli’s Goran Pandev who has also run out for Lazio and Inter Milan in Serie A. Almost 100 goals in Italy’s top flight are not to be sniffed at and while older he could have also represented better value than Pearson’s new charge.

This may be Football Manager-type thinking but with Leicester just 21/10 for the drop, unless Ulloa lives up to hype it could be Pearson who get the dreaded ‘e-mail from chairman’ in his inbox

 

[Waxed]

SHIT, RIP UP YOUR SEASON TICKETS EVERYONE.

Still, they're not as bad as Paddy Power.