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When I read people's 'ideal starting 11s' on this forum...


deadpanmatt
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... they often include Waigo as a starter. I also read people saying things like 'I would put Waigo on the wing personally.' Do you people know something I don't? He has played 1 minute of football for Saints, he may well turn out to be rubbish. After tonight's reserve game we will have a better idea, but until he has played a few games I don't see how he can go straight in to anybody's ideal starting 11.

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I'm not having a go, but I guess it could be that either we currently have no pace in the team which he will provide or that he comes from a quality Serie A team so can't be too bad.

 

I agree about pace, but Ali Dia had pace! I don't really think coming from a Serie A team says much though- if he was good enough for Serie A he wouldn't be at Saints.

 

He may very well turn out to be quality, but I really think we should reserve judgment.

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and djimi traore has a european cup winners medal...

 

:doubt:

 

Laughably at times in the last 2 years he'd have strolled into our first team!! As for Ali Dia had pace? The bloke behind me at that game claimed he'd seen donkeys pulling carts go along faster than him!

 

As for waigo, the fact he is an international and comes from a well respected team helps his credibility. As you say wait and see but theres certainly players in our first team squad he could do a better job than as a winger or a striker!

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because we are desperate for some pace in the team - and most people can see that

 

because we are desperate for a win

 

because there was no one else to play on the right (if Lallana was on the left and Mellis the only option)

 

because we are just getting desperate

 

because its fun to dream about better times and teams!

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Laughably at times in the last 2 years he'd have strolled into our first team!! As for Ali Dia had pace? The bloke behind me at that game claimed he'd seen donkeys pulling carts go along faster than him!

 

As for waigo, the fact he is an international and comes from a well respected team helps his credibility. As you say wait and see but theres certainly players in our first team squad he could do a better job than as a winger or a striker!

dont blame it on the sunshine

dont blame it on the moonlight

dont blame it on the good times

blame it on traore

 

he just cant, he just cant he just cant control his feet...........

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dont blame it on the sunshine

dont blame it on the moonlight

dont blame it on the good times

blame it on traore

 

he just cant, he just cant he just cant control his feet...........

 

You got that wrong. It's

Don't blame it on Hamann,

Don't blame it on Biscan,

Don't blame it on Finnan,

Blame it on Traore.

He just can't, he just can't, he just can't control his feet...

 

Now there can be no excuses for getting simple chants wrong. NO EXCUSES AT ALL. I'm not advocating your removal from this forum BUT THERE CAN BE NO EXCUSES for this fundamental error. The time for experimenting with google and cut and paste has gone, any complaint about "gelling with the internet" has long since past it's sell by date. NO EXCUSES!

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You got that wrong. It's

Don't blame it on Hamann,

Don't blame it on Biscan,

Don't blame it on Finnan,

Blame it on Traore.

He just can't, he just can't, he just can't control his feet...

 

Now there can be no excuses for getting simple chants wrong. NO EXCUSES AT ALL. I'm not advocating your removal from this forum BUT THERE CAN BE NO EXCUSES for this fundamental error. The time for experimenting with google and cut and paste has gone, any complaint about "gelling with the internet" has long since past it's sell by date. NO EXCUSES!

 

hahaha...I see what you did there

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Even a mediocre player in Serie A ought to be a sensation for skills in League One.

 

AP clearly borrowed Waigo with something in mind. At the time I tried to read his mind and thought about our lack of a pacy right winger, Now I'm not too sure. He scored tonight in Hungerford, which must have brought his mind back to his childhood in Senegal. I'm certainly looking forward to seeing him producing the goods against Yeovil. Partnering Lambert is my current prediction.

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Ali Dia came recommended by Ali Dia.

 

Waigo has been recommended to us by Gianluca Nani, who has developed players such as Andrea Pirlo and Luca Toni… It was reported by Pardrew that even Nani said he doubted we could attract Waigo, and we have. So for me personally that is enough for me to get a bit hyped.

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yes deadpanmatt you are dead right. Presumably he will get a run out in the first team when he's ready. Pardew even intimated when he arrived that he would not immediately be up to first team action because of the differrences in the way football is played in league 1 and italy. It would have been a big risk to throw him on at charlton. can he even speak english well enough to have his job explained to him?

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On the language issue it will be interesting to know what languages Waigo speaks and if he needs the club to send him on a course in English. According to Wikipedia, although the official language of Senegal is French, most people there speak their own ethnic language of which there are several. Waigo has been in Italy for 6 or 7 years so presumably he is fluent in Italian. Maybe Fabio Capello could give him some lessons....

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