You misunderstand; it was more a commentary on your helpful addition of f*** all.

Too often on these boards people who haven't heard of players until quite recently and have never seen them play simply make no mention of this. I surely cannot be alone in oft fretting into the early hours "Have those undeclared not heard of them until quite recently nor have ever seen them play or not???".

Hopefully more posters can follow your lead and we can start to ease our shared state of confused anxiety.

As a woman, I can step aside, or step up my game...

Which ironically sums up your post.Thank you for the enlightenment.

It is strange how harmless comments attract such ordure.A one-liner causing a furore - which was followed by other comments in response to a post.Dear me.

Edited by Willo (22 Jan 2018 7.18pm)

How many us knew a lot about Luka Milivojević before we signed him?? Not all good players in the world cost 40 million.

A lot of it is to do with prem money not filtering down the divisions below so they have to maximise the sale price.

Those European players can sometimes be better and cheaper (see above) is because they get top level, first team experience earlier because of the money and pressure of prem results. But carry on not being to help or stop yourself thinking Europe is just better.

COYP

It is a minefield not sure that International Clearance is relevant. That is why many Brazilian's take out Italian nationality (through Grandparents) to enable them to play in Europe. I believe Gus Pooyet who played for Chile has a Spanish passport

With a name like his I can only assume that Roy isn't using the tried and tested "anagram of name as a mark of quality technique". I'm beginning to get worried about this wildly experimental manager of ours.

Bangell - If Camus wrote The Myth of Sisyphus today, it would be about Jason Puncheon eternally trying and failing to pass with his right foot.