Gonzalez will be huge hit - Benitez

[jimmylibel]

His recent comments really do suggest that the rumours about Rafa being 'devasted' when Gonzalez got injured last season were very close to the mark.

[owenthomas]

Rafa's new 'Phrase of the Week':

"I'm sure he will give us a lot of very enjoyable afternoons watching him play."

well, he's a nice boy after all..

[Falconhoof]

I can't get over how cheaply we picked him up.

 

If this lad plays as well as rafa expects then we'll have the bargain of the decade.

[Guest Scot]

I can't get over how cheaply we picked him up.

 

If this lad plays as well as rafa expects then we'll have the bargain of the decade.

 

 

...and so it begins

[5InIstanbul]

Comments like that make you think he is not coming here to be merely a "squad" player.

 

I thought this would be the case at first but it's clear Rafa has very big plans for him.

[sutty]

...and so it begins

 

 

This is exactly the sort of player we should be buying in my view.

 

Young, fast, scores goals.

 

Not that I've seen him play.

[Guest Scot]

This is exactly the sort of player we should be buying in my view.

 

Young, fast, scores goals.

 

Not that I've seen him play.

 

He will really solve our left-side problem. With Kewell as cover we can play Riise at left back so we should put Traore up for sale, the useless cn*t.

 

I can't wait. Young Player of the Year next year I reckon. Bound to score at least 10 from midfield.

[Stevie H]

This is exactly the sort of player we should be buying in my view.

 

Young, fast, scores goals.

 

Not that I've seen him play.

 

and south american, by santiago.

[Guest redfromtubebar]

How much did Gonzalez cost?

[Candystore]

Hopefully he'll play against Real Madrid on Sat night. The game is on Sky btw at 7pm. Madrid have two good right backs and it'll be interesting to see how he does against them.

[Falconhoof]

...and so it begins

 

 

eh ?

[MarkD]

Already he is my favourite player of next season. If he is not selected, he is being treated like a dog. He'll 'need time to settle in new country/the physical aspect of the Premier League' and by then I'll have a new, favourite player - but at the moment, Speedy is the man!

 

Btw, is he any good?

Edited April 6, 2006 by MarkD

[JohnnyH]

He's far and away the best player I've never seen.

[sutty]

He's far and away the best player I've never seen.

 

Absolutely agree.

 

Marginally better than Tevez

[Guest Scot]

Absolutely agree.

 

Marginally better than Tevez

 

not as good as Kuyt though...

 

God imagine if we signed Gonzalez and Kuyt. The goals we'd score! I can't wait for next season.

[Owen1978]

How much did Gonzalez cost?

 

about 4m i think, still cheaper than OM's ma!

[Knox_Harrington]

about 4m i think, still cheaper than OM's ma!

Doesn't work. Because the implication is that OM's Ma would cost over £4m when the whole "joke" is that she's cheap and easily available. Only Robert Redford is going into seven figures for a night with a woman.

[owenthomas]

[Guest Scot]

Doesn't work. Because the implication is that OM's Ma would cost over £4m when the whole "joke" is that she's cheap and easily available. Only Robert Redford is going into seven figures for a night with a woman.

 

reminds me of when I was in primary school and Mr Linnett called a classmate a halfwit. Tony shouts out, 'No, sir he's a full-wit!'

 

Tony = rides to work on the Sunshine Coach

[Leo No.8]

According to his value, Gonzales in only a tenth as good as Cisse.

 

In light of this, I'm no longer excited by his arrival...

[sutty]

According to his value, Gonzales in only a tenth as good as Cisse.

 

In light of this, I'm no longer excited by his arrival...

 

 

If we give them another 4.5 million, he'll be nearly half as good

[psl]

I expect him to be the best player in the league next year. If he doesn't score ten goals in his first five games then he should be sold and Parry should be sacked.

[MarkD]

Forget Gonzalez - too cheap. I expect Bord du Siege to sign for us or else.

[Eskimo]

A lot of people in Spain are raving about him at the mo.....I've been on a few Spanish footy forums in the last week and its funny to see his name mentioned in the "who should we sign in the summer" threads..

[Woodsyla]

I expect him to be the best player in the league next year. If he doesn't score ten goals in his first five games then he should be sold and Parry should be sacked.

 

Personally I think Gonzales is overrated and Parry should be sacked because he didn't sign Figo.