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Yaya anyone ?

Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:15 pm

Yaya Toure is a free agent and wants a move to the Premier league, worth a punt till the end of the season

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:23 pm

Yeah why not

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:25 pm

big big mates with Sol.

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:33 pm

he’d want silly wages,he ll end up at West Ham or fulham

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:45 pm

caerblue wrote:he’d want silly wages,he ll end up at West Ham or fulham

Doesn’t want big wages, said he’d accept a very basic wage, said he’d give back whatever he earned if the club weren’t happy with his performances aswell, this was said in the summer. The guy just wants to play football for the last couple of years of his career. Him and Cabaya on frees would be class!!

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:47 pm

If we actually signed 2 players with that ability we would raise some eyebrows and scare a few sides around us.

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:39 am

Edwardsccfc16 wrote:
caerblue wrote:he’d want silly wages,he ll end up at West Ham or fulham

Doesn’t want big wages, said he’d accept a very basic wage, said he’d give back whatever he earned if the club weren’t happy with his performances aswell, this was said in the summer. The guy just wants to play football for the last couple of years of his career. Him and Cabaya on frees would be class!!


If true go snap him up. :ayatollah:

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:43 am

Edwardsccfc16 wrote:
caerblue wrote:he’d want silly wages,he ll end up at West Ham or fulham

Doesn’t want big wages, said he’d accept a very basic wage, said he’d give back whatever he earned if the club weren’t happy with his performances aswell, this was said in the summer. The guy just wants to play football for the last couple of years of his career. Him and Cabaya on frees would be class!!


If that's the case then why haven't we already ffs

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:29 am

Would love him to come!

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:38 am

He wanted a massive signing on fee,even though he’d take peanuts in wages a week,it still was big money,only Started twice at olympicos

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:32 am

I called this in the summer before he went to olympiacos. I mentioned it to Warnock and his reply was " I couldnt even afford his tax". I mentioned it to Bamba and he said " I think it would be very difficult".

I got laughed at by a few people but am deadly serious about it and totally agree with you. He would b a great signing for the club in terms of profile and quality and am sure they could work something out on the wages with him being a free agent.

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:33 am

gwentbluebirds wrote:
Edwardsccfc16 wrote:
caerblue wrote:he’d want silly wages,he ll end up at West Ham or fulham

Doesn’t want big wages, said he’d accept a very basic wage, said he’d give back whatever he earned if the club weren’t happy with his performances aswell, this was said in the summer. The guy just wants to play football for the last couple of years of his career. Him and Cabaya on frees would be class!!


If that's the case then why haven't we already ffs


If true don't you think most clubs would sign him up. I doubt Cardiff City is his dream move to play for peanuts.

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:43 pm

caerblue wrote:he’d want silly wages,he ll end up at West Ham or fulham

Probably worth paying high wages to get a stellar name in as I could help in bringing in talent, also helps with current squad morale.

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:56 pm

A player with absolute quality makes all the difference. Look at the way pogba waltzes around for united and France. He looks like he isn't do anything then all of a sudden drives forward, puts in a cheeky flicked pass and someone scores.

Yaya has the ability to do things like that even at his age.

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:04 pm

Do we really want another Robbie Fowler

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:39 pm

welshrarebit wrote:A player with absolute quality makes all the difference. Look at the way pogba waltzes around for united and France. He looks like he isn't do anything then all of a sudden drives forward, puts in a cheeky flicked pass and someone scores.

Yaya has the ability to do things like that even at his age.



completely pointless comparison of a 25 year old Pogba to a 35 year old Toure.

If he still had it do you think he'd have to offer himself up for "Peanuts"?

Plus if everything said above is true and he could still do it then he'd be snapped up pretty quick.

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:27 pm

Seemed quite keen to speak to Celtic from what he said on Sky earlier.

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:30 pm

nubbsy wrote:
welshrarebit wrote:A player with absolute quality makes all the difference. Look at the way pogba waltzes around for united and France. He looks like he isn't do anything then all of a sudden drives forward, puts in a cheeky flicked pass and someone scores.

Yaya has the ability to do things like that even at his age.



completely pointless comparison of a 25 year old Pogba to a 35 year old Toure.

If he still had it do you think he'd have to offer himself up for "Peanuts"?

Plus if everything said above is true and he could still do it then he'd be snapped up pretty quick.


The comparison was how quality players make things happen and make it look effortless. I stand by that regardless of age. Whether we should try and sign him or not is another story. I'm sure he could do a job though and would be at least as good as some of our midfielders!

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:30 pm

welshrarebit wrote:
nubbsy wrote:
welshrarebit wrote:A player with absolute quality makes all the difference. Look at the way pogba waltzes around for united and France. He looks like he isn't do anything then all of a sudden drives forward, puts in a cheeky flicked pass and someone scores.

Yaya has the ability to do things like that even at his age.



completely pointless comparison of a 25 year old Pogba to a 35 year old Toure.

If he still had it do you think he'd have to offer himself up for "Peanuts"?

Plus if everything said above is true and he could still do it then he'd be snapped up pretty quick.


The comparison was how quality players make things happen and make it look effortless. I stand by that regardless of age. Whether we should try and sign him or not is another story. I'm sure he could do a job though and would be at least as good as some of our midfielders!



Robbie Fowler and hasslebank were around that age, utterly useless the pair of them. And both absolute class in their day. Everyone has an expiry date rwgardless of talent.

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:42 pm

nubbsy wrote:Robbie Fowler and hasslebank were around that age, utterly useless the pair of them. And both absolute class in their day. Everyone has an expiry date rwgardless of talent.


At least Hasselebank played for his wages, scored against Wolves in the Cup on our run to the final. Fowler just took a few pens on the few days he could be bothered to play.

As to the OP, Yaya's best days are behind him and we need a quality right back first, gunner arter and camarassa should be enough in center mid

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:29 am

Fowler and hasselbaink were players that relied on pace in their prime. When they were with us that pace was no where near as lethal. Yaya doesn't rely on pace and would be good in the gunnarsson arter role with his strength and footballing brain. Poor comparison

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:05 am

I’d take Chris Pike at this point :bluescarf:

Re: Yaya anyone ?

Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:27 am

No one's mentioned the shirt sales and what it would do for markets abroad.