Lazar Markovic

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Then there's Zaha and Zamora.

 

[cloggypop]

Then there's Zaha and Zamora.

English players don't count

 

[Der Alte]

Then there's Zaha and Zamora.

Duh, it obviously doesn't apply to English players.

 

[doctor_mac]

A Z has to come in the first name or it doesn't work.

 

[Frogfish]

See? That's why we shouldn't be interested in Balotelli. He even wears the wrong shirt on the pitch.

Judging from the earlier GIF I'm surprised he even got it on.

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

A Z has to come in the first name or it doesn't work.

Zoff and Zola would contest that!

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Duh, it obviously doesn't apply to English players.

All right! I'll raise the stakes with... Zenden!

 

[cloggypop]

All right! I'll raise the stakes with... Zenden!

Or Dutch

 

[Der Alte]

Or gay.

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Or American I guess... 'cos Zak Whitbread.

 

[doctor_mac]

Zoff and Zola would contest that!

Yeah the second name thing works if you're Italian obviously.

 

[mark1975]

A Z has to come in the first name or it doesn't work.

I think someone needs to give Markovic an A-Z, where the fook is he?

 

[Der Alte]

It's pointless to continue. Studsup just doesn't 'get it'.

 

[cloggypop]

Or American I guess... 'cos Zak Whitbread.

You can only be no more than ordinary if your surname is Whitebread

 

[cloggypop]

I think someone needs to give Markovic an A-Z, where the fook is he?

Brendan was supposedly still in Brazil yesterday so could be waiting on him getting back.

I think he was after a Brazilian with a Z in his name.

 

[Markeh]

Brendan was supposedly still in Brazil yesterday so could be waiting on him getting back.

I think he was after a Brazilian with a Z in his name.

TranZvestite

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Brendan was supposedly still in Brazil yesterday so could be waiting on him getting back.

I think he was after a Brazilian with a Z in his name.

Wasn't he doing pre-season training sessions just a few days ago?

 

[cloggypop]

That is blatantly a cardboard cutout.

 

[Markeh]

I wonder how many lumens Brendans teeth emit these days. He's looking well.

 

[redsar]

A Z has to come in the first name or it doesn't work.

Zlatan!

 

[Gary25]

Has he still not signed yet? Lol

 

[RedZeppelin III]

 

[Fabio]

Just beat me

 

[RedZeppelin III]

so 12.5m to them and 12.5 to a third party i guess . 25m euros in total . i wonder who the third party are . probably why the transfer took a while to sort .

I know it's a business and footballers are assets but it's hardly your dream when playing in the park as a kid to grow up and have somebody own the rights allowing you to play the game you love .

 

[RedZeppelin III]

Just beat me

kinky

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

so 12.5m to them and 12.5 to a third party i guess . 25m euros in total . i wonder who the third party are . probably why the transfer took a while to sort .

Probably Pini Zahavi and his associates. He was supposedly involved in the deal that took Markovic to Benfica.

 

[mark1975]

And as a footnote, Chelsea get to wash their hands of any third party link to the player, which of course was illegal under the FA rulings.

 

[RedZeppelin III]

yeah did it ever fully come out what their involvement with him was ? did they have some dodgy ownership deal ?

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

And as a footnote, Chelsea get to wash their hands of any third party link to the player, which of course was illegal under the FA rulings.

This was something I brought up previously - does the FA ban only apply to players plying their trade in England (or even more specifically, just the Premier League)? If so, they'd actually be fine. I'd not be surprised if they have their hands in more of such deals, especially with some of the guys they've bought and loaned out.

 

[RedZeppelin III]

it's another reason to hope he is fucking amazing , to piss them cunts off .