Czech duo Daniel Pudil and Matej Vydra to join Watford from Granada and Udinese
2:45pm Tuesday 10th July 2012 in Latest Football News
Daniel Pudil lining up for Czech Republic in May. Picture: Action Images
Watford are set to sign Czech duo Daniel Pudil and Matej Vydra on season-long loans from Granada and Udinese.
The Hornets were taken over by the Pozzos two weeks ago and new arrivals from the family's other two clubs were always expected.
The news was broken by Pudil's agent the Chovanec Sport Agency, with Watford, Granada and Udinese yet to make an announcement.
Pudil is a 26-year-old left-sided player who can play in midfield or defence and joined Granada from Belgian side Racing Genk.
He was on loan at relegated Serie A side Cesana towards the end of last season and was a late omission from the Czech Republic squad for Euro 2012.
Vydra is a 20-year-old striker who spent most of last season on the sidelines due a knee ligament injury but returned to fitness earlier this year.
He had expected to remain with Udinese for pre-season but the Italian club decided to loan him out to Watford.
Vydra was signed by Udinese for around €4m two years ago after an excellent six-month stint at Banik Ostrava whilst still a 17-year-old.
You can read comments by the two players and Pudil's agent at Chovanec Sport Agency's website here.
Comments(63)
jimbuctu
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2:59pm Tue 10 Jul 12
I'm in danger of getting a bit too excited here.
Ahem...Hold it down James. you work from home stop talking to your laptop and giggling hysterically...and indeed talking to yourself in the third person.
I'm going for a lie down.
peter10531089
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3:02pm Tue 10 Jul 12
akureyri
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3:05pm Tue 10 Jul 12
This is exciting. I must go and sit in hte Rous Stand to calm down.
AngelHornet
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3:09pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Boxhorn
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3:14pm Tue 10 Jul 12
I particularly like the google translation 'do not take the second division as a retreat from fame?'
lutondown
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3:18pm Tue 10 Jul 12
akureyri wrote:Lol, it'll be noisier than a match day mind
Matej Vydra must be thanking the judge who put Troy Deeney away - NOT!
This is exciting. I must go and sit in hte Rous Stand to calm down.
lutondown
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3:21pm Tue 10 Jul 12
jimbuctu wrote:And I wonder how those who said we were getting nothing from the new guys are thinking now? Eating cap I hope.
Striker and a left back down. We're off and running! These two are beyond anything we've signed in years. Czech international left back and a £3million striker!
I'm in danger of getting a bit too excited here.
Ahem...Hold it down James. you work from home stop talking to your laptop and giggling hysterically...and indeed talking to yourself in the third person.
I'm going for a lie down.
But no bad feelings required with this good feel surrounding us!
I'm even talking football to my OAP customers who are smiling patiently and probably thinking wtf is this guy on? Wish he'd do some work!
peter10531089
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3:28pm Tue 10 Jul 12
lutondown wrote:Vydra says he was set to play in April (but he held back by the club for his own good was the insinuation) so with a good pre season he should/could be ready to play - exciting though whatever and if he can recapture the form that prompted Udinese to fork out 4 million Euros as a 17 year old (thats very big money for a lad of that age on the continent) then could be amazing. Looking forward to the press conference
akureyri wrote: Matej Vydra must be thanking the judge who put Troy Deeney away - NOT! This is exciting. I must go and sit in hte Rous Stand to calm down.Lol, it'll be noisier than a match day mind
peter10531089
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3:30pm Tue 10 Jul 12
PeteBogHorrorHornet
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3:31pm Tue 10 Jul 12
lutondown
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3:32pm Tue 10 Jul 12
PeteBogHorrorHornet wrote:Nasty in January and Feb! It's freaking nasty right now! Welcome to Sunless Blighty
Like the sound of these two - I would prefer Czech players above Italian or Spanish as they should cope with the weather conditions when things get nasty in January and February
watford1881
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3:34pm Tue 10 Jul 12
buckshornet
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3:38pm Tue 10 Jul 12
garston tony
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3:38pm Tue 10 Jul 12
D.unstable
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3:39pm Tue 10 Jul 12
garston tony
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3:39pm Tue 10 Jul 12
PeteBogHorrorHornet
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3:42pm Tue 10 Jul 12
watford1881 wrote:Playoffs? We'll win the league by a country mile...!
All is going along nicely.. The new owners are putting pride back in the club.. Anyone think we could make the playoffs??
lutondown
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3:43pm Tue 10 Jul 12
D.unstable wrote:Good to see that we are beholden to no one anymore eh Mr D Downs!
Good start indeed. Interesting to see we have found the time to sort these bad boys out but no mention of McGinn. Me thinks he may have pooped in his nest by not signing when he had the chance.
All of a sudden we have a bright future.
Good to be a Horn right now!
Are you watching Blue square Clowns..? Ha ha ha
lutondown
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3:44pm Tue 10 Jul 12
PeteBogHorrorHornet wrote:That's the spirit, let's rock the library, I mean the Vic!
watford1881 wrote:Playoffs? We'll win the league by a country mile...!
All is going along nicely.. The new owners are putting pride back in the club.. Anyone think we could make the playoffs??
smalon
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3:48pm Tue 10 Jul 12
buckshornet wrote:That's just 2 loan signings so far so we are hardly full of foreigners.
i hate the thought of our team becoming full of foreign inports.i will back the team no matter what but i do prefere the team to be full of british players i must admit.
The Pozzos did say that our academy would remain a key part of Watford FC and I see no harm in them fleshing our squad out with some quality continental additions.
Seriously, how can anyone not be excited by what is happening at Watford right now?
matthewp
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3:49pm Tue 10 Jul 12
buckshornet wrote:Did you say the same when we bought Heidar Helguson?
i hate the thought of our team becoming full of foreign inports.i will back the team no matter what but i do prefere the team to be full of british players i must admit.
These signings will surely attract other players (British and Foreign) that want to be part of a club going places. Hopefully allow us to hold onto the likes of Mariappa and Murray too.
buckler
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3:51pm Tue 10 Jul 12
StephenKilamanjiro
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3:52pm Tue 10 Jul 12
This is great news!!!!
A couple of decent players!!! Who reckons promotion could be a realistic target this year?
mrbankrupt
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3:54pm Tue 10 Jul 12
akureyri
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3:55pm Tue 10 Jul 12
buckshornet wrote:There was a match when Michel Ngonge was with the club where the entire team was born in or represented eleven different nations!
i hate the thought of our team becoming full of foreign inports.i will back the team no matter what but i do prefere the team to be full of british players i must admit.
Overrun by foreigners is nothing new.
watfordguymatt
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4:00pm Tue 10 Jul 12
http://www1.skysport
s.com/football/news/
11688/7887214/Hornet
s-eyeing-Ebondo
D.unstable
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4:01pm Tue 10 Jul 12
lutondown wrote:Indeed me olde scummer down. Ain't no stopping us now!!!
D.unstable wrote: Good start indeed. Interesting to see we have found the time to sort these bad boys out but no mention of McGinn. Me thinks he may have pooped in his nest by not signing when he had the chance.Good to see that we are beholden to no one anymore eh Mr D Downs! All of a sudden we have a bright future. Good to be a Horn right now! Are you watching Blue square Clowns..? Ha ha ha
Let me tell you about something that happend to me the other day. Was sitting in traffic in the west end when I noticed the white van in front of me had one of those stupid stickers in the back window, the one with a scummer supposedly pi55ing on a Watford shirt (right).
Don't quite know what come over me however I became 12 again, managed to negotiate the traffic and got in front of him before we all started to move again at speed, and then WATCHOUT!!!....an imaginary dog ran out in front of me and I had to slam the brakes on causing the scummer to do the same, should have seen his face, flicked him the finger and went our seperate ways.
Anyway, acting my age again...
D.unstable
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4:06pm Tue 10 Jul 12
buckshornet wrote:Move with the times Bucks. Man City did ok with a good spread of foreign imports!!!
i hate the thought of our team becoming full of foreign inports.i will back the team no matter what but i do prefere the team to be full of british players i must admit.
Eastsussexhornet
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4:14pm Tue 10 Jul 12
D.unstable wrote:I know what he means though - I would prefer more British players - but at the end of the day, we support Watford so even it requires a few of the Taliban to get us into he Premiership, bring them on!
buckshornet wrote:Move with the times Bucks. Man City did ok with a good spread of foreign imports!!!
i hate the thought of our team becoming full of foreign inports.i will back the team no matter what but i do prefere the team to be full of british players i must admit.
lutondown
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4:15pm Tue 10 Jul 12
D.unstable wrote:Good man, right up in my estimation, but the kinder thing to do would have been to drag it out of its van, muzzle it, take it to the Vets and watch as it was put out of its blue square agony.
lutondown wrote:Indeed me olde scummer down. Ain't no stopping us now!!!
D.unstable wrote: Good start indeed. Interesting to see we have found the time to sort these bad boys out but no mention of McGinn. Me thinks he may have pooped in his nest by not signing when he had the chance.Good to see that we are beholden to no one anymore eh Mr D Downs! All of a sudden we have a bright future. Good to be a Horn right now! Are you watching Blue square Clowns..? Ha ha ha
Let me tell you about something that happend to me the other day. Was sitting in traffic in the west end when I noticed the white van in front of me had one of those stupid stickers in the back window, the one with a scummer supposedly pi55ing on a Watford shirt (right).
Don't quite know what come over me however I became 12 again, managed to negotiate the traffic and got in front of him before we all started to move again at speed, and then WATCHOUT!!!....an imaginary dog ran out in front of me and I had to slam the brakes on causing the scummer to do the same, should have seen his face, flicked him the finger and went our seperate ways.
Anyway, acting my age again...
While you chanted 'hes only a poor little Hatter....'
luther blissett
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4:16pm Tue 10 Jul 12
buckler wrote:Give it a rest about Bas. Everyone is happy he's gone. Now concentrate on the signings in the story.
It's all happening now , where's the famous Bassini now?
Forza Watford!!!
watford1881
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4:23pm Tue 10 Jul 12
mrbankrupt
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4:27pm Tue 10 Jul 12
luther blissett wrote:Why is that then Luther?
buckler wrote:Give it a rest about Bas. Everyone is happy he's gone. Now concentrate on the signings in the story.
It's all happening now , where's the famous Bassini now?
Forza Watford!!!
We are attracting 3 million pound players.
If Bas was here we would be Attracting the administrators
Dont worry you can join him for a pint in the Lion
Mickey Quinn, not so thin
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4:28pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Mickey Quinn, not so thin
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4:31pm Tue 10 Jul 12
mrbankrupt wrote:He's not here so its irrelevant, is his point Mr B !! We are all pleased with the new owners, lets move on.
luther blissett wrote:Why is that then Luther?
buckler wrote:Give it a rest about Bas. Everyone is happy he's gone. Now concentrate on the signings in the story.
It's all happening now , where's the famous Bassini now?
Forza Watford!!!
We are attracting 3 million pound players.
If Bas was here we would be Attracting the administrators
Dont worry you can join him for a pint in the Lion
Dr Johnny Fever
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4:34pm Tue 10 Jul 12
garston tony wrote:I think it's four..
What time is Zola's press conference this afternoon?
Dr Johnny Fever
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4:35pm Tue 10 Jul 12
garston tony wrote:I think it's four..
What time is Zola's press conference this afternoon?
mrbankrupt
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4:37pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Dr Johnny Fever wrote:5.15 on Hornet player
garston tony wrote:I think it's four..
What time is Zola's press conference this afternoon?
Back from Hammerau
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4:37pm Tue 10 Jul 12
D.unstable wrote:The financial fair play rules that are coming to the Championship from this season mean clubs won't be able to follow the Man City model.
buckshornet wrote: i hate the thought of our team becoming full of foreign inports.i will back the team no matter what but i do prefere the team to be full of british players i must admit.Move with the times Bucks. Man City did ok with a good spread of foreign imports!!!
Hampshire hornet
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5:05pm Tue 10 Jul 12
dolly33
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5:06pm Tue 10 Jul 12
have supported waford ever since they were called the BLUES 73 years ago.
buckler
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5:09pm Tue 10 Jul 12
luther blissett wrote:Everyone but you! Just can't stand the fact of how right Uncle Buck was can you! sshh Quiet!
buckler wrote:Give it a rest about Bas. Everyone is happy he's gone. Now concentrate on the signings in the story.
It's all happening now , where's the famous Bassini now?
Forza Watford!!!
Paul Gadd
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5:20pm Tue 10 Jul 12
D.unstable wrote:McGinn reminds me of a certain Sam Parkin who chose to join Ipswich instead of us....and missed the Aidy rocketship to the Prem!
Good start indeed. Interesting to see we have found the time to sort these bad boys out but no mention of McGinn. Me thinks he may have pooped in his nest by not signing when he had the chance.
He them broke his leg- and ended up at the S*hatters.......HAHA
HAHAHA
D.unstable
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5:24pm Tue 10 Jul 12
dolly33 wrote:Respect to you Dolly!!!
Life is now very excitable, have supported waford ever since they were called the BLUES 73 years ago.
Paul Gadd
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5:30pm Tue 10 Jul 12
lutondown wrote:LOL......I should have got one those 'minus 30 , we can do it!' stickers!!!
D.unstable wrote:Good man, right up in my estimation, but the kinder thing to do would have been to drag it out of its van, muzzle it, take it to the Vets and watch as it was put out of its blue square agony.
lutondown wrote:Indeed me olde scummer down. Ain't no stopping us now!!!
D.unstable wrote: Good start indeed. Interesting to see we have found the time to sort these bad boys out but no mention of McGinn. Me thinks he may have pooped in his nest by not signing when he had the chance.Good to see that we are beholden to no one anymore eh Mr D Downs! All of a sudden we have a bright future. Good to be a Horn right now! Are you watching Blue square Clowns..? Ha ha ha
Let me tell you about something that happend to me the other day. Was sitting in traffic in the west end when I noticed the white van in front of me had one of those stupid stickers in the back window, the one with a scummer supposedly pi55ing on a Watford shirt (right).
Don't quite know what come over me however I became 12 again, managed to negotiate the traffic and got in front of him before we all started to move again at speed, and then WATCHOUT!!!....an imaginary dog ran out in front of me and I had to slam the brakes on causing the scummer to do the same, should have seen his face, flicked him the finger and went our seperate ways.
Anyway, acting my age again...
While you chanted 'hes only a poor little Hatter....'
Dunderdale Pinner
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5:31pm Tue 10 Jul 12
mattymashup
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5:52pm Tue 10 Jul 12
garston tony
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7:55pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Are we attracting £3mill players or are they being sent here? Again slight difference.
But anyway, glad to see players coming in early. Hopefully incomings will be able to get settled before the season starts
lutondown
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8:05pm Tue 10 Jul 12
I want it to turn black
Don't want no progress
I just want to turn it back
Does anyone really want to listen to the doom mongers? They are a small minority, but I suppose it's good to have a row...on paper
graham1304
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8:31pm Tue 10 Jul 12
monkeyhornet
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8:31pm Tue 10 Jul 12
sat on a half **** - LMFAO!!!
How long have you hesitated Watford?
Too long. I have been here some five years ago on a five-day internship and I really liked it here. I know that Watford has great fans. And when a few days ago my manager said about this possibility, I welcomed it. It was the wish of
Mr. Pozza, who helped me a lot redeemed me from Genk, otherwise I would have sat on a half **** and you nekopl the balloon. And behind this engagement I still see the opportunity to play in England, which I always dreamed of.
monkeyhornet
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8:33pm Tue 10 Jul 12
lutondown
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8:35pm Tue 10 Jul 12
graham1304 wrote:Oh yes, milk it
I can't help but think after all that's been said about watfords takeover and the type of players that we wil be bringing in, I can't help but feel that it will be good to gloat at the l*t*n fan at work tomorrow when he's due back in, in the morning! Haha!
And when he starts whining take the cur to the vets for a fatal injection
Not nice to see animals suffering
monkeyhornet
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8:56pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Gi-an-fran-co ZOLA!
Gi-an-fran-co ZOLA!
monkeyhornet
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8:58pm Tue 10 Jul 12
s.com/football/news/
11688/7887237/Wolves
-consider-Kightly-ex
it
listen up Gianfranco!!!!!!
WFC4ever
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9:08pm Tue 10 Jul 12
southernhornet
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10:13pm Tue 10 Jul 12
razy.blogspot.co.uk/
2012/07/watford-to-f
ace-czech-and-mate-t
hird.html
On paper they look interesting signings - the international Prudl should be really comfortable the younger one looks like he was brilliant as a 17 year old but done nothing since. Hopefully we can get him back to his 17 year old form.
luther blissett
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11:17pm Tue 10 Jul 12
buckler wrote:Do you mean how right Affers was before you just requoted him? Can't believe you are still trying to claim you were ITK. Lol!!!
luther blissett wrote:Everyone but you! Just can't stand the fact of how right Uncle Buck was can you! sshh Quiet!
buckler wrote:Give it a rest about Bas. Everyone is happy he's gone. Now concentrate on the signings in the story.
It's all happening now , where's the famous Bassini now?
Forza Watford!!!
And I can't tell you how happy I am Bas has gone. I didn't slate him while he was still producing, but then that stopped so good riddence.
Anyway, as I was trying to get through to you, let's FORGET him and concentrate on the future.
Forza Watford!!!
lutondown
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5:09am Wed 11 Jul 12
luther blissett wrote:Loofer
buckler wrote:Do you mean how right Affers was before you just requoted him? Can't believe you are still trying to claim you were ITK. Lol!!!
luther blissett wrote:Everyone but you! Just can't stand the fact of how right Uncle Buck was can you! sshh Quiet!
buckler wrote:Give it a rest about Bas. Everyone is happy he's gone. Now concentrate on the signings in the story.
It's all happening now , where's the famous Bassini now?
Forza Watford!!!
And I can't tell you how happy I am Bas has gone. I didn't slate him while he was still producing, but then that stopped so good riddence.
Anyway, as I was trying to get through to you, let's FORGET him and concentrate on the future.
Forza Watford!!!
I do agree with the onwards and upwards bit, but all knowledge has a source.
Thing is three weeks ago a high percentage of people were acclaiming Bas's achievements while the reality was we were on the edges of administration. Buck, and a few others ( Hogweed etc) refused to bow to Bas's self promotion and delusional statements. ( the new GT stand when he knew his days were numbered)
Anyway, bye bye Bas in with the new
Hornet Cornet
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9:36am Wed 11 Jul 12
and any predictions on where we will end up next season? i said 19th last season. this time the Cornet predicts...... 5th. oh yes.
Mickey Quinn, not so thin
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9:53am Wed 11 Jul 12
lutondown wrote:Which "doom mongers" ? There are none ??
I see a white cloud
I want it to turn black
Don't want no progress
I just want to turn it back
Does anyone really want to listen to the doom mongers? They are a small minority, but I suppose it's good to have a row...on paper
garston tony
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11:04am Wed 11 Jul 12
mrbankrupt wrote:Excuse me but proof has still not been provided for many if not most of the claims made against LB. If that proof is provided then I will agree I was wrong, until then my statement is perfectly valid and the club being sold does not correlate to all the things said against the man being proven.
garston tony wrote: At the risk of kicking something off just because someone knew about the pending sale of the club doesnt make them right about the previous owner. Two different things. Are we attracting £3mill players or are they being sent here? Again slight difference. But anyway, glad to see players coming in early. Hopefully incomings will be able to get settled before the season startsidiot as usual
Also none of the people who didn't go along with the anti LB campaign were/are against the Pozzo's and are just as happy as any one else about the new ownership and situation. Its the anti LB group who keep propagating the discussion surrounding him which I have to say just shows again the level of childishness involved on their part.
I do find it hypocritical that those that disliked LB based it seems on the fact he was an former bankrupt are embracing with open arms the new owners who have been implicated in murky dealings directly involving football - surely a much bigger concern than a previous bankruptcy?! But there we come to the nub of the issue, LB was disliked because he wasn’t a billionaire and wasn’t able to bankroll the club, now that we have owners with deep pockets their own previous more serious and relevant indiscretions are happily ignored.
I'm not attacking the Pozzo's by the way, just pointing out the anti LB lots hypocrisy. Myself, I like to give the benefit of the doubt and be fair and am looking forward to an apparently exciting future for the club.
As Mickey Quinn asked, what doom mongers?
Dr,Oftaw says...
2:51pm Tue 10 Jul 12