RUMOUR - Joan Oriol

[TFF]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... paign=1490

What's he like on Football Manager?

[happydom]

Decent in football manger
Not bad In real life was decent for for Villarreal

[Royal Ginger]

Never trust a man with a woman's name...or the daily mail.

[GSY-Royal]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2713765/Reading-beat-Blackpool-free-transfer-signing-Spanish-left-Joan-Oriol.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

What's he like on Football Manager?

Moved to Malaga for £2.5m on mine and has been a regular starter for them for six or seven years.

No idea if he's any good in real life but he's played a few games at a good level, surely can't be too bad.

[LoyalRoyal22]

Seems to have the credentials. Spanish players are normally comfortable on the ball which would be a bonus. Daily Mail seem pretty convinced..

[Hoop Blah]

The link below is a video of his Champions League performance against Bayern in 2011. No doubt it's one of his better games and he might've tailed off a little since, but he looks handy on this evidence.

http://vimeo.com/m/42464910

[Pepe the Horseman]

"Is good" according to a random Villarreal fan I asked on Twitter.

[winchester_royal]

Charles Watts ‏@charles_watts 33s
Understand there are legs to this Joan Oriol link. One LB, one CM and two strikers on the agenda before deadline day

MELTDOWN

[Pepe the Horseman]

Confirms the CM is Clayton. Ameobi and Wells the strikers?

[Hendo]

Would love shola to be fair.

[Nameless]

Best song in the game if we sign Ameobi

[Ian Royal]

The link below is a video of his Champions League performance against Bayern in 2011. No doubt it's one of his better games and he might've tailed off a little since, but he looks handy on this evidence.

http://vimeo.com/m/42464910

Looks to read the game well, tries to keep tight and play it simple and safe. I like this. Frees Obita to play further forward and take some pressure off of HRK and McCleary, our other senior wingers who are, of course, both injured.

[Tommio]

He was due at the Blackpool game today

[ZacNaloen]

Did he turn up?

[Tommio]

Did he turn up?

No idea ahaha, hope not

[Tommio]

Did he turn up?

He did, asked the Blackpool fan that said he was due to watch. He said that oriol watched from the directors box.

[yappy]

Don't believe so, they had a trialist called Joel Dielna start at left back.

EDIT: no idea if he was in the directors box, but don't believe he played.

[Tommio]

Don't believe so, they had a trialist called Joel Dielna start at left back.

EDIT: no idea if he was in the directors box, but don't believe he played.

I never said he played?

[SPARTA]

Watts says this is was Thai interest and not Adkins'. Sounds like more of the same interference as Zingarevich. Expect that's the same with Ferdinand.

[SPARTA]

Did he turn up?

Watts RT'd the local press guy up there who said yes, and they interviewed him.