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Player João Palhinha

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Apparently CarrieFi CarrieFi is still patting him down to ensure he’s dry.

Personally I think she’d have been better off using a full-size towel rather than a flannel, but she murmured something about ‘spoiling the view!’
 
Feels like we have a grown man who's come into the team full of youngsters with inexperience and just doing the right things...people who continue to solely focus on his limitations with the ball really are missing the point of what he actually brings to the table overall.
 
I was one who wasn’t sure because he isn’t a forward playing midfielder but I was totally wrong. He’s perfect for us and better on the ball than I thought. He will eventually be a centre back in a few years and prolong his career. He’s one of the first on the team sheet for me.
Absolutely!

He has that elite mentality we should be looking for in all our signings.

The way he was pissed off with only a draw against Wolves spoke volumes.
 
Just in case some of you haven't noticed yet...this is his name...

João Maria Lobo Alves Palhares Costa Palhinha Gonçalves
If Levy were still here, he'd probably insist of having his ENTIRE NAME on the back of his shirt, to boost Kit sales!!! :levywtf:

1st of Jan I want to hear this signing has been made permanent. His positioning and his ball winning is top level.
I think he's staying...
Mentally, he's playing like he's part of the furniture... There's no way we don't sigh him pernenantly.

If you had to choose which CM was on loan or here pernenantly, I'd say Paulinha and Bentancur scream 'here for the long term' ...Bissouma on the other hand acts like he can't wait to get out of the place... if only he wasn't injured, he's 100% be off in Jan.
 
It's always good to have an experienced warrior in midfield who makes the players around him better and doesn't shy away from any challenge, certainly in our squad. Even if he comes with certain limitations on the ball (otherwise he would've played for Real or Man. City)

£25m to make the move permanent? No-brainer.
 
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Remember the muppets that cursed his signing?!

:dembelelol:
What’s new. He was top for two seasons at Fulham. And this time he’s scored3 goals as well.
For the first time for a long time we have 3 big hard bastards in the team. Cuti, Micky and Palhinha. Makes a difference. In the 80s we had 4 along the back, although not all big. Plus Archie who got stuck in.
You don’t win trophies with nice players.
 
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