Gokhan Tore confirmed, season long loan

Moore_than_a_nick

So, some great news to share about the pronunciation of our new signing's name.

I was watching some highlights of Tore and the commentator seemed to be saying his first name like "Jerkin", which got me slightly worried about the likely songs. But I just looked it up on a pronunciation website. And it sounds more like "yer-can ter-ray", where his first name sounds rather like "you can".

So, my song for Tore, to the tune of U Can't Touch This (just the bit with these words) by none less than MC Hammer (you see why I got so excited now - well you don't, but there it is - it's pundemonium...):

Der der der der (pause - you can sniff twice on the off-beat if you like) derrr der Gohkan Tore (repeat ad nauseam)

Bit tricky rhythmically to chant, but, as compensation, there are not many words to remember.

Anyone with better (i.e. some) Turkish pronunciation knowledge gonna rob us of this chant?

HappyHammer_ish

Been 2 years in the making this... Let's hope he's worth it!

Heard a lot about him being a live wire off the field... But also said the one man that seemed to keep him focused and get the best from him, was our dad Slav...

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

If we assume that Bacca is coming to replace sakho we have currently

Adrian
Antonio Reid Ogbonna Cresswell
Noble Kouyate
Feghouli Payet Lanzini
Bacca (or new CF)

Randolph
Byram Collins Burke Page
Obiang Oxford Nordveit
Tore Carroll Samuelson

Don't think our squad is in need of much else

Heard we've been linked with Rico Henry who's a talented young LB and still linked with that Pied the RB from France

OutcastLondoner

Moore, it's like Gur-can

Hamstew

Yedder ;pray

OldCastleSwift

Cheddar ;pray

Yeoldhammer

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years said:

If we assume that Bacca is coming to replace sakho we have currently

Adrian
Antonio Reid Ogbonna Cresswell
Noble Kouyate
Feghouli Payet Lanzini
Bacca (or new CF)

Randolph
Byram Collins Burke Page
Obiang Oxford Nordveit
Tore Carroll Samuelson

Don't think our squad is in need of much else

Heard we've been linked with Rico Henry who's a talented young LB and still linked with that Pied the RB from France

Don't think Samuelson is ready he had one great game against West Brom for Peterborough then barely made the first 11 for several games after. Needs another season on loan to a Champo team imo where he will build a bit more physical strength and get some high tempo game time.

If Valencia leaves I would like to see another Striker / AM type player come in. Also need a back up left back.

SuzanneClaret

Very much agre about Samulson Yeold. A mate who is a Posh season ticket holder speaks highly of the lad and is behaviour both on and off the pitch, but he's not ready for the premiership.

McHammer

i told you homeboy, u cant touch this

MrsGrey

Terry Westley said after that West Brom game (Feb 2016)

We've set him targets with his loan and he comes back to us on his day off to discuss what he's doing, and he will come back to us and challenge for a place in the first-team next season.'

Of course, he might not secure a place in it... or even they could have had a change of plan subsequent to that interview. But still, it seems there's a chance he'll be in and around the 1st team now. Cup games, Europe etc.

I was in the 'loan out to Champo club' camp until I saw that.

ClaretandBlueforLife

Good signing, look forward to seeing him playing for us ;ok

OldCastleSwift

C&B ;ok Tore, Antonio, Feghouli, Payet and Lanzini as our AM options ;wahoo

ClaretandBlueforLife

Oldcastle ;ok

Lukerz

Welcome C&B4life ;ok

MrsGrey

I see that he has been left off the new (January) squad list.

I think that is officially that.

IronHerb

He's injured for the rest of the season so you wouldn't put him on the roster, but I would be surprised if we ever see him again.

Adam

IronHerb said:

I would be surprised if we ever see him again.

;nonono

Wh-wh-what are you gonna do to him, IH?

IronHerb

Never you mind.........Mwa ha ha!

ASLEFshrugged

The best way for him to never be seen again would be to become the football reporter on London Live.

No one watches that

secrethammersfan

I recommend reading this thread from the beginning again. What a difference six months make!

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

Was just thinking that

jay_in_cpt

jay_in_cpt said:

Have a feeling this deal is gonna be a great one.. Cult hero to be.... ;ok

Not one of my finest moments ;doh

grey_til_I_dye

jay

No way of knowing what might have happened if he hadn't got injured. Slav was v. keen to sign him, so he must have thought he had something.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

He just never seemed fit

I was excited about him because of his pace and explosivness, but he seemed overweight from the start and the injury happened

I thought he could've been a huge asset but thoroughly let down

baracks_a_hammer

So in terms of signings which have "not gone to plan" where does he rank amongst Benni, Savio, Zaza, etc?

An early post in this thread seems to have quoted Jack as saying a "large" loan fee was involved

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Hard to say as he got a season long injury so only had a handful of games

Deffo better than Savio and Benni

Worse than Zaza who at least tried (poorly albeit)

PrestonHammer

A friend of mine who is a Besiktas fan, said that at the time, that it would probably take Tore a few months to fully settle into the Premier League. Unfortunately we will never know.