Sorry but I am not impressed with my first impressions and hopefully I will be proved wrong. He is clearly not fit and he needs matches - his movement and touch are evidently class but he has a "feel" of arrogance about him. He was quite dramatic today and had a go at a few players when it was his fitness and pace to blame. I was surprised that most chose to ignore him or apologise - even when he was in the wrong.

Arrogance can be a "weapon" but he has to become a team player.

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For goodness sake Johndo, give the boy a chance. This was his first run out for three months in a league very different to the one he played in last.

I aint having a go yer honour. He has simply been pitched in too early. It would NOT have happened with anyone else. The guy, even on yesterdays performance, evidently has class - but he should be fit before he starts as that could **** off the rest. Football is a team game. It should not be about personalities, political pressure or money talking. CC has to be strong and bench him - and buy a defender.

Naelifts - he looks Latin  :016: and ya speel Romania like thsi.  :016:

Funny I always thought that was how you spelled Dingwall

Whats better then... a semi fit Nico or a fully fit Rory?    -  needs no answer.  The new guy needs to play games to get match fit, according to a couple of players he is working his a55 off in training to try and catch up.

Another 60 mins or so next week and a few games like this and we will hopefully see a different player.

Spotted my deliberate mistake my multi-trousered friend. Roomaneiah it is!

Whats Latin about Rumania?    Discuss

Well, for starters the clue is in the name, Romania. Romanian language is Latin based, which is quite unusual for an East European language. Despite the influence of Slavic and other languages since the Roman empire collapsed, Romanians are able to understand some modern day Italian. So Marius should have no trouble interpreting a pizza menu.  :017:

Game, set and feckin match Naelifts.  :rotflmao:

And why does a professional footballer get so unfit that he has to constantly work like a dog week in  week out to get in to the kind of shape that he is supposed to be in to prosecute his career?

If he is looking a bit overweight at his age does that mean that he is not into keeping his weight under control in the off season? Or--

a party animal?

Just speculating ..... :024: I am sure time alone will answer these questions.

Too late....................I retired hurt before the masterstroke

Enjoyed the game though