The Greek has left the building

[f321ffc]

#FFC can confirm Kostas Mitroglou has joined Benfica on loan until June 2016. We wish Kostas the best for the season. pic.twitter.com/Z3UyoOSN65

[Riverside]

Now we can move on Dink and or Gayle ?


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[ToodlesMcToot]

Now we can move on Dink and or Gayle ?


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Need both tbh now that Kostas has gone.

[@jolslover]

We Wont get Gayle

[filham]

Ruiz,Mitroglou and Rodders all off the payroll, that must be a relief for the accountants, let us hope it leaves room for a new centre half and striker.

[H4usuallysitting]

And Stek off the payroll

[mikestrand]

We Wont get Gayle

We Wont get Dink

[Beamer]

Ironic that he played on Saturday but was fit to go to Benfica when we appear to have managed to crock half the squad one way or another. Funny old game saint.

[HatterDon]

So glad to see the Greek Jari Litmanen leaving the club. I hope he leads his league in scoring and we never ever EVER see him back. Now I understand that he had a good 30 minutes in a practice match this summer, but here's what I saw when he actually played for us in a league match:

Slow, can't hold up, can't lay off, doesn't run off the ball, doesn't defend. I hear he has a good shot, but I didn't see it on the day. Let him go. I'm convinced the only reason people are pretending to be shocked or saddened at his departure is that it gives them yet another chance to trash Khan and Kit.

[Lighthouse]

He came a stranger and left a stranger.

[God The Mechanic]

So glad to see the Greek Jari Litmanen leaving the club. I hope he leads his league in scoring and we never ever EVER see him back. Now I understand that he had a good 30 minutes in a practice match this summer, but here's what I saw when he actually played for us in a league match:

Slow, can't hold up, can't lay off, doesn't run off the ball, doesn't defend. I hear he has a good shot, but I didn't see it on the day. Let him go. I'm convinced the only reason people are pretending to be shocked or saddened at his departure is that it gives them yet another chance to trash Khan and Kit.

I'm disappointed because we've lost a proven Champions League and international goal scorer who we have had on our books for a year and a half who has only competed in 3 games, when he was bought to be our saviour.  Any suggestion that it hasn't been a horribly mismanaged transfer is way short of the mark.

[The Rock]

So glad to see the Greek Jari Litmanen leaving the club. I hope he leads his league in scoring and we never ever EVER see him back. Now I understand that he had a good 30 minutes in a practice match this summer, but here's what I saw when he actually played for us in a league match:

Slow, can't hold up, can't lay off, doesn't run off the ball, doesn't defend. I hear he has a good shot, but I didn't see it on the day. Let him go. I'm convinced the only reason people are pretending to be shocked or saddened at his departure is that it gives them yet another chance to trash Khan and Kit.

I'll let him go, but won't let it be. I'll end up trashing Khan because we'll let him go and we won't be getting those 2 key CB's to get us promoted.

[HatterDon]

So glad to see the Greek Jari Litmanen leaving the club. I hope he leads his league in scoring and we never ever EVER see him back. Now I understand that he had a good 30 minutes in a practice match this summer, but here's what I saw when he actually played for us in a league match:

Slow, can't hold up, can't lay off, doesn't run off the ball, doesn't defend. I hear he has a good shot, but I didn't see it on the day. Let him go. I'm convinced the only reason people are pretending to be shocked or saddened at his departure is that it gives them yet another chance to trash Khan and Kit.

I'll let him go, but won't let it be. I'll end up trashing Khan because we'll let him go and we won't be getting those 2 key CB's to get us promoted.

How in the world does letting a useless striker go affect our CB acquisition? Has logic no place on FofF anymore?

[love4ffc]

The Greek playing for us was but a fluttering dream.  Acquiring solid CB's is not. 

The window is still open and I am still holding out hope that the club is doing something about this. 

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[St Eve]

Difficult to comment on really. Never got to see if he was any good. He played in the champions league and from all accounts was decent. He certainly isn't useless. Would like to have seen him show his wares. On the same basis if he doesn't want to play for Fulham then so be it - no different from Ruiz really. My real concern, although it can change, is we really aren't spending any money on our weaknesses. Not suggesting we throw money away but surely If the missing piece of the jigsaw is for sale buy him even if it's a little more than we wanted to pay.

[Twig]

Difficult to comment on really. Never got to see if he was any good. He played in the champions league and from all accounts was decent. He certainly isn't useless. Would like to have seen him show his wares. On the same basis if he doesn't want to play for Fulham then so be it - no different from Ruiz really. My real concern, although it can change, is we really aren't spending any money on our weaknesses. Not suggesting we throw money away but surely If the missing piece of the jigsaw is for sale buy him even if it's a little more than we wanted to pay.

:plus one:

[Deeping_white]

If the Benfica option to buy is £6m as rumoured, then we could actually end up making money from him. Seeing as he never actually cost anything near £11m because of the add-ons to the deal, coupled with the fact that the money we've received from loaning him back to Olympiakos and Benfica which amounts to £3-4m depending on the source, then it wouldn't be bad business overall if we make a small profit (even if it was one of the worst transfers ever in terms of him playing for us).

On the plus side though, if you play Fifa you can recall him and actually use him in the championship this year so it's not all bad news :005:

[Nero]

I wish someone at the club had the balls to stand up and say " You don't want to play Championship Football that funny I don't want to Manage in the Championship so you and me son are getting this club back to the Premier league so get working hard and lets get there" instead "oh ok you don't want to play off you go then see you next summer for 3 weeks"

[General]

Ok - from my understanding this pre season (his first proper pre season with the club) was a turning point in his appreciation for the club and ours for his ability as a footballer and getting insights in to him as a player.

My reading of things is that he actually has warmed to Fulham and for me that showed in the game I saw him play in and warm up in against Crystal Palace where he was laughing and joking around with the players. He clearly also has a good rapport with Symons.

He came in though under Magath and that was shambolic and he knew it and then we got relegated and he, understandably, wants to play at the highest level possible.

If, and I mean IF we manage to get promoted again, I imagine he will very happily return and play for us and give his all.

[leonffc]

We Wont get Gayle

We Wont get Dink

The Rinky Dink Panther? Isn't he a panther ever so pink?