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++Tal Ben Haim Signs - 1 year deal+++

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  • AidenTheAddick
    AidenTheAddick Posts: 1,061
    No one's posted a YouTube video. He must be bad.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,448
    AidenTheAddick said:

    No one's posted a YouTube video. He must be bad.

    How's this? Didn't realise he was so versatile.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p8JShzNDcE&feature=kp
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,962
    Ha ha, Scoham. We've signed the other Tal Ben Haim !

  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,448
    Oggy Red said:

    Ha ha, Scoham. We've signed the other Tal Ben Haim !

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqk&feature=kp
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,957
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3rL2Glkh3c
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,146
    I see that he played 10 games for Standard last season (presumably as back up to the regular central defenders), so he should be fine if he has a decent pre-season with us. The one year deal gives Gomez and Lennon time to develop, without putting them under undue pressure.

    No doubt a warm welcome awaits him at Fratton Park in three weeks, but he's big and ugly enough to deal with all that - indeed, it is likely to bump up the gate and generate a little extra 'edge' to the occasion ( ! ).
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,297
    Welcome. Happy enough with this. Better than Wood.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,757
    Blucher said:

    I see that he played 10 games for Standard last season (presumably as back up to the regular central defenders), so he should be fine if he has a decent pre-season with us. The one year deal gives Gomez and Lennon time to develop, without putting them under undue pressure.

    No doubt a warm welcome awaits him at Fratton Park in three weeks, but he's big and ugly enough to deal with all that - indeed, it is likely to bump up the gate and generate a little extra 'edge' to the occasion ( ! ).

    Is it just me or is that "bump" word becoming a CL favourite ?

  • kings hill addick
    kings hill addick Posts: 5,781
    According to Wikipedia he signed a two year deal with Liege in 2013 so I guess we've just taken on the responsibility of honoring that deal. It, to me. looks like a win, win for the 'network'. I suspect he wasn't going to play much there yet he will probably make a contribution to our season.

    Maybe this network idea can work, sometimes.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,373
    Nobody who has said things like "reserving judgement" and "not happy about this" has actually stated why exactly they feel that way.

    Is it just because he is a player who has been about a bit? Or because some people don't entirely agree with what happened at Portsmouth? Think some are suggesting that this would automatically make him a poor signing for us, which it isn't.

    This is the smallest club he has ever played for, so he must have some pedigree about him that we can make use of.

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  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,146
    Yes, Fanny, it is becoming insidiously planted in our sub-consciousness. There will definitely be a 'bumpy ride' for Tal Ben down at the south coast, but he's a big lad and a bit of abuse won't trouble him
  • Tiresais
    Tiresais Posts: 144
    Potentially great signing - one/two years warming up Gomez's place in the team whilst imparting his wisdom and finally plugging one of our weakest positions on the pitch.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,123
    Welcome TBH. He's an experienced international defender who I'm sure Joe Gomez and Harry Lennon will learn a lot from.
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,183
    edited July 2014
    Welcome TBH - that's our No. 26 sorted then...
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,089
    WTF has he done in the last 3 years? He'll only be used when we are absolutely desperate (I hope).
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,492
    image
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,089
    SELR_addicks said:

    image

    Ok, he's in better shape than I thought. I'll give praise where it's due!!!
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,640
    where's Scarfy again?
  • Nadou
    Nadou Posts: 1,725
    My Pompey supporting mate's reaction - "This guy if absolutely filth! Good luck with him, he cares about one thing....££££££££££££££"
  • bobcafc7
    bobcafc7 Posts: 447
    @Scoutpush: Official: Tal Ben Haim in @CAFCofficial http://t.co/Ka48QhZBFP http://t.co/GbpZpV8apY

    He does look in better shape than I thought he would.

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  • GretnaGreenAddick
    GretnaGreenAddick Posts: 3,085
    edited July 2014
    Nadou said:

    My Pompey supporting mate's reaction - "This guy if absolutely filth! Good luck with him, he cares about one thing....££££££££££££££"

    Where as im sure the rest of their players current and in the past play for their love of Portsmouth FC. ;-)
  • shootershill2tropics
    shootershill2tropics Posts: 662
    oh no, is-it-real? hopefully this one year (deal) will come and go swiftly...
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,848
    Nadou said:

    My Pompey supporting mate's reaction - "This guy if absolutely filth! Good luck with him, he cares about one thing....££££££££££££££"

    Well he has come to the wrong club if he thinks he's getting a bumper pay day!

    Which then makes me think that perhaps he still wants to play football at a decent level and wants to compete for a starting role. Wishful thinking?
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,787
    GretnaGreenAddick said:

    Nadou said:

    My Pompey supporting mate's reaction - "This guy if absolutely filth! Good luck with him, he cares about one thing....££££££££££££££"

    Where as im sure the rest of their players current and in the past play for their love of Portsmouth FC. ;-)
    Funny how the Pompey fans didn't care about where the money was coming from whilst in the prem. Fans want the club to sign the best players they can get. The best way of securing these players is by offering a lucrative contract. So when the club turn round 12 months later and say "We can't afford to pay you that amount anymore", are the fans stupid enough to think that the players should agree to this out of some sort of loyalty? The club are solely to blame for the mess they're currently in, not the players..................
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,735
    SELR_addicks said:

    image

    Looks like he's wearing an old Portsmouth shirt with the badge ripped off
  • shootershill2tropics
    shootershill2tropics Posts: 662
    ForeverAddickted said:

    hawksmoor said:

    But more to the point, 'He comes from Is-ra-el, he f*cking hates Millwall'. It *could* work.

    When you say it slowly... Ben-Haim doesnt sound too different to Ben Hamer (When we used he name for the same song) so reckon that will work
    huh, tall ben hamer re-signs for us?
  • shootershill2tropics
    shootershill2tropics Posts: 662
    edited July 2014
    "Boro agree deal
    Friday 11th July 2014 13:42"
    - oh good, boro gazumped us for tbh.
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,851
    Good experienced back up to have. I like this. Will give competition to Morro and Bikey.

    I would say a good solid goalkeeper with a bit of experience is the priority now.
  • Cafc7
    Cafc7 Posts: 49
    With Ben Haim & Ghoochanejhad in the side we should have a fourth kit called the Gaza strip
  • markmc68
    markmc68 Posts: 1,593
    Seen him play for the west spam on a few occasions. A complete nut case who wants to win. I think the fans will warm to him once they see how committed and passionate he is.
    COYR.
    Welcome TBH

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