There's a few wooden ones attracted to this thread, isn't there. Must be the warm weather or something.
This is a great signing. He was one of the stand out players in the PL last season. Anyone bitching about us not getting players like Nasri, Xavi, or even Messi are just blinded by the exotic name tag. If it ends in an 'o' an 'i' or an 'S' then invariably they must be good. That's the mode of thinking behind that, oh, and it sounds good. But if you're called Charlie Adam, then that's less exotic and you must be shite. Then again, there were these players with none flattering names like John Barnes, Peter Beardsly and Robbie Fowler. They'd shit names too.