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[Albion] Martin Montoya



Cowfold Seagull

Fan of the 17 bus
Apr 22, 2009
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I’m just going to remind myself that our beloved El Capitán, Bruno, was only a bit part player for Valencia, averaging less than 20 appearances per season, and we’ve all seen how good he is. Valencia and Barcelona fans have incredibly high standards, Montoya was back up to Dani Alves, talk about big shoes to fill. We don’t need Montoya to be sensational, we need a fairly solid player who can cope with 38 games and isn’t as loose as the Greyhound. If he does join us I’m sure he’ll do just fine.

None of us know how good, or otherwise, any of these new signings are going to be until they start to kick a ball for earnest for the Albion. End of.
 








northernseagull

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Mar 12, 2013
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The difficulty with players like Montoya is that we know so little about their ability. In the past he's been linked with Liverpool whilst at Barca, coincidentally he lost his place in the team to none other than Dani Alves - nothing to be ashamed of there. At Inter Milan he struggled 'being abroad and the language barrier proved to be a problem'. At Betis he shone with a little faith from the manager and at Valencia he's struggled at times but overall been a mainstay in the team. Premier League is a whole new beast, I fancy looking at his history he would be a sound addition on the basis he plays and the manager and squad place their trust in him. Big ask to step ahead of Bruno though.
 


B.W.

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Jul 5, 2003
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None of us know how good, or otherwise, any of these new signings are going to be until they start to kick a ball for earnest for the Albion. End of.

So a player who's played for Barca and Valencia is not a more safe bet than one who's only played for, say, Worthing?
 




BBassic

I changed this.
Jul 28, 2011
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Bernardo looks bloody good as well.

Yep, agreed.

or two things we were bloody lucky with last season - injuries and suspensions

Absolutely. Can you imagine if one or more of Stephens, Propper and Gross got sidelined with a long term injury? We'd have been f**ked.
 


saafend_seagull

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Jul 5, 2003
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Just go on twitter .... Made some big mistakes last season including giving away 2 pens in one game Vs real Madrid.

Would still prefer this guy to greyhound

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Who scored rank him as the 38th best player in la liga and third best right back in 2017/2018.


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albionite

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May 20, 2009
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Was hoping the right back for Caen had more truth to it but this would be a good signing.

Ok he hasn’t been able to hold down a place at the clubs he has been at, but they have all been big clubs.
 










forumwayseagull

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Oct 22, 2005
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https://www.football.london/fulham-fc/fulham-pulled-out-martin-montoya-15010305


HomeFulhamFulham
Fulham pulled out of Martin Montoya deal to pursue other option at right back
Exclusive: Fulham will not pursue another option at right back after pulling out of the deal




Fulham will not be signing Martin Montoya on deadline day after the club stalled on a deal and have now chosen to move on an alternate option.

Reports suggested that the Valencia man had rejected the side in favour of a move to Brighton and Hove Albion, but football.london understands that it was in fact Fulham who stalled on the move.


The club have been after a right back in this window and Montoya looked to be that man, but the Cottagers will instead move on to a different target after opting to pull the plug on the deal for the former Barcelona man and he now looks set to join Brighton and Hove Albion.

READ MORE
Fulham transfer news: The latest on Sergio Rico, Joe Bryan and Andre Zambo Anguissa
Fulham are still hoping to bring in four new faces including that right back, with football.london also understanding that the deal for Joe Bryan is nearing completion, while deals for Sergio Rico and Andre Zambo Anguissa are ongoing.

It's been a successful transfer window for the club this summer - adding eight new faces so far to the side, including big names such as Jean-Michael Seri and Andre Schurrle, while Aleksandar Mitrovic also returned on a permanent deal from Newcastle United.


Valencia's Spanish defender Martin Montoya (Image: JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Fulham's Premier League campaign gets underway against Crystal Palace on Saturday at Craven Cottage, when former boss Roy Hodgson returns to west London.
 






TSB

Captain Hindsight
Jul 7, 2003
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Lansdowne Place, Hove
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HomeFulhamFulham
Fulham pulled out of Martin Montoya deal to pursue other option at right back
Exclusive: Fulham will not pursue another option at right back after pulling out of the deal




Fulham will not be signing Martin Montoya on deadline day after the club stalled on a deal and have now chosen to move on an alternate option.

Reports suggested that the Valencia man had rejected the side in favour of a move to Brighton and Hove Albion, but football.london understands that it was in fact Fulham who stalled on the move.


The club have been after a right back in this window and Montoya looked to be that man, but the Cottagers will instead move on to a different target after opting to pull the plug on the deal for the former Barcelona man and he now looks set to join Brighton and Hove Albion.

READ MORE
Fulham transfer news: The latest on Sergio Rico, Joe Bryan and Andre Zambo Anguissa
Fulham are still hoping to bring in four new faces including that right back, with football.london also understanding that the deal for Joe Bryan is nearing completion, while deals for Sergio Rico and Andre Zambo Anguissa are ongoing.

It's been a successful transfer window for the club this summer - adding eight new faces so far to the side, including big names such as Jean-Michael Seri and Andre Schurrle, while Aleksandar Mitrovic also returned on a permanent deal from Newcastle United.


Valencia's Spanish defender Martin Montoya (Image: JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Fulham's Premier League campaign gets underway against Crystal Palace on Saturday at Craven Cottage, when former boss Roy Hodgson returns to west London.

Haha. The Leicester excuse "We weren't interested anyway"
 


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