[Albion] Charalampos Kostoulas SINGED 5-year deal

[brighton_tom]

Fee £29m ? - lower than reported elsewhere

Sky saying the same.

 

[JBizzle]

Fee £29m ? - lower than reported elsewhere

Maybe they meant 35m euros?

 

[Quebec Seagull]

Don't know if this has already been mentioned in the thread, but sidebar: Remember that 'mp' in Greek is pronounced 'b' -- so 'Kharalabos'. See also NBA giant Giannis Antetokounmpo, pronounced 'Antehtokoonbo'.


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[Coalburner]

Don't know if this has already been mentioned in the thread, but sidebar: Remember that 'mp' in Greek is pronounced 'b' -- so 'Kharalabos'. See also NBA giant Giannis Antetokounmpo, pronounced 'Antehtokoonbo'.


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Glad someone raised this. The Greek word for bar, pronounced bar is mpar

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

In the space of 2 weeks we’ve gone from paying £40m for a 17 year old to £30m for an 18 year old. That should make the deal a bit easier for some to get their head around!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

If this lad turns out to be amazing, l’m naming him CHARADONA.

You can all have that, for free.

 

[warmleyseagull]

Don't know if this has already been mentioned in the thread, but sidebar: Remember that 'mp' in Greek is pronounced 'b' -- so 'Kharalabos'. See also NBA giant Giannis Antetokounmpo, pronounced 'Antehtokoonbo'.


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Just forwarded to WA.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Don't know if this has already been mentioned in the thread, but sidebar: Remember that 'mp' in Greek is pronounced 'b' -- so 'Kharalabos'. See also NBA giant Giannis Antetokounmpo, pronounced 'Antehtokoonbo'.


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And the Ch at the start is more like an H sound, sort of like the way a Scottish person would say the last two letters of "loch".

Not like the way I heard a Sky reporter pronounce it the other day, which was a hard CH like in Chariots of Fire

 

[Nightfall]

Also "Bambis" is short for Charalampos, so teammates in the U21 NT gave him the nickname "Babistuta" after the argentinian legend Batistuta.

 

[ukpolska]

I still have to pinch myself in how far Brighton have come from the little old club that I used to visit as a kid in my Clarks shoes on cold and wintery 1960s Saturdays to where they are now.
Contracts in those days were done over a pint of Harvey's and a packet of fags.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Glad someone raised this. The Greek word for bar, pronounced bar is mpar

Does one stick it up their jumpar?

 

[Rodney Thomas]

Don't know if this has already been mentioned in the thread, but sidebar: Remember that 'mp' in Greek is pronounced 'b' -- so 'Kharalabos'. See also NBA giant Giannis Antetokounmpo, pronounced 'Andehtokoonbo'.

And the "nt" is also more of a "d" sound with a soft "n" in front.

(Granted it's not relevant for Charalampos though).

 

[Papa Lazarou]

So. How do we pronounce his name?

 

[Poyningsgull]

So. How do we pronounce his name?

Costalot.?

 

[el punal]

I still have to pinch myself in how far Brighton have come from the little old club that I used to visit as a kid in my Clarks shoes on cold and wintery 1960s Saturdays to where they are now.
Contracts in those days were done over a pint of Harvey's and a packet of fags.

Sorry for correcting you but it would have been over a pint of Tamplins, which was then taken over by the monstrous Watney’s (excuse me, cat’s piss). 90% of pubs in Brighton and Hove were were tied to Watney’s and therefore required’ to serve their muck. Unless of course contracts were drawn up in Lewes, home of said Harvey’s brewery.

As for fag packets, take your pick from Senior Service, Woodbine, Embassy, No.6, Rothmans and so on. Had it been an overseas player you might have chosen Gauloises, Camel, Lucky Strike or Marlboro.

Right, I’m going back to bed.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

What a coup for the club to get this done, if that's what happened. If anyone had told me we'd be signing greek teenager wunderkinds for 30 million, beating Chelsea and other bigger clubs to get them, you might be forgiven in raising a sceptical eyebrow. Once again, shows what a well run and attractive proposition we now are for young talent around the world. Of course it remains to be seen if they can deliver on the pitch but for now, well done to all concerned.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

So. How do we pronounce his name?

Greek Charlie

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Yep. Charlie Kostoulas

 

[peterward]

If this lad turns out to be amazing, l’m naming him CHARADONA.

You can all have that, for free.

Sounds a lot better than CHARALOCADIA

 

[Barnet Seagull]