| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 16:18 - Sep 25 with 2330 views | EagleEye |
Interesting insight to the way clubs operate differently. Great to hear a good news story about the way the club operated back in those days. Wonder if the MO is the same today ? |  | |  |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 16:27 - Sep 25 with 2316 views | KeithHaynes |
Another good signing by HJ.
Sold for 5 million.
As some do never really went anywhere after he left the Swans. |  |
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| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 16:59 - Sep 25 with 2250 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 16:27 - Sep 25 by KeithHaynes |
Another good signing by HJ.
Sold for 5 million.
As some do never really went anywhere after he left the Swans. |
My recollection was he was bought for £5m from Barnsley and sold for £15m or above to Fulham after getting into the England squad.
I have never liked the phrase "fire-sale" as this has parallels with "fire damaged sale" which suggests 5p-10p in the pound. The word indicates big losses and desperation. It is used loosely today as a forced sale. Swansea had big losses on Clucas for sure but small loses on Ayew J and Ferdandez but big profits on Mawson and Fabianski.
"Galvanised" is another loose word thrown around carelessly. Most people that use it have never heard of Luigi Galvani who the process was named after or the process itself. [Post edited 25 Sep 19:05]
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| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 17:30 - Sep 25 with 2151 views | theloneranger |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 16:27 - Sep 25 by KeithHaynes |
Another good signing by HJ.
Sold for 5 million.
As some do never really went anywhere after he left the Swans. |
It was reported as £20M to Fulham. |  |
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| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 17:57 - Sep 25 with 2109 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 16:59 - Sep 25 by ReslovenSwan1 |
My recollection was he was bought for £5m from Barnsley and sold for £15m or above to Fulham after getting into the England squad.
I have never liked the phrase "fire-sale" as this has parallels with "fire damaged sale" which suggests 5p-10p in the pound. The word indicates big losses and desperation. It is used loosely today as a forced sale. Swansea had big losses on Clucas for sure but small loses on Ayew J and Ferdandez but big profits on Mawson and Fabianski.
"Galvanised" is another loose word thrown around carelessly. Most people that use it have never heard of Luigi Galvani who the process was named after or the process itself. [Post edited 25 Sep 19:05]
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Galvani.
Fulham can be cheap, even today, which club is in the better position? |  | | |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 18:18 - Sep 25 with 2074 views | KeithHaynes |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 17:30 - Sep 25 by theloneranger |
It was reported as £20M to Fulham. |
You could be right mate, passage of time. | |
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| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 19:11 - Sep 25 with 1972 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 17:57 - Sep 25 by SullutaCreturned |
Galvani.
Fulham can be cheap, even today, which club is in the better position? |
Some corrections made to my post as I know you guys are always red hot on fact checking with respect to people from the Neath Valley. Hotbed of metallurgy.
A French guy actually invested it. A British engineer patented the process and came up with the lightweight corrugated zinc huts for the military. He was a Mr Nissan. Nissan huts are now commonly seen to house free range pigs.
Why it is used by football pundits is a mystery..Martin Allen while at Barnet stated he had turned around the clubs fortunes by "literally galvanising the enthusiasm of the dressing room". Gobblygook on stilts. He "literally" coated enthusiasm of his players with zinc. [Post edited 25 Sep 19:17]
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| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 19:45 - Sep 25 with 1887 views | theloneranger |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 19:11 - Sep 25 by ReslovenSwan1 |
Some corrections made to my post as I know you guys are always red hot on fact checking with respect to people from the Neath Valley. Hotbed of metallurgy.
A French guy actually invested it. A British engineer patented the process and came up with the lightweight corrugated zinc huts for the military. He was a Mr Nissan. Nissan huts are now commonly seen to house free range pigs.
Why it is used by football pundits is a mystery..Martin Allen while at Barnet stated he had turned around the clubs fortunes by "literally galvanising the enthusiasm of the dressing room". Gobblygook on stilts. He "literally" coated enthusiasm of his players with zinc. [Post edited 25 Sep 19:17]
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Why is it "Gobblygook"?? ...
When Martin Allen's meaning is in the Oxford English Dictionary!! | |
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| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 20:26 - Sep 25 with 1832 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 19:45 - Sep 25 by theloneranger |
Why is it "Gobblygook"?? ...
When Martin Allen's meaning is in the Oxford English Dictionary!! |
He used the word literally and rooms ( even enthusiastic ones) cannot be galvanized by zinc if the rooms are not made of steel like the Nissan huts. | |
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| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 20:45 - Sep 25 with 1817 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
The word itself is dubious. "Hoover" is also a noun and adjective simply from use. You can do some hoovering and a room can be "hoovered,"
Explain to me exactly what galvanized means in Martin Allen's "what we did first at Barnet was galvanize the enthusiasm of the dressing room". It is meaningless. [Post edited 25 Sep 22:20]
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| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 19:14 - Sep 26 with 1090 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 20:45 - Sep 25 by ReslovenSwan1 |
The word itself is dubious. "Hoover" is also a noun and adjective simply from use. You can do some hoovering and a room can be "hoovered,"
Explain to me exactly what galvanized means in Martin Allen's "what we did first at Barnet was galvanize the enthusiasm of the dressing room". It is meaningless. [Post edited 25 Sep 22:20]
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galvanize
/ˈɡalvənʌɪz/
verb
1.
shock or excite (someone) into taking action:
"the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action" | | | |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 19:36 - Sep 26 with 1077 views | Luther27 |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 18:18 - Sep 25 by KeithHaynes |
You could be right mate, passage of time. |
We made a few quid/pesatas on him so it was good business and that’s all that counts really mate. | | | |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 19:39 - Sep 26 with 1066 views | KeithHaynes |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 19:45 - Sep 25 by theloneranger |
Why is it "Gobblygook"?? ...
When Martin Allen's meaning is in the Oxford English Dictionary!! |
The ex football manager ? | |
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| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 21:42 - Sep 26 with 967 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Alfie Mawson quip about Swansea vs Fulhan on 19:14 - Sep 26 by SullutaCreturned |
galvanize
/ˈɡalvənʌɪz/
verb
1.
shock or excite (someone) into taking action:
"the urgency of his voice galvanized them into action" |
It has come to mean this but has no link to the the metallurgical meaning. Enthused is adequate.
Many people think it means something else like reinforced or strengthened. It is used loosely in football. | |
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