Jose Holebas of Roma

Discussion in 'The Transfer List' started by Nnnn, Jun 24, 2015.

  1. Hornet23

    Hornet23 First Team

    Personally I hope that Mings will be a massive failure.
     
  2. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Still the signing I'm most pleased with. Skillful, aggressive, he looks like one of those players you see on the TV in, what is it now, oh yes the 'Champions League'.
     
  3. Jellyman

    Jellyman Squad Player

    Seeing Norwich struggle to get going on signings reminds me how important our London connection is.

    I just can't see players like Capoue or Holebas being keen on moving there.
     
  4. Thing is, with the Pozzo family, it's possible to sign quality foreign players with the possibility of moving to Udinese or Granada if it goes south at the Vic for whatever reason
     
  5. Nnnn

    Nnnn First Team

    IMO there's a better than even chance he will be
     
  6. El distraído

    El distraído Johnny Foreigner

    Thought he was good today. As long as his attitude is positive and not detrimental to the squad, I'd be very happy for him to stay.
     
  7. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Yes but as a 29/30 year old Greek international he won't want to stay here as a reserve. Needs to either be a first-year regular or move on.
     
  8. Bore

    Bore Reservist

    Yes - but with Ake returning at end of season surely he realises there is a place for him. For me would prefer to see Holebas and Ake sharing the playing time rather than Anya keep getting game time(nice bloke though).
     
  9. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Blinding player. Prefer Chovelas in that position though.
     
  10. Good player

    If only there wasn't this attitude or moaning thing or whatever
     
  11. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    And the shorts. The shorts are unacceptable in this era. In any era.
     
  12. Hornet23

    Hornet23 First Team

    Played well but even his interview after the game had an air of 'I don't want to be here'. Quique maybe told him to give us one performance to help us move him on next month.
     
  13. UpUpAndAway

    UpUpAndAway First Year Pro

    Did really well considering probable rustiness
     
  14. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    Perhaps he's just a sullen cove?

    I'd like him to stay as he is clearly a top player but he needs to convince himself, it would seem.
     
  15. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Still doesn't think he's coming
     
  16. Hornet23

    Hornet23 First Team

    Fantastic crossing yesterday and showed his pace. If he's staying then he offers us the option of putting decent crosses into the box. Ake doesn't really swing a lot of crosses in and Nyom's crossing is a bit hit and miss.
     
  17. Cude>2<

    Cude>2< First Team Captain

    Is there a link to this interview?
     
  18. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    He's going to be even more hacked off if dropped after yesterday!
     
  19. Nnnn

    Nnnn First Team

    I think he might accept QSF thinking that 2 games in 3 days after such a long layoff might not be wise. He might even agree.

    However the Man C game is a different story
     
  20. I didn't pick up any negative vibes from his HP interview
     
  21. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    He's your archetypal poker-faced, continental, hard man with added skill. I love him and hope he stays.
     
  22. BigRossLittleRoss

    BigRossLittleRoss First Team

    Played well offensively yesterday but his defensive work rate was a bit under par. Also thought he could have easily cut out Willians pass for their second goal , didn't even try . But overall a good comeback and great to have someone in the team that can actually cross
     
  23. Nnnn

    Nnnn First Team

    I think he's amusingly bonkers with added skill. I too love him and hope he stays.
     
  24. IRB

    IRB THe artist formally know as ImRonBurgundy?

    Been our best player this season imo
     
  25. UpUpAndAway

    UpUpAndAway First Year Pro

    Big few games for him now if Ake's ban doesn't get overturned or something
     
  26. Nnnn

    Nnnn First Team

    I can't see the club appealing against the red card TBH so a good chance for "the moody one" to cement his place in the side. If he can be arsed.
     
  27. El distraído

    El distraído Johnny Foreigner

    Big chance for Holebas to impress in the next 3 games. He was very good I thought against Chelsea, and should be more than adequate cover for Ake.

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  28. Witneyellow

    Witneyellow Reservist

    Why do we all (and Sky) call him Holebas but his shirt says Cholevas?
     
  29. nisman94

    nisman94 International Man of Mystery

    When he applied for Greek citizenship, he changed his name to Iosef Cholevas to make it more Greek sounding I guess
     
  30. Nnnn

    Nnnn First Team

    A decade or more without a top class left back then 2 come along at once
     
  31. Godfather

    Godfather bricklayer extraordinaire

    He grew up in Germany so I suspect Holobas is a phonetic translation that has stuck even if Cholevas would be closer to the actual Greek spelling of his family name.
     
  32. nisman94

    nisman94 International Man of Mystery

    True. Otherwise in Germany his surname would have been said as Holefas and that just sounds completely different. At least as Cholevas, the usage of the Greek letters means the v is written with a beta so it passed off as Holebas.
     
  33. Godfather

    Godfather bricklayer extraordinaire

    Worse ... the Germans would have called him Kohlefaß (that's a coal bucket to you or I).
     
  34. Siohmy

    Siohmy Reservist

    It will be interesting to get Holebas' thoughts now. I get the feeling he is putting in a shift as a shop window thing but he looked genuinely gutted at the end of the City game and must see he is at a club that is actually able to compete against the best with potentially more quality signings to come. It did seem, however, that he really was on his own at the end of the game. Only QSF went over to pull him up to his feet. Difficult to know what to make of his subsequent 2 minute statue impression he did!
     
  35. neraksarrab

    neraksarrab Making Professor Brian Cox look thick

    hopefully not as a fullback - one of the prerequisites is the ability to defend!!
     

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