Ricardo Pepi at PSV Eindhoven

Pepi starts! Groningen (17th) facing the 5 E’s (Heerenveen, 10th).

 

The last two matches Pepi was rated a 5 by VI.
Time to show against the Northern rivals.

 

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11 mis-spelers? Down 0-2 early 2nd half
(Sydney Van Hoodwink with both goals)​

 

For the second time in a month, behavior among Groningen supporters has temporarily suspended play at a match. I’d imagine they are looking at a significant punishment now pic.twitter.com/tfMvBKF41d

— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) March 19, 2023

 

Finished 0-2, Pepi playing the full game. They really shouldn't let Dutch fans drink heavily so early in the morning.

 

Sadly, there is nothing else to do in Groningen; get on your tractor, chug some Baxbier and plow your way over to the Euroborg... Just another Sunday for the Tractor Boys.

 

What's the US state/city equivalent of Groningen?

 

Actually Groningen is a buzzing, vibrant university students city with alot of hot places to go to and entertain yourself. If iirc there are about 40,000 students there in the city.

 

A less cosmopolitan Mississippi.

It's more like Siberia, with less snow. A fun Sat in Groningen...

 

Sounds kind of Boston-y, which coincidentally is another city with toxic fans

 

My niece was invited by Harvard to do a year research on cancer there, after they got to know her via cancer research at the university of Amsterdam. That was right in the middle of the corona crisis in the USA and I was like:"Nooooo, please don't gooooo".
Thankfully she came back sound and healthy.

 

More like St. Louis, really. Or maybe a much-less-cowboy Austin or Atlanta pre-hip-hop. Still very small (less than a quarter million) and by Dutch standards is the "sticks" - probably the furthest "big" city from Amsterdam, and for sure the furthest from Rotterdam. It has a pretty quaint center, but is still very farm-oriented and full of nasty drunks who hate themselves with good reason. lol!

 

Haha, you can't hide your (spouses) Frisian roots with feuds towards the Groningers going back to the 14hundreds.

 

https://www.ed.nl/psv/psv-heeft-ricardo-pepi-van-fc-groningen-op-de-korrel~a0bb49e1/

Translation:

PSV is targeting Ricardo Pepi from FC Groningen
PSV is already busy in the search for offensive options for next season. Several players are in the picture for the selection for the 2023-2024 season, in which the names of Milan van Ewijk (sc Heerenveen) and Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente) have already been mentioned

 

Yea, PSV probably has a long list of players its looking at but it will certainly be interesting to see where Ricardo Pepi is playing to begin the 2023/2024 season.

 

Well, how about that.
The youngster, who punched at FC Groningen former Orange international Willems has his father being charged for threatening a FC Groningen steward and for damaging the cell block in which he was held.

 

Also known as "Wednesday" in Groningen.

 

PSV watcher expects PSV isnot going to pay anywhere near the 16 million Pepi cost Augsburg.
https://www.footballtransfers.com/n...cardo-pepi-man-van-163-miljoen-euro?rt_feed=1

Journalist Rik Elfrink verwacht niet dat PSV van zins is om het aankoopbedrag van FC Augsburg voor Pepi te naderen. Hij heeft nog een contract tot medio 2026. “Dat bedrag zal PSV niet willen betalen, maar zo ver is de situatie ook nog helemaal niet. PSV bekijkt als gemeld meerdere mogelijkheden in binnen- en buitenland.”

 

Feels like an ugly game of chicken is on the horizon for Pepi and Augsburg

 

What number is Augsburg willing to eat on that initial transfer? They will never get it back.
Maybe make a PSV (or any interested party) deal very appealing for them up front but they keep some of the next sell on?
This one could get ugly.

Let‘s hope not for Pepi.

 

I don't really pay too much attention to Augsburg but they have not scored a lot of goals this season. I wonder if a year of good, feisty "living-away-from-home" soccer for Pepi combined with weak output from Augsburg means the give him a second look? Any Bavarians in the house have a POV?

 

Word is Augsburg want to bring him back next year. Word is that Pepi does not want to come back.
Since Augsburg is never going to get most of their money back it makes all of the sense in the world to bring him back.

…..but you see other teams interested because Pepi‘s agent has supposedly told them he does not want to come back.

That‘s why the description of playing chicken is apt here. This can go many ways.


FWIW….Augsburg play a physical, tight style. That‘s how they get their points. Creativity and flowing do not exist there. As a forward you are better off being a battler. It simply doesn‘t fit Pepi. I can see him going back and doing better than when he came, but it really is a very poor fit.

I personally think that Pepi is right to try and move away for his career. Deep down I think FCA knows it also. He won‘t work there. It‘s just that huge initial fee. That‘s the barrier. How much can they recoup, and how willing are they to play chicken.

 

I would rather have Pepi at PSV than Augsburg.

 

FYP

 

In last two seasons, PSV's top transfer in was €6M, per Transfermarkt. How much would they spend on Pepi?
How much of a bath is Augsburg willing to take?