Interest in a Korean Giant?
Everton's search for new additions in the January transfer window could result in the signing of giant forward Kim-Shin Wook who measures in at 6ft-5in and is regarded as one of South Korea's leading players.
He is one of the stars of the K-League where he has lead the line for Ulsan Hyundai for the past four seasons. The 24-year-old helped the club land the AFC Champions League last year and has a decent goalscoring record having found the net 61 times in 159 appearances in the K-League.
Everton's scouts have watched the man known as “Our Giant” by the Ulsan Hyundai and talks could open up over a transfer to the Premier League, according to the Daily Mail.
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Posted
13/01/2013 at
08:50:51
Who? Scoring in the K-League is one thing but the Premier League is a little different! But I trust DM... COYB!
Posted
13/01/2013 at
09:01:20
This would be good for our profile in Korea which is soccer mad.
Posted
13/01/2013 at
09:17:31
Soccer? Good grief, let's not call the beautiful game that.
Posted
13/01/2013 at
09:40:00
Football had been called soccer in this country way before Pele coined that phrase Stu.
Posted
13/01/2013 at
11:17:47
Soccer is an old British word coined out of Association Football in the late 1800s and used to differentiate it from Rugby Football, but yes it has fallen into disuse in Britain as it was adopted by the Yanks and Aussies who prefer to use "football" for games played with the hands.
Posted
13/01/2013 at
11:29:23
6ft 5in - that's not a giant! When I saw the headline, I thought we were talking about a proper 25ft giant. Now that I'd like to see...
Posted
13/01/2013 at
12:15:20
Aye Kev, get him to sit in front of our goal....Tim Howard's replacement....clean sheet galore
Posted
13/01/2013 at
12:53:00
Let's hope he's not jolly and green.
Posted
13/01/2013 at
13:37:24
Is his name an anagram of something? This is a wind-up isn't it? Still one thing's for sure: we definitely need a striker. Jelavic has been poor this season and looks shot to bits.
Posted
13/01/2013 at
17:20:29
How many of his goals are headers? We don't want to go back to lumping it forward... Anyone for togger?
Posted
13/01/2013 at
18:20:20
I know soccer is an English word but it was created by egg chasers!!
Posted
13/01/2013 at
18:29:58
Replacement for the Big Fella?
Posted
13/01/2013 at
18:27:41
Hope it's a goer and he's got mates in north Korea with a few shilling .. imagine Kenwright trying to tell THEM he wants to be President.
Posted
13/01/2013 at
19:34:57
Being South Korean, he is unlikely to have too many 'many mates in north Korea' and it is even less likely that they will have 'a few shilling' (unless we are being literal).
Anybody else looking at what we already have and hankering for someone with pace, power and a low centre of gravity? Then again, maybe this bloke runs like Usain Bolt rather than Peter Crouch.
Posted
13/01/2013 at
19:49:34
Egg chasers, Stu? post-menopausal women?
Posted
13/01/2013 at
19:53:23
I think Kim-Shin Wook is Big Mick from the Chippy.
He's a big bloke, Mick (hence his name) but he's not a giant. Nor is he Korean, although he does sell dog meat burgers - £1.25, since you ask.
Posted
13/01/2013 at
20:06:11
I think he's just another Andy Johnson in the making and the correct English translation of his name is Skim (Just past the post) - Shin (over the bar) - Wook (abbreviation of hit the Woodwork)
so he sounds perfect for us.
Posted
14/01/2013 at
00:43:21
61 out of 159 in the K league - brutal!
Posted
14/01/2013 at
07:41:12
Rugby!
Posted
14/01/2013 at
08:03:23
Notes should have no trouble in turning him into a good defender at corners!
Posted
14/01/2013 at
07:22:17
Is this guy a southpaw? With everything coming from the left and nothing, apart from Jagielka's long punts, coming from the right, we need left-sided people in the box. Week-in & week-out, it's the same old story. Ask Jelavic and Ossie. Two sitters, two misses.
Anyway, this lad may be the ideal size for Moyes but his age would confine him to the bench. The K-League to the Premier League? No chance...
Posted
14/01/2013 at
09:28:49
Ulsan Hyunda finished 6th in the K-League last year and believe me after watching a few games it's no wonder the fans follow the PL!
Living in South Korea at the moment, I would love it if we signed him as I'd be able to watch more games on live TV including highlights on the Seoul Metro. The marketing would also be quite handy (you can buy a QPR, Sunderland or Swansea calendar no probs but no Mn Utd ones!) but I think, if that is the reason for the move, you would just take him on loan to build interest.
Posted
14/01/2013 at
13:45:22
At 6'-5" I'd prefer if we signed Pricey the boxer, who in their right mind would tackle him? Only Duncan Ferguson could throw a better punch on the football / togger / soccer / kick-about field.
Posted
14/01/2013 at
17:36:40
I'm curious as to why the media have dubbed him 'The Korean Peter Crouch". Yeah he's 6' 5" but appears to be evenly proportioned (unlike Crouch who looks like someone has dropped the contents of a packet of spaghetti). It also makes me wonder if the Koreans do the same thing in reverse. I mean do they look at say Phil Neville and think 'he's the English Fuk Kin Kak' (37-year-old Korean midfielder/defender known for pointing, fouling and chipping the ball into space occupied by nobody).
Posted
14/01/2013 at
18:31:00
It's all happening at Everton... I just love it!!!
Get the wallet open, Bill — Champions League, here we come!!!
Posted
16/01/2013 at
08:58:42
Kev 521, was watching the 6pm news yesterday and in a survey of beef burger products, a whole load of them were found to have traces of horse meat. One packet was found to have 29 percent horse meat. No dog meat mentioned though. I wonder does horse taste like chicken.
Posted
29/01/2013 at
07:19:44
Us and qpr have been linked again for this guy.
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372 Posted 13/01/2013 at 08:50:51