TP's 3 best signings???

[monkeycat]

Jan 23, 2010 10:33:54 GMT dadofsam said:

not signed by him, but let's not forget that without mama Pulis' sole tactic wouldn't work and we wouldn't be in the Prem.
Shawcross - described by many as having the worst Stoke debut they could ever remember- you know who you are
Crossley - we were heading for the rocks and would have sunk without trace

The bad list is a very long one, but top must include his own son; Anthony, nepotism at its most disgusting

TP did sign Mama, he was his last signing before he was sacked

[staliondal]

top 3 permenents
1. Fuller
2. Lawrence
3. Shawcross

top 3 loans
1. Taggert
2. Crossley
3. Hendrie

worst 3 perm's
1. Williams
2. Pericard
3. Sweeney

worst 3 loans
1. Camara
2. Kelly
3. Bothroyd

[aupduck]

Fuller.
Etherington.
Shawcross.
then possibly Sidibie, a free from gillingham, not bad.

[manchesterstokie]

Fuller, Fuller, & Fuller
(in that order)

[Aleksandr Orlov]

Lawrence (£500,000)
Fuller (£500,000)
If it wasnt for those pair in our promotion season we wouldnt be here today AND would have had 30 goals less!

AND its a tie between sorensen and Shawcross

[Aleksandr Orlov]

you have to give TP credit, he has done brilliantly in the transfer market over the years and has made more good signings than bad ones ands hasnt spend a great deal so to speak

[jen]

Of our current team:

Fuller - got the best out of him.
Shawcross - spotted a real talent and developed him into captain material
Etherington - took a bit of a gamble (ahem) on Matty, but now back to top form and an absolute bargain when you see the kinds of prices being touted around in this window.

Previously, Taggart was an immense signing for us - turned us round and sorted out the defence almost single handedly. And also gave the fans one of the funniest moments when he strangled Denis Wise.

[KOS]

Jan 23, 2010 1:19:07 GMT staffordpotter78 said:

Jan 23, 2010 0:00:24 GMT dwr17477 said:

OK, all this transfer speculation and shit is getting a bit boring. There's no ins and no outs so far and it may stay that way, so with that in mind let's deal with some of TP's previous transfer activity...

Who do you think are his 3 best signings in his time as Stoke City manager???


And his 3 worst???


I'll go first, although this is subject to change dependent upon other replies jogging my memory!!!

3 best signings...Shawcross (great defender who must be on the verge of an England call up...a certain Mr. James could be a great influence on Ryan's possible inclusion in England's World Cup Squad), Fuller (this man is seemingly much maligned, yet he is one of the main reasons we are where we are. Got to be in other people's list, surely??? and Beattie (may have been a disappointment this season but without his goals in '08/09 we could well have been playing in the Championship this season).

3 worst signings...Williams (phew, how did this happen, TP??? Meant to have done the job Taggart eventually did but failed miserably), Davies (was a much talked about future star at Southampton but injury has really taken it's toll, so maybe a bit unfair to class him as a worst signing, just unlucky) and Kitson ( erm, I remember getting excited when we signed Tony Ellis from Preston all those years ago but the build up to the Kitson signing surpassed even that!!! What a waste of money!!! What were his problems last season??? Credit where credit's due, his winner against Sunderland and good finish against Bolton has gained us 4 important points this season).


Well, there you go. My 3 of the best, 3 of the worst as far as TP's signings go...what say you???

The best:
1- Fuller
2-Shawcross
3-Shtaniuk

Although I must give credit to the signings of Taggart, Hendrie, Clive Clarke and Higginbotham.

The worst:
1-Pericard
2-Bangoura
3-Kitson

Although there have been so many other poor signings such as Williams, Demar Phillips and Peter Reid!!

Clive Clarke!!!!