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Post by ukcstokie on Mar 28, 2010 0:16:54 GMT
Pennant - £1.5m
O'Hara - £6m
Sharna - Free
Carltonn Cole - £10m
Offset by various players moving on (Beatie, etc) would probably mean that the above could be have for £10m.
Would move us up to Europa league contenders IMHO.
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Post by jacka118 on Mar 28, 2010 0:22:19 GMT
I think I would agree with this, but I dont know if i want us to get into the Europa League :/ obviously I would love to see Stoke playing in Europe but the amount of games you have to play in the competition now is ridiculous...We would have to seriously expand our squad in the summer to be able to stay up and compete in Europe
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Post by ukcstokie on Mar 28, 2010 0:26:52 GMT
Agreed - the Europa League is more trouble than it's worth.
But I thought that the Champions League may be too big a step next season!
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Post by Mint Berry Barks on Mar 28, 2010 0:26:51 GMT
This summer transfer window will be Stoke's 'Coming of Age' as a premiership club I reckon. Pulis' and Coates' 3 year plan will involve massively improving our squad come the end of the season.
Exciting times.
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Post by jacka118 on Mar 28, 2010 0:27:44 GMT
But I though that the Champions League may be too big a step next season! why not  |
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Post by ukcstokie on Mar 28, 2010 0:29:18 GMT
But I though that the Champions League may be too big a step next season! why not Indeed. I reckon that most European sides would need a new set of underware when faced against us. |
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Post by Scrotnig on Mar 28, 2010 0:35:46 GMT
I don't want to see us in Europe for another two years at least. Let's get our Premiership status secure and stable first, and then move on.
Too many teams got caught out chasing the European dream. Leeds springs to mind.Let's be slow and steady.
That said, at the start of what turned out to be our promotion season, I said much the same thing - that we needed a couple of years stability in the Championship otherwise we'd come straight back down. So please feel free to tell me to fuck right off.
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Post by hotterpotter on Mar 28, 2010 0:37:30 GMT
I don't want to see us in Europe for another two years at least. Let's get our Premiership status secure and stable first, and then move on. Too many teams got caught out chasing the European dream. Leeds springs to mind.Let's be slow and steady. That said, at the start of what turned out to be our promotion season, I said much the same thing - that we needed a couple of years stability in the Championship. So please feel free to tell me to fuck right off. You make it so tempting...but alas I agree - I'm in no hurry for us to be in Europe.  |
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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 28, 2010 11:53:32 GMT
More of the same next season for me. I don't think the Europa Leagues a good thing yet and would generate too many fixtures for us as Fulham are now finding out.
We should be aiming for mid table the next 2 seasons so we can generate more Premiership money and build our squad to it's max gradually rather than tearing it apart.
We have some good youngsters coming through like Marshall, Lund, Arismendi and Shotton. For me 4-5 quality players in for next season would be spot on with some dead wood shifted.
*ins*
Scharner (Wigan) FREE
O'Hara (Spurs) 5m
Zigic (Valencia) 10m
Pennant (Zaragoza) 1.5m
Behadj (pompey) 3m
*outs*
Amdy Faye free
Beattie 2m
Pugh 1.5m
Davies 1m
Tonge 1.5m
Sonko free
Diao Free
Dicko 2m
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 28, 2010 11:55:59 GMT
Can we get Scott parker?
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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 28, 2010 12:00:13 GMT
Parkers a class act but could see his wages being astonomical and he's a London boy. Knowing greedy Arry he'll be after him.
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Post by scfcmacca on Mar 28, 2010 12:01:04 GMT
the next level for us now is to get ourselves stable for two seasons whilst we build a strong quality team to get into europ so lets say next season and season after we get ourselves finishing in 10th-8th place that gives us 4 windows to go shopping in get the best avaliable players to our club and build slowly but firmly. or just fucking lets go all out for the laegue next season |
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Post by march4 on Mar 28, 2010 12:23:25 GMT
I think those going out will be largely replaced with signings for the future.
A 'Mama with goals' is the most needed newcomer. A goal threat from right flank would be nice.
Of course, we must sign a centre back - TP can't help himself.
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