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Post by pasa on Jul 11, 2010 12:49:44 GMT
just had a text off my mate, his gf works at the brit he reckons we're in for wes brown. ??? anyone itk who can confirm this?
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Post by southwalesstokie on Jul 11, 2010 12:51:05 GMT
I had a shiver down my spine reading the thread title.
Please god no!
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 11, 2010 12:52:21 GMT
Wes Brown would be a quality signing for a club like us and for that reason it would never happen as he would have better options.
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Post by ProudPotter17 on Jul 11, 2010 12:53:19 GMT
Wes Brown would be a quality signing for a club like us and for that reason it would never happen as he would have better options. Ditto
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2010 12:54:08 GMT
Wes Brown would be a quality signing for a club like us and for that reason it would never happen as he would have better options. Thank Christ for some common sense.
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Post by southwalesstokie on Jul 11, 2010 12:55:34 GMT
Wes Brown would be a quality signing for a club like us and for that reason it would never happen as he would have better options. Yeah and he prob wouldn't like being a back up for Wilko! Seems to be a liability whenever I watch him for United. Others obviously disagree though, so what do I know! ;D
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Post by luke45 on Jul 11, 2010 13:05:09 GMT
Wes Brown would be a disastrous signing for us IMO.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 11, 2010 13:07:55 GMT
Other than his injuries I can't think why he would be??
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2010 13:09:46 GMT
Wes Brown would be a disastrous signing for us IMO. In what sense? Just because he's perhaps not quite good enough for Man Yoo doesn't mean he wouldn't be good enough for us - there's a massive gulf between the two.
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Post by trebor63 on Jul 11, 2010 13:10:02 GMT
I don't know too much about Wes brown but I do know a few shit fans that really don't rate him at all. They pretty much all say that if he played for anyone other than them he'd be nowhere close to the England set up.
If he was the bait they used to lure Ryan away then from what I've heard we'd have the shitty end of the stick!
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Post by BoxxyTheLost on Jul 11, 2010 13:11:00 GMT
Other than his injuries I can't think why he would be?? because he doesn't play in the Man Utd 1st team regularly so he isn't good enough for us? plus he's getting on a bit. seriously though. would be a cracking signing and just the type we should be looking to make. they will want to thin their squad a bit so there's definitely a chance.
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Post by dozintheseventees on Jul 11, 2010 13:11:59 GMT
If someone said we had offered for Rooney someone would leap on to this board and say "please God no!"
Are you kidding? I don't think the bloke is England class (although after this WC I could be persuaded) but he is light years better than anyone we have. Consequently, as bayern has stated - this is total bullshit.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jul 11, 2010 13:45:35 GMT
Shite defender on sky rocket wages, yeah good signing
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Post by stokest5 on Jul 11, 2010 13:52:50 GMT
If someone said we had offered for Rooney someone would leap on to this board and say "please God no!" Are you kidding? I don't think the bloke is England class (although after this WC I could be persuaded) but he is light years better than anyone we have. Consequently, as bayern has stated - this is total bullshit. I agree with you mate. Browns not a player i'd dream of watching at the brit but if if it were true it wouldnt be a total disaster. Some people on here constantly moan, were not sigining enough players thens it he's never worth that or he's shit he it. Then again everyonr entitled to there own opinion just ashame some people is so negative all of the time.
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Post by Squeekster on Jul 11, 2010 13:54:56 GMT
Once again Brown and Heskey arn't good enough,Cole and Jenas pie in the sky.
Ever likley it takes us so long to get players in as they are too good or not good enough for us.
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Post by dozintheseventees on Jul 11, 2010 13:56:53 GMT
Yeh, of course he's shite. Wilco's far better. bet Fergy's on the phone trying to get us to do a straight swap.
I give up!
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Post by fromafar07 on Jul 11, 2010 13:57:53 GMT
quality signing or not, simple matter of the fact is WE DONT NEED HIM !! enough of the bloody defensive prospective signings ! its not goals being scored against us we have problems with !
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Post by RAF on Jul 11, 2010 13:59:16 GMT
Some people on here live in a fucking dream world. Wes Brown would be a great signing for us.
H
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Post by likelyladgalizmo on Jul 11, 2010 14:02:10 GMT
Wes Brown would be a legend. Surely that would mean one of our Centre backs moving on.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2010 14:04:28 GMT
Wes Brown would be a legend. Surely that would mean one of our Centre backs moving on. In the extreme, far off fantasy world where he'd sign for us, I'd bet my left bollock that Pulis would play him at right back.
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Post by fentonstokie on Jul 11, 2010 14:04:44 GMT
Wes Brown would be a legend. Surely that would mean one of our Centre backs moving on. You'd think so. cant see a player like Brown coming to little Stoke and been played out of his best postion
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Post by dozintheseventees on Jul 11, 2010 14:09:16 GMT
fromafar: You and a good many others bemoan the fact that we don't create enough chances for the strikers (well one striker anyway). There is a constant debate about 'creative' midfield players that we need to get in but I think we all know by now that they either cost far more than we could afford or we can't attract a player of that quality as they are in massive demand. Same goes for 'quality' strikers and we probably need to spend big (over the odds) to get one to come here. Humour me for a moment by accepting all that......
Given that we already have a creative player on the left and on the right either a fully fit and enthusiastic Lenny (or a suitable replacement) how do we get better servioce/more chances to the front men (whoever they are)? Decent full backs who can properly distribute the ball, carry it forward and pose an attacking threat would improve our supply immeasurably. this is the wrong thread to be honest because Brown is an absolute none starter and would have countless better offers than us. The fact remains that we DO need full backs (at least one anyway) as we fall down badly both defensively and as a creative attacking force because our full backs simply launch the ball in the general direction of Mama's head.
Even if we were unable to sign either a creative midfielder or a quality striker (might happen) two quality full backs would improve opur whole approach considerably and we would create more and score more.
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Post by pasa on Jul 11, 2010 14:19:52 GMT
i just hope that if we are then its not a part ex deal with shawcross going the other way.
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Post by fromafar07 on Jul 11, 2010 14:21:45 GMT
fromafar: You and a good many others bemoan the fact that we don't create enough chances for the strikers (well one striker anyway). There is a constant debate about 'creative' midfield players that we need to get in but I think we all know by now that they either cost far more than we could afford or we can't attract a player of that quality as they are in massive demand. Same goes for 'quality' strikers and we probably need to spend big (over the odds) to get one to come here. Humour me for a moment by accepting all that...... Given that we already have a creative player on the left and on the right either a fully fit and enthusiastic Lenny (or a suitable replacement) how do we get better servioce/more chances to the front men (whoever they are)? Decent full backs who can properly distribute the ball, carry it forward and pose an attacking threat would improve our supply immeasurably. this is the wrong thread to be honest because Brown is an absolute none starter and would have countless better offers than us. The fact remains that we DO need full backs (at least one anyway) as we fall down badly both defensively and as a creative attacking force because our full backs simply launch the ball in the general direction of Mama's head. Even if we were unable to sign either a creative midfielder or a quality striker (might happen) two quality full backs would improve opur whole approach considerably and we would create more and score more. we have one creative midfielder and only one. Etherington. Whitehead may as well be a back as much time as he spends there, Delap can move forward but is better at staying exactly there, in the middle. Whelan, well not sure what he does beyond firing the ball 20 yards over the goal just about every time he shoots. Diao is crap, Pugh could be good if ever used. so with the belief at this point that in open play midfielders and forwards do just that, move forward to score and defenders defend, we need to understand that we have a good (quite good) back 4 and with a few good subs as back up to boot. on the other hand we DO NOT HAVE any good creative midfielders beyond Etherington, money must be spent on at least one with some imagination ! maybe Tuncay as attacking midfielder and Delap as holding, Etherington on the left with some new guy on the right !! who knows ?
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Post by watcher on Jul 11, 2010 14:21:46 GMT
With neville already injured for the start of the season then it dont look a goer.
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Post by BangorStokie on Jul 11, 2010 14:25:07 GMT
NO THANKS
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Post by stokelad84 on Jul 11, 2010 14:39:33 GMT
hahaha
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Post by dozintheseventees on Jul 11, 2010 14:43:18 GMT
fromafar: I agree with much of that mate. I would simply question how much of the ball our new creative midfield player (they really are very hard to come by FAF) will see as it flies over his head on it's way to Mama's. If we still have the same full backs, that is what will happen as they are not capable of much more than that. Defensively we had a pretty good record up until the Chelsea game but the goals that we did let in (the bulk of anyway) were from poor defending in the full back positions (particularly the left).
OK you say we need more goals (I agree) so we need a quality striker (I agree). I'm less confident of signing a 'creative' midfielder because there are just so few available to us, they cost a fortune and they will always be chased by several other clubs. Let's assume that we sign a quality striker but cannot get the quality you and I both crave for CM (I think this is a very likely scenario). If we signed full backs that can defend and are comfortable on the ball they would provide far greater support to the two wide players and Whelan would get better balls, in better positions to be more creative. We would provide a much better service to the front men, create more chances and score more goals. It really is true that good full backs can = greater creativity and more goals. We are unlikely to get all that we want this transfer window and the least likely is a creative midfield player (IMO). Give that I'd like at least one quality full back (prefer two) and a quality striker. Obviously we would also need a right mid if Lenny goes. What any of this has to do with a Wes Brown thread I don't know (appolodies to the guy who started the thread) but we DO need full backs (GOOD ONES).
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Post by BangorStokie on Jul 11, 2010 15:25:52 GMT
with Capello's liking for injury prone defenders I surprised that he didnt go to South Africa
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Post by mattface on Jul 11, 2010 16:24:00 GMT
Can't think of a worse signing we could make - he's a liability everytime he plays.
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