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Post by ukcstokie on Jul 16, 2011 0:29:32 GMT
...and moaning about the price.
If we want expensive, proven players, then the Premiership is the place to go.
If we want cheaper to buy, players who will want £25k/week, then we have to take a chance and look to the Continent. It's a chance, but like signing Woodgate, Fuller, Cresswell, et al, we are not adverse to taking chances are we?
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Post by Trouserdog on Jul 16, 2011 8:13:53 GMT
Absolutely. I was about to post the same thing, but you've summed it up so succinctly that it's saved me the trouble.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2011 8:24:04 GMT
Is Waitrose the new Crufts?
Aldi = dog's home
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Post by seddonstandviewer on Jul 16, 2011 8:28:41 GMT
You moan it's expensive but you always go in and have a good old browse, pick up the expensive bottle of red, toy with the idea of buying it, tease yourself to death with it before you put it down, walk away and call in at Aldi on the way home.  EDIT: I hope your not comparing Carlton Cole to shopping at Watirose? I'd have him down as that dodgy bottle of Kumala from the shelves of Bargain Booze. |
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Post by potterplant on Jul 16, 2011 8:32:07 GMT
i work at waitrose and gave me a very big bonus
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Post by scotpotter on Jul 16, 2011 9:18:52 GMT
Yes, but buying Cole is like spending more than you should and finding out you also have a fukin £100 parking fine as well. You are definitely not getting value for money!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2011 9:59:42 GMT
Sadly -there are no branches of Waitrose near Warrington
the really great news is though, they are building a KFC in Latchford
HURRAH !
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Post by E1 Potter on Jul 16, 2011 10:14:10 GMT
I shop at Waitrose every week and while it is easy to spend a load of money on un-necessary luxuries, there are still good quality bargains to be had! I am going to put my trust in Tone which ever shop he goes to!
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Post by trickydicky73 on Jul 16, 2011 10:16:50 GMT
I think it's time we made a decision; either we change the wage structure, to enable us to get better players, or we say "40 grand is our limit" and stop looking at players we think may demand more. If Carlton Cole is quibbling about wages, we can rule out Defoe or N'Zogbia, too. Is this moving on? Surely we should be willing to pay the going rate, even if the going rate is silly money? Yes, I know it's not my money to spend, but why not just say. This is our policy; No class players, just good squad players. It would stop the hope building/destroying charade. |
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Post by 11wilkosinateam on Jul 16, 2011 10:19:03 GMT
though shopping for cheap players on the continent is what west brom do and they are the yoyo team (stabalising now sadly) they get lucky with the odd ones .. odemwingie, mulumbu etc but they have their fair amounts of shit aswell
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Post by stokeoptimist on Jul 16, 2011 10:21:19 GMT
It's a bit like shopping at Mark's for food, you don't do a big shop just a few treats!
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jul 16, 2011 10:23:35 GMT
I think it's time we made a decision; either we change the wage structure, to enable us to get better players, or we say "40 grand is our limit" and stop looking at players we think may demand more. If Carlton Cole is quibbling about wages, we can rule out Defoe or N'Zogbia, too. Is this moving on? Surely we should be willing to pay the going rate, even if the going rate is silly money? Yes, I know it's not my money to spend, but why not just say. This is our policy; No class players, just good squad players. It would stop the hope building/destroying charade. Carlton Cole would have been with in the wage structure with what he was asking but the management team didn't think he was worth it witch is fair enough as he was coming as back up, you need to realise that just because a player is asking for x and Stoke can afford it, it doesn't mean they should pay it if they feel its more than the player is worth. Its 100% the right way to do things. |
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Post by 11wilkosinateam on Jul 16, 2011 10:30:10 GMT
It's a bit like shopping at Mark's for food, you don't do a big shop just a few treats! yeah but stoke are looking for the equivalent of percy pigs ... good and cheap |
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Post by toddyssilkyskills on Jul 16, 2011 10:33:56 GMT
It's a bit like shopping at Mark's for food, you don't do a big shop just a few treats! Marks is somewhere you shop when you are trying to impress, or are a snobby twat. It's a bit like having a Merc instead of a BMW. |
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Post by toddyssilkyskills on Jul 16, 2011 10:35:03 GMT
If Waitrose are paying £50k per week though how do I get an application form please?
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Post by oldgit57 on Jul 16, 2011 10:57:19 GMT
I think it's time we made a decision; either we change the wage structure, to enable us to get better players, or we say "40 grand is our limit" and stop looking at players we think may demand more. If Carlton Cole is quibbling about wages, we can rule out Defoe or N'Zogbia, too. Is this moving on? Surely we should be willing to pay the going rate, even if the going rate is silly money? Yes, I know it's not my money to spend, but why not just say. This is our policy; No class players, just good squad players. It would stop the hope building/destroying charade. Couldnt agree more. Trouble is we want Lionel Messi for 30 quid a week, aint gonna happen, so perhaps we should stop the teasing eh Tone! |
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Post by farnborostokie63 on Jul 16, 2011 11:01:46 GMT
I work for an electrical contractor for Waitrose with their current expansion and refits we're keeping nice and busy but I dont shop there though
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Post by march4 on Jul 16, 2011 11:10:33 GMT
Waitrose issued a press release this week, saying they are not interested in basing a shop in Stoke-on-Trent ;D
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jul 16, 2011 12:44:31 GMT
I think it's time we made a decision; either we change the wage structure, to enable us to get better players, or we say "40 grand is our limit" and stop looking at players we think may demand more. If Carlton Cole is quibbling about wages, we can rule out Defoe or N'Zogbia, too. Is this moving on? Surely we should be willing to pay the going rate, even if the going rate is silly money? Yes, I know it's not my money to spend, but why not just say. This is our policy; No class players, just good squad players. It would stop the hope building/destroying charade. Couldnt agree more. Trouble is we want Lionel Messi for 30 quid a week, aint gonna happen, so perhaps we should stop the teasing eh Tone! Really, I haven't seen that any where I thought Stoke were after C. Cole for what he's worth and not some stupid number he and his agent plucked out of thin air. |
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Post by march4 on Jul 16, 2011 12:46:33 GMT
Couldnt agree more. Trouble is we want Lionel Messi for 30 quid a week, aint gonna happen, so perhaps we should stop the teasing eh Tone! Really, I haven't seen that any where I thought Stoke were after C. Cole for what he's worth and not some stupid number he and his agent plucked out of thin air. +1 |
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Post by brumpotter on Jul 16, 2011 12:54:02 GMT
The "how far can you extend a metaphor" thread. I shop at sainsbury's - so what does that say?
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Post by march4 on Jul 16, 2011 12:56:51 GMT
The "how far can you extend a metaphor" thread. I shop at sainsbury's - so what does that say? You can't afford Waitrose prices |
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Post by oldgit57 on Jul 16, 2011 19:18:29 GMT
Really, I haven't seen that any where I thought Stoke were after C. Cole for what he's worth and not some stupid number he and his agent plucked out of thin air. +1 Ok lads, point taken. Perhaps I was a bit ott. Tbh was more of a rant about restrictions of a rigid adherence to wage structure than making a case for Cole. This is not a call for a spending spree, more a little common sense flexibility. |
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Post by sutekh on Jul 16, 2011 19:28:24 GMT
Our wage structure is a double edged sword imo, i admire the club for having a wage ceiling but we will never attract the better players to take us to the next level all the time we have one and it will eventually lead to our demise as a premier league club.
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Post by stokemark on Jul 16, 2011 19:32:29 GMT
Our wage structure is a double edged sword imo, i admire the club for having a wage ceiling but we will never attract the better players to take us to the next level all the time we have one and it will eventually lead to our demise as a premier league club. Sadly, Im forced to agree |
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Post by stokie25 on Jul 16, 2011 19:35:05 GMT
Our wage structure is a double edged sword imo, i admire the club for having a wage ceiling but we will never attract the better players to take us to the next level all the time we have one and it will eventually lead to our demise as a premier league club. Sadly, Im forced to agree we can't maintain this stance of capping salaries when all around us are blowing the ceiling off it, more recently Liverpool  |
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