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Post by salopstick on Dec 17, 2011 16:46:23 GMT
half the board said he would fit like a glove, the other half said we would have to change our style to suit him most said it was a lot of money for the deal
either way he has been brilliant in nearly every game, works hard, chases, scores goals, assists, and generally better than he has been for spurs (my spurs mate again)
he must be loving it here
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Post by manchesterpotter on Dec 17, 2011 16:55:26 GMT
People that thought/think he was a bad signing are fucking idiots.
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Post by casper113 on Dec 17, 2011 16:57:42 GMT
question was is he worth 10 mil... oh yes he issssssssssssssss
goarrrrrrrrrrrn stoke
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Post by matisfaction on Dec 17, 2011 16:59:43 GMT
People that thought/think he was a bad signing are fucking idiots. Bang on! |
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Post by Gods on Dec 17, 2011 17:00:14 GMT
And I hear Demba Ba missed from a yard out today  Oh, and I was one of the Crouch doubters, happy to admit as you rather unkindly put it that I was a f*cking idiot ;D |
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Post by stokecity1986 on Dec 17, 2011 17:01:52 GMT
And I hear Demba Ba missed from a yard out today HAHA  |
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Post by Red and White Eyes on Dec 17, 2011 17:05:50 GMT
He's absolute class!!
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Post by bobafett on Dec 17, 2011 17:06:49 GMT
Crouchie is a stokie!!
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Post by Irish Stokie on Dec 17, 2011 17:06:59 GMT
People were right to say that he didn't look like he suited us early on, because that's exactly how it looked. The difference is that he has changed his game and is challenging the CB's in the air and I have never seen him more dominant in the air in his career as he has been in the last 2 games. He looks to have adjusted his game to suit our style and looks to have settled in brilliantly.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Dec 17, 2011 17:10:57 GMT
He's getting better every week and as actually started too look as strong as an ox.
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Post by scfcno1fan on Dec 17, 2011 17:11:46 GMT
His hold up play is world class. He really has been brilliant recently.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Dec 17, 2011 17:15:17 GMT
Must be looking at an England call up if he can keep his current form going.
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Post by likelyladgalizmo on Dec 17, 2011 17:16:14 GMT
Said he would Score 10-15 Goals this season when we signed the lad. Crouch is a class act.
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Post by henry on Dec 17, 2011 17:16:15 GMT
ive noticed these last couple of weeks that the crouch out, kj in brigade have justifiably fucked off.
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Post by Ddraigcoch on Dec 17, 2011 17:17:17 GMT
Must be looking at an England call up if he can keep his current form going. Team GB in the Olympics with Ethers on the left.  |
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Post by matisfaction on Dec 17, 2011 17:18:01 GMT
People were right to say that he didn't look like he suited us early on..... ....He looks to have adjusted his game to suit our style and looks to have settled in brilliantly. That's the thing though some people on here feel the need to mouth off before giving someone time to settle in. |
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Post by Trouserdog on Dec 17, 2011 17:18:16 GMT
People were right to say that he didn't look like he suited us early on, because that's exactly how it looked. The difference is that he has changed his game and is challenging the CB's in the air and I have never seen him more dominant in the air in his career as he has been in the last 2 games. He looks to have adjusted his game to suit our style and looks to have settled in brilliantly. I was a doubting Thomas with Crouch- early on it looked like our worst fears were going to come true. These last few weeks though, either he's changed to suit us or we've changed to suit him- probably a bit of both, but he's looking the part now far more than i ever thought he would. Fantastic player yes, (but it was never his ability that was really in doubt). No-one will convince me that £10m for a 31 year old is ever going to be "a fantastic deal" though, no matter how good he looks in the short-term. |
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Post by Bick on Dec 17, 2011 17:20:58 GMT
What he gives us in terms of effort and threat is worth 10m... he was a brilliant buy.
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Post by henry on Dec 17, 2011 17:21:35 GMT
People were right to say that he didn't look like he suited us early on, because that's exactly how it looked. The difference is that he has changed his game and is challenging the CB's in the air and I have never seen him more dominant in the air in his career as he has been in the last 2 games. He looks to have adjusted his game to suit our style and looks to have settled in brilliantly. crouch has always had the ability to win and hold the ball and bring others into play, its nothing new. |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Dec 17, 2011 17:27:44 GMT
Must be looking at an England call up if he can keep his current form going. Team GB in the Olympics with Ethers on the left. They may as well just give us the gold now ;D |
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Post by salopstick on Dec 17, 2011 17:31:22 GMT
10m is a lot but that is the price of pushing on. If that signing convinces some decent players we can match their ambitions then it will prove to be money well spent.
And Peter, movember is over son.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Dec 17, 2011 17:32:50 GMT
I still believe that a team whose tactics are based around hitting teams on the break with a single man up front, should have a player with pace leading the line and for me Crouch's greatest quality is actually holding the ball up and bringing other players into play.
To put it another way ... if we had 100% fit and in form Ricardo Fuller available, then the decision for me would be whether we play Crouch or Walters in the hole, not whether we should player Fuller or Crouch as the lone striker.
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Post by onlyonesirstan on Dec 17, 2011 17:38:18 GMT
Crouchy was immense today.
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Post by bristolpotter123 on Dec 17, 2011 17:45:58 GMT
Proved today what I 've always thought that he is a taker of chances first target man second , I'm not sure any of our other forwards would have scored that. Would like to see hin with Jones in the role he started of in Turkey but nit picking.
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Dec 17, 2011 18:29:57 GMT
Jamie Carragher called Crouch a 'goalscorer in a target man's body'. Having said that he's not a bad target man either!!
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Post by minty1964 on Dec 17, 2011 18:30:37 GMT
the key thing is...
why the fuck keep doubting TP's judgement
wonder where waiting for waddo is nowadays...his heads probably up his own arse saying "shit shit shit"
What I'm impressed with is that at this rate ALL of our strikers are chipping in and as I hoped, instead of having 1 man on 20 and the rest on 5, we end up with all 4 on ten goals, or at least crouchy, Superjon, JJ on ten and ricardo and Jerome on 7 or 8....that would be a very good year
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Post by minty1964 on Dec 17, 2011 18:32:04 GMT
meant KJ of course
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Post by cobhamstokey on Dec 17, 2011 18:34:55 GMT
question was is he worth 10 mil... oh yes he issssssssssssssss goarrrrrrrrrrrn stoke If he keeps us up over the next 3/4 seasons goals 10m will be money well spent. The good thing with Crouch is because he doesn't rely massively on his pace his performance wont suffer as he gets older as say someone like Defoe or Owen. |
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Post by Scrotnig on Dec 17, 2011 19:08:36 GMT
He took a bit of time to fit in, but then most of the best players do.
Ordinarily I might have wondered, but overall I trust Pulis's judgement, he has rarely been wrong over the years.
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Post by stokies on Dec 17, 2011 20:44:55 GMT
The best player i've seen wearing a Stoke shirt in the 18 years i've been following them.
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