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Post by daveuppercut on Jul 3, 2012 12:20:15 GMT
If you fill in the 4 blanks with the right players you would have a good mix of youth, pace and even a fair bit of experience. Surely such a thing couldn't be possible from a TP  . Begovic. Ben Glasgow. Shawcross. ? ? Matt Jarvis Marc Wilson. Cuvellier. Jamie ness ? ? I'm probably missing some obvious reason why this is crap  |
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Post by stokelad84 on Jul 3, 2012 12:23:37 GMT
Why would you drop Huth?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 12:24:06 GMT
Unless the missing players are Kompany, Ashley Cole, Mario Gomez and Tevez, I think that side is a bit pants
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Post by daveuppercut on Jul 3, 2012 12:26:37 GMT
I was thinking youth wise, as most of our first team are in the autum years of their careers.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 12:30:17 GMT
Huth will be 28 on the day the season kicks off. Hardly ancient. Think you need some experience blended in with your youth.
I wouldn't hang my hat on Ness and Cuvelier yet at this level despite them having a lot of potential.
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Post by stokelad84 on Jul 3, 2012 12:30:33 GMT
With sports science playing a bigger role, more and more players will carry on playing until their late 30s. Huth is yet to reach the 30 mark so still has a lot of time!
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Post by daveuppercut on Jul 3, 2012 12:35:00 GMT
With sports science playing a bigger role, more and more players will carry on playing until their late 30s. Huth is yet to reach the 30 mark so still has a lot of time! Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying huth is anywhere near past it, I'm just thinking all the above players are what I'd assume to be the next wave of stoke players, as long as they make the grade that is, with Shawcross, Wilson and Begovic helping them bed in |
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Jul 3, 2012 12:36:17 GMT
If you fill in the 4 blanks with the right players you would have a good mix of youth, pace and even a fair bit of experience. Surely such a thing couldn't be possible from a TP . Begovic. Ben Glasgow. Shawcross. ? ? Matt Jarvis Marc Wilson. Cuvellier. Jamie ness ? ? I'm probably missing some obvious reason why this is crap Apart from the small matter of having never seen Glasgow or Ness play, Cuvellier not being ready, no Huth, Jarvis not being our player, Wilson playing in a role that few feel he can fulfil and four question marks, it all looks great to me! |
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Post by daveuppercut on Jul 3, 2012 12:40:19 GMT
Huth will be 28 on the day the season kicks off. Hardly ancient. Think you need some experience blended in with your youth. I wouldn't hang my hat on Ness and Cuvelier yet at this level despite them having a lot of potential. From what I heard Cuvelier has been at the training ground every day of his own accord, keeping his fitness up and working on his game. So if nothing else atleast he is committed, just hope he lives up to his potential |
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Post by daveuppercut on Jul 3, 2012 12:42:41 GMT
If you fill in the 4 blanks with the right players you would have a good mix of youth, pace and even a fair bit of experience. Surely such a thing couldn't be possible from a TP . Begovic. Ben Glasgow. Shawcross. ? ? Matt Jarvis Marc Wilson. Cuvellier. Jamie ness ? ? I'm probably missing some obvious reason why this is crap Apart from the small matter of having never seen Glasgow or Ness play, Cuvellier not being ready, no Huth, Jarvis not being our player, Wilson playing in a role that few feel he can fulfil and four question marks, it all looks great to me! Hey,just trying to make conversation, my therapist said it would be good for me  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 12:44:46 GMT
Huth will be 28 on the day the season kicks off. Hardly ancient. Think you need some experience blended in with your youth. I wouldn't hang my hat on Ness and Cuvelier yet at this level despite them having a lot of potential. From what I heard Cuvelier has been at the training ground every day of his own accord, keeping his fitness up and working on his game. So if nothing else atleast he is committed, just hope he lives up to his potential That's certainly very encouraging. A loan to a half-decent Championship club this season would probably do him some good, and maybe an run out in the cups failing that. |
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Post by daveuppercut on Jul 3, 2012 12:51:22 GMT
From what I heard Cuvelier has been at the training ground every day of his own accord, keeping his fitness up and working on his game. So if nothing else atleast he is committed, just hope he lives up to his potential That's certainly very encouraging. A loan to a half-decent Championship club this season would probably do him some good, and maybe an run out in the cups failing that. I never understood the harm in playing them in the early rounds of the cups, even just first half, I know chances are it wouldn't be against top opposition but atleast they could get a feel for the way the team play, and If its not working! hook them off at half time. |
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Jul 3, 2012 13:35:06 GMT
I'd hope to see Ness and Cuvelier at the Yeovil friendly when I attend it.
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Post by reece18 on Jul 3, 2012 13:46:36 GMT
dropping Huth would be a massive mistake! plus all the youngsters wont be started all like that... not for a long time anyway, come on you know tp |
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Post by daveuppercut on Jul 3, 2012 14:03:26 GMT
dropping Huth would be a massive mistake! plus all the youngsters wont be started all like that... not for a long time anyway, come on you know tp I was thinking more after the Hugh era, I would never suggest not playing him, he is one of stokes most dependable players when played in the right position. But future wise Atleast we have options, specially if we did sign Jarvis, and some of the untried players can hack it in the premiership. |
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