moortownpotter
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Post by moortownpotter on Sept 9, 2012 15:19:15 GMT
Who do you reckon the top 5 signings have been by both managers? Doesn't have to be in order!
Pulis: Shawcross, Fuller, Lawrence, Etherington, Higginbotham.
Macari: Stein, Overson, Orlyggson, Russell, Foley
Not easy to narrow it down!
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Post by werrington on Sept 9, 2012 15:23:26 GMT
Gerry Taggart also for Pulis.....he turned us around
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Post by harryburrows on Sept 9, 2012 15:24:46 GMT
Huth not lawrence
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Post by Beloved Monkfish on Sept 9, 2012 15:24:53 GMT
It's hard to pick just 5. You can't underestimate the impact of Mark Crossley, James Beattie and Rory Delap to be honest.
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moortownpotter
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Post by moortownpotter on Sept 9, 2012 15:29:18 GMT
It's hard to pick just 5. You can't underestimate the impact of Mark Crossley, James Beattie and Rory Delap to be honest. It's hard int'it? Me and my brother had a good long discussion about whether Crossley and Beattie should be in there. I went for Ethers over Beattie as he had the longevity and had a hand in a few of Beatties goals too. |
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Post by yogibear78 on Sept 9, 2012 15:30:52 GMT
Pulis' In no particular order
Fuller
Huth
Taggart
Sorenson
Beattie
Macari
Any from the classy team of 92.
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Post by yogibear78 on Sept 9, 2012 15:33:07 GMT
Considering Pulis has spent near £100million it's frightening to think the combined total of his best signings are about £8Million.
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Post by harryburrows on Sept 9, 2012 15:43:10 GMT
Could make a case for Akimbadbuy
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Post by moortownpotter on Sept 9, 2012 15:47:08 GMT
Considering Pulis has spent near £100million it's frightening to think the combined total of his best signings are about £8Million. Without being critical... His signings do appear to have got worse! |
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Post by lagwafis on Sept 9, 2012 16:08:33 GMT
I'd include Gleghorn and Sheron for Macari, although he also had a few howlers when it came to spending larger sums of money. McMahon for £400,000, McNally for about £150,000, Scott for £300,000 - all big sums of money for us in those days. Maybe Pickering too for £280,000 (not the worst signing ever but not really any better than Ian Clarkson who we released on a free)
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Post by buddyfolly on Sept 9, 2012 16:11:17 GMT
sheron was worth the gate money alone.great vision and something would always happen when he got the ball
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Post by yogibear78 on Sept 9, 2012 16:13:08 GMT
sheron was worth the gate money alone.great vision and something would always happen when he got the ball Sheron number 10 was the first and only number I have had on the back of any Stoke top I have ever owned. You just knew if he got the ball in the penalty area it was a goal! ;D |
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Post by peterthornesboots on Sept 9, 2012 16:14:23 GMT
Considering Pulis has spent near £100million it's frightening to think the combined total of his best signings are about £8Million. In fairness though how much are the likes of Shawcross, Huth and Etherington worth now? |
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Post by yogibear78 on Sept 9, 2012 16:17:44 GMT
Considering Pulis has spent near £100million it's frightening to think the combined total of his best signings are about £8Million. In fairness though how much are the likes of Shawcross, Huth and Etherington worth now? As much as someone is prepared to pay for them, considering we don't need to sell I would imagine not many will come bidding, if anyone, it's a strange situation to be in. As for Etherington, he'd be off for a couple of Million in my opinion, did the square root of fuck all last season and he's getting on a bit isn't he. |
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Post by peterthornesboots on Sept 9, 2012 16:21:23 GMT
In fairness though how much are the likes of Shawcross, Huth and Etherington worth now? As much as someone is prepared to pay for them, considering we don't need to sell I would imagine not many will come bidding, if anyone, it's a strange situation to be in. As for Etherington, he'd be off for a couple of Million in my opinion, did the square root of fuck all last season and he's getting on a bit isn't he. In the current market we would surely be looking for bids of £15 million and upwards for the likes of Huth, Shawcross and Begovic? Agree regarding Etherington actually, his form has really dipped over the last couple of seasons! |
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Post by GeneralFaye on Sept 9, 2012 17:48:43 GMT
I've got a signed photo of Mike Sheron next to my bed.. such a lovely image to wake up to in the morning ;D
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Post by roylandstoke on Sept 9, 2012 17:50:40 GMT
Considering Pulis has spent near £100million it's frightening to think the combined total of his best signings are about £8Million. In fairness though how much are the likes of Shawcross, Huth and Etherington worth now? We'd make a big profit on Shawcross, but not as big as some think, and Huth would probably go for a couple of million more than we paid. Ethers on the other hand is probably worth no more than we paid, probably less given his age and recent injury record. |
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Post by geoffscott on Sept 9, 2012 20:04:19 GMT
Pulis:
Fuller
Shawcross
Whelan
Akinbyi
Crossley
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2012 20:08:03 GMT
pulis - shawcross, huth, lawrence, fuller , taggart
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Post by aspo365 on Sept 9, 2012 20:09:46 GMT
Macari:
Stein
Biggins
Overson
Russell
Gleghorn
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Post by iglugluk on Sept 9, 2012 20:11:33 GMT
Considering Pulis has spent near £100million it's frightening to think the combined total of his best signings are about £8Million. Good point ! Maybe you should point that out to Robbie Savage . ;D ;D |
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Post by pulismaskreplica on Sept 9, 2012 20:17:42 GMT
TP
Fuller
Abdoulaye Faye
Huth
Lawrence
Beattie
Macari
Stein
Orlygsson
Sheron
Gleghorn
Overson
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Post by LphPotter on Sept 9, 2012 20:19:23 GMT
Pulis:
Fuller
Huth
Shawcross
Lawrence
Taggart
Beattie, etherington and Sorensen are up there too
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Post by LphPotter on Sept 9, 2012 20:20:45 GMT
TP Fuller Abdoulaye Faye Huth Lawrence Beattie Macari Stein Orlygsson Sheron Gleghorn Overson Oh yeah faye has to be up there for pulis aswell, hard to pick five though |
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Post by pulismaskreplica on Sept 9, 2012 20:23:03 GMT
TP Fuller Abdoulaye Faye Huth Lawrence Beattie Macari Stein Orlygsson Sheron Gleghorn Overson Oh yeah faye has to be up there for pulis aswell, hard to pick five though He was immense that 1st season - a man mountain - incredible!! |
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Post by LphPotter on Sept 9, 2012 20:26:19 GMT
Macari:
Overson
Stein
Sheron
Gleghorn
Russell
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Post by lordb on Sept 9, 2012 20:50:58 GMT
Lou: Stein -£100,rotting in Oxfords reserves as their boss one Brian Horton didn't rate him as a striker.To be fair Stein was an excellent midfielder too.
-Sheron (greatest swap deal in football history
-Gleghorn -quality left sided midfielder & Lou moved him into the middle eventually which we though was daft.Wrong again weren't we
-Overson, we didn't really need another CB but we did need a leader
- Foley - scruffy player,no athlete. scored goals.
all for peanuts
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moortownpotter
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Post by moortownpotter on Sept 9, 2012 23:36:32 GMT
I'll switch Russell for Gleghorn. Very embarrassed he wasn't in the list to start!!!
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 10, 2012 1:42:44 GMT
I still say Crossley was a crucial signing. He was instrumental in keeping us up in 2003
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Post by stokie12345 on Sept 10, 2012 1:53:35 GMT
Considering Pulis has spent near £100million it's frightening to think the combined total of his best signings are about £8Million. I don't think it's frightening, no. If he'd spent £100mill with a few £10-20mill signings thrown in there, perhaps. But the majority of Pulis signings are below the £4-5mill mark, with odd recent exceptions in the shape of Crouchy - who we may (hopefully) be adding to this list in a few years. It's not really a count of the best players, more those who have made the biggest impact. Crouch, Adam, Palacios, Huth and Tuncay would fetch a hefty combined total and are undoubtedly better players than Sorro, Akinbiyi, Crossley, Taggart and Liam - but the latter group is the more significant in terms of getting us to where we are. |
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