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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2013 7:19:17 GMT
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Post by Danstoke82 on Jun 20, 2013 7:25:55 GMT
Im unsure on Santa Cruz. Hughes had an awesome player in him at Blackburn but the Man City diabolical will always be on my mind. Maybe he just is more suited to a mid table side.
On a free its a tough one, I wouldnt pay him big wages thats for sure, as backup I'd maybe take him, there is still a good player in there and maybe Hughes can bring that out in him one more time for a bit of a renaissance in his career.
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Post by fca47 on Jun 20, 2013 7:30:59 GMT
Hope not two has-beens. Earn your money and uncover some potential players, like these were at the time you first signed.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2013 7:32:18 GMT
He's going back to Germany.
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Post by foster on Jun 20, 2013 7:41:38 GMT
Would rather have Santa Clause playing up front tbh!!!
(see what I did there? Comedy gold)
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Post by Bick on Jun 20, 2013 8:00:06 GMT
Would rather have Penelope Cruz playing up front tbh!!!
(see what I did there? Now that's comedy gold)
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Post by foster on Jun 20, 2013 8:15:46 GMT
Would rather have Penelope Cruz playing up front tbh!!! (see what I did there? Now that's comedy gold) Would rather have Rob playing up front tbh!! (see what I did there. Completely moved the comedy posts. Genius) |
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Post by foxysgloves on Jun 20, 2013 8:42:25 GMT
Would rather have Penelope Cruz playing up front tbh!!! (see what I did there? Now that's comedy gold) I'd rather Tom Cruise. Actually that doesn't really work as well as Santa Claus or Penelope. Tom might actually be a useful enough footballer for all I know. Fuck it.....you lads made it seem so easy. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2013 9:12:36 GMT
How about Clubber Lang St Nicholas Penelope? Now that's pure genius  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2013 10:07:46 GMT
He is in talks with hamburg
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Post by ttownstokie on Jun 20, 2013 12:41:00 GMT
I just seen him do a full season at Malaga,he's ok in the box and scored a couple of important goals,mainly coming on as sub,but he does lack pace and I don't think he is an improvement of what we already have,he wasn't rated by the majority of Malaga's support,I really hope we don't get him.
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Post by scfc75 on Jun 20, 2013 14:32:58 GMT
Striker aged 30+, released by a Manchester club after a few years where he's hardly made an appearance. Decent scoring record at international level. Best years behind him.
Nah, can't see we'd do something like this.
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Post by kylelightbourne on Jun 20, 2013 14:39:30 GMT
Im unsure on Santa Cruz. Hughes had an awesome player in him at Blackburn but the Man City diabolical will always be on my mind. Maybe he just is more suited to a mid table side. On a free its a tough one, I wouldnt pay him big wages thats for sure, as backup I'd maybe take him, there is still a good player in there and maybe Hughes can bring that out in him one more time for a bit of a renaissance in his career. Man City were a mid table side when he went there though |
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Post by Danstoke82 on Jun 20, 2013 18:04:20 GMT
Im unsure on Santa Cruz. Hughes had an awesome player in him at Blackburn but the Man City diabolical will always be on my mind. Maybe he just is more suited to a mid table side. On a free its a tough one, I wouldnt pay him big wages thats for sure, as backup I'd maybe take him, there is still a good player in there and maybe Hughes can bring that out in him one more time for a bit of a renaissance in his career. Man City were a mid table side when he went there though But with significant wealth with the main priority being a top 4 side. At Blackburn when he was there they were never going to get better than when they peaked. The pressure on him at Man City must have been intense. |
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Post by FullerMagic on Jun 20, 2013 21:36:54 GMT
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Post by itsmorethanagame on Jun 20, 2013 21:40:56 GMT
The mirror link is utterly depressing if true.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 20, 2013 21:46:11 GMT
I hope it's lazy journalism.
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Post by chaydlestokie on Jun 21, 2013 0:29:03 GMT
Yea but is he past it?
Click the Youtube link or it wont play
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Post by foster on Jun 21, 2013 9:48:59 GMT
Mentioned this on Talksport this morning.
Considering he's free I don't see much risk, providing we also buy another striker and Cruz is used as a backup.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2013 10:13:09 GMT
Yea but is he past it? Click the Youtube link or it wont play I can just see Whelan sticking a slide rule pass through for him like Joaquin. |
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Post by robchicken on Jun 21, 2013 10:15:28 GMT
he's got a terrible goal scoring record and way too old, its a no from me
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Post by mcfctom on Jun 21, 2013 10:16:58 GMT
From before we got taken over, he managed to convince the board that we needed Crocky the following summer though  Obviously he wouldn't be such a calamitous signing on a free transfer compared to £17.5m still think you could do much better though. |
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Post by unknown182 on Jun 21, 2013 10:22:57 GMT
I'd rather we went for a young raw talent like Cornelius. There's a chance it might not work out but Villa took a gamble on Benteke and West Brom took Lukaku when neither of them were proven at this level.
If we want to push to the next level like Hughes says then you have to roll the dice with these kinds of signings
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Post by swampmongrel on Jun 21, 2013 10:28:15 GMT
From before we got taken over, he managed to convince the board that we needed Crocky the following summer though Obviously he wouldn't be such a calamitous signing on a free transfer compared to £17.5m still think you could do much better though. That quote is a bit worrying. We've got a fuckton of Premier League experience already. Was there any point in replacing Pulis? |
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Post by Miles Offside on Jun 21, 2013 20:16:57 GMT
With a player like Santa Cruz it all comes down to how fit and hungry for the game he is.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2013 22:37:09 GMT
If we follow this stupid, vacuous, lazy journo vital football logic,
i.e. the classic 'oh jesus' - its mid june what the fuck do we write ?
expect Stoke City to be signing Mark Hughes mum and dad sometime very soon
or in other words
'it IS totally made up crap'
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Jun 22, 2013 13:34:16 GMT
I was under the impression that he was off to Hamburg? Or did I read that wrong?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2013 15:08:28 GMT
I was under the impression that he was off to Hamburg? Or did I read that wrong? He is in talks with hamburg |
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Post by redditchpotter on Jun 22, 2013 15:14:37 GMT
well if Hamburg want him ....he must be really crap lol
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Post by watcher on Jun 22, 2013 15:29:29 GMT
Would he be any more of a risk than Owen was??
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Obviously he wouldn't be such a calamitous signing on a free transfer compared to £17.5m still think you could do much better though.
