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Post by ukcstokie on Jun 6, 2015 23:08:22 GMT
Playing for Philadelphia at centre back...along with Wenger!
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 6, 2015 23:16:09 GMT
Is there any reason we signed him?
He's one of a select bunch in these Premier League years that even before he signed you knew we didn't him.
Andy Davies-we had Griff and Wilko for right back. Shawcross, Cort, Faye and Sonko for centre back. We never needed him.
Edu-we had Whelan, N'Zonzi, Adam, Palacios, Delap and Whitehead for central midfield. And Shawcross, Huth, Upson, Higginbotham and Woodgate for centre back. Cameron and Wilson to cover all of the above too.
Sidwell-we've got Whelan, N'Zonzi, Adam and then should have used Cameron in there and got a better right back. He was never needed. We also had Palacios who in his sub cameos last year was generally pretty good I thought.
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Post by riccyfuller93 on Jun 6, 2015 23:21:13 GMT
Probably just as a fucking mate for the other American lads, but then again, ChiefDelilah says Tony Pulis doesn't sign a player who he doesn't want, so i'm obviously wrong.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 6, 2015 23:22:48 GMT
Probably just as a fucking mate for the other American lads, but then again, ChiefDelilah says Tony Pulis doesn't sign a player who he doesn't want, so i'm obviously wrong. I don't buy that either tbh. |
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Post by riccyfuller93 on Jun 6, 2015 23:24:53 GMT
Probably just as a fucking mate for the other American lads, but then again, ChiefDelilah says Tony Pulis doesn't sign a player who he doesn't want, so i'm obviously wrong. I don't buy that either tbh. Buying him as a friend, or Tony Pulis not signing players who he doesn't need?  |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 6, 2015 23:27:44 GMT
I don't buy that either tbh. Buying him as a friend, or Tony Pulis not signing players who he doesn't need? Both, he seemed like right tool on Twatter!  |
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Post by riccyfuller93 on Jun 6, 2015 23:29:42 GMT
To be honest though, I have no fucking idea how Maurice Edu ended up at Stoke.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jun 6, 2015 23:46:02 GMT
Cheap emergency cover if needed.
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Post by riccyfuller93 on Jun 6, 2015 23:50:38 GMT
Cheap emergency cover if needed. That's what most would think, but did we really need emergency cover for his position? |
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Post by Olgrligm on Jun 6, 2015 23:55:02 GMT
I really do think that it was just about having a settled American pal for Cameron, who I think must have been the first player TP signed from abroad.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 7, 2015 0:22:21 GMT
Cheap emergency cover if needed. We didn't need cover though, look at that list of who we had! |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jun 7, 2015 0:33:13 GMT
Cheap emergency cover if needed. We didn't need cover though, look at that list of who we had! I agree but I can't think of any other reason. |
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Post by thedeadlyshart on Jun 7, 2015 1:57:55 GMT
I really do think that it was just about having a settled American pal for Cameron, who I think must have been the first player TP signed from abroad. what about the Uruguian sensation Diego Arismendi? |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 7, 2015 2:01:27 GMT
I really do think that it was just about having a settled American pal for Cameron, who I think must have been the first player TP signed from abroad. what about the Uruguian sensation Diego Arismendi? My mate Demar Phillips was before him. Then there was Triggi and Ziggy who TP technically didn't sign. And De Laet who I'm convinced was always really a Man Yoo player. |
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Post by thedeadlyshart on Jun 7, 2015 2:11:12 GMT
what about the Uruguian sensation Diego Arismendi? My mate Demar Phillips was before him. Then there was Triggi and Ziggy who TP technically didn't sign. And De Laet who I'm convinced was always really a Man Yoo player. Fuller must have been signed in order for Demar Phillips to have a friend.  |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 7, 2015 2:24:36 GMT
My mate Demar Phillips was before him. Then there was Triggi and Ziggy who TP technically didn't sign. And De Laet who I'm convinced was always really a Man Yoo player. Fuller must have been signed in order for Demar Phillips to have a friend. Other way round........and indeed "if Ric recommends someone, you sign him". Erm no thanks Tone! |
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Post by Northy on Jun 7, 2015 6:13:32 GMT
Is there any reason we signed him? He's one of a select bunch in these Premier League years that even before he signed you knew we didn't him. Andy Davies-we had Griff and Wilko for right back. Shawcross, Cort, Faye and Sonko for centre back. We never needed him. Edu-we had Whelan, N'Zonzi, Adam, Palacios, Delap and Whitehead for central midfield. And Shawcross, Huth, Upson, Higginbotham and Woodgate for centre back. Cameron and Wilson to cover all of the above too. Sidwell-we've got Whelan, N'Zonzi, Adam and then should have used Cameron in there and got a better right back. He was never needed. We also had Palacios who in his sub cameos last year was generally pretty good I thought. Buying Andy Davies was a sweetener to Southampton to give little Ant a wage for a couple of years |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jun 7, 2015 6:54:52 GMT
In the first season of our PL life I am convinced TP signed a few players as a kind of insurance if we were immediately relegated and lost our then star players. How else do you explain Soares, Tonge, Davies, Sonko and a few others. Obviously Edu doesn't fall into this category but him along with Arismendi, Ness, Cuvelier perhaps the transfer team saw them as financial investment to sell on for profit. Palacios was just a financial fuck up.
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Post by Olgrligm on Jun 7, 2015 8:48:55 GMT
I really do think that it was just about having a settled American pal for Cameron, who I think must have been the first player TP signed from abroad. what about the Uruguian sensation Diego Arismendi? Demar Phillips was signed to keep Ric happy, de Laet was signed to keep Man Utd happy and Arismendi didn't work out because he didn't have a mate at the club.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2015 9:01:03 GMT
Probably just as a fucking mate for the other American lads, but then again, ChiefDelilah says Tony Pulis doesn't sign a player who he doesn't want, so i'm obviously wrong. |
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Post by ukcstokie on Jun 7, 2015 9:27:03 GMT
I remember SSN interviewing him while he was sat in his car on his way from the Brit - and Edu saying that he hoped to make his début in the next match on Saturday. Even at that point I thought "no chance, you'll struggle to make the bench". He really was a "why" signing. I think I can see logic in every other signing - cover, development, panic (in our first season), but by the time we brought in Edu we were established.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 7, 2015 9:31:59 GMT
Is there any reason we signed him? He's one of a select bunch in these Premier League years that even before he signed you knew we didn't him. Andy Davies-we had Griff and Wilko for right back. Shawcross, Cort, Faye and Sonko for centre back. We never needed him. Edu-we had Whelan, N'Zonzi, Adam, Palacios, Delap and Whitehead for central midfield. And Shawcross, Huth, Upson, Higginbotham and Woodgate for centre back. Cameron and Wilson to cover all of the above too. Sidwell-we've got Whelan, N'Zonzi, Adam and then should have used Cameron in there and got a better right back. He was never needed. We also had Palacios who in his sub cameos last year was generally pretty good I thought. Buying Andy Davies was a sweetener to Southampton to give little Ant a wage for a couple of years Yup. Sucks doesn't it. |
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