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Post by terryesticles on Jan 17, 2018 12:15:21 GMT
OK Who will be the first one to say a song for Konstantinos Stafylidis. This could be a hard one to make up Konstantinos Stafylidis expialidocious He came here to play left back 'Cos of Ekker's lack of focus And we tried young Tymon there and saw he was atrocious Konstantinos Stafylidis expialidocious (Only joking by the way, I don't like slagging off any of our players)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 12:16:03 GMT
Fair Play to Lambert, he could have just sat on his arse at home but credit to him for going out there and doing some hopefully decent groundwork for his return to football management. I'll be honest in my mind he's been sat on his patio in his Mock Tudor mansion on the outskirts of Glasgow, getting wasted on Buckfast and shouting obscenities at the football on the telly. So fair play to him......
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 17, 2018 12:20:49 GMT
It'd be annoying if he did well, Augsburg sold the kiddie who's keeping him out of the team in the summer, and he returned to them or a bidding auction?
Presumably we'll try and cover our arses by including an option to buy?
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Post by PotteringThrough on Jan 17, 2018 12:23:17 GMT
It'd be annoying if he did well, Augsburg sold the kiddie who's keeping him out of the team in the summer, and he returned to them or a bidding auction? Presumably we'll try and cover our arses by including an option to buy? Think about Bruno last summer ...
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jan 17, 2018 12:23:32 GMT
If this lad is better than pieters he'll be a very good left back.
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Post by jimmygscfc on Jan 17, 2018 12:25:32 GMT
If this lad is better than pieters he'll be a very good left back. Nice one Dave!
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Post by scfcwebby on Jan 17, 2018 12:26:30 GMT
OK Who will be the first one to say a song for Konstantinos Stafylidis. This could be a hard one to make up Konstantinos Stafylidis expialidocious He came here to play left back 'Cos of Ekker's lack of focus And we tried young Tymon there and saw he was atrocious Konstantinos Stafylidis expialidocious (Only joking by the way, I don't like slagging off any of our players) That's actually a bloody good effort
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Post by scfc75 on Jan 17, 2018 12:26:44 GMT
It'd be annoying if he did well, Augsburg sold the kiddie who's keeping him out of the team in the summer, and he returned to them or a bidding auction? Presumably we'll try and cover our arses by including an option to buy? Our transfer team have got it covered.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 17, 2018 12:26:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 12:27:51 GMT
If this lad is better than pieters he'll be a very good left back. Pieters is a solid PL left back, he offers nothing going forward though.
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Post by Staying up for Grandadstokey on Jan 17, 2018 12:31:39 GMT
Konstanstinos Stafylidis.....easy for you to say. I shall call him Stan 😛
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jan 17, 2018 12:31:56 GMT
If this lad is better than pieters he'll be a very good left back. Pieters is a solid PL left back, he offers nothing going forward though. I disagree. Pieters offers plenty of willingness to get forward and is up and down that line all game long. Granted his crossing leaves much to be desired but Bauer got great credit on Monday for producing a very pieters type performance. I've always liked pieters. He's a very good full back and if this new lad is better, we'll have ourselves an excellent player.
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Post by Staying up for Grandadstokey on Jan 17, 2018 12:36:23 GMT
Have we had a Greek player before ?
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jan 17, 2018 12:36:30 GMT
Pieters is a solid PL left back, he offers nothing going forward though. I disagree. Pieters offers plenty of willingness to get forward and is up and down that line all game long. Granted his crossing leaves much to be desired but Bauer got great credit on Monday for producing a very pieters type performance. I've always liked pieters. He's a very good full back and if this new lad is better, we'll have ourselves an excellent player. Being willing isn't good enough though is it really for a Premier League footballer? As you say, don't mind him at LB defensively but in the modern game his total lack of attacking ability has been part of the problem. In any case, looks like we're addressing the issue on both flanks.
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Post by block27row27 on Jan 17, 2018 12:37:20 GMT
If we signed this fella we need to go 3 at the back surely to get the best out of Shaqiri.....? (If not just away from home) Butland Zouma Shawcross Martins Indi Bauer Allen NEW SIGNINGStaphylidis Shaqiri Choupo Moting NEW SIGNINGAre you a fucking mentalist? We've just got rid of that shite
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jan 17, 2018 12:39:39 GMT
Pieters is a solid PL left back, he offers nothing going forward though. I disagree. Pieters offers plenty of willingness to get forward and is up and down that line all game long. Granted his crossing leaves much to be desired but Bauer got great credit on Monday for producing a very pieters type performance. I've always liked pieters. He's a very good full back and if this new lad is better, we'll have ourselves an excellent player. Agreed. Think Pieters missing having Arnie in front of him. They worked very well together.
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Post by boscfc on Jan 17, 2018 12:39:39 GMT
Pieters is a solid PL left back, he offers nothing going forward though. I disagree. Pieters offers plenty of willingness to get forward and is up and down that line all game long. Granted his crossing leaves much to be desired but Bauer got great credit on Monday for producing a very pieters type performance. I've always liked pieters. He's a very good full back and if this new lad is better, we'll have ourselves an excellent player. I think Pieters has been poor for quite some time .. but bringing in this other lad as proper competition for the starting spot might be the kick up the arse he needs.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jan 17, 2018 12:42:42 GMT
I disagree. Pieters offers plenty of willingness to get forward and is up and down that line all game long. Granted his crossing leaves much to be desired but Bauer got great credit on Monday for producing a very pieters type performance. I've always liked pieters. He's a very good full back and if this new lad is better, we'll have ourselves an excellent player. Being willing isn't good enough though is it really for a Premier League footballer? As you say, don't mind him at LB defensively but in the modern game his total lack of attacking ability has been part of the problem. In any case, looks like we're addressing the issue on both flanks. Again I disagree. Erik has put more good crosses into the box than any other player in the team this season. He gets forward willingly, gets into great positions, is always an option for his winger and gives said winger far more space to operate in than happens on the opposite side of the pitch and in 1 v 1 situations, he defends well and he actually puts his body on the line to stop shots and crosses. Pieters is an excellent left back. If this new lad is better, he'll be a superb addition to the ranks.
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Post by Veritas on Jan 17, 2018 12:43:42 GMT
I disagree. Pieters offers plenty of willingness to get forward and is up and down that line all game long. Granted his crossing leaves much to be desired but Bauer got great credit on Monday for producing a very pieters type performance. I've always liked pieters. He's a very good full back and if this new lad is better, we'll have ourselves an excellent player. I think Pieters has been poor for quite some time .. but bringing in this other lad as proper competition for the starting spot might be the kick up the arse he needs. Erik has been somewhat exposed as a wing back but is fine in a stable back four although we certainly need an alternative as Tymon is not yet ready.
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Post by thebet365 on Jan 17, 2018 12:44:53 GMT
I've asked a mate who's a Fulham fan, let's hope he's improved since he was there.
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Post by philb on Jan 17, 2018 12:44:59 GMT
Is this Syphilis bloke any good? 😆
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Post by PotterEd on Jan 17, 2018 12:47:50 GMT
Being willing isn't good enough though is it really for a Premier League footballer? As you say, don't mind him at LB defensively but in the modern game his total lack of attacking ability has been part of the problem. In any case, looks like we're addressing the issue on both flanks. Again I disagree. Erik has put more good crosses into the box than any other player in the team this season. He gets forward willingly, gets into great positions, is always an option for his winger and gives said winger far more space to operate in than happens on the opposite side of the pitch and in 1 v 1 situations, he defends well and he actually puts his body on the line to stop shots and crosses. Pieters is an excellent left back. If this new lad is better, he'll be a superb addition to the ranks. Completely agree with this. Erik has unfairly been targeted by the boo boys in the last couple of years. He's not a wing-back but was played there and seemed to cop a lot more flack than Diouf did on the other side. In a flat back 4, Pieters is really good. If Stafylidis brings in competition then that's absolutely fine but Pieters is the least of our worries, in my opinion.
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Post by nott1 on Jan 17, 2018 12:48:28 GMT
Do you read Greek, 'cos I feckin' don't!
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Post by Theninjabadger on Jan 17, 2018 12:50:57 GMT
Is this Syphilis bloke any good? 😆 I’ll certainly be giving him a “clap”
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Post by nott1 on Jan 17, 2018 12:51:28 GMT
Sure it's not Stiffy? Edit I won't put a pic up!
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Post by scfcwebby on Jan 17, 2018 12:51:33 GMT
Do you read Greek, 'cos I feckin' don't! I am fluent in Greek, it reads Kostas Staphylidis is in search of a team, since the current season is not calculated by Augsburg. The international ace only counts two matches with the German team and has taken the decision to leave. Stoke, for its part, after Paul Lambert's recruitment to technical leadership, is looking for players to step up the team and began debates with the 24-year-old ace to acquire it in the form of borrowing by the end of the season. If the transfer goes on, then Staphylidis will become the fourth Greek to compete at the Premier League right after Karnezis, Holebas and Mavropanos.
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Post by riccyfuller93 on Jan 17, 2018 12:53:04 GMT
Can he cross a ball though? If he can't then we're really not upgrading on Pieters in that sense. He can cross.
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Post by mrcoke on Jan 17, 2018 12:54:21 GMT
I disagree. Pieters offers plenty of willingness to get forward and is up and down that line all game long. Granted his crossing leaves much to be desired but Bauer got great credit on Monday for producing a very pieters type performance. I've always liked pieters. He's a very good full back and if this new lad is better, we'll have ourselves an excellent player. I think Pieters has been poor for quite some time .. but bringing in this other lad as proper competition for the starting spot might be the kick up the arse he needs. Little unfair I think. Pieters is not a LWB and should never be used as such. He is a competent LB and performs quite satisfactorily against average opposition, but will get exposed by top class wingers. We should be careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water, by which I mean Pieters is quite competent to defend against the likes of Huddersfield and Watford in the must win games. We should not drop him because he is not good enough against the likes of ManC etc. or play LWB. I'm not saying we should get an upgrade if we can, but there are more important priorities to address like defensive midfielder and a goal scoring striker. I think we might have resolved the RB issue and can revert to 4 at the back. To say that Pieters needs a kick up the backside is out of order, there are few in the team who put more effort in or put their body on the line more than Pieters does.
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Post by philb on Jan 17, 2018 12:54:31 GMT
Can he cross a ball though? If he can't then we're really not upgrading on Pieters in that sense. He can cross. Pieters is the only left back in the PL that can’t cross!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 12:56:22 GMT
Pieters is a solid PL left back, he offers nothing going forward though. I disagree. Pieters offers plenty of willingness to get forward and is up and down that line all game long. Granted his crossing leaves much to be desired but Bauer got great credit on Monday for producing a very pieters type performance. I've always liked pieters. He's a very good full back and if this new lad is better, we'll have ourselves an excellent player. I like Pieters, what I meant was he offers little going forward because his crossing is bad. He certainly has high energy levels, is seemingly hard as nails and would play through any pain, and I can't fault his commitment, but crossing is a major part of being a successful full back in this league and at 29 I don't see him getting any better at it. I'd sacrifice some defensive ability for a bit more going forward, otherwise we may as well return to the TP days of 4 centre backs which provides a solid defence but gives us a lack of options further up the field when attacking.
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