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Post by Fred Merger on Jul 19, 2020 17:22:20 GMT
What are peoples thoughts on this?On Stoke-on-Trent live.
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Post by neddy on Jul 19, 2020 17:24:16 GMT
What are peoples thoughts on this?On Stoke-on-Trent live. I suppose it depends on options to come in and who else goes? |
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Post by wearestoke80 on Jul 19, 2020 17:24:35 GMT
Good squad player
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Post by stokesupporter on Jul 19, 2020 17:26:56 GMT
If not expensive, he's worth keeping.
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Post by biglad180 on Jul 19, 2020 17:27:55 GMT
not a problem we want players who are committed to the club them who are not can fuck off
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Post by The battheader chronicles on Jul 19, 2020 17:28:02 GMT
Good work rate the odd goal fairly cheap I imagine
Good squad player
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jul 19, 2020 17:28:24 GMT
Did well yesterday. Decent squad player but not a starter.
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jul 19, 2020 17:35:30 GMT
MON will build on the foundations of effort,commitment,fitness and willingness to buy into the team ethic.Gregory has them in spades.
I think he's a genuine pro and definitely a decent player to bring into games where you're looking to be difficult to beat and want to defend from the front.His movement and link up play shows intelligence for the game,but we need more clinical,better finishers as our starting strikers.
One for the bench imho,if he's happy to fill that role.
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Post by walrus on Jul 19, 2020 17:35:47 GMT
He’s been a victim of the fickle fanbase. I thought he did well the first ten matches or so and was often the best of an admittedly very bad bunch. If you look back of the threads from early this season he was widely praised on here. After a few ropey games under O’Neill he’s become a bit of an Oatcake whipping boy.
If he can recapture that early season form and the form that made him so popular at Millwall he’s well worth keeping.
I think we can all agree we’d rather see Campbell starting matches but arguably Gregory’s best game for Stoke was against Fulham at home, which I believe is one of only two they both started.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jul 19, 2020 17:37:42 GMT
I actually do think he's useful. He's hard working and deceptively quick. Just needs to rediscover his confidence in front of goal because he does have a habit of getting into good goal scoring positions.
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Post by lordb on Jul 19, 2020 17:38:24 GMT
He's not going to score goals, he just isn't.
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Post by ursemboys on Jul 19, 2020 17:38:28 GMT
we need a team full of players who want to play for Stoke, if they are happy to work to get in the side then thats better then people like Wimmer etc who didn't give a shit
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jul 19, 2020 17:38:43 GMT
Would most likely have to take a pay cut if he went somewhere else.
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Post by RF10 on Jul 19, 2020 17:44:57 GMT
He's not going to score goals, he just isn't. Not all strikers need to be goal scorers to do well though. Mama is the perfect example of that. |
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Post by zerps on Jul 19, 2020 17:45:56 GMT
I like his smile. Keep him.
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Post by lordb on Jul 19, 2020 17:47:07 GMT
He's not going to score goals, he just isn't. Not all strikers need to be goal scorers to do well though. Mama is the perfect example of that. True We have two maybe three reliable goal scorers in Campbell,Clucas and Powell (& he should get more) We need more goal scorers in the squad Maybe Boyle can bring some goals with him |
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Post by liathroid on Jul 19, 2020 17:47:38 GMT
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jul 19, 2020 17:47:50 GMT
I like his smile. Keep him. Bet he could smile a birds pants off😏 |
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Jul 19, 2020 17:50:11 GMT
Better than he's shown this season but very similar to Batth, McLean, Cousins et al who are all severely limited in their footballing ability and should be squad players not starting matches if we want to challenge at the top.
Given the state of the squad and our restricted finances we'll see a few of those mentioned playing a pivotal role. It's not exactly what dreams are made of but you can;t question their ability.
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Post by thisisouryear on Jul 19, 2020 17:51:35 GMT
Doesn't seem much sense in trying to offload players who want to be here for now. We might need some grafters next season if we are still struggling to clear the deadwood and bring in some new faces. You would hope we don't need him after next season if we have a couple of successful windows.
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Post by sufolkstokie on Jul 19, 2020 17:51:55 GMT
Re invent him as an attacking midfielder/box to box? His understanding of the game and his closing down is very good. Just not that good in front of goal. Last 2 games he had much more influence than Vokes
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Post by smallthorner on Jul 19, 2020 17:55:10 GMT
Doesn't seem much sense in trying to offload players who want to be here for now. We might need some grafters next season if we are still struggling to clear the deadwood and bring in some new faces. You would hope we don't need him after next season if we have a couple of successful windows. This is the problem though isn't it? Gregory is deadwood... With a capital D. Who the fook is the deadwood then? |
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Post by wakeypotter on Jul 19, 2020 17:55:16 GMT
He’s been a victim of the fickle fanbase. I thought he did well the first ten matches or so and was often the best of an admittedly very bad bunch. If you look back of the threads from early this season he was widely praised on here. After a few ropey games under O’Neill he’s become a bit of an Oatcake whipping boy. If he can recapture that early season form and the form that made him so popular at Millwall he’s well worth keeping. I think we can all agree we’d rather see Campbell starting matches but arguably Gregory’s best game for Stoke was against Fulham at home, which I believe is one of only two they both started. Agreed. I thought Barnsley away he was one of our better players but Didn’t get much of a look in after that |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 18:02:31 GMT
Better than he's shown this season but very similar to Batth, McLean, Cousins et al who are all severely limited in their footballing ability and should be squad players not starting matches if we want to challenge at the top. Given the state of the squad and our restricted finances we'll see a few of those mentioned playing a pivotal role. It's not exactly what dreams are made of but you can;t question their ability. McClean has delivered how many successful crosses this season? He’s also the only one who can play on left wing and still manage to make Indi looks just woeful, as opposed to f**king woeful. |
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Post by thisisouryear on Jul 19, 2020 18:03:04 GMT
Doesn't seem much sense in trying to offload players who want to be here for now. We might need some grafters next season if we are still struggling to clear the deadwood and bring in some new faces. You would hope we don't need him after next season if we have a couple of successful windows. This is the problem though isn't it? Gregory is deadwood... With a capital D. Who the fook is the deadwood then? Not sure what he is paid but I would imagine we have more expensive deadwood that needs clearing 1st. I don't think it will be possible to clear it all out in one window. We have a team out on loan that needs shifting. |
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Jul 19, 2020 18:03:09 GMT
Seems we want another striker in. One or two will have to go. Afobe? Vokes?
That's assuming we hold on to Campbell.
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Post by clarkeda on Jul 19, 2020 18:03:14 GMT
I actually do think he's useful. He's hard working and deceptively quick. Just needs to rediscover his confidence in front of goal because he does have a habit of getting into good goal scoring positions. This. As an option he’s incredibly useful almost in dioufs category, would play anywhere on the pitch and do a job. I could imagine Gregory going in goal if the keeper got sent off, he’s that kinda guy. If he rediscovers his touch in front of goal he could get 10 which is a health return with Campbell on 15+ and clucas on 10 Powell on 8 (all hopefully obviously) |
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Jul 19, 2020 18:03:52 GMT
Better than he's shown this season but very similar to Batth, McLean, Cousins et al who are all severely limited in their footballing ability and should be squad players not starting matches if we want to challenge at the top. Given the state of the squad and our restricted finances we'll see a few of those mentioned playing a pivotal role. It's not exactly what dreams are made of but you can;t question their ability. McClean has delivered how many successful crosses this season? He’s also the only one who can play on left wing and still manage to make Indi looks just woeful, as opposed to f**king woeful. How many good crossing positions does he waste? A lot more than he makes use of. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 18:04:23 GMT
He’s been a victim of the fickle fanbase. I thought he did well the first ten matches or so and was often the best of an admittedly very bad bunch. If you look back of the threads from early this season he was widely praised on here. After a few ropey games under O’Neill he’s become a bit of an Oatcake whipping boy. If he can recapture that early season form and the form that made him so popular at Millwall he’s well worth keeping. I think we can all agree we’d rather see Campbell starting matches but arguably Gregory’s best game for Stoke was against Fulham at home, which I believe is one of only two they both started. I think his work rate in those first ten games was a lot greater than what we have seen for much of the remainder of the season, barring these last 2. For me, that’s when I like him. He misses sitters, and did so a lot in the first few games, but if he’s also not working his arse off, he can be a waste of a name on the team sheet. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 18:10:29 GMT
I don’t think he’s worth a place in a squad with aspirations to push for the play offs. All players have to either make goals, stop goals or score goals - and he doesn’t do any of that enough.
For me, we should probably get rid. He’s not a bad player - but not one we have a place for.
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