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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2020 13:45:03 GMT
One of the most successful academies in the county is 15 miles down the road, and we routinely ignore it.
Cutler, Brammer, Lund, Marshall - that’s all I can think of.
They’ve got a left back at the moment (name escapes me) who is going to be a top class player, and it’s not even talked about him coming to Stoke.
Years gone by, it wasn’t even entertained that we’d buy their players who’ve gone to very similar sized clubs (let’s discount Ashton, Johnson, Platt, etc) - Lunt, Ward, Maynard, Etc etc. Why are we never in for any of their players who’d fit us well (and we’d fit them well).
Please refrain from any Barry Bennell comments, that’s not to do with my point.
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Post by newsteadst3 on Aug 8, 2020 13:51:22 GMT
Cause they hate us and wouldn't see to us but it suits me fine
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Post by lawrieleslie on Aug 8, 2020 13:59:51 GMT
John Mahoney signed in 1967 for £20,000. Great servant only sold because of fire sale after the butler street stand fiasco.played almost 350 games in 11 seasons. Didn’t we also sign Lee Dixon from Crewe?
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Post by lordb on Aug 8, 2020 14:01:56 GMT
This thread would have made sense 25 years ago.
Not been many worth having for years now
Powell of course.
They may have one or two now?
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Post by lordb on Aug 8, 2020 14:02:57 GMT
John Mahoney signed in 1967 for £20,000. Great servant only sold because of fire sale after the butler street stand fiasco.played almost 350 games in 11 seasons. Didn’t we also sign Lee Dixon from Crewe? Dixon we signed from Bury Mills used the Neil Adams money to buy Dixon and Tony Ford. Good business |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2020 14:10:35 GMT
Has there been one worth buying since Powell ?
Not really
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Post by hooftastic on Aug 8, 2020 14:10:59 GMT
Because they arrive half bummed to death?
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Post by ParaPsych on Aug 8, 2020 14:15:01 GMT
Dave Brammar was the expert and playing long raking glamour passes out for a goal kick.
Absolute shit. We suddenly started looking good once we got rid of the clown.
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Post by onionman on Aug 8, 2020 14:17:30 GMT
You forgot Paul Rennie
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Post by mickstupp on Aug 8, 2020 14:27:23 GMT
We had the chance to sign David Platt from Crewe in 1987 but we baulked at the 200k asking price.
Mick Mills then spent 200k on Tony Henry and Simon Stainrod 🤔
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Aug 8, 2020 14:43:19 GMT
We had the chance to sign David Platt from Crewe in 1987 but we baulked at the 200k asking price. Mick Mills then spent 200k on Tony Henry and Simon Stainrod 🤔 "Super" Simon Stainrod thank you!  |
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Post by Gary Hackett on Aug 8, 2020 14:59:54 GMT
We had the chance to sign David Platt from Crewe in 1987 but we baulked at the 200k asking price. Mick Mills then spent 200k on Tony Henry and Simon Stainrod 🤔 I doubt he'd have come here instead of Villa at the time |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2020 15:03:41 GMT
We had the chance to sign David Platt from Crewe in 1987 but we baulked at the 200k asking price. Mick Mills then spent 200k on Tony Henry and Simon Stainrod 🤔 Mills said Graham Shaw was a better prospect than Platt |
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Post by Gary Hackett on Aug 8, 2020 15:05:55 GMT
We had the chance to sign David Platt from Crewe in 1987 but we baulked at the 200k asking price. Mick Mills then spent 200k on Tony Henry and Simon Stainrod 🤔 Mills said Graham Shaw was a better prospect than Platt Well he can't have been as arrogant |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2020 15:10:53 GMT
Mills said Graham Shaw was a better prospect than Platt Well he can't have been as arrogant Platt's gal used to work at Red Star in Crewe. If I remember she dumped him but oddly was back like a shot when Villa signed him  |
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Post by Gary Hackett on Aug 8, 2020 15:12:56 GMT
Well he can't have been as arrogant Platt's gal used to work at Red Star in Crewe. If I remember she dumped him but oddly was back like a shot when Villa signed him Rachel |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2020 15:16:27 GMT
Platt's gal used to work at Red Star in Crewe. If I remember she dumped him but oddly was back like a shot when Villa signed him Rachel Yep Think she lived out Hough way. Used to see John Pemberton a lot. Used to drive a real beat up Fiat |
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Post by Gary Hackett on Aug 8, 2020 15:17:47 GMT
Yep Think she lived out Hough way. Used to see John Pemberton a lot. Used to drive a real beat up Fiat She worked with a family member. |
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Post by ohbottom on Aug 8, 2020 15:28:43 GMT
Weirdly, I first read the thread title as "Why don't we bury Crewe players?". I thought, that seems a bit harsh
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Post by mickstupp on Aug 8, 2020 15:48:38 GMT
We had the chance to sign David Platt from Crewe in 1987 but we baulked at the 200k asking price. Mick Mills then spent 200k on Tony Henry and Simon Stainrod 🤔 I doubt he'd have come here instead of Villa at the time This was the summer before Villa signed him |
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Post by questionable on Aug 8, 2020 17:35:25 GMT
We had the chance to sign David Platt from Crewe in 1987 but we baulked at the 200k asking price. Mick Mills then spent 200k on Tony Henry and Simon Stainrod 🤔 Thought he said Graham Shaw was better?? |
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 8, 2020 17:36:56 GMT
Because they're shite?
Name me the last Crewe player to make it all the way... this century?
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Post by Squeekster on Aug 8, 2020 17:49:53 GMT
We signed Devlin from Crewe and was Brammer via the vale?
EDIT no it was the other way round.
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Post by lordb on Aug 8, 2020 17:49:57 GMT
Because they're shite? Name me the last Crewe player to make it all the way... this century? Powell Or at least he had a go at Premier League That's it though Dean Ashton we had here before he went to Crewe Really out of date from the op I would go further and state that our Academy is better than theirs right now. |
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Post by heworksardtho on Aug 8, 2020 17:53:30 GMT
They wank
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2020 17:59:49 GMT
This thread would have made sense 25 years ago. Not been many worth having for years now Powell of course. They may have one or two now? 25 years ago???? You’re so wrong. Lunt > SWFC Rivers > Norwich Whaley > Bradford Adebola > Birmingham Hulse > WBA Wayne Collins > Wednesday Jermaine Wright > Ipswich Clayton Donaldson > Brum Billy Jones > Preston David Vaughan > R Sociedad James Bailey > Derby Dave Wright > Ipswich Some very good players there, and going to clubs the same size as Stoke. Yet we didn’t even go for them, but they were better than what we had. Why don’t we go for them? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2020 18:00:49 GMT
Because they're shite? Name me the last Crewe player to make it all the way... this century? Powell Or at least he had a go at Premier League That's it though Dean Ashton we had here before he went to Crewe Really out of date from the op I would go further and state that our Academy is better than theirs right now. Our academy better than theirs? Come on mate. |
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Post by datguy on Aug 8, 2020 18:03:04 GMT
Powell Or at least he had a go at Premier League That's it though Dean Ashton we had here before he went to Crewe Really out of date from the op I would go further and state that our Academy is better than theirs right now. Our academy better than theirs? Come on mate. Of course it is. Like lordb says, maybe not 25 years ago... But now? Absolutely. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2020 18:06:06 GMT
Our academy better than theirs? Come on mate. Of course it is. Like lordb says, maybe not 25 years ago... But now? Absolutely. Who have WE produced? Campbell was signed, so forget him. Tom Edwards? |
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Post by lordb on Aug 8, 2020 18:06:47 GMT
This thread would have made sense 25 years ago. Not been many worth having for years now Powell of course. They may have one or two now? 25 years ago???? You’re so wrong. Lunt > SWFC Rivers > Norwich Whaley > Bradford Adebola > Birmingham Hulse > WBA Wayne Collins > Wednesday Jermaine Wright > Ipswich Clayton Donaldson > Brum Billy Jones > Preston David Vaughan > R Sociedad James Bailey > Derby Dave Wright > Ipswich Some very good players there, and going to clubs the same size as Stoke. Yet we didn’t even go for them, but they were better than what we had. Why don’t we go for them? Ok 15+ years then We did go for Adebola. Kamara wanted him but Moxey signed the cheaper Liggtbourne instead. Hilde was in the Stoke directors box at a match all set to sign. I'll be honest I don't know who Bailey or Wright are. When were they? |
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