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Post by crouchpotato1 on Nov 23, 2022 13:15:42 GMT
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Post by nott1 on Nov 24, 2022 8:49:36 GMT
Will our hapless transfer team even be looking there?
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Nov 28, 2022 16:58:53 GMT
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Post by cvillestokie on Nov 28, 2022 17:23:17 GMT
I imagine we’ll wait for Pukki to tear his hamstring, then give him a 5 year deal guaranteeing he will be the highest paid player on the books.
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Post by thevoid on Nov 28, 2022 18:09:17 GMT
Will our hapless transfer team even be looking there? Our lot were probably watching the Rugby League WC
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Nov 29, 2022 8:21:09 GMT
The world cup is a terrible place to shop for players - so often some obscure player will have a career best performance, get picked up on a ridiculous fee and then disappear from sight as their form returns to normal and they milk a once in a lifetime contract. Any club with any sense will base their transfer policy for on a deeper and more long term analysis of a player than a few world cup highlights.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2022 10:46:59 GMT
The world cup is a terrible place to shop for players - so often some obscure player will have a career best performance, get picked up on a ridiculous fee and then disappear from sight as their form returns to normal and they milk a once in a lifetime contract. Any club with any sense will base their transfer policy for on a deeper and more long term analysis of a player than a few world cup highlights. Yep happens so much. Look at someone like Scillaci. Looked and pretty much was a World beater for a couple of weeks but had managed 5 league goals all season.
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Post by wagsastokie on Nov 29, 2022 11:27:05 GMT
The world cup is a terrible place to shop for players - so often some obscure player will have a career best performance, get picked up on a ridiculous fee and then disappear from sight as their form returns to normal and they milk a once in a lifetime contract. Any club with any sense will base their transfer policy for on a deeper and more long term analysis of a player than a few world cup highlights. Yep happens so much. Look at someone like Scillaci. Looked and pretty much was a World beater for a couple of weeks but had managed 5 league goals all season. Five league goals Compared to our pile of wank It’s bloody prolific
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Post by crowey on Nov 29, 2022 11:41:07 GMT
…… err, Peter Etebo springs to mind
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Post by Squeekster on Nov 29, 2022 11:48:45 GMT
…… err, Peter Etebo springs to mind We'd already signed him before the world cup.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2022 12:01:11 GMT
Always liked Jake Cooper He is decent against the better forwards in the championship and absolutely bosses it , against the weaker ones
Pukki and McBurnie have appeal. Pukki because he is class and McBurnie because he is a bit of a nutter , and we could do with a nutter or two .
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Post by femark on Nov 29, 2022 12:22:41 GMT
Barlaser, Ogbene and Willock would be fantastic
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 29, 2022 13:24:03 GMT
The world cup is a terrible place to shop for players - so often some obscure player will have a career best performance, get picked up on a ridiculous fee and then disappear from sight as their form returns to normal and they milk a once in a lifetime contract. Any club with any sense will base their transfer policy for on a deeper and more long term analysis of a player than a few world cup highlights. Does that rationale work for Stoke players too?
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Post by ravey123 on Nov 29, 2022 13:26:44 GMT
The world cup is a terrible place to shop for players - so often some obscure player will have a career best performance, get picked up on a ridiculous fee and then disappear from sight as their form returns to normal and they milk a once in a lifetime contract. Any club with any sense will base their transfer policy for on a deeper and more long term analysis of a player than a few world cup highlights. Yep happens so much. Look at someone like Scillaci. Looked and pretty much was a World beater for a couple of weeks but had managed 5 league goals all season. Also, look at one Peter Etebo. I know we’d already signed him by then but what a player he looked in the last World Cup
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Nov 29, 2022 15:55:15 GMT
The world cup is a terrible place to shop for players - so often some obscure player will have a career best performance, get picked up on a ridiculous fee and then disappear from sight as their form returns to normal and they milk a once in a lifetime contract. Any club with any sense will base their transfer policy for on a deeper and more long term analysis of a player than a few world cup highlights. Does that rationale work for Stoke players too? Not sure what you mean?
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Post by xchpotter on Nov 29, 2022 16:41:40 GMT
Can’t get excited about any striker we may sign. We’ve turned so many into crap players, I just don’t see why it would suddenly change.
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Nov 29, 2022 22:32:36 GMT
Always liked Jake Cooper He is decent against the better forwards in the championship and absolutely bosses it , against the weaker ones Pukki and McBurnie have appeal. Pukki because he is class and McBurnie because he is a bit of a nutter , and we could do with a nutter or two . I agree mate but you just know Pukki would rock up here and fire blanks don't you.
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Post by iglugluk on Nov 29, 2022 23:08:27 GMT
Does that rationale work for Stoke players too? Not sure what you mean? Are you sure about that?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 29, 2022 23:14:19 GMT
Where has the talk of Pukki come from?
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Nov 29, 2022 23:20:31 GMT
Where has the talk of Pukki come from? He was highlighted by the Sentnul as a free agent in the summer I think. I don't believe there's any link whatsoever. He's just being used to show that we're a striker's graveyard that's all.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 29, 2022 23:26:15 GMT
Where has the talk of Pukki come from? He was highlighted by the Sentnul as a free agent in the summer I think. I don't believe there's any link whatsoever. He's just being used to show that we're a striker's graveyard that's all. Ah ok! Not sure he’s what we should be going after anyway tbh? Unless he was the experienced back up/change option. He’s not getting any younger or better.
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Post by nott1 on Nov 30, 2022 10:36:22 GMT
The world cup is a terrible place to shop for players - so often some obscure player will have a career best performance, get picked up on a ridiculous fee and then disappear from sight as their form returns to normal and they milk a once in a lifetime contract. Any club with any sense will base their transfer policy for on a deeper and more long term analysis of a player than a few world cup highlights. Does that rationale work for Stoke players too? No, wherever we get them from they are usually crap!
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 30, 2022 11:40:04 GMT
Does that rationale work for Stoke players too? No, wherever we get them from they are usually crap! I was just being a bellend for a change sorry, I meant Souttar. Just seems like some double standards going on and it makes me laugh
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Nov 30, 2022 15:43:10 GMT
No, wherever we get them from they are usually crap! I was just being a bellend for a change sorry, I meant Souttar. Just seems like some double standards going on and it makes me laugh What I said about World Cup players definitely applies to Souttar as it would any other Stoke player. In Souttar's case any sane club would assess how well he recovers from a very bad injury before committing. The adrenaline rush of playing in a World Cup can easily mask short/medium term recuperation issu s. If he carries on with his World Cup form when he comes back it will be brilliant but I wouldn't be surprised to see his form dip as he comes back to full fitness.
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Nov 30, 2022 15:47:26 GMT
Bale would be perfect for us, past it, can no longer score, wouldnt give 2 shits about the club.
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Post by robwahlmann on Nov 30, 2022 18:19:37 GMT
I really hope we will bring in a targetman, which we have been missing for years!
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Post by nott1 on Dec 2, 2022 8:15:21 GMT
I really hope we will bring in a targetman, which we have been missing for years! Our target men have been missing since John Ritchie finished!
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Post by robwahlmann on Dec 2, 2022 11:53:48 GMT
I really hope we will bring in a targetman, which we have been missing for years! Our target men have been missing since John Ritchie finished! That was a bit harsh I think. Sidebe did a fine job in that position, I'd say Jones also did, and even Crouch did a decent job in that position.
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Dec 2, 2022 12:04:47 GMT
We need a Stein, a Sheron, a Thorne. Obviously getting one is a whole different story.
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Post by nott1 on Dec 3, 2022 17:40:43 GMT
Our target men have been missing since John Ritchie finished! That was a bit harsh I think. Sidebe did a fine job in that position, I'd say Jones also did, and even Crouch did a decent job in that position. None of those were as good as Ritchie and Jones was a bone idle layabout flop ,so put away those rose tinted specs
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