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Post by bloodtypered on Jan 18, 2023 15:26:53 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2023 15:30:40 GMT
Liked Maja and hoped we'd buy him in the summer. As per though Stoke fans wrote him off as rubbish when there was obviously a player in there.
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Post by LGH87 on Jan 18, 2023 15:31:14 GMT
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jan 18, 2023 15:33:36 GMT
Meh
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jan 18, 2023 15:35:30 GMT
Liked Maja and hoped we'd buy him in the summer. As per though Stoke fans wrote him off as rubbish when there was obviously a player in there. It was more that he again wasn't the kind of striker that especially worked in the system MON wanted to play. He seemed convinced he could turn poachers into target men rather than just signing a target man, in much the same way he thought he didn't need a DM and then couldn't understand why the midfield was a mess. |
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Post by robwahlmann on Jan 18, 2023 15:36:05 GMT
Slow as f... though!  |
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Post by neddy on Jan 18, 2023 15:36:38 GMT
Slow as f... though! And never headed the ball….. |
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Post by robwahlmann on Jan 18, 2023 15:37:28 GMT
Slow as f... though! And never headed the ball….. True as well!  |
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Post by chamberlain on Jan 18, 2023 16:01:46 GMT
And never headed the ball….. True as well! Apart from that he was ....well not very good |
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Post by cvillestokie on Jan 18, 2023 16:09:01 GMT
Liked Maja and hoped we'd buy him in the summer. As per though Stoke fans wrote him off as rubbish when there was obviously a player in there. It was more that he again wasn't the kind of striker that especially worked in the system MON wanted to play. He seemed convinced he could turn poachers into target men rather than just signing a target man, in much the same way he thought he didn't need a DM and then couldn't understand why the midfield was a mess. Agreed r.e. Maja. He looked a decent player, but he wasn’t the player we needed. |
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Post by stokesaint1 on Jan 18, 2023 16:10:22 GMT
Maja was like most strikers we have bought into the club in the last five years at least, prolific or scoring regularly for their former clubs, then forgetting how to do it once they were here.
We seem to be brilliant at turning really good players elsewhere into complete donkeys once they pull on the red and white striped shirt. Unfortunately it's not just strikers, we seem to have the same effect on players in all positions. The list is virtually endless.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Jan 18, 2023 16:11:10 GMT
It was more that he again wasn't the kind of striker that especially worked in the system MON wanted to play. He seemed convinced he could turn poachers into target men rather than just signing a target man, in much the same way he thought he didn't need a DM and then couldn't understand why the midfield was a mess. Agreed r.e. Maja. He looked a decent player, but he wasn’t the player we needed. Did he I must have missed that game. |
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jan 18, 2023 16:13:29 GMT
Ronaldo at his peak would be lucky to score 5 goals in our recent teams.
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Post by musik on Jan 18, 2023 16:15:11 GMT
I remember the name only.
Not him at all as a player.
A good sign?
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jan 18, 2023 16:22:53 GMT
Maja was like most strikers we have bought into the club in the last five years at least, prolific or scoring regularly for their former clubs, then forgetting how to do it once they were here. We seem to be brilliant at turning really good players elsewhere into complete donkeys once they pull on the red and white striped shirt. Unfortunately it's not just strikers, we seem to have the same effect on players in all positions. The list is virtually endless. I get your point but he doesn't fit it, he's only ever scored double figures once before and that was in league one, maybe he's just not that good. |
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Post by Silkystoke on Jan 18, 2023 16:31:32 GMT
I’ve watched lots of is games and he’s been great… he knows where the net is this season..
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Post by robwahlmann on Jan 18, 2023 16:46:14 GMT
True as well! Apart from that he was ....well not very good I think ordinary is close to the right word. Not very bad, but not very good.  |
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Post by nott1 on Jan 18, 2023 16:47:16 GMT
He'd be top scorer if we kept him.
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Post by robstokie on Jan 18, 2023 17:00:56 GMT
He'd be top scorer if we kept him. To be fair that's not a high bar to beat. Would have been better value for money than Dwight Gayle was anyway |
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Post by stokeuk474 on Jan 18, 2023 17:12:30 GMT
Ligue 2 isn't a great standard.
He wasn't good enough for the championship. Especially for the money Bordeaux wanted
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Post by wherty on Jan 18, 2023 17:30:07 GMT
Irrelevant whether he was good, bad, had potential or just crap, they wanted too much money for him so he stayed where he was.
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Jan 18, 2023 18:35:16 GMT
Set the world on fire while he was at stoke if I remember. Can’t believe we didn’t sign him😉
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Post by cvillestokie on Jan 18, 2023 18:37:28 GMT
Agreed r.e. Maja. He looked a decent player, but he wasn’t the player we needed. Did he I must have missed that game. There’s obviously something about him. He scores goals and looked tidy. He was not the target man that we were desperate for and he didn’t suit our play at all. |
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Jan 18, 2023 18:41:12 GMT
Did he I must have missed that game. There’s obviously something about him. He scores goals and looked tidy. He was not the target man that we were desperate for and he didn’t suit our play at all. I have a simple question to ask when inquiring about a striker I've not watched. Is he strong or quick, Maja was neither. |
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Post by wearepremierleague on Jan 18, 2023 18:42:08 GMT
A bit like Gayle but better, younger, scored the odd goal, and probably cheaper. Obviously we went for Gayle
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Jan 18, 2023 18:45:14 GMT
A bit like Gayle but better, younger, scored the odd goal, and probably cheaper. Obviously we went for Gayle Yeah just like him doesn't do anything a player we've already got doesn't. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 18, 2023 18:56:26 GMT
I thought he was alright when compared to the current crop. As said above the best strikers in the world would struggle in this team and that’s not exaggerating
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Post by peterthornesboots on Jan 18, 2023 19:02:36 GMT
Liked Maja and hoped we'd buy him in the summer. As per though Stoke fans wrote him off as rubbish when there was obviously a player in there. There was definitely a player in there. However, I am not sure if he was the type of striker that we needed(?). I also vaguely remember there being talk of the buy-out being quite big (just under a couple of million if I remember correctly?). It is another example of a player coming to Stoke, not really setting the world on fire, but then going elsewhere and doing quite well. |
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Post by stokeuk474 on Jan 18, 2023 21:50:00 GMT
A bit like Gayle but better, younger, scored the odd goal, and probably cheaper. Obviously we went for Gayle Slower than Gayle, but also just the 2 goals in half a season |
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Post by lordb on Jan 18, 2023 22:47:04 GMT
A bit like Gayle but better, younger, scored the odd goal, and probably cheaper. Obviously we went for Gayle Slower than Gayle, but also just the 2 goals in half a season And yet he's been a regular scorer at all his other clubs including this season |
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