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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 4, 2008 10:30:45 GMT
Wasn't he linked with Hull yesterday? Glasgow Evening Times
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has reiterated that another man linked with Celtic, James McFadden, "is not for sale," while Stoke are the latest club to show an interest in Georgios Samaras, who has expressed his desire to join Celtic permanently following his five-month loan spell at Parkhead.
Manchester City's £3m asking price, plus the player's wage demands, could be too rich for Strachan whose first-choice strike pairing will again be Scott McDonald and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Publication date 04/07/08
www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/display.var.2379273.0.strach_wont_be_held_to_ransom.php |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 4, 2008 10:31:39 GMT
Lazy, greasy, useless Greek that conna hit a barn door with a banjo-no ta! ;D
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Post by glouscesterstokie on Jul 4, 2008 10:32:38 GMT
no thanks
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 4, 2008 10:33:24 GMT
He's got ability. Pearce shelled out 6m on him after his exploits in Holland, didn't he?
And he looked good initially. I remember Wenger was saying how he'd been interested in him while he was Heerenveen.
Probably nothing in this link though! And he seems a bit lazy and in-and-out to be a Pulis striker.
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Post by northstokie on Jul 4, 2008 10:34:16 GMT
He is full on shocking but apparently has a lot of potential, thing is our Tone doesn't really help his strikers improve too much
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 4, 2008 10:38:15 GMT
Has ability, attitude is dodgy. Failure to do much in the SPL is a pretty damning indictment.
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Post by n01stokie on Jul 4, 2008 10:52:10 GMT
He is full on shocking but apparently has a lot of potential, thing is our Tone doesn't really help his strikers improve too much is that a joke that i haven't got? |
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Post by n01stokie on Jul 4, 2008 10:53:01 GMT
Has ability, attitude is dodgy. Fuller?!? |
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Post by BuzzB on Jul 4, 2008 10:57:12 GMT
nnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!
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Post by barndoorbanjo on Jul 4, 2008 10:58:02 GMT
My username springs to mind  No thanks. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jul 4, 2008 11:01:05 GMT
Has ability, attitude is dodgy. Fuller?!? Fuller delivers. Samaras doesn't. |
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 4, 2008 11:04:03 GMT
I would rather hope we signed his countryman Charisteas who I think would suit our style of play perfectly. A better edition of Mama in my opinion. Can see Ipswich being linked with Charisteas today as well. Come on Tony, this is the closest you will get to Marlon without getting the man himself!  |
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 4, 2008 11:05:11 GMT
He's got something, but I'd be surprised if Pulis was really in for him.
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Post by northstokie on Jul 4, 2008 11:10:11 GMT
My point is that TP can improve a defender's game and has done so with many of our bunch but forward wise he tends to go for experience, any players with potential if they are in fact bought tend to stay at the level they were when they arrived - Pericard, Beast, Sidibe
In fact look how long Patto was with us stale and when he moved he was developed into a £1m plus Championship striker (granted first team games helped)
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Post by crashbandicoot on Jul 4, 2008 11:18:07 GMT
No way seen him play a few times
runs round like a headless chicken, hes shit!
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Post by jezzascfc on Jul 4, 2008 11:48:31 GMT
I know a few Citeh fans and they don't have one good word to say about him.
Steer clear, Tone, for God's sake.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 4, 2008 11:59:47 GMT
We describe players as shit as if the strikers we’ve got already who are not named Ricardo are any good! They’re not.
He would be a vast improvement on what we've got and I’d give him a whirl on his pre Man City and international reputation if his wage demands weren’t ludicrous.
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Post by Ex-GeordieNeil on Jul 4, 2008 12:08:04 GMT
Thought Tone's No.1 rule was to get BETTER players than we've already got...
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 4, 2008 12:17:13 GMT
Samaras is better than Pericard, Parkin and Sidibie put together
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Post by Ex-GeordieNeil on Jul 4, 2008 12:26:41 GMT
Sheikh, in terms of players have value to our 'system', which I take it we're sticking to in the Prem, I'm not sure he adds any. 6 footer he may be, but a workaday battering-ram he ain't.
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Post by lordb on Jul 4, 2008 12:32:49 GMT
big things were expected after his spell in Holland - looked like he was going to be a major star.
all gone wrong for him.
rather have some of the other strikers we have been linked with,even Mpenza,but there has to be an element of giving the player the benefit of the doubt.
after all he was playing in Pearces moribund Citeh not Svens jazzed up version.
if the price/wages are reasonable might be worth a gamble.
maybe.
just about.
Charisteas @ £2.5m from Nurenburg woukd be better though I aggree
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Post by thepremierbanksy on Jul 4, 2008 13:39:06 GMT
I'd be fairly pleased if we signed him, whilst you can't pretend that he was great for man city, he clearly wasn't at his best there, you could tell that even if you had never seen him before.
I would take Mpenza too, I saw him play well as a lone striker in several games last season, and i think he'd fit in nicely to our system.
I would want either of those 2 to be in a selection of 3 or 4 strikers though, but at the moment we've basically just got ric.
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Post by Jamo on the wing on Jul 4, 2008 18:47:34 GMT
Whilst he isn't a world beater he is certainly about as good as I would expect us to get. He has scored goals at a high level and that is not an easy quality to get hold of within our budget. I'm still not sure who people think we will sign but rest assured they will be of a standard very similar to Samaras as our financial situation dictates it.
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Post by Northy on Jul 4, 2008 21:24:10 GMT
this is the bloke I was thinking of was no good, not as I quoted on the Giovanni thread |
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Post by bobafett on Jul 5, 2008 8:45:37 GMT
samaras would be a good signing imo . Lost his way at Man City but clealy has ability .
ps. To say TP doesn't improve strikers is not true . Fuller , Ade , Mama and Gifton all improved their game under Pulis .
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Post by Soi Cowboy on Jul 5, 2008 8:59:34 GMT
Didn't Fuller get 1 goal in 30 games for Pompey? Easy to label a player shit in the Prem, City hardly bring the best out of players. A decent player who has lost his way could be our best bet to be realistic- we're not going to land players who have impressed in the Prem really are we? Players like Bent and Samaras might be our real hope- Gardiner fits that category also.
We need to build a solid team not bring in over-paid wage seekers. Everton don't stand out for example as a team of big big names and individuals but they are very hard to beat. Not for one second saying we'll have a side of their ranking but they play well together. We have to be realistic and build a solid side to survive in the league. Maybe then we can 'push on' as Tone would say- Wigan have proved it can be done
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Post by kingdeano on Jul 5, 2008 9:01:35 GMT
whats he actually done apart from winning britains got talent! yeah he can dance but we need someone that can put the ball in the net
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Post by Soi Cowboy on Jul 5, 2008 9:04:48 GMT
Deano- have you been sniffing the screen wipes ???
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Post by Bick on Jul 5, 2008 9:30:46 GMT
No thankyou, he has no work ethic and is not a team player. Not a Stoke Player!
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