2 Signings in 24 hours etc etc

[tijuanabrass]

We now get these threads and their ilk on a regular basis.
Some are bollocks. Some spot on and many contain fragments of truth.

In this day and age with information flowing so freely and so many having access to mass media, are we ever likely to see the day again when the club make and announce a sihning that no one is expecting?

A surprise would be nice occasionally, wouldn't it?

[PONTAFCE]

Theres no chance of any surprises matey i know what you mean tho

[Stokie86]

Didn't we have that with Olofinjana? I cant remember seeing it anywhere that we were linked with him. When the Sentinel reported that we were interested in a highly rated Championship Midfielder my first thoughts were Walters. But yes, I do agree with you that it would be nice for it to happen at least 90% of the time, but these days with so many media workers wondering the streets near every ground in the country it's almost impossible for it to get that way again, things will only get worse, unfortunatly!

[stokecitytalke]

Hopefully if we did make 2 signings in 24 hours then the mood on here would change a bit! I think that we will sign at least another 4 decent players before the start of the season now that the big boys are finalising their squads and they know who might be surplus to requirements

[Sfance]

Yeah, great - can't wait for Pubis to pick up a couple more cast-offs.

[sheikhmomo]

You'll have to define MORE cast off's here sfance

Kitson double figure goals in the Prem last season

Seyi current international for a decent side, beat off other prem clubs to get him

Sorrenson may have been without a club but a current international with bags of experience

The number of players in is gutting to be honest but to describe those we have got as cast offs is utter nonsense.

[Sfance]

Once in a great while, Sheik, you may be right. However, I was responding to the previous poster's point that other clubs - the team's we will be playing against - are supposedly deciding which of their players they can do without - crumbs we may then be able to pick up off of the floor. . . . . hence "cast offs".

[eddiecurrent]

Aug 7, 2008 11:12:26 GMT Sfance said:

Yeah, great - can't wait for Pubis to pick up a couple more cast-offs.

I get what you are saying, but realistically who else are we going to sign??

If you are an established Prem player are you going to sign for Stoke? No

If you can't make the first 11 regularly at your established Prem would you sign Stoke? Maybe, but only if Middlesborough or Sunderland don't want you.

If you are a perennial bench warmer at a mid table prem team would you sign for Stoke - probably if they pay you enough,

So, cast offs it is I'm afraid. Doesn't mean they aren't better than what we have though does it?

[Sfance]

Well, you have a point there, too!!! Sadly.

[sheikhmomo]

Isn't any new signing someone's cast off to some degree?

[lordb]

or we could sign players who are hungry to play in the prem league from abroad or the CCC

[eddiecurrent]

Aug 7, 2008 12:31:38 GMT sheikhmomo said:

Isn't any new signing someone's cast off to some degree?

I suppose it depends whether the player joins us with the incumbent club kicking and screaming becasue they have lost such a prized asset...or

The player is grabbing his first chance in three years of actually working for his £20k per week whilst his club are rubbing their hands with glee at the £4million quid they have just netted in a transfer fee.

[bigb35]

ronaldo wouldnt have been uniteds cast off would he

[PONTAFCE]

Ronaldo is a money grabbing cunt

[banburypotter]

well, some of these rumours need to start turning into reality signings or there are going to be thousands of worried stokies at bolton next satdee.