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Post by stokecity4eva on Jan 16, 2008 12:40:09 GMT
have we got any at the moment because normally we'd have heard about a few being at the club at this stage of the transfer window. we normally have loads but never sign any of them
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2008 12:41:07 GMT
John Doe I think.
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Post by fuggers on Jan 16, 2008 12:42:24 GMT
Apparently Juan Pablo Raponi is on trial at the moment
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jan 16, 2008 13:15:39 GMT
Midfielder (winger) on Trial from Metz
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Post by realstokebloke on Jan 16, 2008 13:29:23 GMT
Allegedly.
And which one Forny? Which one?
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Post by joeyb09 on Jan 16, 2008 14:20:39 GMT
What happened to that Jamacian lad that couldn't get a work permit, that supposedly we now have on trial???
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 16, 2008 14:24:50 GMT
He returned to Jamaica just before Christmas, and he's back playing for his Jamaican club by the looks of it.
Unclear what's happening with him - and whether the wheels of another work permit application have been set in motion as Austin thought was going to be the case in November?
24 Dec Rudolph Austin, who returned to the island on Friday night after a one-month spell with English side Stoke City, also helped to shore up Portmore's midfield, but their finishing most times did not equate to the build up.
27 Nov Austin back at Stoke By Nodley Wright, Freelance Writer
National utility player Rudolph Austin departed the island on Thursday for England, a day after his impressive showing in the second of two friendly internationals against Central American opposition at the National Stadium.
The 21-year-old will be training with Championship team Stoke City, already the home club of compatriots Ricardo Fuller, the club's leading scorer and midfielder/defender Demar Phillips. It will be the second time that Austin will be training with the club in the hope of gaining a contract.
Rave reviews
Austin, a former standout for Clarendon College in the daCosta Cup football competition earned rave reviews for his displays in the defensive midfield position in Jamaica's two games against El Salvador and Guatemala. In the first he scored a screamer out of nothing from about 40 yards to open the scoring in his country's 3-0 win.
"I will be training with them this time for a month. The plan is for the club to reapply for a work permit when the transfer window re-opens in January. If that fails then I will go to another club in Belgium or somewhere else in Europe until I earn more national caps and will be able to secure a work permit," Austin told the Star.
"The fact that I am going back now shows that they really want me on their books and do not want to take any risks by having me remain in Jamaica and playing in the Cash Plus Premier League and possibly get injured. They want me up here training with them where they can monitor me," added the player who is currently on the books of Portmore United.
Just before the closing of the international transfer window on September 1, Stoke failed to secure a work permit for Austin after an impressive two-week trial period with the club along with Phillips. Then the home office ruled that he had not secured enough caps for the national team.
"It's a big disappointment. The case was thrust upon us and so we didn't have time to prepare for it," Stoke's assistant manager, Dave Kemp was quoted as saying at the time.
"He's trained brilliantly and been very impressive. He's fully fit now and back in the Jamaican national team, but because of the injury he missed three Gold Cup qualifying games and so didn't meet the necessary criteria for being considered a regular international.
"He will be very disappointed, but we will keep tabs on him and hopefully we can do something in the future.
"I believe we can re-apply for a permit in 12 months," Kemp added then.
In the meantime Austin said that securing a place in the starting line-up with a close to the strongest Jamaican team available was the realisation of a dream. Having got a taste of action among the big boys Austin said there is no looking back.
"I think it is only up from here right now. The first game I was really proud of the way I played, the way I tackled, covered ground and especially the goal. The second game was a little bit different, but I think I did reasonably well and besides it is a learning process. It will not always be smooth," he offered. _________________________
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