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Post by rhodesy on Jan 8, 2009 19:21:04 GMT
Bizzare! ;D
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Post by rhodesy on Jan 8, 2009 19:23:32 GMT
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Post by Bick on Jan 8, 2009 19:25:08 GMT
Poor bastards  |
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Post by MrMagic on Jan 8, 2009 19:25:49 GMT
And people say that football in the US is going nowhere.
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Post by stokecity4eva on Jan 8, 2009 19:26:51 GMT
is today april fools day or what lol a few very bizarre transfers involving ex stokies
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Post by Jamo on the wing on Jan 8, 2009 19:30:55 GMT
I hope part of his deal includes a mahoosive new house with loads of bedrooms for all those kids of his!! ;D
All the best Gifton, all they need now is Ade to sign up!
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 8, 2009 19:40:40 GMT
"I am still only 28 and have my best years ahead of me as a striker."  |
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Post by rhodesy on Jan 8, 2009 19:45:50 GMT
"I am still only 28 and have my best years ahead of me as a striker." It's not like he can get any worse ;D Lets face it ;D |
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Post by daverichards on Jan 8, 2009 19:49:33 GMT
He's only going for the sunshine, thats why he went to Spain, the cold weather is bad for his arthritis
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Post by Del Boy on Jan 8, 2009 19:49:39 GMT
Gifton Goal Williams !!!!!
At least it shouldnt be too cold for him out there
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Post by sgtpotter89 on Jan 8, 2009 19:55:34 GMT
i like the title of the article? "A Major Signing."
Gifton? Major?
remember when he signed for us 5 and a half years ago? we were promised by Pulis we would be signing a guy who has played in the premiership and we thought we were gonna get someone exciting but then Gifton turned up ;D
how many kids has gifton got now?. is it still only the 6?
that was a great chant wasnt it?
"he's only got 6 kids, he's only got 6 kids."
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Post by scfclifer on Jan 8, 2009 19:56:52 GMT
he'll do well over there ;d seriously though is adrian heath on crack ??? ;d
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 8, 2009 20:03:11 GMT
Whats the beef with Gifton? When played up front up he scored goals.
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Post by stokecity4eva on Jan 8, 2009 20:04:43 GMT
reckon he will be a good buy for them as dont foregt there league is even easier than the MLS so probably be like playing league 2 stuff over there
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Post by daverichards on Jan 8, 2009 20:05:06 GMT
Whats the beef with Gifton? When played up front up he scored goals. No beef, he was a quality player apart from his arthritis, when it didn't hurt, he could have held the ball up when being tackled by a herd of rhino |
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Post by sgtpotter89 on Jan 8, 2009 20:07:07 GMT
reckon he will be a good buy for them as dont foregt there league is even easier than the MLS so probably be like playing league 2 stuff over there i think MLS is about league 2 standard. i reckon the Aztex is probably Conference North and South standard |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jan 8, 2009 20:07:28 GMT
Agree bayern and he scored a decent number of goals in Spain where the weather was kinder to his arthritis. He'll do ok for them and no doubt will help bring on their youngsters. Good for the Aztex and good for him, I think.
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Post by stonestokie! on Jan 8, 2009 20:10:46 GMT
"I am still only 28 and have my best years ahead of me as a striker." It's not like he can get any worse ;D Lets face it ;D ;D |
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Post by daverichards on Jan 8, 2009 20:16:22 GMT
No beef, he was a quality player apart from his arthritis, when it didn't hurt, he could have held the ball up when being tackled by a herd of rhino gifton was a lazy git at various times though wasnt he? when he wanted to be he was a good player No, he was permantly playing through the pain barrier for this club, if he didn't have 6 kids to feed he'd have probably taken early retirement to save his ankles, he always left the ground hobbling, the bloke WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WALK by the time he is in his late 30s ... LAZY  LAZY , you are so far wide of the mark its not even funny |
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Post by Miniman on Jan 8, 2009 20:19:40 GMT
Gifton was one of my favourite players at the time. He might have been a bit of a donkey but he still scored some goals when it mattered...
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Post by Championship Potter on Jan 8, 2009 20:21:30 GMT
He would have been a bloody good footballer if it wasn't for his arthritis. You could see how he became a different player in the summer when he could actually run.
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Post by Linx on Jan 8, 2009 20:45:06 GMT
Lay off the Gift! . I liked him, and so did enough of us at the time - unless the GNW chant was ironic and I missed the joke  . With 13 goals in his second season with us, he was a veritable goal machine by current standards. Rather him than Periwinkle. |
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Post by saturnuranus on Jan 8, 2009 20:49:27 GMT
Gifton's not good enouuugggh, Gifton's not good enouuuugh....." Repeat to fade.
Nah seriously I liked Gifton back in the day, still astounds me how a man can play professional football with arthritis!
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Post by crimesy on Jan 8, 2009 20:53:50 GMT
reckon he will be a good buy for them as dont foregt there league is even easier than the MLS so probably be like playing league 2 stuff over there more like conference, seriously, the standard of american football is terrible. |
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Post by OldStokie on Jan 8, 2009 20:54:07 GMT
After the injury to Ade and Pulis pushed him up front, he was scoring for fun. He was much maligned because Pulis played a bloke with arthritis in the 'Mama role'. How daft can you get? Good luck, Gift. The weather will play a big part in his ability to play.
OS.
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Post by headsgoup on Jan 8, 2009 21:05:55 GMT
After the injury to Ade and Pulis pushed him up front, he was scoring for fun. He was much maligned because Pulis played a bloke with arthritis in the 'Mama role'. How daft can you get? Good luck, Gift. The weather will play a big part in his ability to play. OS. GNW never scored goals for 'fun' in fact he was pretty poor most of the time I recall.  |
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Post by sgtpotter89 on Jan 8, 2009 21:13:16 GMT
gifton was a lazy git at various times though wasnt he? when he wanted to be he was a good player No, he was permantly playing through the pain barrier for this club, if he didn't have 6 kids to feed he'd have probably taken early retirement to save his ankles, he always left the ground hobbling, the bloke WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WALK by the time he is in his late 30s ... LAZY LAZY , you are so far wide of the mark its not even funny sorry i didnt realise he was playing through the pain barrier. i wouldnt have said it if i knew |
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Jan 8, 2009 21:17:07 GMT
Top man and not a bad player. Remember some of the players he replaced and you'll probabley find he wasn't a bad signing for us (wasn't he on a free as well?).
Good luck to him.
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Post by OldStokie on Jan 8, 2009 21:26:58 GMT
Then you have a poor memory. It was towards the end of the 2004/5 season when he scored most of the 13 goals he scored that season after scoring 10 the previous season. And that from a bloke who spent most of his time hobbling because of his arthritus. Even at his worst, he was 10 times better than the bloke your hero keeps playing up front now. OS. |
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Post by serpico on Jan 8, 2009 21:30:17 GMT
Have to say I always like Gif as well, he played the Mama donkey role pretty well considering his health situation, he seemed to go on big goal droughts and then go on runs of scoring goals, anyone who gets into double figures playing that Mama role must have something going for them.
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