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Post by patobanton on Jan 14, 2009 1:14:05 GMT
wish I bloody knew. Loads of folks on here were saying Tony's been spotted watching there games (and was even spotted by setanta cameras) and other scouts have been there but don't know who there looking at. Oh yeah! He was watching Celtic vs Hibs and he was looking at (most probably) Caldwell and Naylor from Celtic. And Fletcher from Hibs. We've also been linked to Andy Driver and Christophe Berra from Hearts. well berra's good, driver? not seen or heard?
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Post by powchirper on Jan 14, 2009 1:29:19 GMT
Had a phone call off a mate Sunday who told me he had just been talking to Griff in toys r us and the latter stated that he was 100% fit for the Liverpool game but was not picked.
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Post by A-teen_six_T3 on Jan 14, 2009 1:33:47 GMT
He looked fit in training, and it looked like he looked like he was going to get picked, as he was in the startin xI in the training game
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Post by Danstoke82 on Jan 14, 2009 8:13:04 GMT
Homzy pretty much gets it spot on all the time and If I was to believe anything, then his word would be that. Hackett, I don't really know but from the general noises about him, sounds like he thinks he is in the though, I dont know that for fact but I get the impression thats the idea.
Keep up the good news Homzy.
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Post by sgtpotter89 on Jan 14, 2009 8:48:47 GMT
Homzy pretty much gets it spot on all the time and If I was to believe anything, then his word would be that. Hackett, I don't really know but from the general noises about him, sounds like he thinks he is in the though, I dont know that for fact but I get the impression thats the idea. Keep up the good news Homzy. didnt Homzy say that Jon Walters was definitely signing? ???
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Post by arma on Jan 14, 2009 8:54:59 GMT
Jon Walters was signing until Ipswich got cold feet at the 11th hour and pulled the plug.
Ledley deal is still there, according to my source, and still expected to be a Stoke player before the close of the window.
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Post by rorymscfc on Jan 14, 2009 8:55:03 GMT
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Post by Homzy on Jan 14, 2009 8:58:29 GMT
Actually it was me Rory, Hackett just repeated the info and got annoyed when it didn't come off because he'd told the whole messageboard he knew it was going to happen!
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Post by rorymscfc on Jan 14, 2009 9:10:48 GMT
Oh right. Apologies to all concerned! RoryM
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Post by stokie25 on Jan 14, 2009 9:32:45 GMT
I've always found Homzy to be a very dependable informant. He can't be held accountable if signings don't come off due to some last minute hitch or intervention such as the Walters deal. The Fulop saga was as good as a done deal til our Tone pounced on Sorensen...so in fairness to that one, even Roy Keane thought it was done...everything else i've heard/read seems to carry water! Dunna rise to the bait, Homzy..ironically Hackett has changed his username to Kitsons Goals which are about as forthcoming as his transfer accuracy
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Post by sgtpotter89 on Jan 14, 2009 9:32:48 GMT
Actually it was me Rory, Hackett just repeated the info and got annoyed when it didn't come off because he'd told the whole messageboard he knew it was going to happen! ah sorry Homzy for my last post, didnt realise i think we have found the reason why hackett is so resentful towards you homzy
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Post by sgtpotter89 on Jan 14, 2009 9:34:44 GMT
I've always found Homzy to be a very dependable informant. He can't be held accountable if signings don't come off due to some last minute hitch or intervention such as the Walters deal. The Fulop saga was as good as a done deal til our Tone pounced on Sorensen...so in fairness to that one, even Roy Keane thought it was done...everything else i've heard/read seems to carry water! i thought the reason the Fulop deal fell through was that he was after the same wages that we offered Carson, 25k a week and we wouldnt budge? maybe i was misled
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Post by boscfc on Jan 14, 2009 9:48:35 GMT
Hackett changed his name because he made such a fool of himself with his self-proclaimed insider knowledge.
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Post by sgtpotter89 on Jan 14, 2009 9:50:45 GMT
boscfc - as long as he has the picture of Jarvis Cocker on his profile, we will always know it is hackett, whatever his name is on here
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Post by stokie25 on Jan 14, 2009 10:14:19 GMT
i thought the reason the Fulop deal fell through was that he was after the same wages that we offered Carson, 25k a week and we wouldnt budge? maybe i was misled No, sgtpotter, you weren't misled. i believed that to be true too, but i also heard at the time that the availability of Sorensen from Villa assisted in putting the Fulop deal to bed. Afterall, we were going to pay Carson that figure, but we pulled out when he was messing us about!
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Post by sgtpotter89 on Jan 14, 2009 10:18:55 GMT
cheers stokie25, Carson is doing terribly, Fulop is doing ok for sunderland but Sorensen has just been a revelation and been along with Abdoulaye our best signings of the summer
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Post by salopstick on Jan 14, 2009 10:25:25 GMT
ffs hacket, homzy et al only post what they hear somtimes they come off somtimes they dont
hackett gets the abuse for the diao rumors but come on we would rather have these confirmed rumours than nothing
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2009 10:33:32 GMT
ffs hacket, homzy et al only post what they hear somtimes they come off somtimes they dont hackett gets the abuse for the diao rumors but come on we would rather have these confirmed rumours than nothing Garry winds people up by stating thinsg as if they're an absolute, raging certainty and that we're all idiots for daring to doubt his wisdom. Making him look quite the twat when they don't come off (a la Diao, Akinbiyi, Hoefkens not leaving, Russell not leaving). If he had a bit of humility and said "look lads, I've heard this might be happening", he wouldn't come in for half the stick he gets IMO.
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Post by sgtpotter89 on Jan 14, 2009 10:42:12 GMT
agreed rob. its gary's arrogance that annoys me.
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Post by wardrobe monster on Jan 14, 2009 10:57:24 GMT
The samll bit of info Ive been told is that we will only entertain signing Dindane on loan initially, not pay a fee upfront because of his injury.
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Post by garyhackett on Jan 14, 2009 14:29:00 GMT
ffs hacket, homzy et al only post what they hear somtimes they come off somtimes they dont hackett gets the abuse for the diao rumors but come on we would rather have these confirmed rumours than nothing Garry winds people up by stating thinsg as if they're an absolute, raging certainty and that we're all idiots for daring to doubt his wisdom. Making him look quite the twat when they don't come off (a la Diao, Akinbiyi, Hoefkens not leaving, Russell not leaving). If he had a bit of humility and said "look lads, I've heard this might be happening", he wouldn't come in for half the stick he gets IMO. Hello boys, Sorry if i appear to be arrogant but i am really not that type of person its very difficult when you are typing stuff on here rather than being face to face with someone to set the correct tone. It appears my Jarvis Cocker avatar annoys people which i apologise for unfortunately wherever Jarvis goes i go i'm afraid i believe him to be one of the best lyricists this country has seen and was the only person that stood up to Michael Jackson all those years ago. As for Homzy yes i am sure he is a nice bloke and all that but just because you get to attend the media conferences on a Thursday morning doesnt mean you know more than anyone else, sky, radio stoke and the majority or national newspapers are all there trying to get information and as we all know tony doesnt discuss transfer targets in the media.
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Post by dexter97 on Jan 14, 2009 14:37:00 GMT
As for Homzy yes i am sure he is a nice bloke and all that but just because you get to attend the media conferences on a Thursday morning doesnt mean you know more than anyone else, sky, radio stoke and the majority or national newspapers are all there trying to get information and as we all know tony doesnt discuss transfer targets in the media. Stating the bleedin' obvious there Gary! However, mixing with other journos does give one access to people who do have some inside information, just as it does being mates with an agent.
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Post by A-teen_six_T3 on Jan 14, 2009 14:44:05 GMT
In all fairness,
I get told certain things, and I post 'information' on here. Information that has been retty much bob on. But I don't do it for that attention.
But it is hard. If it doesn't come off, you are called all names under the son if it does..you got lucky, we all knew that.
With the media, you ahve to take everything they say with a pinch of salt...Remember the Harewood to sign tomorrow, Harewood to sign next week, Harewood to sign.... Didn't happen, and the only time the media stopped with the information was when MON and TP both said there as been no contact between the 2 clubs. Some media were reporting Beattie is gonna turn us down. Radio Stoke have reported 2 players are signing 100% and they didn't. Always remember the "if Billy Jones doesn't sign Ill run through Hanley naked"
The people on here 'in the know' and my informant have more 'respect' and belief from me than media do
prime example, I have read 3 newspapers 2day and they all quote different prices in the KAkA deal from £40-£175million
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Post by Bick on Jan 14, 2009 14:53:48 GMT
I thought he seemed very confident too! If this is the case, i feel very confident that we will stay up
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Post by garyhackett on Jan 14, 2009 14:54:07 GMT
You're spot on Ateensixt3, if anyone cares to think back can you honestly think of a time when the media have got anything correct regarding transfers at stoke? Nearly all the information that has come off has been from someone 'in the know' on this board usually from a direct leak from the club. The media are fairly clueless to be honest.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Jan 14, 2009 15:02:59 GMT
prime example, I have read 3 newspapers 2day and they all quote different prices in the KAkA deal from £40-£175 Is that per second A Teen?
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Post by forwardpass on Jan 14, 2009 15:04:38 GMT
If Kaka is only going for £42-£175 then we should be putting a bid in or even the vale for that much!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2009 15:20:44 GMT
its when people come out with certain "facts" such as "Harewood is having his medical as we speak" which do their credibility no good.
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