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Post by adesgonnagetyer on Feb 9, 2004 15:06:04 GMT
.....Walsall resigned to losing him for "open-ended period".
Poor old Merse.
What a shame for Colin Lee.Doesn't seem to be having much luck, what with Samways and Merson messing him 'round - and us stealing all his prospective targets.
Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke.
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Post by AlbertTatlock on Feb 9, 2004 15:31:12 GMT
Good luck to Merson, he still looked a good player at Stoke and gave us a couple of entertaining moments. As for Smallsall and Colin Lee who gives a shit? Gouranga.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2004 15:39:16 GMT
doesn't look like he's worked out for them at all talking to a couple of Walsall fans a few weeks ago, playing him in the wrong position, Samways seems to have been a more effective buy. Merson had a few moments against us, but wouldn't swap him for any of our summer buys looking back.
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Post by Widget123 on Feb 9, 2004 16:23:53 GMT
merson looked tired and a bit bored against us at times. until they nearly "stole" a point from us at the end - then he found his arguing voice.
besides that, samways although anonymous against us at the brit looks to have been the better 'buy' of the two.
;D
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Post by romfordstokie on Feb 9, 2004 16:27:00 GMT
It is really sad. Merson has an illness pure and simple.
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Post by RobPa on Feb 9, 2004 17:00:18 GMT
couldnt of happened to a nicer club ;D
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Post by Davef on Feb 9, 2004 17:25:13 GMT
Let's talk about all those who thought it would be a great idea for our club to sign him last summer.  Personally, I'm gutted. I confidently predicted on Smallsall's Rivals site last August that he wouldn't play in half their league games this season. The git made his 23rd appearance last Saturday  |
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Post by Hooky on Feb 9, 2004 17:38:57 GMT
i'll hold my hand up and say I thought we should have him. I'm also confident he would have contributed enough in 23 games for us ....
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Post by smilerandy on Feb 9, 2004 18:51:15 GMT
I would have signed him as well.
I think we have better quality players at Stoke than Walsall and his quality would have taken us to a higher level in certain games.
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Post by Olgrligm on Feb 9, 2004 19:00:23 GMT
We only conceded against smalsall when we didn't mark him, close him down and allowed him to do whatever he wanted. He created both goals and its pretty sad, because he does have talent.
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Post by Davef on Feb 9, 2004 20:30:10 GMT
I can't believe anyone can seriously think that Paul Merson would have been a good signing for Stoke.
He was available to everyone in the summer yet only one club deemed him worthy of a contract. Most people in the game were probably aware that he was still afflicted by his demons and it was a massive gamble by Smallsall. Sadly for them, it hasn't paid off.
He's probably cost Smallsall around £150,000 in wages, signing on fees and bonuses. And for what? 23 league games.
Some of you might think that constitutes good business, but thankfully for us, we've got a manager who knows better.
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Post by broadack on Feb 10, 2004 1:14:09 GMT
3 cheers for TP ;D
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