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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 25, 2010 3:32:07 GMT
He looked like he was getting a good run and then wham-dropped. I don't think he was as bad as the masses on here thought last season either. We need a Mama with goals. The English based suggestion are too dear, will he go foreign? Will he replace Mama? Signing O'Hara would help to negate a sole reliance on a Mama type anyway, You'd hope.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 25, 2010 7:02:24 GMT
I agree with Paul - O'Hara will go for more than £4 million. Hopefully TP agrees and will stay in the bidding until it reaches the point where Spurs will sell. O'Hara is like a younger, fitter Bullard. Combative, energetic and with the ability to spot and execute a killer pass - just the sort of player to enable us to push on. We haven't had a really good attacking central midfielder for years and it is about time we got one.
Not sure why half the posts on this thread are about Mama - they don't really contribute to a debate about O'Hara - unless I am missing something?
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Post by stokebill on Mar 25, 2010 7:25:03 GMT
I agree with Paul - O'Hara will go for more than £4 million. Hopefully TP agrees and will stay in the bidding until it reaches the point where Spurs will sell. O'Hara is like a younger, fitter Bullard. Combative, energetic and with the ability to spot and execute a killer pass - just the sort of player to enable us to push on. We haven't had a really good attacking central midfielder for years and it is about time we got one. Not sure why half the posts on this thread are about Mama - they don't really contribute to a debate about O'Hara - unless I am missing something? "Attacking central midfielder" is the key phrase for me. We don't have them in our system do we? So either TP has changes in mind next season, or (more likely) O'Hara will play the tucked-in wide midfielder position. I agree he'd be a great signing for us - but surely the Pulis system requires a sitting, ball-winning midfielder - letting the 2 forwards and 2 wide players create the goals.
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Post by Binndy on Mar 25, 2010 7:43:49 GMT
fantastic news to wake up 2
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Post by mcf on Mar 25, 2010 7:44:14 GMT
I might be in a minority of 1 here but I don't think O'Hara is anywhere near as good as people are making out.
I didn't think he was any good when we played at Stoke, I don't remember him doing anything when we played at their place.
I've seen him a few times on the box and I've been largely unimpressed.
I have a feeling that many Stoke fans are taking the central midfield argument way too far in slagging our players and yet believing that there is a plethora of all singing, all dancing, flair midfielders out there.
The Mama bashing is just plain stupid but that's another issue with the dillusional pricks on here.
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Post by Danstoke82 on Mar 25, 2010 7:57:35 GMT
This is one move I really want to happen, this guy is a great talent and is the creative drive we so desperately need in our midfield.
Please Stoke push the boat out for him.
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Post by cousindupree on Mar 25, 2010 8:00:06 GMT
8m for O'hara....if we paid that I would be very pissed off.
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Post by Danstoke82 on Mar 25, 2010 8:10:10 GMT
8m for O'hara....if we paid that I would be very pissed off. So would I in some respecrs but there are always going to be silly prices banded about in this day of modern football, people need to realise we arent in the 90's anymore when the record fee was £5mill for Chris Sutton. Joleon Lescott went to Man Citeh for £20 odd million this season, utter joke, we know he aint worth half of that due to his one decent season for Everton. Maybe inflated prices are the only way that we can push our club on with the players that we want to sign. Kenwyne Jones is he worth even £10 million? No. Sunderland want nearly £12 mill for him and everyone knows he is nowhere near worth that. These players that TP is looking at arent your usual £3mill or £4mill players that some on here think we should only bring in, fine if you want to see the likes of Herman Hreidarsson or Ricardo Rocha but players with real ability aren't going to come cheap!. Of course, I dont want us splashing money we maybe dont have and become another Portsmouth but I think some need to realise that hardly any player goes on the cheap these days. Infact none of them really do and we have Man Citeh to thank for that in some respects. If Spurs quote £8mill for O'Hara then I wouldn't be surprised, it doesnt help the fact that Fulham and Brum are sniffing about either, hence starting a potential bidding war and I fear we will get gazumped and lose a player that may well make a difference at Stoke. I hope we go for it with him. At the end of the day people can be pissed off if we spend £8mill on a player, arguably not worth that but it's not our cash, it's Peter Coates's cash, if he feels we need to spend that then who are we to argue?.
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Post by knowles on Mar 25, 2010 9:16:22 GMT
A big factor in O'Hara's possible departure will be the fact he came out in the press saying he hoped Spurs lost last night (so he could play in the semi for Pompey). This didn't go down well with Harry and they have already snapped up Sandro for next season. They are also looking to secure Gudjohnsen, who is very adept at playing the attacking midfield role.
There could certainly be mileage in this one. Let's hope so, he is class.
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Post by Trubritt on Mar 25, 2010 9:19:55 GMT
its going be tough getting a player when a London club show interest, although saying that he plays for pompey but not sure if he still lives in London.
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Post by mistersausage on Mar 25, 2010 9:30:47 GMT
O Hara will either go to Fulham or back to Spurs
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Post by cousindupree on Mar 25, 2010 9:30:51 GMT
The reason I would be pissed off at 8m is that TP like all managers will have a transfer budget and this would put a pretty big hole in it. I do think he will leave spurs but imho unless a bigger club comes along nailed on for Fulham as a replacement for Bullard and Murphy. He is a Laandoner and I am sure his missus Danielle Lloyd would be more at home in the bright lights of the west end than up Hanley...although we are nearer to her bin dipper family.
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Post by mistersausage on Mar 25, 2010 9:36:20 GMT
His missus is Daniele Lloyd Fuck me she's had more prick than a second hand dartboard, the slapper. If she goes to see O Hara play, anywhere, she must see at least four other players on the pitch who have fucked her. Fucking slut.
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Post by mikeyb99 on Mar 25, 2010 9:39:44 GMT
I agree with Paul - O'Hara will go for more than £4 million. Hopefully TP agrees and will stay in the bidding until it reaches the point where Spurs will sell. O'Hara is like a younger, fitter Bullard. Combative, energetic and with the ability to spot and execute a killer pass - just the sort of player to enable us to push on. We haven't had a really good attacking central midfielder for years and it is about time we got one. Not sure why half the posts on this thread are about Mama - they don't really contribute to a debate about O'Hara - unless I am missing something? "Attacking central midfielder" is the key phrase for me. We don't have them in our system do we? So either TP has changes in mind next season, or (more likely) O'Hara will play the tucked-in wide midfielder position. I agree he'd be a great signing for us - but surely the Pulis system requires a sitting, ball-winning midfielder - letting the 2 forwards and 2 wide players create the goals. Agree with stokebill on this one. Like I said on the 'midfield general' thread, we don't have an attacking midfielder and we haven't had one for years - because they don't fit Tony's tactics. That's why I suggested that our real problem areas aren't in the centre-mid, but on the wings, up-front, and in the full-back positions. However, I think O'Hara can fill that role in 'The Cage'. He is combative, strong, and works hard, and isn't really an 'attacking midfielder' at all - more of a cultured destroyer in the Whelan mould rather than a flamboyant playmaker like Kaka.
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Post by cousindupree on Mar 25, 2010 9:41:54 GMT
Indeed Sausage....well articulated....she is the queen of the footballer's bike......there has been a long list starting with Sheringham and I wouldn't think it will end with O'Hara
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2010 9:44:47 GMT
His missus is Daniele Lloyd Fuck me she's had more prick than a second hand dartboard, the slapper. If she goes to see O Hara play, anywhere, she must see at least four other players on the pitch who have fucked her. Fucking slut. “You’ve had a lot of dick Miss Lloyd, but you aint had mine”
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 25, 2010 9:45:48 GMT
The reason I would be pissed off at 8m is that TP like all managers will have a transfer budget and this would put a pretty big hole in it. I do think he will leave spurs but imho unless a bigger club comes along nailed on for Fulham as a replacement for Bullard and Murphy. He is a Laandoner and I am sure his missus Danielle Lloyd would be more at home in the bright lights of the west end than up Hanley...although we are nearer to her bin dipper family. I know where yopu are coming from Cousin. However, I do think we have probably reached the point where quality has to take precedence over quantity. The first summer after promotion we had to boost squad numbers and so we signed some very average players alongside the better ones. Last summer we signed fewer players but arguably, in most cases, better players. This summer we have to do two things: 1 Ship out a few mistfits (most notably BT) and reasonable number of the squad players including several who are out on loan at present (eg. Dicko, Tongue, Soares etc) . This will onviously free up wages but, hopefully, it will also bring in some transfer money. 2. We have to bring in fewer players than we ship out but we have to make sure that those players are better than those we have. I could make a decent case for five or six new players but I'd settle for three or four if their qulaity was high enough. If that means paying good money for someone like O'Hara - so be it. Hopefully TP may manage to offest some of the cost of the more expensive players with one or two out of contract Bosmans. Certainly the fact that we have admitted bidding for players costing £10 million plus shows that TP and Coates are prepared to move up a level for the right player(s).
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Post by mistersausage on Mar 25, 2010 9:46:16 GMT
Bet it's like a five cheese pizza up her coin slot
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Post by RAF on Mar 25, 2010 10:13:44 GMT
Hilarious!
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Post by stokebill on Mar 25, 2010 10:20:41 GMT
"Attacking central midfielder" is the key phrase for me. We don't have them in our system do we? So either TP has changes in mind next season, or (more likely) O'Hara will play the tucked-in wide midfielder position. I agree he'd be a great signing for us - but surely the Pulis system requires a sitting, ball-winning midfielder - letting the 2 forwards and 2 wide players create the goals. Agree with stokebill on this one. Like I said on the 'midfield general' thread, we don't have an attacking midfielder and we haven't had one for years - because they don't fit Tony's tactics. That's why I suggested that our real problem areas aren't in the centre-mid, but on the wings, up-front, and in the full-back positions. However, I think O'Hara can fill that role in 'The Cage'. He is combative, strong, and works hard, and isn't really an 'attacking midfielder' at all - more of a cultured destroyer in the Whelan mould rather than a flamboyant playmaker like Kaka. I haven't really seen enough of him to judge (which shoots down my argument before it begins) but from what I've seen of O'Hara, I do think he likes to break forward and create. He can get his foot in too but I wonder if Pulis will see O'Hara having the discipline he demands to sit and protect from the centre. I'd say he was a shoe-in for a right-sided midfield place that Delap and Whitehead have been filling this season - were it not for the fact he was left-footed.
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Post by cousindupree on Mar 25, 2010 10:21:21 GMT
Happy with fewer and more quality Forny...I expect us to ship out at least 6 fringe players and if we didnt lose any first team regulars (Tunny and Shawx spring to mind) then bringing in 3 real gems would be a major step forward. The priority surely has to be goals and we are talking 10m+ for a decent front man plus 8m for O'Hara and god knows how much for a quality wideman and I haven't even started on a proper fullback......TP has a lot of hard work to do in the window this summer....I hope progress has already been made.
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Post by vestanpance on Mar 25, 2010 10:21:52 GMT
O'Hara is a top, top class footballer who epitomises the sort of player we shoudl be scouring the globe for.
He's professional, talented and works incredibly hard. He's also capable of actually doing something when he's got the ball.
And given we paid £3M for Collins, anything under £6M should be considered a bargain. I'd prefer O'Hara over that giant fucking stump Scharner any day of the week.
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Post by realstokebloke on Mar 25, 2010 10:24:55 GMT
He should walk into our midfield at the moment.
To me, he has done himself no end of good - getting off his arris & actually playing & performing for a 'lesser' club rather than sit on his fat wedge on the bench like a lot of Prem players.
£4M would be a steal - end of - but no, he will cost a lot more than that in the end i reckon.
He was mentioned in DV's despatches in Jan but almost dismissed as "not right" for some reason.
(So does that tell us more about us pushing on & evolving our style or about DV's bullshit quota?)
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Post by italianstokie on Mar 25, 2010 10:40:04 GMT
no i didnt know whether portsmouth are allowed to sell people outside the transfer window? are they?
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Post by monkeycat on Mar 25, 2010 10:44:05 GMT
When there was a possibility of him going to someone else on loan in Jan, he had a choice between us and Fulham, his preferred option was Fulham
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Post by SuperRickyFuller on Mar 25, 2010 10:48:39 GMT
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Mar 25, 2010 11:04:19 GMT
When there was a possibility of him going to someone else on loan in Jan, he had a choice between us and Fulham, his preferred option was Fulham Source?? Anyway hypothetically, if I was a London lad, lived in the south and had a loan choice between a west London club and Stoke, wonder who I'd choose?
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Post by french toast on Mar 25, 2010 11:05:17 GMT
GREAT NEWS!!! GUYS IF WE SIGN HIM CAN WE BUY HIM IMMEDIETELY OR DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE SUMMER? you must be joking ???
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Post by isaaccox on Mar 25, 2010 11:07:30 GMT
GREAT NEWS!!! GUYS IF WE SIGN HIM CAN WE BUY HIM IMMEDIETELY OR DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE SUMMER? Jesus fucking christ, that is the worst attempt at spelling i have ever seen.
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Post by Not_Nick_H on Mar 25, 2010 11:15:11 GMT
His missus is Daniele Lloyd Fuck me she's had more prick than a second hand dartboard, the slapper. If she goes to see O Hara play, anywhere, she must see at least four other players on the pitch who have fucked her. Fucking slut. “You’ve had a lot of dick Miss Lloyd, but you aint had mine” Hmmm - what are the Bloodhound Gang upto these days?
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