clan2
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Post by clan2 on Mar 29, 2008 22:55:25 GMT
The staggering deal that makes Ameobi the most expensive loanee in English club history Stoke are so desperate to get into the Premier League they agreed to pay Newcastle a £575,000 'transfer fee'for their loan of Shola Ameobi, even though he may only be at the club for six weeks. It's a staggering deal that makes Ameobi the most expensive loanee in English club history. And the final figure for the striker, who has not scored for nearly 18 months, will approach £1million if Stoke go up via the play-offs, with a bonus due to Newcastle on promotion. But City chairman Peter Coates said: 'We wouldn'twant to look back and think we haven't had a go. We have done a deal and taken that risk. There are no guarantees but we're trying not to miss out.' In addition to the down-payment to Newcastle, Stoke will also meet the player's estimated £25,000-a-week wages until the end of the season on May 4. He will stay at the Britannia Stadium if the club reach the play-off final on May 24 www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=549508&in_page_id=1779 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2008 22:57:33 GMT
fair play to Coates you can't say fairer than that. Why am I getting the horrible nagging feeling it will all be in vain.........
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Post by monkeycat on Mar 29, 2008 23:09:41 GMT
Wonder what Pearson is on, from what I saw today, he could be the difference for us in ensuring a top two spot
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Post by chrispk76 on Mar 29, 2008 23:10:57 GMT
hope it pays off, but i just got a bad feeling
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Post by scfcham on Mar 29, 2008 23:16:08 GMT
thougt pearson was very impressive
on initial impressions cant say he's worth that money whatsoever - ameobi that is..
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Post by robin1302 on Mar 29, 2008 23:16:29 GMT
not the only one with a bad feeling  |
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Post by Parkerson on Mar 29, 2008 23:21:58 GMT
Fuck me sideways !
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Post by craigscfc on Mar 29, 2008 23:25:42 GMT
fookin hell! thats a lot of money..
not really the most impressive start today
but im staying optomistic that he'll be firing us to promotion
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Post by daverichards on Mar 30, 2008 0:42:37 GMT
agree with what coates says, in our possision you can't stop "the gamble" or he would be getting 1996 accusations all over again .... well done PC i miss judged you
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Post by starkiller on Mar 30, 2008 0:54:57 GMT
On today's show, he puts himself about but struggles to create space for a shot and doesn't seem to know the right moment to shoot - which is the difference between the ordinary and the great. Please Ameobi, prove me wrong.
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Post by Silverdale on Mar 30, 2008 6:55:28 GMT
Fuckin ameobi! Won't shoot when he should! Pearson is worth more than him!
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Post by Premiership for hutchstokie on Mar 30, 2008 8:57:59 GMT
i thought if it was a loan deal we only payed half is wage.
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Post by alex on Mar 30, 2008 9:11:00 GMT
if he scores the goal that gets us promoted then he's worth 10 times that, if he doesn't then it's a waste of money - but at least we gave it our best shot!
he made some pretty good touches yesterday, seems very strong and turns defenders well. he hesitated in front of goal though and wasn't sharp enough when it mattered.
A partnership of Ameobi and Fuller could potentially be the best strike force in the division
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 30, 2008 10:03:33 GMT
Crikey, Coates has gone for it, hasn't he? He's backed Pulis to the absolute hilt. There won't be many teams carrying a bigger wage bill than us at the moment, it'll be colossal  Lawrence's new deal Fuller's new deal Griffin's long-term deal which must be close/at 5 figures a week as well. Nash on Prem money Ameobi Pearson must be qat the top of the tree in our wage scale Whelan must be on astronomical money too. Gallagher Cort as a 1m signing Shawcross mustn't be on peanuts |
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Post by You want salad on kebab boss? on Mar 30, 2008 10:08:26 GMT
Its what we have been asking for all season, and the men in charge have delivered, he has played 1 game give him a chance if we would have been awarded the penalty, we would be saying ameobi did well to get the penalty, Fuller and Ameobi up front against Palarse will get us back on track with 3 points !
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Post by scfc1972 on Mar 30, 2008 10:53:54 GMT
Fair play to Peter Coates but are we crazy?
25k a week + 500,000 for just six games on a player who hasn't played let alone scored all season!!!
We might as well have signed Ebanks Blake for that, or am I just being negative?
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Post by armitagestokie on Mar 30, 2008 11:47:56 GMT
Pearson cost derby £750K and jewell is to let him sign for Stoke for 1.5 mill, he says in the Express and Star it's good business for the rams.
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Post by Marc01 on Mar 30, 2008 11:56:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2008 15:31:07 GMT
What a rip off. Ameobi is not worth 25k a week, espc as the signing on fee is 575k.
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Post by Pedropotter on Mar 30, 2008 17:20:11 GMT
Well done Peter Coates! Lets hope the gamble pays off.
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 30, 2008 20:51:36 GMT
This has got to be the most amazing deal in our history. It's bloody breathtaking. Could end up costing us well over 1m for 6 weeks. Mind-bending |
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Post by Orbs on Mar 30, 2008 21:15:23 GMT
Yes but we get plenty a million for going up so Coates et al can only be praised for giving it a good go.
No regrets from their point of view.
£25,000 a week will be nowt if he scores the winner that takes us up.
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Post by starkiller on Mar 30, 2008 21:39:58 GMT
If he doesn't get the ball in the net on a few occasions, he should personally pay back every penny, plus interest.
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Post by stokelad on Mar 30, 2008 22:24:04 GMT
well done to coates hes really going for it this time, if we don't go up its not because we havnt spent. Lets just hope that coates gamble pays off because that is alot of money for six weeks if ameobi helps us into the prem you have coates to thank. It was not to long ago when people were saying coates wont dig deep and invest in stoke he's certainly showed now that he wants to push forward and started putting his hand in his pocket.
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Post by Soi Cowboy on Mar 30, 2008 22:37:28 GMT
If Ameobi had say gone to Watford or Bristol on a similar package- no doubt this MB would have been crammed with folk saying they're showing ambition and we're not etc. A staggering deal that shows we're having a right good go. If it fails we can't be accused of not trying
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Post by knowingeye on Mar 31, 2008 7:42:31 GMT
Look at this another way. Current club valuation has got to be £25m plus now with purchase of Brit and Mich, little bank borrowing and real prospects of promotion. With promotion add £10m-15m on that valuation. Now the Ameobi investment seems to make sense.  What I don't understand is the financial structure of the deal with sign-on fee for loan, when Keegan is "supposed" to be mates with Peter Coates. No doubt there's an agent involved somewhere.  |
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Post by **** Pulling Himself Off on Mar 31, 2008 9:29:23 GMT
Fuck me fire Stoke.
What a waste of fucking money!
Surely we could have done better than Ameobi for that kind of wedge?
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