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Post by davejohnno1 on Sept 3, 2013 9:18:19 GMT
I'm glad he has gone to be fair but I can see very well the argument that Pulis did him absolutely no favours in terms of putting him into peoples affections by playing him on the wing.
In hindsight, he did OK at right back, rarely let us down and would probably be viewed a lot more favourably by Stokies, me included, if he had only ever played for us as a right back.
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Post by Clayton Wood on Sept 3, 2013 9:28:40 GMT
I'm glad he has gone to be fair but I can see very well the argument that Pulis did him absolutely no favours in terms of putting him into peoples affections by playing him on the wing. In hindsight, he did OK at right back, rarely let us down and would probably be viewed a lot more favourably by Stokies, me included, if he had only ever played for us as a right back. The problem was that once Pulis had fallen out with Pennant and refused to play him in the wide midfield role he had to plug the gap. So Shotton was hung out to dry there and was out of his depth as he's no winger. Pulis would never lose face so tried to make out Shotton was better than he was in that position. It was never of Shotton's making but the fall out of the Pennant/Pulis head to head.
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Post by metalhead on Sept 3, 2013 9:30:51 GMT
Bit surprised at this one. He was fairly consistent last year at right back. Very solid, and while offering no real attacking threat his defensive capabilities are pretty good.
Let's hope he gets a good run of games at Wigan and comes back a better player. No point in loaning him for him to make 6 substitute appearances all year.
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Post by checkmatestokie on Sept 3, 2013 9:35:14 GMT
Shotton is a better player than he's given credit for and would suit our new approach much better than Pulis' hoof-ball.
Yet - just as we seem to be changing to a 'passing game' - we let him go.
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Post by fca47 on Sept 3, 2013 12:42:10 GMT
Judging by his comments at Wigan, he won't be coming back. Good luck to the lad, hope he does well.
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Post by Staying up for Grandadstokey on Sept 3, 2013 20:01:08 GMT
I don't think you could get a fagpaper in the relative capabilities of Shotton ,Wilko or Cameron at right back, although if Cameron plays as well as he did at West Ham he will keep the spot.
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Post by partickpotter on Sept 3, 2013 20:08:45 GMT
Hope we get better than £85m for him if it's made perm as he's a better winger than Bale you know, Hope we put in a sell-on clause that we don't then trade in! Really hope he does well at Wigan. But I don't see it; he works hard but he just isn't very good. Love to be proved wrong though. Good luck Ryan.
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Post by southstanddan on Sept 3, 2013 20:11:16 GMT
I wish him all the best but hope he signs permanently - not good enough at this level
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Post by lastoftheldk on Sept 3, 2013 20:31:51 GMT
Good luck to him, decent player
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Post by nonameface on Sept 3, 2013 21:38:01 GMT
Much better for him to spend time in the championship and show that he can master that particular level. He has enough athleticism to make it back to the premier league and stay here if he can improve his positioning, passing and crossing otherwise he will stay a top-middle championship player.
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