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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 11:32:40 GMT
How has he done in the past couple of matches then?
Promising start? What kind of player is he? What does he bring to the table etc?
Any info appreciated.
Oh, and how has Ireland looked in his limited time?
Thanks
WD
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Post by nott1 on Sept 24, 2013 11:34:34 GMT
He needs a proper striker alongside him. Pity we don't have one!
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Post by StokieAsh13 on Sept 24, 2013 11:36:08 GMT
Looks good, his tracking back particulary was good on sunday, great volley too! thought he looked much better in the centre when jones went off though |
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Post by Sergeant Muttley on Sept 24, 2013 11:38:03 GMT
How has he done in the past couple of matches then? Promising start? What kind of player is he? What does he bring to the table etc? Any info appreciated. Oh, and how has Ireland looked in his limited time? Thanks WD More importantly how's married life?  |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Sept 24, 2013 11:38:13 GMT
Arnie has had a decent start. Our goal at Arsenal was a result of Cameron scoring the rebound after Arnie hit the post. Appears to have pace and power and should be good. Ireland is not fully up to speed yet but looks quite promising. Hope he does make the grade as Adam looks increasingly dodgy at defending - his tackles come from the Paul Scholes defensive master class.  |
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Post by Paul Spencer on Sept 24, 2013 11:38:16 GMT
I think it's way too early to give you any sort of meaningful appraisal on either player at the mo WD.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 11:39:44 GMT
Promising is the right word, looks motivated and busy. Going forward he has a bit of pace, a decent touch and looks strong. Tracks back well where his strength and tenacity really show through. Looks like the kind of player who is not scared of anything on the field, will try something a bit different and could offer that bit of "out of your seat" magic that we all like to see.
I have a feeling, and this is purely based on the brief time he's spent as a player here, that he is quite fiery shall we say. I can see him giving it some if he got wound up. Similar to Fuller in that respect.
Hopefully he'll be something of a regular and deliver the goods, and despite his poor free-kick effort against Man City from looking at what he's done at Werder Bremen and for Austria from set pieces then i can see us benefiting from that. He hits them in that Ronaldo/Bale style but is obviously not in that league. Literally.
I think Ireland has looked good as well WD, nothing outstanding as of yet but very tidy and he's definitely put a shift in when he's been called upon. I'd have him over Adam against Norwich but that's just me.
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Post by Pugsley on Sept 24, 2013 11:39:53 GMT
He needs a proper striker alongside him. Pity we don't have one! Why is that? Is it because the previous manager blew £26million on forwards and Coates has said enough is enough? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 11:41:47 GMT
How has he done in the past couple of matches then? Promising start? What kind of player is he? What does he bring to the table etc? Any info appreciated. Oh, and how has Ireland looked in his limited time? Thanks WD More importantly how's married life? It's not too shabby. Can't wait to get back to The Brit this weekend though  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 11:42:04 GMT
Promising is the right word, looks motivated and busy. Going forward he has a bit of pace, a decent touch and looks strong. Tracks back well where his strength and tenacity really show through. Looks like the kind of player who is not scared of anything on the field, will try something a bit different and could offer that bit of "out of your seat" magic that we all like to see. I have a feeling, and this is purely based on the brief time he's spent as a player here, that he is quite fiery shall we say. I can see him giving it some if he got wound up. Similar to Fuller in that respect. Hopefully he'll be something of a regular and deliver the goods, and despite his poor free-kick effort against Man City from looking at what he's done at Werder Bremen and for Austria from set pieces then i can see us benefiting from that. He hits them in that Ronaldo/Bale style but is obviously not in that league. Literally. I think Ireland has looked good as well WD, nothing outstanding as of yet but very tidy and he's definitely put a shift in when he's been called upon. I'd have him over Adam against Norwich but that's just me. Thanks for that mate. |
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Post by StokieAsh13 on Sept 24, 2013 11:42:26 GMT
Promising is the right word, looks motivated and busy. Going forward he has a bit of pace, a decent touch and looks strong. Tracks back well where his strength and tenacity really show through. Looks like the kind of player who is not scared of anything on the field, will try something a bit different and could offer that bit of "out of your seat" magic that we all like to see. I have a feeling, and this is purely based on the brief time he's spent as a player here, that he is quite fiery shall we say. I can see him giving it some if he got wound up. Similar to Fuller in that respect. Hopefully he'll be something of a regular and deliver the goods, and despite his poor free-kick effort against Man City from looking at what he's done at Werder Bremen and for Austria from set pieces then i can see us benefiting from that. He hits them in that Ronaldo/Bale style but is obviously not in that league. Literally. I think Ireland has looked good as well WD, nothing outstanding as of yet but very tidy and he's definitely put a shift in when he's been called upon. I'd have him over Adam against Norwich but that's just me. Lets be glad Griffin aint here then! don't need another episode like that! Though WP looked fresh! |
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Post by Sergeant Muttley on Sept 24, 2013 11:50:07 GMT
More importantly how's married life? It's not too shabby. Can't wait to get back to The Brit this weekend though Good to hear and best to get the priorities right from the start  |
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Post by onionman on Sept 24, 2013 12:03:34 GMT
The most promising thing about Arnie, for me, was in the second half against Arsenal, when he started to come looking for the ball with a sense of urgency. Very early days obviously, but he strikes me as the kind of player who always wants to do something.
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Post by GallysGuitar on Sept 24, 2013 12:11:46 GMT
I'm very excited about Arnie, he's something we've never had at Stoke (apart from Fuller). Technically gifted, audacious and oozes confidence - he has an aura. Capable of conjuring something out of nothing. Of course, he hasn't exhibited all these traits to the max but I've seen glimpses. Destined to be a crowd favourite.
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Post by chaydlestokie on Sept 24, 2013 12:19:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 13:02:44 GMT
This lad looks the real deal to me. I wonder how he would go on playing the old inside forward job. Methinks he would fit the bill in that position.
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Post by metalhead on Sept 24, 2013 13:07:15 GMT
I love how hard he works. He tracks back and he seems very happy to tackle which is nice.
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Post by dieguito88 on Sept 24, 2013 13:10:22 GMT
Will be very nice to see him behind the striker in a 4411 |
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Post by digger on Sept 24, 2013 13:10:49 GMT
Should have took the easy option and scored with a header. |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Sept 24, 2013 13:18:34 GMT
He needs a proper striker alongside him. Pity we don't have one! He could always create a decent chance for the ones we have. Not a dig at Arnie, just your stupid comment. |
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Post by Gods on Sept 24, 2013 13:37:41 GMT
Arnautovi? does look strong as well as talented, he has a powerful set of thighs on him, I don't mean that in any homoerotic way, but he does  And that comes from someone who normally writes off most of our new signings before they have even begun but not this one. He also has the 'look' and the gravity defying hair cut. If his performances only half match his promise we could really have something here  |
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Post by kingstokie on Sept 24, 2013 13:37:57 GMT
Just wondering, who gets the assist for the Cameron goal?
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Post by Gods on Sept 24, 2013 13:39:29 GMT
I'm very excited about Arnie, he's something we've never had at Stoke (apart from Fuller). Technically gifted, audacious and oozes confidence - he has an aura. Capable of conjuring something out of nothing. Of course, he hasn't exhibited all these traits to the max but I've seen glimpses. Destined to be a crowd favourite. Indeed he will sell some shirts next season. |
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Post by mtrstudent on Sept 24, 2013 13:58:52 GMT
Arnie is the most excited I've been about a new player in ages.
He was happy to carry the ball forwards and be really aggressive. Some incredible first touches (a couple from long cross field balls and the volley just before the goal), and he tracks back and knows how to tackle. He looked really strong too, but that could just be because being pushed by Arsenal players is like being bumped into by a herd of demented daddy long-legs.
Then again, I thought Kightly looked alright at the beginning of last season so it could go all tits up.
Ireland did alright. Good movement and fine short range passes, so we know he could play great as our midfield outlet. But some of his longer passes were shit and cost us possession, once dangerously in our own half. Really needs to sharpen up if he's going to be better than what we've already got. Palacios really impressed me though, he looked like a new signing.
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Post by yeswilko on Sept 24, 2013 14:17:09 GMT
He needs a proper striker alongside him. Pity we don't have one! Why is that? Is it because the previous manager blew £26million on forwards and Coates has said enough is enough? So someone asks how our new players have started the season and you turn that into a dig at Pulis?! how pathetic. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 14:21:47 GMT
Arnie, Cameron and nzonzi were out best players on Sunday.
Cameron takes my MOM and I would even go as far to say that it was the best full back performance I have seen in a stoke shirt for a long, long time.
Very promising but gagging for a decent striker.
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Post by Kjones9 on Sept 24, 2013 14:30:11 GMT
Why is that? Is it because the previous manager blew £26million on forwards and Coates has said enough is enough? So someone asks how our new players have started the season and you turn that into a dig at Pulis?! how pathetic. The poster he had quoted had already turned it to someone totally different, so why not. |
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Post by yeswilko on Sept 24, 2013 14:39:34 GMT
So someone asks how our new players have started the season and you turn that into a dig at Pulis?! how pathetic. The poster he had quoted had already turned it to someone totally different, so why not. Because as i said, its pathetic. Hughes is the manager now, we have exciting times ahead with new players coming in and all some people can contribute is ' Pulis wasted money '. Its pathetic and boring. |
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Post by Kjones9 on Sept 24, 2013 14:49:30 GMT
The poster he had quoted had already turned it to someone totally different, so why not. Because as i said, its pathetic. Hughes is the manager now, we have exciting times ahead with new players coming in and all some people can contribute is ' Pulis wasted money '. Its pathetic and boring. I never said it wasn't, it's just how this board works. The thread had nothing to do with jones but bexhill had to turn it because he is also pathetic. |
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Post by Gary Hackett on Sept 24, 2013 14:56:01 GMT
I think his best position for us would be centrally behind a goalscoring striker where he'd see more of the ball and be able to put through some intelligent through balls.
Get Pennant and Assaidi on the wings.
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