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Post by mattador78 on May 27, 2017 22:37:20 GMT
Are we really turning our nose up at Wayne Rooney ? Jesus wept what have we become Diet arsenal
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 22:38:16 GMT
Just can't see this, unless Butland is involved. Don't think de Gea is going to Real now as their keeper (Keylor Navas) has been thoroughly excellent this season. Can see Jack going to City or maybe the Dippers but not the Shit.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 22:40:17 GMT
This will never happen in a million years, thankfully.
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Post by Olgrligm on May 27, 2017 22:40:27 GMT
This is Michael Owen all over again. We'd have been infinitely better giving Fuller a new contract. That still annoys me.
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Post by Bojan Mackey on May 27, 2017 22:46:25 GMT
It wouldn't really be a swoop though would it?
More like the Hindenburg.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 22:47:35 GMT
If it wasn't breaking the bank, I.e we don't have to break the wage structure he just wants to play, then surely its a good thing?
His legs are gone but he's miles better than bojan and walters isn't he?
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Post by Ryan_Shawjosh on May 27, 2017 22:50:16 GMT
Only on the oatcake could I feel like I have a mental condition because I'd take the England all time top scorer at the club...
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Post by LL Cool Dave on May 27, 2017 22:52:19 GMT
It's not so out of the question is it? Close to his gaff, his missus is a bit of a home bird and doesn't want to move, and there's plenty of brothels in Stoke.
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Post by lordherefordsknob on May 27, 2017 22:59:51 GMT
I heard he was signing for free with no wages.
Or we are sending Bardsley round again to give him a good twatting.😁
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 23:04:53 GMT
I'm glad I bought shares in Tingles.
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Post by wuzza on May 27, 2017 23:05:00 GMT
Doesnt make any sense on any level for either the player or the club ........so it could be a goer.
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Post by FullerMagic on May 27, 2017 23:06:39 GMT
Do we know that Everton actually want him?
I know there's a lot of smoke because it's a good story about him going home to see his days out, but would he get in their team? Can't see Koeman as a sentimental sort.
The obvious move is going all-in for the cash in a Mickey Mouse league in China or Los Angeles, but Wayne and Colleen do seem home-birdy.
On a free transfer and less than £100k-a-week, you could squint and build some kind of argument.
But the sort of figures being mentioned are madness for the player he is now.
Steve Bates is often said to be "close to Man United" when he's on that Sky Sunday Supplement thing, so could be possible there's an element of truth in the interest, but it would be a bit irritating if a bit of Bet 365 brand management meant we were prepared to pay for an ageing vanity signing and forget that the foundations are starting to crumble.
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Post by claytonscrubs on May 27, 2017 23:15:52 GMT
There's more chance of my granny wearing the red & white stripes next season, and she's dead...
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Post by boskampsflaps on May 27, 2017 23:18:54 GMT
I'd happily have him, but its never going to happen
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Post by spitthedog on May 27, 2017 23:31:21 GMT
Are we really turning our nose up at Wayne Rooney ? Jesus wept what have we become Hopefully better than having to resort to other sides leftovers We will always be other side's leftovers. That's just how it works.
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Post by rawli on May 27, 2017 23:34:00 GMT
Do we know that Everton actually want him? I know there's a lot of smoke because it's a good story about him going home to see his days out, but would he get in their team? Can't see Koeman as a sentimental sort. The obvious move is going all-in for the cash in a Mickey Mouse league in China or Los Angeles, but Wayne and Colleen do seem home-birdy. On a free transfer and less than £100k-a-week, you could squint and build some kind of argument. But the sort of figures being mentioned are madness for the player he is now. Steve Bates is often said to be "close to Man United" when he's on that Sky Sunday Supplement thing, so could be possible there's an element of truth in the interest, but it would be a bit irritating if a bit of Bet 365 brand management meant we were prepared to pay for an ageing vanity signing and forget that the foundations are starting to crumble. Sounds like the Michael Owen deal.
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Post by realstokebloke on May 27, 2017 23:36:37 GMT
Too old.
Too far past his sell-by for what we need.
But most of all, far, far too much cash down the plug when, as we all know, it's urgently needed elsewhere in the squad.
If we spent our every last penny on WR and hadn't got a pot to piss in afterwards for other signings (highly likely), there has got to be a stonking great chance we'll still be forking out a hefty six figure weekly take home for him in the Championship in 18-19 surely.
Plus, is that article even correct in saying Bet365 can 'bankroll' it?
Any of Peter, John and / or Denise could obviously write a cheque and hardly wince these days but isn't it a different financial entity and wouldn't any deal therefore fall foul of Financial Fair Play?
Yes, very likely coup of the century for some but just not what we need for me anyway.
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Post by realstokebloke on May 27, 2017 23:38:01 GMT
Do we know that Everton actually want him? I know there's a lot of smoke because it's a good story about him going home to see his days out, but would he get in their team? Can't see Koeman as a sentimental sort. The obvious move is going all-in for the cash in a Mickey Mouse league in China or Los Angeles, but Wayne and Colleen do seem home-birdy. On a free transfer and less than £100k-a-week, you could squint and build some kind of argument. But the sort of figures being mentioned are madness for the player he is now. Steve Bates is often said to be "close to Man United" when he's on that Sky Sunday Supplement thing, so could be possible there's an element of truth in the interest, but it would be a bit irritating if a bit of Bet 365 brand management meant we were prepared to pay for an ageing vanity signing and forget that the foundations are starting to crumble. Sounds like the Michael Owen deal. And look what a rip-roaring runaway success that one was.
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Post by Gods on May 27, 2017 23:57:14 GMT
Rooney with a Bet365 shirt on would pay for himself three times over for our parent company. The extra revenue for Bet365 from pictures of him wearing the shirt would fly into the hundreds of millions. Not only do we have fans turning their noses up at a world class footballer. We have fans who are plainly thick as shit. It won't happen in a month of Sundays for obvious reasons, but the business model and what it would bring for the owners is there to see. However most shirt and ground sponsors are not also the owners of their football club and therefore while they would expect to benefit from the publicity relating to any high profile signings the club they sponsor makes they would not also expect to pay for these acqusitions too!!! Do you see the point I am making? I'll spell it out more clearly if you don't, it's the right point to make.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2017 23:59:19 GMT
I'm glad I bought shares in Tingles. You need to start up a gran-o-gram business.
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Post by werrington on May 28, 2017 0:03:53 GMT
Do we know that Everton actually want him? I know there's a lot of smoke because it's a good story about him going home to see his days out, but would he get in their team? Can't see Koeman as a sentimental sort. The obvious move is going all-in for the cash in a Mickey Mouse league in China or Los Angeles, but Wayne and Colleen do seem home-birdy. On a free transfer and less than £100k-a-week, you could squint and build some kind of argument. But the sort of figures being mentioned are madness for the player he is now. Steve Bates is often said to be "close to Man United" when he's on that Sky Sunday Supplement thing, so could be possible there's an element of truth in the interest, but it would be a bit irritating if a bit of Bet 365 brand management meant we were prepared to pay for an ageing vanity signing and forget that the foundations are starting to crumble. Sounds like the Michael Owen deal. It's nothing like the Michael Owen deal He'd been released after one bad injury after another and signed for us way after the August window had shut ( September ) It's night and day
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 0:06:56 GMT
If we sign this piece of vermin I will kiss goodbye to SCFC.
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Post by march4 on May 28, 2017 0:22:42 GMT
We used to think it was TP who was determined to complete his Panini sticker album with real live players.
Perhaps it is Uncle Peter.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 0:27:12 GMT
We used to think it was TP who was determined to complete his Panini sticker album with real live players. Perhaps it is Uncle Peter. His ermine lined coffin has secret pull out Panini drawers.
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Post by unknown182 on May 28, 2017 0:32:10 GMT
Id love him here. The money quoted is ridiculous though.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 0:41:57 GMT
Odd saying that they will use the shirt sponsors financial clout, I wonder if he was the mystery midfielder who blew 15mill on online gambling, and if it's on account, which I doubt, they would write it off as part of the deal...We know he likes a flutter...
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Post by stokesaint1 on May 28, 2017 1:16:05 GMT
This story is just the Mirror picking up on the fact that Hughes is determined to create the oldest, slowest team ever to grace the prem. Maybe Hughes plans to come out of retirement and play again without feeling out of place. FFS, we need some youth and pace in the team. What happened to the declared strategy of buying younger players with good sell on values. Is that out of the window? If there is anything in this, it's Hughes and co. that should be out of the window. At this rate, we'll soon have the majority of our team "running" out on zimmer frames.
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Post by kustokie on May 28, 2017 1:44:09 GMT
Erm...No!
Second thoughts: he might decrease the average of the squad a bit, and he would certainly speed things up compared with what we have.
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Post by JoeinOz on May 28, 2017 1:57:30 GMT
It wouldn't be good news for Bera.
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Post by Mint Berry Barks on May 28, 2017 1:59:51 GMT
I guess it would be a slightly better Owen thing.
At least it'd be fun though.
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