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Verlinden
Sept 5, 2021 10:46:54 GMT
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Post by bayernoatcake on Sept 5, 2021 10:46:54 GMT
Vass did well after leaving us 😂 Played for Hungary 11 times. Played at Brescia for 5 seasons, 1 in Serie A. Just 11 caps for Hungary is actually a damning indictment really considering he was first capped as a senior International whilst he was basically still a child in our Youth team. The lads had a decent enough career but he just wasn't good enough for us at that time. We were an average Championship side. He was more than good enough.
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Verlinden
Sept 5, 2021 10:54:55 GMT
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Post by followyoudown on Sept 5, 2021 10:54:55 GMT
We didn’t bring in better players. Someone needs to tell Schalke and Spurs to go get Verlinden then. You are funny, blinkered but funny. Didn't a bundersliga side offer €10m for Verlinden at one point or some such rumour.
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Verlinden
Sept 5, 2021 10:57:40 GMT
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Post by bayernoatcake on Sept 5, 2021 10:57:40 GMT
We didn’t bring in better players. Someone needs to tell Schalke and Spurs to go get Verlinden then. You are funny, blinkered but funny. That makes zero sense given their careers at either club.
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Verlinden
Sept 5, 2021 11:06:11 GMT
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Post by J-Roar on Sept 5, 2021 11:06:11 GMT
It's frustrating when these young players don't come through. Marshall, Vass and Verlinden were all supposed to be the next big things and it never happened. Sad for them and for us. On the other hand, Souttar was given no chance of making it on here. Shows what we know! No chance? That’s not true in the slightest. He always looked a good footballer. When he joined though we were an established PL club and he needed to do more. He came to us as a 16 year old who had already played Scottish league games don’t forget. It depends on what you class as making it I guess. For me if he had hit a ceiling as a league one player then IMO that is making it. He’s a professional footballer. The academy did well. It was clear though after his first loan at Fleetwood that L1 was probably too easy for him. I remember watching him when he on loan to whatever Scottish side we sent him to before Fleetwood and he couldn’t win a header. He was rushing out of the line and jumping under them. So with from with him like Campbell actually there’s always been goals they had to hit. I still think that with him now. He’s gone from being one of the most underrated players on here (I was shot down for wanting him in the mix 6-12 months before it happened) to being the most overrated player on here. He’s clearly a very good Champo defender now. But does things that to progress he will need to cut out. Just like the heading thing at his Scottish loan. But what I really like about him is that he clearly learns, listens and works on these things. He’s got natural talent, he’s got the height now he just needs to improve 1 on 1 and try to improve his pace over 5 yards. If he can do that then a PL club will definitely take him. Same with Campbell, his loan to Shrewsbury IMO made him. It was about the best footballing decision Jones made. In the youth side he scored loads but only if it was on his left foot. His hold up play wasn’t the best and he was greedy. Which isn’t a bad thing for strikers but can be annoying when better options are there. He was also not as strong as he should have been. The Shrewsbury loan changed his physicality. He held the ball up much better and he looked up a lot more. No doubt after getting bollocked by senior pros for being a greedy shit. What’s so impressive about Campbell now is his all round game. His right foot is as good his left. Watching him in the u18s that just didn’t happen. And last season showed what a creative player he can be as well as a sublime finisher. So yeah, I think with Souttar it’s not that anyone didn’t think he could, it’s just that he had a lot to prove and a lot to improve. And he did it. Not a dig at you. The view by lots on here was that he wouldn't make it. Too slow, mistake in him, etc.
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Verlinden
Sept 5, 2021 11:46:59 GMT
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Post by a on Sept 5, 2021 11:46:59 GMT
Someone needs to tell Schalke and Spurs to go get Verlinden then. You are funny, blinkered but funny. Didn't a bundersliga side offer €10m for Verlinden at one point or some such rumour. No idea, pipe dream of true
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Verlinden
Sept 5, 2021 11:47:41 GMT
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Post by a on Sept 5, 2021 11:47:41 GMT
Someone needs to tell Schalke and Spurs to go get Verlinden then. You are funny, blinkered but funny. That makes zero sense given their careers at either club. We’ll look at the three clubs and I’d argue they’ve done a better job of getting on the books than TV
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Verlinden
Sept 5, 2021 22:11:20 GMT
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Post by Gifton on Sept 5, 2021 22:11:20 GMT
Just 11 caps for Hungary is actually a damning indictment really considering he was first capped as a senior International whilst he was basically still a child in our Youth team. The lads had a decent enough career but he just wasn't good enough for us at that time. We were an average Championship side. He was more than good enough. We got promoted the year after he left?
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Post by prestwichpotter on Mar 19, 2022 21:01:21 GMT
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Verlinden
Mar 19, 2022 21:48:43 GMT
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Post by lordb on Mar 19, 2022 21:48:43 GMT
Could see him at Bradford
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Jun 10, 2022 22:40:56 GMT
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Post by dirtclod on Jun 10, 2022 23:04:38 GMT
I liked Thibaud. Looks thrilled, am happy for him. Looks like a decent club? But what the f*ck do I know?
Oh and Bayern's right on this one. He was more than good enough. Our "usage" of him was sub-par.
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Post by PotterLog on Jun 11, 2022 0:19:28 GMT
Cue a load of reductive bollocks about him playing in the Belgian second division therefore is, always was, and always will be shite
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jun 11, 2022 0:27:35 GMT
You lot are obsessed with this guy
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Post by lstokie on Jun 11, 2022 0:36:50 GMT
Embarrassing for Bayern
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jun 11, 2022 8:18:51 GMT
More so the people that keep bumping this thread (am I one of them now )
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Post by leicspotter on Jun 11, 2022 8:41:01 GMT
Didn't we play Beerschot in a pre season game? When they were still called Germinal Beerschot. It was played at their 'old' ground, which was a tip. Nick Hancock was there with his missus and kids Seems they went bust around 2013
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Post by miltonstokienew on Jun 11, 2022 9:05:50 GMT
More so the people that keep bumping this thread (am I one of them now ) Not really .. the attention seeking prick will love his name coming up.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jun 11, 2022 9:29:47 GMT
I liked Thibaud. Looks thrilled, am happy for him. Looks like a decent club? But what the f*ck do I know? Oh and Bayern's right on this one. He was more than good enough. Our "usage" of him was sub-par. I would've liked to have seen more of Verlinden but "more than good enough" is a big exaggeration. Doughty is better (and looks to have much more potential to me) and gets a load of criticism on here.
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Jun 11, 2022 9:38:50 GMT
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Post by svengaliinplatforms on Jun 11, 2022 9:38:50 GMT
Proverb: "Never has a more 'nothing' player, generated so many pages of utter guff, on this board".
Come at me.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jun 11, 2022 10:17:07 GMT
More so the people that keep bumping this thread (am I one of them now ) Not really .. the attention seeking prick will love his name coming up. Yet he's not the one that keeps bringing it up
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Verlinden
Jun 11, 2022 12:08:34 GMT
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Post by a on Jun 11, 2022 12:08:34 GMT
Not really .. the attention seeking prick will love his name coming up. Yet he's not the one that keeps bringing it up I’m not surprised, given Verlinden’s decidedly low-key career to date. It is a high water mark for his blinkered faith in the youth set up which, as happens at most clubs, turns up the occasional gem but by and large you get nothing players like Verlinden.
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Verlinden
Jun 11, 2022 12:29:37 GMT
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Post by scfc75 on Jun 11, 2022 12:29:37 GMT
Bayern-bashing. What a sport. It would be more entertaining though if he actually gave a fuck 🙂
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Post by kustokie on Jun 11, 2022 13:56:43 GMT
Bayern-bashing. What a sport. It would be more entertaining though if he actually gave a fuck 🙂 🤣 as the old saying goes: the only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about.
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Post by stroller on Jun 11, 2022 14:05:17 GMT
Bayern-bashing. What a sport. It would be more entertaining though if he actually gave a fuck 🙂 🤣 as the old saying goes: the only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about. Quoting Oscar Wilde ? This is the oatcake you know.
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Verlinden
Jun 11, 2022 14:12:20 GMT
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Jun 11, 2022 14:12:20 GMT
Didn't we play Beerschot in a pre season game? When they were still called Germinal Beerschot. It was played at their 'old' ground, which was a tip. Nick Hancock was there with his missus and kids Seems they went bust around 2013 We did mate was there and their fans were less than welcoming.
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Post by Pugsley on Jun 11, 2022 14:55:14 GMT
This must be some sort of mistake. Surely he's signed for Real Madrid by now?
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Post by ohbottom on Jun 11, 2022 16:06:57 GMT
Didn't we play Beerschot in a pre season game? When they were still called Germinal Beerschot. It was played at their 'old' ground, which was a tip. Nick Hancock was there with his missus and kids Seems they went bust around 2013 Nick Hancock went bust? Wondered why he wasn't on telly much these days
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Post by dirtclod on Jun 11, 2022 16:14:25 GMT
I liked Thibaud. Looks thrilled, am happy for him. Looks like a decent club? But what the f*ck do I know? Oh and Bayern's right on this one. He was more than good enough. Our "usage" of him was sub-par. I would've liked to have seen more of Verlinden but "more than good enough" is a big exaggeration. Doughty is better (and looks to have much more potential to me) and gets a load of criticism on here. We have been garbage for what, going on 7 years now? I'm not saying Verlinden is world-class, but yes as bad as we were, he was more than good enough for us at the time. We were so bad at one stretch, I suspected us of being the source of that mysterious Potteries-odor. (Once Vale was cleared as prime suspect, of course) I think you're probably right about Doughty. Usually refrain from slagging current players unless they are doing something like throwing balls into our own net or missing penalties then moving like a lava-flow after for the rebound. But even that doesn't last long with me. Now players like Jese, Imbula and a few other wank stains from that period, that's another matter I don't want to get started on.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jun 11, 2022 16:34:34 GMT
I would've liked to have seen more of Verlinden but "more than good enough" is a big exaggeration. Doughty is better (and looks to have much more potential to me) and gets a load of criticism on here. We have been garbage for what, going on 7 years now? I'm not saying Verlinden is world-class, but yes as bad as we were, he was more than good enough for us at the time. We were so bad at one stretch, I suspected us of being the source of that mysterious Potteries-odor. (Once Vale was cleared as prime suspect, of course) I think you're probably right about Doughty. Usually refrain from slagging current players unless they are doing something like throwing balls into our own net or missing penalties then moving like a lava-flow after for the rebound. But even that doesn't last long with me. Now players like Jese, Imbula and a few other wank stains from that period, that's another matter I don't want to get started on. There aren't many players at this level who would've come into the team and made us better, never mind a teenager who only managed to look half-decent at under 23 level. Look at the number of players who joined on the back of good form that suddenly deserted them. There's probably only one outfield player in the world who would have improved us during those times.
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Post by leicspotter on Jun 11, 2022 17:01:42 GMT
Didn't we play Beerschot in a pre season game? When they were still called Germinal Beerschot. It was played at their 'old' ground, which was a tip. Nick Hancock was there with his missus and kids Seems they went bust around 2013 We did mate was there and their fans were less than welcoming. I was there with my brother who lived in Belgium at that time, my son and my brother's 2 mates (Big Rob, who used to post on here, being one of them). His car had local plates (luckily) and was parked near a bar where he had been pre match. After the game, when most Stoke fans were bussed into town, we remained behind the barbed wire until the local police chief could take my brother to get his car. Thing was, our kid was wearing a Stoke top, so he had to swap with his mate before he could be taken there. Stories of gangs with knives arriving at the bar, cars being stopped etc were flying around...pre-season friendly my arse
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