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Post by crapslinger on Feb 25, 2020 19:59:46 GMT
Always surprises me why Directors of Football or Sporting Directors don't do research on players by reading the club forums. You can learn so much more from the fans than just looking at stats on Transfermarkt. Or even flying to Porto and talking to the fans. A little due diligence in this respect, and everyone would have seen Imbula wasn't going to work out. Berahino was unforgivable. Even a layman fan like me knew he was trouble without doing the research. I couldn't stand TP's football but one thing stuck out that he used to do in the old days. He'd always scout a player away from home and go covert amongst the fans, pick someone who he thought looked sensible and ask him/her questions about the player he was watching. I think he used to say that whilst football fans don't know the inner workings of football on a day to day basis, there are no better judge of a player or their character over a long period of time given how long they spend watching them. Very true and one of his better moments IMO. DNA ! there was a reason Pulis never got on with Scholes I think we are seeing why that was yet Teflon is still here drawing a very large salary for a failure, I have never known a business reward an incompetent CEO the way Stoke have.
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Post by somersetstokie on Feb 25, 2020 19:59:47 GMT
I think it would be entirely appropriate and desirable that in the football world, long term, Imbula's name should become as synonomous with laziness, apathy and failure as say Winston Bogarde's is for generally taking the piss.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2020 16:38:45 GMT
I know Imbula's further adventures are of precious little interest to most Stokies, so I trust none of those will have clicked on this thread, but it would seem the local deadline of Feb 29 was not met by the player or the Sochi club he "was to join along with Rami" as had been widely reported.
Transfermarkt lists him as being "without a club", so the deroute for G seems to continue. He likely now does not have anywhere to train, so while he could in theory sign for any club at any time, he is likely not going to be fit for any trial matches, so his career may be all over now.
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Post by hcstokie on Mar 2, 2020 16:41:06 GMT
I know Imbula's further adventures are of precious little interest to most Stokies, so I trust none of those will have clicked on this thread, but it would seem the local deadline of Feb 29 was not met by the player or the Sochi club he "was to join along with Rami" as had been widely reported. Transfermarkt lists him as being "without a club", so the deroute for G seems to continue. He likely now does not have anywhere to train, so while he could in theory sign for any club at any time, he is likely not going to be fit for any trial matches, so his career may be all over now. Fuck him
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Post by Gob Bluth on Mar 2, 2020 16:48:41 GMT
I know Imbula's further adventures are of precious little interest to most Stokies, so I trust none of those will have clicked on this thread, but it would seem the local deadline of Feb 29 was not met by the player or the Sochi club he "was to join along with Rami" as had been widely reported. Transfermarkt lists him as being "without a club", so the deroute for G seems to continue. He likely now does not have anywhere to train, so while he could in theory sign for any club at any time, he is likely not going to be fit for any trial matches, so his career may be all over now. Wow! You would have thought his agent would have done the sums to ensure GI was making money? A large part of that calculation would have been a new wage and a signing on fee. Is there a scenario where we did a full pay-off and he's just decided to pack it in?
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 2, 2020 16:57:19 GMT
football.kulichki.net/rusnews/news.htm?594052 CEO: “Once everything is completed, Imbula will arrive at the club’s location.” Sochi CEO Dmitry Rubashko has said when Gianelli Imbula will be announced. "It takes time to solve everything on request and document management to declare a player. As soon as everything is completed, he will arrive at the location of the club"
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Post by andystokey on Mar 2, 2020 17:05:06 GMT
Couldn't even be arsed to fill in a form on time!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2020 17:33:37 GMT
football.kulichki.net/rusnews/news.htm?594052 CEO: “Once everything is completed, Imbula will arrive at the club’s location.” Sochi CEO Dmitry Rubashko has said when Gianelli Imbula will be announced. "It takes time to solve everything on request and document management to declare a player. As soon as everything is completed, he will arrive at the location of the club" That's what they said last week, in a number of reports. Nothing appears to have happened since, but as stated he is free to sign any time but it will be too late for the season. If Sochi signs him anyway - and pays him for six months without him eligible to pay - then that's an enourmous declaration of faith, for which I don't think they will be rewarded.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2020 17:42:51 GMT
I know Imbula's further adventures are of precious little interest to most Stokies, so I trust none of those will have clicked on this thread, but it would seem the local deadline of Feb 29 was not met by the player or the Sochi club he "was to join along with Rami" as had been widely reported. Transfermarkt lists him as being "without a club", so the deroute for G seems to continue. He likely now does not have anywhere to train, so while he could in theory sign for any club at any time, he is likely not going to be fit for any trial matches, so his career may be all over now. Wow! You would have thought his agent would have done the sums to ensure GI was making money? A large part of that calculation would have been a new wage and a signing on fee. Is there a scenario where we did a full pay-off and he's just decided to pack it in? I suspect we will never know the exact size of the pay off. The board won't want to disclose the details, so as not to set a precedent for Wimmer and our future Imbulas to follow. As for the agent, from transfermarkt it appears to be a "relative".
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Post by saturday on Mar 2, 2020 18:15:13 GMT
He’s not a Wedgwood plate, you can’t expect to make a profit on him.
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Post by mattyd on Mar 2, 2020 19:31:26 GMT
You just know the idle twat is gonna shine now he has to put a shift in.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2020 20:11:43 GMT
You just know the idle twat is gonna shine now he has to put a shift in. There was a February 29 deadline and he - and Sochi - missed it, so he won't have to put a shift in for quite some time...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2020 20:12:57 GMT
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Post by Billy the kid on Mar 2, 2020 20:21:39 GMT
I really cant believe that this is happening. I cant see him fitting in with the locals one bit.
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Post by djduncanjames on Mar 4, 2020 10:21:39 GMT
He got married when he first joined Stoke. I wonder what she makes of all of this moving around and his lack of desire to succeed at all, in any capacity. I said way back I think there is some kind of mental health issue going on with him, constantly running away on loans to greener pastures, and now moving to Russia.. It seems an insane idea, and one I don't think will work out at all, he could barley understand or speak English? It's pretty racist there too
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Mar 4, 2020 10:35:32 GMT
Who cares? Let's put this one to bed and chalk it up to yet another bad bit of business. Perhaps he can go and spend his spare time with Sparky.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2020 11:27:02 GMT
Who cares? Let's put this one to bed and chalk it up to yet another bad bit of business. Perhaps he can go and spend his spare time with Sparky. If you don't care, don't bother clicking on a thread which has Imbula in the title...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2020 11:29:12 GMT
He got married when he first joined Stoke. I wonder what she makes of all of this moving around and his lack of desire to succeed at all, in any capacity. I said way back I think there is some kind of mental health issue going on with him, constantly running away on loans to greener pastures, and now moving to Russia.. It seems an insane idea, and one I don't think will work out at all, he could barley understand or speak English? It's pretty racist there too Unlike Stoke…?
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Post by nott1 on Mar 4, 2020 12:07:14 GMT
He’s not a Wedgwood plate, you can’t expect to make a profit on him. Looks like we get diddly squat for our huge investment!
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Mar 4, 2020 12:23:46 GMT
I'm being rhetorical so keep your beak out and keep your hair on.
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Post by threepoints on Mar 4, 2020 17:50:22 GMT
According to The Sentinel he's only got a three month contract.
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Mar 4, 2020 18:06:15 GMT
I will believe it when I see him sitting on the bench for them 🤣
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Mar 4, 2020 18:10:07 GMT
According to The Sentinel he's only got a three month contract. Three months too much....He will turn up at some other Club next season ready to sponge off them on some sort of modicum of previous abilities Imbula should come with a certificate of authenticity to prove what modern waste of space/leach footballer is
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Post by neddy on Mar 4, 2020 18:13:03 GMT
One thing he’s not daft is he.....pay off from us. Three months and a bit of a signing on fee with Sochi then free to get another signing on fee at the start of next season and probably a two year contract?
He’s no mug!
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Post by rawli on Mar 4, 2020 18:28:10 GMT
At last! I'm not one to slag off stoke city players - its counterproductive, whether they are playing or we are trying to sell. However now that he has gone I can finally say - "fuck off you mercenary waste of space" I remember watching him the week after that Chelsea game (when people were getting excited) and thinking even then, this guy takes on more than he is capable of and loses the ball far too easily. Yes, he looked good when I was in Cologne, but that was one game, a friendly, against our defence, on a decent day weatherwise. Simply dreadful lack of due diligence by the club to pay millions of the back of that, but nobody taking any responsibility, i wish somebody would hold their hands up occasionally. Not sure why some on here are mentioning Etebo on this thread - imbula not fit to lace etebos boots. Me neither. He'd struggle to place anyone's boots with his gloves on.
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Post by David Brent on Mar 4, 2020 19:02:09 GMT
Merry Christmas.
What a waste of money and time.
Everything that was wrong with our relegation from the premiership
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Post by somersetstokie on Mar 4, 2020 19:08:53 GMT
He will become an excellent case study for someone's football management degree.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2020 21:19:30 GMT
Glad he's gone Agree he is a f#ckin lazy wanker But moving forward he's not the problem , scholes is It's scholes job to have some influence in making sure the money is spent wisely and broadly speaking he hasn't done this Tyrese Campbell and Jordan Thompson are a couple of examples , where he has overseen small amounts of money being invested , with potential rich rewards on and off the pitch , if the lads come good and little to be lost if they don't That's fine and financially astute , even if both players fail to be make the grade . But the problem is scholes paw prints are all over reckless mega money transfers such as berahino imbula and wimmer . We have been told the money to be recouped on berahino's 12 million quid fee is nowt , the 18 million invested in imbula ,er , nowt And anyone want to have a guess on the return from the 18 million invested in wimmer .I am going to guess , er , nowt This is a rediculous way to run a football club . If we are going to be spending 50million quid I would expect Wayne Rooney plus change .Not a pile of worthless sh*te Even pulis tried to sign players himself at clayton wood without scholes present, Beattie is a fine example. Speaks volumes imo So Scholes nips out of the office saying "Just off for a quick haircut, back in an hour", and you are telling us that Poolis would try and sign a player?.
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Post by kustokie on Mar 5, 2020 0:00:51 GMT
He will become an excellent case study for someone's football management degree. PhD is psychology more like it!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2020 18:44:10 GMT
He's been signed on a three month contract, but, not having played for several months, and alleged not trained with Lecce, he's a mess. Subsequently he'll spend a couple of months getting fit and another getting used to a new playing style, before going away to star for Congo in the African Cup . Then he'll come back and make a five minute cameo, after which his contract will have run his course, he'll be let go, and will pocket a hefty stay the hell away from us fee, followed by an even heftier signing on fee with another club.
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