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Post by shrewspotter on Jun 27, 2020 18:44:11 GMT
Was wracking my brains over tea and cannot recall the last time we signed a player that has proved better value for money than what we paid for him, under TP most players out punched their weight such as Whelan, Huth, Delap, Bego,Zonz, Fuller etc....... and to a degree we had some under Hughes such as Arnie and to a lesser degree Shaq. However when was the last time we actually bought a player that has proved a hit!!! Think you have to go back to perhaps Lee Grant
Thought??
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Post by sheds1862 on Jun 27, 2020 18:45:32 GMT
Jordan Cousins
To be fair on a free from QPR I expected him to be fucking dogshit
Instead he's just dogshit
Ps just noticed you said bought
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Post by shrewspotter on Jun 27, 2020 18:47:24 GMT
Jordan Cousins To be fair on a free from QPR I expected him to be fucking dogshit Instead he's just dogshit Ps just noticed you said bought haha actually it’s not a bad shout, personally I think he’s ok |
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jun 27, 2020 18:48:54 GMT
Arnie.
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Post by Soro's Sorrows on Jun 27, 2020 18:49:30 GMT
Was wracking my brains over tea and cannot recall the last time we signed a player that has proved better value for money than what we paid for him, under TP most players out punched their weight such as Whelan, Huth, Delap, Bego,Zonz, Fuller etc....... and to a degree we had some under Hughes such as Arnie and to a lesser degree Shaq. However when was the last time we actually bought a player that has proved a hit!!! Think you have to go back to perhaps Lee Grant Thought?? Etherington for me. I remember when we signed him I was so underwhelmed, I was very, very wrong. |
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Post by shrewspotter on Jun 27, 2020 18:51:09 GMT
agree!!! When did he sign, I think it was 14, so we are basically saying we haven’t pId money for anyone and got value for 6 years!!! |
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Post by shrewspotter on Jun 27, 2020 18:51:38 GMT
Was wracking my brains over tea and cannot recall the last time we signed a player that has proved better value for money than what we paid for him, under TP most players out punched their weight such as Whelan, Huth, Delap, Bego,Zonz, Fuller etc....... and to a degree we had some under Hughes such as Arnie and to a lesser degree Shaq. However when was the last time we actually bought a player that has proved a hit!!! Think you have to go back to perhaps Lee Grant Thought?? Etherington for me. I remember when we signed him I was so underwhelmed, I was very, very wrong. but that was over 10 years ago mate. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2020 18:56:54 GMT
Odemwingie.
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Post by chigstoke on Jun 27, 2020 18:58:02 GMT
Arnie or Bojan.
Arnie had a reputation of being a maverick. A 'bad boy'. Full of swagger but at least was able to transfer his cockiness into great performances.
Bojan had been flitting around Europe. Dropped from the Barca squad thanks to Messi's rise, spells at Ajax, AC Milan and Roma and seemingly couldn't settle down. Seemed like he was going nowhere fast.
Comes to Stoke and re captures his form and we looked bloody tasty with Him, Arnie and Shaq. Such a shame it ended how it did with him here. But deffo those two magic years we had of him were way better than I expected of him.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jun 27, 2020 18:58:35 GMT
He was before Arnie but I want to give a special mention to N'Zonzi. I had no idea just how good this guy was when we signed him.
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Post by robstokie on Jun 27, 2020 18:59:35 GMT
Seconded - thought he would be a stropper who wouldnt give two shits. I was wrong, just a shame he did his ACL, which killed him as a pace player. |
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Post by Soro's Sorrows on Jun 27, 2020 19:09:28 GMT
Etherington for me. I remember when we signed him I was so underwhelmed, I was very, very wrong. but that was over 10 years ago mate. True, I guess it is Arnie then and that was what 6 years ago. We really haven't done well with transfers since then. |
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Post by shrewspotter on Jun 27, 2020 19:13:10 GMT
but that was over 10 years ago mate. True, I guess it is Arnie then and that was what 6 years ago. We really haven't done well with transfers since then. i know and that’s my point really. |
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Post by robwahlmann on Jun 27, 2020 19:13:29 GMT
I'd say Etebo is the last none!  |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jun 27, 2020 19:13:59 GMT
Arnautovic, Huth, Etherington
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jun 27, 2020 19:14:48 GMT
I'd say Etebo is the last none! Etebo is loads worse than I expected him to be |
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Post by neddy on Jun 27, 2020 19:19:03 GMT
Shawcross
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Post by potter25 on Jun 27, 2020 19:21:02 GMT
Faye(centre half one)
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Post by Soro's Sorrows on Jun 27, 2020 19:21:54 GMT
I'd say Etebo is the last none! Etebo is loads worse than I expected him to be I think he would have done better than the piss weak midfield we put out today. |
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Post by ohbottom on Jun 27, 2020 19:23:10 GMT
Zonz
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Post by SamB_SCFC on Jun 27, 2020 19:31:49 GMT
Probably Odemwingie. Knew he used to be good but thought he'd be past it and wasn't expecting much. We managed to get an impressive swansong out of him before an injury finished him off.
Since then though pretty much every player has either been worse than expected or as shit as expected. Including Shaqiri and Joe Allen.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jun 27, 2020 19:32:20 GMT
Etebo is loads worse than I expected him to be I think he would have done better than the piss weak midfield we put out today. He probably would but I do recall him being fawned over when he stuck to Messi like a limpit in the World Cup and people were questioning his reasons for joining Stoke. Let’s face it, he’s no where near as good as we had hoped. |
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Jun 27, 2020 19:36:00 GMT
Said at the time the January window was a shocker as O’Neil’s first , the decision to part with th both Etebo had badou now looking horrific given the Allen injury which was a risk not worth taking again as said at the time unless we signed a decent replacement for one of them . It was very obvious out mifdfieid minus Allen was an accident waiting to,happen .
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Post by timehascome on Jun 27, 2020 19:39:24 GMT
Said at the time the January window was a shocker as O’Neil’s first , the decision to part with th both Etebo had badou now looking horrific given the Allen injury which was a risk not worth taking again as said at the time unless we signed a decent replacement for one of them . It was very obvious out mifdfieid minus Allen was an accident waiting to,happen . the writing was on the wall when we fired rowett mate. suprised oneil took the job. too late though. mitacle if we dont go down |
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Post by Championship Potter on Jun 27, 2020 19:40:06 GMT
Under the past three managers? Precisely zero.
One thing Pulis did so well was signing others cast offs and reinvigorating them. Everyone we sign right now turns dogshit the moment they arrive.
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Post by RF10 on Jun 27, 2020 19:40:52 GMT
Not the most recent but The Great Man.
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Post by Championship Potter on Jun 27, 2020 19:43:03 GMT
Not the most recent but The Great Man. Not sure where it came from (presumably a recommendation from Harry) but that signing was genius. Literally transformed the team. |
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Post by RF10 on Jun 27, 2020 19:44:17 GMT
Not the most recent but The Great Man. Not sure where it came from (presumably a recommendation from Harry) but that signing was genius. Literally transformed the team. Was he at Pompey when Pulis was there for a brief period? |
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Post by Championship Potter on Jun 27, 2020 19:47:44 GMT
Not sure where it came from (presumably a recommendation from Harry) but that signing was genius. Literally transformed the team. Was he at Pompey when Pulis was there for a brief period? My memory is hazy but I don’t think TP had ever managed him before. We got him from Southampton (think Redknapp was previously manager there if I remember right). Think it was just a punt off a very glowing review from Harry. Edit: just googled and it appears Redknapp signed him for both Pompey and Southampton. Clearly a big fan of Ric! |
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Post by wrighter on Jun 27, 2020 19:48:41 GMT
Bertie Biggins, Steino & Rooster for me
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