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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 8:08:33 GMT
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Feb 25, 2021 8:08:33 GMT
I’ll never understand why Rowett didn’t base his team around Bojan and Diouf. We haven’t signed a better player than either for their positions before or since. Powell a worthy contender for Bojan since but still not at his level. Striker wise no one has come close to Diouf. Goals guaranteed. We were in the Championship and had Bojan for a season and barely used him. Fucking club. Yeah it was really weird. We didn't need to sign all those wasters, we should have just played what we had. Bojan behind Diouf could have torn championship sides to pieces. I would have utilised Bauer more too. Instead we go and buy the likes of Afobe, Vokes, Gregory etc who have all been catastrophically bad for the club.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Feb 25, 2021 8:11:34 GMT
I’ll never understand why Rowett didn’t base his team around Bojan and Diouf. We haven’t signed a better player than either for their positions before or since. Powell a worthy contender for Bojan since but still not at his level. Striker wise no one has come close to Diouf. Goals guaranteed. We were in the Championship and had Bojan for a season and barely used him. Fucking club. Because he was a negative dullard with an inherent distrust of creativity and his mate had a chub for Afobe.
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Post by LGH87 on Feb 25, 2021 8:16:40 GMT
I’ll never understand why Rowett didn’t base his team around Bojan and Diouf. We haven’t signed a better player than either for their positions before or since. Powell a worthy contender for Bojan since but still not at his level. Striker wise no one has come close to Diouf. Goals guaranteed. We were in the Championship and had Bojan for a season and barely used him. Fucking club. We should've sold Butland and Allen, brought in Krul/Johnstone/Henderson & Pearson from Preston. Had we done that as well as played Bojan and Diouf we'd probably be in the Premier League now.
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Post by dudnostokie on Feb 25, 2021 8:17:49 GMT
He wouldn't have made a jot of difference. And 20mil ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) For the Bet365 empire that's all of about 30 seconds work? Let's not underestimate how rich our owners are. We are still one of the wealthiest clubs in the country. Whether or not Coates wants to spend £20 million on players anymore is a different question, but he can. Rowett spent (squandered) over 50 million in a few weeks. And let's not forget the horrifying 12 million we spent on a lumbering oaf in Vokes. Jesus fucking Christ, financial fair play, look it up...
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 8:37:11 GMT
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Feb 25, 2021 8:37:11 GMT
For the Bet365 empire that's all of about 30 seconds work? Let's not underestimate how rich our owners are. We are still one of the wealthiest clubs in the country. Whether or not Coates wants to spend £20 million on players anymore is a different question, but he can. Rowett spent (squandered) over 50 million in a few weeks. And let's not forget the horrifying 12 million we spent on a lumbering oaf in Vokes. Jesus fucking Christ, financial fair play, look it up... What, you're not allowed to spend 20 million in the championship?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 25, 2021 8:47:43 GMT
I’ll never understand why Rowett didn’t base his team around Bojan and Diouf. We haven’t signed a better player than either for their positions before or since. Powell a worthy contender for Bojan since but still not at his level. Striker wise no one has come close to Diouf. Goals guaranteed. We were in the Championship and had Bojan for a season and barely used him. Fucking club. Bojan yes, Diouf don't be so bloody stupid, he was wank No he wasn’t. He’s still scoring goals at a better level now. He would have scored 15 at least in that sort of a set up in the Championship.
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 9:01:34 GMT
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Post by kerouac on Feb 25, 2021 9:01:34 GMT
I’ll never understand why Rowett didn’t base his team around Bojan and Diouf. We haven’t signed a better player than either for their positions before or since. Powell a worthy contender for Bojan since but still not at his level. Striker wise no one has come close to Diouf. Goals guaranteed. We were in the Championship and had Bojan for a season and barely used him. Fucking club. I’m completely with you on Bojan,but Diouf was awful.....superb bloke but dreadful footballer.
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Feb 25, 2021 9:03:03 GMT
Jesus fucking Christ, financial fair play, look it up... What, you're not allowed to spend 20 million in the championship? You're only allowed to spend what you can prove you've "legitimately" made, it's bollocks. Although we have the money, the EFL won't let us spend it, unless it comes through The Great Red Comrades' approved channels.
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Feb 25, 2021 9:05:00 GMT
You're missing the point about Diouf. He may have been wank, but he was less wank than anyone else we had during those last few relegation months, and certainly less wank than anyone we've had since, bar Fletcher and Campbell.
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 9:09:18 GMT
Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 25, 2021 9:09:18 GMT
He wouldn't have made a jot of difference. And 20mil ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) For the Bet365 empire that's all of about 30 seconds work? Let's not underestimate how rich our owners are. We are still one of the wealthiest clubs in the country. Whether or not Coates wants to spend £20 million on players anymore is a different question, but he can. Rowett spent (squandered) over 50 million in a few weeks. And let's not forget the horrifying 12 million we spent on a lumbering oaf in Vokes. FFP stops us from spending anywhere near that, they may want to spend 100 million but they can't, their hands are tied.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 25, 2021 9:21:27 GMT
I’ll never understand why Rowett didn’t base his team around Bojan and Diouf. We haven’t signed a better player than either for their positions before or since. Powell a worthy contender for Bojan since but still not at his level. Striker wise no one has come close to Diouf. Goals guaranteed. We were in the Championship and had Bojan for a season and barely used him. Fucking club. I’m completely with you on Bojan,but Diouf was awful.....superb bloke but dreadful footballer. He wasn’t the best footballer but he was a goalscorer. He’d have scored plenty in this league.
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Post by Northy on Feb 25, 2021 10:17:11 GMT
He wouldn't have made a jot of difference. And 20mil ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) For the Bet365 empire that's all of about 30 seconds work? Let's not underestimate how rich our owners are. We are still one of the wealthiest clubs in the country. Whether or not Coates wants to spend £20 million on players anymore is a different question, but he can. Rowett spent (squandered) over 50 million in a few weeks. And let's not forget the horrifying 12 million we spent on a lumbering oaf in Vokes. It was ONLY £9m on Vokes, don't over value him ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/wMWjB17JNiCK5pUPtfmL.gif)
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 11:04:13 GMT
Post by pez75 on Feb 25, 2021 11:04:13 GMT
I’m completely with you on Bojan,but Diouf was awful.....superb bloke but dreadful footballer. He wasn’t the best footballer but he was a goalscorer. He’d have scored plenty in this league. Not for Stoke he wouldn't.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 25, 2021 11:08:06 GMT
He wasn’t the best footballer but he was a goalscorer. He’d have scored plenty in this league. Not for Stoke he wouldn't. I disagree. When played up front for us he scored plenty. He's a goalscorer and with a player like Bojan behind him you have the quality to start with. I'm sure we should have kept Choupo as well. Ideal for the Championship.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Feb 25, 2021 11:14:34 GMT
I'd take Diouf, Powell and Bojan now, backed by Clucas, Allen and Cousins. Very little width, but who cares!!!!
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Post by nott1 on Feb 25, 2021 12:10:45 GMT
We should go and get Bojan back asap or wallow in Championship slurry for years! Quite how we are also stuck with the dross we now call our strikers I really don't know. There's hardly 20 goals a season between the useless so and so's we are lumbered with!
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Post by cheadlestokie on Feb 25, 2021 12:16:02 GMT
I’m completely with you on Bojan,but Diouf was awful.....superb bloke but dreadful footballer. He wasn’t the best footballer but he was a goalscorer. He’d have scored plenty in this league. I fully agree. At Championship level and played properly Diouf would score goals. Yes he would have us tearing our hair our at times because of his lack of control and some chances he would undoubtedly miss but he would score 15 to 20 goals in this league.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 25, 2021 12:19:51 GMT
He wasn’t the best footballer but he was a goalscorer. He’d have scored plenty in this league. I fully agree. At Championship level and played properly Diouf would score goals. Yes he would have us tearing our hair our at times because of his lack of control and some chances he would undoubtedly miss but he would score 15 to 20 goals in this league. Definitely. He gets into good positions. As you say he'll miss a few but he will score goals. Also very good in the air.
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 12:37:35 GMT
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Feb 25, 2021 12:37:35 GMT
I fully agree. At Championship level and played properly Diouf would score goals. Yes he would have us tearing our hair our at times because of his lack of control and some chances he would undoubtedly miss but he would score 15 to 20 goals in this league. Definitely. He gets into good positions. As you say he'll miss a few but he will score goals. Also very good in the air. And had a little bit of pace. It makes a huge difference when you've got a team of statues.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2021 12:38:21 GMT
Not for Stoke he wouldn't. I disagree. When played up front for us he scored plenty. He's a goalscorer and with a player like Bojan behind him you have the quality to start with. I'm sure we should have kept Choupo as well. Ideal for the Championship. I'm not sure on what planet you think Choupo Moting would have been interested in playing for Stoke, in the Championship. Not a chance in hell.
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 12:49:11 GMT
Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 25, 2021 12:49:11 GMT
I disagree. When played up front for us he scored plenty. He's a goalscorer and with a player like Bojan behind him you have the quality to start with. I'm sure we should have kept Choupo as well. Ideal for the Championship. I'm not sure on what planet you think Choupo Moting would have been interested in playing for Stoke, in the Championship. Not a chance in hell. I think he would have done and has all the attributes you want and need in this league.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2021 12:59:54 GMT
I'm not sure on what planet you think Choupo Moting would have been interested in playing for Stoke, in the Championship. Not a chance in hell. I think he would have done and has all the attributes you want and need in this league. This is a bloke who somehow wangled a move to PSG. He's got the football 'game' nailed.
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 13:11:48 GMT
Post by FranktheRabbit on Feb 25, 2021 13:11:48 GMT
Bojan yes, Diouf don't be so bloody stupid, he was wank No he wasn’t. He’s still scoring goals at a better level now. He would have scored 15 at least in that sort of a set up in the Championship. Hardly "wank" was he. Lazy assessment of a decent player. Played in the correct position, he would of bagged goals for fun in this league.
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 13:12:40 GMT
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Post by Championship Potter on Feb 25, 2021 13:12:40 GMT
Easier said then done, but with Choupo and N’Diaye we should have asked them to give us one year in the Championship and then granted both moves to whoever they liked at the end of the season if we weren’t promoted. Newcastle and West Ham both managed to hold onto some high profile players when they went down (as we did too) so I don’t think it would have been an impossible ask.
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 14:53:13 GMT
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Post by kjpt140v on Feb 25, 2021 14:53:13 GMT
We should go and get Bojan back asap or wallow in Championship slurry for years! Quite how we are also stuck with the dross we now call our strikers I really don't know. There's hardly 20 goals a season between the useless so and so's we are lumbered with! I thought Bojan was a fantastic guy but there must be something that clubs don't like about him as he has not stayed anywhere for very long. Sadly after his injury at Rochdale he never really had any form.
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Post by kjpt140v on Feb 25, 2021 15:01:11 GMT
I’ll never understand why Rowett didn’t base his team around Bojan and Diouf. We haven’t signed a better player than either for their positions before or since. Powell a worthy contender for Bojan since but still not at his level. Striker wise no one has come close to Diouf. Goals guaranteed. We were in the Championship and had Bojan for a season and barely used him. Fucking club. Bojan yes, Diouf don't be so bloody stupid, he was wank That's an insult to a player that did everything that was asked of him in whatever position he was placed and without complaint. Which of these two players is playing at a higher level and playing more regularly?
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 15:02:10 GMT
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Post by mickstupp on Feb 25, 2021 15:02:10 GMT
I’ll never understand why Rowett didn’t base his team around Bojan and Diouf. We haven’t signed a better player than either for their positions before or since. Powell a worthy contender for Bojan since but still not at his level. Striker wise no one has come close to Diouf. Goals guaranteed. We were in the Championship and had Bojan for a season and barely used him. Fucking club. 😂😂😂 “Goals Guaranteed” 1 goal in 24 championship games and a succession of managers who all thought he was crap would suggest otherwise. Fucking Goals Guaranteed
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 15:17:02 GMT
Post by nottsover60 on Feb 25, 2021 15:17:02 GMT
I'm not sure on what planet you think Choupo Moting would have been interested in playing for Stoke, in the Championship. Not a chance in hell. I think he would have done and has all the attributes you want and need in this league. Yes he would have turned down a move to PSG to play in the Championship if we'd tried a bit harder!! This is a player who's made a career of running down contracts and then picking up big signing on fees. I'm pretty sure he had a clause in his contract with us that released him if we were relegated. If he'd had to stay he'd have just been injured all season.
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 15:19:46 GMT
Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 25, 2021 15:19:46 GMT
I’ll never understand why Rowett didn’t base his team around Bojan and Diouf. We haven’t signed a better player than either for their positions before or since. Powell a worthy contender for Bojan since but still not at his level. Striker wise no one has come close to Diouf. Goals guaranteed. We were in the Championship and had Bojan for a season and barely used him. Fucking club. 😂😂😂 “Goals Guaranteed” 1 goal in 24 championship games and a succession of managers who all thought he was crap would suggest otherwise. Fucking Goals Guaranteed How many minutes and starts? And successive managers that were sacked.
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Bojan
Feb 25, 2021 15:21:06 GMT
Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 25, 2021 15:21:06 GMT
I think he would have done and has all the attributes you want and need in this league. Yes he would have turned down a move to PSG to play in the Championship if we'd tried a bit harder!! This is a player who's made a career of running down contracts and then picking up big signing on fees. I'm pretty sure he had a clause in his contract with us that released him if we were relegated. If he'd had to stay he'd have just been injured all season. His contract thing was a sign of loyalty on here when he signed! Yes that move would have been hard to negate but it was clear we didn't want to keep him so did that allow for the move? I think he would have been excellent in this league.
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