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Post by jukeboxjury on May 7, 2021 18:58:33 GMT
So Galatasary have decided not to offer him a deal and he is going to be returning. He’s still got 2 years on his contract, and I doubt there will be many after him from the UK or abroad. I know many on here will not be bothered but can MON get a tune out of him. Hes had a lot of injuries while out on loan but in this crap league maybe he would be an asset. Or do we just keep paying his wages and let him rot.
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Post by thehoof on May 7, 2021 19:05:52 GMT
He has no interest in playing for Stoke, and when he did he was just okay - what was it 2 goals two assists and yet another midfielder who found it difficult to pass to a Stoke player.
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Post by mickstupp on May 7, 2021 19:11:49 GMT
Are we honestly likely to sign a better midfielder in the summer than Peter Etebo?
If not, we need to put the past behind us and look to get him focussed and playing for us. I think he’s a very good player.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 7, 2021 19:13:49 GMT
He’s far too good for us and he knows it, hence he needs to fuck off pronto
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Post by theonlooker on May 7, 2021 19:15:15 GMT
Are we honestly likely to sign a better midfielder in the summer than Etebo? If not, we need to put the past behind us and look to get him focussed and playing for us. I think he’s a very good player. The manager has already pulled up the bridge on all the loanees, sadly. He also criticised his training when he was last here. He'll be stuck in the stiffs until his contract is out if he can't find a club.
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Post by mickstupp on May 7, 2021 19:17:42 GMT
Are we honestly likely to sign a better midfielder in the summer than Etebo? If not, we need to put the past behind us and look to get him focussed and playing for us. I think he’s a very good player. The manager has already pulled up the bridge on all the loanees, sadly. He also criticised his training when he was last here. He'll be stuck in the stiffs until his contract is out if he can't find a club. Ok but I would be surprised if we signed a better midfielder than Etebo in the summer. To my mind he’s the best one at the club. I’ve heard the stories about poor training and attitude issues but sometimes you have to draw a line under things and start again.
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Post by theonlooker on May 7, 2021 19:19:23 GMT
The manager has already pulled up the bridge on all the loanees, sadly. He also criticised his training when he was last here. He'll be stuck in the stiffs until his contract is out if he can't find a club. Ok but I would be surprised if we signed a better midfielder than Etebo in the summer. To my mind he’s the best one at the club. I’ve heard the stories about poor training and attitude issues but sometimes you have to draw a line under things and start again. I agree with a lot of that but does MON strike you as a man to back down from his principles and decisions? He doesn't to me.
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Post by somersetstokie on May 7, 2021 19:19:34 GMT
"Etebo returns to Stoke"
It's a pity we can't pretend that we're not in, or we've moved, or something.
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on May 7, 2021 19:21:29 GMT
If he was willing to play for Stoke I'd love to have him in the team!!!
Another one I'd give a chance, is Afobe... How we've missed a forward this season!!!
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Post by peterthornesboots on May 7, 2021 19:22:22 GMT
And so it begins.
All our players out on loan will roll back into the training ground for the first day of pre-season and we then have to go through the whole process of shifting them out again (probably on loan).
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Post by yyy on May 7, 2021 19:23:04 GMT
You'd just love to get promoted well these players are still under contract so you can send them back on loan when they want to stay and play Prem football
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Post by mickstupp on May 7, 2021 19:24:08 GMT
Ok but I would be surprised if we signed a better midfielder than Etebo in the summer. To my mind he’s the best one at the club. I’ve heard the stories about poor training and attitude issues but sometimes you have to draw a line under things and start again. I agree with a lot of that but does MON strike you as a man to back down from his principles and decisions? He doesn't to me. No and that’s not necessarily a bad thing either. We aren’t privy to what’s been said but the state of our squad, and particularly the midfield, is a concern for me at the moment. It seems like a waste to have a talented player ostracised when we have such a paucity of options in the middle of the park.
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Post by s7oke on May 7, 2021 19:24:46 GMT
He’s better than Mikel
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Post by robwahlmann on May 7, 2021 19:25:21 GMT
So Galatasary have decided not to offer him a deal and he is going to be returning. He’s still got 2 years on his contract, and I doubt there will be many after him from the UK or abroad. I know many on here will not be bothered but can MON get a tune out of him. Hes had a lot of injuries while out on loan but in this crap league maybe he would be an asset. Or do we just keep paying his wages and let him rot. Will be our best midfielder if he decides to knuckle down in my opinion!
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Post by mickstupp on May 7, 2021 19:25:28 GMT
If he was willing to play for Stoke I'd love to have him in the team!!! Another one I'd give a chance, is Afobe... How we've missed a forward this season!!! If Afobe was here this season there’s a good argument to say he might possibly have been starting 30+ games and been our top scorer. He’s another one I wouldn’t be writing off just yet.
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Post by robwahlmann on May 7, 2021 19:27:49 GMT
I would like to see them both in our first 11!
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Post by lordb on May 7, 2021 19:29:05 GMT
It's irrelevant how good he is given he doesn't want to be here, regardless of who the manager is, and won't be putting the required commitment in. Talented players who don't want to be here got us relegated.
Should he change his mind he and Badou would easily be in the team as it is they aren't interested
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Post by peterthornesboots on May 7, 2021 19:30:18 GMT
The manager has already pulled up the bridge on all the loanees, sadly. He also criticised his training when he was last here. He'll be stuck in the stiffs until his contract is out if he can't find a club. Ok but I would be surprised if we signed a better midfielder than Etebo in the summer. To my mind he’s the best one at the club. I’ve heard the stories about poor training and attitude issues but sometimes you have to draw a line under things and start again. I agree that he's a decent player, but if he has been poor in training, has a poor attitude and simply doesn't want to be here then I'm not really sure how much MoN can do.
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on May 7, 2021 19:30:29 GMT
If only we could get him wanting to play for us. He's a holding midfielder, could be excellent in that position. I'd love to see him holding behind Clucas and Powell.
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Post by robwahlmann on May 7, 2021 19:32:54 GMT
Hopefully Mikel can make him see the only wise thing to do!
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Post by mickstupp on May 7, 2021 19:32:54 GMT
Ok but I would be surprised if we signed a better midfielder than Etebo in the summer. To my mind he’s the best one at the club. I’ve heard the stories about poor training and attitude issues but sometimes you have to draw a line under things and start again. I agree that he's a decent player, but if he has been poor in training, has a poor attitude and simply doesn't want to be here then I'm not really sure how much MoN can do. Yes I agree it’s a shit situation. I just hope that in trying to do the right thing, MoN hasn’t cut off his nose to spite his face. Most of the loaned out players are crap and not worth bothering with anyway, but for me, Etebo and Afobe are worth another chance.
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on May 7, 2021 19:37:43 GMT
Came for The Premiership dream & got The Championship nightmare
Talented but couldn't hack it
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Post by gingerninja on May 7, 2021 19:41:35 GMT
When in a Stoke shirt did he show any sign of cutting it as a defensive midfield player?. Box to box midfielder yes, but he isn't a DM.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2021 20:09:36 GMT
Some people should stop taking it so personal that a player would rather play at a higher level than Stoke. Etebo did, but in the inbetween years he hasn't exactly proven that the higher level clubs cherishes him. So it might be in the interest of both parties, him and us, if we were able to put the past behind us and work something out.
Unlike 20 others whose contract is up next year he actually belongs to us for another two years, so he won't cost a transfer fee and he can actually run faster than just about anyone else that we currently have in midfield . and he can play a bit too, although he's probably not the player we thought he was when we signed him several years ago.
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Post by BristolMick on May 7, 2021 20:23:34 GMT
Are we honestly likely to sign a better midfielder in the summer than Etebo? If not, we need to put the past behind us and look to get him focussed and playing for us. I think he’s a very good player. Absolutely spot on. Signing players of his quality is well beyond what we are now capable of, so as we are hamstrung by FFP the best outcome would actually be to have him and maybe others on our wage bill actually play for us! BM
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Post by mickstupp on May 7, 2021 20:27:14 GMT
Are we honestly likely to sign a better midfielder in the summer than Etebo? If not, we need to put the past behind us and look to get him focussed and playing for us. I think he’s a very good player. Absolutely spot on. Signing players of his quality is well beyond what we are now capable of, so as we are hamstrung by FFP the best outcome would actually be to have him and maybe others on our wage bill actually play for us! BM Absolutely, let’s not forget that these are players contracted to Stoke City. In the case of Etebo, he’s on an excellent deal for a further two years, he either plays, (and plays in a committed manner) for Stoke or his agent can find a BUYER, not a bloody loan, to compensate us properly. Sorry to shout
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Post by lordb on May 7, 2021 20:31:05 GMT
Absolutely spot on. Signing players of his quality is well beyond what we are now capable of, so as we are hamstrung by FFP the best outcome would actually be to have him and maybe others on our wage bill actually play for us! BM Absolutely, let’s not forget that these are players contracted to Stoke City. In the case of Etebo, he’s on an excellent deal for a further two years, he either plays, (and plays in a committed manor) for Stoke or his agent can find a BUYER, not a bloody loan, to compensate us properly. Sorry to shout But how do you get him to play in a committed manor when he knows all he has to do is down tools (or if we are lucky put in the absolute minimum) and we will then accept another shitty loan to wherever?
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Post by Trouserdog on May 7, 2021 20:32:13 GMT
I'd rather have Etebo on the pitch but not trying than most of our players who supposedly give 100% every time they play.
He's a talented player- far better than anything else we've got in midfield.
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Post by mickstupp on May 7, 2021 20:34:17 GMT
Absolutely, let’s not forget that these are players contracted to Stoke City. In the case of Etebo, he’s on an excellent deal for a further two years, he either plays, (and plays in a committed manor) for Stoke or his agent can find a BUYER, not a bloody loan, to compensate us properly. Sorry to shout But how do you get him to play in a committed manor when he knows all he has to do is down tools (or if we are lucky put in the absolute minimum) and we will then accept another shitty loan to wherever? I think it’s time for us to start being a bit tougher mate. Play for us, or piss off permanently.
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Post by wuzza on May 7, 2021 20:34:24 GMT
If he did come back I’m sure a convenient injury would occur and that would be that for the season. MON has a bitch of a job on his hands this summer on so many levels. It’s hard to be optimistic.
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