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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 9, 2022 19:48:35 GMT
 He seems to have started all of England u21's games in this qualifying cycle alongside Guehi of Palace |
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Post by Gary Hackett on Jan 9, 2022 20:42:00 GMT
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Post by callas12 on Jan 9, 2022 21:28:06 GMT
I remember watching the YouTube montage of Kurt Zouma & being very impressed as we were about to sign him on loan from Chelsea thinking yes, he'll be awesome for us. That didn't go well did it!
Not in anyway comparing Zouma with any of these potential targets but I rarely watch or take much notice of the YouTube highlights of potential players as they rarely accurately portray what we're actually getting. Brek Shea was a prime eg of how looks on there can be deceiving!
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Post by lordb on Jan 9, 2022 21:32:55 GMT
I remember watching the YouTube montage of Kurt Zouma & being very impressed as we were about to sign him on loan from Chelsea thinking yes, he'll be awesome for us. That didn't go well did it! Not in anyway comparing Zouma with any of these potential targets but I rarely watch or take much notice of the YouTube highlights of potential players as they rarely accurately portray what we're actually getting. Brek Shea was a prime eg of how looks on there can be deceiving! Absolutely However much more impressed with the comments from Blackburn about him |
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Post by cvillestokie on Jan 9, 2022 22:22:49 GMT
Harrowing viewing today watching him. X rated stuff. Yep. I felt like I was watching a wounded dog limping into it's own grave. Not pretty viewing and to be honest, I hate watching that. Not fun. It doesn’t help that he’s played on the left side of the centre. He’s old, not agile and not left footed so MON really is sticking him out to dry by playing him there. I can’t tell if we were playing 5-3-2 today as the formation just looked like chaos, but he definitely can’t tackle when leading with his left. |
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Post by Championship Potter on Jan 9, 2022 22:26:28 GMT
I remember watching the YouTube montage of Kurt Zouma & being very impressed as we were about to sign him on loan from Chelsea thinking yes, he'll be awesome for us. That didn't go well did it! Not in anyway comparing Zouma with any of these potential targets but I rarely watch or take much notice of the YouTube highlights of potential players as they rarely accurately portray what we're actually getting. Brek Shea was a prime eg of how looks on there can be deceiving! Zouma was one of the top rated young centre backs in the world. He had a nasty ACL injury the season before signing for us, which seemed to set him back a bit. Unfortunately that didn’t seem to put us off from paying a massive loan fee! |
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Post by theonlooker on Jan 9, 2022 22:32:13 GMT
Yep. I felt like I was watching a wounded dog limping into it's own grave. Not pretty viewing and to be honest, I hate watching that. Not fun. It doesn’t help that he’s played on the left side of the centre. He’s old, not agile and not left footed so MON really is sticking him out to dry by playing him there. I can’t tell if we were playing 5-3-2 today as the formation just looked like chaos, but he definitely can’t tackle when leading with his left. He played centrally today, didn't he? |
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Post by stokecitytalke on Jan 9, 2022 22:37:39 GMT
It doesn’t help that he’s played on the left side of the centre. He’s old, not agile and not left footed so MON really is sticking him out to dry by playing him there. I can’t tell if we were playing 5-3-2 today as the formation just looked like chaos, but he definitely can’t tackle when leading with his left. He played centrally today, didn't he? Yes, he was in the middle. |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 9, 2022 23:04:42 GMT
Yep. I felt like I was watching a wounded dog limping into it's own grave. Not pretty viewing and to be honest, I hate watching that. Not fun. It doesn’t help that he’s played on the left side of the centre. He’s old, not agile and not left footed so MON really is sticking him out to dry by playing him there. I can’t tell if we were playing 5-3-2 today as the formation just looked like chaos, but he definitely can’t tackle when leading with his left. He played in the middle of a three today. I defended him when he was getting pelters on here last year because I felt it was harsh and he did reasonably well (23 clean sheets), but I’ve seen today a once decent defender who’s simply playing on memory. His legs have gone. |
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Post by J-Roar on Jan 9, 2022 23:24:40 GMT
Hopefully he'll be in for Wednesday night.
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Post by nottsover60 on Jan 10, 2022 0:39:21 GMT
I remember watching the YouTube montage of Kurt Zouma & being very impressed as we were about to sign him on loan from Chelsea thinking yes, he'll be awesome for us. That didn't go well did it! Not in anyway comparing Zouma with any of these potential targets but I rarely watch or take much notice of the YouTube highlights of potential players as they rarely accurately portray what we're actually getting. Brek Shea was a prime eg of how looks on there can be deceiving! Zouma was one of the top rated young centre backs in the world. He had a nasty ACL injury the season before signing for us, which seemed to set him back a bit. Unfortunately that didn’t seem to put us off from paying a massive loan fee! He also got influenced by the Choupo - Moting clique who seemed to be at the club for a good time rather than serious football |
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Post by iglugluk on Jan 10, 2022 11:38:54 GMT
Sounds to me very much like MoN is trying to manage fans expectations during this window. So who knows if this will happen
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Post by cvillestokie on Jan 10, 2022 11:45:07 GMT
It doesn’t help that he’s played on the left side of the centre. He’s old, not agile and not left footed so MON really is sticking him out to dry by playing him there. I can’t tell if we were playing 5-3-2 today as the formation just looked like chaos, but he definitely can’t tackle when leading with his left. He played centrally today, didn't he? Truthfully, I could not tell what that formation was, perhaps owing to the chaos between Fox and Chester that seemed to occur every time we were out of possession. If he was centre of three, then he was just atrocious without really having a decent excuse for being so yesterday |
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Post by gingerninja on Jan 10, 2022 11:47:23 GMT
It doesn't sound as if the picture Scholes paints about the club's position on his exit, is anything other than his arse covering. I wonder if we do bring anybody in, which CEO hybrid might make a comment, the programme seller or the chef at the training ground?.
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Post by LGH87 on Jan 10, 2022 12:01:02 GMT
Should be done today.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jan 10, 2022 12:02:18 GMT
Let’s hope so. Can he play DM?  |
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Post by LGH87 on Jan 10, 2022 12:03:43 GMT
Confirmed by Percy
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 10, 2022 12:09:01 GMT
Looks like MON was bluffing about nothing being imminent then.
I thought the Harwood-Bellis noise seemed too strong to be wrong
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jan 10, 2022 12:11:58 GMT
Percy has spoken, welcome aboard young man.
The game being off might be beneficial to us as well........
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Post by scfcno1fan on Jan 10, 2022 12:12:10 GMT
Barnsley game in doubt as well.
Wouldn’t be a bad thing.
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Post by thestatusquo on Jan 10, 2022 12:13:35 GMT
Looks like MON was bluffing about nothing being imminent then. I thought the Harwood-Bellis noise seemed too strong to be wrong He probably didn’t want to bring anyone in but Chesters defensive master class yesterday persuaded him otherwise 😀 |
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Post by theonlooker on Jan 10, 2022 12:14:51 GMT
Looks like MON was bluffing about nothing being imminent then. I thought the Harwood-Bellis noise seemed too strong to be wrong I think there is a pattern emerging here. Our manager is a stone cold liar. Welcome to the club, Mick... |
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Post by ilikelamp on Jan 10, 2022 12:17:59 GMT
MON you old bluffer you 😂
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Jan 10, 2022 12:24:44 GMT
Does anyone know much about this lad?Does he possess the quality of bringing the ball out and being comfortable on the ball?We desperately need this in our back line with the loss of Souttar.
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Post by Clem Fandango on Jan 10, 2022 12:32:21 GMT
Does anyone know much about this lad?Does he possess the quality of bringing the ball out and being comfortable on the ball?We desperately need this in our back line with the loss of Souttar. I've not seen him but my citeh supporting mate has seen him a few times and says he very good. Apparently he's highly rated by Pep so you'd think he's certainly going to be comfortable on the ball. |
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Post by lordb on Jan 10, 2022 12:33:48 GMT
Does anyone know much about this lad?Does he possess the quality of bringing the ball out and being comfortable on the ball?We desperately need this in our back line with the loss of Souttar. THat appears to be his key attribute |
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Post by gingerninja on Jan 10, 2022 12:40:25 GMT
Well either MON is a very good liar, or a deal out for one of our players has been agreed.
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Post by cheadlepotter on Jan 10, 2022 12:44:11 GMT
Percy has spoken, welcome aboard young man. The game being off might be beneficial to us as well........ Yeah, they could be down to the bare bones, on a horrible run of form… …it’d be just the right time for them to have Stoke City Footballing Charity roll into town! |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 10, 2022 12:51:37 GMT
This should be an excellent signing. If it doesn't work out you've really got to wonder about what we could do. Encouraging.
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Post by theonlooker on Jan 10, 2022 12:55:21 GMT
Well either MON is a very good liar, or a deal out for one of our players has been agreed. To be fair to MON, he's probably already accounted for this deal as part of the Ostigard loan return. He's probably talking about other deals outside of this one, which I think most would accept we probably need players out first. |
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