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Post by chuckrocky on Jan 14, 2023 20:35:27 GMT
He’s injured again and leaving the club in June so I’m not sure that’s a great idea. Who say's he's leaving in June? He’s out of contract, has barely played over the last two seasons and the manager clearly doesn’t rate him.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Jan 14, 2023 20:36:30 GMT
No doubt he's made a very good living out of it. People who think it's a wasted career probably don't get that he doesn't take the game or himself too seriously, in their view it's life and death. If I was as naturally talented as Powell, I'd like to be playing to full stadiums and challenging myself against the best and challenging for and winning trophies. I obviously take myself too seriously😁. Probably, you work to live not live to work.
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Post by peterthornesboots on Jan 14, 2023 20:37:01 GMT
Powell is literally our only creative player.
I am not saying that we should build the side around him, but he is the best of what we currently have at the moment.
That is, when he is actually fit.
It is clear to me that Powell is not AN's cup of tea.
If he is going to let him go. Fine. But AN will need to get somebody in who can match Powell's creativity.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Jan 14, 2023 20:37:07 GMT
Who say's he's leaving in June? He’s out of contract, has barely played over the last two seasons and the manager clearly doesn’t rate him. You're assuming the manager makes it to June.
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Post by pushon on Jan 14, 2023 20:39:03 GMT
I wouldn’t say it’s wasted. He’s always seemed to have a good work rate to me. He’s just what he is, a good player for this league. He’d not survive in the Premier League, but as a “career”, one spent mostly in the Championship is better than the majority. No doubt he's made a very good living out of it. People who think it's a wasted career probably don't get that he doesn't take the game or himself too seriously, in their view it's life and death. No they don't..As Bill Shankly said "It's more important than that" It's sad some fans support this ideology.
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Post by numpty40 on Jan 14, 2023 20:39:58 GMT
If I was as naturally talented as Powell, I'd like to be playing to full stadiums and challenging myself against the best and challenging for and winning trophies. I obviously take myself too seriously😁. Probably, you work to live not live to work. I'm retired, retired early to enjoy life😉
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Post by chuckrocky on Jan 14, 2023 20:41:52 GMT
He’s out of contract, has barely played over the last two seasons and the manager clearly doesn’t rate him. You're assuming the manager makes it to June. That won’t have a bearing on Powell’s future.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Jan 14, 2023 20:43:59 GMT
No doubt he's made a very good living out of it. People who think it's a wasted career probably don't get that he doesn't take the game or himself too seriously, in their view it's life and death. No they don't..As Bill Shankly said "It's more important than that" It's sad some fans support this ideology. It really isn't that important. It's a game, a leisure activity, entertainment. Unfortunately watching Stoke is very rarely entertaining.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Jan 14, 2023 20:47:19 GMT
Probably, you work to live not live to work. I'm retired, retired early to enjoy life😉 Me too 47 years and 11 months. Got a bit cranky being locked down and not able to travel during Covid so went back to work. It was fine until freedom was restored then I spent 6 months hating it before I eventually called it a day. That's nearly 12 months ago already, seems like a few weeks. Never again.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Jan 14, 2023 20:50:00 GMT
You're assuming the manager makes it to June. That won’t have a bearing on Powell’s future. I'm sure any manager who wanted to play a bit of football would want to keep him. There again you're right he's toast what are the chances of us employing one of those.
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Post by citynickscfc on Jan 14, 2023 20:53:41 GMT
I wouldn’t say it’s wasted. He’s always seemed to have a good work rate to me. He’s just what he is, a good player for this league. He’d not survive in the Premier League, but as a “career”, one spent mostly in the Championship is better than the majority. No doubt he's made a very good living out of it. People who think it's a wasted career probably don't get that he doesn't take the game or himself too seriously, in their view it's life and death. Its pretty much close to death for this club tho isn't it? Any footballer with ambition takes it pretty damn seriously. 10 years in the prem is pretty serious shnizzle. And now look at us... Having players that in your words "don't take themselves seriously" is not really something we can either afford, nor does it have it's place in elite sports.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Jan 14, 2023 21:00:12 GMT
No doubt he's made a very good living out of it. People who think it's a wasted career probably don't get that he doesn't take the game or himself too seriously, in their view it's life and death. Its pretty much close to death for this club tho isn't it? Any footballer with ambition takes it pretty damn seriously. 10 years in the prem is pretty serious shnizzle. And now look at us... Having players that in your words "don't take themselves seriously" is not really something we can either afford, nor does it have it's place in elite sports. Are you thick or just pretending? When you quote or " " don't misrepresnt. There is a world of difference between not taking yourself seriously and not taking yourself TOO seriously. If you don't understand that you probably take yourself far too seriously.
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Post by citynickscfc on Jan 14, 2023 21:07:55 GMT
Its pretty much close to death for this club tho isn't it? Any footballer with ambition takes it pretty damn seriously. 10 years in the prem is pretty serious shnizzle. And now look at us... Having players that in your words "don't take themselves seriously" is not really something we can either afford, nor does it have it's place in elite sports. Are you thick or just pretending? When you quote or " " don't misrepresnt. There is a world of difference between not taking yourself seriously and not taking yourself TOO seriously. If you don't understand that you probably take yourself far too seriously. He doesn't seem to take the situation, himself, his fitness, or his profession seriously. I think that is quite evident. Falling out with managers isn't a good structure to have. I'm quite certain he's one of the few who were reportedly not happy with Niel's attitude and suggested changes regarding their shite fitness. I'd imagine baker was another. Both have been shit for quite some time, sadly so have most of the team but as seasoned professionals they should be setting an example, not not taking things TOO seriously. Shit is pretty serious. Campbell probably another. There's a word for that, it's called "Ambition". A word etched in memory of our beloved Jesse signing. Thanks Stoke PR (and Arnie)
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Post by hotpot on Jan 15, 2023 1:15:53 GMT
Just pay him out and let him leave quietly.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 15, 2023 1:18:35 GMT
Who say's he's leaving in June? He’s out of contract, has barely played over the last two seasons and the manager clearly doesn’t rate him. Get rid of the manager.
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Post by cvillestokie on Jan 15, 2023 1:53:25 GMT
Are you thick or just pretending? When you quote or " " don't misrepresnt. There is a world of difference between not taking yourself seriously and not taking yourself TOO seriously. If you don't understand that you probably take yourself far too seriously. He doesn't seem to take the situation, himself, his fitness, or his profession seriously. I think that is quite evident. Falling out with managers isn't a good structure to have. I'm quite certain he's one of the few who were reportedly not happy with Niel's attitude and suggested changes regarding their shite fitness. I'd imagine baker was another. Both have been shit for quite some time, sadly so have most of the team but as seasoned professionals they should be setting an example, not not taking things TOO seriously. Shit is pretty serious. Campbell probably another. There's a word for that, it's called "Ambition". A word etched in memory of our beloved Jesse signing. Thanks Stoke PR (and Arnie) He gets injured a lot. It’s not surprising. I don’t think that’s because of something that he can control/knows how to. He never looked unfit under MON when he was playing. What I meant to say r.e. Powell is that he has still achieved a lot. The Championship might be crap, but it’s still better than the majority of the leagues out there. People should be able to feel satisfied with their “career” even when they don’t make it all the way to the top.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jan 15, 2023 7:53:28 GMT
Just pay him out and let him leave quietly. Why?
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Post by iamstokie on Jan 15, 2023 8:25:06 GMT
He’s injured again and leaving the club in June so I’m not sure that’s a great idea. Who say's he's leaving in June? Powell loves joining teams on a free , big signing on fee and bigger wages , he’ll be gone for sure
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jan 15, 2023 8:45:58 GMT
Who say's he's leaving in June? Powell loves joining teams on a free , big signing on fee and bigger wages , he’ll be gone for sure Best thing for all involved. Good player on his day but I’d imagine his one of our top earners. He’s not worth the investment when he basically can’t keep fit.
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Jan 15, 2023 9:07:15 GMT
If I was as naturally talented as Powell, I'd like to be playing to full stadiums and challenging myself against the best and challenging for and winning trophies. I obviously take myself too seriously😁. Probably, you work to live not live to work. Perfectly sensible attitude for the vast majority of people but anyone with that attitude who actually wants to be one of the true greats in their profession - including sport - will not make it. The true greats have natural talent but also a commitment and drive that's borderline psychotic. Powell has bags of natural talent but won't ever achieve what he could have achieved because he doesn't seem to have that drive - that and he's injury prone. He may well have a happier less stressful life as a result (and good luck to him) but he'll never be the player he could have been. And let's be honest if he really had that drive to be a top player he'd have left us by now - we're a big part of his CV and as a testament to his career during his peak years it really doesn't look very good.
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Post by leesandfordstoupe on Jan 15, 2023 9:33:12 GMT
Are you thick or just pretending? When you quote or " " don't misrepresnt. There is a world of difference between not taking yourself seriously and not taking yourself TOO seriously. If you don't understand that you probably take yourself far too seriously. He doesn't seem to take the situation, himself, his fitness, or his profession seriously. I think that is quite evident. Falling out with managers isn't a good structure to have. I'm quite certain he's one of the few who were reportedly not happy with Niel's attitude and suggested changes regarding their shite fitness. I'd imagine baker was another. Both have been shit for quite some time, sadly so have most of the team but as seasoned professionals they should be setting an example, not not taking things TOO seriously. Shit is pretty serious. Campbell probably another. There's a word for that, it's called "Ambition". A word etched in memory of our beloved Jesse signing. Thanks Stoke PR (and Arnie) I think maybe you would just like a very different type of team to what I would and I think that’s what AN will deliver if he survives in his job long enough. Low ability, high on effort. Sure you’ll enjoy watching 11 Jacob Brown’s running around being shit and taking it all Uber seriously. Actually no he smiles too much Neil won’t like that, football is definitely not something to be enjoyed.
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Post by worcesterstokie on Jan 15, 2023 11:05:20 GMT
Ultimately it doesn’t matter what we think of Powell. Seeing him on the pitch twice a year when fit is a luxury we don’t have.
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Post by thevoid on Jan 15, 2023 12:06:10 GMT
Biscuit Legs strikes again. Makes Darren Anderton look like The Mountain from Game of Thrones.
Waste of a wage, get rid
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Post by mrcoke on Jan 15, 2023 12:23:00 GMT
I would let go.
High cost for very little return.
Probably our most talented player but not a team player. Hugely wasteful with the ball with lots of "clever" flicks and back-heels to nobody. He seems to play in his own shell separate from the rest of the team a lot of the time.
When he wants the ball he comes very deep from where he is totally ineffective, but when he plays higher up he is closely marked and then tries to win free kicks by landing on his bottom.
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Post by fca47 on Jan 15, 2023 12:54:08 GMT
He's been available to play for most of Neills time at Stoke, he chose not to play him.
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