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Post by iamstokie on Jul 20, 2023 16:52:20 GMT
It’s not like we bring in a lot of foreign wingers to compare one way or the other to be fair. Hoekstra is my all time favourite player. He's up there with my favourites too. when he destroyed Reading was just a master class |
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Post by anchorman on Jul 20, 2023 17:03:36 GMT
Hoekstra was class and before that Loek Ursem wasn't too shabby either
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Post by mtrstudent on Jul 20, 2023 17:07:41 GMT
Didn't Hoekstra have some physio that trained him to run a specific way to avoid injury?
Have a memory of him prancing around like a gazelle.
I loved him.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 20, 2023 17:11:42 GMT
This seems pretty shrewd if the fee is correct. A similar player over here (JPB) would cost millions.
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Post by march4 on Jul 20, 2023 17:12:35 GMT
We don’t want any of that nonsense. Can he track back, keep the team shape, operate the press, mark his opponent and run, run and run. No mention of any of the proper parts of the game. Brilliant. Spit my tea out laughing at that . But can you remember Don Ratcliffe ? Lol I remember him well. He was my favourite. Rat a tat tat. |
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Post by banksy1art on Jul 20, 2023 17:39:42 GMT
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Post by louis11 on Jul 20, 2023 17:59:28 GMT
The only song we should sing for him if he does sign. Thats Spanish Merry Christamas is Feliz Natal for the Portuguese |
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Post by nigerianstokie on Jul 20, 2023 18:03:46 GMT
The only song we should sing for him if he does sign. Thats Spanish Merry Christamas is Feliz Natal for the Portuguese Kinda not the point… |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jul 20, 2023 18:09:33 GMT
Two poor games and he'll get the critical crucifixion that Sobhi got. Not the best example given he's crap 😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2023 18:12:18 GMT
Two poor games and he'll get the critical crucifixion that Sobhi got. Not the best example given he's crap 😂 2 games? Some on this board and in the stadium will be pushing themselves to give him 10 minutes before writing him off never mind 2 games |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jul 20, 2023 18:14:25 GMT
Not the best example given he's crap 😂 2 games? Some on this board and in the stadium will be pushing themselves to give him 10 minutes before writing him off never mind 2 games They weren't wrong though were they? 10 minutes seems too long to me, surely half that is enough to get a true idea of a player. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2023 18:21:38 GMT
2 games? Some on this board and in the stadium will be pushing themselves to give him 10 minutes before writing him off never mind 2 games They weren't wrong though were they? 10 minutes seems too long to me, surely half that is enough to get a true idea of a player. Not talking about Sobhi, i'm just talking about new players in general. Some of our fans give them 10 minutes and instantly label them as useless. I remember being at Arnies first game (Man City at home I think) he came on as a sub and had a free kick and hit it over and a couples blokes were giving it "what a useless waste of money that is" 🤣 It's like they can't wait to write someone off. |
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Post by hcstokie on Jul 20, 2023 18:24:57 GMT
Thats Spanish Merry Christamas is Feliz Natal for the Portuguese Kinda not the point… Thanks 😂 |
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Jul 20, 2023 18:25:30 GMT
Signing a player from abroad is always exciting, it's like discovering internet pornography for the first time. Er.... Yeah.... For the first time (cough)!!! 😐 |
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Post by J-Roar on Jul 20, 2023 18:36:12 GMT
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Post by nigerianstokie on Jul 20, 2023 18:40:58 GMT
I do often enjoy people’s obliviousness to things that are pretty blatantly not serious. |
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Post by Gob Bluth on Jul 20, 2023 18:48:53 GMT
Premier league aside have we had much foreign winger success? Bjarni and Hoekstra spring to mind. Hopefully he doesn't end up another Demar Phillips. Can I be the first one to mention Peter Kopteff? |
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Post by Wizbit on Jul 20, 2023 18:50:02 GMT
Premier league aside have we had much foreign winger success? Bjarni and Hoekstra spring to mind. Hopefully he doesn't end up another Demar Phillips. Can I be the first one to mention Peter Kopteff? I raise you Martin Kolar |
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Post by Fred Merger on Jul 20, 2023 18:54:21 GMT
Wasn't Diouf written off after 1 game? 👍
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Post by st3mark on Jul 20, 2023 19:18:54 GMT
Premier league aside have we had much foreign winger success? Bjarni and Hoekstra spring to mind. Hopefully he doesn't end up another Demar Phillips. Can I be the first one to mention Peter Kopteff? Kopteff and kolar already mentioned mate. But so bad that they were worth mentioning twice! Loved going the match back then though! |
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Post by mattador78 on Jul 20, 2023 19:21:22 GMT
Didn't Hoekstra have some physio that trained him to run a specific way to avoid injury? Have a memory of him prancing around like a gazelle. I loved him. Something like that he ankles made of breadsticks unfortunately and he had to change his style. Really he was the same as fuller a gamble on a player who stood the chance of always being injured but we did pretty well out of. Honestly I wish we had taken the gamble on demba ba |
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Post by chigstoke on Jul 20, 2023 19:27:28 GMT
So do we reckon Vidigal will start games on the left or be a sub impact player?
If you say 4-3-3
Vidigal - New Striker - Campbell - I think we could do far worse?
Granted Brown is still going to want game time, so could be Campbell - New Striker - Brown and Vidigal on the bench? Mind you, what he wants and what he gets may very well be two different things.
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Post by lordb on Jul 20, 2023 19:30:51 GMT
So do we reckon Vidigal will start games on the left or be a sub impact player? If you say 4-3-3 Vidigal - New Striker - Campbell - I think we could do far worse? Granted Brown is still going to want game time, so could be Campbell - New Striker - Brown and Vidigal on the bench? Mind you, what he wants and what he gets may very well be two different things. Campbell or Vidigal could be on either side 46 games need options |
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Post by collo68 on Jul 20, 2023 19:34:20 GMT
So do we reckon Vidigal will start games on the left or be a sub impact player? If you say 4-3-3 Vidigal - New Striker - Campbell - I think we could do far worse? Granted Brown is still going to want game time, so could be Campbell - New Striker - Brown and Vidigal on the bench? Mind you, what he wants and what he gets may very well be two different things. Campbell or Vidigal could be on either side 46 games need options We need two wingers then we have 2 from 3 with Campbell as loss of form, lots of games and injuries. Brown is a good sub and effective away from home if we have space to run in behind |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Jul 20, 2023 19:54:33 GMT
They weren't wrong though were they? 10 minutes seems too long to me, surely half that is enough to get a true idea of a player. Not talking about Sobhi, i'm just talking about new players in general. Some of our fans give them 10 minutes and instantly label them as useless. I remember being at Arnies first game (Man City at home I think) he came on as a sub and had a free kick and hit it over and a couples blokes were giving it "what a useless waste of money that is" 🤣 It's like they can't wait to write someone off. Oh fair enough, I agree, plenty get written off before they're even on the pitch. |
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Post by britvic72 on Jul 20, 2023 21:36:45 GMT
Wasn't Diouf written off after 1 game? 👍 He was written off after every game |
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Post by willieeetmiout on Jul 20, 2023 22:35:30 GMT
Wasn't Diouf written off after 1 game? 👍 He was written off after every game Apart from his Man City away game / goal. He was the second coming of Christ after that game |
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Post by stoke1863 on Jul 20, 2023 22:54:43 GMT
He was written off after every game Apart from his Man City away game / goal. He was the second coming of Christ after that game He had the touch of a man with concrete shins |
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Post by Jimm on Jul 21, 2023 6:25:54 GMT
My big shot at some ITK points. Signs a 4 year deal later this afternoon :)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2023 6:27:09 GMT
My big shot at some ITK points. Signs a 4 year deal later this afternoon  Nice one Jimm! |
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