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Post by boskampsflaps on Aug 29, 2024 12:43:08 GMT
Josh Laurent will be good in a good team that plays with confidence and self belief. He was never the type of player who was going to thrive in a team bumming about in 18th, second guessing every pass and run. Sadly that's also the case for a lot of midfielders we've signed over the last 5 years, it's self fulfilling. We keep blaming the midfield and signing more and more of them without ever really resolving the issue of committing brain dead errors in defence every other week and averaging a goal a game despite being consistently better than that on XG. Those are the things that are really killing us. Midfielders hiding and being infuriatingly inconsistent is a symptom rather than a cause. Not that the hiding is forgivable, it's not and he was shocking for it. Good players stand out regardless, he very rarely did. It's the same nonsense excuse people made for Allen. |
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Aug 29, 2024 12:45:28 GMT
Getting a fee for Laurent seems amazing, bloody hope this goes through.
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Post by FullerMagic on Aug 29, 2024 12:50:17 GMT
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Post by J-Roar on Aug 29, 2024 12:50:46 GMT
Bit worried they won't find a backbone in his medical. |
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Post by questionable on Aug 29, 2024 12:50:49 GMT
One of it not the most overated player of all time, insanely made captain and how any Stoke fan can applaud his contribution here is way beyond me.
Woefully bad.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Aug 29, 2024 12:53:00 GMT
Josh Laurent will be good in a good team that plays with confidence and self belief. He was never the type of player who was going to thrive in a team bumming about in 18th, second guessing every pass and run. Sadly that's also the case for a lot of midfielders we've signed over the last 5 years, it's self fulfilling. We keep blaming the midfield and signing more and more of them without ever really resolving the issue of committing brain dead errors in defence every other week and averaging a goal a game despite being consistently better than that on XG. Those are the things that are really killing us. Midfielders hiding and being infuriatingly inconsistent is a symptom rather than a cause. Not that the hiding is forgivable, it's not and he was shocking for it. Good players stand out regardless, he very rarely did. It's the same nonsense excuse people made for Allen. Not always. Sometimes it takes a good team or the right players around someone to make them stand out. Or sometimes even then they won't stand out. Glenn Whelan rarely stood out for us for example, but I think he's one of the best signings in my Stoke-supporting lifetime. He's the kind of player who made others look good because of the great work he did. |
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Post by J-Roar on Aug 29, 2024 12:55:03 GMT
One of it not the most overated player of all time, insanely made captain and how any Stoke fan can applaud his contribution here is way beyond me. Woefully bad. Looked good in a Hawaiian shirt tbf |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 29, 2024 12:57:44 GMT
So you think he has been a good performer for us over the last few seasons? When we haven’t made the top half of the league and regularly been outplayed in midfield? We can be sure if Burnley get promoted he will never feature in the PL That’s not what I’m saying …..yeah he’s been woeful at times My point is it’s sometimes best not to listen to opposition fans in regards a player Why? He’s been shit here 🤣 |
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Post by Fred Merger on Aug 29, 2024 13:01:10 GMT
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Post by watcher on Aug 29, 2024 13:04:59 GMT
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Post by onionman on Aug 29, 2024 13:07:40 GMT
So you think he has been a good performer for us over the last few seasons? When we haven’t made the top half of the league and regularly been outplayed in midfield? We can be sure if Burnley get promoted he will never feature in the PL That’s not what I’m saying …..yeah he’s been woeful at times My point is it’s sometimes best not to listen to opposition fans in regards a player Actually think this proves the opposite - any Burnley fan who decides to ignore the opinion of the overwhelming majority of Stoke fans about Josh Laurent is in for an unpleasant surprise. |
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Post by samba :) on Aug 29, 2024 13:13:38 GMT
Yeeeeeeee
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Post by mks1958 on Aug 29, 2024 13:15:12 GMT
Josh Laurent will be good in a good team that plays with confidence and self belief. He was never the type of player who was going to thrive in a team bumming about in 18th, second guessing every pass and run. Sadly that's also the case for a lot of midfielders we've signed over the last 5 years, it's self fulfilling. We keep blaming the midfield and signing more and more of them without ever really resolving the issue of committing brain dead errors in defence every other week and averaging a goal a game despite being consistently better than that on XG. Those are the things that are really killing us. Midfielders hiding and being infuriatingly inconsistent is a symptom rather than a cause. Not that the hiding is forgivable, it's not and he was shocking for it. Good players stand out regardless, he very rarely did. It's the same nonsense excuse people made for Allen. No he won't. |
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Post by mks1958 on Aug 29, 2024 13:16:37 GMT
One of it not the most overated player of all time, insanely made captain and how any Stoke fan can applaud his contribution here is way beyond me. Woefully bad. Spot on! |
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Post by Stretfordpotterer on Aug 29, 2024 13:29:41 GMT
Josh Laurent will be good in a good team that plays with confidence and self belief. He was never the type of player who was going to thrive in a team bumming about in 18th, second guessing every pass and run. Sadly that's also the case for a lot of midfielders we've signed over the last 5 years, it's self fulfilling. We keep blaming the midfield and signing more and more of them without ever really resolving the issue of committing brain dead errors in defence every other week and averaging a goal a game despite being consistently better than that on XG. Those are the things that are really killing us. Midfielders hiding and being infuriatingly inconsistent is a symptom rather than a cause. Not that the hiding is forgivable, it's not and he was shocking for it. Good players stand out regardless, he very rarely did. It's the same nonsense excuse people made for Allen. I wouldn't say it's an excuse, also not saying he's in a class of player who is good enough to really stand out regardless of the team he's in, but you can dare bet that in a better set up you'll get the better version of him a hell of a lot more than the 1 in 6 or 7 games we managed. It's not like it's just Laurent, he just stands out because the odd decent performance is more infuriating than most. We've been making centre midfielders we sign worse for the better part of a decade. Not just some of them either, it's pretty much every last fucking one of them. Even the odd one that starts well ends up fading into oblivion. |
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Post by Northy on Aug 29, 2024 13:34:43 GMT
as the move been made official yet, Yes Where, I can't see it on the website? |
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Post by mickstupp on Aug 29, 2024 13:35:09 GMT
That’s not what I’m saying …..yeah he’s been woeful at times My point is it’s sometimes best not to listen to opposition fans in regards a player Why? He’s been shit here 🤣 How come the best team in the league want to sign him then? |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Aug 29, 2024 13:36:49 GMT
Will he idle around in the Prem,if Burnley go up I wonder?
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Aug 29, 2024 13:38:49 GMT
Why? He’s been shit here 🤣 How come the best team in the league want to sign him then? Maybe they only watched those 5 games when he played well. |
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Post by onepara on Aug 29, 2024 13:43:49 GMT
Be interesting to see how he plays for them.
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Post by thehoof on Aug 29, 2024 13:45:41 GMT
Why? He’s been shit here 🤣 How come the best team in the league want to sign him then? Who came second? Which teams made the play offs? Who won the play off final? There’s only 43 games to go and the best team in the league isn’t even unbeaten? |
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Post by wonderwall on Aug 29, 2024 13:48:26 GMT
Imagine selling sander berge and your replacement is Josh Laurent 🤣🤣
If be fucking fuming.
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Post by gonk on Aug 29, 2024 14:08:55 GMT
Imagine selling sander berge and your replacement is Josh Laurent 🤣🤣 If be fucking fuming. Stoke City are set to bid farewell to midfielder Josh Laurent after they agreed a deal with Championship rivals Burnley. Laurent, last season's captain, has been a regular in the Stoke side in his two years at the club since joining from Reading in 2022. |
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Post by emretezzy on Aug 29, 2024 14:13:19 GMT
Good players stand out regardless, he very rarely did. It's the same nonsense excuse people made for Allen. I wouldn't say it's an excuse, also not saying he's in a class of player who is good enough to really stand out regardless of the team he's in, but you can dare bet that in a better set up you'll get the better version of him a hell of a lot more than the 1 in 6 or 7 games we managed. It's not like it's just Laurent, he just stands out because the odd decent performance is more infuriating than most. We've been making centre midfielders we sign worse for the better part of a decade. Not just some of them either, it's pretty much every last fucking one of them. Even the odd one that starts well ends up fading into oblivion. Disagree. The better player he plays with the more he will get exposed. He won't give them the ball quick enough. Hes too old to learn new tricks. If he wanted bomb about smashing into the opposition and let players play then that's fine. Hes a lamb in wolves clothes with minimal football ability. |
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Post by numpty40 on Aug 29, 2024 14:31:17 GMT
Should offer Burnley a 'buy one get one free' deal and they can take Lewis Baker with him.
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Post by superpotter on Aug 29, 2024 14:32:45 GMT
Whoever says he will be a loss to us hasn’t watched him jogging around staying out of the battle and passing it 5 yards sideways when our back have been against the wall looks like he is playing in a pre season game for 90 % of the time . Him and Thompson arnt good enough. Thompson ok as a back up
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Post by FullerMagic on Aug 29, 2024 14:42:47 GMT
Stoke City captain Josh Laurent and Brighton forward Jeremy Sarmiento are undergoing medicals at Burnley ahead of their proposed moves to the club.
The Athletic reported on Wednesday Burnley had made an approach to sign Laurent, 29, who has one year remaining on his contract.
An initial fee of £500,000 ($650,000) has been agreed for the 29-year-old, plus a further £500,000 in add-ons, taking the total value of the transfer up to £1million.
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Aug 29, 2024 14:44:24 GMT
Hoping he’s better at passing a medical than he is a football
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 29, 2024 16:26:07 GMT
He should get stuck in and give his all in every game because he plays central midfield for a professional football club that pays him a shit tonne of money to do exactly that. Not really about pleasing anyone is it. Of course it is it's his job. Some people are keen as mustard and some do enough to get by it's the same in any workplace some want to please, some do enough not to jeopardise their pay end of. Some people are keen as mustard look like they're working really hard/fast and are still less productive than the other non pleasing types (Gooch). Oh I agree mate in that they are the same as people in any other job. Just from a supporter's perspective I'm looking at it that effort is the bare minimum every week. |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 29, 2024 16:28:15 GMT
I was told a medical was taking place yesterday, thought it was Al Hamadi but Cundle was also mentioned in a rushed conversation, I’ll stake my ITK reputation that Cundle signs soon I'll raise you cundle announced in a double swoop alongside stansfield. 😉 If that happens I will not be held responsible for where my jizz lands. |
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