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Post by baconburger on Jul 29, 2024 8:55:13 GMT
Looks like we’re paying around £5 million for this kid. Absoloutely mental. Wouldnt of thought we’d spend the bulk of our budget on a 20 year old defensive midfielder tho. Crazy I wouldn’t have thought it was the bulk of our budget. Not going to lay it all out again. But yes I get your point I wouldn’t have expected us to be in the market for a DM at all and am still baffled by it. |
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Post by drippinggoatsnob on Jul 29, 2024 8:56:03 GMT
Ok, but what's he actually said? Interested? Deal done?.. a lot can get lost in translation and I don't want to get my hopes up. This has got 268k followers and seems to see him as credible? Claims he said he's travelling to England in the coming hours? www.futbolecuador.com/site/noticia/ultima-hora-oscar-zambrano-se-va-a-la-championship-de-inglaterra-negociado-por-liga/166909Breaking! This Sunday night, colleague Stalin Cobeña, very close to the Liga world, confirmed that Oscar Zambrano is leaving the institution, once an agreement has been reached to transfer him. Oscar Zambrano, holding midfielder for Liga Deportiva Universitaria and one of its best footballers, will finally play in the English Championship, and in the next few hours he will travel to that country. There, months ago, he had everything agreed with AFC Bournemouth of the Premier League, but the leadership led by Isaac Álvarez declined at the last minute. Now, Zambrano's destination, always according to the source in question, will be the Stoke City team, a regular in the first division, but which is currently hosting the English promotion tournament. The contract between the parties has not yet been revealed, but everything points to a definitive sale. He says potentially so there is nothing agreed yet. |
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 29, 2024 8:57:01 GMT
Luton still getting a mention. That would be annoying
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Post by emretezzy on Jul 29, 2024 8:58:50 GMT
Oh, you know, maybe.. Burger is going to play further up the pitch? 😲😉 I'll be surprised if one of Pearson and Thompson don't leave in January. I don’t get his insistence that Burger shouldn’t be further up the pitch. He can do everything, why would you limit him? He can tackle, pass and shoot. His long range shooting I think will be a part of us scoring more goals if he can get enough shots off. It’s pretty obvious Burger is a box to boxer to me. And a bloody good one. That's exactly where he will play Bayern. He will be left of the three in midfield and will be a major assett going forward and covering when defending. If he can last 90 mins frequently he will be class for us. |
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Post by gogogadget on Jul 29, 2024 8:59:03 GMT
Looks like we’re paying around £5 million for this kid. Absoloutely mental. Wouldnt of thought we’d spend the bulk of our budget on a 20 year old defensive midfielder tho. Crazy If we did, and it worked out, with Bae, Burger and him, we could have north of £40 million in assets |
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Post by emretezzy on Jul 29, 2024 9:00:03 GMT
Looks like we’re paying around £5 million for this kid. Absoloutely mental. Wouldnt of thought we’d spend the bulk of our budget on a 20 year old defensive midfielder tho. Crazy I wouldn’t have thought it was the bulk of our budget. Not going to lay it all out again. But yes I get your point I wouldn’t have expected us to be in the market for a DM at all and am still baffled by it. Staring the obvious but it's clearly a good job it's got fuck all do with you then. |
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Post by nottsover60 on Jul 29, 2024 9:00:35 GMT
Would be a very strange move imo. Of all the areas of the squad DM is the most well stocked. We have a lot of DMs but none of them are great and after striker it is the worst part of our squad imo. An inadequate DM is the reason our defence sometimes looks poor. |
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Post by bingbang on Jul 29, 2024 9:00:37 GMT
We have at least 5 players 6 if you include Sidibe who have been deployed in the role in their Stoke career. The HC plays 1 at the base of his most midfield. So yeah it’s kind of puzzling atm. Yeah and they all either don't play there or are shit. If the season started tomorrow I'd play Sidibe there. Burger needs be box to box. Laurent/Baker useless at it and probably won't be here. Pearson busy lathering himself in baby cream. Thompson absolsultey fine as back-up - cup games. If we get this position right it will set the whole team off! Well done Stoke. If you have been to any pre season friendlies, you will have seen Sidibe is nowhere near ready to play a full season in championship yet |
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Post by scfcno1fan on Jul 29, 2024 9:01:15 GMT
Off to Luton. Now that would be funny.
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Post by emretezzy on Jul 29, 2024 9:01:41 GMT
Yeah and they all either don't play there or are shit. If the season started tomorrow I'd play Sidibe there. Burger needs be box to box. Laurent/Baker useless at it and probably won't be here. Pearson busy lathering himself in baby cream. Thompson absolsultey fine as back-up - cup games. If we get this position right it will set the whole team off! Well done Stoke. If you have been to any pre season friendlies, you will have seen Sidibe is nowhere near ready to play a full season in championship yet Seen every-game. Hence why I'd sign one. |
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Post by Northy on Jul 29, 2024 9:04:13 GMT
Off to Luton. Now that would be funny. No it wouldn't be. |
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 29, 2024 9:04:49 GMT
Nervously waiting for the Pete Smith tweet dismissing this one too...
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Post by nottsover60 on Jul 29, 2024 9:05:01 GMT
Oh, you know, maybe.. Burger is going to play further up the pitch? 😲😉 I'll be surprised if one of Pearson and Thompson don't leave in January. I don’t get his insistence that Burger shouldn’t be further up the pitch. He can do everything, why would you limit him? He can tackle, pass and shoot. His long range shooting I think will be a part of us scoring more goals if he can get enough shots off. It’s pretty obvious Burger is a box to boxer to me. And a bloody good one. Box to box definitely. He's not a DM as he isn't disciplined enough to sit and wants to be involved everywhere on the pitch. Him and Sidibe as box to box with this guy, if he adapts to English football could be a brilliant midfield three. |
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jul 29, 2024 9:05:32 GMT
Dear me, it really is the hope that kills you as a Stoke fan.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Jul 29, 2024 9:06:02 GMT
Nervously waiting for the Pete Smith tweet dismissing this one too... There it is. |
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 29, 2024 9:06:03 GMT
Sadly there it is
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Post by lordb on Jul 29, 2024 9:06:05 GMT
What type of midfielder is he? More of attacking mid or defensive? What kind of midfielder is he? Think Bryan Robson crossed with Zinedine Zidane. pissed, injured & likes a headbutt? |
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 29, 2024 9:06:16 GMT
Oh well, it was a fun hour
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Post by cja103 on Jul 29, 2024 9:06:17 GMT
Well
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Post by emretezzy on Jul 29, 2024 9:06:27 GMT
I don’t get his insistence that Burger shouldn’t be further up the pitch. He can do everything, why would you limit him? He can tackle, pass and shoot. His long range shooting I think will be a part of us scoring more goals if he can get enough shots off. It’s pretty obvious Burger is a box to boxer to me. And a bloody good one. Box to box definitely. He's not a DM as he isn't disciplined enough to sit and wants to be involved everywhere on the pitch. Him and Sidibe as box to box with this guy, if he adapts to English football could be a brilliant midfield three. Nail on head |
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Post by SuperRickyFuller on Jul 29, 2024 9:06:30 GMT
Luton still getting a mention. That would be annoying Luton can fuck off. |
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Post by SuperRickyFuller on Jul 29, 2024 9:07:10 GMT
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Post by nottsover60 on Jul 29, 2024 9:07:16 GMT
The Ben Pearson we thought we were getting....... Apparently he's known as the Ecuadorian Pearson over there. 😂😂😂 |
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Post by lordb on Jul 29, 2024 9:07:21 GMT
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Post by fullmetaljacket on Jul 29, 2024 9:08:00 GMT
Ahhh well. It was fun while it lasted. |
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Post by stokiejoe89 on Jul 29, 2024 9:08:23 GMT
Oh well. Glad I didn't get excited 🤣
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jul 29, 2024 9:09:24 GMT
Back to Wintle and a swift kick in the nuts.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 29, 2024 9:09:25 GMT
Pete bringing all the shit news.
Of course we don’t want the exciting midfielder.
And of course we want to keep that useless fucker Leris
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Post by vidigoals on Jul 29, 2024 9:09:39 GMT
Delete the thread, forget it was ever mentioned.
(cries)
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Post by nottsover60 on Jul 29, 2024 9:09:42 GMT
We had at least one after the release of Wesley I think. But good theory, could explain our ‘British first’ approach that people think. I’m not sure Wesley would’ve been an ESC player if he was joining from Villa. IMO, they would’ve been Bae, Burger, Jojic and Mmaee because of the leagues they joined from. Leris, Vidigal and Manhoef would’ve been fine as the leagues they joined from were of a much higher standard. Might be wrong, but that’s how I understood it worked. I think Wes did need one. Although he had a work permit at Villa we had to apply for a new one and he hadn't played the requisite number of games to get one. |
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