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Post by stokecityscott on Dec 11, 2007 0:27:45 GMT
Got it from footy icons site.
I had a very nice Christmas and I hope you all did too!
I was pretty happy with our results at Christmas. There was one defeat in there, to Sheffield Wednesday, but I think the defeat came at a good time. Sometimes you need a little shock to tell you that you're not unbeatable, and after our superb run of results over the last month or so, maybe we needed to be reminded.
Now we are just ten points off top spot in the Championship and our aim is to stay in the play-off places for the rest of the season. I think the manager's aim is to try and get all our on-loan players to stay here. Lee Hendrie has gone now, maybe not permanently, but he is back at Aston Villa until his future gets decided. It would be fantastic to have Lee back as he did brilliantly for Stoke. We'll have to see what happens there.
Myself, I do not know what is going to happen with my contract. My loan spell ends in a couple of weeks. It is difficult for Liverpool to decide – I just have six months left on my contract and they are trying to work out what to do. I might have to wait until the end of the season to find out.
I have sat down with Liverpool for talks and apparently they have had interest from some clubs in Spain- Gimnastic de Tarragona have asked about me apparently. They talk about this, but as I have said before – I like playing in England, I like the game in England, so this is where I want to stay.
I don’t want to leave for a sunny country either. I certainly didn’t come to England for the weather in the first place. If I had wanted to play in the sun I never would have left Senegal! I am really enjoying living in Stoke too, the fans, the ground, everything, I have really settled in here.
In my last month at Anfield it was hard and I felt like some people didn't want me to be there, it was difficult. But I kept working, got my head down and I am happy with my loan here at Stoke. It feels different at the Britannia stadium, I feel wanted here by the gaffer and the fans.
People ask what my perfect move or scenario would be, but I never make wishes like this. In Africa we say that if you make a wish sometimes the worst thing will happen, it's a bit like what you say in England: be careful what you wish for. So I never make wishes for my future or think about the perfect club. It is better not to make wishes.
We had a good win against Millwall in the FA Cup; it was a decent game which has taken us through to the next round. We don’t know exactly who our opponents will be yet, it will be either Leicester City or Fulham, depending on how their replay turns out. I really don’t mind who we play but I know a lot of the lads would rather face a Premiership side. Everyone wants to test themselves against the best and Fulham would be more preferable for those without Premiership experience.
Liverpool haven’t got as far as us in the competition, they were knocked out by Arsenal. But I would never be pleased that they haven’t got as far as we have, once you have played for Liverpool it never leaves your heart. They will always be a part of me. I am a Red for life, no matter what happens with my contract. I have a lot of friends at Liverpool and I always wish them the best.
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 11, 2007 3:53:51 GMT
It was vaguely interesting eleven months ago.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2007 8:28:46 GMT
How disappointing. Going by your thread title I thought this was going to be a story about Salif milking cows and making cheese.
What a let down.
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Post by Bang Bang Cauliflower on Dec 11, 2007 18:42:52 GMT
Talk about milking cows!!! What an avatar Packmoor. Fair play to you ;D
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Post by Trouserdog on Dec 11, 2007 22:00:32 GMT
The sad thing is that I even know the name of that rather "blessed" lady. I really should stop looking at so much online filth.
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