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Post by MrMagic on Aug 21, 2008 12:06:01 GMT
Surely we'd make sure we have first option on him in case he does turn out to be an absolute star??? You'd hope so, but nothing would suprise me. We are so cautious it is untrue. Can't grasp it myself. There is a risk that you jump in and get it wrong, but if you pussyfoot about on the edge all of the time you are almost inviting failure. |
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Post by lordb on Aug 21, 2008 12:16:18 GMT
6 month loan makes sense for everybody
if he's pants we get rid - & of course he may not settle -
if he's good we conclude a deal (in january) before the Russian season starts again in March.
his fitness should be OK as he's been playing since March
presumably (?) we have agreed terms with the player & Lokomotive already for a perm transfer?
be very frustrating if he turns out to be a star only for Stoke to fail to agree terms come Jan.
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Post by MrMagic on Aug 21, 2008 12:18:15 GMT
6 month loan makes sense for everybody if he's pants we get rid - & of course he may not settle - if he's good we conclude a deal (in january) before the Russian season starts again in March. his fitness should be OK as he's been playing since March presumably (?) we have agreed terms with the player & Lokomotive already for a perm transfer? be very frustrating if he turns out to be a star only for Stoke to fail to agree terms come Jan. What if he is good, and someone else comes in and blows us out of the water??? It never seems that simple in the murkey world of football, and that is doubley true for us. |
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Post by lordb on Aug 21, 2008 12:19:53 GMT
well hopefully (am I being naive here?) Stoke have agreed 1st option on him @ a set price already.
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Post by MrMagic on Aug 21, 2008 12:21:29 GMT
well hopefully (am I being naive here?) Stoke have agreed 1st option on him @ a set price already. Hopefully so, but I'm none too confident unless the deal actually says that we have first option. Our track record on these matters is not very inspiring  |
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Post by Homzy on Aug 21, 2008 12:22:22 GMT
We are signing him and it will be on a 12-month loan. There are no complications.
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Post by lordb on Aug 21, 2008 12:24:20 GMT
of course there are complications its Stoke!
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Post by MrMagic on Aug 21, 2008 12:24:36 GMT
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Post by Homzy on Aug 21, 2008 12:25:47 GMT
Tony Pulis said himself this morning that it was 12 months.
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Post by knowles on Aug 21, 2008 12:27:32 GMT
Homzy- I obviously believe you mate. Seems very strange that the official site is saying six? ??? (we all know how reliable that site is though!)
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Post by ghanaian on Aug 21, 2008 12:27:33 GMT
DRMAN WOULD ALSO BE GOOD AT RIGHT BACK No way. No way. He does well tracking back as a winger and isn't afraid to put his foot in, but put him at full back and he gets exposed. That boy is no defender (whether he thinks he is or not). |
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Post by MrMagic on Aug 21, 2008 12:28:12 GMT
I guess Tony needs to talk to the editor at stokecityfc.com then
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Post by Homzy on Aug 21, 2008 12:32:20 GMT
Just listened to the interview and when asked if it will be a season-long loan Tony said "Yeah, I should imagine so, yeah."
So apologies for saying he'd 100% said it would be a full season!
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Post by FullerMagic on Aug 21, 2008 12:33:16 GMT
Just listened to the interview and when asked if it will be a season-long loan Tony said "Yeah, I should imagine so, yeah." So apologies for saying he'd 100% said it would be a full season! I don' suppose the name 'Zigic' came up this morning? |
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Post by Homzy on Aug 21, 2008 12:35:17 GMT
Nope, not in any of the interviews or even among the media. But that Sky Sports story dropped when we were all at the Mich so there was no real reason for anyone to bring up Zigic.
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Post by Bick on Aug 21, 2008 12:37:33 GMT
Radio Stoke said there is no chance of Dramani playing on saturday |
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Post by knowles on Aug 21, 2008 12:38:58 GMT
It would be nice for him to get a confidence boosting 20 minutes against Cheltenham  (Need to stay optimistic here!) |
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Post by FullerMagic on Aug 21, 2008 12:41:14 GMT
Nope, not in any of the interviews or even among the media. But that Sky Sports story dropped when we were all at the Mich so there was no real reason for anyone to bring up Zigic. Cheers. It is intriguing that those alleged comments on Valencian local radio yesterday lunchtime about 2 Stoke reps meeting their president again coincides with news that he's available for a loan to an English club though. Could be a case of 'watch this space' hopefully. Not many teams could guarantee him regular football in the Prem (mind you, I'm not sure a potential partnership with Kitson would be a natural one?) |
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Post by stokecity4eva on Aug 21, 2008 12:44:27 GMT
Homzy did you notice any stoke representatives missing from the club today?
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Post by thepremierbanksy on Aug 21, 2008 12:58:32 GMT
DRMAN WOULD ALSO BE GOOD AT RIGHT BACK No way. No way. He does well tracking back as a winger and isn't afraid to put his foot in, but put him at full back and he gets exposed. That boy is no defender (whether he thinks he is or not). Ghanaian, that gg10 bloke was a fool pretending to be ghanaian. |
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Post by DannyStokie on Aug 21, 2008 13:36:02 GMT
Ye, it was probably a Hull fan.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2008 13:46:35 GMT
... But that Sky Sports story dropped when we were all at the Mich so there was no real reason for anyone to bring up Zigic. Oh please god, not again ... Good to see we've [almost] signed the Ghanaian though ... hope he proves Kempy right. From 6 iceland ers to 6 africans in about 4 seasons ... How times change, eh? Though it just proves, yet again, how right Gunner was; Pulis just wunner sign Europeans!  ah |
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Post by dexter97 on Aug 21, 2008 14:00:25 GMT
From 6 iceland ers to 6 africans in about 4 seasons ... How times change, eh? That's global warming for you... |
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Post by bigb35 on Aug 21, 2008 14:51:58 GMT
said on ssn that TP hasnt seen him play yet :/
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Post by markscfc72 on Aug 21, 2008 15:00:23 GMT
he hasn't, kempy has recommended him after watching him a few times for Lokomotiv Moscow
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Aug 21, 2008 15:03:43 GMT
Can we stop all this calling him Kempy. It's awfully gay. |
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Post by Big John RIP on Aug 21, 2008 15:06:12 GMT
In Pulis we trust, Zidgic to follow one hopes!
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Post by sgtpotter89 on Aug 21, 2008 16:00:22 GMT
In Pulis we trust, Zidgic to follow one hopes! what about zigic? i hope he signs as well ;D |
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Post by georgeberrysafro on Aug 21, 2008 16:26:11 GMT
said on ssn that TP hasnt seen him play yet :/ You telling me Pulis hasn't nipped onto youtube at home or in Rudge's office to have a quick look?! ;D |
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Post by walrus on Aug 21, 2008 16:40:18 GMT
Well apparently he's trained with us yesterday and today, so he'll have got a good enough look at him then.
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