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Post by Hugh Jorgan on Nov 23, 2008 14:55:41 GMT
Zigic will sign permanently in january, we have shelved our plans for Ledley and have £8 million all staked up and ready to go for zigic. I believe that rather than dragging on through the transfer window it will be announced on day 1. Source is a mate who is a journo i went to uni with many moons ago, but he now works for Levante (spanish newspaper).
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Post by daverichards on Nov 23, 2008 14:57:07 GMT
I really hope not, thats an awful big punt of money on a player who hasn't scored in a very long time
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Post by NG4POTTERS on Nov 23, 2008 14:57:34 GMT
NO WAY. Tell me this isn't a joke WW.
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Post by Del Boy on Nov 23, 2008 14:58:13 GMT
£8m!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Nov 23, 2008 14:58:28 GMT
The trouble with that theory is that, to get the best out of a player like Zigic, we'd need a good, conventional winger to beat his man and put good crosses in - someone like Ledley! ;D
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Post by smigchop on Nov 23, 2008 14:59:40 GMT
i really cant see it. and for £8m surely there are better?
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Post by Hugh Jorgan on Nov 23, 2008 15:03:09 GMT
name an £8 million striker that would sign for us?
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Post by daverichards on Nov 23, 2008 15:05:35 GMT
name an £8 million striker that would sign for us? ??? name an £8M striker that is BETTER at playing the Mama Roll than Mama , and will £8M buy you a better version of Ricardo Fuller ?, I think not . Spend £8M on a winger and Mama will be knocking goals like that in every other week
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Post by smigchop on Nov 23, 2008 15:06:37 GMT
so we should sign zigic for £8m, because no other overpayed shit will sign for us? alot of money, for someone very unproven, which TP does not usually go for.
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Post by Squeekster on Nov 23, 2008 15:06:40 GMT
The trouble with that theory is that, to get the best out of a player like Zigic, we'd need a good, conventional winger to beat his man and put good crosses in - someone like Ledley! ;D Rory's rockets will ensure no winger required,maybe we will take him on loan if anything. You heard out Do it for Parkinsbelly?
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Post by TheBeautifulGame on Nov 23, 2008 15:08:03 GMT
We could get Michael Kightly for a fraction of that.
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Post by NG4POTTERS on Nov 23, 2008 15:09:35 GMT
Thinking about it i'd rather us take him on loan and go in for harewood with about half that amount but TP knows best i'm sure.
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Post by banburypotter on Nov 23, 2008 15:09:45 GMT
woohoo the return of the zigic thread, this should keep us going til january ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by 16quidachuck on Nov 23, 2008 15:18:06 GMT
kightly would be brill but i cant see it
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Post by One-Two on Nov 23, 2008 15:30:32 GMT
koghtly wouldn't sign for us unless we were in the top half in january i don't think
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Post by PolPotter on Nov 23, 2008 15:36:27 GMT
Crap.
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Post by RICH68 on Nov 23, 2008 15:37:17 GMT
£8million !!!!!!!!! For 10% of that we could get Teddy Sherringham to poach at least 15 goals by the end of the season
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Post by premierpotters08 on Nov 23, 2008 15:38:26 GMT
a zigic thread with only on page whats up with people?
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Post by Beardy200 on Nov 23, 2008 15:59:50 GMT
OK ... I can understand he may know a reporter who works for a Spanish newspaper but where does the bit about we have 8 million staked up and ready to go from. Surely the only way this reporter would know that was if it was a done deal already and it had been leaked. Otherwise the price and whether we have that cash ready to go can be just speculation .... can't it.
Anyway, how Mama is playing this year i'd have thought 8 million on a tricky, pacy striker to cover or replace Rici would be a much better option.
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Post by Ghostface on Nov 23, 2008 16:06:04 GMT
Where's Serps when you need him????
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Post by trebor63 on Nov 23, 2008 16:12:51 GMT
Crikey four months ago it was rumoured he was coming and people were soooo excited that he'd come to little old Stoke but now he ain't good enough! How far have we come in a few weeks ;D
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Post by bentrep01 on Nov 23, 2008 16:39:24 GMT
Shit bin please Admin!!
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Post by frasiertruffles on Nov 23, 2008 16:43:34 GMT
Zigic will sign permanently in january, we have shelved our plans for Ledley and have £8 million all staked up and ready to go for zigic. I believe that rather than dragging on through the transfer window it will be announced on day 1. Source is a mate who is a journo i went to uni with many moons ago, but he now works for Levante (spanish newspaper). Ha, never doubted it. ;D
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Post by daverichards on Nov 23, 2008 19:15:28 GMT
Crikey four months ago it was rumoured he was coming and people were soooo excited that he'd come to little old Stoke but now he ain't good enough! How far have we come in a few weeks ;D Its not how far we have come, its how little distance we have had to travel. I really don't think the Prem is all that, there are the Big 4, and the rest aren't that far ahead , and our Champ players have made the step up, some who we were never quite sure they were capable of it .
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Post by nathan on Nov 23, 2008 19:27:30 GMT
The trouble with that theory is that, to get the best out of a player like Zigic, we'd need a good, conventional winger to beat his man and put good crosses in - someone like Ledley! ;D This "Ledley is a genuine winger" lark is a myth - Ledley is in a similar mould to Tonge.
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Post by swampySCFC on Nov 23, 2008 22:11:35 GMT
Believe me this is Bollocks. Kitson would need to be settled or transferred for face value before we gamble £8mill on one player.
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Post by crimesy on Nov 23, 2008 22:14:13 GMT
id rather not spend 8 million thanks.. we spent 5 mil on kitz and he hasn't been the striker we paid for ...(yet ) ... and from what i've seen so far, ledleys nothing outstanding ???
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Post by crimesy on Nov 23, 2008 22:15:13 GMT
i agree with dave.. if we've got 8 mill to spend, spend it on a winger..
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Post by bogus on Nov 23, 2008 22:15:07 GMT
The trouble with that theory is that, to get the best out of a player like Zigic, we'd need a good, conventional winger to beat his man and put good crosses in - someone like Ledley! ;D This "Ledley is a genuine winger" lark is a myth - Ledley is in a similar mould to Tonge. Agreed, he isn't quick and pacey at all. Good player though
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