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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 14, 2009 1:07:43 GMT
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Post by Paul Spencer on Jan 14, 2009 1:11:07 GMT
Yep bizarre is certainly the word! ???
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 14, 2009 1:11:55 GMT
It does make You wonder about the future of Kitson or Fuller with all this talk of more strikers.
I for one hope we steer well clear of Gray.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 14, 2009 1:15:29 GMT
The Mail do have a better than average record of accuaracy with Stoke stories. Maybe the Sentinel links?
Looked a very good C'ship striker at Burnley a while back.
But a loan move for a slow, 31-year-old targetman, who was awful in the Prem for S'land, would appear about as unlikely a move as is possible?
I think bizarre would probably undersell this move if it happened.
You could see the logic of getting a Dindane-type in to add some more variety, but I'm struggling to see why we'd need someone like Gray, who's basically just Diet Beattie?
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Post by powchirper on Jan 14, 2009 1:15:30 GMT
Well i for one am gobsmacked............
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Post by Paul Spencer on Jan 14, 2009 1:17:27 GMT
His agent leaking tosh to the papers perhaps?
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 14, 2009 1:25:17 GMT
It certainly sounds too weird to make up without a steer from someone, mischievous or not? Maybe it'll be a link that disappears into the ether, never to be heard of again. Or maybe he'll sign tomorrow.  I'm struggling to put him higher than 5 in our potential striker pecking order though? |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jan 14, 2009 7:22:57 GMT
Equally bizarre - why a loan move? Is this just to cover for the loss of Sidibe for a few more weeks? If so, why not go for a loan at the start of the month?
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Post by sheikh al dubai bin stokie on Jan 14, 2009 7:25:44 GMT
he's a bit old aint he???.... was cracking at Wolves and Everton... but he's been sitting in a studio too long in my opinion...  |
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Post by theginsoakedboy on Jan 14, 2009 8:47:36 GMT
Charlton are preparing for relegation and are desperate to reduce the wage bill.
Nicky Weaver is / was on £22,000 per week, Ambrose not far behind nor Gray. To get somebody off the wages for only month helps them enormously. Ambrose is only back there because nobody else will pick up the tab.
I know a first team regular there, who is on a basic of 'only' £1,400 per week and £3,000 per game appearance money. No bonuses if dropped, injured or suspended.
£1,400 ow is only just over £70,000 per year, hardly a kings ransom by footballing standards.
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Post by knowles on Jan 14, 2009 9:07:58 GMT
Bizarre indeed- why on earth would we want an ageing and under performing striker?
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Post by Mozzaa on Jan 14, 2009 9:08:40 GMT
A load of bollox i'd call it  |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jan 14, 2009 9:11:13 GMT
Bizarre indeed- why on earth would we want an ageing and under performing striker? Perhaps if TP is shipping out Cressy and Pericard he is getting worried about finding the players to put out for the reserves? ;D |
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Post by raytupper on Jan 14, 2009 9:20:06 GMT
Not another championship player ffs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by sweetandinnocent on Jan 14, 2009 9:36:22 GMT
maybe we are just trying to stitch hull & west brom, they love trying to steal our targets.  |
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Post by knowles on Jan 14, 2009 10:19:14 GMT
It's all gone very quiet on the Tommy Smith front. Perhaps it's just the Mail trying to pluck another obscure Championship name out of the sky?
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 14, 2009 10:51:10 GMT
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Post by knowles on Jan 14, 2009 10:55:16 GMT
The funny thing about Kitson (and I stand corrected if I'm wrong) but, I'm pretty sure that one he came off after being substituted on Saturday, the fans were singing his name as if he was a super hero. Can't see us doing that about our non scoring centre forward, Deon and the Belmonts, can you?It's nice to see our support is noticed
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Post by magicmanfuller on Jan 14, 2009 10:56:02 GMT
would be very suprsed if we went after gray. Very much a championship player. It would make no sense he wouldn't get a game with the forwards weve got
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Jan 14, 2009 10:56:37 GMT
If he becomes our fifth choice striker it means there is a strong chance we will never see Pericard play for us again this season.
And he can't be worse than Pericard shirley?
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Post by knowles on Jan 14, 2009 11:01:41 GMT
"If he has a fault it's being over-keen which often gets him in an offside position but I would have him (Martin Paterson) over Andy Gray any day."www.qpr.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=138828Looks like Gray's coming back from a small injury and came on as a substitute at the weekend. He wasn't involved against Norwich last night though.
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Post by midstaffsstokie on Jan 14, 2009 11:22:27 GMT
Surely he is just a poor version of Kitson and Beattie, and there can't be much difference between him and Cresswell.
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Post by th05 on Jan 14, 2009 12:41:59 GMT
I hope not. Christ.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 14, 2009 13:51:29 GMT
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Post by Danstoke82 on Jan 14, 2009 13:54:36 GMT
Pericard in a swap deal?! fuck it no deal!!
Haha, seriously, I dont rate Gray that highly but he must be better than Pericard.
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Post by stan on Jan 14, 2009 13:59:40 GMT
Bizarre indeed. If we were to sign him, even assuming Pericard and Cresswell play no further part, it would seem highly unlikely that we'd sign a further striker like Dindane or Camara.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 14, 2009 14:32:49 GMT
With the best will in the world, it'd be difficult to see him starting a game in preference to Sidibe, Fuller, Kitson or Beattie.
And surely if we're going to squeeze another striking option into the pot, it'd be someone with Dindane or Camara's attributes?
Are we in need of back-up? Surely we're after difference-makers now?
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Post by knowles on Jan 14, 2009 14:35:11 GMT
If, and it's a big if, we were able to swap him for Pericard (straight swap and no money) then I suppose it wouldn't be too bad. I'm amazed that we are linked with Gray though. He was given a chance in the Premier League by Sunderland and failed spectacularly.
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Post by georgeberrysafro on Jan 14, 2009 14:38:42 GMT
Surely this is just made up paper talk? He didn't cut it in the Prem last time and currently plays for a club sitting bottom of the Championship. I really can't see this happening, especially with the Camara/Harewood/Dindane stories still around.
To be honest I don't think I've ever seen him play so I don't know if he's any good? Can anyone see how he could fit into our side at all?
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Post by knowles on Jan 15, 2009 9:28:34 GMT
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