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Post by Homzy on Feb 15, 2008 8:38:38 GMT
It's only in the Star but I think there's almost certainly something in it to be honest.
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Post by albanianstokie on Feb 15, 2008 8:40:38 GMT
93 day loan I assume?
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Post by Northy on Feb 15, 2008 8:40:56 GMT
yes, it says so about 10 threads below, I would expect a picture of a big wheel soon
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Post by Homzy on Feb 15, 2008 8:41:40 GMT
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Post by lordb on Feb 15, 2008 8:47:24 GMT
his brother Stafan was @ Vale.
we could do worse then Luke Moore though.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Feb 15, 2008 9:34:30 GMT
we could do worse then Luke Moore though. True. but I wonder if Paul Dyson is still upto 90 minutes of football. ;D Seriously I reckon his pace would be more than handy certainly at this level.
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Post by stokebill on Feb 15, 2008 9:50:49 GMT
It seems he's had a huge falling out with Martin O'Neill (to the point of fisty cuffs if the Villa board is to be believed). So he's almost certainly off somewhere.
Villa fans seem to rate him still, but have big question marks over his character, and if he's just punched the manager then..
Is he worth the risk to our team spirit as he'd be here for the bench. As he's similar too, and therefore obviously just cover for Fuller?
Perhaps we should go for Nathan Delfounso from Villa instead. A bit young but he's made the Villa bench. Rated higher than Agbonlahor.
We are even mentioned on the Villa forum in relation to him.
"Good stuff, hopefully he'll go out to Stoke or similar for a while to start getting some first team experience for six months or so. No point rushing the lad imo."
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Post by realstokebloke on Feb 15, 2008 9:58:20 GMT
Y'up LS1. All out of wheels today and bon mots yesterday (was it?) in yr article, so you're saved (from me anyway).
There may well be something in it (although if grapey hasn't posted it, it seems like it just can't be right somehow).
As widely debated though, almost any striker who isn't better than Ricardo at being Ricardo or better at being Mama than Mama is going to collect splinters on the bench now surely.
They are Tone's top gun pilots and that's the end of it.
So personally, i find Moore a strange one - he's not an electric eel of a winger adding sheer pace, so is he a plan B for Fuller (& his mounting red card tally)?
Or just someone to "change" things should his preferred double act falter? But isn't Gally supposed to do that now? Or even Cressy?
Don't get me wrong, i quite rate Moore (albeit he isn't the most natural goalscorer available surely) & I like the pond we're fishing in for level and quality but can't help feeling that if you go the "replace Ric route", we need an Earnshaw or a Nugent or a McSheffrey (if we or anyone could get them) & if replacing Mama it's...well, er...possibly Stead from Sheff U? (Now Deleboppers has fooked off to Brizzle.)
All that said, we should get him anyway of course, even to sit on the bench - just to stick one up those bankers in Rio de j'Smethwickio.
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Post by Jimbo on Feb 15, 2008 10:21:31 GMT
TP has been saying he's after one or two 'impact players' on loan, and with the 93 day emergency loan system I expect he's biding his time and knows on exactly which day he wants to sign them!
Moore is an interesting one though, seeing as we've just brought in Gallagher.
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Post by FullerMagic on Feb 15, 2008 10:51:51 GMT
As widely debated though, almost any striker who isn't better than Ricardo at being Ricardo or better at being Mama than Mama is going to collect splinters on the bench now surely. They are Tone's top gun pilots and that's the end of it.
I like the way you've put that, rsb. That does seem to be the case, doesn't it? And Gallagher seems to fall into the same splinter-collecting abyss - with the additional burden, it seems ,of not being as well-suited as Delap (or possibly Cresswell) for the left hand side of midfield in a Pulis XI? And is someone of the stature of Moore (linked with multi-million moves to Rangers etc) going to swap the Villa reserves for the Britannia bench, especially when there's supposedly plenty of other teams interested in him including Rio de j'Smethwickio.
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Post by Homzy on Feb 15, 2008 10:56:40 GMT
He is a player who we've enquired about before, though, and he does have a lot of pace and power, which you would think are top of TP's priorities list.
He's certainly not a target man but I could certainly see him playing alongside Ricci.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Feb 15, 2008 10:57:22 GMT
we could do worse then Luke Moore though. That’s rather an understatement, whilst probably falling short of rocking the city it would sway it a bit
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Post by FullerMagic on Feb 15, 2008 10:59:09 GMT
. He's certainly not a target man but I could certainly see him playing alongside Ricci. LS1, can you really see Tone going Sidibe-less in any given game where he's got the choice to use him?
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Post by Homzy on Feb 15, 2008 11:08:14 GMT
He'd have to be brave to go without Mama, it's got to be said. We all know how much we struggle without the big man so it would be a big decision to leave him out for anyone really.
I'm in two minds whether we even need another striker but I can't fault TP for continuing his search for fresh blood...the best time to strengthen is always when the team is doing well, not badly.
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Post by garyhackett on Feb 15, 2008 11:48:49 GMT
I mentioned this a few weeks ago and it ended up on praise and grumbles pigs might fly, there is definitely mileage in this and i expect a deal to be sorted out with the 93 day loan to cover the play offs in mind
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Post by 5ManBack4 on Feb 15, 2008 11:55:11 GMT
Didn't he turn down a 3million quid move to rangers in the transfer window?,he would a quality loan player to have for the remaining games especially when suspensions and injuries kick in.
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Post by PONTAFCE on Feb 15, 2008 11:59:03 GMT
Good player in my mind would be great to see him down the brit for us,but hope he doesnt go to brazil the bastards
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Post by FullerMagic on Feb 18, 2008 10:09:13 GMT
Mirror say the Smethwick Globetrotters are loaning him - with a view to a £3.5m summer move West Brom poised to sign striker Luke Moore
18/02/2008
West Brom are poised to beat off competition from promotion rivals Stoke to sign striker Luke Moore, 22, on loan from Aston Villa with a view to a permanent £3.5m summer deal.
England under-21 hitman Moore has fallen out of favour with Villa boss Martin O'Neill after refusing to extend his contract beyond the end of next season.
Baggies boss Tony Mowbray also wants striker Kevin Phillips to sign a new one-year deal.
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Post by realstokebloke on Feb 18, 2008 10:15:46 GMT
Isn't that the clincher though? i.e. West Brazil's ability to do a loan with a view to a perm of £3.5m or so.
Loan, yes but I can't see TP signing up now (albeit "with a view to") to a proper move of that amount.
That might be a "blown out of the water" jobbie, that one.
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Post by crashbandicoot on Feb 18, 2008 10:19:50 GMT
A lot of people on this board havent seen him play or looked at his goal record
he is shit and has an attitude problem, I cant see it happening
he is out of contract end of season anyway
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Post by FullerMagic on Feb 18, 2008 10:21:34 GMT
crash - if Rangers and the Baggies are considering paying over £3m for him, it shows he must have something. He's not often had a run at Villa, has he?
I think Villa recently took out an option to extend his contract for another year, so he's got 18 months left
If we have got someone tied-up, maybe we'll see them in before the Ipswich game.
I think the 93-day play-off final thing is triggered on Thursday or Friday.
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Post by luke45 on Feb 18, 2008 10:26:00 GMT
to be honest i think getting scott sinclair on loan will be a lot better option, and chelsea have said they want him to join a top championship side on loan......
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Post by realstokebloke on Feb 18, 2008 10:27:33 GMT
I do think the lack of striker cover now (when Fuller's nailed on suspension happens) would be seen as a very grave error by TP & PC.
Whether that cover is Luke Moore i really don't know. That is a big, big new transfer record we'd committing to & as CrashB says, is he really that good?
Or, maybe we're just limbering up on the kind of money we'll need to spend next year for a prem survival campaign? ;D ;D
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Post by FullerMagic on Feb 18, 2008 10:28:38 GMT
True with Sinclair - but there was talk last week in more than one paper that Charlton have wrapped that one up.
Maybe they're just waiting until the 93-day thing comes 'round before unveiling him.
Charlton set to seal loan move for Chelsea youngster Scott Sinclair
Chelsea starlet Scott Sinclair is set to sign for Alan Pardew's promotion-chasing Charlton in a loan deal for the rest of the season.
The exciting left-wing prospect will be allowed out by Avram Grant to get first-team experience after flirting with the quadruple-chasing squad recently.
Sinclair - just back from a loan spell at QPR - is being pushed towards Charlton by his advisers despite rival interest from Leicester City and Burnley.
The teenage talent would be a major asset for Pardew in his bid to bounce back to the Premier League and Sinclair may also be keen to stay in the London area. Advertisement
It will be a blow to Leicester chief Ian Holloway, who wanted to take Sinclair after having him in a successful stint at Plymouth last season.
And Burnley chief Owen Coyle has also asked for Sinclair, whose wing trickery could have been the missing link in his play-off chasing plans.
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Post by crashbandicoot on Feb 18, 2008 10:34:29 GMT
I agree not had a long run in the villa team and he would be decent cover, but i cant see him being anymore than that, i have been to a few villa games and he doesnt seem up to premiership standard
Villa fans seem to overrate him because he is local
Think Sinclair would be a better option
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Post by FullerMagic on Feb 18, 2008 10:42:49 GMT
The problem is who is going to want to come in and act as cover for Fuller for 2 games during his ban, then get splinters on their arse behind 2 players Pulis thinks are undroppable.
I'd imagine Gallagher has got his eye on those 2 starts. If we bring in someone else to relegate him further in the pecking order, he's going to be a bit pissed off.
It already looks like he's 3rd in the pecking order on the left wing, and maybe 4th up front.
If we did pull off a bit of a coup with a left winger like Sinclair, the likes of Cresswell, Delap, Gallagher would really struggle for game-time. Great for the variety and depth of the front 6, but I bet a few noses would be put out of joint and our much-touted squad unity and spirit may start to go down the toilet.
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Post by vientianescfc on Feb 18, 2008 10:57:21 GMT
Ahh screw the 93 day window ain't gonna need the playoffs
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Post by icelandpotter on Feb 18, 2008 11:22:18 GMT
my mate who's a Villa fan just said about him : He's got loads and loads of potential but whenever i've seen him play he appears really lazy, doesn't close defenders down or chase balls down the channels so I wouldn't worry too much that you haven't got him.
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Post by manc_lass14 on Feb 18, 2008 11:33:33 GMT
West Brom have reportedly beaten promotion rivals Stoke in the race to sign Aston Villa striker Luke Moore on loan until the end of the season.Albion are gunning for promotion to the Championship and are also in the FA Cup quarter-finals, so Tony Mowbray has moved to strengthen his attacking options as the season enters the final bend.
The Baggies are believed to have struck an agreement with Villa to take Moore on loan now with a view to a permanent £3.5million deal in the summer, which probably depends on Albion reaching the Premier League.
And they have beaten off competition from table-topping Stoke in the race for the 21-year-old's signature.
Mowbray has sent young forward Sherjill MacDonald out on loan to Hereford, so Moore will fight for a first-team place alongwith Ishmael Miller, Kevin Phillips, Roman Bednar and Craig Beattie.
He is firmly out of favour under Martin O'Neill at Villa Park, where John Carew, Marlon Harewood and Gabriel Agbonlahor are all ahead of him in the pecking order.
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Post by realstokebloke on Feb 18, 2008 12:01:12 GMT
Well, that would support the reports of him being lazy - the idle article can't even be bothered to drive a bit further up the M6 instead of the shorter hop over to Bromwich.
God help him at some of the traffic lights in Smethwick though if he takes the bentley. ;D
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