Transfer Window + Squad

H. Pedersen · Post by **H. Pedersen** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:48 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:ven'tStoke spent shitloads more than us though?

Pennant could be a very good loan signing.

jmjhb · Post by **jmjhb** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:15 pm

Stoke needed to invest, can see them struggling this season.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:42 pm

jmjhb wrote:Stoke needed to invest, can see them struggling this season.

Define struggle, coz if you mean go down you're off your rocker. Teams Stoke are better than:

Us, Wolves, Newcastle, Sunderland, Blackpool, West Brom, West Ham, Wigan. And there's not much between Blackburn, Fulham, Brum and them.

Still doesn't make £8million for Kenwyne Jones not f*cking mental though.

jmjhb · Post by **jmjhb** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:53 pm

Prufrock wrote:
jmjhb wrote:Stoke needed to invest, can see them struggling this season.
Define struggle, coz if you mean go down you're off your rocker. Teams Stoke are better than:

Us, Wolves, Newcastle, Sunderland, Blackpool, West Brom, West Ham, Wigan. And there's not much between Blackburn, Fulham, Brum and them.

Still doesn't make £8million for Kenwyne Jones f*cking mental though.

By struggle, I mean a battle against relegation, successful or otherwise. Looking at their squad, it really isn't that good. Player-for-player, we're probably better.

They've over-achieved the last couple of seasons finishing mid-table, their home form is gradually getting worse, and they don't score enough goals (34 last season?). Or in other words, they're getting found out this season. And, let's face it, signings like Salif Diao and Jermaine Pennant hardly strike fear in opposition players now, do they?

jonnybwfc · Post by **jonnybwfc** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:55 pm

H. Pedersen wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:ven'tStoke spent shitloads more than us though?
Pennant could be a very good loan signing.

I saw him play for Zaragoza against Espanyol in January ... oh, he was bad. Rightyfully subbed-off after 60 minutes, I think.

Had no idea he was playing there, until I saw him on the team sheet.

BoltonMassiv · Post by **BoltonMassiv** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:43 am

Stoke have a pretty poor squad, and £8m on Kenwyne Jones is some of the worst business of the window, probably only beaten by Sunderland signing Asamoah Gyan for £13m+. Gyan really could go either way but at best he is a 10 goal a season man, and that has been when the team played to his strengths. Sunderland have obviously just paid a 'world cup fee' for him though rather than his actual value.

Actually scrap that Liverpool swapping Alex Kacaniklic and Lauri Dalla Valle + cash for Paul Konchesky is the worst business of the window.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:49 am

H. Pedersen wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:ven'tStoke spent shitloads more than us though?
Pennant could be a very good loan signing.

Has he ever really lived up to the potential that he showed at Leeds? I don't think so.

TKIZ! · Post by **TKIZ!** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:03 am

Bruce Rioja wrote:
H. Pedersen wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:ven'tStoke spent shitloads more than us though?
Pennant could be a very good loan signing.
Has he ever really lived up to the potential that he showed at Leeds? I don't think so.

Not many ex Leeds have lived up to their reputation.

Tombwfc · Post by **Tombwfc** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:53 pm

thebish wrote:
Tombwfc wrote:It'd be nonsensical to not name players we're paying in the squad when we've got spaces to fill, so he won't do that. How much of a bellend would he look if we got a few injuries?

Anyway, I think Klasnic and Petrov were great pieces of business for frees (although neither have lit the place up so far). Not entirely sure why a club with no money felt fit to spend all of it on a reserve left-back.

All in all not much to complain about really.

Klasnic has hardly had much of a chance has he!!

I know, but that's partly what I meant. He's not yet been fit enough to start a Premier League game.

H. Pedersen wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:ven'tStoke spent shitloads more than us though?
Pennant could be a very good loan signing.

No he won't. He's shit.

officer_dibble · Post by **officer_dibble** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:39 pm

jmjhb wrote:Stoke needed to invest, can see them struggling this season.

I had them down as potential relegations at the start when it looked like they were struggling to do business. I'm impressed with the Eidur signing in particular though. Can't see them dropping now.

ohjimmyjimmy · Post by **ohjimmyjimmy** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:37 pm

Meh, i'm not sure having a 31 year old Eider Gudjohnsen in the side will suddenly alter the fact that they will struggle.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:46 pm

Oh, it's a fact is it.

ohjimmyjimmy · Post by **ohjimmyjimmy** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:24 pm

edited through lack of coffee...

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:25 pm

ohjimmyjimmy · Post by **ohjimmyjimmy** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:31 pm

Ranting is never good.

Replying to nit-pickers is never good.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:31 pm

ohjimmyjimmy wrote:Ranting is never good.

Replying to nit-pickers is never good.

maybe you need a coffee?

ohjimmyjimmy · Post by **ohjimmyjimmy** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:33 pm

See above Bish !

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:47 pm

TKIZ! · Post by **TKIZ!** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:48 pm

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:37 pm

ohjimmyjimmy wrote:Ranting is never good.

Replying to nit-pickers is never good.

First of all ranting is sometimes good, go check out the angry thread

And it wasn't nit-picking. You have an opinion that Stoke will struggle. Your using playground rhetoric 101 doesn't make it any more likely. It certainly isn't a 'fact'. It's an opinion, and people presenting their opinions as facts makes me want to rant.

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