Kitson signs for Stoke for £5.5 million

[Russell Street]

Passed medical according to Sky Sports News

Got over that cold quick. Stevie Wonder took the medical

Thankfully it wasn't man flu!

[Turns8]

Talk about drag it out all day

jeeeeez....get on with it so we can all get over it...

[Hoop Blah]

It might have escaped you but we're playing an extra 8 games this coming seasons than the last 2 seasons and therefore I feel that the squad needs to be strengthened rather than weakened.

Anyone (posting on here, let alone paid as a professional to manage a football club) who thinks they can go through 46 league games in a season with 3 first team strikers, one of whom who's never had a run of more than 6/7 games; and be successul is deluded.

I agree we need more than 3 first team forwards but our squad last season was too big. It was jam pack full of average players that were never going to get a meaningful game for the first team. In that respect we can afford, and need, to reduce the squad size.

The benefit to being in the Championship is that we can get round the transfer window business by using the loan system right up until the deadline in March. That means we can get away with a smaller squad than in the Premiership because we don't have to cover for a freak injury crisis.

And other than Steve Coppell, how many managers are happy to loan out strikers with a proven goalscoring record in The Championship?

Well the likes of Bendtner, Cole, Marcus Bent (admittedly to the Prem), Frasier Campbell and Marlon King have been or are likely to be on loan reasonalbly recently.

I still think we need a 4th forward, but the size of the squad isn't the issue Big Foot makes out, and loan players will be available. Whether or not Coppell goes a=out and gets any decent ones in is a completely different matter.

[rg6royal]

I wonder what will happen with the 5 mill we got from the transfer. Would be nice if we see a new face come in but knowing Mr Mad he will use it to extend that blinkin' hotel further!

[holsgrove breaks a leg]

It'll be put towards another of his collections at the madjeski fine art rooms..

[Yorkshire Royal]

Apparently they are not announcing the signing until tomorrow morning now. No idea why.. I think they are trying to sign someone else.. Fulop maybe and want to announce both together.. Not sure.. Maybe Davey boy needs to get back to Reading...

Certainly dragging this out though...

[Royal Lady]

This thread is going round in circles - for the benefit of someone who hasn't read this, a synopsis follows:

Kitson is wanted by Stoke - allegedly for £4.5 million.
He is up there at the moment
He hasn't actually signed yet.
Lots of people are saying it's a good deal for us
Others are saying it doesn't matter what the deal is because it won't be re-invested in a replacement
Some are alluding that Mr Mad will spend the money on something else.
Some people think he's terrible for going
Some people wish him luck
Some people are almost in tears over it
Some peope are LOLing that he might not pass the medical (due to his "cold")
People are arguing over whether the team is ever going to regain the glories of the our last Championship season

And that's about the crux of it.

[Toadie]

Maybe we could solve our 4th striker problem by taking Simon Cox on loan???

[Royal Lady]

Oh yeah. That as well.

[AF1]

This thread is going round in circles - for the benefit of someone who hasn't read this, a synopsis follows:

Kitson is wanted by Stoke - allegedly for £4.5 million.
He is up there at the moment
He hasn't actually signed yet.
Lots of people are saying it's a good deal for us
Others are saying it doesn't matter what the deal is because it won't be re-invested in a replacement
Some are alluding that Mr Mad will spend the money on something else.
Some people think he's terrible for going
Some people wish him luck
Some people are almost in tears over it
Some peope are LOLing that he might not pass the medical (due to his "cold")
People are arguing over whether the team is ever going to regain the glories of the our last Championship season

And that's about the crux of it.

Thanks for the summary

I have 'greed with the underlined bits

[Huntley & Palmer]

Has he gone yet?

[Mr Angry]

You know he will have gone when Stoke do a press conference to annouce their new record signing, Paul Kitson.

[AF1]

Has he gone yet?

Yep, we took 3 mill, Mr Mad is buying a new boat

[Big Ern]

I wonder what will happen with the 5 mill we got from the transfer. Would be nice if we see a new face come in but knowing Mr Mad he will use it to extend that blinkin' hotel further!

In typical Reading FC style, no more than 10% will be used for a replacement and the rest will dissapear on the club coffers never to be seen again. Then when we are stuggling in January and the fans start asking where the money is, the club will roll out the usual excuses of high running costs blah blah blah despite all the sky money, high ticket prices etc......

[Streets]

I don't think Stoke will have paid £5m for anyone.

They pulled out of the race for Scott Carson at £3m.

[Big Ern]

Maybe we could solve our 4th striker problem by taking Simon Cox on loan???

WBCAP

[sucatraps]

According to my inside Stoke football club informer, Noel Coward, it is merely a matter of etiquette dear boy! Stoke must be allowed to say he has signed, before Reading can say he has left!

[Big Ern]

They pulled out of the race for Scott Carson at £3m.

Reports suggest it was more to do with Carson turning them down in preference of going to WBA

[Maguire]

5.5million - you could buy a Degas statue with that.

Oh...

[Royal Rother]

Or ar least 2 David Healys.