by Victor Meldrew » 31 Jan 2007 20:07
by ddetisi » 31 Jan 2007 22:52
by TheLawnMowerMan » 31 Jan 2007 23:06
by Fat Leather Jacket » 31 Jan 2007 23:12
by The whole year inn » 31 Jan 2007 23:40
Victor Meldrew Seeing Bikey last night and at Birmingham there is no way that he could continue there in the Premiership so we had to get somebody who could play straight away.
Sodje is obviously now not thought to be up to the job
Bennett could not be expected to come from the Irish League straight into the Premiership
Brown has gone to Cork
Pearce is a young lad maybe with a future but not a present
Sonko looks like being out for some time
DLC and Halford are not centre-backs.
So the signing of an experienced defender was a must and he may be limited but Duberry won't be phased by playing at this level.
BTW we need to get used to having a lot of players-we are a Premiership club and that is what Premier clubs have,not make-shift central defenders.
Well done to all concerned at the club for acknowledging that they made mistakes with Sodje and Halls but have done something to rectify those mistakes.
by Huntley & Palmer » 01 Feb 2007 00:17
Forty He's hardly old like Keown and Ferdinand - he's 31!
More worrying I reckon is 800k and only a 1.5 year deal.
by royalsteve » 01 Feb 2007 00:22
Ollie Kearns is in Buxton Unlike most of SCs siginings, he seems quite likely to go straight in the 1st team on Sat - and not many of us would be unhappy with that prospect, given current circ's.
That makes it in terms of fee, etc rather unique when compared to the our usual type of signing and as such should not be compared directly.
As otherz have said, any Points contribution by Mr D is worth £'s in terms of Prem places and if he doesn't fit in, we'll always be able to recoup some of the fee in the Summer.
The mkts a feeding frenzy at the mo...it a seller's mkt, so they'll always be the happier in terms of the £'s side of things...itz definitely good bizzness for Stoke (off the pitch at least).
by Uke » 01 Feb 2007 00:22
ShrewsandRoyalsThat Friday FeelingShrewsandRoyalsbrendywendy thats better, back to the bat turkeys
enough of this duberry nonsense
If you crossed a Bat with Duberry would you get a Bat erry?
That joke fell a bit flat
Just thought that I'd bring some entertainment to such a highly charged thread.
by Millsy » 01 Feb 2007 00:23
Forty He's hardly old like Keown and Ferdinand - he's 31!
More worrying I reckon is 800k and only a 1.5 year deal.
by Fubar » 01 Feb 2007 00:48
TheLawnMowerMan Just in case any of the youngsters don't remember:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1613454.stm
Put in a very difficult position, and one of the reasons why he left Leeds (IMHO).
by exileinleeds » 01 Feb 2007 00:57
FubarTheLawnMowerMan Just in case any of the youngsters don't remember:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1613454.stm
Put in a very difficult position, and one of the reasons why he left Leeds (IMHO).
He'll come in very handy for when Lita needs an alibi..
by Gav » 01 Feb 2007 01:05
exileinleedsFubarTheLawnMowerMan Just in case any of the youngsters don't remember:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1613454.stm
Put in a very difficult position, and one of the reasons why he left Leeds (IMHO).
He'll come in very handy for when Lita needs an alibi..
ALOL
But when you read what he says about it...his instinct was to help a mate/colleague...but when it came down to it, he went for honesty, truth and doing the right thing. Got to respect the guy for that.
Morals and decency- I think he will fit right in, a welcome addition to the team.
by Fezza » 01 Feb 2007 02:15
GavexileinleedsFubarTheLawnMowerMan Just in case any of the youngsters don't remember:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1613454.stm
Put in a very difficult position, and one of the reasons why he left Leeds (IMHO).
He'll come in very handy for when Lita needs an alibi..
ALOL
But when you read what he says about it...his instinct was to help a mate/colleague...but when it came down to it, he went for honesty, truth and doing the right thing. Got to respect the guy for that.
Morals and decency- I think he will fit right in, a welcome addition to the team.
Agreed
I look forward to seeing him lining up in the first team.
by RoyalBlue » 01 Feb 2007 08:09
ddetisi Dunno if this has been posted anywhere else as can't be bothered to read 11 pages but here's a couple of views from the stoke website
'800k is an excellent piece of business, we should snap that hand off no matter how well he's been playing this season. A fee of that much for a player out of contract in 5 months - excellent! Coppell has a screw loose somewhere!'
by Maguire » 01 Feb 2007 09:01
exileinleedsFubarTheLawnMowerMan Just in case any of the youngsters don't remember:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1613454.stm
Put in a very difficult position, and one of the reasons why he left Leeds (IMHO).
He'll come in very handy for when Lita needs an alibi..
ALOL
But when you read what he says about it...his instinct was to help a mate/colleague...but when it came down to it, he went for honesty, truth and doing the right thing. Got to respect the guy for that.
Morals and decency- I think he will fit right in, a welcome addition to the team.
by Barry the bird boggler » 01 Feb 2007 09:04
MaguireexileinleedsFubarTheLawnMowerMan Just in case any of the youngsters don't remember:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1613454.stm
Put in a very difficult position, and one of the reasons why he left Leeds (IMHO).
He'll come in very handy for when Lita needs an alibi..
ALOL
But when you read what he says about it...his instinct was to help a mate/colleague...but when it came down to it, he went for honesty, truth and doing the right thing. Got to respect the guy for that.
Morals and decency- I think he will fit right in, a welcome addition to the team.
Yeah, grassed up his mate in court. I've got loads of respect for that.
by Maguire » 01 Feb 2007 09:06
Barry the bird bogglerMaguireexileinleedsFubarTheLawnMowerMan Just in case any of the youngsters don't remember:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1613454.stm
Put in a very difficult position, and one of the reasons why he left Leeds (IMHO).
He'll come in very handy for when Lita needs an alibi..
ALOL
But when you read what he says about it...his instinct was to help a mate/colleague...but when it came down to it, he went for honesty, truth and doing the right thing. Got to respect the guy for that.
Morals and decency- I think he will fit right in, a welcome addition to the team.
Yeah, grassed up his mate in court. I've got loads of respect for that.
Yeah who needs morals and decency?
by Barry the bird boggler » 01 Feb 2007 09:07
Huntley & Palmer Looks lke Duberry, I think Sonko has a very serious injury if this is the case and we won't see him for the rest of the season.
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09:40 - 31 January 2007
Stoke City were chasing an experienced Premiership defender today to replace skipper Michael Duberry ahead of tonight's transfer deadline.Reading have waved a substantial offer in front of Stoke to tempt them into releasing Duberry before the transfer window shuts at midnight.
But City will only do business if they can sign the player they have targeted as a direct replacement for their 31-year-old captain.
Stoke are under pressure to sell Duberry because he can walk away as a free agent when his contract expires in the summer.
His probable departure and subsequent replacement is likely to headline a potentially productive day's business for City manager Tony Pulis, who hasn't given up hope of adding to his current crop of goalkeepers and strikers.
by Gordons Cumming » 01 Feb 2007 09:32
by Wycombe Royal » 01 Feb 2007 09:33
Gordons Cumming Michael Duberry
Typical Reading signing?
I think not.
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