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Julio Ananas
Player Valuation: £1m
ijjysmith
Calm
I reckon we'd all be a little calmer had we not looked so absolute rubbish at the weekend.
Raino85
Player Valuation: £35m
Stoke players don't physically live in the Brittania stadium or surrounding areas
I'm guessing Crouch & Adam probably still live in the same places they lived in when at Liverpool so probably somewhere in Cheshire.
Stoke have shown ambition this summer (all be it I think a few of their signings are dudds, but they have taken to the market aggressively and have got a real bargain with shaqiri). Hughes has a plan on strengthening while we are seemingly happy with what we have.
Question weather promises have been broken to Martinez has had a few broken promises in terms of recruitment as he has been a lot more vocal the past week with what he requires.
Frustrating
Ralphie Boy
Player Valuation: £8m
But has he?
We may not have bid for him and therefore Stoke is his only opening in the prem.
He will go to stoke, maybe impress and get a move to a bigger club.
Raino85
Player Valuation: £35m
If we had sorted our recruitment out a little earlier then maybe we would of got a good result at the weekend
Chicken & the egg pal
milks
I hate football
Bold statements there butters. Maybe they're servicing the club's debt? is that stealing?
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But clearly we want him. And he's going to stoke over us
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Big Fat Sam
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The debt is surely manageable. Will they suddenly start giving the manager 20m a year once the debt is gone? No chance. The debt is being repaid and the club can more than afford it with the megabucks they get from this TV deal. There is plenty left over which should be given to the manager - as with every single other of the 19 teams in the league - to improve his squad.
LondonBlue1980
Player Valuation: £500k
Clearly we do want him, but it seems our offer is Loan with view to perm, and Inter (and maybe the player himself) prefer a Perm move right now.
If it happens, great, if he goes to Stoke, Im not too fussed and will give the benefit of doubt to Martinez (for now) that Come september 1st the squad has the signings in the three positions (at a level we are all happy with ) that he has reiterated he wants.
If however Sept 1st we do not have have those signings, then I will join in the fume!! But for now makes sense to wait and see what happens!
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Big Fat Sam
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The manager has already thrown away two points due to not having a strong enough squad to overcome the mighty Watford. Come September we'll have played four games and will likely have zero wins. Getting the players in at the last minute is rubbish. "Let's get them in when we're on a massive losing streak and everybody's confidence is low." - makes sense.
milks
I hate football
There's a lot of guesswork going on here.
There's also nothing to say that we don't have any money to spend - which incidentally I think we do.
Stuartisitc1878
Player Valuation: £25m
long-time reader, first time poster! So what time does Austin sign?
CahillsCornerFlag
Player Valuation: £70m
Up until last week Bobby hadn't mentioned the need for another striker. That's changed now, the penny has dropped. Whereas before he spoke of a playmaker and a centre back, now he's got to stretch his funds to 3 players instead.
If he was sold on Shaqiri 100%, we'd be buying him, not loaning him. I reckon it's sensible too, he's obviously not sure he's the right type of 'character' but he knows he's a very good player, hence a tentative loan bid which is risk free.
Then we'd have money to buy a striker, e.g. Austin and a centre back, and we could make Shaqiri perm next summer.
If he was sold on him, I think we'd be offering to loan a striker instead, then spending the bulk on Shaqiri and a centre back.
He's playing it safe, he'll have other targets lined up, but he'll likely get a cheap/loan sorted first so he knows he can then blow the rest of his budget.
If he was sold on Shaqiri 100%, we'd be buying him, not loaning him. I reckon it's sensible too, he's obviously not sure he's the right type of 'character' but he knows he's a very good player, hence a tentative loan bid which is risk free.
Then we'd have money to buy a striker, e.g. Austin and a centre back, and we could make Shaqiri perm next summer.
If he was sold on him, I think we'd be offering to loan a striker instead, then spending the bulk on Shaqiri and a centre back.
He's playing it safe, he'll have other targets lined up, but he'll likely get a cheap/loan sorted first so he knows he can then blow the rest of his budget.
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