Current situation on a few transfer targets.

 

Veloso

 

We are trying to tie up a ?6 million deal for him in the next few weeks and Sporting seem keen on it but him and his agent arent too keen and are trying to get a "bigger" move.

 

Distin

 

Has other options and is very unlikely to come to us.

 

Sean Davis

 

Battling with Wigan, Blackburn and Sunderland to sign him on a free.

 

Paul Robinson

 

This is most likely of the four to happen for obvious reasons.

 

Come on you whites

Past spending isn't relevant to my statement that Stoke have more money than we do.

Past spending isn't relevant to my statement that Stoke have more money than we do.

 

it's not the owners wealth that matters particulalry it's their willingness to part with the cash that counts (see QPR) and the purse strings do appear to have been loosened at Stoke.

 

This is not having ago at eddie davies either who I've nothing but gratitude for backing his local club for largely little thanks.

So Stoke currently have more money to spend than we're likely to have under our current set-up?

So Stoke currently have more money to spend than we're likely to have under our current set-up?

 

Unfortunately yes

Peter Coates has owned Stoke for donkies years and only started spending since prem gravy train rolled in??

 

Have Stoke spent more than Garys ?35m (disclaimer - not 100% on how accurate that figure is)??

 

 

Yes

 

Huth ?5 million

Tuncay ?5 million

Kitson ?5.5 million

Higginbotham ?2 million

Soares ?2 million

Tonge ?2 million

Beattie ?3.5 million

Fuller ?.5 million

Dean Whitehead - ?3 million

Ibrahima Sonko - ?2.25 million

Abdoulaye Faye - ?2.25 million

Matthew Etherington - ?3.5 million

 

Diego Arismendi - ?2.6 million

Danny Collins - ?2.75 million

Edited September 1, 200916 yr by Sluffy

Whoever we get now, will it be like the tangerine thrown into yer Christmas stocking?

Yes

 

Huth ?5 million

Tuncay ?5 million

Kitson ?5.5 million

Higginbotham ?2 million

Soares ?2 million

Tonge ?2 million

Beattie ?3.5 million

Fuller ?.5 million

Dean Whitehead - ?3 million

Ibrahima Sonko - ?2.25 million

Abdoulaye Faye - ?2.25 million

Matthew Etherington - ?3.5 million

 

 

 

You sure about that?

 

 

All shite

does the apparent lack of financial backing for megson to buy a striker indicate a crisis of confidence in him. therefore could it mean the begining of the end for the much maligned megson?

does the apparent lack of financial backing for megson to buy a striker indicate a crisis of confidence in him. therefore could it mean the begining of the end for the much maligned megson?

 

Did you mean the end bit????

TYLS PUT ME OUT MY MISERY?! ARE WE ACTUALLY GOING TO SIGN ANY BODY?!

Whoever we get now, will it be like the tangerine thrown into yer Christmas stocking?

All shite

 

 

Tuncay?

Did you mean the end bit????

 

according to my dictionary maligned derives from middle english malignen---to attack.

 

So erm,,,, yes

according to my dictionary maligned derives from middle english malignen---to attack.

 

So erm,,,, yes

 

Do you have a modern day dictionary? That may be where you've been going wrong.

Wasn't Ebernezer Goode much maligned? & he's alreet!

Wasn't Ebernezer Goode much maligned? & he's alreet!

 

 

Actually, I'd go as far as to say, he's a real crowd pleaser

He's an extraordinary fellow.

He something of a genius

A gentleman of leisure, he's there for your pleasure

Do you have a modern day dictionary? That may be where you've been going wrong.

yes carlos it is a modern day dictionary. But modern day words derive from the olden days. you are a wag?

Sounds to me like Ebenezer could be our new manager with Mr. Punchinello as his assistant- get him signed up Gartside!

yes carlos it is a modern day dictionary. But modern day words derive from the olden days. you are a wag?

 

I'm fully aware of that, thanks. However, often the modern day meaning differs substantially from its origin, just checking you are reading the correct bit.

I'm fully aware of that, thanks. However, often the modern day meaning differs substantially from its origin, just checking you are reading the correct bit.

 

Whoah Carlos, you've skirted the issue there. Have you shagged any footballers or not?

Whoah Carlos, you've skirted the issue there. Have you shagged any footballers or not?

 

I was hoping to get away with that one! Well... Stuart Storer once talked to us in Ritzy so maybe.

You are admitting to going to Ritzy, OMG