Segun Oluwaniyi Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Shaqiri is decent, but he hasn't performed consistently since he left Basel. It will certainly improve Stoke, but it isn't such a coup. Better players have gone to middling PL teams this season. It isn't much different than Moses or Bojan playing for them, in terms of the level of player and the effect he'll likely have on the team. It is just that Shaqiri has been a big name for several years and Stoke are still looked down upon because of the Pulis era and being a relatively small club. The move stands out a bit. Shaqiri is twice the player Moses and Bojan have ever been tbf. I think Shaqiri is overrated, tbh. Both Moses and Bojan were very, very effective for Stoke last season when fit (this was the main issue, both struggled with injuries), I'd genuienly be surprised if Xherdan was that much better.I quite like Shaqiri, but his flashy style and big name can inflate opinions of him at times, tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1988 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Stoke now have more Champions League winners in their squad than any other team in the league. Stoke do. Just let that sink in... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Stoke now have more Champions League winners in their squad than any other team in the league. Stoke do. Just let that sink in... Is this true? I can count at least five at Chelsea immediately-Terry, Ivanovic, Mikel, Cahill, Ramires. There might be more. Does Muniesa have a medal? He barely played for Barcelona. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Stoke now have more Champions League winners in their squad than any other team in the league. Stoke do. Just let that sink in... Even Chelsea? Or Man Utd? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest n4e Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Stoke-5 Chelsea-6 Man United-7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AY Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 They all have 5. Chelsea, Man Utd and Stoke. Read is somewhere, prolly from twitter. edit. damn you. I guess its not true then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Obertan won't start many games for us this season. Everyone knows that. Casper knew that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1988 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Stoke supporting mate of mine put it on facebook - knew it couldn't be right! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Was it Shaqiri and Salah that looked top quality in the CL for Basel against English opposition? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Salah vs. Chelsea. Not sure about Shaqiri. Maybe against Man U? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Who the fuck is Baba Rahman and since when is he worth £21.7m? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Shaqiri is decent, but he hasn't performed consistently since he left Basel. It will certainly improve Stoke, but it isn't such a coup. Better players have gone to middling PL teams this season. It isn't much different than Moses or Bojan playing for them, in terms of the level of player and the effect he'll likely have on the team. It is just that Shaqiri has been a big name for several years and Stoke are still looked down upon because of the Pulis era and being a relatively small club. The move stands out a bit. Shaqiri is twice the player Moses and Bojan have ever been tbf. I think Shaqiri is overrated, tbh. Both Moses and Bojan were very, very effective for Stoke last season when fit (this was the main issue, both struggled with injuries), I'd genuienly be surprised if Xherdan was that much better.I quite like Shaqiri, but his flashy style and big name can inflate opinions of him at times, tbh. He might be overrated but he's still comfortably better than Bojan and Moses lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Learn how to quote Mole. Making me look bad with that lol. EDIT: nvm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 A confident Bojan is a very good player, to be frank. Not too sure he's worse than Shaqiri. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 A confident Bojan is a very good player, to be frank. Not too sure he's worse than Shaqiri. Never seen Bojan be confident if he's a very good player when he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Learn how to quote Mole. Making me look bad with that lol. EDIT: nvm. I fucked up tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Baba Rahman Do doo be-do-do Baba Rahman Do do-do do Baba Rahman Do doo be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do-doodle do do do-doo do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Go nuts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 :lol: That song jumped to my mind when I read his name first time as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Unfortunately he's going to Chelsea, so they'll f*** it up naturally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I wish we'd hurry up and buy a striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Salah vs. Chelsea. Not sure about Shaqiri. Maybe against Man U? Aye, think it was Man Utd. in fergie's penultimate season. Looked a top prospect in that game. Rahman - has looked solid enough for Ghana. The Ghana NT is very counter attack based and the fullbacks tend to be pretty reserved so it's difficult to say how good he is in that regard. For some reason we like to play Kwadwo Asamoah (the most technically gifted GH player imo) at leftback and he's nowhere near that quality. But everyone seems to think he'll cement LB for himself and we might finally see Asamoah regularly in midfield for Ghana. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Just heard on SSN that Bristol City are about to buy Dwight Gayle for £6m rising to £8m. Both mental that Palace are selling him (numbskull manager notwithstanding), that no PL sides are in for him, and since when the fuck could Bristol City afford that?! FWIW I'd be delighted if we signed him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 The fees them and Middlesbrough have paid or have bid for players are very unusual for the Championship like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Got owners that are happy to bankroll the club. Remember the Bristol owner being interviewed last season, seemed happy to plough cash into anything Bristol and sport related. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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