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gets games at Brum in the prem though!

 

MAYBE if we were in the champs, not rock bottom of L1 he would be tempted

 

''Notts County are hoping to pip Sheffield United and Coventry to the loan signing of Birmingham winger Gary McSheffrey.''

 

Hope we're sniffing around too!

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OK Just had a call.

 

Leicester have agreed to let us have DJ Campbell. He is on 10k per week we have offered to cover 6k with leicester picking up the rest to get him off the books.

 

Problem is he wants to stay at leicester even though they have told him de doesnt figure in thier plans. They have given pardew his number to call cambell to try and persuade him to join.

 

Lets hop he manages it as he maybe just what we need up fromt with Ricky.

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Well Volkes was supposed to join Cov last week, but it didn't happen and nothing has been in the media since....

 

Maybe we've put our loan on the table? He'd love to play for saints at St Mary's - he'd jump at the chance IMO. L1 or not.

 

Here's the latest I found on Vokes/Coventry.

 

http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/10/01/vokes-loan-move-delay-goes-on/

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Is this Pardew once again saying he wants rid of Gillett because he's rather play Paul Wotton? Got to say I don't really rate him as a judge of talent if it is.

 

I have to agree with you regarding Pas Dieu's judge of talent. That goes for his team selections and substitutions too. When he arrived we were told he knew a thing or two about up and coming players through all the Leagues, yet, it's always someone else who recommends a player to him. I can't help it but I have grave doubts to whether we'll ever go anywhere under Pas Dieu.

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Not that I object to more strikers in the club, but is that the problem? Lambert has scored six and Lallana 4, both of which is very respectable. It is nil from Saga, nil from Hammond (a proven goal scorer) and nil everywhere else. We can by striker after striker, but the problem is width, pace and runs from midfield.

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Well, at least DJ Campbell would win us a lot more penalties. Still have the 'still not scoring from open play ffs' whinging going on though!

 

Ideally i'd have Vokes, mainly because he is a huge Saints fan. I know that if I were to sign for Saints (highly unlikely) that i'd give 110% every game to help the team, and i'm sure he'd be the same. The lad's obviously got some talent too. McSheffrey..I think he's more of a winger than a striker, and he's left sided as well, and I think that it would be unfair to recruit another left winger who would keep players like Holmes and Mills out of the squad, who should probably be starting each week.

 

What we need is foil for Rickie. He is a big lad, he hasn't got the mobility to be chasing the ball around, creating chances for himself. He needs someone to zip around the pitch chasing defenders, he needs somebody with a good footballing mind and he needs someone with a bit of experience under his belt. I think the perfect man for the job is Michael Mifsud tbh. He's unattached at the moment, so fitness would be a problem if we were to sign him, but surely he's worth a go? Clubs like Newcastle were interested in him, and I remember reading about him being scouted by a few lower Prem clubs a few years back when he was at Cov.

 

Sign him up imo! Vokes, Mifsud or a combination of the two would be fantastic for us.

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Like the fact that Pardew clearly has identified that some of last seasons squad just aren't footballers. No-one else wants them either. Maybe office jobs beckon. The more of last seasons chaff we can get shot of, the better for morale. So personally I'd have the players he refers to on gardening leave and away from the club, and training etc. Unless they demonstrate a change in both attitude and ability.

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OK Just had a call.

 

Leicester have agreed to let us have DJ Campbell. He is on 10k per week we have offered to cover 6k with leicester picking up the rest to get him off the books.

 

Problem is he wants to stay at leicester even though they have told him de doesnt figure in thier plans. They have given pardew his number to call cambell to try and persuade him to join.

 

Lets hop he manages it as he maybe just what we need up fromt with Ricky.

 

Ex player source again? still waiting for that benefit game against Leicester that you promised few months back?

 

How reliable is your source?

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Ex player source again? still waiting for that benefit game against Leicester that you promised few months back?

 

How reliable is your source?

 

Gordon Watson. Oh GW scouts for Leicester.

 

As for the benefit game MLT talked about arranging one and then it didnt happen because of time scales. Leicester were the team that he had lined up and that cam directly from MLT. So had no reason to doubt.

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I have to agree with you regarding Pas Dieu's judge of talent. That goes for his team selections and substitutions too. When he arrived we were told he knew a thing or two about up and coming players through all the Leagues, yet, it's always someone else who recommends a player to him. I can't help it but I have grave doubts to whether we'll ever go anywhere under Pas Dieu.

 

Too early to tell IMO re the manager.

 

Pas Dieu is interesting ART - is that the origin of Pardew (Etymologically)? And if so what would that translate to - Not God, not religious, heathen, etc.

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OK Just had a call.

 

Leicester have agreed to let us have DJ Campbell. He is on 10k per week we have offered to cover 6k with leicester picking up the rest to get him off the books.

 

Problem is he wants to stay at leicester even though they have told him de doesnt figure in thier plans. They have given pardew his number to call cambell to try and persuade him to join.

 

Lets hop he manages it as he maybe just what we need up fromt with Ricky.

 

Any further news WS? Has Pardew made the call?

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also something interesting i noticed on the bbc gossip column this morning

 

reading are willing to let jay tabb go out on loan, a player that has always caused us problems and a very good winger which is what we're crying out for atm

 

I remember him tearing us apart at Brentford in the cup several years back now. Very small but with ability. Was surprised Coverntry let him go to Reading to be honest, but perhaps he only did the business against us.

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Back to this argument again then? we should definitely not be playing with a loan striker up front. Evry time Lambert has playd as the loan striker we have struggeld to score and in fact have conceeded. Attack is the best form of defence. Id even suggest 3 up front, but would settle for 2. Anything but a loan striker. I hope pardew is reading this as Im prety sure we are all agreed about it.

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Back to this argument again then? we should definitely not be playing with a loan striker up front. Evry time Lambert has playd as the loan striker we have struggeld to score and in fact have conceeded. Attack is the best form of defence. Id even suggest 3 up front, but would settle for 2. Anything but a loan striker. I hope pardew is reading this as Im prety sure we are all agreed about it.

 

Just in case you're being serious and not on the wind up.....LOAN striker, not LONE striker...i.e. A borrowed striker...

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I take it from this that Pardew is thinking of playing 5 in midfield with Papa wide right?

He played in that position most of the time against Bristol anyway.

The only positives I can see from this is that it might stop us leaking late goals, I'm just worried it's too much for Lambert to do on his own.

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I take it from this that Pardew is thinking of playing 5 in midfield with Papa wide right?

He played in that position most of the time against Bristol anyway.

The only positives I can see from this is that it might stop us leaking late goals, I'm just worried it's too much for Lambert to do on his own.

 

You too?

 

LOAN striker is a borrowed striker, as opposed to LONE striker - a striker borrowed from another club. We want to bring a striker in on loan, not play 1 up front.

 

Unless the pair of you are on the wind up, which makes me look the silly one!

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