Gemmel Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Without getting into all the details (There is a separate thread fro that) but the situation has chnaged again, where they will almost certainly have to sell any and all players to any half decent cash offer.. Is there anything decent down the road that would improve the team? I'd take Liam Lawerence, but can't think of anyone else.
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I wouldn't even take Liam Lawrence, he's not the player he used to be. There's no one there that would get into our team.
FarehamRed Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 None. Lawrence is a hooligan who wouldn't bring anything to the party. Varney - too injury prone. I honestly don't think any of their players would get anywhere near our 1st team.
Chez Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Lawrence hasn't done it at the skates. Futacs is worth a look.
alpine_saint Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 None. But then, the club being wound up or docked more points aint going to happen anway; the League which came down so hard on us is going to continue to turn a blind eye to illegal insolvent trading.
paulwantsapint Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 are we talking about playing for saints or for litter picking & toilet cleaning duties
SuperSAINT Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Didn't someone say we had scouts watching their nipper Sam Magri?
david in sweden Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I wouldn't want to employ anyone with that sort of "curse" on their CV ..some of our fans would never let him live it down . besides, you can't say to any player ..don't play for Pompey, because you might come to play for us..ONE DAY in the future.!
pingwing Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 That Huseklepp guy maybe? Seems fairly quick and for more or less nothing could maybe just try and look past is past with them...
saints_is_the_south Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Lawrence is over the hill, past it. Norris is their best player IMO but he too is getting on a bit and not any better than what we already have in midfield. Hukeslepp & Futacs are probably the only 2 I'd consider looking at, and the keeper Henderson would be good back up. Still, none of their players would get in our team at present.
Chin Strain Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I think I'd be interested in the ones that they had / have on loan from WBA...I wonder when Lampitt and AA are going to try and sell them (even though they don't own them)......?
Colinjb Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Rocha and Futacs, that's it. Actually, Rocha is 33, just Futacs
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Rocha and Futacs, that's it. Actually, Rocha is 33, just Futacs Wouldn't touch Rocha, I think he's utter dross tbh. Not sure there's much special about Futacs either.
Saint Charlie Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 None of their players would get in our first XI.
Crazy Diamond Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I can remember us being linked with David Norris week in week out under Burley. Thank God that never happened. That guy was just addicted to midfielders.
dronskisaint Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Anyone who can prove direct lineage to Bobby Stokes...actually they probably all can so - nobody.
stcappy Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Having watched them yesterday, and yes only one game, but none of them would get close to our team. Futacs is absolutely hopeless - no mobility, poor first touch. Looked like he could hardly walk never mind run. If people thought rasiak was static they have seen nothing until they say him for 90 minutes. Husselkepp was their best player by a mile yesterday and he wouldnt get in our team or on our bench if I am honest. Only three players on show yesterday that would be worth looking at are whittingham, miller, and possibly Conway. At the moment, only miller would be a starter for me though. The other two would add depth. Take whittingham and miller out of Cardiff though and they have very little else. Just my view though obviously.
Crazy Diamond Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Futacs scored a goal each in two games and Laurence Herdman called it 'a rich vein of form'. Not exactly Robin van Persie is it?
L1Minus10 Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Joel Ward looks a decent player, young as well. The rest, just no...
Lighthouse Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Futacs, Ward and Huseklepp might be useful squad players if we already had them. Would I sign them? Absolutely not.
rick1976.4.38 Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 de,de.de,de,f***ing useless as we sung at knotarfkrap,none of them would improve our squad
ericb Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Every penny we give them could help save that tinpot ****hole of a club, so regardless of how good they are none of them.
Crazy Diamond Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Magri, Futacs, Halford. No. No, no, no. He's had more clubs than a golfer and for a reason.
Dark Munster Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 No. No, no, no. He's had more clubs than a golfer and for a reason. Even more than Dubai Phil?
supergoose Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Most skates seem to think Pearce has been their best player so far this season. Might be worth a look as back up to Jose and Hoover.
SuperMikey Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 There's probably one or two in their U18 squad WCDAJ, or rather what they've got left of their U18 squad. I should imagine Jason Dodd and Martin Hunter would have scout reports from when our U18s played theirs a few weeks ago. From the first team squad, there's not many I can think of who would improve our squad that much tbh. Pearce is a decent CB, but i'd much prefer to play Martin instead. Huseklepp wouldn't improve our forward line too much, Norris is a dirty c*nt and the same for Lawrence. Aside from those 4, nobody really strikes me as being that good...
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I wouldn't touch any of them, talentless charity thieving twunts! I hope this is the end of them.
Navysaint Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Adam Webster, only seventeen and started to get noticed at the u18 England set up. One to watch
Miltonaggro Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Michael Appleton to iron the numbers on the back of the shirts in the Saints shop...
Saint_lambden Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 John W*stwood. We could do with an extra toilet to sh*t in in the Chapel.
Chez Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Halford and Magri please.Halford is terrible. No idea how to play centre back and no ability to play at fullback. He looked a total donkey at **** park. Decent in the air and a long throw mean he us ideally suited to Stoke.
Ken Tone Posted 23 January, 2012 Posted 23 January, 2012 Most skates seem to think Pearce has been their best player so far this season. Might be worth a look as back up to Jose and Hoover. Yes. I don't think any of their first team would walk into a firm place in our first team, but Pearce woud be a useful addition to the squad. Only 23 and still improving. It is quite gobsmackingly incredible that they turned down a bid, reported as £1million, for Ward and Pearce from Ipswich only last week, whilst not paying their tax. They'll be lucky to get any transfer fees at all for their players soon, as other clubs realise they have to lessen their wage bill, even if it means losing good players on a free.
david in sweden Posted 23 January, 2012 Posted 23 January, 2012 I wouldn't touch any of them, talentless charity thieving twunts! I hope this is the end of them. Ah, so I guess you're totally against the idea, then ?
Joensuu Posted 23 January, 2012 Posted 23 January, 2012 I'd wait a few days, offer them an overpriced offer for one of their better players, delay on negotiations, then drop out of the running with 10 mins of the window remaining. Fun, but evil.
david in sweden Posted 23 January, 2012 Posted 23 January, 2012 To be fair..it's difficult for anyone who signs for Pompey to know if ..they might one day ....also have the chance to play for SFC...and to know the history of the rivalry that exists between us. Until the last 20 years or so ...very few players actually played for both clubs. The most famous ....in my late father's words..was the tall, rotund (OK he was fat )..CF Billy " Farmer " Haines . He played for Pompey in the mid 1920's scored 119 in 165 games before moving to the Dell in 1928 where he scored 47 in 70 games ..retiring from League football in 1932. He didn't have much pace but apparantly had power and placement in his armoury and ....took penalties ...without a run-up. There really hasn't been so many well-known players who had careers at both clubs, although a number of ex-Saints did play for them near the end of their careers; incl. Channon, Ball and Ron Davies. Very few players since have moved from Pompey to So'ton with success and amongst them are Alan McLaughlin and Nigel Quashie, although even Peter Crouch played for both clubs though not moving between the two (Crouch came via A.Villa). Quite a few youngsters we've had in past days either grew up in the " Portsmouth area" ...or played junior football for Pompey.....and so it's a bit tough to criticise youth players who join one, or the other. (Both Bobby Stokes and Alex OC grew up in the shadow of the Pompey club.) If there were a promising youngster in the Pompey set-up, it would be both foolish and unfair to ignore him giving him a chance in " our Academy ".
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