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Blade56 said:
whats that Avitar sm? looks like you've just shagged the life of a feckin unicorn
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That is Esmeralda. Or rather it might be, but we are not sure. Esme was a BHS "hottie" which was my daughter's favourite toy last seen in Los Angeles. This one was sold to someone from Stoke on Ebay. He never answered my emails about her. We have always said she will come back. Until then she is alive in our hearts and on this forum. :(
 
Patrick Suffaux said:
I don't give a shit whether we can afford Clarke or not. I would sooner United showed their ambitions by turning down all bids for Che, as he will end up twice the player Clarke is.
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Che will no doubt end up twice the player Clarke is . No brainier , but that's in the future

It's here and now that's in question . We have to get out of league 1 and Clarke is the better bet than Che , to assist in achieving this .

Me i will go with the Wilder / Knill decision .

UTB.
 
Lord Bos of Eckington. said:
Che will no doubt end up twice the player Clarke is . No brainier , but that's in the future

It's here and now that's in question . We have to get out of league 1 and Clarke is the better bet than Che , to assist in achieving this .

Me i will go with the Wilder / Knill decision .

UTB.
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I'm not sure Adams will end up better than Clarke to be honest and in many ways you can draw comparisons between the two of them if you go back to Leon's career at the same age that Adams currently is. Clarke was a really promising youngster, with 8 goals in 31 games in his first season. But he then lost his way and he had an indifferent attitude, carried too much weight and then drifted for a few seasons, sporadically doing well but then failing.

I wouldn't be surprised to see that Adams will turn out similar. Credit to Clarke though he's lean, and has made a decent career for himself albeit a journeyman one. He's underachieved, given his ability, but I think Adams is at a crossroads in his career where he needs to be the first in training and the last to leave, the hardest working, the most determined and want it more than anyone else, both in United and amongst his fellow forwards at other clubs if he's going to realise his potential. I'm not so sure he's got it but I hope he proves me wrong. DCL on the other hand I think (appears) to have a more level headed attitude and I'd be disappointed to see him sold so early in his career.
 
Snowman said:
That is Esmeralda. Or rather it might be, but we are not sure. Esme was a BHS "hottie" which was my daughter's favourite toy last seen in Los Angeles. This one was sold to someone from Stoke on Ebay. He never answered my emails about her. We have always said she will come back. Until then she is alive in our hearts and on this forum. :(
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Is this close enough to esme? S24 posters could crowd fund it for your daughter. :)
 
Patrick Suffaux said:
I don't give a shit whether we can afford Clarke or not. I would sooner United showed their ambitions by turning down all bids for Che, as he will end up twice the player Clarke is.
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I know we debated this before, but we can't actually prove that Adams will end up twice the player mate. Football is as more if not more about attitude, determination, professionalism and mental strength than it is skill. How many decent players have we seen with lots of skill but never achieved their potential and other than injury, its usually because their attitude isn't good enough as it could be. Baxter is an obvious case. I'm not saying Clarke has been a beacon of professionalism but I'm not so sure Adams is either.
 
Booker4 said:
I know we debated this before, but we can't actually prove that Adams will end up twice the player mate. Football is as more if not more about attitude, determination, professionalism and mental strength than it is skill. How many decent players have we seen with lots of skill but never achieved their potential and other than injury, its usually because their attitude isn't good enough as it could be. Baxter is an obvious case. I'm not saying Clarke has been a beacon of professionalism but I'm not so sure Adams is either.
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To add to your observation Booker4, I recall a fullback who played for Arsenal. A first choice throughout his career, tough, rugged, even uncompromising, but always dedicated to the cause. His name? Pat Rice. A lesson to anyone who thinks that talent alone is the difference between those who 'make it' and those who fail. We've all seen examples of players who consider themselves a cut above the rest. They tend to learn, usually through a career that see's them fall through the divisions with alarming haste, that talent without application is something they should have avoided. I hope Adams isn't one of those, but it's his career to lose, and only he can decide if he wants to continue to learn, or assume that the occasional good performance will impress anyone.
 
itsinyerblood said:
To add to your observation Booker4, I recall a fullback who played for Arsenal. A first choice throughout his career, tough, rugged, even uncompromising, but always dedicated to the cause. His name? Pat Rice. A lesson to anyone who thinks that talent alone is the difference between those who 'make it' and those who fail. We've all seen examples of players who consider themselves a cut above the rest. They tend to learn, usually through a career that see's them fall through the divisions with alarming haste, that talent without application is something they should have avoided. I hope Adams isn't one of those, but it's his career to lose, and only he can decide if he wants to continue to learn, or assume that the occasional good performance will impress anyone.
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Mmm Pat Rice, I do remember him There were no Jean Hatchets about then. He enjoyed a long career.
 
Football League Zone‏@TheFLZone
Bury have rejected another bid from Sheffield United for striker Leon Clarke. #BuryFC #sufc #TwitterBlades

This is from two hours ago. Assuming this is the third bid, then its maybe time to move on and go for someone else. Bury are clearly desperate to keep hold of him and fair enough, because they'd be hard pressed to replace him at this stage.
 

Booker4 said:
Football League Zone‏@TheFLZone
Bury have rejected another bid from Sheffield United for striker Leon Clarke. #BuryFC #sufc #TwitterBlades

This is from two hours ago. Assuming this is the third bid, then its maybe time to move on and go for someone else. Bury are clearly desperate to keep hold of him and fair enough, because they'd be hard pressed to replace him at this stage.
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That account seems to be a bit late with a lot of the news.

I see they've linked Bradford to Kieran Agard though... there's a thought.
 
This sort of situation plays out frequently in football. The next phase is the player asking for a transfer...
 
He's gonna look worse if we don't as I suspect they need him off their wage bill and a disgruntled, expensive player won't go down well with their board
 
Esablade said:
Flitcroft is going to look a proper 'nana if we do sign Clarke.... :)
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Leon's head has been turned by Sheffield United...........

In other words, Clarkey wants to jump ship and come to SUFC, SUFC want him and Flitcroft needs as much money as he can get.
 
We should place a bid for another similar type striker. It might make Bury accept our bid, if they think we've moved onto other targets.
 

Teddy said:
Did I understand that correctly? Coventry want him but are not prepared to pay any kind of fee...

That really is embarrassing. "On Tony Mowbray's wish list", more like his 'fucking dreaming' list.
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Yes, if our £75,000 bid is `embarrassing`, what does that make Coventry`s bid of `please cancel his contract so we can sign him for nowt`

He`s not commented on that has he.
 
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