CONFIRMED Adam Davies

[Snowflake]

Think it's quite a worrying time to be a blade, no certainty whatsoever

A lot more worrying if you support Reading, Derby, Wednesday and a host of other mismanaged and impecunious clubs.

 

[robbiez666]

I'm disappointed this is a short-term deal. Perfect opportunity to sign a number one for the next 3-5 years but looks like we can't even manage to pay £10-15k pa for players anymore over anything than 6 months. Oh well. I guess, if he wants to get a better deal in summer, the motivation is there to be really good for him. I suspect this explains the delay. we couldn't meet his demands. We'll likely have the same issue in summer then.

 

[Bell4]

Can't help but think he is worse than Olsen, but time will tell.

anyway - welcome on board Adam - we will love you until you prove us wrong

 

[Bell4]

A lot more worrying if you support Reading, Derby, Wednesday and a host of other mismanaged and impecunious clubs.

None of those were 6th to the top of the prem less than 2 years ago

 

[UTB]

A safe, relatively risk free signing, Sensible wages, knows the league and the gaffer. Can’t be any worse than Olsen, a short term deal suits both sides in terms of showing your worth and knowing which league we’ll be in next season. Just hope he can step up to the plate if called upon.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

If he is happy with signing for us for 6 months,then i am.

 

[Silent Blade]

6 month deal. Not sure how I feel about that but I'm guessing that gives him the option to find a better salary in the summer. Whilst it's prudent business, it's also another alarm bell in terms of our salary structure.

You would rather us to sign Frank Fielding?

 

[Panini]

I'm disappointed this is a short-term deal. Perfect opportunity to sign a number one for the next 3-5 years but looks like we can't even manage to pay £10-15k pa for players anymore over anything than 6 months. Oh well. I guess, if he wants to get a better deal in summer, the motivation is there to be really good for him. I suspect this explains the delay. we couldn't meet his demands. We'll likely have the same issue in summer then.

It's a 6 month deal purely because his Stoke contract had 6 months to run.

We've essentially taken over that contract, but also secured the pre-agreed option of extending it in the summer. Nothing to do with meeting, or failing to meet, demands.

 

[LewishamBlade]

A lot more worrying if you support Reading, Derby, Wednesday and a host of other mismanaged and impecunious clubs.

We were in the premier league 8 months ago, and now half the fan base are chuffed with signing Stoke’s 3rd choice keeper to compete for our number one spot with Wes Foderingham on a 6 month deal. It beggars belief.

We are absolutely skint, already.

 

[Brewster Cost £70 million]

Alex Notman was born in Germany https://bit.ly/3vrs6rU

 

[SUFCinks]

never heard of him, cant say that i’m excited about what stoke fans are generally saying is a very average keeper in league 1. Ambition levels 2/10.

 

[metalblade]

I don't see the downside to this move he has been and done it in this league with Barnsley so he has worked with Hecky before. He really can't be any worse than Olsen who would have been costing us a fortune. If he don't impress he is gone in the summer.

 

[bertieblade]

On the basis of a six month deal With us having the option to extend what is not to like ?
Seems to be one of the most common sense signings we have ever made

 

[YorkBlade]

Here's a short video reviewing Adam's career so far and getting the opinion from a Stoke fan

 

[Deadly_D'Jaffo]

You would rather us to sign Frank Fielding?

Unsure how you deduced that mate.

PS. Get a haircut you look like a hippie!!

 

[jono_t2000]

We were in the premier league 8 months ago, and now half the fan base are chuffed with signing Stoke’s 3rd choice keeper to compete for our number one spot with Wes Foderingham on a 6 month deal. It beggars belief.

We are absolutely skint, already.

That after we signed an international goalkeeper with champions league experience on loan who was an absolute flop.

A bit of context is required me thinks... smh

 

[Scarebus]

never heard of him, cant say that i’m excited about what stoke fans are generally saying is a very average keeper in league 1. Ambition levels 2/10.

He literally played against us 3 months ago and I'd never heard of him either

 

[LewishamBlade]

That after we signed an international goalkeeper with champions league experience on loan who was an absolute flop.

A bit of context is required me thinks... smh

Can shake your head all you want fella. Let’s just sign players with mediocre to below average at best championship careers for the rest of eternity then shall we?

 

[finlaytheblade]

Very much doubt there was a transfer fee involved

At the most a nominal one
No way ! do we pay £250,00
For six months

 

[Hagansbootlaces]

Can shake your head all you want fella. Let’s just sign players with mediocre to below average at best championship careers for the rest of eternity then shall we?

Half a dozen previous posts to this you are lamenting our finances, and at the same time complaining about who we are signing, one directly impacts the other.

 

[LewishamBlade]

Half a dozen previous posts to this you are lamenting our finances, and at the same time complaining about who we are signing, one directly impacts the other.

Are you oreyt you?
Of course it impacts the other, we’re fucking skint, you’ve got to ask why. That’s the crux of the issue.

 

[robbiez666]

It's a 6 month deal purely because his Stoke contract had 6 months to run.

We've essentially taken over that contract, but also secured the pre-agreed option of extending it in the summer. Nothing to do with meeting, or failing to meet, demands.

Sorry, not seen anything about option to extend in summer?

 

[Brewster Cost £70 million]

0 fee stoke happy to get off the wage bill

 

[Hagansbootlaces]

Are you oreyt you?
Of course it impacts the other, we’re fucking skint, you’ve got to ask why. That’s the crux of the issue.

i am fine, you seem to have a problem complaining about bargain basement signings, then complaining we are skint, while also arguing we could and should be able to attract far better players BUT the infrastructure needs sorting because its crap

 

[Panini]

Sorry, not seen anything about option to extend in summer?

 

[robbiez666]

Thanks, hadn't seen that. Better then. I rate him. He was quality for Barnsley. He's had a couple of bad patches since but these things happen. Perfect age for a keeper. Lots of years left. Local lad, so knows the area. Friends with the manager, who knows him inside out.

 

[Wright1889]

At the most a nominal one
No way ! do we pay £250,00
For six months

I would hazard a guess that we may pay a fee if we decide to extend his contract but a very nominal one. I think for now we have just taken over his contract.

That’s how I’d wanna do the deal from an SUFC point of view

 

[Snowflake]

We were in the premier league 8 months ago, and now half the fan base are chuffed with signing Stoke’s 3rd choice keeper to compete for our number one spot with Wes Foderingham on a 6 month deal. It beggars belief.

We are absolutely skint, already.

There’s a difference between having limited available cash and being in a financial mess.
We overpaid for assets that we still have and which have a value.Until we have to sell any of them they are there to play for us.
It is likely we will make a loss on them, but we don’t know that yet. In the meantime we appear to remain solvent, which for most Championship clubs would be an improvement !

 

[Snowflake]

None of those were 6th to the top of the prem less than 2 years ago

True, but how does that make their position any better, if anything it highlights how sensible we are now being so that we have a club to support in the years to come.

 

[Silent Blade]

PS. Get a haircut you look like a hippie!!

Last Saturday a friend called me Peter Stringfellow, another called me Beethoven and now you call me a hippie!