gripper stebson
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- Jul 27, 2004
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EXACTLY. Shorey is a perfectly good Championship full back. A lowering of expectations is an absolute must for a lot of our fans.
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Nicky Shorey
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EXACTLY. Shorey is a perfectly good Championship full back. A lowering of expectations is an absolute must for a lot of our fans.
Albumen
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Who's to say they hadn't already agreed Bridge 2 weeks earlier? Shorey was already their 2nd choice too. Reading have the money and they have a better squad, we need experience and cheap players to fill gaps.
Underwelmed maybe but it makes sense as we only have an unproven youngster!
Baron Pepperpot
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Naylor reporting he has been given a weeks trial
Albumen
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Get the bollards out.
Baron Pepperpot
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Nicky Shorey? If he is anything other than back up, we are looking to avoid relegation next season by the looks of it. He is no better than Marcos Painter.
HawkTheSeagull
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crookie
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How do you work that one out ? Shorey has consistently played at a higher level than Painter, several years in the Premiership and a couple of England caps. Maybe not the player he once was and has suffered injury problems, but in a different class to Painter at his best.
Postman Pat
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Yeah a bloke that has made 176 premier league appearances and has a couple of England caps is no better than the bloke who couldn't get into our team last season.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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you iz funni
Medwayseagull
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You will need to remind us all when Painter won his England caps.
He's Irish technically, and isn't 36.
I honestly cannot believe the people claiming this would be a decent signing in this thread. If he is our first choice LB next season we are completely doomed. But apparently people on here rate him, so fair enough. We'll see what happens if he does end up joining us eh?
Postman Pat
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Nor is Nicky Shorey - he is 32.
Shit, I was talking about Harte then. Kind of invalidates my point really doesn't it.
theonesmith
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- Oct 27, 2008
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A little, yes..
Albumen
Don't wait for me!
Yes defo. Played in the premier league for years, good experienced pro not as good as Bridge but far less injury prone. I gather there are other left backs being watched and this is only a trial for a few weeks
GreersElbow
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Yes, I know we had Bridge and what a privilege to see him play for us. But it was unrealistic we were going to sign him. Shorey has experience, and if we can get him to mentor Masimenko even better. We need an experienced LB at the moment, he sounds like he'll do a job.
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Each time we get linked with one of these 'older' players from the premier league a lot of people seem to think they are past it. He's not long turned 32 so he's younger than Upson and Bridge, he has spent the vast majority of his career playing in the top flight, how can this be a bad signing?