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Sports => Football => Topic started by: JayTheWrecker on December 21, 2005, 11:53:20 AM
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It was reported in one of the tabloid papers here in London today, that PSG are to make a "shock move for Coventry's Stern John in January" or words to that effect
There were no other details, the story was literally one sentence in the Football shorts section
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I hope its true....big team in france plenty history....they not at the top of the table but if he goea there he will be partnering portugals starting striker pauleta
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would be nice. we shall see as it is now late december. gossip will abound until the transfer window closes.
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Good news for Stern, If this is true, he would be a very well travelled local footballer
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Careful, dem English journalists not easy.
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This is good news if it were actually true but like somebody say it would have real transfer rumours coming up to the tranfers window opening in january but any move for stern where he could get playing time is good news for T&T
vibes it up stern
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Wednesday's rumours
By James Dart (Guardian Unlimited)
Intriguingly, the World Cup striker on Paris St Germain's mind is ... Coventry 'hitman' Stern John. That's right, the Soca Warrior himself could be in line for a £250,000 switch across the Channel. Heading the other way could be Lens forward Olivier Thomert, currently the object of Manchester City's affection.
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I some how find that hard to believe... If it is true, then big up sterny
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well he will b playing regularly, so dis is a good ting
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Could be a blessing...but it could just as easily be a curse
250,000 pounds is peanuts for a man who is supposedly Premiership quality. Stern' sale sounds like a makeweight to lessen the cost of moving an unhappy striker from PSG. Why do you think the striker wants to leave? because PSG plays with 1 forward...and that is Pauleta. He gets support from attacking midfielders Rothen and Kalou. I doh see the system changing and none of them men getting drop for Stern.
Who knows...for now it sounding like a rumor...whatever happens I hope is best for Stern
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He go get real Lorse on dey reserves. Sorry, ah doh think he ready for that.
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maxg long time boy where u was?
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Reaction from Coventry fans (http://boards.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=885&p=16&style=2&forumId=6571&action=1&replytoid=2124489988)
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well he will b playing regularly, so dis is a good ting
how you know that?
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them coventry fans say stern is lazy lord have mercy
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http://www.psg.fr/fr/home/home.html
anyone know french as I cant find any info about this
i think we all need the facts
Thanks
My French is hardly fluent but I know enoough to get by. There is no mention on that site of Stern John or any other possible transfer targets. That is not unusual as official club sites almost never notify the public of their transfer targets, unless it's a really top player (for example, Barcalona's interest in T. Henry) Usually they prefer to keep such matters behind closed doors so as not to comprimise any possible negotiations/
I've just taken a quick look at the L'Equipe website and again there's no mention of the Stern John story/rumour. However, there was an article about Pauleta injuring his back in training last week and is doubtful for this weekend. Although, the tone of the article didn't suggest that the injury was a long-term concern...
And in reply to your earlier question, I think it was the Daily Star but it might have been the Daily Mirror (neither of which are hardly a beacon for English Journalism)
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ah keeping all meh fingers and toes crossed for this one. Go Stern GO!!! ;D
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well done stern :beermug:
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well he will b playing regularly, so dis is a good ting
how you know that?
i reeeel hope he get thru bcuz psg is 6th in the french league and 1 point seperates them from the 2nd place team IE everybody else have d same number of points...The team that is leading is lyon but nobody going to catch them cuz dey ahead by bout 12points or sumtin........ pauleta is having a good season but needs help up front bcuz the one striker tactics not working for psg....
With that said stern is goin to have to work reeeeeeel hard to get into the startin line up....anyone who looks at french football cud tell u that. The good thing tho is that he will get alot of balls to his feet but he gonna have to really step up his work rate to get into the starting line up........ dat french league is reel pace but it is very much his style
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i hope its true........de english eh treatin him good dey anyway. he'll rip up de french ligue.
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He go get real Lorse on dey reserves. Sorry, ah doh think he ready for that.
I dunno bout dat....ah mean compare the reserves in PSG to reserve team in Coventry. PSG looking like it go more lift he game if he up to it.
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well I hope is true because it go benefit T&T but it too early still to read too much into it
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I int see anything about that on the net but....I want him to get thru and start bussin the net....So all the people like Disgruntled who fighting him down will hush up....Go T&T
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if this is true i hope he cud break into the startin side and get regular playing time..if so this can only be good for both him and TnT
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Yuh sure is not St. Bernard or Plaster of Paris the artice say?
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dem french clubs pay good money ???.....i taking bets ??? stern staying in britian
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Sounds like total runor mill. January is ah time when yuh does hear more talk than ah talk show. Me eh getting hyped up about this until ah see some concrete developments.
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Well if it's true, I think it should be a great move. The English style of play really doesn't suit most players from Concacaf and South America. The Spanish, Portuguese, and to a lesser extent the French style suits our players well.
No sour grapes at all, but I was never a big admirer of the English and their "exciting" style of play anyway.
Won any World Cups lately, England?
My 2 cents
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Well if it's true, I think it should be a great move. The English style of play really doesn't suit most players from Concacaf and South America. The Spanish, Portuguese, and to a lesser extent the French style suits our players well.
No sour grapes at all, but I was never a big admirer of the English and their "exciting" style of play anyway.
Won any World Cups lately, England?
My 2 cents
And Spain and Portugal won what again??
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hmmmm sounds nice.
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Well if it's true, I think it should be a great move. The English style of play really doesn't suit most players from Concacaf and South America. The Spanish, Portuguese, and to a lesser extent the French style suits our players well.
No sour grapes at all, but I was never a big admirer of the English and their "exciting" style of play anyway.
Won any World Cups lately, England?
My 2 cents
i didn't know we had any players who excelled in the french and spanish leagues.
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Well if it's true, I think it should be a great move. The English style of play really doesn't suit most players from Concacaf and South America. The Spanish, Portuguese, and to a lesser extent the French style suits our players well.
No sour grapes at all, but I was never a big admirer of the English and their "exciting" style of play anyway.
Won any World Cups lately, England?
My 2 cents
And Spain and Portugal won what again??
Nice...ah like when I meet up people like u. Reminds me dat there are those who miss the lesson...but yuh can't be blamed, though. Lemme' break it down so that even you could understand the point i was making. Yuh ready? Okay, good. England is overrated...whew, boi, ah said it. I'll say it again, just for you..."England is overrated". Granted, Spain and Portugal haven't won any World Cups...does not matter. Their style of play compliments our style of play here in this hemisphere. They can really add to our game. Yes there are the exceptions like the Dwight Yorkes and the Hislops etc...but for the most part, I am of the humble opinion that our players would benefit more outside of England. I hope that was pithy enough.
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Well if it's true, I think it should be a great move. The English style of play really doesn't suit most players from Concacaf and South America. The Spanish, Portuguese, and to a lesser extent the French style suits our players well.
No sour grapes at all, but I was never a big admirer of the English and their "exciting" style of play anyway.
Won any World Cups lately, England?
My 2 cents
And Spain and Portugal won what again??
Add Holland to that.
And consider that the French league was no good up until 1998 and the Italian league has only been good once in the last 70 odd years.
WC success of a national association is no measure of a league's quality.
Your argument implied that it was, Peong has a good point.
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Well if it's true, I think it should be a great move. The English style of play really doesn't suit most players from Concacaf and South America. The Spanish, Portuguese, and to a lesser extent the French style suits our players well.
No sour grapes at all, but I was never a big admirer of the English and their "exciting" style of play anyway.
Won any World Cups lately, England?
My 2 cents
i didn't know we had any players who excelled in the french and spanish leagues.
Never said we did. But i do believe that if given the opportunity, it could be much more beneficial to our guys than the English league. The more exposure our football gets, hopefully the more opportunities presents themselves outside of the EPL. Hey, if you all prefer our guys to only be considered to the so-called "modda c**try"...then I won't argue with that. We'll have to agree to disagree on that one.
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Well if it's true, I think it should be a great move. The English style of play really doesn't suit most players from Concacaf and South America. The Spanish, Portuguese, and to a lesser extent the French style suits our players well.
No sour grapes at all, but I was never a big admirer of the English and their "exciting" style of play anyway.
Won any World Cups lately, England?
My 2 cents
And Spain and Portugal won what again??
Add Holland to that.
And consider that the French league was no good up until 1998 and the Italian league has only been good once in the last 70 odd years.
WC success of a national association is no measure of a league's quality.
Your argument implied that it was, Peong has a good point.
See prior point.
Actually, my argument was really aimed at the English fans who constantly ridicule our team because most play in the lower divisions of their league. They dismiss T&T as 3 points already won in group B. My point is, who are they to make style on us? What have they really done lately...and some win in 1966 when most nations were "banned" from World Cup action, to me is irrelevant. What have you (England) done lately? As far as I'm concerned, we're in the same boat as them, with just as good of a chance of winning. Our game is beautiful. When our team is firing on all cylinders, we are like Warrior poets on the field....and we truly look unbeatable. I'll gladdly take our 750-1 odds proudly any day, because i know what the Soca Warriors are really capable of.
Do you not all feel the same way? Or am I on the wrong site, here?
modified: Also, i never implied that WC success is dependent on National Association success. We are aware of the successes of the English PFL teams (Liverpool 1980s, Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal etc)...but the national side has done nothing really on the world stage. If you really look at my original point, you'll see that I unknowingly implied the exact opposite...that there actually seems to be a negative correlation between the two.
Hmmmmm...like you missed that one.
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modified: Also, i never implied that WC success is dependent on National Association success. We are aware of the successes of the English PFL teams (Liverpool 1980s, Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal etc)...but the national side has done nothing really on the world stage. If you really look at my original point, you'll see that I implied the exact opposite...that there seems to be a negative correlation between the two...
hmmmmm...like you missed that one.
You need to read what I wrote again and keep in mind theat National Association refers to the team that represents the FA i.e. the national team not the League or individual league clubs.
You implied that the lack of success of the national associtaion in the WC was an indicator or example of the league's lack of quality. I was saying that this is not the case.
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All I ever really said is that other leagues outside of England, such as Spain, Portugal, and maybe France, suits our guys more...those styles appear to be tailor made for us, whereas the standard English style of play seems to be an awkward fit. Everything else I said is a lil' jab against de English...Yes, i'm imlying that de English WC team is ah sh@tside...my opinion. Implied this, or implied that...man, whatever. I think that they're overrated...again, my opinion.
But the short passing style of play in the other leagues suits our game moreso than the constant long balls in the English leagues...yes, I know, there's more to it than that, but I'm trying to keep this point as pithy as I can.
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I int see anything about that on the net but....I want him to get thru and start bussin the net....So all the people like Disgruntled who fighting him down will hush up....Go T&T
yuh have ah better chance of getting ah Xbox 360 and the Gi Joe with the kung-fu grip for Christmas than Mr. Slab going any PSG.
Puuuhleassseee Ponnoxx
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If someone can give me a link to the direct article I can Translate it. I need a link or tell me what headding it is under.
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Fidel you might want to consider that if I point to a flaw in how you make your point, it might not necessarily mean that I disagree with your point.
Sorry that you had to come out sounding self-important and disrespectful because you missed that.
I willing to overlook it this time.
For the record Fidel:
I agree that a skillful league suits our players better than England's leagues, but I disagree with your use of WC success to judge the quality of a league.
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Fidel you might want to consider that if I point to a flaw in how you make your point, it might not necessarily mean that I disagree with your point.
Sorry that you had to come out sounding self-important and disrespectful because you missed that.
I willing to overlook it this time.
For the record Fidel:
I agree that a skillful league suits our players better than England's leagues, but I disagree with your use of WC success to judge the quality of a league.
yea boy peong ah hadda agree wit yuh there
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Never said we did. But i do believe that if given the opportunity, it could be much more beneficial to our guys than the English league. The more exposure our football gets, hopefully the more opportunities presents themselves outside of the EPL. Hey, if you all prefer our guys to only be considered to the so-called "modda c**try"...then I won't argue with that. We'll have to agree to disagree on that one.
well we can agree that it is definitely beneficial to have players in the top leagues around the world, not just England. However, I don't see what qualities our players have that make you feel they would be better of in Spain, France or Portugal. We might find the football more attractive, but most of our players do not have the technique to excel in these leagues. I'd be curious to know if Beenie has tried to use his contacts in Holland to help out any squad members...in Holland, as well as Spain and France, technique is king...and we have very few players at that level. The success of Latapy and Leonson Lewis (& Marcelle to a lesser extent) in Portugal opened the doors and many scouts from portugal have tried to give TnT players trials...and most have failed. So yeah..we will have to disagree on that one.
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it's nice that a team like psg are interested in him however i don't think its true
if it is it wouldn't be a good move i don't think he will play much there especially if he can't even play for coventry or derby
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I saw a note in one of the links...Could anyone say if Stern is really the leading scorer leading up to the WC 2006 finals ???
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LOL hard to believe dat coventry who in die need for goals going to sell a player like stern but all d best for him
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i'm not sure about this... PSG is a famed club... I don't really see him breaking into the first team ther buh i would love to see him go there, i belive the french 1st divison>>> Leagu championship in england and the playing style in france is better for playeres from the western hemisphere, players then get accustomed to European play there... I think Dinho used to play for them too... If it's true, i hope it works for him and more importantly he gets more playing time/ goals..
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Fidel you might want to consider that if I point to a flaw in how you make your point, it might not necessarily mean that I disagree with your point.
Sorry that you had to come out sounding self-important and disrespectful because you missed that.
I willing to overlook it this time.
For the record Fidel:
I agree that a skillful league suits our players better than England's leagues, but I disagree with your use of WC success to judge the quality of a league.
Oh, Peong, I thank u so much for overlooking my bad behaviour this time. I feel so much in your debt, right now. Man, I spent whole day hoping and praying that you would spare me your wrath...hahahahahahahaha...bredz, yuh ever heard about a sense of humour...lighten up, kid..."dis the season to be jolly, fa la la la..." (sorry, never really knew the rest of that lame song).
Well, ah only just came across your charming lil' attempt at intimidation...yuh really need tuh work on that a bit, though. Go down Moruga this weekend, you'll learn a thing or two about that...bredz, take what I telling yuh.
Anyhows, ah getting high right now on some strong black cake, some puncha' creme, and some homemade pastels...mom's recipes has some rum in that TOO, my boy!!! (lol). Enjoy de Christmas. :cheers:
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wow :rotfl:
fidel you real miss de mark.
Hear what, forget I ever said anything. Thanks
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Wise decision, Peong... :applause: