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Exactly how Warren described Baldock as being like Buckley, when he watched him last week. If we do sign him, I hope a lot of the posters here remember what they said about Buckley's attitude.
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The Sam Baldock 'Saga'
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Exactly how Warren described Baldock as being like Buckley, when he watched him last week. If we do sign him, I hope a lot of the posters here remember what they said about Buckley's attitude.
No one on the Wing?
WA said he looked disinterested* at Bristol. From my brief research they are slower versions of Buckley, both Agard and Baldock. Speed of Hoskins, roughly. (* doesn't mean anything much, I cannot see how attitude can be deduced from performances).
If Pilkington went for £1 million (cheap), I can't see how Baldock is worth as much?!
I don't think he would be a bad signing though. He might turn out to be quite good?
WA said he looked disinterested* at Bristol. From my brief research they are slower versions of Buckley, both Agard and Baldock. Speed of Hoskins, roughly. (* doesn't mean anything much, I cannot see how attitude can be deduced from performances).
If Pilkington went for £1 million (cheap), I can't see how Baldock is worth as much?!
I don't think he would be a bad signing though. He might turn out to be quite good?
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Gordon Smith's Paperboy
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So, according to WA he was very interested in the game but didn't mind who won. I would imagine that would have upset his team mates.
Premiership Dream
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apologies if this video has been posted but makes interesting watching
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28878452
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28878452
forumwayseagull
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Even if another club are interested, we need to pull our fingers out and spend out to get a couple of permanent strikers if we are to really show the ambition TB talks about.
Not the point I was trying to make. My thinking is that it is a player looks disinterested he may be trying just as much as usual and may be a cool customer as opposed to a hothead. I'd sooner a player that runs for the balls he can get rather than chasing around like a blue-arsed fly.
I have no idea if Baldock is actually any good or not? I would be looking for aspects of his play like running to the near post etc. I think we signed a few players under Poyet that were not researched properly. It looks like we have stopped taking a gamble with players. A lot of reputed players have deficiencies in technique like not being able to pass let alone shoot with their weaker foot.
Cotterill disappointed with us - http://www.northstandchat.com/conte...ill-disappointed-in-Albion-s-hunt-for-Baldock
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Pffft. Wind your neck in, Cotterill. It's common knowledge that the Albion never tell anybody they're in for players, that's why everyone gets twitchy, because we don't know what's going on.
I was under the impression that Baldock's agent had made it public knowledge, at least initially.
I was under the impression that Baldock's agent had made it public knowledge, at least initially.
Grombleton
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- Dec 31, 2011
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The day someone cares about Steve Cotterill is the day the world stops turning.
nwgull
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The strict meaning of disinterested is not having a vested interest in the outcome; the only person on a football field that should be disinterested is the ref. He was being pedantic, but hey, every day's a school day!
Skaville
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Well Steve, that's because your valuation is quite frankly ridiculous
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Some of the best technical players in the world never look really interested (at least to the fans). They are just cool customers, thinking of Shearer, Gerrard, and in the past Jimmy Greaves, and nearer to our standard, David Nugent.
Sometimes players look like taking it easy e.g. Brazil team in the past. I never believed. Just subjective opinion of how it appears.
Some of the best technical players in the world never look really interested (at least to the fans). They are just cool customers, thinking of Shearer, Gerrard, and in the past Jimmy Greaves, and nearer to our standard, David Nugent.
Sometimes players look like taking it easy e.g. Brazil team in the past. I never believed. Just subjective opinion of how it appears.
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even our own League One Berbatov!
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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Listening to that interview, he's gone. Maybe not to us, but he won't be at Bristol City come 1st September.
Funny fella Steve Cotterill. I used to really like him when he turned out for us, but in management, he comes across as a bit of an arse...
Funny fella Steve Cotterill. I used to really like him when he turned out for us, but in management, he comes across as a bit of an arse...
I think it's pretty well established that Steve Cotterill the manager is a c**k of the highest order. He knows he's going somewhere and is throwing his toys out of the pram.
Looked good with Paul Maulden though
saafend_seagull
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He's prob ballsh1tting to get us to up our bid.
Rather just wait until January and take him for around 750K-1M. Similar strike rate to Barnes. Similar age too.
- 178 games, 66 goals in league one, 2.69 games per goal (Baldock).
- 21 games, 5 goals in the championship, 4.2 games per goal (Baldock).
- 50 games, 22 goals in league one, 2.27 games per goal (Barnes).
- 142 games (about 33% are sub), 29 goals, 4.89 games per goal (Barnes).
Barnes also played a lot of championship games on the wing.
Rather just wait until January and take him for around 750K-1M. Similar strike rate to Barnes. Similar age too.
- 178 games, 66 goals in league one, 2.69 games per goal (Baldock).
- 21 games, 5 goals in the championship, 4.2 games per goal (Baldock).
- 50 games, 22 goals in league one, 2.27 games per goal (Barnes).
- 142 games (about 33% are sub), 29 goals, 4.89 games per goal (Barnes).
Barnes also played a lot of championship games on the wing.
casbom
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He'll be gone by 01st Sept for (a guess) 1.5m including add ons. Maybe not to us but to someone in the Champ, Leeds could be the other interested party, they missed out on Agard so are looking for a similar striker.
Apparently we have so far put in 6 bids for him, and only the last bid was not derisory!
Apparently we have so far put in 6 bids for him, and only the last bid was not derisory!
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spring hall convert
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Exactly my thoughts, he's trying to flush out other interest to drive the price up. It sounds to me like we'll go nowhere near their valuation but we reckon that if no one else gets involved we can pick him up cheap closer to the window closing.
All of which makes me think that Baldock isn't our main target, I think he's someone who we've seen potential value in, that if we can pick up for around 1 - 1.5 m would represent very decent business.