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| micky | Mar 21 2007, 07:04 PM Post #151 |
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i think he will be a great signing for us, he really could make a big differance he will get goals in this league and at last we have a striker who will get in the box...... lets face it bendtner has really gone off the boil now and putting cole with dj or jerome or vine would help them no end..... not too sure about him if we go up though, he will need too score a lot of goals before the end of the season to convince me..... KRO..... :banner: |
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| trueblue_benny | Mar 21 2007, 07:14 PM Post #152 |
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number 8 cole on the back of my shirt, might get it done the weekend, only be cheap i suppose! |
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| bornblues64 | Mar 21 2007, 07:18 PM Post #153 |
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Mikael Forssell
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:LMAO: :LMAO: |
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| laney06 | Mar 21 2007, 07:31 PM Post #154 |
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Peter Enckelman
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He aint kicked a ball yet and some are writing him off!! :o I love this forum. It NEVER ceases to amaze me!! ;) |
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| colinblue | Mar 21 2007, 07:50 PM Post #155 |
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Kenny Burns
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Good to see Bournville Blue has something else to moan about! Suggest looking up the words "support" and "supporters" in a dictionary! |
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| olim911 | Mar 21 2007, 08:08 PM Post #156 |
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Geoff Horsfield
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Heard something on the radio during work about us having a loan player, when I found out Cole was the last person I was expecting but it may just pay off and I will judge him once he has kicked a football, a workmate brought up the point of Stern John and our last push to promotion how that paid off, we can not forget Cole is a different class a real intelligant player. |
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| Hooby Groovy | Mar 21 2007, 08:38 PM Post #157 |
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Frank Worthington
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While I'm fairly ambivolent to signing Andy Cole (sometimes these things work, sometimes not) my concern is that we've been here before. Its only a short hop since Bruce was sitting there telling us all he had changed and that the focus of our season would be on 'young and hungry players'. Eight months down the line and thats forgotten and we're going down the well-worn Butt/Yorke/Sutton old pals act. Are you young and hungry? Well if you are then you're in the reserves son, Andrew is in town. It just strikes me that far from learning, Bruce simply cannot resist when one of his old muckers is looking for that last pay-day and the deposit to a Caribbean holiday home. Near retirement? Need a last pay-packet? Need one more blast at professional football? - then call Steve on 0800 jobs-for-the-lads. Has Bruce learnt? - the shocking truth is its clear he hasn't, all we need is to sign Bill Murray and we'll have the full groundhog day. Don't tell Steve, but I think Nat Lofthouse is getting quotes on a new conservatory. Bruce will give him a six month contract if he finds out. |
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| Woodbine | Mar 21 2007, 08:49 PM Post #158 |
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Mikael Forssell
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This move by Cole is due to be discussed on TalkSport in a few minutes. |
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| padmdhs | Mar 21 2007, 08:53 PM Post #159 |
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i am pleased andy cole has joined on loan but i do agree we need cover in other areas such as defence we are getting down to the bare bones injuries cost us our place in the premiership in the first place and certain players who could not be arsed so it can be viewed two ways this two week break though came at a perfect time hopefully ngotty will be back and bring some stability back to the defence but we coped ok against westbrom so heres hoping :Blues: |
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| blueberry | Mar 21 2007, 09:08 PM Post #160 |
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Totally agree. I honestly didn't expect ANY negative posts in response to this news. Was I wrong!! How can this be anything but great news??? This is a case of Bruce and the board trying to make sure promotion is as guaranteed as it is possible to be. The margin between getting promoted or not will be very small this year. If Andy Cole scores just one goal which turns a draw into a win, he will be worth every penny. That is the bottom line. Any criticisms on this thread are irrelevant in comparison. Please people, cheer up a bit eh? Well done Steve and Welcome Andrew!!!!! **thumbup :banner: |
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| Migster | Mar 21 2007, 09:31 PM Post #161 |
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If Julian Gray supplies the ball to Cole that scores the goal that sends us up then I'm done with football. Only joking, I'll have forgotten about it by the start of the new season.l.. |
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| scudwalker | Mar 21 2007, 09:31 PM Post #162 |
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:Blues: Yet another has been, dont you all remember Heskey, Sutton etc etc Do you really think he is going to be up for a kicking in the Championship |
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| Joe | Mar 21 2007, 09:44 PM Post #163 |
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Geoff Horsfield
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What a load of sh...... Cole is a brilliant signing. It's totally different to last season. Our youth has been shown up, we are NOT scoring goals - check the stats since Christmas. Cole is proven, his attitude is first class. Sutton, Yorke, Anderton were hoisted on Bruce by a penny pinching board (suppose they still are). Young and hungry is the philosophy, but you also need some experience. Up front we have misfired badly since Christmas. Cole will score goals. And he's only here for eight games! People like you should stay in your darkened room and moan and whinge to your hearts content |
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| Woodbine | Mar 21 2007, 10:02 PM Post #164 |
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On the TalkSport discussion, Kavan Broadhurst sounded quite excited about Blues signing Cole on loan. He echoed Steve Bruce's words about Cole's reputation and the prospect of using his exprience to help the young players. I would have preferred to see an experienced defender brought in instead but maybe Bruce will be proved right. As Cole has had only 9 starts in 8 months, no-one can forecast how he will perform over the remaining 8 games. Hopefully, Bruce has decided to use 3 upfront for the run-in! Let's get behind Cole and the team and hope the gamble pays off. |
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| MikaelForssell | Mar 21 2007, 10:23 PM Post #165 |
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whether he scores, plays well or not, he will be a positive influence on Jerome/DJC/Vine and Bendtner. The chance to work with the 2nd Highest Premiership Goalscorer Ever doesnt come around every day, and surely in training they'll be picking up bits and pieces from him, which will help them develop too. Yes there are the sceptical fans amongst us. But theres one Prime example, and that is Henrik Larsson at Man United. 35 years old, comes into the Premiership "far too late" and "will never cut it now" - came in, done a job, and left. Rooney's mentioned how he learnt from him, Saha, Ronaldo. So much so Fergie was practically begging him too stay. Don't be sceptical until its over. Im sure if he scores on his debut and performs well, we'll have an 'All Hail Andy/Andrew Cole' thread on here. |
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| tevets | Mar 21 2007, 10:55 PM Post #166 |
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Geoff Horsfield
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Very few of the posts are negative over Cole, the concerns are virtually all about addressing the wrong problem. It makes no difference how many strikers we have on the books nor how good they are if the team set up wrong. We are not, not scoring because we are missing chances. We are not scoring because we don’t create chances and that is wholly down to the team selection and tactics. What most would have liked to see is a creative midfielder that was allowed to play in the middle of the pitch and link up with our isolated forwards. Even if that is just a pipe dream. |
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| doc nick | Mar 21 2007, 11:02 PM Post #167 |
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:LMAO: top post hooby spot on and oh so funny. **thumbup |
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| PA_nomore! | Mar 21 2007, 11:03 PM Post #168 |
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Didn't expect this at all. I'm a big fan of Cole, we should of got him early season IMO. He's a very fit player, muscular, lean, experienced, skillful - seasoned athlete who's been there and done it all, yet still hungry. Nice to see Bruce get a player he's been interested in for a while aswell, maybe people will realise his intentions and vision for class players. He's scored some immense goals for Portsmouth, Fulham made a mistake letting him go after he scored 15 goals in half a season. It does make me wonder why clubs let him go, despite the fact he was BANGING in the goals, but I'm not bothered at all about that. And to add.... DO ONE NICKLAS BENDTNER! Well done board. We struggle for goals, a class player becomes available and we snuffed him out before our rivals. I think Cole could be the one to put us in the Premiership, he doesn't miss the target much. |
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| DuDuDugarry | Mar 21 2007, 11:03 PM Post #169 |
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If thats ambivolent I'd hate to hear what you think about a bad signing ! But seriously, I take your point but lets wait and see a) what sort of role SB has in mind for AC and B.) how it actually works in practise. If Cole scores 8 goals in 6 games then it will likely have the desired effect i.e we get promoted. |
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| Rybo | Mar 21 2007, 11:05 PM Post #170 |
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well he has defo signed now so button it boys n lets get behind them GOOD SIGNING FOR ME **thumbup http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ity/6474263.stm |
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| PA_nomore! | Mar 21 2007, 11:11 PM Post #171 |
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Aahaha. Well done. :applause: Comparing Andy Cole to Chris Sutton is the equivalent of comparing Henry to Emile Heskey. Have you seen the goals he's scored in the PL and cup this year? Each one would be goal of the season for the last 5 years for Birmingham City. It was also against opposition which out classes anyone we've been tested against this season. Cole's murdered our defence every time he's played against them, and done it with more class than the majority of forwards I can remember, bar top 3 opposition. It's fair to say Andy Cole is our best player. He's got more class in his right toe than Nicklas Bendtner has in his lazy bag of bones. We've pulled off a MASSIVE coup. We'll be raining goals. It's lifted me, I'll be back down St Andrews to see his home debut. Well done board. Mcsheffrey and Andy Cole linking up? Good enough for the Premiership. The Championship is over. |
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| BlueBrummie | Mar 21 2007, 11:20 PM Post #172 |
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I'm gonna keep the jury out on this signing & just hope to God it works out. |
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| jackoblue | Mar 21 2007, 11:22 PM Post #173 |
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You're right we're not scoring enough goals but whose fault is that? Bruce & Black that's who. Call me old fashioned but I've a radical idea and it's this: why don't Bruce and Black actually do some coaching and earn their fat salaries instead of loading the wage bill with yet another player? As for you saying 'Sutton, Yorke, Anderton were hoisted on Bruce by a penny pinching board' well that comes as no surprise to me. We've been here many times before as Bruce supporters desparately try to prop up the subject of their devotion. Any player who is deemed not to have been a success is said to have been bought by the Board and Bruce must never be associated with their purchase. (Not ever :copno: ) You're saying now that Cole is a brilliant signing but should he not be a great success then, no doubt, you'll be on here telling us that Cole too was 'hoisted on Bruce by a penny pinching board' Jackoblue |
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| Bluenose147 | Mar 22 2007, 12:08 AM Post #174 |
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Havent been able to get on here till just and see weve signed cole on loan. What a fantastic deal! |
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| djmmusic | Mar 22 2007, 12:21 AM Post #175 |
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Just got in from delivering prozac to needy citizens of Bournville. ;-) According to Harry Redknapp, Cole knocked on the door of his office and said "Harry, I'm 35, I need to be playing". Harry then goes on to say that Cole is not your "one last wage packet" type of player - he's proven, hungry and here! Exciting times! |
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