Have signed Kenwyn Jones for £8 million! The fact that Stoke have £8 million to spend is crazy. The fact that they've spent it on Jones is even more crazy.
In the context of the football world (or at least the premiership) that is probably about the going rate and a pretty good signing for a side that plays the way Stoke do.
In the context of the real world it's barmy, but top flight English football lost touch with general reality years ago and the lower leagues are only just starting to live in the real world again.
I couldn't believe it when some pundits a couple of years ago were talking Jones up as 'the next Drogba'. It's a staggering amount of money for an average Premiership player. I guess Wolves had to pay Burnley ~ £7m for Steven Fletcher, though I think he may become a better player than Jones.
8m is peanuts when they get 30-40m in tv money alone.
I'd have thought Jones was the ideal signing for them. A massive lump of a target man to get on the end of all their long balls and Delap's long throws. He's one of the best headers of a ball in the league.
WHEN Jones is on his game he is a real handful. Believe he fell out with Bruce last season which is a shame because the Jones/Bent partnership at the start was proving to be one of the best in the Premiership.
Presumably sold to fund move of Bellamy who isn't in City's European squad.
That signing certainly raised an eyebrow, not the cost of Jones who might be worth it, but the fact that Stoke have paid that much! Hopefully they're not budgeting for premiership football, if Jones fails and they get relegated they'll find it hard to get that £8m back.
To be honest, I was surprised that Sunderland were willing to sell him at all. They have few enough Premier League standard players, selling an adequate srtiker makes little sense to me.
If we were still there I think we would be making simular signings and between 6 and 8m for a player is not that bad. Just remember the other summer liverpool wanted him for 15m!!! Good player for stoke big tall strong forward. Funny now how new clubs go up and say they want to a stoke or wigan, where everyone always said they wanted to do a charlton....
TBF their other target was Carlton Cole but the price they were quoted for that useless lump of proverbial was just plain silly money so not surprised they've shelled out this. I think Jones will do very well there as others have said. Think he might prefer being the main man rather than as a support striker to Bent.
[cite]Posted By: Bournemouth Addick[/cite]TBF their other target was Carlton Cole but the price they were quoted for that useless lump of proverbial was just plain silly money so not surprised they've shelled out this. I think Jones will do very well there as others have said. Think he might prefer being the main man rather than as a support striker to Bent.
Just the dangerous generational shift you come across after a few seasons in the prem. Stoke got through their first season with Sidibe an important striker up front, with Beattie adding some goals in the second half.
Going from a striker who has been very effective if low goalscoring, you then go onto spending many millions to barely move in the table. Premiership entropy? I can't figure what this will mean with the massive boon in extra parachute payments, but well run club or not the massive problems of having average under-performing players on even more massive wages remain. I suspect Kenwyne Jones will always be an asset, as pundit and manager alike seem to believe his contribution is Defoe like; hugely bigger than the reality. Hopefully Stoke have well planned for all eventualities: Any sane director would surely not have contracts longer than 3 seasons for their 'mature' stars, whilst those players placings in the squad being speculative the contract written to the advantage for the club; reductions in wages if relegated.
I like Kenwyne Jones as a player, but always thought it was madness he was 5 mill from Soton. If he stayed clear of injuries then his effect may be worth multi-millions. I suspect Bruce did well here.
Apparently last season Jones had an almighty bust up with Steve Bruce - and the personality clashes since then have meant that Jones' Sunderland days were numbered. His manager wanted him to go - and so did he.
Secondly, Jones had a very successful loan spell at Stoke as a young player a few years ago.
Tony Pulis remembered that - hence buying a player he rates very highly.
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In the context of the real world it's barmy, but top flight English football lost touch with general reality years ago and the lower leagues are only just starting to live in the real world again.
I'd have thought Jones was the ideal signing for them. A massive lump of a target man to get on the end of all their long balls and Delap's long throws. He's one of the best headers of a ball in the league.
Other half/her old man are season ticket holders and they thought it was a bargain!
Presumably sold to fund move of Bellamy who isn't in City's European squad.
Would have taken good numbers up there on a Tuesday eh OohAhh.....
didn't set the world alight last season (Benty overshadowed him) but had previously been linked with Spurs in a swop for Super Darren
saw him at Newcastle airport when up there for a stag and he was a monster of a bloke - built like a rugby back-rower
he'd just done his ligaments for T&T and was on crutches - probably has taken him a while to get over that but could be a very good signing for Stoke
The Football world is officially mad.
Hence the Bellamy move?
Football went mad when City paid over 20m for Joleon Lescott.
8m for Jones really isn't that bad a deal though, i think he'll do well.
No one can believe the amount Stoke paid for him...
A very good bit of business has been done here...
Going from a striker who has been very effective if low goalscoring, you then go onto spending many millions to barely move in the table. Premiership entropy? I can't figure what this will mean with the massive boon in extra parachute payments, but well run club or not the massive problems of having average under-performing players on even more massive wages remain. I suspect Kenwyne Jones will always be an asset, as pundit and manager alike seem to believe his contribution is Defoe like; hugely bigger than the reality. Hopefully Stoke have well planned for all eventualities: Any sane director would surely not have contracts longer than 3 seasons for their 'mature' stars, whilst those players placings in the squad being speculative the contract written to the advantage for the club; reductions in wages if relegated.
I like Kenwyne Jones as a player, but always thought it was madness he was 5 mill from Soton. If he stayed clear of injuries then his effect may be worth multi-millions. I suspect Bruce did well here.
Apparently last season Jones had an almighty bust up with Steve Bruce - and the personality clashes since then have meant that Jones' Sunderland days were numbered. His manager wanted him to go - and so did he.
Secondly, Jones had a very successful loan spell at Stoke as a young player a few years ago.
Tony Pulis remembered that - hence buying a player he rates very highly.
I'd take Carvalho over Jones any day of the week.