Defiantly has unfinished business, maybe Powell was at the club when he was on trial all them years ago.
This was taken from a Jamaican newspaper..
"He was soon noticed by British talent spotters and won a trial with the British club Charlton. He got off to an exciting start with the British club, scoring five goals in three friendly matches. An even bigger British club, Liverpool, showed an interest, so Charlton quickly offered Fuller a contract. Soon after, the first of a series of medical disasters struck. As part of completing the contract negotiations, Charlton asked Fuller to take a medical. It was then that Fuller discovered that he had a serious back problem. Charlton promptly cancelled the contract and Fuller had to have a corrective operation and spent 13 months out of the game. As Fuller himself described it, "I was just 19 and Charlton had agreed to take me for £1.25 million. Then to have it all taken away from you because of the medical. I had never felt problems in my spine before. It was the lowest point of my life."
Interesting.
Better than Hayes and Smith so its a yes from me. I remember Tony Pullis saying on his day he is untouchable. Problem as everyone has pointed out is fitness but then that is the reason why we might actually have a chance in signing him I guess as its a risk.
I know him, through a friend, as mentioned on the rumour thread. He was looking for somewhere to train over the summer - last I heard. I've sent an email to my mate. I'll let you know what he says when he replies. Reckon good old Ricardo would do a cracking job for us - even twenty mins off the bench as he ended up doing at Stoke.
As the season starts and the window starts to close players without clubs will have to make a choice between lower wages or maybe no wages at all.
A fit Fuller would be a great signing but is he fit and do we have any money at all for another wage?
We seem to be umming and arghing over Dervite so can't see that we can afford much until Hayes, Clarke and Green are moved on or Tony finds some new friends.
Big gap between the Champ defences and the upper reaches of the Prem, he will be far more effective in this league (fingers crossed unless he signs for someone else)
There were big questions marks from Stoke fans last season regarding his fitness, it seemed to me he willing to take one last contract at Stoke and take a Jason Euell type dressing room role at the club but for the wages he was asking Pulis wasn't willing to do it. I know we can't afford to have the highest paid player at the club just being there as an impact sub and dressing room guru, therefore I hope this falls through.
Defiantly has unfinished business, maybe Powell was at the club when he was on trial all them years ago.
This was taken from a Jamaican newspaper..
"He was soon noticed by British talent spotters and won a trial with the British club Charlton. He got off to an exciting start with the British club, scoring five goals in three friendly matches. An even bigger British club, Liverpool, showed an interest, so Charlton quickly offered Fuller a contract. Soon after, the first of a series of medical disasters struck. As part of completing the contract negotiations, Charlton asked Fuller to take a medical. It was then that Fuller discovered that he had a serious back problem. Charlton promptly cancelled the contract and Fuller had to have a corrective operation and spent 13 months out of the game. As Fuller himself described it, "I was just 19 and Charlton had agreed to take me for £1.25 million. Then to have it all taken away from you because of the medical. I had never felt problems in my spine before. It was the lowest point of my life."
Interesting.
Better than Hayes and Smith so its a yes from me. I remember Tony Pullis saying on his day he is untouchable. Problem as everyone has pointed out is fitness but then that is the reason why we might actually have a chance in signing him I guess as its a risk.
I remember Murray at the time saying that this would be a bit of a punt, as we had received a similar sum of money from the Defoe transfer.
I remember we helped him with his back operation and then his long rehab, before letting him move on for some reason. As said by Valley11, his game is based on strength and speed. Without it, he'd be half the player. It will need careful judgement by Powell and his staff, we can't make another Jason Euell type mistake where he was clearly well past his best (sadly).
queensland I thought we paid for his back operation at the time
Yes, I'm sure I read in the program at the time that we did. Also his rehabilitation. Which is why I thought it strange that we just let him go once he was fit. That said Curbs had some very good strikers at his disposal in those days.
Powell laughed off reports linking him with Ricardo Fuller, confirming he had not had any contact with the former Stoke striker who is interesting fellow Championship club Middlesbrough.
“I was with Ricardo many years ago when he’d just come over from Jamaica”, Powell said.
Curbs fell out with him, his agent and his club Tivoli Gardens big time. They reneged on a `gentlemans agreement' re his operation and rehabilitation. I can't remember the exact details but remember Curbs was really furious.
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Fitness is an issue, obviously, but if the money was right he'd be a great addition to the squad.
This was taken from a Jamaican newspaper..
"He was soon noticed by British talent spotters and won a trial with the British club Charlton. He got off to an exciting start with the British club, scoring five goals in three friendly matches. An even bigger British club, Liverpool, showed an interest, so Charlton quickly offered Fuller a contract. Soon after, the first of a series of medical disasters struck. As part of completing the contract negotiations, Charlton asked Fuller to take a medical. It was then that Fuller discovered that he had a serious back problem. Charlton promptly cancelled the contract and Fuller had to have a corrective operation and spent 13 months out of the game. As Fuller himself described it, "I was just 19 and Charlton had agreed to take me for £1.25 million. Then to have it all taken away from you because of the medical. I had never felt problems in my spine before. It was the lowest point of my life."
Interesting.
Better than Hayes and Smith so its a yes from me. I remember Tony Pullis saying on his day he is untouchable. Problem as everyone has pointed out is fitness but then that is the reason why we might actually have a chance in signing him I guess as its a risk.
A fit Fuller would be a great signing but is he fit and do we have any money at all for another wage?
We seem to be umming and arghing over Dervite so can't see that we can afford much until Hayes, Clarke and Green are moved on or Tony finds some new friends.
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/9878489.Valley_striker_sees_move_collapse/
“I was with Ricardo many years ago when he’d just come over from Jamaica”, Powell said.
“Now you’ve mentioned him, I’ll look into it!”
They reneged on a `gentlemans agreement' re his operation and rehabilitation.
I can't remember the exact details but remember Curbs was really furious.