VillaJ100 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Can we subcon Purslow in to convince the Toddfather to buy him for £50 mil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 3 hours ago, VillaChris said: They have money behind them so 500k-1m bid would be logical and we can put in a good sell on clause or even a buyback. He cost us nearly £1m from Barcelona. Any sale would be much more IMO. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 He's had a long interview on the " Not the Top 20" podcast today, he comes across very well, you can tell he's media trained. Sounds like he's enjoying his loan and talks about things that he wanted to work on during this loan spell. Gets directly asked if he'll stay at Stockport all season because he's moved clubs in January last two seasons and just does a politician style duck and roll out of it so that debate can continue for another few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Extended highlights, lots of Barry involvement. It seems that he's playing a lot wider than before, which Unai will be very happy to see (given how much he likes versatile forwards). A lot of pressing of the opposition is good for his physical development too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) Just scored from the penalty spot, eight goals and two assists in fourteen appearances now, unlucky not to get another assist last week as well, as he quite clearly made that goal from nothing, it might not be an assist by name, but he definitely 'assisted' the goal, it was more of an assist than most actual assists. Edited October 21, 2023 by useless 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 They had a 2nd pen too but someone else took it and missed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Well, he’s got his second of the game now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted October 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 21, 2023 Recall him now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Just now, villarule123 said: Recall him now. Why? He’s playing regularly, in a team that is playing well and he’s scoring often. leave him where he is to learn his craft and boost his confidence. He’s better off there for the season than occasionally sitting on our bench. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MWARLEY2 Posted October 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2023 21 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Why? He’s playing regularly, in a team that is playing scoring he’s scoring often. leave him where he is to learn his craft and boost his confidence. He’s better off there for the season than occasionally sitting on our bench. This is why he struggled in the first place. We sent him to a league 1 side 2 seasons ago. He hadnt matured physically. He was overwhelmed and had a manager that had no interest in seeing if he could hold his own by continuing to play him. After spending his whole career scoring goals for fun he spent 2 seasons barely scoring. Let him carry on maturing at Stockport. Hopefully get them promoted and then he will be full of confidence and someone might want to take him to the Championship as well as league 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I think he will probably be recalled and moved up a level, the way he's going he might get a Championship move in January, I've seen a few calling him the best player in League Two at the moment, remember this is a twnety year old, teams higher up the ladder aren't going to ignore that, there will be offers, the idea that he's only just started playing well this season is a myth, he's more than proven himself at League Two level. There are good arguements for keeping him at Stockport, but also very good arguments for moving him should the chance arrive at the right club, have to take these chances when they come, for example if he got an offer from a promotion challenging League One side or even a Championship side, and turned it down, that might be regretted for the rest of his life if second half of the season with Stockport didn't go as well as hoped. At the right club he's more than capable of performing at an higher level, him struggling at Ipswich and MK Dons was more to with mitigating cirucmstances than his ability, Ipswich was a ridiculous move on many levels, too young, they had signed about thirty players, so don't read anything into that, and MK Dons were struggling as a team which is always going to be a struggle for loan players, especially attacking players playing for a team that will hardly have the ball in attacking areas. Barely more than a year ago Aaron Ramsey was deemed to be struggling by some in League One for Cheltenham, he's since performed as one of the best attackers in the Championship and been brought for big money by a Premier League team, point being young players can look not so great in struggling teams, but find them the right move and they will show how good they are, finding the right team is key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I think he might have a chance of getting back into the England setup, the U20 team has been scrapped and replaced with what is essentially and U21 B team, obviously the best U20s will still make that, but now they can also select the players that aren't quite make the U21 set-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete101 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 3 hours ago, useless said: I think he will probably be recalled and moved up a level, the way he's going he might get a Championship move in January, I've seen a few calling him the best player in League Two at the moment, remember this is a twnety year old, teams higher up the ladder aren't going to ignore that, there will be offers, the idea that he's only just started playing well this season is a myth, he's more than proven himself at League Two level. There are good arguements for keeping him at Stockport, but also very good arguments for moving him should the chance arrive at the right club, have to take these chances when they come, for example if he got an offer from a promotion challenging League One side or even a Championship side, and turned it down, that might be regretted for the rest of his life if second half of the season with Stockport didn't go as well as hoped. At the right club he's more than capable of performing at an higher level, him struggling at Ipswich and MK Dons was more to with mitigating cirucmstances than his ability, Ipswich was a ridiculous move on many levels, too young, they had signed about thirty players, so don't read anything into that, and MK Dons were struggling as a team which is always going to be a struggle for loan players, especially attacking players playing for a team that will hardly have the ball in attacking areas. Barely more than a year ago Aaron Ramsey was deemed to be struggling by some in League One for Cheltenham, he's since performed as one of the best attackers in the Championship and been brought for big money by a Premier League team, point being young players can look not so great in struggling teams, but find them the right move and they will show how good they are, finding the right team is key For his development probably he should stay the whole season but we need to be selfish here and try and fast track his development and see can he put in similar numbers at a better standard. Sometimes being a bit more cut-throat might be the way to go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post STEVE1883 Posted October 22, 2023 Visiting Supporter Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2023 10 hours ago, pete101 said: For his development probably he should stay the whole season but we need to be selfish here and try and fast track his development and see can he put in similar numbers at a better standard. Sometimes being a bit more cut-throat might be the way to go I'm a Stockport fan so you'll probably think I'm biased as I 100% want him to stay the whole season but he's genuinely not ready for the step up yet. He's doing fantastic for us and is one of our best players but there's so much he needs to work on. His decision making after taking players on needs work along with his crossing and he was marked out of the game against Doncaster as they came with a game plan to nullify him. Every week he gets a little bit better and he's learning so much. He's treated like a superstar and you can tell he's loving the experience. He went to Salford away last week and was in the away end with the Stockport fans and must have had hundreds of photos took with the fans and loved every minute of it. It's not broken right now so don't try to fix it is my view. Let him be and see where he's at in May. 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Bought for 1 million on a three year deal. Been here for years now? Get him sold. I get smell the FFP profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Leave him at Stockport, and if they win promotion, he can stay there next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 41 minutes ago, STEVE1883 said: I'm a Stockport fan so you'll probably think I'm biased as I 100% want him to stay the whole season but he's genuinely not ready for the step up yet. He's doing fantastic for us and is one of our best players but there's so much he needs to work on. His decision making after taking players on needs work along with his crossing and he was marked out of the game against Doncaster as they came with a game plan to nullify him. Every week he gets a little bit better and he's learning so much. He's treated like a superstar and you can tell he's loving the experience. He went to Salford away last week and was in the away end with the Stockport fans and must have had hundreds of photos took with the fans and loved every minute of it. It's not broken right now so don't try to fix it is my view. Let him be and see where he's at in May. While you, as you admit, may be biased, I think you're 100% correct here. There's no need to rush him and he's currently thriving - why would we want to take him out of such a positive experience so early? It's just silly. The confidence he'll have and what he'll have learned if he can have a 30 goal season or close to it, at his age, would be worth its weight in gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted October 22, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 22, 2023 1 hour ago, STEVE1883 said: I'm a Stockport fan so you'll probably think I'm biased as I 100% want him to stay the whole season but he's genuinely not ready for the step up yet. He's doing fantastic for us and is one of our best players but there's so much he needs to work on. His decision making after taking players on needs work along with his crossing and he was marked out of the game against Doncaster as they came with a game plan to nullify him. Every week he gets a little bit better and he's learning so much. He's treated like a superstar and you can tell he's loving the experience. He went to Salford away last week and was in the away end with the Stockport fans and must have had hundreds of photos took with the fans and loved every minute of it. It's not broken right now so don't try to fix it is my view. Let him be and see where he's at in May. Welcome. Glad he's doing well for you. I think he should stay with you while the going is good. It is difficult to find the right fit for loanees, and, like Archer at Boro, when you get the right setup, that's when you see players develop best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 I think it would be a big mistake to uproot him mid season. This is already his 5th loan and the one he seems to be most consistent he has played and has become popular with the fans. He has nearly scored more for Stockport than his other 4 clubs combined Let him stay there, try get 20 league goals and maybe get him a Championship loan next summer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rreckless Posted October 24, 2023 Visiting Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2023 I'd say, as a biased Stockport fan, that it's better for Louie to stay at Stockport for the season, starting the vast majority of games than it would be being a squad player at a higher level 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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