Greenhgate Owl Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Unwilling to sign a new contract in the summer I'd definitely take him back Got a fair few premierleague appearances under his belt now Can't see any premierleague clubs going for him Come home Glen Edited March 8, 2015 by Greenhgate Owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 How old is he now? 30? Think a promoted side would take a look at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest _Ibbo_ Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 whelan and brunt to come home during the summer.... for PL Promotion target..... Whelan, Brunt, McGugan, Semedo would be one hell of a midfield...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhgate Owl Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Seen him a few times in the premier league and he lacks any pace enough for the premierleague But he could do a job for a high end championship club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfmanjack Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Unwilling to sign a new contract in the summerI'd definitely take him backGot a far few premierleague appearances under his belt nowCan't see any premierleague clubs going for himCome home Glen Whelan would walk into 75% of the teams in the Premiership, and I couldn't see him dropping down a division, just because he played here ten years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I'd say he might be a realistic target on a free, on a two year deal. Experienced midfielder to hold the team together. Not all key signings are going to be strikers or flair players. Arguably, our best signing this season has been Tom Lees. Lees was a fantastic addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingOwl Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 How old is he now? 30? Think a promoted side would take a look at him. 31 Time flies. We only signed him when he was young! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingOwl Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I'd say he might be a realistic target on a free, on a two year deal. Experienced midfielder to hold the team together. Not all key signings are going to be strikers or flair players. Arguably, our best signing this season has been Tom Lees. Lees was a fantastic addition. Whelan would very much be in the Prutton mould. But 20 times better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Reckon there could be something to this- I'd disagree that he'd walk into most prem teams. Would be an excellent squad player but a prem team, but if he wants guaranteed first team football then he may need to take a step down... and we'd certainly be able to meet wage demands I'm sure while guaranteeing him a major role within the club. Invaluable experience and good ability plus no transfer fee... make it happen Stuart! What a spine we'd have in the team: Westwood, Lees, Loovens, Semedo, Whelan, McGugan... I can dream can't I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Bach Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Just what we need...an aging, dirty player who would command £25,000 p/w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcclesallOwl Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Just what we need...an aging, dirty player who would command £25,000 p/w A quality battling midfielder who would be an amazing signing for any team in this division But let me guess, he used to play for us so it must be a stupid suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 whelan and brunt to come home during the summer.... for PL Promotion target..... Whelan, Brunt, McGugan, Semedo would be one hell of a midfield...... Add Ben10 to that and that is a quality midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Reckon there could be something to this- I'd disagree that he'd walk into most prem teams. Would be an excellent squad player but a prem team, but if he wants guaranteed first team football then he may need to take a step down... and we'd certainly be able to meet wage demands I'm sure while guaranteeing him a major role within the club. Invaluable experience and good ability plus no transfer fee... make it happen Stuart! What a spine we'd have in the team: Westwood, Lees, Loovens, Semedo, Whelan, McGugan... I can dream can't I? All managers build in the same way. Well, unless you're Kevin Keegan that is. 1)Sort out a solid defence, build from the back 2)Get the spine of your team right. 3)Get strikers who can nick you goals from tight games 4)Gradually introduce more flair to the team. We're still trying to complete (1) but we're almost there. If better defenders become available, we'll still sign them, but it's the defence as a unit, and how well it does, that's more important than how each defender is rated individually. Shows we still have a long way to go to be ready for a promotion push. Still need to sort the spine of the team, still looking for quality strikers, still not enough flair players. Undoubtedly, over the summer, we'll see about a dozen players move on. Good enough to earn a wage in the Championship, yes. At the top end of Championship performers (required for a promotion push), no. You can see from the gaps to fill using the above plan, that there will also be plenty of quality incomings this season. Is Gray the man on whom Mr Chansiri will rely to get us promotion inside 2 seasons? Possibly, but I suspect not. More likely to see a high profile manager come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFR Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 He signed a new contract http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/article/exclusive-key-duo-extend-their-stay-2234299.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Didn't he sign a two year extension in January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 The OP is a fool. Of course we don't need him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 A lot of people getting very carried away now - yet we have not been given any detail of how much DC is going to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr g 1999 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Ffs Just as we were all getting excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Does nobody remember how hated Whelan was ? He was booed more than Nuhiu by some of our fans Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miffed Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Agree with Neil, he didn't get as much abuse as Brunt though....or Lewis Buxton come to think of it. Funny breed are Owls fans......considering the crazy over the top standing ovation that Tony McMahon got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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