QuoteThe club he has scored most of his goals against in the Premier League has been Liverpool (7).
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Well that eases my worries a little about his performance levels potentially dropping off sharply before the end of this campaign. Let's hope he stays fit
The club he has scored most of his goals against in the Premier League has been Liverpool (7).
Last edited by TheOneWhoKnocks; 10/04/2017 at 12:52 AM.
Lovely cross and assist from the left for Crouch's goal in the 3-1 win.
Quality play . Excellent control and a perfect cross for the big man to nod home .
Tipped to leave Stoke
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/...e-city-summer/
Stoke are preparing for a substantial shake-up of their squad, with a number of senior players including Walters, Charlie Adam and Glenn Whelan facing uncertain futures.
We have heard this before though, regarding Whelan and Walters. More exotic players come in but they often go too. Diouf, Imbula, Joselu, Bojan, Van Ginkel...
On the downward spiral. Great servant for club and country but I bet he'll be at Wolves or Reading or some such place next term
It may well be the case that he takes a step down but any decline in Jon's play is down to injuries and not that he's winding down. As Olé Olé said, he's been written off plenty of times in the past few years and always seems to win his place back when fit. In comparison to other 33-year-olds, he's got plenty more in the tank I'd say, and his play has never really been reliant on pace or any of the other elements that fade off in your early 30s.
He hasn't been playing at the top level all that long at all. He has admitted he wasn't the most professional player prior to joining Ipswich when he slipped down the leagues. He's renowned now for being frighteningly dedicated to training, fitness etc presently (have seen it said by Stoke players in interviews, can't remember which) and you'd think his body might not regress in the face of that too much, injuries playing a part of course.
I would be well surprised if he's not there next year. Or at least in the PL with a lesser side. I think there are a few managers who would love to have him around there.
Still dealing with issues relating to his knee.
Not great news considering he is nailed on to start against Austria.
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/no-rush-over-jon-walters-contract-says-stoke-city-boss/story-30299980-detail/story.html
On the downward spiral. Great servant for club and country but I bet he'll be at Wolves or Reading or some such place next term
Great servant but it's hard to justify him being a starter anymore, and it's been hard to justify since the end of the last campaign.
Last edited by TheOneWhoKnocks; 29/04/2017 at 2:16 PM.
Walters' post-Uruguay match interview with Tony O'Donoghue: http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10734752
According to a snippet in today's Daily Telegraph, Walters will not be offered a new contract by Stoke and with Burnley and Newcastle being possible suitors.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
He has a year to run on his present one and from memory he dug his heels in to get three years over two last time so probably his last one there, yes.
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/wal...new-stoke-deal
What a warrior he is for us. I get the sense that if we are to win in Georgia the graft of Walters will b vital
Walters is one of those guys I've always had doubts about -- does he have the pace, does he have the quality? And he continues to prove me wrong time and time again. In a time when we've really struggled in terms of consistency up front, he continues to come up big for us when it matters most.
A warrior indeed -- hope he sorts out a nice new deal for himself at club level.
Stoke have turned down a bid from Burnley for Walters: https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017...ansfer-gossip/
Bid of £3m accepted it seems. - http://www.skysports.com/transfer-centre
Is he only 1/25th as good as Lukaku?
Everything considered, sounds about right!
Mark Hughes: If Jon Walters’ transfer to Burnley falls through we’ll be delighted: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/mark-...ail/story.html
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