Anthony Stokes (F free agent b.1988)

[John83]

I think its about stokes all around game that is the problem... {snip}

stokes needs too much time on the ball and doesn't do anything really well - he may hAve a half decent touch but that's about it ... {snip}

Wenger said his best position was as an attacking midfielder and wanted him to play there in arsenal youth teams - Stokes said he wanted to be a Striker......wonder who was right?

I wonder what talents Wenger saw that made him think attacking midfielder? Stokes must have had potential in attributes other than first touch and finishing to prompt that.

[geysir]

Another lovely piece of link up play and skill from Stokes.

[geysir]

Stokes Stokes Stokes.

A hat trick for Stokes, who's having a good game.
No doubt stung by Stutts' requiem.

[Junior]

Good man Anthony. Nice to see you taking on board the constructive career advice provided here on foot.ie!!

[geysir]

Actually Junior, the career advice was terminal.
Stokes has miraculously transformed it into something constructive.

[DeLorean]

His opener here

[Charlie Darwin]

His opener here

geysir posted a better version of the same four posts up

[geysir]

Typical DeLorean!
cool on the outside, but always struggling underneath the hood.

[tetsujin1979]

Sixth career hat trick, three each for Falkirk and Celtic

[DeLorean]

geysir posted a better version of the same four posts up

I guess that's strike two after my grammar malfunction.

[samhaydenjr]

Now that David McGoldrick has found a blood link to Ireland and Shane Long and Kevin Doyle have started to find the net again for new clubs, perhaps this hat-trick is a sign that Stokes realises that his path back to the national side is not as straightforward as "Trap resigns"

[tetsujin1979]

Highlights from the Celtic game yesterday, including Stokes' hat trick


for mods the SPL put all goals from games on their youtube channel so this is a legal video

[geysir]

for mods the SPL put all goals from games on their youtube channel so this is a legal video

Why do you write that tets? to highlight that you can be a goody goody unlike the rest of the unwashed? Considering that we have links to highlights/incidents/goals from games in all sorts of competitions, are the mods going to have a little party because the bord's conscience can take morsel of moral relief from one link to a legal video, after the avalanche of status unknown youtube links over the past decade?
Should those who post video links, just write a side note FAO mods, 'afaia, this is a legal link to video highlight, as long as it stays up on youtube'?

[tetsujin1979]

Why do you write that tets? to highlight that you can be a goody goody unlike the rest of the unwashed? Considering that we have links to highlights/incidents/goals from games in all sorts of competitions, are the mods going to have a little party because the bord's conscience can take morsel of moral relief from one link to a legal video, after the avalanche of status unknown youtube links over the past decade?
Should those who post video links, just write a side note FAO mods, 'afaia, this is a legal link to video highlight, as long as it stays up on youtube'?

force of habit more than anything. recently, some of the other forums I'm on have introduced a strict policy on linking to videos

[SkStu]

Great goals! That first one was the pick of the bunch for me only because he made the space for the shot by himself so well. The last touch that he needed to take though is probably the reason why he's not a Premiership striker. There's a role for him in the Irish squad/team tough, lovely talent.

[Fixer82]

I imagine some of the teams south of the border looked at his off-field antics and thought...no thanks, don't need that hassle

[back of the net]

I imagine some of the teams south of the border looked at his off-field antics and thought...no thanks, don't need that hassle

Such a shame though he was the way he was off the field - really thought he had the potential have a much better career and go higher than what he has done so far.

I figure/guessing it was a main factor in wenger selling him

Christ by all accounts even Roy found him tough to deal with

[DeLorean]

I remember Liam Brady saying he was just lacking that extra bit of pace to make it at Arsenal.

[back of the net]

I remember Liam Brady saying he was just lacking that extra bit of pace to make it at Arsenal.

u do wonder though - if that was just a cover up , i.e arsenal didnt want to acknowledge he had off the field issues as maybe it wud be harder to sell him?

Ive always viewed stokes as a smart player on the pitch which in turn u (or at least I ) would have thought wud have suited wengers style?

[DeLorean]

Brady's comments were during one of the more recent Ireland games. I'd imagine he just said it like it was but who knows. I think time has proven that he is nowhere near Arsenal's required level anyway*, albeit a nice footballer.



(*Nicklas Bendtner, I know, I know)