Hughes on signings, Fighting talk from Stockdale

[os5889]

From the FFC facebook font of knowledge

Stockdale: "I've got a chance to fill Mark's [Schwarzer] boots whilst he's away on international duty. Hopefully I can do more than just fill his boots and try to keep hold of the shirt. Mark is a very patriotic person and we've had many a discussion over the Ashes. He wants to play for his country and I want to play for Fulham so it worked out quite well. I won't be letting him back in easy!"

[Hazey]

Good to hear he has a bit of mongrel about him and fire in the belly to succeed.

[Tom]

Great to hear! That is the kind of attitude he needs to have.

[LordNelson]

GET SOME, mate!  :handbags:

[os5889]

Mark Hughes: "We need to bring in players that will go straight in to the Team. It's not about players with potential, it's the here and now we are dealing with. We are a Team with good players but we just lack a bit of presence at times in the opposition box. If we can find that [player] to go alongside the good players that we already have, then we are a decent Team."

[os5889]

Mark Hughes: "Clint Dempsey has done a great job for me, but in fairness, it's not his natural position [up front]. He's done a hell of a job for the Team and he's a very viable option for us. Mousa Dembele should be available on Tuesday, or if not, this weekend against Peterborough. Bobby Zamora will also be back in February."

[SmithyFFC]

Mark Hughes: "We need to bring in players that will go straight in to the Team. It's not about players with potential, it's the here and now we are dealing with. We are a Team with good players but we just lack a bit of presence at times in the opposition box. If we can find that [player] to go alongside the good players that we already have, then we are a decent Team."

I hope this means he's got one or two players lined up.

[finnster01]

Reading between the lines this statement sounds like a manager who has a couple of names already all lined up.  :045:

Maybe I am reading too much into it though. Maybe I should just stick to the old tea leaves?

[BalDrick]

'...we just lack a bit of presence at times in the opposition box. If we can find that [player] to go alongside...'

As the word player is in square brackets that means Hughes didn't actually say it - what he did say is 'we just lack a bit of presence at times in the opposition box. If we can find that to go alongside'. So effin what I hear you say. Well he's after presence in the box, which does not necessarily mean a player but could quite equally mean some players.

Which is nice.