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Post by WyomingWhite on Aug 1, 2006 12:57:14 GMT -1
What do you lot reckon? Here's his stats. There's a rumour that with Hayden Foxe apparently going to sign after impressing enough that his old team mate from West Ham and Portsmouth may be set to join him at Leeds. If he can reproduce his form from the 02/03 season, then surely he'd be a welcom addition to the squad? Thoughts?
96-97 Dobrudzha Dobrich 2 Goals, 12 Games 97-98 FC Liteks Lovech 9 Goals, 19 Games 98-99 FC Liteks Lovech 2 Goals, 11 Games 99-00 FC Liteks Lovech 19 Goals, 26 Games 00-01(déc) FC Liteks Lovech 7 Goals, 13 Games 00-01 West Ham 1 Goals, 8 Games 01-02(mar) West Ham 6 Games 01-02 Portsmouth 1 Goals, 3 Games 02-03 Portsmouth 26 Goals, 45 Games 03-04 Portsmouth 1 Games 05-06 Portsmouth 4 Goals, 24 Games
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Post by Teesside White on Aug 1, 2006 13:17:58 GMT -1
i read about that in the news of the world on sunday, i think he's quite good, he just hasnt been used much, except in the 2002-2003 season pompey were in the championship
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Post by Dr LuKas on Aug 1, 2006 13:23:59 GMT -1
Those are two signings I'd be happy with.
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Post by jimbo on Aug 1, 2006 13:30:41 GMT -1
My thoughts........ better than Geoff Horsefield..... not sure about the rumoured price tag of 1.2mil though......
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Post by WyomingWhite on Aug 1, 2006 14:04:59 GMT -1
My thoughts........ better than Geoff Horsefield..... not sure about the rumoured price tag of 1.2mil though...... I agree entirely. Definitely better than Horsfield, but at £1.2m - I'm sure there may be better options for that money. That said at this level, I'm sure he could do a job, after all wasn't the 02/03 season when he got 26 goals, Pompey's promotion season?
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Post by 3spireswhite on Aug 1, 2006 14:34:09 GMT -1
Did he do anything in 04-05, if not that means 4 goals in 3 years .
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Post by WyomingWhite on Aug 1, 2006 14:42:27 GMT -1
Did he do anything in 04-05, if not that means 4 goals in 3 years . No, he was out injured for nearly two whole seasons. Here's what www.premierleague.com/ says about him: Top scorer in the successful 2002-2003 Division One campaign which booked Portsmouth's place in the Premiership, and although he has been hit by injury problems that virtually ruled him out of both the 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 campaigns, he is still a highly valued member of the squad.
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Post by WyomingWhite on Aug 2, 2006 11:06:17 GMT -1
Looks like he doesn't want to come to us, plus it may be that with Nicholls injured, the 1.2m may be spent elsewhere. Still, it's nice to see we are willing to bring in players for seven figures after a fairly lacklustre closed season. This from Sky:
Bulgarian striker Svetoslav Todorov says he is desperate to stay at Portsmouth despite being linked with a potential move to Leeds United.
The front man moved to the South Coast for £750,000 from boss Harry Redknapp's former club West Ham United back in March 2002.
Leeds seemed prepared to pay £1.2 million for the player, but Todorov's new admission, coupled with the new midfield problems at Elland Road seem to have thrown a deal into jeopardy.
"It's up to Portsmouth what happens. But I want to stay here. I love it here," Todorov told the Portsmouth News.
The Whites now look set to reinvest their money in a combative midfielder after summer recruit Kevin Nicholls picked up a serious knee injury and David Livermore was sold to Hull City after just two weeks in West Yorkshire.
But Redknapp is rumoured to be in talks with Fenerbahce over a deal for Nicolas Anelka, so Todorov's exit could still be on the cards even if not to the Championship giants.
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Post by Roaster©®™ on Aug 3, 2006 14:08:05 GMT -1
Gotta be better than Horsfield though!
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