 Town Targeting Crystal Palace Striker
Thu 26th Nov 2009 13:38
Town are trying to secure the loan signing of Crystal Palace striker Stern John before today’s 5pm deadline, according to reports in south London. The 33-year-old previously played for Roy Keane at Sunderland.
The Trinidad and Tobago international has played for the Eagles only seven times since joining them in the summer after undergoing elbow surgery in August. He is yet to score this season. Having played for Malta Carib Alcons in his home country, John moved on to the Carolina Dynamo, the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers and Columbus Crew in the US before relocating to England with Nottingham Forest in 1999. Since then the 5ft 11in tall frontman has played for a long list of clubs, largely at Championship level: Birmingham City, Coventry, Derby (loan), Sunderland, Southampton and Bristol City (loan), before joining Palace in the summer on a free transfer. He has made 109 appearances for his country, scoring 69 goals. In eight months at Sunderland under Keane between January and August 2007, John scored five goals in 10 starts and six sub appearances, helping the Black Cats to win the Championship. Overall in English football, John has scored 97 goals in 250 starts and 105 sub substitute appearances. On Tuesday Keane revealed he was looking at bringing in two loan players by 5pm today, one of which was a striker from a club outside the Premier League.
PutYaBootsOnKeano added 13:44 - Nov 26
Very interesting. Before the criticism starts, think about how others will play off him, not whether he runs through and scores 1-1s. | 0 forum posts
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Legend added 13:44 - Nov 26
Please god no!!!
Signs of a desperate man to bring in anybody that is classed as a striker.
If he is no good for Palace what the f**k are we going in for him? | 0 forum posts
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gtd added 13:46 - Nov 26
I'm really trying to like Keane but my god he makes it difficult sometimes. | 2470 forum posts
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Bluearmy added 13:46 - Nov 26
i agree surely we could do better but like all player who come to our club if he does i will support him | 100 forum posts
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siralfstrackie added 13:46 - Nov 26
Could do a job. Totally different kind of striker to who we've got at the moment. I'll wait til it's a done deal, though. | 0 forum posts
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sotd78 added 13:47 - Nov 26
Could someone explain this: why have we spent money on backs and midfield players and goalkeepers when by combining all that expenditure we might just might have found ourselves a really good striker. Looking back at Joe Royle's era it seems increasingly obvios that he realised the secret lies in goal power. At least watching Town back then was exciting even if we lost 2-3; but more often won 3-2. D'oh. | 54 forum posts
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MarcFowler added 13:48 - Nov 26
Yeah, very different style. Not what people were hoping for though. Not that I care - anyone who can come in and give us different options is fine by me. | 316 forum posts
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Hanwood added 13:50 - Nov 26
I wouldn't pick John ahead of any of our current strikers. I'm not sure what he will bring to us IF he comes. | 0 forum posts
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siralfstrackie added 13:56 - Nov 26
Be realistic, people. We are hardly in a position to sign Van Nistelrooy or any of his ilk! I really don't think it'll matter who we sign (or not) to some of you, or if that signing scores a dozen between now and Christmas, you just won't be happy unless you're moaning. Oh and let's think back on some of our more successful loan signings up front: Macken, Harewood, Jeffers, Abou.... | 0 forum posts
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UEFA81 added 13:56 - Nov 26
Yet another player that's played for Keane at Sunderland. Why can't this man broaden his horizons a bit? | 26 forum posts
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joe9087 added 13:58 - Nov 26
This guy could be good, quite tall, aerial presence, could be handy to feed other strikers and hold the ball up.
Do agree that Keane really does need to broaden his horizons more and go for less Sunderland/Ex-Sunderland/Irish players. | 9 forum posts
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naa added 13:59 - Nov 26
Hmmm, this guy is not better than anyone we've got - he wasn't 6 years ago and he certainly isn't now.
And, yes another player Keane knows through either management or playing. Where is his scout network? He sacked our European scout (with a proven track record for Burley). Was that just to save money as he knew all his signings would be from Man U cast-offs or Sunderland? | 11 forum posts
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NSL added 14:02 - Nov 26
Stop moaning. Who were you expecting? Gio, Nugent . . . . no chance. I think he will do a job just to get us out of relegation which is all that we should be aiming for in the current predicament. I think that most supporters are still hoping Roy is going to sign a world class striker to fire us into the Premier League!
Anyway, he scored 44 goals in 55 games for Columbus Crew in 1998 . . . . . . | 1 forum posts
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