Liam Ridgewell

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http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/283991/Stoke-s-tug-of-war-for-Liam-Ridgewell?

TONY PULIS is ready to fight Newcastle and West Brom in a £2 million battle for Birmingham defender Liam Ridgewell.
Stoke manager Pulis will move to offer Ridgewell a Premier League lifeline with a bid when the transfer window opens in January.

What do we think? We were interested in the summer before his engagement fell apart and football took a back seat so hopefully this is a true story. He's a good left back, an improvement on Higgy in my opinion. £2m would be a good deal.
 
My understanding is that he is a CB playing as a LB. Brum also had a terrible defence in their relegation year and he was one of their main players!

I dont dispute that he is capable and probably a step forward from what we have (if Wilson and Palcious became our midfield pairing) but I feel that not having true full backs who can get forward is one of the main issues with our inabilty to pass out of trouble and attack with numbers!
 
He is a decent player but, is of course a Centre half converted to left back. IF Newcastle are interested we've got no chance then .. I think? T.P. could have signed him last summer <doh>
 
He has always looked a decent player at the Britt im surprised we did nt go for him at the last window ? scores goals goes forward well and can defend !
not shabby
 
Stokielad01 said:
Yes we are shipping in goals at the moment, but why would the obvious answer to be buy more defenders? sounds stupid but surely the midfield is our priority now. If we had a midfield who can hold the ball up, tackle and pass, not panic when they have the ball then that would ease the pressure on our defence. its the midfield we need players in more so. If they were good enough then they would create chances for our forwards as well as help out our defensive problmes!
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I've a;ways said that our weak midfield invites continued pressure on our defence. The old saying " the bast form of defence, is attack" says alot about why we captitulate under pressure!
 
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