Stoke City: Dave Kemp set for European scouting mission
STOKE City's assistant manager Dave Kemp says the club are stepping up their scouting abroad as they plan for next season.
Kemp will be in Eastern Europe to watch a player this weekend as City make the most of having no Premier League fixture because of the international break.
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TAKING TO THE SKIES: Dave Kemp.
While Stoke won't be taking league survival for granted at this stage of the season, they are keen to have potential signings lined up for the summer.
The Potters have signed Geoff Cameron and Brek Shea from America's Major League Soccer since last summer and Kemp says they are keen to look for more players abroad.
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He said: "I think you have to. Look at the make up of teams in the Premier League, they have players from all over the world.
"The days of looking at just England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales are over.
"The world has changed in football. It used to be about Europe and South America, but now clubs are bringing in players from Africa and the Far East.
"When I was at Wimbledon we used to regularly look at players from Africa, now all the top clubs are doing that.
"The canvas we are using is worldwide."
The club has already taken a step towards widening their scouting network by appointing Mark Cartwright in December as their technical director.
He's keen to give the manager the best possible choice of new signings by employing scouts across the world.
Meanwhile Kemp says Stoke are likely to make a late decision on Geoff Cameron before City's next Premier League game, away at Everton on March 30.
Cameron was arguably Stoke's man of the match playing at left-back in last Saturday's goalless draw with West Brom at the Britannia Stadium.
However, he plays two games for the United States over the next week, meaning City will assess him carefully before deciding whether to use him at Goodison Park.
Robert Huth's return from suspension is likely to mean Marc Wilson moving from centre-half to left-back, but Stoke have also played Cameron at right-back and in central midfield since his move from Houston Dynamo.
Kemp added: "Geoff has adapted brilliantly since he came to the Premier League.
"But he has two World Cup qualifying games now and we can't pencil him in until we see what condition he is in.
"As with all the players who go away, we have to wait and see how they are when they come back."
STOKE were hoping season-ticket sales would continue to rally before last night's midnight deadline for internet purchases.
Stoke sold around 18,000 season tickets by the end of last year's Early Bird deadline.
Sales have fallen below last year's levels, but the club reported a late surge with 2,800 fans buying tickets on Tuesday, the record sales for a single day.
City had frozen season-ticket prices at £344 for adults, meaning the club has not raised prices since promotion to the Premier League in 2008.
STOKE City goalkeeper Jack Butland is set to feature for England Under-21s in their friendly against Romania at Wycombe Wanderers' Adams Park tonight (7pm).
Stuart Pearce's side have already qualified for the European Championships in Israel this summer and are currently on a seven-match winning streak.
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by Pottersruleok
Sunday, March 24 2013, 9:37PM
“I can only imagine that his only reason for existence at all, is to annoy people !”
by MyVince
Sunday, March 24 2013, 8:49AM
“'I am made of sterner stuff and the reason for my existence on this site is simple,
it's because I enjoy annoying sad loons like you lot'
There is your answer Pottersruleok, amongst all the drivel of the rest
of his posting a final admission from Johnson / Boothernender
his ONLY reason for being on this site is to annoy certain posters.”
by MyVince
Saturday, March 23 2013, 3:34AM
“Good question Pottersruleok.
Any normal person who posts on here and gets maximum red arrows
(29 at the last count, on the Owen article ) would probably realize they
are out of sync with the rest of posters and would push off gracefully.
But not Johnson /Boothernender, a proven megalomaniac, who still
continues to laud the pathetic qualities of Pulis. Continues to abuse
and ridicule sensible Posters like Stonemel, and others, who articulate
sensible comments, which just don't agree with his drivel.
He calls this a Nothing site, but cannot keep off it.
He is the biggest NOTHING on his site.”
by Pottersruleok
Friday, March 22 2013, 10:16PM
“Can anyone tell me the purpose of Johnson's existence? C”
by Stars-stripes
Friday, March 22 2013, 4:52PM
“Blimey myvales parrot has spoken”
by jswords
Friday, March 22 2013, 2:53PM
“Chizmarkthree, don't know how old you are but you may remember
the Monty Python sketch in which Johnson - Boothernender played the
part of the Dead Parrot, along side John Cleese and Michael Palin.
Not many people know that and since then his life and career
has plummeted further, when he launched the Tony Pulis Appreciation Society.
Sadly, he was only able to recruit Stripes and Wintertime.”
by Stars-stripes
Friday, March 22 2013, 11:05AM
“Name your man potty?”
by Pottersruleok
Friday, March 22 2013, 10:39AM
“I always thought it was the Judean People's Front. That was quite a rant from somebody all over a mis spelling o a word. But, I suppose when one has nothing behind one's theories to back them up with, you know like fact and truth, I suppose one has resort to simple minded personal attacks.
Now me, I see Tony Pulis as a man who got us promoted, great feat for sure! However, we lost in the FA Cup final to the only decent team we faced! We made it into Europe by virtue of losing a game then lost there because he was too scared to try and thought if he fielded a full strength squad that they would be tired to play in the league and lose and get relegated so he couldn't even do that right., He has squandered millions upon millions of pounds on players he had absolutely no clue how to use. His teams have scored less goals than any other in the last 5 years,181 goal in 182 games and he is dead last in goals scored per game percentage for his career. His team has won 8 out of its last 48 games and is on par for a 3rd consecutive season to finish lower than the one before and with less points.
Need I go on ?”
by nelliebell
Friday, March 22 2013, 10:04AM
“Yes teams can play attractive football in the Prem,& survive,Swansea,Arsenal,even Wigan,given the money Pulis has wasted,& the good players he,s peedoff,Martinez has done brilliant on a quarter of Pulis,s budget,one thing is 4 sure he wouldn,t struggle here with the transfer money available,and real football would be on the menu,not the dross being served up by the Pulis & Kemp regime,wonder what excuse Pulis can think up befor the Everton match,our players were tired after the travelling from international duty,that will mean Adam,from Scotland,& Walters,(injured)from Ireland,Real problems then,score Everton 3 Stoke 0,my away money stays in my pocket 4 this one.”
by nelliebell
Friday, March 22 2013, 10:04AM
“Yes teams can play attractive football in the Prem,& survive,Swansea,Arsenal,even Wigan,given the money Pulis has wasted,& the good players he,s pi----ed off,Martinez has done brilliant on a quarter of Pulis,s budget,one thing is 4 sure he wouldn,t struggle here with the transfer money available,and real football would be on the menu,not the dross being served up by the Pulis & Kemp regime,wonder what excuse Pulis can think up befor the Everton match,our players were tired after the travelling from international duty,that will mean Adam,from Scotland,& Walters,(injured)from Ireland,Real problems then,score Everton 3 Stoke 0,my away money stays in my pocket 4 this one.”