Premier League - Stoke: We don't want Martins

Eurosport - Thu, 02 Jul 11:16:00 2009

Stoke chairman Peter Coates has dismissed speculation linking the club with a bid for Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins.

FOOTBALL 2008-2009 Premier League Newcastle Obafemi Martins - 0

The Potters have been linked with a number of strikers, West Ham's Dean Ashton being the main one, but Coates said Martins was not on their list.

"There's nothing in that one. We haven't had contact or discussions about him at all," he said.

"I don't know where the story has come from, but there is no substance to it."

Stoke have also been linked with a bid for West Ham defender James Collins and although Coates admitted an enquiry had been made - about the same time they asked about Ashton - talks had gone no further.

"I think Tony Pulis has had talks with West Ham about this and that, but nothing concrete," he told the Stoke Sentinel.

"There's nothing happening at the moment with regard to that player and there probably won't be."

PA Sport

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  1. sr.melvin, we've been accused of virtually every­ trick in the book by the Wengers of this world who­ believe tackling no longer has a part to play in the­ modern game. I've never heard anyone call us­ 'lucky' though. Surely, it's the Stokes,­ Hulls, Burnleys, Wolves, etc which give hope to the­ rest of English football against what is now­ effectively a closed shop, ie., only MUFC, CFC, LFC and­ AFC can ever win it. Stoke and Hull did brilliantly to­ stay up at the expense of the mighty Toon and Boro...

    From ijrutter, on Fri 3 Jul 8:58PM

  2. john you keep following me, bit of a stalker eh... i­ only hope you are as good as your dad in bed

    From mike, on Fri 3 Jul 1:40AM

  3. a good signing for fergs could be the man

    From nlwarburton, on Thu 2 Jul 11:19PM

  4. don't take any notice of mugs like - safcalsftm.­ She and her mates seem to forget that they got­ relegated from the E P L a few years back with only 15­ points. they give it large, but they are $hit heads of­ the highest order. try not to engage with them if you­ go to the stadium of $hite. you might just catch some­ kind of horrible disease.. martins is pi$$ poor tho all­ the same. buy him. get relegated. good luck

    From SHAUN, on Thu 2 Jul 9:52PM

  5. safcalsftm,
    You embarrass your club and it's decent­ supporters.

    From cameron w, on Thu 2 Jul 8:43PM

  6. mikey boy....why not get in touch with safcalsftm he­ seems like a nice boy!!

    From newcastleian1, on Thu 2 Jul 8:36PM

  7. comment 19, sorry to dissapoint you mikey boy but no­ I'm not. Keep up your nation wide search through­ these football pages though and I'm sure yu will­ get some bum fun eventually.

    From john.connolly01, on Thu 2 Jul 8:28PM

  8. ijrutter...... you right. but i hope the weird little­ git leaves the toon pronto. ok he's got pace, but­ not much going on in between his lugs. BY THE WAY.­ DON'T YOU STOKE CHUMPS GET TOO CARRIED AWAY. YOUR­ LUCK WILL RUN OUT SOON ENOUGH AND YOU'LL BE BACK­ WHERE YOU BELONG IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. ENJOY YOUR LITTLE­ CAVORT WITH THE BIG BOYS. IT WILL NOT BE A LONG ONE.­ HULL TOO. T0 $$ERS

    From SHAUN, on Thu 2 Jul 7:23PM

  9. The day Stoke start signing big, girly, ballerinas like­ Martins will be the start of our demise. We won't­ be going down the same route as the feckless geordies­ anytime soon. We actually prefer our players to have a­ pair and to fight for the cause. You just watch how­ many players on big money contracts stay at Newcastle­ in Division 2...

    From ijrutter, on Thu 2 Jul 6:55PM

  10. I also think Martins should go to arsenal

    From Wendell X, on Thu 2 Jul 6:52PM

  11. john how do you know he is a sailor? and why is that a­ problem? are you one and a sausage jockey?

    From mike, on Thu 2 Jul 5:47PM

  12. Whatch yourself Hutch, Mikey the mincey mancy likes he­ sailor boys.

    From john.connolly01, on Thu 2 Jul 5:42PM

  13. i think martins should go to arsenal

    From TR, on Thu 2 Jul 5:40PM

  14. Ask yourselfs this How many teams have come in for Toon­ Players? Answer 0 Why because weather we want to admit­ it (And we can blame all the Ashley off-field antics­ all we want) These players showed No Bottle No Heart­ and ultimately dropped out of the Prem without a fight!­ TOON FOR LIFE

    From R G, on Thu 2 Jul 5:39PM

  15. hutch

    still have that gay picture i see

    From mike, on Thu 2 Jul 5:28PM

  16. He notte joint Stoke because he be happy at Newcastle­ unless um big offer comme in for him but that notte­ likely be from non big spenda Stokey City.

    From Hutch, on Thu 2 Jul 4:44PM

  17. what is stoke obafemi martin is better than stoke pple­ know what he did when he was in inter milan, newcastle­ don't have good midfield to supply him good ball­ for him to score.why we he joint stoke?

    From sam09, on Thu 2 Jul 4:35PM

  18. what is stoke obafemi martin is better than stoke pple­ know what he did when he was in inter milan, newcastle­ don't have good midfield to supply him good ball­ for him to score.why we he joint stoke?

    From sam09, on Thu 2 Jul 4:31PM

  19. what is stoke obafemi martin is better than stoke pple­ know what he did when he was in inter milan, newcastle­ don't have good midfield to supply him good ball­ for him to score.why we he joint stoke?

    From sam09, on Thu 2 Jul 4:30PM

  20. cameron, why not join stoke? they are in the premier­ and not the championship like your team will be for the­ next ten years...

    THE FOG ON THE TYNE IS ALL MINE

    From mike, on Thu 2 Jul 4:09PM
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