Premier League - Stoke confirm Ashton bid

Eurosport - Thu, 25 Jun 17:36:00 2009

Stoke chairman Peter Coates has confirmed that manager Tony Pulis has made an approach to West Ham for striker Dean Ashton.

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Coates, who also admitted the Potters would be interested in signing former England forward Michael Owen from Newcastle, told Sky Sports: "Tony has talked to West Ham and that's the stage we're at.

"Whether there's any deal to be done...

"Dean was at Stoke City as a boy so it would be full circle for him. Tony likes him as a player but there are lots of ifs and buts about it because of Dean's (injury) problems.

"I wouldn't have a clue at this stage whether anything will come of that."

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  1. Michael Owen has been diagnosed with gender identity­ disorder and will soon be having a sex change. He is,­ however, looking at things from a positive stance and­ having trials with the England women's national­ team, so desperate is he to wear the Three Lions skirt­ again. Apparently Fabio Capello is not an advocate of­ playing top town tarts in the men's team. Reuters­ News Agency. Bootle

    From SHAUN, on Tue 30 Jun 8:54PM

  2. I think that a fully fit Ashton is just as Good if not­ better than Cole. Games I have watched him play in he­ can win games and score goals. Of course there is the­ nagging doubt that he would be injured after 4 games. I­ dunno who do you replace him with?????

    From STUART, on Sat 27 Jun 5:31PM

  3. p.s. Do you not get irony????

    From Christopher, on Sat 27 Jun 4:43AM

  4. Eric P.....what are you on about Londonboy. What bad­ words did he use other than 'bumhole' Is the P­ in 'Eric P' what you are on??????

    From Christopher, on Sat 27 Jun 4:43AM

  5. Londonboy 1979 - I assume that 1979 is not the year of­ your birth, judging by the infantile rubbish you spout.­ Do you also spray rude words on walls? Grow up.

    From ERIC P, on Fri 26 Jun 12:51PM

  6. Am a hammers supporter. Would be delighted to see­ Ashton go. He had 3 or 4 good games and spends most of­ the time on the treatment table. Get rid of the­ deadwood from the club and get players in that want to­ make us proud !!!!

    From bb, on Fri 26 Jun 9:34AM

  7. Would be glad to see him go we could even through in­ Dyer and a physio table Ashton has promised a lot but­ never stayed fit enough to deliver cash in now and lets­ sign some quality fullbacks and another decent­ midfielder

    From Tim, on Thu 25 Jun 10:30PM

  8. I FEEL CLUB OWNERS SHOULD BE GETTING INVOLVED IN­ SIGNINGS COS SOME COACHES ARE SO BLIND THAT THEY WILL­ MAKE STUPID TRANFERS AND PUT THE CLUB IN RELEGATION.HOW­ CAN A COACH SIGN ASHTON.AN INJURY PRONE PLAYER,WESTHAM­ WILL BE TOO HAPPY TO GET RID OF HIM

    From efozia, on Thu 25 Jun 8:32PM

  9. what a load of rubbish, no bid and a mobile call to­ find out he's on a lot of dough, WHERE IS THE­ CONFIRMED BID, stick to what you know YAHOO and thats­ nothing

    From caterina, on Thu 25 Jun 8:07PM

  10. Londonboy1979 - Hahahahahaha! Eto'o to STOKE????­ hahahahaha you seriously even think that might happen??­ Hahahaha

    They are pushing it with Ashton! I'm a­ West Ham fan and will be glad to see the back of him! I­ know it's not his fault, but we need to cash in and­ spend the money on Mancini :D

    From Matt, on Thu 25 Jun 7:53PM

  11. On his day is one of the best in Premier league but­ problem is those days are few and far between, just­ cant rely on his fitness I say sell and buy a good­ prospect

    From clare, on Thu 25 Jun 7:44PM
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    I'd prefer Eto'o if I were a Stoke fan, but, I­ don't see that happening, as Stoke are an appaling­ outfit who play in the bumhole of the universe.

    From james, on Thu 25 Jun 6:09PM

  13. Deano always showed promise, but never delivered,­ mainly because of his injury record, if we can cash him­ in, and spend wisely, why not?????

    From Fred, on Thu 25 Jun 5:39PM

  14. I'm a Stokie and a bit worried by our reported­ interest in Owen and Ashton. Owen can't and­ won't get his fitness back and is too interested in­ money and horses and Ashton lacks mobility because of­ his size. The best place for these two is the Fizzy Pop­ league where they can show their committment to the­ game and get their fitness back.

    From Chaseboy, on Thu 25 Jun 5:01PM

  15. A 100% improvement on Owen.

    From Bobby Robson A Legend, on Thu 25 Jun 4:12PM

  16. Crewe Alex cast offs, nice. Stoke going down this­ season, and Dario will be their new manager next­ season.

    From LFC-YNWA, on Thu 25 Jun 2:58PM

  17. See him at a local charity presenting a trophy, fat as­ a barrel, car looked like he had been sleepign in it..­ Also seen him at local sainsburys, trolley full of­ cakes and crisps.. From what i see he werent interested­ in getting back!

    From stupot, on Thu 25 Jun 2:41PM

  18. We need to get him fit and back out on the field as on­ his day he is as good as any striker in the top four­ teams. I agree he owes it to the Hammers to have a few­ good seasons and help us push for a top six finish.­ Cole and Deano could work with the quicker little­ players playing off them. Keep Deano and that top six­ finish is in sight.

    From ALISON, on Thu 25 Jun 2:24PM

  19. the guys class but can we depend on him. zola must have­ a few cards up his sleeve to let him go. we cant play a­ full season with just cole and jimenez. cole is world­ class by the way.

    From gary.purdy, on Thu 25 Jun 2:01PM

  20. Deano needs to prove something in terms of football
    is­ he going to keep injury free !!
    I would love to see him­ complete a full season
    what is he capable of !!
    he­ should be able to score 20 goals a season
    Cole has­ improved / this should aid Deano in terms of goals
    Do­ we need to sell him / who would be his replacement
    All­ premiership teams require 4 strikers / to compete in­ this level,are West Ham serious enough to challenge ??

    From royhill61, on Thu 25 Jun 1:45PM
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