Dynamite Red Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 No, Blagdon, this thread about the Elephant Man has put me in mind of the likes of David Mehew, Devon White, Ian ******* Alexander, Carl Saunders, Phil Bater, Gerry Fatty Francis, Hollowhead and Putrid, and I'm feeling decidedly sick, and absolutely bloody FURIOUS. I'm off to bed, and I don't expect to sleep well AT ALL. Despite all that Uncle Ben rice is an excellent scout, sweet dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Seems like a lot of us have net him. I met him in a club in Bristol about 20 years ago. He was there with bobby hutchinson and several other ALL city players. We had a good crack for about an hour. Like others have said; if it makes good business sense and, as I have also heard, he is good at finding talent then bring him in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Aldhelms Red Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 From Wikipedia: "Penrice was in the same class as Blackpool manager Ian Holloway at school and they still remain close friends today. Since his retirement Penrice has stuck with his friend Ian Holloway as his assistant manager at Bristol Rovers and later QPR. After leaving Rangers Penrice followed Holloway to Plymouth as chief scout. He left Plymouth to rejoin Holloway at Leicester as head of recruitment. In 2008 he joined Tony Pulis at Stoke as European scout." That Wiki page is wrong, Penny went to Chase School, Mangotsfield and Holloway went to SBL. He was in the same class as Keith Curle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride of the west Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Scouted for Rovers, QPR, Plymouth, Leicester and Stoke He is European scout for Stoke Zamora, Hayles, Roberts, Cureton, Ebanks-Blake, Halmosi etc... Highly rated scout with local, domestic and european knowledge. My bad. Get him in with that cv. I dont know why but i thought he was with rovers youth until pulis nabbed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 From Wikipedia: "Penrice was in the same class as Blackpool manager Ian Holloway at school and they still remain close friends today. Since his retirement Penrice has stuck with his friend Ian Holloway as his assistant manager at Bristol Rovers and later QPR. After leaving Rangers Penrice followed Holloway to Plymouth as chief scout. He left Plymouth to rejoin Holloway at Leicester as head of recruitment. In 2008 he joined Tony Pulis at Stoke as European scout." I am with Noggers on this one. This would put "Agent Akinde" firmly in the shade !! No ! No ! No ! Hated the little runt with his spawny goals against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish_Red Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 As a kid living near Wotton-under-edge (unfortunately more Rovers Fans than City) my next door neighbour was Gary Penrice's brother in law. Every time he came around we made sure that we were wearing our City shirts when we played football in the street. He was a top guy (for a Gashead) he would come out and play football with us and take the grief that we would give him. Kenny Hibbert (not sure if that is the correct spelling) lived in the next village to us and again was a top bloke (good cricketer as well). I personally don't care if they are ex Gas as long as they will give everything for the cause... City till I die... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 As a kid living near Wotton-under-edge (unfortunately more Rovers Fans than City) my next door neighbour was Gary Penrice's brother in law. Every time he came around we made sure that we were wearing our City shirts when we played football in the street. He was a top guy (for a Gashead) he would come out and play football with us and take the grief that we would give him. Kenny Hibbert (not sure if that is the correct spelling) lived in the next village to us and again was a top bloke (good cricketer as well). I personally don't care if they are ex Gas as long as they will give everything for the cause... City till I die... Have to agree with you here. I've met loads of Gas players over the years , through playing local cricket and football. Most of them are fine , in fact Vaughan Jones is probably one of the funniest blokes I've ever met. We should not disregard people just because they had a previous alliance with the blue few. If they are good at what they do , that should be all that matters. Lets not forget one of the Ashton Gate 8 was an ex gashead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Zamora, Hayles, Roberts, Cureton, Ebanks-Blake, Halmosi etc... Highly rated scout with local, domestic and european knowledge. Hang on, Ebanks-Blake was in Man U's youth team so can't of been his. Cureton, Hayles and Roberts have hardly been prolific in the top 2 divisions in their career, and actually isn't Hayles old enough that he would of played with Penrice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Aldhelms Red Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Just had a message from him saying theres no truth in the rumour and that people are putting 2+2 together because he was at Watford with Millen. Shame, would have been nice to have a source down the ground! Mind you, it could all be a smokescreen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghornred Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Even though he is a gas head after reading Holloway's autobiography I have great respect for him a a scout and a great eye for a player,Holloway says that he gave him a list of youngsters names to try for at Man Utd a even Alex Ferguson asked who was giving him the names as he had a good eye. would be a good scout for City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinnionForEngland Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Even though he is a gas head after reading Holloway's autobiography I have great respect for him a a scout and a great eye for a player,Holloway says that he gave him a list of youngsters names to try for at Man Utd a even Alex Ferguson asked who was giving him the names as he had a good eye. would be a good scout for City. I would burn that book after reading about three lines, why on earth did you put yourself through that???!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 As a scout he has been signed by persona non regrata and I would like to watch the list of players he actually has recommended over the years. On merits I would prefer the guy who signed him to Rovers. We should be looking for a young European head scout though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Aldhelms Red Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 If we were looking for a "European Scout" he fits the bill perfectly. He currently works for Europes biggest Academy and reccomends players to Wigan, Stoke and Blackpool among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 If we were looking for a "European Scout" he fits the bill perfectly. He currently works for Europes biggest Academy and reccomends players to Wigan, Stoke and Blackpool among others. Europes biggest academy and "recommends players to Wigan, Stoke and Blackpool among others" is a contradiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Aldhelms Red Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Europes biggest academy and "recomends players to Wigan, Stoke and Blackpool among others" is a contradiction. Why? Thats the clubs he represents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Why? Thats the clubs he represents. Stoke City got Euorpes biggest academy and they recommend players to Wigan and Blackpool among others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Aldhelms Red Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 He doesnt work exclusively for Stoke, but for a European Agency. Not sure of the name but i can find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Nowadays we make our heomework so I trust the club will have a close look on the list of players he actually has recommended over the years. Closing in on his fiftees recommending players to the likes of Wigan, Stoke and Blackpool he might not fit our standard. No reason to employ him anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeper Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Nowadays we make our heomework so I trust the club will have a close look on the list of players he actually has recommended over the years. Closing in on his fiftees recommending players to the likes of Wigan, Stoke and Blackpool he might not fit our standard. No reason to employ him anyway. i assume you mean he is too good for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Aldhelms Red Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Or you could say at 47 years of age he has a lot of experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Mendip - coming from 'their side of town' increases your hostility to them as you get to realise first hand every day of your life how much they hate City (and are also insanely jealous of us). If Penrice is at heart a City fan a la Marcus Stewart, then I would soften my stance. If not and he is in it for the money I think there are lots of other scouts out there that are not ex Rovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I might change my mind if Penrice is willing to prove he has put his foul gaseous past behind him by changing his name by deed poll and having some plastic surgery. Bristol City's new chief scout, BOB TAYLOR - that's more like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Just a question: As Stoke's "European scout" who have Stoke ever signed from Europe? From memory, their only European players are: Sorensen (Villa), Huth, (Boro'), Tuncay (Boro' again) and er. that it, I think ......... So seeing as Birmingham and Middlesbrough are not exactly far away and most (all?) of Stoke's players are signed from British clubs, what does their European scout do, then? Of course I haven't played golf with Holloway's mate and I didn't think when he was playing for the blue few under Francis, what a nice bloke that number 10 is, the one who has just put the ball in our net following Devon White's assault on our centre half, but maybe that's just me............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Just a question: As Stoke's "European scout" who have Stoke ever signed from Europe? From memory, their only European players are: Sorensen (Villa), Huth, (Boro'), Tuncay (Boro' again) and er. that it, I think ......... So seeing as Birmingham and Middlesbrough are not exactly far away and most (all?) of Stoke's players are signed from British clubs, what does their European scout do, then? Of course I haven't played golf with Holloway's mate and I didn't think when he was playing for the blue few under Francis, what a nice bloke that number 10 is, the one who has just put the ball in our net following Devon White's assault on our centre half, but maybe that's just me............. And the end of last year Stoke City signed two players representing our U-16 national team. Even a blind hen etc. They are Smajl Suljevic, centre back and William Ankarhake, forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finbarr_in_z Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 ...now at Everton I believe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall King Blox Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 What a BUMP ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 What a BUMP ! Yep it seems to be the latest trend this afternoon! Search back as far as possible for any threads previously made about persons' involved! The further back and more tenuous the better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Closing in on his fiftees recommending players to the likes of Wigan, Stoke and Blackpool he might not fit our standard. Please don't tell me that you think people are over the hill before they've even reached 50. You're not saying that are you? Are you?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red white and red Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Source? God I hope not, can't stand the smarmy, smug Saghead... One saghead that actually looks like a Pirate, couldn't get more gas if he tried. Quote of the day to this man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 What a BUM! Elephants do have large backsides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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