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Stelios stays at bolton... now what?
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:19 pmby rash
Updated: Aug. 26, 2005, 12:00 PM UK
Stelios commits to the Bolton cause
Bolton midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos has signed a new three-year contract at the Reebok Stadium.
The new deal will end uncertainty over the Greece international's future after a bid from Manchester City and interest from Liverpool.
The 31-year-old, who helped Greece to Euro 2004 glory last year, joined Bolton from Olympiacos two years ago.
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce told the club's official website: 'We have been working hard behind the scenes to get this agreed and I'm delighted that we can put all the speculation behind us.
'Throughout, Stelios has been very professional and he can now look forward to playing his best football at Bolton.
'I was concerned earlier this week that we might have lost him but in the end he always wanted to stay loyal to me and the club. He is a terrific little player and a real match-winner.
'I hope we can move on now and try to add to the squad before the transfer window closes next week.'
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so now what are our options??
Posted:
Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:31 pmby is-stan-bul
rash wrote:Updated: Aug. 26, 2005, 12:00 PM UK
Stelios commits to the Bolton cause
Bolton midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos has signed a new three-year contract at the Reebok Stadium.
The new deal will end uncertainty over the Greece international's future after a bid from Manchester City and interest from Liverpool.
The 31-year-old, who helped Greece to Euro 2004 glory last year, joined Bolton from Olympiacos two years ago.
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce told the club's official website: 'We have been working hard behind the scenes to get this agreed and I'm delighted that we can put all the speculation behind us.
'Throughout, Stelios has been very professional and he can now look forward to playing his best football at Bolton.
'I was concerned earlier this week that we might have lost him but in the end he always wanted to stay loyal to me and the club. He is a terrific little player and a real match-winner.
'I hope we can move on now and try to add to the squad before the transfer window closes next week.'
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so now what are our options??
Best guess could be that rafa will turn to nol solano as a stop gap measure. there aren't many RW about at the moment that would appear to be available at the right price for rafa. Who knows maybe he'll P!ss everton off and nick van der meyde from them. 
Posted:
Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:34 pmby Fernando Morientes > 19 <
Rafa has something in mind. It might also be another spanish. who knows 
Posted:
Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:42 pmby MilitiaRusher
Resigning Antonio Nunez looks to be the most suitable solution.
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:44 pmby Fernando Morientes > 19 <
MilitiaRusher wrote:Resigning Antonio Nunez looks to be the most suitable solution.
U must be joking Milita even Darren Potter will get the nod in ahead of him.
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:45 pmby drummerphil
I wonder if the solano interest is now dead
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:47 pmby is-stan-bul
MilitiaRusher wrote:Resigning Antonio Nunez looks to be the most suitable solution.
Bloody hell, next you'll be saying lets re-sign Diuof lol!!!
to be fair to nunez he wasn't that bad but lets have some faith in rafa; he won't have put all of his eggs in the one basket and i'm confident that he'll have a back up plan; even if he has to pull some boots on and play himself he'll get someone in.
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:57 pmby Ciggy
Solano is dying to come, but unless Cisse is going to Lyon and we get Guvou
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 4:13 pmby bbangbang
Heard kewell is back probably gonna play on the right
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:42 pmby *R*E*D*S*
i hope kewell gets a good run together...
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 6:09 pmby BOODIDDY
sidney govou, dirk kuyt can also play there. Lets wait and see rafa might wait till january. Change the system and go 4-3-3. Garcia and moro with owen as the main man. I personally don't want him back but its gonna happen.
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 10:23 pmby looprevil
We'll find another player. Stelios is average at best and I don't think he would have been a good long term solution.
Posted:
Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:39 pmby Rowens2
Did anybody see Riquelme the other night against the blues noses, now there's a player from Spain that Rafa should be looking to bring in !!
Posted:
Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:44 pmby Alonso14
i would like to see malbraque, but mayb it would be a idea to splash out on someone younger and with a huge talent. It could pay off.
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Sat Aug 27, 2005 12:05 amby The Magician
Am just glad we didnt sign Stelios he is not good enough to wear our shirt