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Post by mistersausage on Sept 5, 2010 9:38:05 GMT
Eight days to our next game and possibly the most important eight days for a good while. The importance of getting some points on the board cannot be overestimated. We desperately need to break out of the bottom three as early as possible and at least a couple of points would be a start.
On the positive side the injection of fresh faces should povide a motivation and determination for both new and old players, who now face far more pressing competition for their starting places than to date.
Whilst not entirely a new squad there are enough new signings in different positions to really shake things up, although the defensive conundrum still prevails, that being Huth or Wilko at right back. I'd personally move Huth to centre back and play Wilko even though he shows the distribution of a combine harvester.
Higgi or Collins is a similar one for right back, with possibly even Pugh worth a look. Abdy has not been the player he was for a while now but for me is worthy of a place on the bench, similarly with Delap.
So for me, where fit, I'd start with Bego or Sorro in goal, a defense of Wilko, Huth, Shawcross, and Collins, midfield of Pennant, Whitehead, Wilson, and Ethers, and forwards KJ and EG, with the choice from Fuller, Tunny, Delap, Walters, and Abdy on the bench.
The wait has been horrible so let's look forward to the 13th and really show those new signings just what it feels like to be roared onto victory by a tsunami of vocal power and mayhem from the fabulous Stokies of the bearpit.
Happy days. Goooarrn Stoke.
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Post by entropy92 on Sept 5, 2010 9:42:08 GMT
everyones thinking and hoping the same mate
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Post by entropy92 on Sept 5, 2010 9:43:27 GMT
i would add that i would like to see faye in the side with huth on the right personally
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Sept 5, 2010 9:45:33 GMT
Eight days to our next game and possibly the most important eight days for a good while. The importance of getting some points on the board cannot be overestimated. We desperately need to break out of the bottom three as early as possible and at least a couple of points would be a start.. A couple of points from one game will be tricky if not impossible!  |
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Post by entropy92 on Sept 5, 2010 9:46:35 GMT
Eight days to our next game and possibly the most important eight days for a good while. The importance of getting some points on the board cannot be overestimated. We desperately need to break out of the bottom three as early as possible and at least a couple of points would be a start.. A couple of points from one game will be tricky if not impossible! theres always 1  |
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Post by mistersausage on Sept 5, 2010 9:47:20 GMT
Eight days to our next game and possibly the most important eight days for a good while. The importance of getting some points on the board cannot be overestimated. We desperately need to break out of the bottom three as early as possible and at least a couple of points would be a start.. A couple of points from one game will be tricky if not impossible! True ;D I'ts early on a Sunday and I've got eyes like pissholes in the snow. Forgive my error my Northern friend |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2010 9:55:20 GMT
I wouldn't drop Walters at the moment.
Begovic has surely talked his way out of any involvement for the foreseeable future as well.
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Post by gb on Sept 5, 2010 10:31:49 GMT
i cant see Stoke getting a point for a long while really. Pulis has a massive job now with The Dirty Dozen ...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2010 10:33:08 GMT
i cant see Stoke getting a point for a long while really. Pulis has a massive job now with The Dirty Dozen ... The next three games are all winnable imo. |
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Post by bazrico1 on Sept 5, 2010 10:36:50 GMT
Hope we win Villa.
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Post by robwahlmann on Sept 5, 2010 10:39:02 GMT
I really look forward to the Villa game, and hopefully we'll line up something like this:
.................................Sorro...................................
Whitehead.....Huth.............Shawcross......Collins
.................................Delap (or Wilson).................
Pennant.....................................................Ethers
................................Walters...............................
............................KJ..............Ric...........................
Subs: Eidur, Tunny, Faye, Higgy, Wilson, Glen, Wilko, Bego
I guess TP is in for a selection headache! It's not so easy to pick our best team any more! ;D
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Post by nott1 on Sept 5, 2010 10:54:28 GMT
Should be an easy three points to THE MIGHTY POTTERS!
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Post by mistersausage on Sept 5, 2010 10:58:25 GMT
I suppose it depends which Villa turns up and if we get a high tempo going and get in their faces early enough. If we sit back we will get slaughtered. The fans are VERY important in this game as we've been a pale shadow of our best so far. We now have the options to take the game to them big time |
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Post by Cyprusdelilah on Sept 5, 2010 11:02:32 GMT
Agree with your team but can't see Pulis agreeing with it.
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Post by Cyprusdelilah on Sept 5, 2010 11:08:52 GMT
I really look forward to the Villa game, and hopefully we'll line up something like this: .................................Sorro................................... Whitehead.....Huth.............Shawcross......Collins .................................Delap (or Wilson)................. Pennant.....................................................Ethers ................................Walters............................... ............................KJ..............Ric........................... Subs: Eidur, Tunny, Faye, Higgy, Wilson, Glen, Wilko, Bego I guess TP is in for a selection headache! It's not so easy to pick our best team any more! ;D Delap's a spent force mate, yes he can tackle, but he's two yards to slow and can't pass anyway. Walters behind the strikers, what about Eidur and Tunny. |
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Post by banburypotter on Sept 5, 2010 11:15:47 GMT
its the central midfield pairing that will be the important decision that tp has to make.
my prefferred would be wilson and whitehead as Mr S suggests.
i just hope that we use rory as a sub in case we need something late on.
we are at the stage where there is no time for favourites, we have to put out our best 11 at all times.
i also like the thought of ric as an impact sub, just when the opposition is tiring, bring him on to run at their defenders.
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Post by gibby1409 on Sept 5, 2010 11:20:41 GMT
I think the back four will stay the same as normal, Huth, Ryan Abdy & DC. Our defensive record last season, taking out the Chelsea & Man Utd games, was as good as any. So whilst I agree that we don't have "Real" Fullbacks, we have an effective defence that must be fookin horrible to play against. Walto should play on the right, he has been arguably our best player since he came. I'd play Wilson & Deano in the center, Ethers on the left, with Ric & Kenwyne upfront. EG & Pennant need to force there way, in, I'm not convinced they are 100% fit yet, and Tunch needs to keep showing the form (Finishing aside) he has done when he comes on. I actually think Tunch will look more impressive when the Team settles down, because at every level of Football, it is always easier to play with better players, and the Turk could yet shine!! Gooooaaarn Stoke!!  |
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Post by dbpotters on Sept 5, 2010 11:40:26 GMT
you all seem to be forgetting the
'stoke city curse'
villa will have new manager by then
apart from that
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOARNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN STOKE
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Post by GeneralFaye on Sept 5, 2010 12:43:59 GMT
I think the team will be...
Sorro
Huth Shawcross Faye Collins
Walters Delap Whitehead Etherington
KJ Fuller
Bench - Begovic, Wilko, Higgy, Wilson, Pennant, Tuncay & Gudjohnsen
I think the team should be (due to fitness)
Sorro
Wilko Shawcross Faye Collins
Walters Wilson Delap Etherington
KJ Fuller
Bench - Begovic, Higgy, Huth, Pennant, Whitehead, Tuncay & Gudjohnsen
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Post by fromafar07 on Sept 5, 2010 12:44:14 GMT
Eight days to our next game and possibly the most important eight days for a good while. The importance of getting some points on the board cannot be overestimated. We desperately need to break out of the bottom three as early as possible and at least a couple of points would be a start. On the positive side the injection of fresh faces should povide a motivation and determination for both new and old players, who now face far more pressing competition for their starting places than to date. Whilst not entirely a new squad there are enough new signings in different positions to really shake things up, although the defensive conundrum still prevails, that being Huth or Wilko at right back. I'd personally move Huth to centre back and play Wilko even though he shows the distribution of a combine harvester. Higgi or Collins is a similar one for right back, with possibly even Pugh worth a look. Abdy has not been the player he was for a while now but for me is worthy of a place on the bench, similarly with Delap. So for me, where fit, I'd start with Bego or Sorro in goal, a defense of Wilko, Huth, Shawcross, and Collins, midfield of Pennant, Whitehead, Wilson, and Ethers, and forwards KJ and EG, with the choice from Fuller, Tunny, Delap, Walters, and Abdy on the bench. The wait has been horrible so let's look forward to the 13th and really show those new signings just what it feels like to be roared onto victory by a tsunami of vocal power and mayhem from the fabulous Stokies of the bearpit. Happy days. Goooarrn Stoke. i actually agree with most of that, except for the bearpit part. did we sign 10 or 15 thousand new fans too that are going to make it a noisy place again ? |
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Post by jezzascfc on Sept 5, 2010 14:29:19 GMT
Eight days to our next game and possibly the most important eight days for a good while. The importance of getting some points on the board cannot be overestimated. We desperately need to break out of the bottom three as early as possible and at least a couple of points would be a start. On the positive side the injection of fresh faces should povide a motivation and determination for both new and old players, who now face far more pressing competition for their starting places than to date. Whilst not entirely a new squad there are enough new signings in different positions to really shake things up, although the defensive conundrum still prevails, that being Huth or Wilko at right back. I'd personally move Huth to centre back and play Wilko even though he shows the distribution of a combine harvester. Higgi or Collins is a similar one for right back, with possibly even Pugh worth a look. Abdy has not been the player he was for a while now but for me is worthy of a place on the bench, similarly with Delap. So for me, where fit, I'd start with Bego or Sorro in goal, a defense of Wilko, Huth, Shawcross, and Collins, midfield of Pennant, Whitehead, Wilson, and Ethers, and forwards KJ and EG, with the choice from Fuller, Tunny, Delap, Walters, and Abdy on the bench. The wait has been horrible so let's look forward to the 13th and really show those new signings just what it feels like to be roared onto victory by a tsunami of vocal power and mayhem from the fabulous Stokies of the bearpit. Happy days. Goooarrn Stoke. What's this, Sausage posting all about football!?!??!? Time to bring it back to more familiar territory. Giggity giggity!!! |
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Post by mistersausage on Sept 5, 2010 14:56:29 GMT
Eight days to our next game and possibly the most important eight days for a good while. The importance of getting some points on the board cannot be overestimated. We desperately need to break out of the bottom three as early as possible and at least a couple of points would be a start. On the positive side the injection of fresh faces should povide a motivation and determination for both new and old players, who now face far more pressing competition for their starting places than to date. Whilst not entirely a new squad there are enough new signings in different positions to really shake things up, although the defensive conundrum still prevails, that being Huth or Wilko at right back. I'd personally move Huth to centre back and play Wilko even though he shows the distribution of a combine harvester. Higgi or Collins is a similar one for right back, with possibly even Pugh worth a look. Abdy has not been the player he was for a while now but for me is worthy of a place on the bench, similarly with Delap. So for me, where fit, I'd start with Bego or Sorro in goal, a defense of Wilko, Huth, Shawcross, and Collins, midfield of Pennant, Whitehead, Wilson, and Ethers, and forwards KJ and EG, with the choice from Fuller, Tunny, Delap, Walters, and Abdy on the bench. The wait has been horrible so let's look forward to the 13th and really show those new signings just what it feels like to be roared onto victory by a tsunami of vocal power and mayhem from the fabulous Stokies of the bearpit. Happy days. Goooarrn Stoke. What's this, Sausage posting all about football!?!??!? Time to bring it back to more familiar territory. Giggity giggity!!! Dunner like big bums mate. Nice and tight like Kidmans, Fox, Knightly etc So you cab split em ;D |
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Post by jezzascfc on Sept 5, 2010 15:02:41 GMT
What's this, Sausage posting all about football!?!??!? Time to bring it back to more familiar territory. Giggity giggity!!! Dunner like big bums mate. Nice and tight like Kidmans, Fox, Knightly etc So you cab split em ;D Knightly?!?!?!?! She has the body of a teenage boy!  Still, each to their own. |
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Post by Cyprusdelilah on Sept 6, 2010 7:26:48 GMT
What's this, Sausage posting all about football!?!??!? Time to bring it back to more familiar territory. Giggly giggly!!! Dunner like big bums mate. Nice and tight like Kid mans, Fox, Knightly etc So you cab split em ;D You mean nice and bloody Boney mate, nowt wrong with a nice round, buxom backside. |
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Post by Cyprusdelilah on Sept 6, 2010 7:46:54 GMT
I think the team will be... Sorro Huth Shawcross Faye Collins Walters Delap Whitehead Etherington KJ Fuller Bench - Begovic, Wilko, Higgy, Wilson, Pennant, Tuncay & Gudjohnsen I think the team should be (due to fitness) Sorro Wilko Shawcross Faye Collins Walters Wilson Delap Etherington KJ Fuller Bench - Begovic, Higgy, Huth, Pennant, Whitehead, Tuncay & Gudjohnsen Top one is also the side I think Pulis will start off with, His excuse will be "I wanted them to keep it tight tell half-time." Then he will bring the subs on to late. Your team, why drop Whitehead and not Delap and drop Huth and not Faye, do you watch the game or only on the radio. |
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Post by Alvechurch Assassin on Sept 6, 2010 12:26:46 GMT
I think we need at least a point against Villa, and then a massive three points off West Ham the following week.
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Post by lordb on Sept 6, 2010 21:22:40 GMT
night match against a bigger prem side but not one of the untouchables.
boat load of new signings not least record buy KJ champing at the bit
fail to see how its going to be anything other than a corking atmosphere.
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Still, each to their own.
