NORWICH CITY vs STOKE CITY - MATCH THREAD!

[lordb]

loads of travelling

Alps to flatlands


NCFC all pumped up,1st home game in the prem.

I'll take a draw

Begovic
Shotton,Huth,Woodgate,Wilko (wont be surprised if Collins plays tbh)
JP,Whelan,Dean,Ethers
SJW,Jones

more transfer rumours than shots on target

Norwich to score early,Stoke with goal from set piece
1.1

[Deleted]

Is shawcross suspended or summat? Wilko left back? Are you winding me up?

[jarhead]

Wilko left-back you winding me up????!

[stokiecarl09]

Wilko left back, DICK!!!

[lordb]

Wilko has played left back before

he cant pass anyway so dont see what difference it makes which side he is on

just assumed TP will rotate the back 5 (inc keeper) given the travelling e.t.c.

[wakefieldstokie]

0 v 2 a good stoke win. And delia to make a tit of herself at half time. :-)

[wandonlodge2]

I would be very happy with a draw considering:

- Newly promoted club playing forst home match
- Playing in Switzerland on Thursday night
- Squad still need strengthening

[stokelad84]

What have Wilson and Shawcross done to be dropped?

Both are fit and both have been part of a defence that have held 4 clean sheets in a row.

[lordb]

rested not dropped

[sirpineapple89]

Team:

Begovic
Huth
Woody
Shawcross
Wilson
Pennant
Delap
Whelan
Etherington
Jones
Walters


Same as the Chelsea game.

[rigsby]

NORWICH CITY vs STOKE CITY

Barclays Premier League
Sunday 21st August 2011
Carrow Road
13:30 Kick-Off

[LphPotter]

begovic
huth woody ryan wilson
pennant whelan deano ethers
KJ walters

subs: soro collins upson wilko shotton delap arismendi

rory on for deano if fully fit.

[cobhamstokey]

Thankfully Jp's been rested which is a big key and with Rory hopefully back we'll have our 2 of our key players fresh. Ethers only played an hour so hopefully be quite fresh. The only promblem may be the travelling which can be quite mentally tireing.

[musik]

Is Pennant ready to play or injured?

Begovic it will be.

Wilson again, since he was MoM vs Thun.
Shawcross
and Woodgate perhaps
Wilkinson back as RB.

Etherington - if ok
Whitehead
Whelan - ?
Walters

Jones
Shotton

[fortressbritannia]

Begovic

Wilkinson
Huth
Shawcross
Wilson

Pennant
Delap
Whelan
Etherington

Jones
Walters

Bench: Sorensen, Woodgate, Pugh, Whitehead, Shotton, Tonge,Upson

Prediction 1-1 Norwich make a good start in the first half before second half pressure from the potters earn a well deserved point

[Deleted]

Begovic
Huth Shawcross Woodgate Wilson
Pennant Whitehead Whelan Etherington
Jones Walters

2 - 1 to The Mighty Potters.

Etherington, Jones

[ladyinred]

Lots of options at the back - Zero options for the wing/upfront.

[Danstoke82]

This is gonna be a tough game, Norwich will be bang up for it. I reckon we may come away with a 1-1.

Team:

Begovic

Huth
Woodgate
Shawcross
Wilson

JP
Whelan
Diao (you just know he will be in)
Ethers

SJW
KJ

Subs:
Sorro
Upson
Whitehead
Pugh
Tonge
Shotton

Is Delap still injured?.

[Danstoke82]

Aug 19, 2011 12:08:23 GMT musik said:

Is Pennant ready to play or injured?

Begovic it will be.

Wilson again, since he was MoM vs Thun.
Shawcross
and Woodgate perhaps
Wilkinson back as RB.

Etherington - if ok
Whitehead
Whelan - ?
Walters

Jones
Shotton

No disrespect to Shotton as I like him but if Pulis starts him upfront then he needs shooting. I dont mind Shotton coming on up top for the last ten but to start a defender upfront in a Premier League match is nothing short of scandalous and thats not a personal attack on Shotton's ability as I think he's decent enough.....as a defender.

[ladyinred]

Aug 19, 2011 12:56:44 GMT Danstoke82 said:

This is gonna be a tough game, Norwich will be bang up for it. I reckon we may come away with a 1-1.

Team:

Begovic

Huth
Woodgate
Shawcross
Wilson

JP
Whelan
Diao (you just know he will be in)
Ethers

SJW
KJ

Subs:
Sorro
Upson
Whitehead
Pugh
Tonge
Shotton



Is Delap still injured?.

I think Diao is injured!

[stokiemarc]

The thing that worries me about the lack of extra strikers, is that so far Kenwyne and Jonny have played EVERY game. How long before they burn out? They've played 5 games in 3 weeks, which is unsustainable.

[DannyStokie]

good feeling about this one 3 - 0, not sure why though.

[potterpaul]

Can't believe the first 2 replies having us conceding. Can't believe some people on this MB.

Think we can continue our recent away form with another 1-0 victory, we are more organised at the back than previous seasons and we were pretty solid then, I'll go as far to say we have survived due to our defensive qualities.

[Deleted]

Aug 19, 2011 13:09:12 GMT stokiemarc said:

The thing that worries me about the lack of extra strikers, is that so far Kenwyne and Jonny have played EVERY game. How long before they burn out? They've played 5 games in 3 weeks, which is unsustainable.

Give me 40k a week ill play every bloody day! 5 in 3 weeks is nothing considering the facilities weve got, I don't buy into this were tired crap, they will be having massages off some off the best physios in the country

[march4]

Let's extend our run without conceding to 5 games.

A goal of our own would be a bonus and would maintain our 100% success rate away from home.

[theloudest]

Norwich city 0 2 Stoke city
Woodgate 16
Etherington 73 (pen)

[LphPotter]

begovic
huth ryan woody wilson
pennant delap whelan ethers
KJ walters

subs: soro wilko collins shotton arismendi pugh upson

2-1 to the potters
etherington 36
jones 71

[stokie12345]

Bego, Huth, Ryan, Woody, Wilson, Pennant, Whelan, Rory, Ethers, KJ, Walters

Norwich 0 Stoke 2: Whelan, Walters

[rigsby]

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14520268.stm

[stokiejoeofalsager]

Aug 19, 2011 16:01:31 GMT @rigsby said:

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14520268.stm

How come in the stoke facts they forgot to put aswell as all the negative usual (stoke havnt win an away game in blah blah blah- stoke havnt scored in their last blah blah games...) that we havnt conceded a goal in all the competitive games we have played this season?? ???