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Post by foxysgloves on Mar 16, 2012 13:47:46 GMT
I don't expect the formation to change but I believe that we will be more positive Expect Ethers and Shotton to start and the team to be really up and at em - TP style of course Looking forward to this one - good opportunity to bring out my anti racism vest What colour is your anti-racist vest? To be totally and utterly non-racist it should be a neutral colour - does that mean you will wear a see-thru vest????
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Post by leicspotter on Mar 16, 2012 13:53:39 GMT
Shall I call the samaritans for all you wrist slashers?
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Post by thestatusquo on Mar 16, 2012 13:56:17 GMT
LOL at Bunny. It'll be the same old same old.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Mar 16, 2012 14:50:52 GMT
Wouldn't it be great to be surprised by the quality of our performance this Sunday? Few are expecting a victory but how wonderful it would be! Even a well-fought draw would be praiseworthy. That would be positive TP, and that's what you need to communicate to the team! They've tasted Wembley and that should almost be motivation enough...get them all to watch the semi again and send them out chomping at the bit.
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Post by trickydicky73 on Mar 16, 2012 14:53:49 GMT
If TP says we are going to attack them, then get yourself there, I guarantee it will be a goal infested entertainmentathon. H ;D ;D ;D
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 16, 2012 15:02:42 GMT
If TP says we are going to attack them, then get yourself there H 6K plus have. Admittedly we've had to technically pay them but still.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Mar 16, 2012 15:10:14 GMT
That is Tony Scholes for you MoMo...The man is all heart. Cut him open and he bleeds red and white stripes and would do anything in the best interests of our supporter base.
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Post by TheWiseMaster on Mar 16, 2012 15:31:18 GMT
oops
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Post by RAF on Mar 16, 2012 15:34:05 GMT
If TP says we are going to attack them, then get yourself there H 6K plus have. Admittedly we've had to technically pay them but still. You not going Moanmo? I would have thought you would have jumped at the chance of some subsidy since you spend most of your time moaning your bag off about how Scholes is always raping fans (in monetary terms obviously)? H
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Post by TheWiseMaster on Mar 16, 2012 15:43:33 GMT
I don't expect the formation to change but I believe that we will be more positive Expect Ethers and Shotton to start and the team to be really up and at em - TP style of course Looking forward to this one - good opportunity to bring out my anti racism vest What colour is your anti-racist vest? To be totally and utterly non-racist it should be a neutral colour - does that mean you will wear a see-thru vest???? I think they are green but I could wear my string vest
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 16, 2012 15:53:58 GMT
6K plus have. Admittedly we've had to technically pay them but still. You not going Moanmo? I would have thought you would have jumped at the chance of some subsidy since you spend most of your time moaning your bag off about how Scholes is always raping fans (in monetary terms obviously)? H The biggest bag moaning Pulis hating wankstain in history calling someone else moan moan. Oh mercy.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 16, 2012 15:55:32 GMT
That is Tony Scholes for you MoMo...The man is all heart. Cut him open and he bleeds red and white stripes and would do anything in the best interests of our supporter base. Absolutely dave. Those planes to Valencia. What a stand up guy. When Platinum Plus became Platinum Piss. Oh how I laughed. That Tony Pulis on the other hand with his 3 FA Cup quarter finals in a row. What a cunt eh? ;D
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Post by stokeyscrew on Mar 16, 2012 16:38:26 GMT
Ethers and Pennant on wings - Jerome with Crouch - Walters on bench - AND GO FOR IT !! I can dream !!! Thing is...SJW is a dyed in the wool Toffee....and his default position is hating Liverpool F.C.... He will be bursting blood vessels against them as well as his bouncer/wind up role.
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Post by oasis on Mar 16, 2012 17:19:44 GMT
We will sit back Shotton will play as a winger (unless Wilko is out) Crouch and Walters will start up front......
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Post by gremlin on Mar 16, 2012 18:13:10 GMT
We will sit back Shotton will play as a winger (unless Wilko is out) Crouch and Walters will start up front...... If thats the case stoke fans will be livid... did nearly the same at valencia, i wont be impressed. He will turn fans even more against him, would be very silly to do such a thing.
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Post by RAF on Mar 16, 2012 18:40:36 GMT
That is Tony Scholes for you MoMo...The man is all heart. Cut him open and he bleeds red and white stripes and would do anything in the best interests of our supporter base. Absolutely dave. Those planes to Valencia. What a stand up guy. When Platinum Plus became Platinum Piss. Oh how I laughed. That Tony Pulis on the other hand with his 3 FA Cup quarter finals in a row. What a cunt eh? ;D Do we get trophies or qualification to Europe from quarter finals these days? H
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Mar 16, 2012 19:40:45 GMT
We will sit back Shotton will play as a winger (unless Wilko is out) Crouch and Walters will start up front...... If thats the case stoke fans will be livid... did nearly the same at valencia, i wont be impressed. He will turn fans even more against him, would be very silly to do such a thing. Did he? I don't remember Shotton, Crouch or Walters starting in Valencia or much sitting back and defending actually. Must have been pissed or suffering from vertigo. I'd be happy with something resembling the Valencia tactics and performance on Sunday if not the result.
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Post by bunnyscfc on Mar 16, 2012 20:43:40 GMT
but it will be Shotton, Crouch and Walters, won't it?
Zero pace, zero options running the channels.
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Post by oasis on Mar 16, 2012 20:53:06 GMT
Come on Tone!
Positive team selection --> positive output from the fans vocally --> positive and uplifting for our players
Just do eeeet Tone
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Post by Dave the Rave on Mar 16, 2012 20:59:05 GMT
As with every match TP will do what he feels is right for our football club.
You can't ask any more than that.
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Post by bunnyscfc on Mar 16, 2012 21:01:59 GMT
Can't we even politely ask for picking the best/right team, DTR?
Unless you like Huth/Woodgate at right back and Walters out wide, of course.
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Post by Dave the Rave on Mar 16, 2012 21:05:53 GMT
He picks what he thinks is the right team. Pulis loves Stoke and his intentions are always honourable.
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Post by bunnyscfc on Mar 16, 2012 21:09:32 GMT
does that also apply to the binary season, where many felt he played politics with the club?
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Post by Dave the Rave on Mar 16, 2012 21:13:02 GMT
It resulted in the icelandics eventually doing one, so I guess so.
I wouldn't want a manager who accepted being undermined by the board.
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Post by devsad on Mar 16, 2012 22:17:32 GMT
One of the biggest load of bollocks that the anti-Pulis brigade come out with is this "playing politics" stuff. Apart from the point that someone like Pulis as competitive and driven as Pulis could never do anything else other than what he think is the best chance of getting a result for his team (as much as we may disagree with his decisions at times his record shows he must get it right far more than he gets it wrong) what would be the point?
"I know I'll piss my employers off, that's a good idea cause there's lots of other football managers jobs at this level that I could walk straight in to"
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Post by TheWiseMaster on Mar 16, 2012 22:19:51 GMT
It resulted in the icelandics eventually doing one, so I guess so. I wouldn't want a manager who accepted being undermined by the board. Well said
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Post by bunnyscfc on Mar 16, 2012 22:24:11 GMT
I like tP, but a devils advocate would say that to think that TP didn't play politics here or at some of his previous clubs some would say is naieve.
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Post by TheWiseMaster on Mar 16, 2012 22:33:39 GMT
So what... Your first instinct and mine is to look after yourself - be naive to assume that most people don't
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Post by devsad on Mar 16, 2012 23:01:19 GMT
Ok. "Playing politics" as I understand it is to act for personal gain rather than principle.
I think that Pulis's principles would want him to do his utmost to get results in football matches for the teams that he manages.
I can see no personal gain for him in doing otherwise.
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Post by prem4stoke on Mar 16, 2012 23:01:52 GMT
but it will be Shotton, Crouch and Walters, won't it? Zero pace, zero options running the channels. I would probably say Shotton is the fastest player we have, Crouch and Walters won't be running the channels our two fastest players in Ethers and Shotton will be no doubt.
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