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Post by RAF on Sept 3, 2012 18:15:53 GMT
I suppose if you think getting pasted by Bolton away and Newcastle at home, being the lowest goal scorers in any of the professional divisions in England, coupled with our worst finish in the league evolving then fair enough. The football hasn't changed, just the personnel. And to use that sweeping statement that almost 'Everyone' considers us a Premier League mainstay, is quite frankly ridiculous. H but we are a premier league mainstay, unless you think it takes longer than five years of never been in any threat of relegation. So it doesnt really matter what anyone considers us to be, you cannot hide the truth, can you except it or you will you find something else to use to put the club down? Please find me anywhere on here where I have said that I don't think we are? H
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Post by Boyceys been up the attic on Sept 3, 2012 18:23:16 GMT
Love the club, hate the manager
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Post by jonnynico on Sept 3, 2012 18:28:26 GMT
Yet another lets shag pulis thread, ffs.
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Post by foster on Sept 3, 2012 19:03:42 GMT
This lack of ambition from supporters really is astonishing People are content to just survive, sad really. That reverts back to my first post on this thread..... Rimmers and PHWs have ambition. The PHWs generally more. It's those with no ambition that should take a look at themselves. The whole 'we've come as far as can' or 'we're a small club and should accept it indefinately' mentality riles me.
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Post by billybigballs on Sept 3, 2012 20:01:11 GMT
Love the club, hate the manager This is what is winding me up more than anything else, why do you hate Pulis exactly? I get it that some dont like his tactics and think we will do better with another manager and a different style, i don't agree but i understand and can respect that but what the fuck has Pulis done to deserve being hated? Reading some of the comments on here some of you seem to think the more you hate Pulis the more you love the club. You are fucking pathetic, you are the people who shouldnt be calling yourselves supporters
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Post by foster on Sept 3, 2012 20:16:46 GMT
Love the club, hate the manager This is what is winding me up more than anything else, why do you hate Pulis exactly? I get it that some dont like his tactics and think we will do better with another manager and a different style, i don't agree but i understand and can respect that but what the fuck has Pulis done to deserve being hated? Reading some of the comments on here some of you seem to think the more you hate Pulis the more you love the club. You are fucking pathetic, you are the people who shouldnt be calling yourselves supporters
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Post by Boyceys been up the attic on Sept 3, 2012 20:18:10 GMT
Love the club, hate the manager This is what is winding me up more than anything else, why do you hate Pulis exactly? I get it that some don't like his tactics and think we will do better with another manager and a different style, i don't agree but i understand and can respect that but what the fuck has Pulis done to deserve being hated? Reading some of the comments on here some of you seem to think the more you hate Pulis the more you love the club. You are fucking pathetic, you are the people who shouldn't be calling yourselves supporters Easy Because he has stolen hope from me, all the away matches getting up at god knows what time, traveling to the back of beyond, time and money i will never get back, only to see capitulation because a bore draw may keep him in a job a bit longer and keep the money rolling in that bit longer. The home matches that are now a necessary chore rather than something to be looked forward to all week. He truly is the Ringo Starr of the sporting world Wake up and smell the coffee. If you are happy with it great for you, some of us are not.
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Post by prem4stoke on Sept 3, 2012 20:43:03 GMT
This is what is winding me up more than anything else, why do you hate Pulis exactly? I get it that some don't like his tactics and think we will do better with another manager and a different style, i don't agree but i understand and can respect that but what the fuck has Pulis done to deserve being hated? Reading some of the comments on here some of you seem to think the more you hate Pulis the more you love the club. You are fucking pathetic, you are the people who shouldn't be calling yourselves supporters Easy Because he has stolen hope from me, all the away matches getting up at god knows what time, traveling to the back of beyond, time and money i will never get back, only to see capitulation because a bore draw may keep him in a job a bit longer and keep the money rolling in that bit longer. The home matches that are now a necessary chore rather than something to be looked forward to all week. He truly is the Ringo Starr of the sporting world Wake up and smell the coffee. If you are happy with it great for you, some of us are not. credit where its due well done for going the away games. I really think he is only doing his job by keeping us in the prem well up until now that is and to be fair that is what he has done for what its worth getting to the final has only hindered the progress on the field and I can see a big change this season. Something to look forward to not look back in anger
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Post by frasier99 on Sept 3, 2012 20:51:25 GMT
Haven't seen or heard a bad word about Peter over the months And tony is "big and ugly enough to take it "
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Post by foxysgloves on Sept 3, 2012 21:01:39 GMT
For all his flaws I can't help but think that as long as dopes like Yogi, Innercircle and Jarhead hate Pulis then he can't be all bad.
Funny how their irrational hatred only makes the often hard to like TP much easier to like.
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Post by Boyceys been up the attic on Sept 3, 2012 21:04:17 GMT
Easy Because he has stolen hope from me, all the away matches getting up at god knows what time, traveling to the back of beyond, time and money i will never get back, only to see capitulation because a bore draw may keep him in a job a bit longer and keep the money rolling in that bit longer. The home matches that are now a necessary chore rather than something to be looked forward to all week. He truly is the Ringo Starr of the sporting world Wake up and smell the coffee. If you are happy with it great for you, some of us are not. credit where its due well done for going the away games. I really think he is only doing his job by keeping us in the prem well up until now that is and to be fair that is what he has done for what its worth getting to the final has only hindered the progress on the field and I can see a big change this season. Something to look forward to not look back in anger If we play the same way we did in the last twenty minutes at Wigan then i will be more than happy, win lose or draw. But knowing how stubborn pulis is i just cant see it. I am grateful for what he has done, and i do hope that without the distraction of the europa league we can get back to winning ways or even just have a bit of excitement on the pitch. However the longer he stays imo the further we will regress
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Post by prem4stoke on Sept 3, 2012 21:21:43 GMT
credit where its due well done for going the away games. I really think he is only doing his job by keeping us in the prem well up until now that is and to be fair that is what he has done for what its worth getting to the final has only hindered the progress on the field and I can see a big change this season. Something to look forward to not look back in anger If we play the same way we did in the last twenty minutes at Wigan then i will be more than happy, win lose or draw. But knowing how stubborn pulis is i just cant see it. I am grateful for what he has done, and i do hope that without the distraction of the europa league we can get back to winning ways or even just have a bit of excitement on the pitch. However the longer he stays imo the further we will regress There was certainly a regression towards the end of last season, his tactics became familiar to every man and his dog and on top of that the tired legs setting in using a tactic which relies heavily on fitness and strength not to mention players form dropping and age creeping into others at the same time it was no surprise what the outcome would be. Well done to Pulis this transfer window (well I hope so anyway) he has gone from using the midfield for defense only to using the midfield as the main attacking threat.
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Post by billybigballs on Sept 4, 2012 10:22:20 GMT
This is what is winding me up more than anything else, why do you hate Pulis exactly? I get it that some don't like his tactics and think we will do better with another manager and a different style, i don't agree but i understand and can respect that but what the fuck has Pulis done to deserve being hated? Reading some of the comments on here some of you seem to think the more you hate Pulis the more you love the club. You are fucking pathetic, you are the people who shouldn't be calling yourselves supporters Easy Because he has stolen hope from me, all the away matches getting up at god knows what time, traveling to the back of beyond, time and money i will never get back, only to see capitulation because a bore draw may keep him in a job a bit longer and keep the money rolling in that bit longer. The home matches that are now a necessary chore rather than something to be looked forward to all week. He truly is the Ringo Starr of the sporting world Wake up and smell the coffee. If you are happy with it great for you, some of us are not. fair enough if thats your opinion, but hate?
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Post by phil51 on Sept 4, 2012 10:49:08 GMT
Hi I have been a regular reader of this board over many years, and have lived through the bad years of being a Stoke supporter and taking the rough with the smooth. I feel compelled to say a few words to the anti Pulis brigade. This forum can be used as a vehicle to vent frustrations as to the way we play and the way we deal with winning and losing, it should not be a personal vendetta against either the manager the chairman or the players. Just lately I have been amazed at the negativity and the back biting from so called Stoke supporters who are slating the manager in a derogative manner. OK criticising is fine and promotes healthy debates but not in a way which is offensive and borders on slander. I can only assume that the anti Pulis brigade which have slated him since his arrival were not around in the dark days of the 80s when we were changing managers almost every season. I have been priveliged to be a Stoke supporter all my life, my first game was in 1959, so I guess you can work out that I have seen many comings and goings in this time. Please get behind the team and SUPPORT them through the good and the bad times, Tony Pulis has done wonders for our club, and Peter Coates has put his money where his mouth is, give them both the respect they deserve, and yes criticise them and have your say but PLEASE do not make it into a personal rant. BE LOYAL BE PROUD BE STOKE DAVE Good effort fella and largely I agree. However, I fear you are banging your head against a brick wall: too many agenda-driven posters too many deaf ears too many 'I pay my money...' too many already proven wrong by the manager too many 'booing the players makes them play better...' Luckily, these people are NOT representative of the vast majority of people who go to the games. Disappointed? Yes Hopeful? Yes Baffled? Yes HATE the manger? Give me strength! Boo Jon Walters? Pathetic The negativity of some IS corrosive and will eventually have a consequence. But it won't be their fault. Keep your chin up mate. The manager will prove them all wrong again. PS There are plenty of people who have already given up on the negative, anti-Pulis, hate-driven Oatcake. Pity!
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Post by yorkstokie on Sept 4, 2012 10:50:40 GMT
Part of me hopes TP leaves, gets replaced and we get relegated - just so half of these fuck-wits come down to reality with a bang and appreciate what we had..!
5-0 in an FA Cup semi final, qualified in Europa, beating Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool - yet they still fuckin moan...
Since when has going to watch your club play in the best league in the world become a fuckin chore??! Weirdos
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Post by foster on Sept 4, 2012 10:53:08 GMT
Part of me hopes TP leaves, gets replaced and we get relegated - just so half of these fuck-wits come down to reality with a bang and appreciate what we had..! 5-0 in an FA Cup semi final, qualified in Europa, beating Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool - yet they still fuckin moan... Since when has going to watch your club play in the best league in the world become a fuckin chore??! Weirdos I wish someone would provide conclusion proof that getting rid of Tone = guaranteed relegation. Without Tone we may do better or worse. No one can state conclusively how it would work out.
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Post by billybigballs on Sept 4, 2012 11:23:44 GMT
Part of me hopes TP leaves, gets replaced and we get relegated - just so half of these fuck-wits come down to reality with a bang and appreciate what we had..! 5-0 in an FA Cup semi final, qualified in Europa, beating Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool - yet they still fuckin moan... Since when has going to watch your club play in the best league in the world become a fuckin chore??! Weirdos I wish someone would provide conclusion proof that getting rid of Tone = guaranteed relegation. Without Tone we may do better or worse. No one can state conclusively how it would work out. Thats true we dont know, what we do know is Pulis has never been relegated and we have never been in any danger of relegation. We could do better or worse with someone else, but its fair to say theres more chance of doing a lot worse. And what exactly has Pulis done to deserve the sack or to deserve the level of hatred from a minority? I've yet to see anything close to an answer, only personal opinions about the style of football.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Sept 4, 2012 12:04:54 GMT
Hi I have been a regular reader of this board over many years, and have lived through the bad years of being a Stoke supporter and taking the rough with the smooth. I feel compelled to say a few words to the anti Pulis brigade. This forum can be used as a vehicle to vent frustrations as to the way we play and the way we deal with winning and losing, it should not be a personal vendetta against either the manager the chairman or the players. Just lately I have been amazed at the negativity and the back biting from so called Stoke supporters who are slating the manager in a derogative manner. OK criticising is fine and promotes healthy debates but not in a way which is offensive and borders on slander. I can only assume that the anti Pulis brigade which have slated him since his arrival were not around in the dark days of the 80s when we were changing managers almost every season. I have been priveliged to be a Stoke supporter all my life, my first game was in 1959, so I guess you can work out that I have seen many comings and goings in this time. Please get behind the team and SUPPORT them through the good and the bad times, Tony Pulis has done wonders for our club, and Peter Coates has put his money where his mouth is, give them both the respect they deserve, and yes criticise them and have your say but PLEASE do not make it into a personal rant. BE LOYAL BE PROUD BE STOKE DAVE Good effort fella and largely I agree. However, I fear you are banging your head against a brick wall: too many agenda-driven posters too many deaf ears too many 'I pay my money...' too many already proven wrong by the manager too many 'booing the players makes them play better...' Luckily, these people are NOT representative of the vast majority of people who go to the games. Disappointed? Yes Hopeful? Yes Baffled? Yes HATE the manger? Give me strength! Boo Jon Walters? Pathetic The negativity of some IS corrosive and will eventually have a consequence. But it won't be their fault. Keep your chin up mate. The manager will prove them all wrong again. PS There are plenty of people who have already given up on the negative, anti-Pulis, hate-driven Oatcake. Pity! Pity you didn't bother to read the thread rather than just the opening post and then you may have had the insight to allow you to contribute something rather more interesting than your pre-judged, often rrepeated and rather predictable response Phil. It's still the Oatcake posters fault even though it isn't in anyway representative of Stoke supporters opinions? Okay.
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Post by phil51 on Sept 4, 2012 12:45:03 GMT
Good effort fella and largely I agree. However, I fear you are banging your head against a brick wall: too many agenda-driven posters too many deaf ears too many 'I pay my money...' too many already proven wrong by the manager too many 'booing the players makes them play better...' Luckily, these people are NOT representative of the vast majority of people who go to the games. Disappointed? Yes Hopeful? Yes Baffled? Yes HATE the manger? Give me strength! Boo Jon Walters? Pathetic The negativity of some IS corrosive and will eventually have a consequence. But it won't be their fault. Keep your chin up mate. The manager will prove them all wrong again. PS There are plenty of people who have already given up on the negative, anti-Pulis, hate-driven Oatcake. Pity! Pity you didn't bother to read the thread rather than just the opening post and then you may have had the insight to allow you to contribute something rather more interesting than your pre-judged, often rrepeated and rather predictable response Phil. It's still the Oatcake posters fault even though it isn't in anyway representative of Stoke supporters opinions? Okay. Read the whole thread thanks. Even understood some of it. Not bad for a cheap, ignorant, senile old cretin eh? Still, I'll consider myself told off, yet again and go and stand in the naughty corner.
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Post by borat on Sept 4, 2012 12:51:46 GMT
I'm sure i'm in the category of many where I have a love/dislike (not hate) for Pulis. I absolutely hate the football and always will and I refuse to accept the negativity on the pitch. It stops me going away games, the last 3 away games I have been were 0-0, 0-1 and 0-2 Liverpool, Birmingham and Wigan and they were SO SO boring to watch, mind numbing (especially Wigan last year). Why spend up to £100 to know we won't have a go! Fuck that! I thank Pulis for what he has done but I don't respect him for what we have to watch, however I don't want him gone.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 12:55:21 GMT
Pity you didn't bother to read the thread rather than just the opening post and then you may have had the insight to allow you to contribute something rather more interesting than your pre-judged, often rrepeated and rather predictable response Phil. It's still the Oatcake posters fault even though it isn't in anyway representative of Stoke supporters opinions? Okay. Read the whole thread thanks. Even understood some of it. Not bad for a cheap, ignorant, senile old cretin eh? Still, I'll consider myself told off, yet again and go and stand in the naughty corner. to be fair to Mark your argument is basically that some on here are venomous, hateful and corrosive which will lead to problems with the team but that DOES kind of contradict your idea that this board isn't representative of the attendees at the match doesn't it? if the board isn't representative then how will ANYTHING said on here matter to the club/team? he kind of has you bang to rights really phil
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Post by phil51 on Sept 4, 2012 13:09:46 GMT
Read the whole thread thanks. Even understood some of it. Not bad for a cheap, ignorant, senile old cretin eh? Still, I'll consider myself told off, yet again and go and stand in the naughty corner. to be fair to Mark your argument is basically that some on here are venomous, hateful and corrosive which will lead to problems with the team but that DOES kind of contradict your idea that this board isn't representative of the attendees at the match doesn't it? if the board isn't representative then how will ANYTHING said on here matter to the club/team? he kind of has you bang to rights really phil Really? Did you not hear the negativity of a minority on Saturday and the effect that it had? He hasn't got me banged to anything other than the fact that I see great benefit in being positive and great harm in being negative. The sort of stupidity witnessed on Saturday doesn't take long to have an effect on players' confidence. Of course, it is a great idea to undermine your own players' confidence. I am at a loss as to why sensible rational Stoke supporters (real supporters like yourself and MW) [no sarcasm intended], can't see the potential damage of the this attitude towards the manger and certain players. If you don't believe me, just investigate how, even, great facist governments were brought down by oft-repeated ridicule.
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Post by sufolkstokie on Sept 4, 2012 13:14:33 GMT
to be fair to Mark your argument is basically that some on here are venomous, hateful and corrosive which will lead to problems with the team but that DOES kind of contradict your idea that this board isn't representative of the attendees at the match doesn't it? if the board isn't representative then how will ANYTHING said on here matter to the club/team? he kind of has you bang to rights really phil Really? Did you not hear the negativity of a minority on Saturday and the effect that it had? He hasn't got me banged to anything other than the fact that I see great benefit in being positive and great harm in being negative. The sort of stupidity witnessed on Saturday doesn't take long to have an effect on players' confidence. Of course, it is a great idea to undermine your own players' confidence. I am at a loss as to why sensible rational Stoke supporters (real supporters like yourself and MW) [no sarcasm intended], can't see the potential damage of the this attitude towards the manger and certain players. If you don't believe me, just investigate how, even, great facist governments were brought down by oft-repeated ridicule. M'mm - I think you will find the majority on Saturday were chanting for Adam and also Attack, Attack, Attack - same as WHU two years ago and Villa first season (minus the Adam bit) In actual fact, WHU away two years ago was as ugly as I have seen in many a moon, with a large majority telling Pulis he didnt know what he was doing and more than a few getting very aggressive and offensive with their feelings towards him. They even kept us back for 30 mins or so I recall because of it
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 13:23:21 GMT
and since when did what happened on Saturday become something this board has to take responsibility for?
you said that the negativity of this board "Luckily, these people are NOT representative of the vast majority of people who go to the games"
are you now saying that the minority that are unhappy at matches are negative because of this board? you really have lost me
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Post by sheikhmomo on Sept 4, 2012 13:29:20 GMT
and since when did what happened on Saturday become something this board has to take responsibility for? you said that the negativity of this board "Luckily, these people are NOT representative of the vast majority of people who go to the games" are you now saying that the minority that are unhappy at matches are negative because of this board? you really have lost me Both ar true. Satuurday at the game and on media afterwards was a complete and total embarrassment. This board has become a haven for unreadable Pulis hating dog piss. The two may not be related but are true.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 13:37:05 GMT
and since when did what happened on Saturday become something this board has to take responsibility for? you said that the negativity of this board "Luckily, these people are NOT representative of the vast majority of people who go to the games" are you now saying that the minority that are unhappy at matches are negative because of this board? you really have lost me Both ar true. Satuurday at the game and on media afterwards was a complete and total embarrassment. This board has become a haven for unreadable Pulis hating dog piss. The two may not be related but are true. i agree that both are true but i was under the impression that phil was linking the two??? anyway, i do agree with both you and phil that SOME of the posters on here are OTT with their negativity.whilst i have no problem in criticising the management when they make mistakes, i have no time for those that insist on blaming all the world's ills on TP and the club ( i also get bored with those that say if we win then it's down to the lads, if we lose it's down to TP and this whole idea that TP doesn't deserve credit for getting us where we are becuase "Anyone could have done it with PC's money"). likewise i get annoyed with those who applaud everytime TP farts and refuse to see glaring mistakes because they have this "We should canonise TP for getting us here and not look to further ourselves at all, we should be just for grateful for even existing let alone in such a wonderful league....we should worship all the other teams and be thrilled to finish 17th or above" philosophy.fortunately as foster pointed out most of us are a little more balanced and less imbecilic than that. the agendas ARE there, that much is obvious but let's face it, we all know full well who they are and can ignore them quite easily (on both sides) and then hopefully we can get back to normal reasoned discussions (it would help if both sides could leave off the hijacking of every bloody thread though)
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Post by foster on Sept 4, 2012 13:58:12 GMT
Both ar true. Satuurday at the game and on media afterwards was a complete and total embarrassment. This board has become a haven for unreadable Pulis hating dog piss. The two may not be related but are true. i agree that both are true but i was under the impression that phil was linking the two??? anyway, i do agree with both you and phil that SOME of the posters on here are OTT with their negativity.whilst i have no problem in criticising the management when they make mistakes, i have no time for those that insist on blaming all the world's ills on TP and the club ( i also get bored with those that say if we win then it's down to the lads, if we lose it's down to TP and this whole idea that TP doesn't deserve credit for getting us where we are becuase "Anyone could have done it with PC's money"). likewise i get annoyed with those who applaud everytime TP farts and refuse to see glaring mistakes because they have this "We should canonise TP for getting us here and not look to further ourselves at all, we should be just for grateful for even existing let alone in such a wonderful league....we should worship all the other teams and be thrilled to finish 17th or above" philosophy.fortunately as foster pointed out most of us are a little more balanced and less imbecilic than that. the agendas ARE there, that much is obvious but let's face it, we all know full well who they are and can ignore them quite easily (on both sides) and then hopefully we can get back to normal reasoned discussions (it would help if both sides could leave off the hijacking of every bloody thread though) Er MMLC, I don't recall giving you permission to quote or reference my name? Personally, I don't mind the polarised views. It would be boring if everyone agreed all of the time. Then again, some of the views are overly stated and become boring in themselves. I have to admit that I myself am quite fickle when it comes to the personnel at the club (manager and players). I support only the club and don't harbour any loyalty for those who's wages we pay. I watch each game with an open/unbiased mind and will quite happily praise/complain about anyone based on my perception of their performance. Recently (past 2 years) I've become disillusioned with Tones decision making and negativity. However, should he employ another style, plan B, more positive attitude to scoring goals, then I can quite easily shift back towards a pro-Pulis stance.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 14:42:20 GMT
i agree that both are true but i was under the impression that phil was linking the two??? anyway, i do agree with both you and phil that SOME of the posters on here are OTT with their negativity.whilst i have no problem in criticising the management when they make mistakes, i have no time for those that insist on blaming all the world's ills on TP and the club ( i also get bored with those that say if we win then it's down to the lads, if we lose it's down to TP and this whole idea that TP doesn't deserve credit for getting us where we are becuase "Anyone could have done it with PC's money"). likewise i get annoyed with those who applaud everytime TP farts and refuse to see glaring mistakes because they have this "We should canonise TP for getting us here and not look to further ourselves at all, we should be just for grateful for even existing let alone in such a wonderful league....we should worship all the other teams and be thrilled to finish 17th or above" philosophy.fortunately as foster pointed out most of us are a little more balanced and less imbecilic than that. the agendas ARE there, that much is obvious but let's face it, we all know full well who they are and can ignore them quite easily (on both sides) and then hopefully we can get back to normal reasoned discussions (it would help if both sides could leave off the hijacking of every bloody thread though) Er MMLC, I don't recall giving you permission to quote or reference my name? Personally, I don't mind the polarised views. It would be boring if everyone agreed all of the time. Then again, some of the views are overly stated and become boring in themselves. I have to admit that I myself am quite fickle when it comes to the personnel at the club (manager and players). I support only the club and don't harbour any loyalty for those who's wages we pay. I watch each game with an open/unbiased mind and will quite happily praise/complain about anyone based on my perception of their performance. Recently (past 2 years) I've become disillusioned with Tones decision making and negativity. However, should he employ another style, plan B, more positive attitude to scoring goals, then I can quite easily shift back towards a pro-Pulis stance. what he said
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Post by playhowwewant on Sept 4, 2012 15:08:11 GMT
It's about time someone had the balls to start a thread like this because I don't care what anyone says this board is at times a depressing place to be, basically down to most of the regular posters bein right miserable b******s, who immediately anyone start a positive thread gets completely beseiged by negativity or the thread gets binned because there not in the gang ! if you just look at the history of the most regular posters they are by far the worst for it.
This precise issue came up while we were at Wigan on Saturday where we fully expected everyone to be miserable up in arms regarding transfers, because trying to follow what was going on on here became an utterly miserable affair caused by every player we get linked with being called s**t by some quarters, then when we didn't land a signing we'd been linked with the manager was a t**t. I couldn't believe the personal abuse handed out on here if someone dared to say they had heard something during the transfer window, but it ended up not being true. Why can't people just be adult enough to take things with a pinch of salt. I even for my sins quite enjoyed reading davesviews threads, I didn't believe a word of it, but it made it interesting. Thankfully it seemed that at the game the people who were there and not hiding behind a keyboard on here were actually quite upbeat.
Gooaaarrrrnnnnn Stoke
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Sept 4, 2012 16:15:14 GMT
It's about time someone had the balls to start a thread like this because I don't care what anyone says this board is at times a depressing place to be, basically down to most of the regular posters bein right miserable b******s, who immediately anyone start a positive thread gets completely beseiged by negativity or the thread gets binned because there not in the gang ! if you just look at the history of the most regular posters they are by far the worst for it. I like the first paragraph because it is the most inaccurate bunch of twaddle and made up horseshit I have read since I saw the last report from the marketing department. A few rather well know TP diehards will be keeping their heads down when the read the bit about the most regular posters! ;D Where this kind of media tends to drive people to express more extreme standpoints than they actually intend by its very nature to try and pretend that the level of discontent is being driven from here and is somehow at odds with the overall feelings of Stoke supporters is in my view Lah-Lah land stuff. Given that accurate calls on General Elections are made from infinately smaller sample sizes of the voting public than the % number of actual number of posters % of Stoke's total support it is a little tricky to dismiss the general tone expressed. That's even if it doesn't happen to represent your particular viewpoint. I'm not pretending it is a totally accrate guage but to dismiss the site and blame the site in the same breath is well...erm..breathtaking.
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