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Post by 4kingal on Apr 18, 2013 17:55:40 GMT
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Post by mermaidsal on Apr 18, 2013 17:58:30 GMT
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Post by mikeyc on Apr 18, 2013 17:59:30 GMT
Fair comment
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Post by Kjones9 on Apr 18, 2013 18:00:52 GMT
Is that fishpaste ???
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Post by djcstokey on Apr 18, 2013 18:00:55 GMT
absolutely bang on. good to see an outsider agreeing.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Apr 18, 2013 18:08:58 GMT
Good article. Footy Place often has some decent stuff on their site.
Its the best summary of our our present situation by a fan of another club that I have read. Strange how Sunderland and ourselves reached a low point at about the same time, after similar lengths of time in the Prem, and both under managers who are described by many as "tactical dinosaurs". Sunderland, of course, opted for a change of manager very late in the season - high risk, but it looks as if it may have worked.
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Post by Sammz on Apr 18, 2013 18:09:28 GMT
It's increasingly difficult to argue against that.
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Post by kerouac on Apr 18, 2013 18:26:45 GMT
Cant argue with that im sad to say!
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Post by 4kingal on Apr 18, 2013 18:43:08 GMT
It looks like something that the Captain would write. |
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Post by captainfishpaste on Apr 18, 2013 18:52:22 GMT
It looks like something that the Captain would write. Guilty, as charged. |
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Post by 4kingal on Apr 18, 2013 18:59:10 GMT
Good article Captain, bang on the money.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2013 19:01:56 GMT
It looks like something that the Captain would write. Guilty, as charged. He is a darn sight better than most, mate. He spends responsibly and he has invested it in one hell of a foundation. Not sure there is a better natural fit out there for Stoke than Pulis right now Now who wrote that i wonder  |
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Post by The Stubborn Optimist on Apr 18, 2013 19:22:50 GMT
Not sure about our lost identity.
One thing I am sure of is, our manager's lost the fucking plot!
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Post by captainfishpaste on Apr 18, 2013 21:05:14 GMT
Good article Captain, bang on the money. Cheers matey. Parallels between Pulis' Stoke and Reid's Sunderland are frightening. |
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Post by nik80 on Apr 18, 2013 21:13:16 GMT
frighteningly accurate appraisal that from an opposition supporter. I couldn't have put it better myself!
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Post by hildaogden on Apr 19, 2013 0:29:43 GMT
superb article..unfortunately for us he's right.
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Post by captainfishpaste on Apr 19, 2013 6:39:36 GMT
Cheers lads. For the record, Sunderland didn't go down under Reid after they started dropping. We survived by the skin of our teeth that season. The next season we stuck with him though and ended up with 19 points and Howard Wilkinson/Mick McCarthy. Very dark days.
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Post by Olgrligm on Apr 19, 2013 7:27:19 GMT
Cheers lads. For the record, Sunderland didn't go down under Reid after they started dropping. We survived by the skin of our teeth that season. The next season we stuck with him though and ended up with 19 points and Howard Wilkinson/Mick McCarthy. Very dark days. In doing that, you took The Quitter off us and delivered us Tony - thanks! That's as good a Stoke article as I've seen lately. I've said on here a few times that there are a lot of similarities between Stoke and Reid's Sunderland, right down to the useless big name target man, Tore Andre Crouch. |
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Post by captainfishpaste on Apr 19, 2013 11:59:58 GMT
Cheers lads. For the record, Sunderland didn't go down under Reid after they started dropping. We survived by the skin of our teeth that season. The next season we stuck with him though and ended up with 19 points and Howard Wilkinson/Mick McCarthy. Very dark days. In doing that, you took The Quitter off us and delivered us Tony - thanks! That's as good a Stoke article as I've seen lately. I've said on here a few times that there are a lot of similarities between Stoke and Reid's Sunderland, right down to the useless big name target man, Tore Andre Crouch. Cheers mate. In fairness to Flo, he arrived after the horse had bolted. The summer after our huge slide and we scraped a 17th place finish. What I don't understand about Crouch this season is that he does have a good use. If he was in, for example, a rigid 4-4-2 with plenty of width and a partner like Fuller to run off him. He'd be a real asset. But they way Pulis has used him seems staggering. He can't operate as a lone striker because he needs people running past him. The way Stoke have used him especially this season is more akin to maypole dancing than football. A big pole for everyone to prance around specifically not progressing. Mental. |
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Post by snapper23 on Apr 19, 2013 12:07:46 GMT
In doing that, you took The Quitter off us and delivered us Tony - thanks! That's as good a Stoke article as I've seen lately. I've said on here a few times that there are a lot of similarities between Stoke and Reid's Sunderland, right down to the useless big name target man, Tore Andre Crouch. Cheers mate. In fairness to Flo, he arrived after the horse had bolted. The summer after our huge slide and we scraped a 17th place finish. What I don't understand about Crouch this season is that he does have a good use. If he was in, for example, a rigid 4-4-2 with plenty of width and a partner like Fuller to run off him. He'd be a real asset. But they way Pulis has used him seems staggering. He can't operate as a lone striker because he needs people running past him. The way Stoke have used him especially this season is more akin to maypole dancing than football. A big pole for everyone to prance around specifically not progressing. Mental. Really sensible analysis about Crouch this if you ask me:-* Sent from my GT-I9300 using proboards |
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