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Post by jukeboxjury on Jul 19, 2015 12:49:00 GMT
In the 53 years of following Stoke I cant remember being as excited for the start of a season to begin.
Ok when we were promoted I was excited but also filled with trepidation at the thought of us managing to stay in the premiership.
It was never going to be easy but not only have we achieved this but we now are an established and financially able to compete for players who at one time would have been out of our reach.
The last 3 weeks have shown the intent to push on and although we have had knock backs the future looks solid.
We have of course moved on since Tone and we should not forget that he guided us to where we now have the media having good things to say about us.
Peter Coates is the reason that we have now become noticed and without the success of Bet 365 this wouldnt have ocurred
Our manager has been reborn and although his appointment was hailed by some as the end for our club. He and his backroom staff have proved the doubters wrong.
For those who never had the priveledge to watch him play. They should watch on you tube to see what a beast of a forward he was.
Look at his playing career and you will start to see why he knows players inside out. Hes been there got the T shirts and understands what makes a player tick.
Mourinio said that Arnie was unmanageable
but Hughes has nurtured him to a point where his game and his mentality is in sync.
This is what Wiki throws up on him
During his playing career he was most noted for two spells at Manchester United, but he also played for Barcelona and Bayern Munich, as well as the English clubs Chelsea, Southampton, Everton and finally Blackburn Rovers. He also made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals for Wales. He retired from playing in 2002.
He won a host of medals during his playing career, including two Premier League title medals, four FA Cups, three League Cups and two European Cup Winners' Cups. He also collected an FA Cup runners-up medal and a League Cup runners-up medal. Hughes was the first player to win the PFA Players' Player of the Year award twice, in 1989 and 1991.
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Post by homer32 on Jul 19, 2015 14:52:59 GMT
Yes I agree with you, supporters who have been through the lean times appreciate it more than some of the youngsters.I get annoyed at the "doom and gloom" merchants who are saying we are going to struggle next season because we've lost key players.I have total confidence in our set up now that we will have another good season.
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