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Post by AlbertTatlock on Aug 5, 2015 14:06:09 GMT
We looked shite, half arsed and uncompetitive. Gouranga.
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Post by spitthedog on Aug 5, 2015 14:08:16 GMT
To give us something to have a good moan about.
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Aug 5, 2015 14:09:07 GMT
Fitness, the same as every pre-season game in history.
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Post by ukcstokie on Aug 5, 2015 14:09:47 GMT
We looked shite, half arsed and uncompetitive. Gouranga. Because they were, eh, "pre season friendlies". They serve no point apart from getting the players and management ready for the season.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 14:11:05 GMT
Asia was about getting the Stoke City brand in the public eye
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Post by foxysgloves on Aug 5, 2015 14:12:06 GMT
To generate intelligent, stimulating and insightful debate on the Oatcake MB.
They failed.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 14:12:52 GMT
Asia was about getting the Stoke City brand in the public eye Spot on other than the new home shirts being unavailable they did a good job too.
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Post by PotterLog on Aug 5, 2015 14:14:25 GMT
We looked shite, half arsed and uncompetitive. Gouranga. I agree, we would have looked so much better against Liverpool if we'd done no match preparation at all. What a missed opportunity.
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Post by kustokie on Aug 5, 2015 14:14:22 GMT
"Money, money, money. It's the root of all evil, today"
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Post by nicholasjalcock on Aug 5, 2015 14:22:47 GMT
To generate intelligent, stimulating and insightful debate on the Oatcake MB. They failed. As predictable as our results, then.
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Post by Gods on Aug 5, 2015 14:26:53 GMT
I went to the Brentford game. My first pre-season friendly since we shot down the then mighty Manchester United 3-1 in 2003 with Chris Greenacre (see below with Silvester sitting on his shoulder) very much to the fore. Nothing really clicked this summer did it? Some people think it is literally only about the game time but it would have been nice to see something come off. HoHum I think Brentford could be my last one for another 12 years
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 14:44:33 GMT
We looked shite, half arsed and uncompetitive. Gouranga. Because they were, eh, "pre season friendlies". They serve no point apart from getting the players and management ready for the season. and so dickheads on here could try to judge how our season will go by them and shout "I told you so" when Van Ginkel doesn't set the world alight in his first 10 minutes and it then fits in with their "He's no Fonzi replacement" agenda...of course if we'd won them all they'd all be the ones then telling us they mean nothing as they're only pre-season friendlies. Chelsea haven't won a pre-season friendly within 90 mins as yet and just lost the Charity shield so i'm guessing their board is in meltdown with people calling for the head of Mourinho due to their impending relegation battle this season ..... you can tell people till you're blue in the face that they're there simply for general fitness and to get new players integrated into the squad mate but the usual suspects will conveniently ignore those common sensical posts if it gives them an extra stick to beat the same people with again....and again.....and again
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Post by PotterLog on Aug 5, 2015 14:45:17 GMT
The Premier League "Sell As Many Over-Priced Replica Shirts in Asia Trophy" was always doomed to failure as we went over there without, erm, any shirts to sell. We certainly didn't go over there for footballing reasons did we! Oh, we did beat a very poor local side over there though. Wrexham could now be a staple of the summer friendlies because of the manager's connections to the area. Brentford was played because of the proximity to Heathrow airport for the French training camp that was to follow (& possibly as a part of the deal in signing the new keeper from FC Midtjylland as Brentford & the Danish side have the same owners). Cologne was designed for us to play "top quality" European opposition in a more familiar climate. FC Porto certainly showed their class, however, it would be stretching the point to put Cologne in the same class. They are a team that finished last season 5 points above the Bundesliga relegation play-off. We won't be invited back to Cologne for a long time after the behaviour of a small, but significant, number of Stoke fans though. Really? What happened?
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Post by metalhead on Aug 5, 2015 15:30:28 GMT
You're on fire today Albert.
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Post by baconandcheese on Aug 5, 2015 15:40:20 GMT
We looked shite, half arsed and uncompetitive. Gouranga. What a moaning bastard you are. I only come on here occasionally,but when I see you messages I think what a moaning prick.
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Post by Los Alfareros on Aug 5, 2015 15:57:54 GMT
We looked shite, half arsed and uncompetitive. Gouranga. What a moaning bastard you are. I only come on here occasionally,but when I see you messages I think what a moaning prick. Post of the day. Come on more often mate, there are fucking loads of em
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Aug 5, 2015 16:30:44 GMT
We looked shite, half arsed and uncompetitive. Gouranga. Ive just wasted two seconds of my life reading that!
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Post by Naughtyfarty on Aug 5, 2015 19:35:23 GMT
Tatlock was always a moaning so and so in corrie
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Post by oatcakesteve on Aug 5, 2015 19:56:30 GMT
What a moaning bastard you are. I only come on here occasionally,but when I see you messages I think what a moaning prick. Post of the day. Come on more often mate, there are fucking loads of em Get straight to the point mate with your first post Edit, hit the wrong quote button, but you know who I mean
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Post by swampySCFC on Aug 5, 2015 20:08:18 GMT
Surely to give the players a run out in competitive games and add to the fitness.
Must admit I thought the same when Chris Greenacre got injured at Newcastle Town
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Post by wrightspies on Aug 5, 2015 20:12:36 GMT
We went to Asia to attract gloryhunters. Great for the club as long as they don't take over The Brit like they have The Emirates for example!
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Post by liamo on Aug 5, 2015 20:24:59 GMT
The funny thing is, if we'd have played Wrexham 5 times and scored 5 goals a game some here would be frothing at the 3rd eye at how good we are, we spent the majority of preseason playing quality sides with a mix/match starting 11 and didn't win, what a massive shock! In comparison look at Liverpool's pre-season stroll: www.liverpoolfc.com/match/fixtures
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Post by Eggybread on Aug 5, 2015 21:04:30 GMT
Fitness, the same as every pre-season game in history. Yup I agree plus a little camaraderie
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 5, 2015 21:17:20 GMT
Yeah what's the point. Why can't they just rock up on Sunday tea time and just turn it on against Liverpool after 6 weeks on the beach?
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Post by Boothen on Aug 5, 2015 21:19:14 GMT
They can't be as pointless at typing "Gouranga" and a smiley face in each post.
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Post by AlbertTatlock on Aug 5, 2015 22:39:54 GMT
We looked shite, half arsed and uncompetitive. Gouranga. Ive just wasted two seconds of my life reading that! Fucking hell what a coincidence! Gouranga.
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Post by AlbertTatlock on Aug 5, 2015 22:45:03 GMT
We looked shite, half arsed and uncompetitive. Gouranga. What a moaning bastard you are. I only come on here occasionally,but when I see you messages I think what a moaning prick. And then you go and show us all in your 1 and only post that your GCE in English wasn't wasted after all. Gouranga.
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Post by dutchstokie on Aug 5, 2015 22:50:28 GMT
They can't be as pointless at typing "Gouranga" and a smiley face in each post. Dunna werrit boothen his carer will be along any moment and he will be put to bed
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Post by scfc2014 on Aug 6, 2015 8:31:27 GMT
The pre season has been poor very poor, going all that way to Singapore is crazy then going Germany straight after is unthinkable.I know a lot of people are saying that building relations in asia is important and I don't doubt it but the players are going to be shagged for the first game on Sunday.The jet lag you get coming from Asia is unreal,I should know,it took me weeks when I got back from oz and I didn't fly to Germany straight after,just hope you know what you're doing mr Hughes.
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Aug 6, 2015 8:41:14 GMT
It's a cunning plan to make the rest of the Prem.think we are crap.
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