Hhmm

[puzo]

Interesting....

amp.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/20/becoming-a-lot-like-one-of-the-fivers-tin-powered-sessions

[Cast no shadow]

I'm struggling to grasp the fiver analogy

[boskampsflaps]

I hope somebody wasn't paid for that crap.

[samba :)]

The quote of the day was the best bit

[sheikhmomo]

What's wrong with it? There's some crap in there (mainly about the Pulis era) but a hell of a lot of home truths as well. The most telling line of course is

'Chances are that if the club doesn’t get busy in the transfer market, almost the only thing we will recognise about them next season will be another diabolical start to the campaign'.


We can argue about whether we get the best prices for our players and whether the Arnie deal offers any value and we can argue about the merits of Cartwright, Scholes and their recruitment baby but the truth is it's business time. If they fuck this one up we will be royally fucked, if they are any fucking good it's about time they put the whole question beyond all doubt and prove it. No excuses, no davesviews, weasley get outs that 'you can't make players sign', no 'apples dropping'.

It's now or never.

[benjaminbiscuit]

Jul 20, 2017 18:46:09 GMT sheikhmomo said:

What's wrong with it? There's some crap (mainly about the Pulis era) in there but a hell of a lot of home truths as well. The most telling is the line of course is

'Chances are that if the club doesn’t get busy in the transfer market, almost the only thing we will recognise about them next season will be another diabolical start to the campaign'.


We can argue about whether we get the best prices for our players and whether the Arnie deal offers any value and we can argue about the merits of Cartwright, Scholes and their recruitment baby but the truth is it's business time. If they fuck this one up we will be royally fucked, if they are any fucking good it's about time they put the whole question beyond all doubt and proved it. No excuses, no davesviews, weasley get outs that 'you can't make players sign', no 'apples dropping'.

It's now or never.

It's spot on , drastic action or we are a gonna 

[Deleted]

Jul 20, 2017 18:51:33 GMT benjaminbiscuit said:

Jul 20, 2017 18:46:09 GMT sheikhmomo said:

What's wrong with it? There's some crap (mainly about the Pulis era) in there but a hell of a lot of home truths as well. The most telling is the line of course is

'Chances are that if the club doesn’t get busy in the transfer market, almost the only thing we will recognise about them next season will be another diabolical start to the campaign'.


We can argue about whether we get the best prices for our players and whether the Arnie deal offers any value and we can argue about the merits of Cartwright, Scholes and their recruitment baby but the truth is it's business time. If they fuck this one up we will be royally fucked, if they are any fucking good it's about time they put the whole question beyond all doubt and proved it. No excuses, no davesviews, weasley get outs that 'you can't make players sign', no 'apples dropping'.

It's now or never.

It's spot on , drastic action or we are a gonna 

We are a gonna what?

[sheikhmomo]

Anyone tell me anything, absolutely anything other than the fact that we would regularly cave in under Pulis that is wrong in that article?

[terryconroysmagic]

The sooner the season actually starts the fuckin better

[mattador78]

Jul 20, 2017 18:52:11 GMT prestwichpotter said:

Jul 20, 2017 18:51:33 GMT benjaminbiscuit said:

It's spot on , drastic action or we are a gonna 

We are a gonna what?

Really really really want to zig a zig ahhh

[Deleted]

Jul 20, 2017 18:57:25 GMT sheikhmomo said:

Anyone tell me anything, absolutely anything other than the fact that we would regularly cave in under Pulis that is wrong in that article?

Haddaway's greatest hit wasn't called "What is Stoke?"

[Deleted]

I hope they paid him a fiver.

[Deleted]

I bet a few people enjoyed reading that.

[NG4POTTERS]

Jul 20, 2017 18:59:29 GMT prestwichpotter said:

Jul 20, 2017 18:57:25 GMT sheikhmomo said:

Anyone tell me anything, absolutely anything other than the fact that we would regularly cave in under Pulis that is wrong in that article?

Haddaway's greatest hit wasn't called "What is Stoke?"

[RichJonesy]

If I had a fiver I'd be a fiver better off than without a fiver.

[scfcno1fan]

Also hmmmm.

www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/19/winning-transfer-window-premier-league-clubs-summer-buys-far/

[medwaypotter]

Jul 20, 2017 18:46:09 GMT sheikhmomo said:

What's wrong with it? There's some crap in there (mainly about the Pulis era) but a hell of a lot of home truths as well. The most telling line of course is

'Chances are that if the club doesn’t get busy in the transfer market, almost the only thing we will recognise about them next season will be another diabolical start to the campaign'.


We can argue about whether we get the best prices for our players and whether the Arnie deal offers any value and we can argue about the merits of Cartwright, Scholes and their recruitment baby but the truth is it's business time. If they fuck this one up we will be royally fucked, if they are any fucking good it's about time they put the whole question beyond all doubt and proved it. No excuses, no davesviews, weasley get outs that 'you can't make players sign', no 'apples dropping'.

It's now or never.

"Two big chunks of the club’s soul, gone." wrong " Peter Crouch is still around to make Saido Berahino feel like a waster", wrong, "Marko Arnautovic, the most reliable of the flair players", wrong, 

[Deleted]

Jul 20, 2017 19:20:54 GMT scfcno1fan said:

Also hmmmm.

www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/19/winning-transfer-window-premier-league-clubs-summer-buys-far/

We're 20th. Spurs are 6th and have signed no one.....??

[medwaypotter]

Jul 20, 2017 19:16:46 GMT rivival said:

I hope they paid him a fiver.

And got £4 change.

[scfcno1fan]

Jul 20, 2017 19:23:33 GMT prestwichpotter said:

Jul 20, 2017 19:20:54 GMT scfcno1fan said:

Also hmmmm.

www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/19/winning-transfer-window-premier-league-clubs-summer-buys-far/

We're 20th. Spurs are 6th and have signed no one.....??

I just saw us 20th and stopped reading.

Quite bizarre Spurs are 6th.....

[MrDBrent]

He's spot on

[mattythestokie]

'Stoke never gave anyone an easy ride'.

The biggest myth about the Pulis era.

[stokiesteve]

So, errr, Bring back Tone then?

[benjaminbiscuit]

Jul 20, 2017 19:20:54 GMT scfcno1fan said:

Also hmmmm.

www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/19/winning-transfer-window-premier-league-clubs-summer-buys-far/

As stated previously this poor start to the Window snowballs , prices go up , as people sense desperation ,others sense we are definitely favourite for the dreaded three , players look elsewhere  we are currently in a horrible horrible hole entirely of our own making , and it's going to take some spectacular fireworks to climb out of , fireworks I have serious doubt about either our inclination or ability to set off .

[GeneralFaye]

Jul 20, 2017 19:41:05 GMT benjaminbiscuit said:

Jul 20, 2017 19:20:54 GMT scfcno1fan said:

Also hmmmm.

www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/19/winning-transfer-window-premier-league-clubs-summer-buys-far/

As stated previously this poor start to the Window snowballs , prices go up , as people sense desperation ,others sense we are definitely favourite for the dreaded three , players look elsewhere  we are currently in a horrible horrible hole entirely of our own making , and it's going to take some spectacular fireworks to climb out of , fireworks I have serious doubt about either our inclination or ability to set off .

I never knew this was how you felt.

[MrDBrent]

THANK YOU 100%

[Deleted]

Jul 20, 2017 19:41:05 GMT benjaminbiscuit said:

Jul 20, 2017 19:20:54 GMT scfcno1fan said:

Also hmmmm.

www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/19/winning-transfer-window-premier-league-clubs-summer-buys-far/

As stated previously this poor start to the Window snowballs , prices go up , as people sense desperation ,others sense we are definitely favourite for the dreaded three , players look elsewhere  we are currently in a horrible horrible hole entirely of our own making , and it's going to take some spectacular fireworks to climb out of , fireworks I have serious doubt about either our inclination or ability to set off .

If prices went up when people sensed desperation you'd end up paying £32 for a £2 cup of coffee.....

[medwaypotter]

Jul 20, 2017 19:32:05 GMT mattythestokie said:

'Stoke never gave anyone an easy ride'.

The biggest myth about the Pulis era.

Plenty of examples, getting stuffed 7-0 against Chelsea, and 4-0 against the shit a couple of weeks later in 2010.

[3putts]

Jul 20, 2017 18:51:33 GMT benjaminbiscuit said:

Jul 20, 2017 18:46:09 GMT sheikhmomo said:

What's wrong with it? There's some crap (mainly about the Pulis era) in there but a hell of a lot of home truths as well. The most telling is the line of course is

'Chances are that if the club doesn’t get busy in the transfer market, almost the only thing we will recognise about them next season will be another diabolical start to the campaign'.


We can argue about whether we get the best prices for our players and whether the Arnie deal offers any value and we can argue about the merits of Cartwright, Scholes and their recruitment baby but the truth is it's business time. If they fuck this one up we will be royally fucked, if they are any fucking good it's about time they put the whole question beyond all doubt and proved it. No excuses, no davesviews, weasley get outs that 'you can't make players sign', no 'apples dropping'.

It's now or never.

It's spot on , drastic action or we are a gonna hahahahahahahahahahahahah

[The Toxic Avenger]

Jul 20, 2017 19:23:31 GMT medwaypotter said:

Jul 20, 2017 18:46:09 GMT sheikhmomo said:

What's wrong with it? There's some crap in there (mainly about the Pulis era) but a hell of a lot of home truths as well. The most telling line of course is

'Chances are that if the club doesn’t get busy in the transfer market, almost the only thing we will recognise about them next season will be another diabolical start to the campaign'.


We can argue about whether we get the best prices for our players and whether the Arnie deal offers any value and we can argue about the merits of Cartwright, Scholes and their recruitment baby but the truth is it's business time. If they fuck this one up we will be royally fucked, if they are any fucking good it's about time they put the whole question beyond all doubt and proved it. No excuses, no davesviews, weasley get outs that 'you can't make players sign', no 'apples dropping'.

It's now or never.

"Two big chunks of the club’s soul, gone." wrong " Peter Crouch is still around to make Saido Berahino feel like a waster", wrong, "Marko Arnautovic, the most reliable of the flair players", wrong, 

How are the Walters/Whelan and Arnie bits wrong?