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Post by sufolkstokie on Feb 3, 2018 17:01:20 GMT
Well you got that totally wrong Lambert
Crouch should have be n off at half time
You left it way too late
Get what the fuss is about yet Mr Coates
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Post by stokiedan17 on Feb 3, 2018 17:02:23 GMT
I don't think he did. Bringing on another striker would not have changed how we defended the last 2 goals
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Post by fca47 on Feb 3, 2018 17:09:53 GMT
They had some luck with the first goal, but they got men in the area to take advantage of it, we never really worked their defence that much, good first half but unable to take advantage, but normal second half sleepwalk to disaster.
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Post by Beloved Monkfish on Feb 3, 2018 17:23:46 GMT
I thought Crouch was good and a threat for 50 minutes. However, it was clear that he should have been subbed for Diouf about 5 minutes before they scored. It frustrates the hell out of me it really does. Why are highly qualified football managers with decades of experience in the game unable to see what is blindingly obvious to fans? I'm sick of it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2018 17:25:17 GMT
Painful.
We just can't keep it together for a full 90 minutes, and haven't been able to all season (and well before that). Confidence, nous, energy, composure... whatever it is, it's not there.
Plenty of teams will trip over themselves between now and the end of the season; I hope to god we can just pick up enough points on the way to get our noses in front. But games are starting to come and go pretty quickly and we're barely treading water. We need goals from somewhere. I know people try pointing out our relatively healthy 'goals for' figure, but we've only scored 10 times in the last 12 matches, which has included Huddersfield (twice), Swansea, Watford, West Brom and West Ham, all with pretty poor defensive records this season.
Today's defeat is the first time it's hit me that we are going down to the wire with this one. From Jan and Feb's matches (4 out of 7 at home, and only Man U to play from the 'big boys'), I'd hoped we could get a healthy points haul to take us into a tricky March/April. Only 4 points from 5 games so far.
We need to win against Brighton next week, no question. Anything less than 3 points just isn't good enough.
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Post by SneydGreenStokie on Feb 3, 2018 20:51:12 GMT
They had some luck with the first goal, but they got men in the area to take advantage of it, we never really worked their defence that much, good first half but unable to take advantage, but normal second half sleepwalk to disaster. Normal Stoke City give away. Bend over, get shafted up the back passage - TWICE. We have NO FIGHT. NONE. SGS
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Post by Gary Hackett on Feb 3, 2018 20:56:46 GMT
They had some luck with the first goal, but they got men in the area to take advantage of it, we never really worked their defence that much, good first half but unable to take advantage, but normal second half sleepwalk to disaster. Normal Stoke City give away. Bend over, get shafted up the back passage - TWICE. We have NO FIGHT. NONE. SGS We had plenty of fight in the first half.
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Post by mickmacc on Feb 3, 2018 20:59:54 GMT
Well you got that totally wrong Lambert Crouch should have be n off at half time You left it way too late Get what the fuss is about yet Mr Coates Wrong. Excellent first half. Ran out of steam after 70 mins and gave away a daft goal from a set piece. Lambert did not get it ‘totally wrong ‘ at all
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Post by smallthorner on Feb 3, 2018 21:07:53 GMT
Well you got that totally wrong Lambert Crouch should have be n off at half time You left it way too late Get what the fuss is about yet Mr Coates That statement from Coates a few weeks ago could go down into SCFC folklore. Bit like Neville Chamberlain ... that's the politician not the ex Vale and Stoke footballer.
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Post by expectedtoulouse on Feb 3, 2018 21:08:21 GMT
Lambert got it spectacularly wrong in the second half. I remember looking at the scoreboard on 59 minutes thinking we needed Diouf and Ramadan urgently to get us up the pitch. Adam for Badou would’ve been useful at some point too to try and help us keep the ball. In fact Affelay would’ve been perfect but he seems to have vanished.
It was scarily like a Loony Les 2nd half display creep deeper and deeper and surrender more and more possession only to see changes when it was too late.
Again, Saido showed what a waster he is. We didn’t help him at all but he made zero effort to get on the ball or put them under pressure.
Shame really as we were excellent in the first half but now staring right down the barrell.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Feb 3, 2018 21:09:13 GMT
Well you got that totally wrong Lambert Crouch should have be n off at half time You left it way too late Get what the fuss is about yet Mr Coates Wrong. Excellent first half. Ran out of steam after 70 mins and gave away a daft goal from a set piece. Lambert did not get it ‘totally wrong ‘ at all Well he achieved our worst ever premier league result at Bournemouth so he didn’t get much right , at the peak of his enthusiasm he has taken 1 point From two games we took 4 out of last year , regression like self sufficency is alive and well Nd make no mistake the two go hand in hand
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Post by Dingdangdoo on Feb 3, 2018 21:11:05 GMT
Wrong. Excellent first half. Ran out of steam after 70 mins and gave away a daft goal from a set piece. Lambert did not get it ‘totally wrong ‘ at all Well he achieved our worst ever premier league result at Bournemouth so he didn’t get much right , at the peak of his enthusiasm he has taken 1 point From two games we took 4 out of last year , regression like self sufficency is alive and well Nd make no mistake the two go hand in hand One dip, if you were any more negative you would be dead
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Post by mickmacc on Feb 3, 2018 21:21:40 GMT
Wrong. Excellent first half. Ran out of steam after 70 mins and gave away a daft goal from a set piece. Lambert did not get it ‘totally wrong ‘ at all Well he achieved our worst ever premier league result at Bournemouth so he didn’t get much right , at the peak of his enthusiasm he has taken 1 point From two games we took 4 out of last year , regression like self sufficency is alive and well Nd make no mistake the two go hand in hand You didn’t go the game did you Benjamin?
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Feb 3, 2018 21:23:23 GMT
Well he achieved our worst ever premier league result at Bournemouth so he didn’t get much right , at the peak of his enthusiasm he has taken 1 point From two games we took 4 out of last year , regression like self sufficency is alive and well Nd make no mistake the two go hand in hand You didn’t go the game did you Benjamin? I did yes small mercy is it’s not that far
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Post by riproaring on Feb 3, 2018 21:24:58 GMT
Well you got that totally wrong Lambert Crouch should have be n off at half time You left it way too late Get what the fuss is about yet Mr Coates Wrong. Excellent first half. Ran out of steam after 70 mins and gave away a daft goal from a set piece. Lambert did not get it ‘totally wrong ‘ at all Spot on we are not fit enough
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Post by jarvinski on Feb 3, 2018 21:32:56 GMT
The fitness of this bunch of under performing multi millionaires is fucking embarassment, this is nothing to do with PL, its down to Hughes and PC for not removing him 18 months ago
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Post by SneydGreenStokie on Feb 3, 2018 21:33:45 GMT
Normal Stoke City give away. Bend over, get shafted up the back passage - TWICE. We have NO FIGHT. NONE. SGS We had plenty of fight in the first half. You are aware that a football match lasts 90 minutes and that the result at half time doesn't automatically qualify as the full time result? Stupid comment even for a delusional non supporter like you. SGS
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Post by riproaring on Feb 3, 2018 21:37:00 GMT
We had plenty of fight in the first half. You are aware that a football match lasts 90 minutes and that the result at half time doesn't automatically qualify as the full time result? Stupid comment even for a delusional non supporter like you. SGS He’s is right though, first half we were excellent just cannot play the high tempo for 90 mins due to fitness or lack of it but the effort is there
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Post by SneydGreenStokie on Feb 3, 2018 21:42:53 GMT
You are aware that a football match lasts 90 minutes and that the result at half time doesn't automatically qualify as the full time result? Stupid comment even for a delusional non supporter like you. SGS He’s is right though, first half we were excellent just cannot play the high tempo for 90 mins due to fitness or lack of it but the effort is there Come on riproaring. Perhaps we did fight first half but the game last 90 minutes. A boxer cant just show up for 6 rounds or he gets beaten in the next 6. SGS
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Post by Gary Hackett on Feb 3, 2018 21:50:55 GMT
We had plenty of fight in the first half. You are aware that a football match lasts 90 minutes and that the result at half time doesn't automatically qualify as the full time result? Stupid comment even for a delusional non supporter like you. SGS I was replying to your comment which said NO FIGHT. NONE. I was merely pointing out you are wrong as we showed PLENTY of fight in the 1st half.
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Post by sufolkstokie on Feb 3, 2018 21:51:08 GMT
Well you got that totally wrong Lambert Crouch should have be n off at half time You left it way too late Get what the fuss is about yet Mr Coates Wrong. Excellent first half. Ran out of steam after 70 mins and gave away a daft goal from a set piece. Lambert did not get it ‘totally wrong ‘ at all It was an excellent 30 mins I grant you. But even at half time many were calling no for Crouch to be subbed So to clarify Lambert got his subs totally wrong
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Post by SneydGreenStokie on Feb 3, 2018 21:54:14 GMT
You are aware that a football match lasts 90 minutes and that the result at half time doesn't automatically qualify as the full time result? Stupid comment even for a delusional non supporter like you. SGS I was replying to your comment which said NO FIGHT. NONE. I was merely pointing out you are wrong as we showed PLENTY of fight in the 1st half. And it got us what? 0 Points thats what. Why you are even bothered anyhow astounds me. We all know your allegiances are not here. SGS
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Post by Gary Hackett on Feb 3, 2018 21:55:46 GMT
I was replying to your comment which said NO FIGHT. NONE. I was merely pointing out you are wrong as we showed PLENTY of fight in the 1st half. And it got us what? 0 Points thats what. Why you are even bothered anyhow astounds me. We all know your allegiances are not here. SGS What are you talking about? I have been a Stoke fan since the mid 80s.
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Post by thevoid on Feb 3, 2018 21:57:33 GMT
Normal Stoke City give away. Bend over, get shafted up the back passage - TWICE. We have NO FIGHT. NONE. SGS We had plenty of fight in the first half. Monday I'll just do my job for the first half of my shift then.
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Post by goldcoaststokie on Feb 3, 2018 22:01:33 GMT
We had plenty of fight in the first half. You are aware that a football match lasts 90 minutes and that the result at half time doesn't automatically qualify as the full time result? Stupid comment even for a delusional non supporter like you. SGS When I went to bed at half time I kind of had the feeling of doom as we played well first half. The second half we’d sit back for counter attack - but with crouch up top?
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Post by SneydGreenStokie on Feb 3, 2018 22:03:22 GMT
And it got us what? 0 Points thats what. Why you are even bothered anyhow astounds me. We all know your allegiances are not here. SGS What are you talking about? I have been a Stoke fan since the mid 80s. Ok Pal. Course you have. SGS
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Post by Gary Hackett on Feb 3, 2018 22:31:19 GMT
What are you talking about? I have been a Stoke fan since the mid 80s. Ok Pal. Course you have. SGS I have no idea what you're getting at. There's people on this board who know this.
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Post by riproaring on Feb 3, 2018 22:40:16 GMT
He’s is right though, first half we were excellent just cannot play the high tempo for 90 mins due to fitness or lack of it but the effort is there Come on riproaring. Perhaps we did fight first half but the game last 90 minutes. A boxer cant just show up for 6 rounds or he gets beaten in the next 6. SGS I agree 100% trying to find positives
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Post by potterglen on Feb 4, 2018 9:14:56 GMT
As I saw it. After 65 minutes, Crouch and Choupo were visibly spent. At that point the subs should been made - they weren’t. Lambo got it wrong not to sub at that time, for me I’d have put Diouf for Crouch and Ramadan for Choupo and excerpt pressure of which there had been very little and which gave Howe the confidence to introduce attack force. I’m not going to rip into Lambert because we played very well for the majority of the game and that deserves credit and I think we deserved a point. What he needs to address is Choupos fitness, when that’s sorted a word about tracking back is in order along with explanation of the offside rule.
I’d also like to say how proud I am to be a part of our support yesterday, bloody outstanding.
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Post by kidcrewbob on Feb 4, 2018 9:25:43 GMT
Well you got that totally wrong Lambert Crouch should have be n off at half time You left it way too late Get what the fuss is about yet Mr Coates That statement from Coates a few weeks ago could go down into SCFC folklore. Bit like Neville Chamberlain ... that's the politician not the ex Vale and Stoke footballer. Absolutely spot on - it's begging for a meme
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