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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2018 14:26:50 GMT
In his recent appearances, Adam has played exactly as if he's deliberately trying to lose. Speechless. Anything other than a good performance and a win will turn the crowd against him (PL) more unanimously than it ever was for TP or LMH I have a feeling the atmosphere will be toxic within twenty minutes when they are one or two up and Shawcross is relentlessly chipping it up to Crouch.
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Post by stokesupporter on Mar 17, 2018 14:28:45 GMT
Maybe Johnson and Adam play well today and Lambert will be a hero.
Shame about Bauer though, one of my favorite players and has a long throw too.
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Mar 17, 2018 14:28:52 GMT
There might be a goal or two in this team but some huge calls from Lambert for his future. Fuckin huge. Hope you're right Colonel, I just can't see it. How Johnson is on the pitch ahead of Bauer is a mystery that Stephen Hawkings couldn't solve. This old slow team has defeat written all over it
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Post by stokerstayinup on Mar 17, 2018 14:29:35 GMT
We keep the same team and lose he gets battered. He changes the team and we win he should be applauded. Let’s wait until 5 pm before being judged. If we win this it'll be despite the team, not because of it. We wanted a bit of change but fuck me Glen Johnson should never wear the shirt again let alone start in a must-win Premier League game. He'll get flak if we win because he's risking a huge game with shite players. If we lose he'll get absolutely hounded. Sorry but thats bullshit.i dont agree with the line up but if it wins then thats all that matters.you can have an opinion that the team is shot but not with a get out clause
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Post by onionman on Mar 17, 2018 14:30:12 GMT
We're crap, but we didn't have to be quite as crap as Lambert has decided to make us today.
I honestly thought he was just being polite when he said nice stuff about Glen Johnson. Just what the hell did he say to the board when he convinced them he knew what the problem was with our squad?
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Mar 17, 2018 14:31:01 GMT
That team would struggle in the Championship.
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Post by stokemark on Mar 17, 2018 14:31:07 GMT
Big picture is that this team shows how poor the squad is and how poor our signings have been
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Post by medwaypotter on Mar 17, 2018 14:32:06 GMT
Genius or clueless ?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2018 14:32:45 GMT
We're crap, but we didn't have to be quite as crap as Lambert has decided to make us today. I honestly thought he was just being polite when he said nice stuff about Glen Johnson. Just what the hell did he say to the board when he convinced them he knew what the problem was with our squad? In Shawcross, Johnson, Adam and Crouch I think we have the 4 slowest players in the League today. I wouldn't bet on this team to beat anyone in the Championship
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Post by adamsson on Mar 17, 2018 14:34:02 GMT
That team would struggle in the Championship. It will only without butland
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Post by onionman on Mar 17, 2018 14:35:00 GMT
We're crap, but we didn't have to be quite as crap as Lambert has decided to make us today. I honestly thought he was just being polite when he said nice stuff about Glen Johnson. Just what the hell did he say to the board when he convinced them he knew what the problem was with our squad? In Shawcross, Johnson, Adam and Crouch I think we have the 4 slowest players in the League today. I wouldn't bet on this team to beat anyone in the Championship And we're up against a team whose main threat is pace. Unbelievable decisions from Lambert. Mark Hughes lost the plot. Paul Lambert doesn't seem to have even had the plot to begin with.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2018 14:35:24 GMT
If we win this it'll be despite the team, not because of it. We wanted a bit of change but fuck me Glen Johnson should never wear the shirt again let alone start in a must-win Premier League game. He'll get flak if we win because he's risking a huge game with shite players. If we lose he'll get absolutely hounded. Sorry but thats bullshit.i dont agree with the line up but if it wins then thats all that matters.you can have an opinion that the team is shot but not with a get out clause The team is shit. If we win i'll be fantastic but it won't suddenly vindicate him picking a shit team. We could still win, but if we do, it doesn't mean that only his team selection was perfect, and we couldn't have had a better chance with another one.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Mar 17, 2018 14:36:06 GMT
Ramadan MOTM
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Mar 17, 2018 14:36:07 GMT
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Post by butlerstbob on Mar 17, 2018 14:36:54 GMT
What's all the fuss about? Lambert knows the squad! 🤗
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Post by 3putts on Mar 17, 2018 14:37:06 GMT
I am trying to remain positive but playing dads army in a game we have to win worries me.his excuse for making 5 changes is that the players had to do a lot of running off the ball Monday night ffs that was Monday they should be able to recover in 24 hours.crouch has shown he is better used as a sub. adam played so badly in his last appearance I am surprised to see him still at the club. ramadam preferred to jesse? please please prove me wrong pl
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Mar 17, 2018 14:37:27 GMT
Johnson & Adam.
They wouldn’t even get a game at Rochdale.
I’m disgusted, and i’ll be treating the match with the utter contempt that fucking show of complete incompetence warrants.
Get to fuck Stoke.
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Mar 17, 2018 14:37:42 GMT
Sorry but thats bullshit.i dont agree with the line up but if it wins then thats all that matters.you can have an opinion that the team is shot but not with a get out clause The team is shit. If we win i'll be fantastic but it won't suddenly vindicate him picking a shit team. We could still win, but if we do, it doesn't mean that only his team selection was perfect, and we couldn't have had a better chance with another one. I'm no Lambert fan but ffs lifraise if we win today Lambert is the manager and will deserve enormous kudos. Won't happen though!
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Post by professorplump on Mar 17, 2018 14:38:34 GMT
I can only guess that he has decided to rest players because we played on Monday night. But if that is the case he should have played Johnson and Adam against Man City in a game we were always going to lose and kept his best players for today. As they used to say on Yes Minister, this is a 'courageous' decision
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Post by GeneralFaye on Mar 17, 2018 14:38:35 GMT
Berahino and Cheapo on the bench in case we need a miracle.... fucking hell, where did it all go wrong?!
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Post by enuntio on Mar 17, 2018 14:38:36 GMT
The starting 11 isn't as bad what many are making out. But, let's see if the table looks slightly better before the assassination begins
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Post by nott1 on Mar 17, 2018 14:39:02 GMT
We need about 5 early goals!
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Post by GeneralFaye on Mar 17, 2018 14:39:50 GMT
We need about 5 early goals! I'd settle for a shot on target in the first 10 minutes tbh.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 17, 2018 14:40:01 GMT
Sorry but thats bullshit.i dont agree with the line up but if it wins then thats all that matters.you can have an opinion that the team is shot but not with a get out clause The team is shit. If we win i'll be fantastic but it won't suddenly vindicate him picking a shit team. We could still win, but if we do, it doesn't mean that only his team selection was perfect, and we couldn't have had a better chance with another one. I don't like the look of the team but if they play well and win then the manager made the right decisions and pulled off what is a much needed result.
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Post by ColonelMustard on Mar 17, 2018 14:40:39 GMT
There might be a goal or two in this team but some huge calls from Lambert for his future. Fuckin huge. Hope you're right Colonel, I just can't see it. How Johnson is on the pitch ahead of Bauer is a mystery that Stephen Hawkings couldn't solve. This old slow team has defeat written all over it Living in hope. I'm surprised at Lambert, having crafted such a solid, safety first approach. I don't know if Monday nights game has a bearing on decisions but huge calls all over the pitch mean it's his head on the block now. We'll see how much they are playing for him.
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Mar 17, 2018 14:40:39 GMT
We need about 5 early goals! 😂 even then we'd be in for a nervous last 10 minutes
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Mar 17, 2018 14:41:25 GMT
Come 4.50 we will know...
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Post by ColonelMustard on Mar 17, 2018 14:41:50 GMT
I can only guess that he has decided to rest players because we played on Monday night. But if that is the case he should have played Johnson and Adam against Man City in a game we were always going to lose and kept his best players for today. As they used to say on Yes Minister, this is a 'courageous' decision This is my thought.
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Post by StatesideStokie on Mar 17, 2018 14:42:25 GMT
That team would struggle in the Championship. Was just looking at the team and thinking the same. Imagine the picture once you take out Shaqiri, Butland and Zouma, none of whom will be here next season. Staffy and Jese also gone, which I don’t think matters as much. What you’ve got left is an absolute shambles if a squad that will struggle to survive in the Championship. It’s going to take a massive investment to fix this, regardless of which league we end up in next season.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2018 14:42:40 GMT
Berahino and Cheapo on the bench in case we need a miracle.... fucking hell, where did it all go wrong?! Don't think there was a single point; there were several missed opportunities to turn this ship around. Every single one of them we've cocked up and, quite frankly, are in this position because of a series of rank bad decisions.
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