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Post by cobhamstokey on Aug 12, 2018 22:22:36 GMT
No one is cutting their wrists. People are rightly concerned that we look the same side as last year. Why wouldn’t that worry the shit out of you? And I don’t think we have belief in them and again why would we wirh what’s happened over these last three years? People weren’t being flippant when they said they wanted a massive overhaul. It was the realisation that was what was needed. It’s a tough league and it’s a fast league. Some of the stuff written pre season was laughable and in contempt of the league we were about to enter. The team are playing like they believe it’d be a stroll too. Cause I worry ,and yes we look bad ,but we will turn it around ,Hughes destroyed us ,Lambert improved us a little but was on a losing battle when we didn't back him with players needed, but that was yesterday ,we need look forward and getting on there backs will not help ,they look shit scared ,they know one mistake and the ground will go in melt down. Rowett will turn it round but we need play our part and turn the stadium into a fortress again I do get what your saying and I certainly have no axe to grind with GR. I like the guy and think he's the right man for the job. He has a refreshing honesty about him. If we'd lost one and won one and played half decent then I'd have no issue but it's not like that. We look absolutely dreadful with players other than Clucas who just don't look like improving us and are clearly lacking the energy and strength needed to compete in the Championship. We could play pretty much any tactic with the players we have and it wouldn't work. I've seen us in the old div 2 and there always seemed like a plan but I just don't know what we're trying to do with the personal we have it's that unbalanced. Anyone who went yesterday would be worried whether it was the 2nd or 42nd game of the season we were that far off the pace. Bar Clucas we dont really have any players that we can bring in that will improve us. It's clear as day that if we dont bring in 3-4 we will struggle and be no where near the playoffs. Its not about being a "premier league" fan or being a "knicker wetter" it's just about wanting the best for your club. I put my hand up and admit I get frustrated but only because I want to see us do as well as we can and certainly wouldnt get any satisfaction out of saying "I told you so" at the end of the season.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Aug 12, 2018 22:23:10 GMT
The most frequent posters on this board posted most when we were doing better than at any time than in the last 43 years. They didn’t like the most successful manager or management structure since at least 1972 (or arguably ever in the history of the club). These people like Soccer. And ‘Fever Pitch’. And the ‘Beautiful Game’. They like ‘Foreign’. Stoke City will never be this. But they want it sooo badly. The bad news is 2011-13 was the high water mark. And they still HATED it. Utter bollocks. 2014 and 2015 surpassed that in terms of achievement, and yet you dismissed that as “not exactly getting the pulse racing”. 2012 we won about 10 league games all calendar year. 2013 we won about eight, spanning the end of Pulis and the start of Hughes. Why single those two years out as a high water mark when they clearly weren’t?
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Post by mrcoke on Aug 12, 2018 22:26:24 GMT
Are there any positives supporting Stoke city? Shall we all just call it a day with them and go and create another message board to moan on. We're probably the same as every Club in the Championship and below (The fans that is) 30% happy clappers = optimist30% serial moaners = pessimist30% realists 10% too pissed to care = idealist?It's football and a fan message board.. What do you expect.? Optimists live longer, are happier, and more likely to be healthier. Stoke City supporters are masochists. (Just kiddin' )
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Post by generationex on Aug 12, 2018 22:37:58 GMT
The most frequent posters on this board posted most when we were doing better than at any time than in the last 43 years. They didn’t like the most successful manager or management structure since at least 1972 (or arguably ever in the history of the club). These people like Soccer. And ‘Fever Pitch’. And the ‘Beautiful Game’. They like ‘Foreign’. Stoke City will never be this. But they want it sooo badly. The bad news is 2011-13 was the high water mark. And they still HATED it. Utter bollocks. 2014 and 2015 surpassed that in terms of achievement, and yet you dismissed that as “not exactly getting the pulse racing”. 2012 we won about 10 league games all calendar year. 2013 we won about eight, spanning the end of Pulis and the start of Hughes. Why single those two years out as a high water mark when they clearly weren’t? Finishing 9th? By the odd win. Hughes high point was the Christmas of Man City. In hindsight how shallow an achievement that was. His team began in 2016. His legacy will stink my club out for half a decade or more.
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 12, 2018 22:40:36 GMT
The most frequent posters on this board posted most when we were doing better than at any time than in the last 43 years. They didn’t like the most successful manager or management structure since at least 1972 (or arguably ever in the history of the club). These people like Soccer. And ‘Fever Pitch’. And the ‘Beautiful Game’. They like ‘Foreign’. Stoke City will never be this. But they want it sooo badly. The bad news is 2011-13 was the high water mark. And they still HATED it. Made up nonsense.
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Post by The man from Utch on Aug 12, 2018 22:41:14 GMT
Waddos's win rate was 35.27% , can you imagine the abuse he would be under today for that win percentage. Give Rowett a chance you dopey bastards.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Aug 12, 2018 22:42:30 GMT
Utter bollocks. 2014 and 2015 surpassed that in terms of achievement, and yet you dismissed that as “not exactly getting the pulse racing”. 2012 we won about 10 league games all calendar year. 2013 we won about eight, spanning the end of Pulis and the start of Hughes. Why single those two years out as a high water mark when they clearly weren’t? Finishing 9th? By the odd win. Hughes high point was the Christmas of Man City. In hindsight how shallow an achievement that was. His team began in 2016. That legacy will stink my club out for half a decade or more. You haven’t said why you singled out 2011-13 as the high water mark, the point at which your hero started losing the plot and everything started to slide. Does it not reflect awfully poorly on him that another manager supposedly took ‘his team’ and finished higher up the table than he could? Why do you think that was? The high water mark under Pulis was 2008-11.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 12, 2018 22:54:05 GMT
The most frequent posters on this board posted most when we were doing better than at any time than in the last 43 years. They didn’t like the most successful manager or management structure since at least 1972 (or arguably ever in the history of the club). These people like Soccer. And ‘Fever Pitch’. And the ‘Beautiful Game’. They like ‘Foreign’. Stoke City will never be this. But they want it sooo badly. The bad news is 2011-13 was the high water mark. And they still HATED it. This post is hilarious.
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Post by FrankButcher on Aug 12, 2018 23:18:27 GMT
Finishing 9th? By the odd win. Hughes high point was the Christmas of Man City. In hindsight how shallow an achievement that was. His team began in 2016. That legacy will stink my club out for half a decade or more. You haven’t said why you singled out 2011-13 as the high water mark, the point at which your hero started losing the plot and everything started to slide. Does it not reflect awfully poorly on him that another manager supposedly took ‘his team’ and finished higher up the table than he could? Why do you think that was? The high water mark under Pulis was 2008-11. The high water mark for Pulis for me was 2008-12 including the Europa league run those memories of the fa cup semi-final and final plus the EL far exceed what Mark Hughes achieved for me.
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Post by thevoid on Aug 13, 2018 3:07:04 GMT
Well I'm sick of not winning football matches and being linked with dreck like Connor Fucking Wickham.
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Post by NassauDave on Aug 13, 2018 6:28:53 GMT
Well I'm sick of not winning football matches and being linked with dreck like Connor Fucking Wickham. Me too. It's a reasonable expectation to be winning games,getting promoted this season, playing attractive football,and not signing shit players.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Aug 13, 2018 6:40:45 GMT
You haven’t said why you singled out 2011-13 as the high water mark, the point at which your hero started losing the plot and everything started to slide. Does it not reflect awfully poorly on him that another manager supposedly took ‘his team’ and finished higher up the table than he could? Why do you think that was? The high water mark under Pulis was 2008-11. The high water mark for Pulis for me was 2008-12 including the Europa league run those memories of the fa cup semi-final and final plus the EL far exceed what Mark Hughes achieved for me. The European adventure was fun but our league form that season was bitterly disappointing and it really needn't have been. The people turning their nose up at the ninth place finishes also have to turn their nose up at games like the wins over Liverpool, Spurs, Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal etc, because they're part of them. If that meant nothing, fair enough, for me they were some of my best days as a Stoke fan.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Aug 13, 2018 6:41:10 GMT
The most frequent posters on this board posted most when we were doing better than at any time than in the last 43 years. They didn’t like the most successful manager or management structure since at least 1972 (or arguably ever in the history of the club). These people like Soccer. And ‘Fever Pitch’. And the ‘Beautiful Game’. They like ‘Foreign’. Stoke City will never be this. But they want it sooo badly. The bad news is 2011-13 was the high water mark. And they still HATED it. This post is hilarious. Yet so, so depressing at the same time.
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Post by ursemboys on Aug 13, 2018 7:16:27 GMT
Not seen a ball kicked ? I saw the same has you , and yes its poor ,seal clapping ? head a wobble ? I have said already we needs to improve and the squad is bad but booing does nothing but make things worse ,I could be abusive and tell you where go with your stupid head wobble comments but that just make me immature just like you are . Apologies, thought you were the OP! Didn’t boo myself but they absolutely deserved it yesterday. no problem
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Post by senojbor on Aug 13, 2018 11:02:02 GMT
Apologies, thought you were the OP! Didn’t boo myself but they absolutely deserved it yesterday. no problem FYI I Saw the Leeds game live and have now seen bits of the Brentford one. But that wasn't my point anyway. I'm not alone in saying that a fair few of us are sick to death of the constant shite posted on here and again after just two games of the new season.
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Post by senojbor on Aug 13, 2018 11:04:19 GMT
Yet so, so depressing at the same time. Bang on the nail Generationx
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Aug 13, 2018 11:10:30 GMT
Yet so, so depressing at the same time. Bang on the nail Generationx Is it not a bit hypocritical for you to preach patience with a new manager?
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Can we bring yesterday back around ?
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Post by pulisfan on Aug 13, 2018 14:24:39 GMT
The most frequent posters on this board posted most when we were doing better than at any time than in the last 43 years. They didn’t like the most successful manager or management structure since at least 1972 (or arguably ever in the history of the club). These people like Soccer. And ‘Fever Pitch’. And the ‘Beautiful Game’. They like ‘Foreign’. Stoke City will never be this. But they want it sooo badly. The bad news is 2011-13 was the high water mark. And they still HATED it. Spot on fella, you don't what you've got till its gone.
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Post by mrteddysalad on Aug 22, 2018 20:20:57 GMT
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Post by vantheman on Aug 22, 2018 20:26:41 GMT
Its game 4 now
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Post by musik on Aug 22, 2018 20:34:18 GMT
The only positive about this is my early before the season prediction, Stoke on 19th in the beginning of May and owners selling the club plus Rowett's leaving in January might go in ...
Not relegated anyway.
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Post by bathstoke on Aug 22, 2018 20:40:20 GMT
How sick you now...
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Aug 22, 2018 20:41:23 GMT
Think the negativity was bad then.....the rest of this evening is going to be a sure fire winner!
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Post by citynickscfc on Aug 22, 2018 20:44:39 GMT
Think the negativity was bad then.....the rest of this evening is going to be a sure fire winner! It's all true tho. Wow this hurts
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 22, 2018 20:45:38 GMT
We’re in a relegation battle, no question.
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Post by lloydcolesguitar on Aug 22, 2018 20:47:00 GMT
The most frequent posters on this board posted most when we were doing better than at any time than in the last 43 years. They didn’t like the most successful manager or management structure since at least 1972 (or arguably ever in the history of the club). These people like Soccer. And ‘Fever Pitch’. And the ‘Beautiful Game’. They like ‘Foreign’. Stoke City will never be this. But they want it sooo badly. The bad news is 2011-13 was the high water mark. And they still HATED it. Made up nonsense. No its not
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Post by supacoopa101 on Aug 22, 2018 20:47:08 GMT
Negativity is warranted after this evening's shambles
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Post by PotteringThrough on Aug 22, 2018 20:48:55 GMT
Positive Post: If any of our transfer team are at the game tonight Wigan had a few good players on show (RB, DM, RW, 2 up top). Hopefully they will have spotted them and recognise the attributes we need in this league.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2018 20:53:06 GMT
Positive Post: If any of our transfer team are at the game tonight Wigan had a few good players on show (RB, DM, RW, 2 up top). Hopefully they will have spotted them and recognise the attributes we need in this league. Good attempt 👍 We needed chaps like you in the trenches as we marched towards the machine guns and gas 😀 "It's alright lads, worse things happen at sea. Gas masks on, fix bayonets and over the top" 👍😀
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Post by PolPotter on Aug 22, 2018 20:54:30 GMT
Hopefully Rowett can keep players and staff calm. It's just far too early to be spitting the abuse on here tonight.
Anyone who thought at any time since relegation that we would challenge for promotion is stupid. It was always going to be tough. It's not in our DNA to bounce back.
Rowett will steady the boat. He'll get a bit more abuse no doubt but the rot will stop before it's too late.
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