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Post by Scrotnig on Aug 24, 2018 23:46:28 GMT
Why does everything about Stoke on Trent involve looking backwards rather than looking forwards? Because the future all too often looks decidedly worse than the past.
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Post by RAF on Aug 25, 2018 1:29:42 GMT
Why does everything about Stoke on Trent involve looking backwards rather than looking forwards? Because the future all too often looks decidedly worse than the past. You are right of course. Children digging for coal was so much easier than claiming benefits! How I wish we were back in the 'Good old days'! H
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Post by claytonscrubs on Aug 25, 2018 1:36:12 GMT
Everyone knows we shouldn't have got rid of Pulis. It's just stupid fans with hate in their hearts. If we had Ronaldo at his best & he played few shite games on trot the fans would slag him off, even though he'd already banged in 40 goals a season for us. Players, teams & mamangers cant keep it up for ever you know. It's a mixture of some around them just getting a bit older, not bothering etc. You don't sack the fucking manager because a few stars aren't pulling their weight! Possession tonight. Who's bloody cares WBA had the balll more. It about scoring & winning, not passing it between back 4 & midfield for half an hour. That is called boring & pointless. Oh yeah Ryan Shotton was fantastic tonight. He stayed in & on the game for the whole 90 minutes & could have played another half hour. “EVERYONE knows we shouldn’t have got rid of Pulis”? WTF? 🙄....You don’t speak for me mate!!!...I couldn’t wait to see the back of Pulis, and his boring one-dimensional football....If you get a boner watching hoofball, fair enough, but don’t put every Stoke fan in the same box as you.
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Post by trickydicky73 on Aug 25, 2018 6:31:56 GMT
Pulis did a great job getting us where he did and giving the club a fantastic platform to build and push on. Sadly it's the halfwits that are running the club that failed to deliver the next level. I don't want a return to the past but it angers me to think what little respect this board and the players currently have for the fans, many of whom scrimp and save all year for a season ticket which our pampered, big ego so called "stars" could buy with half a day's wage...all to watch the biggest crock of shit we've had to endure for years. It needs sorting...and sorting quickly. Our board of directors need to show the ambition to make it happen before it's too late The key word there, is ambition. We don't have any.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 7:03:54 GMT
If we finish above Boro, we will go up.
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Post by 3putts on Aug 25, 2018 7:22:44 GMT
Pulis paid the price for not replacing matt and jp people go on about pulis all but seem to forget some memorable highlights Inc 5 0 at Wembley I didn't hear too much moaning that day. But in the end the negative campaign won so we moved on in comes mark Hughes and tbf I witnessed some of the best football I have ever seen stoke play but we had a poor 12 months so the moaners came back out. Now look where we are ffs
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Post by stantheman on Aug 25, 2018 7:57:33 GMT
If we finish above Boro, we will go up. But we wont, because watching them last night I saw things like discipline, strength, leadership, togetherness, and a dozen other things I could mention that we have simply not got.
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Post by nott1 on Aug 25, 2018 7:59:33 GMT
The reason is that they have a good manager!
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Post by kidcrewbob on Aug 25, 2018 7:59:52 GMT
Because the future all too often looks decidedly worse than the past. You are right of course. Children digging for coal was so much easier than claiming benefits! How I wish we were back in the 'Good old days'! H ........and them chimneys were swept better.....
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Post by robwahlmann on Aug 25, 2018 8:27:43 GMT
I thought the game yesterday between 'Boro and WBA lacked a lot of quality, despite of this these teams have had a much brighter start than us. I really can't see why they should be so much better if you consider the players on the pitch. Leeds and Brentford have looked different class so far from what I've seen, but it's a long season and time will tell.
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Post by chigstoke on Aug 25, 2018 8:37:12 GMT
Everyone knows we shouldn't have got rid of Pulis. It's just stupid fans with hate in their hearts. If we had Ronaldo at his best & he played few shite games on trot the fans would slag him off, even though he'd already banged in 40 goals a season for us. Players, teams & mamangers cant keep it up for ever you know. It's a mixture of some around them just getting a bit older, not bothering etc. You don't sack the fucking manager because a few stars aren't pulling their weight! Possession tonight. Who's bloody cares WBA had the balll more. It about scoring & winning, not passing it between back 4 & midfield for half an hour. That is called boring & pointless. Oh yeah Ryan Shotton was fantastic tonight. He stayed in & on the game for the whole 90 minutes & could have played another half hour. Everyone knows? Are you sure? Because I sure as fuck wanted him gone. It's not hate in our hearts at all. It's called being sick to fucking death of 0 or 1 away wins all season, it's sick to death of 35% possession at home, it's sick to death of shit turgid football. He had to go.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 8:44:40 GMT
If we finish above Boro, we will go up. But we wont, because watching them last night I saw things like discipline, strength, leadership, togetherness, and a dozen other things I could mention that we have simply not got. I know we won’t finish above them pal, that’s the disheartening thing.
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Post by kristoff on Aug 25, 2018 8:48:20 GMT
Pulis paid the price for not replacing matt and jp people go on about pulis all but seem to forget some memorable highlights Inc 5 0 at Wembley I didn't hear too much moaning that day. But in the end the negative campaign won so we moved on in comes mark Hughes and tbf I witnessed some of the best football I have ever seen stoke play but we had a poor 12 months so the moaners came back out. Now look where we are ffs That season most fans will admit was a decent one, however following that was one of the most boring, dull useless seasons I’ve ever witnessed. Things behind the scenes were clearly not right and Coates did the right thing (hence 3 of the best years most of us will ever see). We can be thankful for Pulis for what he achieved but he wouldn’t have helped at all, you think the fans are divided now, god help us if he’d have come back. On the flip side Big Sam would’ve been the way to go (let’s be honest, a better version of Pulis). He may be boring to watch to, but he also mixes some actual talent into a team, something Pulis seldom does. Playoffs last year showed that
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Post by ledhead on Aug 25, 2018 9:07:54 GMT
Pulis did a great job getting us where he did and giving the club a fantastic platform to build and push on. Sadly it's the halfwits that are running the club that failed to deliver the next level. I don't want a return to the past but it angers me to think what little respect this board and the players currently have for the fans, many of whom scrimp and save all year for a season ticket which our pampered, big ego so called "stars" could buy with half a day's wage...all to watch the biggest crock of shit we've had to endure for years. It needs sorting...and sorting quickly. Our board of directors need to show the ambition to make it happen before it's too late The key word there, is ambition. We don't have any. Then if the board don't have ambition, the fans have no hope - what's the point? The end result will be the excitement of a local derby at Vale park
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Post by samba :) on Aug 25, 2018 9:25:21 GMT
except we barely had enough players to start a season... bloody coates
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Aug 25, 2018 9:29:58 GMT
And he still seems to think Ryan Shotton can play on the flank. They've got a very solid squad, particularly their defence and central midfield. They're the polar opposite to us! Assombalonga will of course score goals for them too but they're short of cover if anything should happen to him, and they're desperately lacking options on the wing which is Pulis' main system of attack after whacking it up from the back. Ryan Shotton has turned out to be a good player at this level.
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Post by fca47 on Aug 25, 2018 9:36:49 GMT
I thought the game yesterday between 'Boro and WBA lacked a lot of quality, despite of this these teams have had a much brighter start than us. I really can't see why they should be so much better if you consider the players on the pitch. Leeds and Brentford have looked different class so far from what I've seen, but it's a long season and time will tell. That game lacked quality? Have you seen any of our games this season. If you like indiscipline and bad defending then you will have enjoyed them.
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Post by danceswithclams on Aug 25, 2018 9:44:41 GMT
I long for a time when the P word is no longer mentioned on this messageboard.
Sadly, I don't think it will happen in my lifetime or that of my (entirely fictional) children.
It's so fucking tiresome although ironically, not as tiresome as the dogshit football he served up towards the end.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Aug 25, 2018 9:56:32 GMT
How I wish we were back in the 'Good old days'! H So do I except when you say 'we' I mean you!
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Post by robwahlmann on Aug 25, 2018 10:00:33 GMT
I thought the game yesterday between 'Boro and WBA lacked a lot of quality, despite of this these teams have had a much brighter start than us. I really can't see why they should be so much better if you consider the players on the pitch. Leeds and Brentford have looked different class so far from what I've seen, but it's a long season and time will tell. That game lacked quality? Have you seen any of our games this season. If you like indiscipline and bad defending then you will have enjoyed them. I've seen them all, but my point really is that we have the players, but not the team. Neither *Borough or WBA looked impressive, but as you say they certainly looked more disciplined. Organisation and structure must be possible to install in our group of players as well I hope!
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Post by senojbor on Aug 25, 2018 10:06:35 GMT
It would almost add new meaning to the term 'no brainer' but he wouldn't come, the great man is on a roll where he is. After shitting it last season you mean? H You really are a loser aren't you.
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Post by fca47 on Aug 25, 2018 10:18:30 GMT
That game lacked quality? Have you seen any of our games this season. If you like indiscipline and bad defending then you will have enjoyed them. I've seen them all, but my point really is that we have the players, but not the team. Neither *Borough or WBA looked impressive, but as you say they certainly looked more disciplined. Organisation and structure must be possible to install in our group of players as well I hope! I think that is the hope of all of us. Perhaps we will see it today😀
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Post by RAF on Aug 25, 2018 10:21:14 GMT
After shitting it last season you mean? H You really are a loser aren't you. Ah diddums, you still wanking at the prospect of the capped twat returning? Never going to happen, and you have the temerity to call me a loser? Fucking priceless. Pulis will bottle it again this year mark my words. He took the piss out of sheep like you! H
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Post by 3putts on Aug 25, 2018 10:40:51 GMT
I thought the game yesterday between 'Boro and WBA lacked a lot of quality, despite of this these teams have had a much brighter start than us. I really can't see why they should be so much better if you consider the players on the pitch. Leeds and Brentford have looked different class so far from what I've seen, but it's a long season and time will tell. That game lacked quality? Have you seen any of our games this season. If you like indiscipline and bad defending then you will have enjoyed them. bad defending? yes why cant our players use the bar when clearing a cross?
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Aug 25, 2018 10:45:24 GMT
What I like about TP is at his best he gets a strong team together , forget the style for a minute all good managers whatever their style seem to have a good committed group , you can say the same for Wigan and Brentford and Preston , they all have managers who work hard to build a team , doesn't always work and they move on but that's what they do and usually the players who work for them respect them .
I thought Hughes lost all that with us and signed a lot of poor characters and so far not liking Rowett much at all , preferred Lambert who at least put some fight back into them .
TP and Boro are a good fit I think them and Villa who also have a very good manager will do well this season .
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 11:11:01 GMT
I long for a time when the P word is no longer mentioned on this messageboard. Sadly, I don't think it will happen in my lifetime or that of my (entirely fictional) children. It's so fucking tiresome although ironically, not as tiresome as the dogshit football he served up towards the end. I would have been far happier to see Lou come back than the long throws, towels, wrestling in the box small pitch and every other (what can I get away with) tactic of Pulis Ball. We were rightly painted as the pantomime villain under him.
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Post by FrankButcher on Aug 25, 2018 12:30:15 GMT
Pulis paid the price for not replacing matt and jp people go on about pulis all but seem to forget some memorable highlights Inc 5 0 at Wembley I didn't hear too much moaning that day. But in the end the negative campaign won so we moved on in comes mark Hughes and tbf I witnessed some of the best football I have ever seen stoke play but we had a poor 12 months so the moaners came back out. Now look where we are ffs That season most fans will admit was a decent one, however following that was one of the most boring, dull useless seasons I’ve ever witnessed. Things behind the scenes were clearly not right and Coates did the right thing (hence 3 of the best years most of us will ever see). We can be thankful for Pulis for what he achieved but he wouldn’t have helped at all, you think the fans are divided now, god help us if he’d have come back. On the flip side Big Sam would’ve been the way to go (let’s be honest, a better version of Pulis). He may be boring to watch to, but he also mixes some actual talent into a team, something Pulis seldom does. Playoffs last year showed that Big Sam gets labelled a long ball merchant but people forget his Bolton side that featured Nicholas Anelka,Jay Jay okocha, Ivan Campo, Youri Djorkaeff etc he'd of been a perfect candidate to replace Lambert in the summer he's been there done and it at West Ham whether he'd come or not is irrelevant really who saw Pulis dropping down to the championship to join Boro?? I certainly didn't!
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Post by kristoff on Aug 25, 2018 13:47:47 GMT
That season most fans will admit was a decent one, however following that was one of the most boring, dull useless seasons I’ve ever witnessed. Things behind the scenes were clearly not right and Coates did the right thing (hence 3 of the best years most of us will ever see). We can be thankful for Pulis for what he achieved but he wouldn’t have helped at all, you think the fans are divided now, god help us if he’d have come back. On the flip side Big Sam would’ve been the way to go (let’s be honest, a better version of Pulis). He may be boring to watch to, but he also mixes some actual talent into a team, something Pulis seldom does. Playoffs last year showed that Big Sam gets labelled a long ball merchant but people forget his Bolton side that featured Nicholas Anelka,Jay Jay okocha, Ivan Campo, Youri Djorkaeff etc he'd of been a perfect candidate to replace Lambert in the summer he's been there done and it at West Ham whether he'd come or not is irrelevant really who saw Pulis dropping down to the championship to join Boro?? I certainly didn't! I used to love that Bolton team. Was a perfect mix
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