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Post by raythesailor on Mar 9, 2019 18:02:07 GMT
I was always slightly apprehensive about how Jones would take over the dressing room.
After today when I saw him INSTRUCT the team to go and applaud our magnificent away support I am totally happy that we are on the mend.
A great nail biteing performance. 😀
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Post by ohbottom on Mar 9, 2019 18:02:33 GMT
Bojan was brilliant sitting on the bench in style! Wasn't the game for Bojan, surely you can see that? I'd agree with that, but I think that as we still had a sub in hand when they had a player sent off at the end there's a case for suggesting Boj could've come on at that point. Maybe for BMI, with McClean going on the left. Lot of tired legs on our side at the end and I can't think of anyone else on the bench I particularly wanted to see coming on.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 9, 2019 18:13:14 GMT
I'm not going to criticize Jones for just two subs. Adam had to be subbed and Clucas must have been knackered up front on his own - so those two subs HAD to be made. But a third sub would have been risky. The back 4 didn't need strengthening so best to leave well alone - and if we had brought on an attacker to try to swing the game we'd have risked upsetting our defensive composure - AND an injury would have been catastrophic as we'd have been down to 9 men. Jones got it right with the subs - even the Williams one worked fine. Put it this way, would Fletcher or Woods have been a better option? I don't think so. You might want to have a look at your second sentence there John ... 😉 Yes - I had a "senior" moment there, Paul. I have corrected the original - but your quote stands as evidence that I am losing the plot!
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Post by shipshape on Mar 9, 2019 18:23:33 GMT
Plenty of platitudes no doubt will come out given the ten men situation. But fucking hell that was poor. They offered nothing at all despite the man advantage. I reckon Stephen Hawking (Rip) could outjump Afobe.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Mar 9, 2019 19:27:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2019 21:35:25 GMT
Kudos to the 1,639 Stoke fans in attendance.....
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Post by thevoid on Mar 10, 2019 1:22:33 GMT
They had credit in the bank. Alas Clucas is wank. So if he was good its ok? But he isn't. If Fuller did it I'd cringe but think, "the daft bugger will rinse West Brom when he's back so I'll cut him some slack." Collateral damage.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2019 12:05:54 GMT
Our situation from the bottom of things in the table improved slightly. QPR obviously didnt win and so remain below us and looked the inferior team. Though Reading have collected 10 pts over recent weeks and thus provide teams below them and us with a pointer that it can be done, for the time being we gained a point and Rotherham in 22nd didn't, so with 10 games remaining they are 13 pts from us with a weaker gd. Very unlikely that they will catch up with us, but it's still possible.
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Post by colinroberts1 on Mar 10, 2019 13:31:54 GMT
He's stopped us being wide open at the back, he's sussed out the blaggers. Going be dead interesting who he gets in the summer
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