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Post by onionman on Aug 20, 2021 13:08:26 GMT
We got talking to Pulis while collecting our away tickets for West Brom (2003/04) - he sounded absolutely devastated about missing out on Damien Francis. I think he signed for Norwich instead and won promotion with them that same season They had a spread on for him and everything. I think was Nigel Worthington rang his agent on the off chance as he thought he'd signed for us that morning. I thought the story was that Francis got as far as eating some of the sausage rolls before deciding to go to Norwich instead? People went so far as to blame Moxey/Scholes for the low quality buffet that cost us Pulis's number one midfield target.
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Post by a on Aug 20, 2021 13:17:53 GMT
That will be really disappointing if true. Really think from his analytics that he’s be wasted anywhere but AM…. Not necessarily. We could play 3412. With Sawyers and, say, Allan as the two midfielders in the 4, with Sawyers the more advanced of the 2. Powell as the 1 behind two strikers. Sorted! I can’t see O’Neill changing shape from a good side just to accommodate sawyers. Hope he gets to mix it further up maybe replacing Powell or vrancic if they are rested/injured, not that I want either droppung
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Post by Gods on Aug 20, 2021 13:27:51 GMT
Not necessarily. We could play 3412. With Sawyers and, say, Allan as the two midfielders in the 4, with Sawyers the more advanced of the 2. Powell as the 1 behind two strikers. Sorted! I can’t see O’Neill changing shape from a good side just to accommodate sawyers. Hope he gets to mix it further up maybe replacing Powell or vrancic if they are rested/injured, not that I want either droppung They are injured aren't they? Maybe that's the rush.
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Post by questionable on Aug 20, 2021 13:46:09 GMT
Not necessarily. We could play 3412. With Sawyers and, say, Allan as the two midfielders in the 4, with Sawyers the more advanced of the 2. Powell as the 1 behind two strikers. Sorted! I can’t see O’Neill changing shape from a good side just to accommodate sawyers. Hope he gets to mix it further up maybe replacing Powell or vrancic if they are rested/injured, not that I want either droppung Probably find it’s a plan B once teams suss us out or we need to change and try something a little different eg his precise passes to unlock defenses. For years we’ve screamed out to have a plan B and this bloke is certainly capable of changing games and prior to games opposing teams knew exactly how to set up against us but the guys class and gives us a different approach to our game plans now.
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Post by stuammo on Aug 20, 2021 13:54:31 GMT
Wonder if he’s training with the first team today…. I walked round the training ground this morning and pretty sure he was training. Certainly looked like him from a distance through the trees.
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Post by foxysgloves on Aug 20, 2021 13:56:21 GMT
They had a spread on for him and everything. I think was Nigel Worthington rang his agent on the off chance as he thought he'd signed for us that morning. I thought the story was that Francis got as far as eating some of the sausage rolls before deciding to go to Norwich instead? People went so far as to blame Moxey/Scholes for the low quality buffet that cost us Pulis's number one midfield target. Poxy Moxey’s Substandard Sossies I think that was the headline in the Green Un. I may be mistaken though.
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Post by somersetstokie on Aug 20, 2021 14:13:48 GMT
LGH87: "Signed this morning by the way, for anyone wondering about announcements or worrying he may not be eligible for tomorrow". I believe that the Stoke publicity and public relations office use equipment and technology that was initially acquired back in the day when The Enigma Machine represented cutting edge communication. Or we are delaying the announcement to keep forest in the dark for tomorrow. Understandable. Hopefully they can't see the wood for the trees!
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Post by brumstokie on Aug 20, 2021 14:19:51 GMT
Brumstokie,Ted wrote a short post. My fingers ran out of viagra waiting for amazon delivery. Ted, been out & only just seen your reply. I hope you’ve got Amazon Prime & got your Stiff Little Fingers back😜
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 14:20:11 GMT
Or we are delaying the announcement to keep forest in the dark for tomorrow. Understandable. Hopefully they can't see the wood for the trees! We did the same for Ostigard. I don’t really understand the idea to be honest. Whether he signs or not, Forest aren’t going to change their game plans now. If anything it just reduces potential ticket sales as there’s a little less excitement.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 20, 2021 14:58:20 GMT
Not necessarily. We could play 3412. With Sawyers and, say, Allan as the two midfielders in the 4, with Sawyers the more advanced of the 2. Powell as the 1 behind two strikers. Sorted! I can’t see O’Neill changing shape from a good side just to accommodate sawyers. Hope he gets to mix it further up maybe replacing Powell or vrancic if they are rested/injured, not that I want either droppung There isn't really a great deal of difference between 352 and 3412 all it does is place one of the midfielders (Powell/Vrancic)clearly more advanced than the other 2 (Allen and Sawyers) And there is no reason why Sawyers can't be the more creative of the two. I suspect that if you set up in a 352, it will morph into 3412 when you are attacking.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 15:09:44 GMT
I thought the story was that Francis got as far as eating some of the sausage rolls before deciding to go to Norwich instead? People went so far as to blame Moxey/Scholes for the low quality buffet that cost us Pulis's number one midfield target. Poxy Moxey’s Substandard Sossies I think that was the headline in the Green Un. I may be mistaken though. There was a rumour that Moxey ate the family bag of Rancheros but I wouldn't like to speculate
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 15:10:40 GMT
I can’t see O’Neill changing shape from a good side just to accommodate sawyers. Hope he gets to mix it further up maybe replacing Powell or vrancic if they are rested/injured, not that I want either droppung There isn't really a great deal of difference between 352 and 3412 all it does is place one of the midfielders (Powell/Vrancic)clearly more advanced than the other 2 (Allen and Sawyers) And there is no reason why Sawyers can't be the more creative of the two. I suspect that if you set up in a 352, it will morph into 3412 when you are attacking. I agree with this. If there is anyone to get us to be able to play that way as well, I'd say it was MON. Rightly or wrongly, we appear to work very hard on team shape. For me, it was the most notable difference when he took over. A well organised team wins lots of games in this division; we just need to keep concentration more.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 15:14:03 GMT
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Post by foxysgloves on Aug 20, 2021 15:18:26 GMT
Poxy Moxey’s Substandard Sossies I think that was the headline in the Green Un. I may be mistaken though. There was a rumour that Moxey ate the family bag of Rancheros but I wouldn't like to speculate 😂😂 Easily done. Very moreish!
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Post by greystokie on Aug 20, 2021 15:41:54 GMT
Stoke-on-Trent has always been at the forefront of technology. When I worked in IT I worked with a guy who'd first learned to program at North Staffs Poly on an old LEO, believed to be the last one still operating. You can smile. My first computer training was at the old Wolverhampton Polytechnic, using a binary computer and Fortran programming! Fortran?!?! Bloody luxury. I remember starting on an abacus at 'castle college and programming in hieroglyphics 😉 (with apols to Monty Python)
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Post by swinisskill on Aug 20, 2021 16:02:16 GMT
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Post by FullerMagic on Aug 20, 2021 16:04:16 GMT
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Aug 20, 2021 16:05:52 GMT
We love a Friday teatime announcement don’t we👍
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Post by miltonstokienew on Aug 20, 2021 16:07:22 GMT
Welcome aboard promotion ship Stoke City Romaine
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Post by yyy on Aug 20, 2021 16:08:31 GMT
Well done stoke, looks to be a good signing and if he does well a potential free agent next summer
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Post by theonlooker on Aug 20, 2021 16:08:42 GMT
Welcome to the club, Romaine.
Next.
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Post by boscfc on Aug 20, 2021 16:09:21 GMT
He’s an absolute natural in front of the camera … Welcome and best of luck 👍🏻
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 16:10:57 GMT
He must be heartbroken that MON didn’t say he was our number one target! Poor guy 😢
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Post by gingerninja on Aug 20, 2021 16:11:46 GMT
Well I definitely think we only have room for a RWB and then our window is complete. Absolutely no argument with the business we've done. Well done to everyone involved.
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Post by Squeekster on Aug 20, 2021 16:14:38 GMT
They had a spread on for him and everything. I think was Nigel Worthington rang his agent on the off chance as he thought he'd signed for us that morning. I thought the story was that Francis got as far as eating some of the sausage rolls before deciding to go to Norwich instead? People went so far as to blame Moxey/Scholes for the low quality buffet that cost us Pulis's number one midfield target. I thought they entertained his family at a match and he had the contract in front of him and Rudgey had to go and find a pen and whilst out he had a phone call and left for Norwich.
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Post by Kenilworth_Stokies on Aug 20, 2021 16:14:43 GMT
Really good business. Break open the Pomagne, here comes Romaine.
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Post by houstonsteve on Aug 20, 2021 16:16:10 GMT
Nice one. Welcome Romaine.
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Post by clarkeda on Aug 20, 2021 16:23:56 GMT
Still not convinced he’s what we need however.
I can’t help but feel HMS Stoke is going to take some stopping.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 16:27:43 GMT
Romaine, Welcome to Stoke City !
Terrific transfer window by the club - much, much better than any of us could have hoped for.
Onwards and Upwards !
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Post by FullerMagic on Aug 20, 2021 16:29:03 GMT
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