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Post by gingerninja on May 8, 2022 7:48:38 GMT
When we should all be looking forward to brighter things next season, yesterday's performance, or lack of one and the general feeling around the club at the moment, is certainly one of apathy & not enthusiasm ☹️
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Post by lordb on May 8, 2022 7:54:26 GMT
Only the club can change that either by replacing the manager with someone who we can agree (as much as we can agree) is a decent manager
That would see enthusiasm return for the new season
Or somehow O'Neill proves us all wrong and improves significantly, in this scenario it would be months into the season before supporter enthusiasm returned and even then there would be doubts due to the drop off second half of both of the last two seasons
O'Neill would have to rely confound us critics right through next season to get most critics back on board
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 8, 2022 7:57:14 GMT
It’ll be interesting to know the season ticket sales, there was a lot of empty seats yesterday. And not really a good reason for it.
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Post by lordb on May 8, 2022 7:59:07 GMT
It’ll be interesting to know the season ticket sales, there was a lot of empty seats yesterday. And not really a good reason for it. The club have kept season ticket sale numbers a secret for years now |
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Post by neddy on May 8, 2022 8:00:04 GMT
Apathy setting in is the worst of all outcomes and that is exactly where we at at and why the ground is so quiet.
Only the leadership and management can change that now. The support will drift to the usual hardcore until there is a sign of positive change.
Even in January after awful results there was renewed hope only to fizzle out very quickly.
The close season will be defining for the manager as other clubs even despite ffp have shown progression can be made. Let’s see!
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Post by a on May 8, 2022 8:00:36 GMT
It’ll be interesting to know the season ticket sales, there was a lot of empty seats yesterday. And not really a good reason for it. The club have kept season ticket sale numbers a secret for years now Wonder why? |
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Post by werrington on May 8, 2022 8:05:16 GMT
Apathy sets in as the season progresses and thankfully it’s over
Come August we’ll be back up and running again looking forward to it but one thing is for sure this shit can’t continue
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Post by lordb on May 8, 2022 8:05:31 GMT
The club have kept season ticket sale numbers a secret for years now Wonder why? They were doing it even in the Premier League days |
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Post by westlandstokie on May 8, 2022 8:05:59 GMT
It’ll be interesting to know the season ticket sales, there was a lot of empty seats yesterday. And not really a good reason for it. The regulars sat around me in Block 23 all said the same thing at full time yesterday “ thank God this seasons over “ and I can understand that fully. Air of apathy is a great description of Stoke City at present. For example when the Coventry fans were singing loudly yesterday the Stoke fans made no attempt to compete with the racket they were making…this is so unlike Stoke. The last few seasons have totally drained us of hope. |
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Post by heworksardtho on May 8, 2022 8:06:38 GMT
If he’s still in charge next season the Samaritans will set up a porta cabin on the main car park
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on May 8, 2022 8:08:47 GMT
Its a spot on observation and the lack of energy shown by the player is part fot eh clubs DNA and has been for years
form the co funeral band to yesterdays organisational embarrassment with Coventry players still on the pitch with 4000k raucous fans destroying the awards we are desperate for leadership in the football side the boardroom and off the pitch and its needs a completer restructure to achieve it
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 8, 2022 8:09:36 GMT
It’ll be interesting to know the season ticket sales, there was a lot of empty seats yesterday. And not really a good reason for it. The regulars sat around me in Block 23 all said the same thing at full time yesterday “ thank God this seasons over “ and I can understand that fully. Air of apathy is a great description of Stoke City at present. For example when the Coventry fans were singing loudly yesterday the Stoke fans made no attempt to compete with the racket they were making…this is so unlike Stoke. The last few seasons have totally drained us of hope. Yeah we were all the same. A few of us were speaking of just feeling mentally drained with it all too and that it’ll be nice to have a summer free of football. Just to recharge really. Because this season has been long and tedious and dull. |
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Post by mowlee on May 8, 2022 8:12:17 GMT
When we should all be looking forward to brighter things next season, yesterday's performance, or lack of one and the general feeling around the club at the moment, is certainly one of apathy & not enthusiasm ☹️ there’s nothing too get excited about.. we have been on a steady decline since mon saved us from relegation with the team he inherited.. now he’s got his own players in an got more involved with other side of things he shouldn’t really be getting himself involved in an it all gone tits up.. an with him getting more of his own players in replacing the players out of contract.. who’s too say it’s not going too get any worse |
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Post by heworksardtho on May 8, 2022 8:13:35 GMT
The regulars sat around me in Block 23 all said the same thing at full time yesterday “ thank God this seasons over “ and I can understand that fully. Air of apathy is a great description of Stoke City at present. For example when the Coventry fans were singing loudly yesterday the Stoke fans made no attempt to compete with the racket they were making…this is so unlike Stoke. The last few seasons have totally drained us of hope. Yeah we were all the same. A few of us were speaking of just feeling mentally drained with it all too and that it’ll be nice to have a summer free of football. Just to recharge really. Because this season has been long and tedious and dull. This season has been like a bad marriage, you keeping hoping things will turn around and improve and they don’t |
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Post by a on May 8, 2022 8:14:57 GMT
They were doing it even in the Premier League days No shit? I always remember them being available for the gen pop. Wonder why it stopped, and do many other clubs not publish them? |
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Post by lordb on May 8, 2022 8:19:25 GMT
They were doing it even in the Premier League days No shit? I always remember them being available for the gen pop. Wonder why it stopped, and do many other clubs not publish them? No idea re other clubs tbh It's something supporters are keen to see, they should state the numbers |
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Post by svengaliinplatforms on May 8, 2022 8:23:18 GMT
It’ll be interesting to know the season ticket sales, there was a lot of empty seats yesterday. And not really a good reason for it. Not 23,086 in there then? You do surprise me. |
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Post by Gods on May 8, 2022 8:26:12 GMT
Apathy sets in as the season progresses and thankfully it’s over Come August we’ll be back up and running again looking forward to it but one thing is for sure this shit can’t continue Come July the self flagellation will have stopped and hope will spring eternal. We need better luck with injuries to key players, to stop wasting the loan signings and some tactical adjustments I don't pretend to understand . Do that and we'll be in the mix. |
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Post by mowlee on May 8, 2022 8:30:32 GMT
Apathy sets in as the season progresses and thankfully it’s over Come August we’ll be back up and running again looking forward to it but one thing is for sure this shit can’t continue Come July the self flagellation will have stopped and hope will spring eternal. We need better luck with injuries to key players, to stop wasting the loan signings and some tactical adjustments I don't pretend to understand . Do that and we'll be in the mix. Relegation mix |
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Post by heworksardtho on May 8, 2022 8:33:54 GMT
Come July the self flagellation will have stopped and hope will spring eternal. We need better luck with injuries to key players, to stop wasting the loan signings and some tactical adjustments I don't pretend to understand . Do that and we'll be in the mix. Relegation mix Talking about mix I’ve just made Gluten free oatcakes from a mix from Staffordshire oatcakes, very nice 😊 |
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Post by suck_the_mop. on May 8, 2022 8:42:36 GMT
It’ll be interesting to know the season ticket sales, there was a lot of empty seats yesterday. And not really a good reason for it. Just go online on the buy season tickets i did yesterday and there is alot of empty seats in every block. |
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Post by Gods on May 8, 2022 8:43:40 GMT
Come July the self flagellation will have stopped and hope will spring eternal. We need better luck with injuries to key players, to stop wasting the loan signings and some tactical adjustments I don't pretend to understand . Do that and we'll be in the mix. Relegation mix To be fair we weren't in the relegation mix without those changes. The sun will come up again in July |
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Post by mowlee on May 8, 2022 8:54:17 GMT
To be fair we weren't in the relegation mix without those changes. The sun will come up again in July hope your right.. mons relied on a good start so god help him if that doesn’t work out next season |
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Post by bagnallboothen on May 8, 2022 8:56:26 GMT
The two sets if supporters told the story yesterday...
Away end bouncing, a club believing and backing a plan that they can see progressing, giving them hopes and dreams.
The home fans sat on their phones more interested in what the scores were else where and counting down the seconds until the season is over.
It's as depressing as it ever has been at the minute.
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Post by lawrieleslie on May 8, 2022 8:58:37 GMT
MON was brought in to stave off relegation after the disastrous Mad Nathan and Rowett debacles. He achieved this and was then tasked with off loading our players still on premier wages and those signed by Rowett also on high wages. To do this he has brought in youngsters, loanees and older heads in order to reduce our wage bill. It’s been a mixture of success and failures in terms of doing this but has left us with some very mediocre players not helped of course by a string of injuries to key players. So now the slate is relatively clean and I think fans need to get behind him over the close season and hopefully, with some decent signings over the summer and offloading of players not up to what is required, next season could see a step change in performance and us challenging for play offs. Booing individual players on the pitch really isn’t helping. I do recall reading on here after MON was appointed that it would take 4-5 seasons to properly turn things around given the mess we were in. Well we’re 3 seasons in and in my opinion going in the right direction be it slowly.
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Post by march4 on May 8, 2022 8:58:39 GMT
The comparison between our supporters and Coventry’s after the final whistle showed the scale of our issues.
They are a club looking forwards with enthusiasm while we are decaying towards relegation.
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Post by neddy on May 8, 2022 9:04:56 GMT
Progression of any club is rarely linear……
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Post by therightside on May 8, 2022 9:09:38 GMT
I have watched Stoke for many years, but it is a long time since I felt as pessimistic about our future as I did after yesterday's match.
With MON in charge next season we have absolutely no chance of promotion, and there is very little possibility of any entertaining football.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on May 8, 2022 9:12:41 GMT
MON was brought in to stave off relegation after the disastrous Mad Nathan and Rowett debacles. He achieved this and was then tasked with off loading our players still on premier wages and those signed by Rowett also on high wages. To do this he has brought in youngsters, loanees and older heads in order to reduce our wage bill. It’s been a mixture of success and failures in terms of doing this but has left us with some very mediocre players not helped of course by a string of injuries to key players. So now the slate is relatively clean and I think fans need to get behind him over the close season and hopefully, with some decent signings over the summer and offloading of players not up to what is required, next season could see a step change in performance and us challenging for play offs. Booing individual players on the pitch really isn’t helping. I do recall reading on here after MON was appointed that it would take 4-5 seasons to properly turn things around given the mess we were in. Well we’re 3 seasons in and in my opinion going in the right direction be it slowly. The situation, almost word for word, was the same this time last year though wasn't it? |
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Post by wilcopotter on May 8, 2022 9:13:07 GMT
It’ll be interesting to know the season ticket sales, there was a lot of empty seats yesterday. And not really a good reason for it. And not really a good reason for it…… like nothing to play for, previous crap home performances, several players likely to leave and others not really giving a toss, nice weather and people finding other things to do that they my find more enjoyable. That said, I was there ( fuck knows why) but on reflection my time would’ve been better spent on a nice walk, or a day out. What was your really good reason for being there? |
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