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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2022 7:52:16 GMT
I'm feeling a cheeky 1-0 for us today.
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Post by scfcno1fan on Sept 17, 2022 8:00:50 GMT
Keep Willock quiet and we’ve a chance.
Still fancy a QPR win.
Would take a point.
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Post by gingerninja on Sept 17, 2022 8:07:11 GMT
I think Johannson and Chair are also very dangerous players at this level.
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Post by scfcno1fan on Sept 17, 2022 8:08:32 GMT
I think Johannson and Chair are also very dangerous players at this level. Definitely. They’ll have a lot more of the ball. Will depend on how well we can counter.
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Post by Gods on Sept 17, 2022 8:21:44 GMT
I think Johannson and Chair are also very dangerous players at this level. Not the news I wanted to hear, I need a sit down after that.
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Post by hotpot on Sept 17, 2022 8:24:12 GMT
My gut feeling is that we will need Bursik/Bonham to keep a clean sheet at all costs.
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Post by mrcoke on Sept 17, 2022 8:32:33 GMT
I've no doubt we will concede goals today, but I also feel our strikers are going to score.
Someone remind me how long it is since we last won in London, please.
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Post by teagles05 on Sept 17, 2022 8:37:05 GMT
Praying Thompson gets the nod to sit and control the tempo. Always thought he’s the best passer of the ball at the club and the best technical player we have for that position. Criminally underused and played incorrectly, if we give him a run of games I think he’s got the ability and potential to be the best in the league at sitting and dictating
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Post by SuperRickyFuller on Sept 17, 2022 8:39:19 GMT
I've no doubt we will concede goals today, but I also feel our strikers are going to score. Someone remind me how long it is since we last won in London, please. We beat QPR at their place last season in December so about 9 months.
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Sept 17, 2022 8:45:50 GMT
Praying Thompson gets the nod to sit and control the tempo. Always thought he’s the best passer of the ball at the club and the best technical player we have for that position. Criminally underused and played incorrectly, if we give him a run of games I think he’s got the ability and potential to be the best in the league at sitting and dictating Bloody hell, that’s an endorsement. Not sure I see that player but would happily see him flourish if he can fulfill those expectations.
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Post by mrcoke on Sept 17, 2022 8:57:40 GMT
Mark Hughes delivered the only 3 consecutive top flight/top half finishes in the 160 year history of Stoke City football club and in turn the best 3 years of our lives, so while this fella is trying hard to find some symmetry he is miles off the mark. You should not be even trying to compare Mark Hughes 5 years at Stoke City with his 5 weeks at QPR. Well said. It's amazing how people try and rewrite history to try and be a smart aleck. Hughes didn't make the contracts at QPR. He went in and saved the club from relegation. The dressing room was then divided by bringing in new players on high paid contracts and the players who had saved the club from relegation being got rid of or kept on low paid contracts. Hughes was not in charge of making players contracts. Hughes went wrong at Stoke by failing to keep his attention on what he was successful at to start with. He brought in FBs but as they got older failed to replace, sold Huth and failed to replace effectively, used N'Zonzi far better than Pulis did, but failed to replace when he left. Hughes success at Stoke was due to him addressing the deficiencies in the Pulis squad which had a strong core and adopting a more attacking style. But whilst the strong core remained (GK, Shawcross, Whelan, Adam, Walters, Crouch) Hughes failed to maintain a strong set of players around that core, bringing in very poor character players apart from Allen in his last 3 years.
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Post by iglugluk on Sept 17, 2022 10:06:20 GMT
Mark Hughes delivered the only 3 consecutive top flight/top half finishes in the 160 year history of Stoke City football club and in turn the best 3 years of our lives, so while this fella is trying hard to find some symmetry he is miles off the mark. You should not be even trying to compare Mark Hughes 5 years at Stoke City with his 5 weeks at QPR. Well said. It's amazing how people try and rewrite history to try and be a smart aleck. Hughes didn't make the contracts at QPR. He went in and saved the club from relegation. The dressing room was then divided by bringing in new players on high paid contracts and the players who had saved the club from relegation being got rid of or kept on low paid contracts. Hughes was not in charge of making players contracts. Hughes went wrong at Stoke by failing to keep his attention on what he was successful at to start with. He brought in FBs but as they got older failed to replace, sold Huth and failed to replace effectively, used N'Zonzi far better than Pulis did, but failed to replace when he left. Hughes success at Stoke was due to him addressing the deficiencies in the Pulis squad which had a strong core and adopting a more attacking style. But whilst the strong core remained (GK, Shawcross, Whelan, Adam, Walters, Crouch) Hughes failed to maintain a strong set of players around that core, bringing in very poor character players apart from Allen in his last 3 years. Mark Hughes failed to appreciate the usefulness of a strong defence it appears to me. Two things typified this for me and it was almost immediately getting rid of Huth and thus breaking up his powerful partnership with Shawcross and the quote that Marc Wilson made which led to his immediate sale.. something like "defensive training, what defensive training?" Ultimately it was a dangerous oversight because the team he assembled going forward was immense for a time. Pity
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Post by somersetstokie on Sept 17, 2022 10:18:38 GMT
My gut feeling is that we will need Bursik/Bonham to keep a clean sheet at all costs. Bursik and Bonham. Good thinking!
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Post by somersetstokie on Sept 17, 2022 10:23:48 GMT
I'm assuming that QPR v Stoke matches are now such a small affair with regard to the grand scheme of things, that Policing issues for the Capitol this weekend do not apply in respect of our match, and that is why it wasn't postponed. I expect about half a dozen Police should be enough for the game!
Edit. And someone to wake the "crowd" up at full time.
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Post by 19notbeaten72 on Sept 17, 2022 10:30:14 GMT
I am hoping the win at Hull has given the whole squad a huge boost & we can go on a good run.
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Post by senojbor on Sept 17, 2022 10:45:30 GMT
This is a game where we need to park a bus and hit them on the break
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Post by OldStokie on Sept 17, 2022 11:35:36 GMT
Praying Thompson gets the nod to sit and control the tempo. Always thought he’s the best passer of the ball at the club and the best technical player we have for that position. Criminally underused and played incorrectly, if we give him a run of games I think he’s got the ability and potential to be the best in the league at sitting and dictating He's certainly the best we've got to play in that position. OS.
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Post by teagles05 on Sept 17, 2022 11:37:27 GMT
Praying Thompson gets the nod to sit and control the tempo. Always thought he’s the best passer of the ball at the club and the best technical player we have for that position. Criminally underused and played incorrectly, if we give him a run of games I think he’s got the ability and potential to be the best in the league at sitting and dictating Bloody hell, that’s an endorsement. Not sure I see that player but would happily see him flourish if he can fulfill those expectations. Yeh I think we've been playing him totally wrong. For me he's not a box to box man but break up the play and spread the ball. I may be totally wrong but really like him and think a long run in the correct position and he could be the man we need. Happy for you to abuse me if I'm wrong haha
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Post by teagles05 on Sept 17, 2022 11:38:08 GMT
Praying Thompson gets the nod to sit and control the tempo. Always thought he’s the best passer of the ball at the club and the best technical player we have for that position. Criminally underused and played incorrectly, if we give him a run of games I think he’s got the ability and potential to be the best in the league at sitting and dictating He's certainly the best we've got to play in that position. OS. Fingers crossed he starts flying when played
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Post by Los Alfareros on Sept 17, 2022 11:49:08 GMT
For the first time in a long time I am quite optimistic about this one.
Ooooooohhhhhhhh Fuuuuuuuuccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkk
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Post by andystokey on Sept 17, 2022 11:50:34 GMT
Mark Hughes delivered the only 3 consecutive top flight/top half finishes in the 160 year history of Stoke City football club and in turn the best 3 years of our lives, so while this fella is trying hard to find some symmetry he is miles off the mark. You should not be even trying to compare Mark Hughes 5 years at Stoke City with his 5 weeks at QPR. Well said. It's amazing how people try and rewrite history to try and be a smart aleck. Hughes didn't make the contracts at QPR. He went in and saved the club from relegation. The dressing room was then divided by bringing in new players on high paid contracts and the players who had saved the club from relegation being got rid of or kept on low paid contracts. Hughes was not in charge of making players contracts. Hughes went wrong at Stoke by failing to keep his attention on what he was successful at to start with. He brought in FBs but as they got older failed to replace, sold Huth and failed to replace effectively, used N'Zonzi far better than Pulis did, but failed to replace when he left. Hughes success at Stoke was due to him addressing the deficiencies in the Pulis squad which had a strong core and adopting a more attacking style. But whilst the strong core remained (GK, Shawcross, Whelan, Adam, Walters, Crouch) Hughes failed to maintain a strong set of players around that core, bringing in very poor character players apart from Allen in his last 3 years. I'd say the only common factor is that MH couldn't turn around a dressing room once it was lost. He wasn't responsible for the QPR one but may well have been for ours.
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Post by cvillestokie on Sept 17, 2022 11:51:26 GMT
Can’t imagine we change the team unless there are injuries. I’m not sure that will work out for us here, though.
Would like to see Powell on for longer before we go into a fixture break. Hopefully it will improve his sharpness.
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Post by cvillestokie on Sept 17, 2022 12:10:04 GMT
Angela Smith is embarrassing. Sick to death of her telling managers how they’re feeling or what they’re thinking, rather than actually asking them. As for her rambling on about going in to this game and then having a break and how the players will feel……what on earth was she on about, it wasn’t even a question. Alex Neil looked perplexed as to what he was supposed to come back with😂. Can’t see her lasting much longer, I hope to god not anyway. Angela is a good person mate and as much a Stoke fan as any of us (apart from maybe Ziggy) constructive criticism is ok and it would be better to ask a question without any loading or half answering it for sure but I’d much rather a fellow supporter is asking the questions of the people in power at our club than a professional journalist that really doesn’t give a fuck about SCFC beyond their pay packet. BM I think she does lead a bit too much. It didn’t seem to bother MON or Holden, but AN seems a bit frosty to it. She will have to change her style to suit him eventually I think, which will be a good experience for her as well.
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Post by cvillestokie on Sept 17, 2022 12:12:27 GMT
Well said. It's amazing how people try and rewrite history to try and be a smart aleck. Hughes didn't make the contracts at QPR. He went in and saved the club from relegation. The dressing room was then divided by bringing in new players on high paid contracts and the players who had saved the club from relegation being got rid of or kept on low paid contracts. Hughes was not in charge of making players contracts. Hughes went wrong at Stoke by failing to keep his attention on what he was successful at to start with. He brought in FBs but as they got older failed to replace, sold Huth and failed to replace effectively, used N'Zonzi far better than Pulis did, but failed to replace when he left. Hughes success at Stoke was due to him addressing the deficiencies in the Pulis squad which had a strong core and adopting a more attacking style. But whilst the strong core remained (GK, Shawcross, Whelan, Adam, Walters, Crouch) Hughes failed to maintain a strong set of players around that core, bringing in very poor character players apart from Allen in his last 3 years. I'd say the only common factor is that MH couldn't turn around a dressing room once it was lost. He wasn't responsible for the QPR one but may well have been for ours. Give me a manager who can. It’s a reason why the managerial half-life is so short. I personally think he’s great at adding a bit of guile to a well-structured team. I’m not so sure if he can do the reverse though.
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Post by lordb on Sept 17, 2022 12:24:59 GMT
I am hoping the win at Hull has given the whole squad a huge boost & we can go on a good run. It should have been a boost yes but QPR just had a good win at Millwall too
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Sept 17, 2022 12:38:30 GMT
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Post by iamstokie on Sept 17, 2022 12:51:28 GMT
My gut feeling is that we will need Bursik/Bonham to keep a clean sheet at all costs. Bursik and Bonham. Good thinking! I still think they’re both fuck it up
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Post by stokiejoe on Sept 17, 2022 13:17:04 GMT
Mark Hughes delivered the only 3 consecutive top flight/top half finishes in the 160 year history of Stoke City football club and in turn the best 3 years of our lives, so while this fella is trying hard to find some symmetry he is miles off the mark. You should not be even trying to compare Mark Hughes 5 years at Stoke City with his 5 weeks at QPR. Whilst I cannot argue with the facts you state, I will argue that watching the Waddington years and Ritchie banging in 30 plus a season, in the top division, were superior to anything since
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Post by theonlooker on Sept 17, 2022 13:18:25 GMT
I've been wracking my brains on this one all week since the Hull game, but have reluctantly decided that another 3 nil victory here will be mildly acceptable.
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Post by Roy Cropper on Sept 17, 2022 13:31:25 GMT
Any streams? Don't mind paying a few quid.
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