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Post by stokedons on Feb 21, 2023 12:17:40 GMT
Stoke often underperform against weaker opposition, and then get a win when few expect it.
So Swansea 1 Stoke 3 then.
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Feb 21, 2023 12:23:01 GMT
As mentioned by another I feel it’s a 0v0 borefest
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Post by wrexhamstokie90 on Feb 21, 2023 12:55:15 GMT
We can’t lose this one we need a draw minimum hopefully we nick it
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Post by Old School Stokie on Feb 21, 2023 13:45:46 GMT
Better teams at home will not be parking their bus like the lower teams - and thats where we have problems opening them up or even getting behind them - so if AN's theory is correct and a bit of good fortune overdue, we could win this - dont think we ever play for a draw under AN - he is positive unlike MON
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Post by scfcwebby on Feb 21, 2023 14:28:08 GMT
We can’t lose this one we need a draw minimum hopefully we nick it Nothing other than a win will do or be acceptable
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Post by tejstokie on Feb 21, 2023 14:32:49 GMT
Must win. Everyone has to press and we cant have a that usual lazy uninterested squad member or stupid mistake at the back.
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Post by dirtclod on Feb 21, 2023 14:54:08 GMT
Get After Them!
Do NOT sit back.
Please
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Feb 21, 2023 15:08:21 GMT
Swansea over 2.5 goals and Piroe to score anytime should be absolutely printing money here.
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Feb 21, 2023 15:13:10 GMT
Going to voluntarily stop posting till tomorrow Need to come back with super special bollocks (I'm not putting that into Google) Goodnight Vienna I’ve just put it into Google. A load of Sex Pistols guff comes up😉 Never mind the bollocks badge.
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Feb 21, 2023 15:16:45 GMT
We've just got to win havn't we. I don't care or give a shit how we win, just bloody win Stoke. That is all.
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Post by dirtclod on Feb 21, 2023 15:32:02 GMT
And I hope that if we're going to give any youth a look-in that it please be more than 4 f*cking minutes! There is literally no point to that.
I'd sure take one of those binary 1-0 wins we used to gripe about.
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Post by george2again on Feb 21, 2023 15:34:19 GMT
Please no Thompson to tonight, sub at best.
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Post by gingerninja on Feb 21, 2023 15:38:31 GMT
Don't get the Thompson hatred, yes he probably didn't defend their goal very well on Saturday, but apart from that I thought he was absolutely fine, much like against Hull.
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Post by raythesailor on Feb 21, 2023 15:55:01 GMT
Don’t waste a team place on Gayle.
If we have the luxury of to many midfielders available may as well play Baker in there and he’s not a loanee .
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Post by xchpotter on Feb 21, 2023 16:26:24 GMT
Honestly don’t know what to expect tonight. Hope for the best, but fear the worst. All depends on whether Pearson and Gayle are in the starting line up, but for different reasons.
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Post by FrankButcher on Feb 21, 2023 16:35:21 GMT
After Saturdays result we need 4 points out of the next 6 to maintain or increase our 6 point gap to the relegation zone we can’t afford to give the bottom three teams any more confidence that they can catch us. Swansea seem to favour playing 3 at the back they played a 3-4-2-1 on Saturday against Blackburn my fear is in the defensive phase the 3-4-2-1 becomes 5-2-2-1 and seeing as we struggle to break teams down that sit in that’s what they’ll do.
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Post by slash on Feb 21, 2023 16:43:30 GMT
hopefully pearson, celina, and tuanzebe are fit. can't bear the thought of losing to the sheepshaggers.
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Post by Los Alfareros on Feb 21, 2023 16:56:47 GMT
From some sort of misplaced optimism at different stages this season, I am now back to thinking that the very best we can get before any game is a 0-0 draw.
Fucking hell.
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Feb 21, 2023 16:57:12 GMT
Pearson will be the key to tonight’s game
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Post by raythesailor on Feb 21, 2023 17:03:34 GMT
I am reduced to having considered watching the Liverpool game tonight. That’s how bad it’s becoming.
All is not lost as I decided to watch Stoke.
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Post by stokieinlondon on Feb 21, 2023 17:07:14 GMT
Please please please Stoke don’t be shit, just for once don’t be shit. For the love of god and all the poor fans who have travelled (and the ones who haven’t) please just don’t be shit. It should be easy to not be shit given that you’re professionals, so just do that.
Please don’t be shit.
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Post by jwhpotter on Feb 21, 2023 17:19:47 GMT
Don't get the Thompson hatred, yes he probably didn't defend their goal very well on Saturday, but apart from that I thought he was absolutely fine, much like against Hull. He tries his best for me but just not good enough but then again most of them aren’t
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Post by eddyclamp on Feb 21, 2023 17:25:57 GMT
Anyone know if we are on the red button tonight?
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Post by toppercorner on Feb 21, 2023 17:32:04 GMT
What I would really like to see:
----------- Sarkic ---------- - Hoever Tuanzebe Jags Fox - ---- Laurent --- Pearson ---- - Campbell - Baker - Celina - ---------- Brown ------------
Tempted to put sterling at left back instead of fox
Tezgel, Lowe, Sterling, Thompson Smallbone subs used second half
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Post by harryh157 on Feb 21, 2023 17:38:40 GMT
Is it on the red button?
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Post by Gods on Feb 21, 2023 17:41:12 GMT
I can't see beyond a regulation defeat in this game.
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Post by stokecitytalke on Feb 21, 2023 17:43:49 GMT
Anyone know if we are on the red button tonight? No we aren't on the red button.
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Post by StokieNath on Feb 21, 2023 18:01:24 GMT
we’ll lose 2-0, bunch of wasters and bottlejobs the lot of em Start the younger kids, they’ll have more bollocks O’Neil will say we controlled the game, we’ll make 100 crosses into the box but we’ve got lampposts rather than strikers. Team full of mercenaries Fair play to those travelling! Safe journey down there and back though!
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Post by StokieNath on Feb 21, 2023 18:01:48 GMT
Anyone know if we are on the red button tonight? No we aren't on the red button. Thankfully.
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Feb 21, 2023 18:22:21 GMT
What I would really like to see: ----------- Sarkic ---------- - Hoever Tuanzebe Jags Fox - ---- Laurent --- Pearson ---- - Campbell - Baker - Celina - ---------- Brown ------------ Tempted to put sterling at left back instead of fox Tezgel, Lowe, Sterling, Thompson Smallbone subs used second half With the injuries and those just recovering from injuries that formation is more likely to be: ----------- Sarkic ---------- - Sterling Wilmott Jags Fox - ---- Laurent --- Thompson ---- - Smallbone - Baker - Campbell - ---------- Brown ------------ I think it might be: ----------- Sarkic ---------- ---- Wilmott Jags Fox ---- -- Brown Laurent Thompson Sterling -- ----Smallbone Gayle Campbell ---- Personally I think Pearson is key to making 4 at the back work and I don't think he'll be fit - and to be honest if he isn't quite there why risk him.
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