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Post by crouchpotato1 on Feb 17, 2024 18:43:11 GMT
And until there is one we’ll struggle to pick up points at the BET365.Goalkeepers must go home not having to have their kit washed🙄so bloody frustrating
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Post by robwahlmann on Feb 17, 2024 18:45:41 GMT
Picking Lowe as the loan striker with no support is criminal! I must admit I'm already starting to ask questions about our new manager.  |
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Post by emretezzy on Feb 17, 2024 18:51:03 GMT
As a new striker in a team the bare minimum is to try.
In the first team you are automatically not the best player, things don't come easy, and defenders are as tall , strong and as quick as you.
I will put it on the player ratings thread but Lowe was genuinely 1/10.
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Post by stokecitydom on Feb 17, 2024 18:51:23 GMT
Walking back to the ground & on praise and grumble, I couldn’t believe the number of people who were saying we played well.
Is this what people think is acceptable and playing well?
We put up a fight & didn't crumble, but we were absolutely toothless and never looked like creating a clear chance. Hopefully we can stumble to a 21st place finish, but I’m genuinely concerned.
We can’t score and have a massive mistake in us at the back pretty much every game.
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Post by theonlooker on Feb 17, 2024 18:54:29 GMT
Maybe one day the manager might admit to maybe dealing with the Mmaee situation a bit better?
I'm convinced he would score his fair share between now and the end of the season, and let's be honest for a minute here - the 'grafters' aren't exactly ripping up trees in front of goal. They're literally choking on their own non negotiatiables.
Alternatively, in the absence of managing people like adults, maybe we might try two of them upfront to try and spin things round a bit?
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Post by scfcno1fan on Feb 17, 2024 18:54:41 GMT
Bae and Burger must wonder what they are playing with.
They are so far above the rest.
Bar was great when he came on.
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Post by scfcno1fan on Feb 17, 2024 18:55:26 GMT
Maybe one day the manager might admit to maybe dealing with the Mmaee situation a bit better? I'm convinced he would score his fair share between now and the end of the season, and let's be honest for a minute here - the 'grafters' aren't exactly ripping up trees in front of goal. They're literally choking on their own non negotiatiables. Alternatively, in the absence of managing people like adults, maybe we might try two of them upfront to try and spin things round a bit? I’m not a fan of Mmaee. But it’s quite clear he’s our best striker at the minute. He has to play. |
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Post by bagnallboothen on Feb 17, 2024 18:55:41 GMT
Has there been any explanation whats happened to Campbell, Haks and Vidigal?
Appreciate they're hardly world beaters but we're kind of desperate.
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Post by Pugsley on Feb 17, 2024 18:57:21 GMT
Maybe one day the manager might admit to maybe dealing with the Mmaee situation a bit better? I'm convinced he would score his fair share between now and the end of the season, and let's be honest for a minute here - the 'grafters' aren't exactly ripping up trees in front of goal. They're literally choking on their own non negotiatiables. Alternatively, in the absence of managing people like adults, maybe we might try two of them upfront to try and spin things round a bit? I agree to an extent but Mmaee hasn't scored a fair share all season so I don't see how he's going to start scoring now. The squad is just rammed with poor footballers, some with poor attitudes. |
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Post by jokker on Feb 17, 2024 18:57:49 GMT
There are three strikers in this club. Two have landed themselves in the bomb squad, so what do you do? Play Wilmot as a striker or play a young talent to at least give the opposition something to think about...?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2024 18:58:38 GMT
Not knocking the lad but Lowe does seem so far away from the standard.
That said first half he didn’t have a midfielder within 30 yards of him.
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Post by svengaliinplatforms on Feb 17, 2024 18:59:09 GMT
Maybe one day the manager might admit to maybe dealing with the Mmaee situation a bit better? I'm convinced he would score his fair share between now and the end of the season, and let's be honest for a minute here - the 'grafters' aren't exactly ripping up trees in front of goal. They're literally choking on their own non negotiatiables. Alternatively, in the absence of managing people like adults, maybe we might try two of them upfront to try and spin things round a bit? I’m not a fan of Mmaee. But it’s quite clear he’s our best striker at the minute. He has to play. Better than Ennis? I've liked what I've seen from him, since he arrived. |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Feb 17, 2024 19:00:18 GMT
How many goals in home games have been scored from open play this season?
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Post by liathroid on Feb 17, 2024 19:02:24 GMT
we dont create chances , its all hit and hope
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Post by franklin on Feb 17, 2024 19:03:48 GMT
As a whole our strikers pool is the worst I've ever seen. I wouldn't risk a 50p bet on any one of them scoring a goal from 12 yards with no keeper in. Try watching them warm up pre game they are shockingly poor that's why they have the biggest nets behind the temp goals I've ever seen otherwise the crowd are in serious danger of injury.
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Post by jeycov on Feb 17, 2024 19:04:53 GMT
They blocked a lot of our shots to be fair but not enough composure in the final third
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Post by chuckrocky on Feb 17, 2024 19:07:10 GMT
We have at least looked more threatening from set-pieces in the last couple of games.
Just a shame they all fell to Rose today who is beyond hopeless with his head.
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Post by emretezzy on Feb 17, 2024 19:08:19 GMT
They blocked a lot of our shots to be fair but not enough composure in the final third Didn't think we had a final 3rd. We have played a Top 6 team with a youth player upfront. It showed |
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Post by starkiller on Feb 17, 2024 19:13:08 GMT
Maybe one day the manager might admit to maybe dealing with the Mmaee situation a bit better? I'm convinced he would score his fair share between now and the end of the season, and let's be honest for a minute here - the 'grafters' aren't exactly ripping up trees in front of goal. They're literally choking on their own non negotiatiables. Alternatively, in the absence of managing people like adults, maybe we might try two of them upfront to try and spin things round a bit? Evidence for you to be convinced? |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Feb 17, 2024 22:01:18 GMT
Mmaae is our best striker,really?how many goals has he scored,how many games has he won for us with his goals?
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Post by chad on Feb 17, 2024 22:03:10 GMT
Walking back to the ground & on praise and grumble, I couldn’t believe the number of people who were saying we played well. Is this what people think is acceptable and playing well? We put up a fight & didn't crumble, but we were absolutely toothless and never looked like creating a clear chance. Hopefully we can stumble to a 21st place finish, but I’m genuinely concerned. We can’t score and have a massive mistake in us at the back pretty much every game. “Putting up a fight” is something we haven’t been doing |
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Feb 17, 2024 22:03:43 GMT
Picking Lowe as the loan striker with no support is criminal! I must admit I'm already starting to ask questions about our new manager. Who else can he pick from the squad that gives us a goal threat? There's no one |
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Post by jay1610 on Feb 17, 2024 22:24:50 GMT
I’m still reeling that we played for a draw at home against a side in this bang-average division.
How far we have fallen.
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Post by albundy on Feb 17, 2024 22:30:13 GMT
Bae and Burger must wonder what they are playing with. They are so far above the rest. Bar was great when he came on. Both created nothing, the hype isn't backed up with anything substantial |
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Post by mrnovember on Feb 17, 2024 22:34:55 GMT
5 of our 12 home league goals were scored in August. So since then, we've scored roughly once per month at home. We stink.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Feb 17, 2024 23:20:24 GMT
I’m still reeling that we played for a draw at home against a side in this bang-average division. How far we have fallen. It's not what you want or expect. I don't even think the properly wank sides approach games like that. We've made this into a relegation battle by approaching games like we are doing. Other than the top 3 there is nobody in this league who needs to be treated like any great side, let alone fucking Coventry! |
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Post by owdestokie2 on Feb 17, 2024 23:28:50 GMT
And until there is one we’ll struggle to pick up points at the BET365.Goalkeepers must go home not having to have their kit washed🙄so bloody frustrating Recruitment? Players having lacklustre mentality for personal professionalism or the plight of their employers who place a cheque in the bank account monthly? |
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Post by olias on Feb 17, 2024 23:33:22 GMT
Stoke should up the goal £bonus. Whatever it is, double it.
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Post by march4 on Feb 17, 2024 23:40:07 GMT
At the start of the season we needed;
1. a strong, goalscoring runner to lead the line
2. an athletic leader in central defence.
Our new recruitment guru has had 2 windows and spent a lot of money sorting this out. Today we played a young lad up front on his own and some of our expensive acquisitions are no where to be seen.
I suggest we need a different approach to recruitment.
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Post by FullerMagic on Feb 18, 2024 7:14:59 GMT
www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-home-record-coventry-9107493Stoke’s dire home form This was far from the worst Stoke performance at home this season, players worked hard and they were clapped off at full-time – but the record at the bet365 Stadium absolutely stinks. It’s eight goals in 16 league games since the opening day. To put it into perspective, Southampton have scored 39 from 15 home games in the same period, 13 teams in this division have scored over 20. Millwall is the next worst and they’ve scored almost double (14). Stoke have never scored so few in this many home matches. Even in the 16 home games up to the last day of 1984/85, what has always been considered the season beyond horrors, they scored 10. This is off the charts diabolical. Credit to the supporters who sit through it all, plus the misery of last season, and are still backing the team. One day, runs like this will make success feel all the sweeter. That feels a long, long way away at the moment.
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