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Post by luke45 on Oct 5, 2008 19:45:57 GMT
did you EXPECT us to win away from home against uefa cup team? because if you expect stoke to win every game you are living in a fantasy world.
Stoke don't have the finances and status to compete with at least 10 sides in this league, so attracting players of the same quality is difficult, thus meaning the quality of opponents in comparison is different.
Pulis got us promoted through a set system, a system that defied odds and got us here, so can't you see his logic in taking the same approach?
The system CAN cause teams problems, playing for set-pieces and throw-ins and knocking the ball long can hurt teams with our obvious physical and arial attributes, but the main problem is that when the cards are down we don't seem to have another approach too use.
A £5.5 Million player is being wasted, due to not being used correctly, he is proven to score goals at this level, so its frustrating when you see him challenging for headers and flicking balls on, instead of feeding off that, and thriving on service instead of creating it.
I really think we should look at a couple more additions, we are still allocated to sign free-agents and loan players, and i'm sorry to say that in all honesty our substitutes are unlikely to come on and change the game, we need better depth to call upon, whelan isn't doing the business, and the likes of buxton aren't premiership quality.
I'm in a way pleased that the bad form is coming now rather than the business end of the season, so i'm hopeful by then, our problems will have been ironed out.
The negativity on the board tonight, is really disappointing, threads titled he's got to go, pulis out etc....how can ANY of you come to that conclusion after 7 games? let me just remind you that our opening 7 games having consisted of champions league and uefa cup teams, and previous title winners, some of you need a reality check, let me remind you that less than 6 months ago we were picking our wits against the likes of Colchester Utd and Scunthorpe.
Back the lads to the death, back the man in charge, none of you on here can enforce any change to our approach, so live with it, and support the club you all pay good money every week to follow.
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Post by 606Stokie on Oct 5, 2008 19:47:51 GMT
Agreed compleatly.. And being realistic i wouldent expected a win today.. but as well shit weekend for results but its Swings and roundabouts.. and they will come..
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2008 19:48:58 GMT
100% agree.A decent post at last  |
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Post by Time4aPINT on Oct 5, 2008 19:55:45 GMT
Agree with most of what you have said Luke. Although we seem to play better when we go one nil down as we start to attack the opposition, maybe we should play like that from the first whistle. Todays result is very disapointing but I'm not sure why there has to be so much doom and gloom on this board. If we win our next game we should be out of the relegation zone.
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Post by stokemark on Oct 5, 2008 19:56:08 GMT
We cant sign loan players FFS !
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