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Post by luke45 on Oct 26, 2008 17:08:34 GMT
Very disappointing result today, i think we all knew city away was going to be a tough task, but the thing that concerns me is that by the sounds of it, city were also fairly average and yet have beaten us comfortably.
Sunderland at the brit on wednesday is a game we need to win in my opinion, Arsenal on the saturday is a huge task, a game we aren't expected to take anything from, so we need to avoid defeat on wednesday.
I still think we can stay up, i still think at home we are a force for anyone, but the home games coming up: Hull, west brom, fulham, sunderland etc.....we have to be picking up points.
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Post by northstokie on Oct 26, 2008 17:11:39 GMT
TBH, Sunderland at home is the first real game we really should be getting a win from so it will be interesting to see how we line up and do against them...
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Post by mermaidsal on Oct 26, 2008 17:13:22 GMT
Unbelievably important, like the Spurs game Sunderland's a must win if we're not going to be in deep shit by Christmas.
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Post by mystokebadge on Oct 26, 2008 18:00:13 GMT
Always thought our results at the Brit this season would decide our fate,so as with all home games its very important.I also think its a game that we can win.
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Post by twinedwitherlangen on Oct 26, 2008 18:06:26 GMT
TBH, Sunderland at home is the first real game we really should be getting a win from so it will be interesting to see how we line up and do against them... I agree, the first game i looked at when the fixtures came out, and expected us to pick up three points from was Sunderland at home, so it is very important, also for morale and that As for Arsenal, got to get at them from the start, they don't like it up 'em |
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Post by lexie on Oct 26, 2008 18:25:46 GMT
In the cold light of day today we were always going to struggle to pick up anything, but a good win Wednesday will give us the belief we can get a result on Saturday
KEEP THE FAITH
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Post by GazMcNicol on Oct 26, 2008 18:39:28 GMT
I think I'd be safe in saying that we are LUCKY this season, because the Premier League this season has (so far) quite a few teams who are very poor. Hull, aren't a great side, but because they have got their shit together, they are flying, that tells me how poor this league is this year. We win on wednesday, and we move up potentially to mid table, even with our poor start (results wise!). We definitely need to pick up points in the next month, if we do, we should move out of the bottom 3, and hopefully feel a bit more positive going into the xmas period, which as we know often tells you were some teams will end up at the end. I'm still positive we'll come good, results have been against us, but performances have been encouraging (maybe not all of them  ) and I think the tide will eventually turn. Or we'll get disheartened and start to let our heads drop.  |
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Post by big bea on Oct 26, 2008 21:19:54 GMT
we have yet to have the rub of the green yet ( is that how you say it ) with our performances going for nothing really. im really positive about survival. because playing good with get us somewhere in a few games. and hopefully we can play bad and win. our never say die atitude towards the end of the season will be crucial if we not allready sunk!
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Post by swampySCFC on Oct 26, 2008 22:50:54 GMT
Yep we need a win to keep the status quo. Then Im expecting a point(s) from Wigwam and a draw against Arsehole
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2008 22:58:00 GMT
Sunderland, West Brom and Fulham are all must win games.
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Post by DannyStokie on Oct 26, 2008 23:01:11 GMT
Im looking forward to this game .... i think  . |
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Post by BuzzB on Oct 26, 2008 23:52:36 GMT
Having listened to Radio Stokes commentry I resigned myself to the fact that we had been hammered!
Having watched an hour on Sky I'm not so despondant. Yes we got done on the break but City are a damn good home side. There were positive to take definately,
Still baffling is the Creswell thing......why?????????
Roll on Wednesday and Sat, 4 points is a must tbh but not impossible.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2008 0:03:28 GMT
Roll on Wednesday and Sat, 4 points is a must tbh but not impossible. If this were to happen I would give Pulis's ring the best rim job he has ever known. |
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Post by Block 26 on Oct 27, 2008 0:07:08 GMT
Roll on Wednesday and Sat, 4 points is a must tbh but not impossible. If this were to happen I would give Pulis's ring the best rim job he has ever known. errrrrrr dat iz well mingin. seriously, i don't think a rim job will be in order. though if we do get 4 points, i'll hold you to it! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2008 0:21:14 GMT
seriously, i don't think a rim job will be in order. though if we do get 4 points, i'll hold you to it! If we get 6 points Ill even give him a reach around whilst slurping away at the bumhole buffet! |
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Post by PMac on Oct 27, 2008 2:27:44 GMT
TBH, Sunderland at home is the first real game we really should be getting a win from so it will be interesting to see how we line up and do against them... Hmmm... They have Cisse, Jones, Malbranque, Richardson, Diouf to start with and a decent bench of Yorke, Reid, Chopra etc etc... The are a strong team, they play dirty, and Keano will have done his homework... This game (outside the top 4 visiting) will be one of our toughest home games this season. I hope to God we win but I have "that" feeling my mates who support Sunderland will be taking a few quid off me - again  I think we'll give them a hell of a game though... Higgy & Delap will want to get one over on them.... especially Delap after last time. |
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Post by stan on Oct 27, 2008 9:41:26 GMT
I'd say it's one of our easier games largely because Sunderland are very poor away. They didn't register a single victory on their travels until about March last year and were routinely hammered. This season, they've only won at WHL, at a time when Spurs were losing to most.
Of course it will be tough, very tough -all games are for us- and they have better players than us (other than AB Faye, I'm struggling to think of anybody from our squad who Keane would probably take?) but, if we are going to compete this season, we simply have to beat them.
With Hull flying and Newcastle and Spurs likely to pull clear of us (they've both been dire this season, yet have virtually as many points as us now), we have to keep pace with the likes of Bolton, Fulham, WBA, Wigan and Sunderland.
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Post by truckerged on Oct 27, 2008 9:58:56 GMT
fek me you deluded bunch of tossers, we cant go into any game this season expecting a win what we can do is play to our strenghs and give it a go and hope that things go our way like they did against spurs.
sunderland have had a couple of seasons in prem now that is why they have a much stronger squad.and that cisse is quality also did anybody notice that richardson hardly touched the ball on sunday and then he whacks that free kick in!! thats lesson one boys dont give any free kicks away near the area!cant wait meself think it will be a near full house again and should be a good game cmon stoke[remember last time we played them? hoping for the same result!]
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Post by lew86 on Oct 27, 2008 10:07:12 GMT
I think we'll be after blood now, they know the importance of games like these and I can see a good match coming up.
COME ON CITY!!!!
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Post by mackemlad362 on Oct 27, 2008 11:22:33 GMT
I'd say it's one of our easier games largely because Sunderland are very poor away. we have to keep pace with the likes of Bolton, Fulham, WBA, Wigan and Sunderland. OUR AWAY RECORD THIS SEASON IS W2 D2 L1 You guys are deluded. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2008 11:26:02 GMT
I'd say it's one of our easier games largely because Sunderland are very poor away. we have to keep pace with the likes of Bolton, Fulham, WBA, Wigan and Sunderland. OUR AWAY RECORD THIS SEASON IS W2 D2 L1 You guys are deluded. Yeah they have travelled well away from home this season so far this is as tough a match as any and I will expect some uneasy moments during this match but I think we can sneak it...well I hope and pray we can. |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 27, 2008 11:27:37 GMT
I'd say it's one of our easier games largely because Sunderland are very poor away. we have to keep pace with the likes of Bolton, Fulham, WBA, Wigan and Sunderland. OUR AWAY RECORD THIS SEASON IS W2 D2 L1 You guys are deluded. If you don't think we see a home game against Sunderland as one of our real "Can Win" games then the only deluded fucker is you. Who the fuck do you think you are ??? |
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Post by mackemlad362 on Oct 27, 2008 11:33:05 GMT
OUR AWAY RECORD THIS SEASON IS W2 D2 L1 You guys are deluded. If you don't think we see a home game against Sunderland as one of our real "Can Win" games then the only deluded fucker is you. Who the fuck do you think you are ??? What a very astute response. That clears things up nicely. If that percentage of wins/draws away from home is our record at the end of the season, I hope we keep being "very poor" |
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Post by FullerMagic on Oct 27, 2008 11:34:07 GMT
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 27, 2008 11:38:25 GMT
If you don't think we see a home game against Sunderland as one of our real "Can Win" games then the only deluded fucker is you. Who the fuck do you think you are ??? What a very astute response. That clears things up nicely. If that percentage of wins/draws away from home is our record at the end of the season, I hope we keep being "very poor" My response was based on you apparent anger that we see you as a winnable game but whilst we're on the point your two away wins have come against a Ramos managed Spurs and Nottingham fucking Forest. Whoop de fucking doo. |
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Post by mackemlad362 on Oct 27, 2008 11:40:38 GMT
What a very astute response. That clears things up nicely. If that percentage of wins/draws away from home is our record at the end of the season, I hope we keep being "very poor" My response was based on you apparent anger that we see you as a winnable game but whilst we're on the point your two away wins have come against a Ramos managed Spurs and Nottingham fucking Forest. Whoop de fucking doo. Also a good battling draw with Wigan and an unlucky draw with Fulham robbed by the ref. A narrow defeat vs Villa after leading. Very poor indeed |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 27, 2008 11:47:06 GMT
My response was based on you apparent anger that we see you as a winnable game but whilst we're on the point your two away wins have come against a Ramos managed Spurs and Nottingham fucking Forest. Whoop de fucking doo. Also a good battling draw with Wigan and an unlucky draw with Fulham robbed by the ref. A narrow defeat vs Villa after leading. Very poor indeed Fuck me I didn't realise that. Write to the FA to see if they'll give you anymore points. |
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Post by mackemlad362 on Oct 27, 2008 11:52:04 GMT
Also a good battling draw with Wigan and an unlucky draw with Fulham robbed by the ref. A narrow defeat vs Villa after leading. Very poor indeed Fuck me I didn't realise that. Write to the FA to see if they'll give you anymore points. I am quite happy with the number of points. I am just pointing out that we have performed even better than our "very poor" away form suggests. |
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Post by stan on Oct 27, 2008 11:55:34 GMT
mackemlad, where's the delusion? I said you had got a better (much better) team than us on paper and that it would be a very, very tough game.
However, surely it's not unrealistic for Stoke to see Sunderland at home as a winnable match? You have got a poor away record since promotion and, as somebody (FM?) said above, if we haven't even got a chance against Sunderland at home, we might as well not bother.
However, the fact is that we can beat you -as we have beaten Villa and Spurs and given Everton a run for their money.
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Post by mackemlad362 on Oct 27, 2008 12:03:42 GMT
mackemlad, where's the delusion? I said you had got a better (much better) team than us on paper and that it would be a very, very tough game. However, surely it's not unrealistic for Stoke to see Sunderland at home as a winnable match? You have got a poor away record since promotion and, as somebody (FM?) said above, if we haven't even got a chance against Sunderland at home, we might as well not bother. However, the fact is that we can beat you -as we have beaten Villa and Spurs and given Everton a run for their money. The "delusion" comment comes purely and simply from your description of our away form as being "very poor" when it is actually one of the best in the league. Without bleating too much about it, last season was last season. We now have almost a totally different first team to that from last year. It is interesting that you have put us down as a winnable game though. Having said that I need to remember that none of you have seen the likes of Malbranque, Tainio, Cisse, Diouf as they have only played premiership football in recent years. I would still try to be optimistic in your position, because let's face it, that's is all you have. You might beat us, but it does not look that way on paper. Did you realise that Kenwyne Jones will be playing with Cisse? |
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