Was it to much to expect a win today?

[GrandStokie]

We haven't got a great track record in the FA Cup but I expected a win today. I don't usually carry the assumption of victory but I fully expected us to polish off Hartlepool and cruise into the next round. Even with the lack of depth and quality in the squad I thought we would have enough in our locker to deal with these boys comfortably and thats with no disrespect to Hartlepool, good luck to them.

[DodgyDino]

This is Stoke you are talking about

[GrandStokie]

I should know better

[sweetandinnocent]

imo we'd of been better playing the youth side, today was like hartlepools cup final, where we are getting used to playing the big boys week in week out now, the cup does'nt mean anything to our first team - its all about the league and staying in it.

if we had played the youth side v hartlepool we would of at least matched them for passion and hunger for the ball as the youngsters would of been keen to impress with TP on the touchline

[danmase]

i would have been more surprised if we'd won, and to be honest couldn't have cared less either way.

[Paul Spencer]

if we had played the youth side v hartlepool we would of at least matched them for passion and hunger for the ball as the youngsters would of been keen to impress with TP on the touchline

Pulis would have been slaughtered if he'd put the youth team out mate.

You would have thought that

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"would of been keen to impress with TP on the touchline."

[GrandStokie]

Jan 3, 2009 17:01:39 GMT @sweetandinnocent said:

imo we'd of been better playing the youth side, today was like hartlepools cup final, where we are getting used to playing the big boys week in week out now, the cup does'nt mean anything to our first team - its all about the league and staying in it.

if we had played the youth side v hartlepool we would of at least matched them for passion and hunger for the ball as the youngsters would of been keen to impress with TP on the touchline

You're right its worked for other teams, but hindsight is wonderful thing and I would have thought expected the players and manager to be a damn sight more respectful to fans and grow some bollox.

[sweetandinnocent]

fair point