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Post by mayf on Apr 5, 2009 11:49:54 GMT
He did it with Mark Crossley,then Gerry Taggert,Lee Hendrie and now it seems James Beattie is just his latest rabbit out of the hat.
Just when the season appears to be going away from him he manages to find a player to inspire a remarkable turn round in form.
Say you what you like about the bloke,love him or hate him but he always seems to come up smelling of roses.Well done TP
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Post by daveray26 nealy 27 on Apr 5, 2009 11:50:52 GMT
you either love tp or hate him,.....i love him today...
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Post by stokiemama14 on Apr 5, 2009 11:52:03 GMT
i love him always!
even if he does occasionally do silly things haha
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Post by Ddraigcoch on Apr 5, 2009 11:57:38 GMT
TP: Madman or Genius......its a fine line between them ;D
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Post by march4 on Apr 5, 2009 12:07:46 GMT
TP - manager of the season.
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Post by sheikh al dubai bin stokie on Apr 5, 2009 12:13:45 GMT
If we stay up, by a good margin (i.e. 14th or higher) will we finally unite under him and proclaim him as our king?
or is there STILL some anarchist/revolutionaries out there still wanting Paul Jewell to take over?
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Post by stokiemama14 on Apr 5, 2009 12:14:14 GMT
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Post by Lawto on Apr 5, 2009 12:17:52 GMT
To be honest, I don't think buying Beats was a gamble at all!! Proven goalscorer everywhere he's been. I was just surprised it took so long for somebodyto bring him back to the Prem where he belongs.
Tone's masterstroke was getting Ethers in IMHO.
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Post by stokiemama14 on Apr 5, 2009 12:19:29 GMT
Tone's masterstroke was getting Ethers in IMHO
i agree fella hes like the underdog that noone really reconizes but he works his bollocks off on that pitch and plays fantastic every time hes on (:
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Post by mayf on Apr 5, 2009 12:24:40 GMT
How many games has Etherington actuallly played tho ? It's surely Beattie's goals and personality around the dressing room that has been the difference since january
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Post by trebor63 on Apr 5, 2009 13:00:11 GMT
Love him or hate him!
If you're a Stoke fan its love him or absolutely love him and if you hate Stoke its hate him!
Proving to be one of the best managers in our history and should win Prem manager of the year with ease if we continue like we are.
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Post by JoeinOz on Apr 5, 2009 13:04:07 GMT
If only we'd kept Gudjon eh?
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Post by 339187 on Apr 5, 2009 13:22:23 GMT
PMSL @ Joe ;D TP: Madman or Genius......its a fine line between them ;D TP has erased that line  TP = trrific Stoke legend |
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Apr 5, 2009 13:28:28 GMT
To be honest I think all of our players have upped their game over the last month, Beattie has been a revelation as has Etherington but the rest, notably Whelan, Wilko, Abdy and Shawcross have been outstanding.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 5, 2009 13:34:50 GMT
Of course there is no other manager on the planet who could have done what he has.
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Apr 5, 2009 13:36:25 GMT
The Marmite manager...and you will still gets some people wanting his head at the end of the season!
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Post by Butters on Apr 5, 2009 13:37:13 GMT
Of course there is no other manager on the planet who could have done what he has.  |
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Post by spunkbubble on Apr 5, 2009 13:44:33 GMT
I think the difference with TP rather than other managers is that he spends time researching the players personality first before signing him rather than just jumping in with the chequebook. The players he's signed in the January transfer windows especially have fitted in with the team immediately and given us the impetus to 'push on' and make an impact.
Thats the real difference in my view, the fact that the players he's signed have effectively changed our season around immediately.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 5, 2009 13:48:58 GMT
I think the difference with TP rather than other managers is that he spends time researching the players personality first before signing him rather than just jumping in with the chequebook. The players he's signed in the January transfer windows especially have fitted in with the team immediately and given us the impetus to 'push on' and make an impact. Thats the real difference in my view, the fact that the players he's signed have effectively changed our season around immediately. to right, no other manager would ever think of doing that. |
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Post by PMac on Apr 5, 2009 13:54:15 GMT
Beattie and Liams celebration yesterday showed exactly what (apart from goals) James has brought to the club....stability, banter, confidence and most importantly of all, the ability to ENJOY themselves.
Pulis stated yesterday that Beat's is lively in the dressing room and you can imagine that they all have a right good laugh these days.
Great to see!
Top Class Mr Beattie..... He's lovin his time at Stoke!
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Post by lancer on Apr 5, 2009 14:55:48 GMT
Happy to say that I was hapoy to see TP coming back fromthe start. he showed previusly that he could keep us up, and I had faight thet with PC backing, he could do the job.
He's bloody infuriating at times, but keeps on proving that usually, he knows better than us. Results prove it, and our current postion.
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Post by westendstokie on Apr 5, 2009 15:00:53 GMT
Made me laugh Pugsley and more than a grain of truth if I may say so. But fair play, he's putting one up me.
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