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Post by Pugsley on Apr 25, 2024 7:48:59 GMT
Stoke fans bleating on about tactics... Most should stick to the mints
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 24, 2024 14:50:09 GMT
In what way has he looked like he wants to play for us? By hugging his mates in the tunnel? If he didn't want to be here, he wouldn't be celebrating an important victory would he I prefer footballers proving it on the pitch not in the tunnel. As a marquee signing he has been woeful. Hopefully StS can get a tune out of him but I have serious doubts. I'd sell if possible. Easier said than done though.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 24, 2024 11:21:42 GMT
In what way has he looked like he wants to play for us? By hugging his mates in the tunnel? Not sure there should be any doubt he wants to play for us. If he could control his foolishness he's a good player. Only problem is by his own admission he's not good at being a bench warmer and struggles to keep up his fitness and sharpness if he's not playing every week when available. Given Schu's preference for 1 deeplying central midfielder and the fact Burger is better at just about everything than him I can't see him being a regular starter. Thommo seems a much better probably much cheaper understudy, still picks up a lot of cards but not normally for such cockish things. How can he be a good player if he's so unprofessional?
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 24, 2024 11:07:19 GMT
I saw that when it was posted on instagram at the time. I wondered why Pearson calls them "my little boys" but I'm guessing he's maybe one of the leaders in the dressing room. Knocks on the head the myths about him not wanting to play for us now AN has left too In what way has he looked like he wants to play for us? By hugging his mates in the tunnel?
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 23, 2024 11:20:29 GMT
I suppose nobody thought Pulis would be the manager either…. Circumstances were somewhat different. Were they? Both inherited struggling sides filled with poor footballers.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 22, 2024 10:32:15 GMT
Not altogether convinced by him. Went from being really happy, after the opening games, to dispondent in the subsequent games. Clawing back my faith gradually. Has to be given the chance next season, hopefully with a decent forward recruited Yeah he's not the man to take us forward for me but bar a disastrous final two games the board will stick with him. I just can't see how or why this isn't going to end the same way it has done the previous few years. We did really well yesterday and under every manager we've had over this horrible period of 6 or 7 years, they've given us a few good games which gives the fans hope. I've seen nothing to suggest Schumacher is different to the other guys but clearly, very keen to be proven wrong. There is no evidence to suggest he is or isn't the man to take us forward. He's basically been firefighting since he came here, trying to rescue the disaster that was Alex Neil and his chronies. Nobody can name one viable manager who would have done better. Let's give him a chance.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 21, 2024 15:39:49 GMT
People on here wanted Moore as our manager. Christ on a bike.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 20, 2024 19:20:40 GMT
He’s taking us down apparently He’s actually fuckin saved us Take a bow son 100% correct.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 20, 2024 16:09:12 GMT
Well done the lads and the manager. High pressure game and they came up with the goods.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 20, 2024 16:08:16 GMT
So the stats show: Alex Neil’s 20 league games this season gained 21 points (W6-D3-L11, Goals 19-28), Schumacher’s first 20 league games have gained 23 points (W6-D5-L9, Goals 19-29). Pretty much what you'd expect. We drew a couple of games that we'd have lost under Neil. The difference is that Neil had totally run out of road and had visibly run out of ideas by the Sheffield Wednesday game. I still can't get over us instructing our goalkeeper to time waste and see out a 0-0 draw against the worst team in the league and us inevitably conspiring to lose anyway. I don't think we're at that point with Schumacher. He had a sticky patch in the middle with disciplinary problems where it looked like he might have lost some players, but he dealt with this extremely well after naively allowing the Mmaee stuff out in the press and soon had the squad clearly fully behind him. The appointment of Walters also helped. We're just in a situation where we have an error prone defence and an impotent attack, so we are always going to be inconsistent and have very bad days. Recruitment is so, so important this summer. I should add that, like others, I'm in two minds about Schumacher. There is a marked difference between Neil and Schumacher. One wants to be our manager and is desperate to do well. The other didn't and was just picking up his inflated paycheck.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 19, 2024 12:04:54 GMT
Makes me laugh, lower clubs using the FA Cup to chase more money and then moaning about the bigger clubs chasing more money. Clubs, at whatever level, couldn't give a monkey's about the integrity of the competition. Isn't that quite a strange take on it? The money from the FA Cup is totally different kettle of fish for the likes of Tranmere compared to the likes of Arsenal. It's a much bigger proportion of their incomes and it can be about survival which isn't the case for the big teams. The FA Cup is an established competition which has historically had this capacity for lower teams to earn much needed income. It's not just that though, it is the lack of consultation which shows total disrespect for clubs whose participation in the competition is as valid as any PL team. For example, why are PL clubs making decisions about replays in the 1st Round of the competition when they are not even involved at that stage? Yes, all clubs are fundamentally self interested, but that self interest takes on a very different nature in the lower levels of football. Perhaps it is. If the FA announce tomorrow that prize money will increase in the early rounds funded by the Premier League teams the lower league clubs will soon pipe down. Nothing to do with replays.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 19, 2024 11:24:51 GMT
Makes me laugh, lower clubs using the FA Cup to chase more money and then moaning about the bigger clubs chasing more money.
Clubs, at whatever level, couldn't give a monkey's about the integrity of the competition.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 18, 2024 15:25:27 GMT
I don't really see the issue here other than changing tradition. Who wants a replay at the Etihad only to get their arses handed to them by a reserve side in front of 20K?
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 18, 2024 14:06:19 GMT
I think it's fair game to question the competence of the current 'man in charge' i.e. John Coates. During his tenure it's been nothing short of a disaster with one calamitous decision after another. Lambert, Rowett after chasing him 3 times, Jones based on a conversation with a bloke in the pub, O'Neill who had zero club experience (to date his best appointment - low bar) and Alex Neil who again he courted a number of times. StS is a high risk appointment. And that's just the managers!!! We're on the precipice of the third tier again under the Coates ownership. It's really not good enough and reflects terribly on them. John Coates need to step back from football matters, he's clearly to involved, and trust the people he's put in place to do their jobs. I wouldn’t argue with that. I’d like to know more about our decision making processes and the level of his input/control. There’s clearly something (or things) wrong and it’s fair to assume the man at the top is a big part of our problems. At the same time I think the Coates family and their wealth is vital to the club going forward. I might be wrong but I can’t see us being top of too many shopping lists for Saudi or American billionaires. And even if we are do we want to sever our links with an incredibly wealthy local family. So it’s catch 22. Hopefully John Coates can either step back and relinquish control (if that’s the issue) or get someone in to advise him better. Something has to change, ideally under Coates.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 18, 2024 14:04:38 GMT
I'd be amazed if StS is let go whatever division we are in. It would be yet another addition to the ever growing rap sheet of the owners.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 18, 2024 13:55:39 GMT
Sorry yeah the current owners are great and not the issue at all and they’ve done great. 8 years of utter shite under them and nothing changing. Wake up. So you accept your earlier post was exaggerated knicker wetting bollocks. Good. Maybe try sticking to facts rather than making stuff up. I would have thought the Coates family are just as concerned at our recent history as we are. Maybe even more so considering it’s their money that is being pissed away. Out of interest what do you think the alternative to the Coates ownership is? I think it's fair game to question the competence of the current 'man in charge' i.e. John Coates. During his tenure it's been nothing short of a disaster with one calamitous decision after another. Lambert, Rowett after chasing him 3 times, Jones based on a conversation with a bloke in the pub, O'Neill who had zero club experience (to date his best appointment - low bar) and Alex Neil who again he courted a number of times. StS is a high risk appointment. And that's just the managers!!! We're on the precipice of the third tier again under the Coates ownership. It's really not good enough and reflects terribly on them. John Coates need to step back from football matters, he's clearly to involved, and trust the people he's put in place to do their jobs.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 18, 2024 9:19:10 GMT
I think Schumacher has the potential to be a decent manager but it was a mistake to appoint him in the situation we were in because he hasn't got the experience to deal with it. At Plymouth he inherited a stable club on the up and ran with it - the situation here was the polar opposite. It was always a Mad Nath style wishful thinking appointment and very likely to go wrong. The fact he isn't doing any worse is an achievement and better than what Jones managed. The atmosphere behind the scenes looks to have improved but he really hasn't made much of an impact on the pitch - we are still woefully inconsistent, capable of conceding stupid goals and incapable of creating and taking many scoring chances. The football is a better watch at times but the results haven't improved much. I think it's 50/50 whether we stay up and if we do stay up he deserves a chance next season to show what he can do. If we go down I'm not convinced he's the right man for the job. I don't blame Schumacher for struggling - we were and are in a bad place and most managers would have struggled. I don't get the high handed expectation of some supporters that we were just there to be turned around and he's failed to do something dead easy so therefore he must be crap. He's not crap - the team he inherited just isn't very good and he doesn't have the experience to work out how to get the best from what he's got. Which is what you get if you go for a manager with very little experience and no experience of dealing with a team in a relegation battle. It was a very risky appointment. Good post. I'll caveat it by adding that any manager is a risk. We've had wet behind the ears to experienced. All failed/struggled, so suggests it's very hard job for any manager. Who was available at the time to replace the lamentable Alex Neil (who was experienced btw)
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 18, 2024 8:53:09 GMT
So to be clear, not every time? Understood. I never said every time. That’s just bollocks.
It happens at every other club bar ours.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 18, 2024 8:41:26 GMT
He'd make a good manager but can't be arsed. True story. I’d have won more than 2 home games so far. True story. If only you could have been arsed.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 18, 2024 8:39:53 GMT
What happens at every other club bar Stoke? Managers make an instant change. It doesn’t happen every time but it happens a lot. We’ve tried it how many times now and have the same bollocks excuses. So to be clear, not every time? Understood.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 16, 2024 13:52:13 GMT
Bayern for stoke manager trending on xnxx He'd make a good manager but can't be arsed. True story.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 16, 2024 13:31:02 GMT
We’d be a laughing stock sacking a manager with 2 games to go, as you say it would be absolutely pointless and replacing Schumacher with Gallagher who is part of the problem along with Shawcross who has only coached at youth level and a raw new DOF with no coaching experience would be utter madness on any Richter scale and would probably be beyond anything even our dysfunctional board would consider, hopefully! Wasn't SS appointed to avoid relegation? We were 20th in the table when he was appointed in December last year. I would suggest that we would be a bigger laughing stock if we keep him if we go down. You're on about sacking him after Plymouth. If we go down then a question as to whether he can bring us back up has to be answered.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 16, 2024 13:29:40 GMT
Any other club would be giving him his marching orders at the end of the season. Everyone rambles on about his time at Plymouth, a team he inherited and didn't need to do much with. He comes to a struggling club and shows every bit of naivety you would expect, only issue is he isn't learning, he keeps making the same cock ups game after game. He simply isn't a very good manager to suggest anything else is remarkable. Here’s a couple of old comments from you. Actually not that old. From December. “I’m willing to sacrifice my first born for him.” And “Thats Play Off Final level of training! All hail Sir Schumacher.” Be honest. You haven’t a fucking clue what you’re talking about. Someone has just been owned.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 16, 2024 9:24:01 GMT
You’re obsessed with giving another Preston no mark the managers job. Gallagher. Wtaf??? I'm not obsessed with him at all. Firstly SS needs to go if we lose ... no question. Secondly, the only candidates at the Club would be Gally or Ryan with SJW as assistant. Thirdly, he showed some good signs during his brief stint as caretaker. Cohesive unit is the term I think. And finally he probably knows the players better than anybody. Of course let's hope that it doesn't come to that and SS can secure a victory and more or less our safety. Absolute pointless exercise sacking a manager with 2 games to go and replacing him with someone who has been clearly part of the problem. It's bizarre thinking. What did he show in 2 games that indicates he would be the answer to our problems? Nothing. Gallagher should have been shown the door when his other Preston cronies were.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 15, 2024 20:22:37 GMT
Not sure he's divided the fan base that badly. Not judging from the Schumacher barmy armies I keep hearing sung very loudly and for prolonged periods of time. We have to give the man a chance. There's something about him if you ask me and it would appear a sizeable number of our fans agree. I certainly don't recall AN getting that treatment and he stumbled on for 16 months and was given 20 plus players. Patience required... Patience? 😬 Crikey mate, I think we've been very patient over the last few years. A lot of talk about him being a nice guy and good fit etc.. Personally I couldn't give a toss if was an arsehole of the highest order as long as he was winning. We need a WINNER. Lose on Saturday and we should give the job to Gally/Ryan/SJW for the last two games. You’re obsessed with giving another Preston no mark the managers job. Gallagher. Wtaf???
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 15, 2024 13:56:59 GMT
Stoke City v Plymouth Argyle 3pm 20th April 2024. Losers will be relegated.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 15, 2024 13:22:08 GMT
How do you know he just came for the money? You don’t. The only person who knows that is him. Personally I think ambition and a desire to develop his personal career would have been factors in addition to the money. More like arrogance and naivety A rookie coach who thought he could come here and do a job. A job that has chewed and spat out people with more experience than him If it wasn’t for money, then she should have stayed where he was and gained his experience with no pressure. One thing is for sure and reading the comments on here and listening to fans in the stands, he has certainly divided the fan base. Definitely something the club doesn’t want. But you want a rookie inexperienced DoF to choose his replacement.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 14, 2024 16:40:52 GMT
Maybe. I think there is something there that might make him a successful gaffer. He basically wiped the floor with the 1st Division last season, including Ipswich who look like they might be promoted. You can't underestimate what a complete shit show he walked in to. Alex fucking Neil ffs. On a par with Rowett. Rowett actually had a better record than AN but AN didn't spend £50m+ whilst not using Bojan, Diouf or Crouch I can't stand the pair of them. Never ever Stoke managers.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 14, 2024 16:35:36 GMT
You did. It's ordinary behaviour. He wouldn't be in football management if he was a coward. Managers put themselves out there every single day and are judged by people who haven't the first clue. They have opinions which is fine but the name calling? I wouldn’t say he’s a coward, he’s just shit. Maybe. I think there is something there that might make him a successful gaffer. He basically wiped the floor with the 1st Division last season, including Ipswich who look like they might be promoted. You can't underestimate what a complete shit show he walked in to. Alex fucking Neil ffs. On a par with Rowett.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 14, 2024 16:20:16 GMT
I mean like, who cares what they do? Of all the things to be wound up by.
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