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Post by Pugsley on May 16, 2024 8:41:01 GMT
Who gives a flying bollock what transfers he made at Man City and QPR? The discussion is purely based on his time at Stoke. I think the point the poster was making was that his contribution in transfer dealings prior to coming to Stoke and in particular his tenure at QPR should have been at least an amber if not red flag warning. We'd never employee any Manager if we're looking at things like that.
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Post by Pugsley on May 15, 2024 15:11:56 GMT
No doubt you’re a Pulista. He bought quite a few flops himself and hardly ever made any money on a player.
Hughes took over a reasonably good team that Pulis had built. As he replaced players the rot set in. He has form:
Mark Hughes' 20 Man City signings and what happened to them
Mark Hughes’ agent Kia Joorabchian has distanced himself from the majority of his client’s flop signings, who were widely accredited with dooming Queens Park Rangers to relegation.
QPR made 16 signings during Hughes’ time with the west Londoners but few of them were successful.
Bad signings the key to Mark Hughes’ demise at Stoke
You still got that van?
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Post by Pugsley on May 15, 2024 15:07:48 GMT
Quite an interesting discussion:
For me, it was the Mark Hughes appointment.
Lol. KKKKKK
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Post by Pugsley on May 15, 2024 8:16:08 GMT
Negative approach led us to be relegated. We only needed to win 2 of the three games we drew to be safe. A pathetic appointment and approach. Still, he knew all the players..... If the attacking approach was working, we wouldnt of needed to change manager the in the first place. If butland hadn't decided to throw the ball in his own net v Leicester, if crouch hadnt decided to boot the ball into the center of the pitch from the left back position in the dying mins v West Ham, if Adam had scored his penalty or the rebound v Brighton we'd of stayed up. His tactics weren't the problem. The players were. Fact is, the squad wasn't good enough. Lambert is just an easy Scapegoat. Lambert was no where near the club in the summer, which was when the so called senior pros have gone on record and said they knew they were in trouble. Who said anything about an attacking approach. Maybe show some ambition and try to score a goal? Lambert was brought in to keep us up and he failed. A terrible appointment.
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Post by Pugsley on May 14, 2024 15:18:45 GMT
Thought he was very unlucky in his time here. He set us up as hard to beat and try and nick a goal. He couldn't do anything else with the squad we had. We were getting twatted on a regular basis under Hughes. Pure individual errors cost him, that and I thought he should of brought bojan back on January too. Nice bloke though. Negative approach led us to be relegated. We only needed to win 2 of the three games we drew to be safe. A pathetic appointment and approach. Still, he knew all the players.....
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Post by Pugsley on May 14, 2024 12:31:17 GMT
Ben Pearson was exactly what we needed.....
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Post by Pugsley on May 13, 2024 18:28:07 GMT
wow , onlookers one of the more rational posters on here He is. But he’s said something I strongly disagree with and find a bit condescending tbh. I don’t like this implication that most Stoke fans don’t know their arse from their elbow when it comes to appreciating footballing ability. It might well be that as supporters we appreciate graft and hard work but I think we’re equally capable of recognising and appreciating gifted footballers. I think that during a certain managers reign, 'aaaarrrd work was praised more than flair. There was a misnomer that our more talented footballers didn't work as hard as our, let's say more limited footballers. It's complete nonsense of course. Everyone put a shift in when we were doing well and playing good football. When we were doing shit it's easy to point at the 'show pony's' and blame them for all our problems.
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Post by Pugsley on May 10, 2024 12:39:58 GMT
Controversial comments here but how long before the Head Coach decided he was a bit too unprofessional and lobbed him in with the kids? I could imagine him being double the handful of a Ryan Mmaee at least... <Walks away quietly> Was he unprofessional when it came to the football?
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Post by Pugsley on May 10, 2024 12:03:49 GMT
We have a number of top footballers in the side, amongst the very best in the world. The opposition defenders will have their work cut out to stop us. The main issue is Maguire and the lack of a tried and tested replacements plus injuries at left back. The main problem is the chap who picks the team and has no idea how to handle the pressure games I don't agree with that. He's done better than all but one manager.
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Post by Pugsley on May 10, 2024 11:45:37 GMT
Defence is why I think England will have only a very slim chance of progressing much beyond the quarter finals unless we get huge slices of luck which is of course possible in any tournament. I just think any decent forward players will be licking their lips at the prospect of facing England. We have a dearth of options in that department at present. Walker is the exception. Our midfield is going to have its work cut out protecting our defence for sure which limits other options. We have a number of top footballers in the side, amongst the very best in the world. The opposition defenders will have their work cut out to stop us. The main issue is Maguire and the lack of a tried and tested replacements plus injuries at left back.
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Post by Pugsley on May 10, 2024 11:24:34 GMT
I can’t see anyone saying they’re happy with the situation. Nor has anyone said they’re happy with our recent seasons. I see plenty of rational people saying give him a chance and introduce some stability. Then there’s the occasional loony who thinks that people with zero experience of professional football could do better than those who spent all their working life in the industry. Actually, there’s just one of those loony’s. You honestly don’t think you could win more than 2 home games since December? Like honestly? If only you could be arsed
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Post by Pugsley on May 10, 2024 9:25:50 GMT
We could, I don’t think he’ll be that bad of an appointment. It’s just I don’t think he’s someone we’re targeting. Although, I didn’t think Alex Neil was leaving us to be your manager, so what do I know?! He's available... you can have him back.
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Post by Pugsley on May 9, 2024 11:07:31 GMT
Why did he go from scoring loads of goals for WBA and on the verge of an England call up to joining us and being an absolute disaster signing? Is it him turning into a complete waster overnight (probably) or something else. If he'd have scored that penalty (Southampton at home???) then things might have been different. I'm clutching at straws! He was already finished at the end of his time at West Brom in the months after his Spurs move fell through. In 15/16 he scored 4 goals and then he only featured 3-4 times in 16/17 before we signed him in January, serving an 8 week drug ban in that time too. If there's a thing to pinpoint it's the Spurs move not happening, he never even began to reach any kind of level after that. I forgot about the Spurs thing. You're right, he was finished before he joined us.
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Post by Pugsley on May 9, 2024 10:38:43 GMT
Why did he go from scoring loads of goals for WBA and on the verge of an England call up to joining us and being an absolute disaster signing?
Is it him turning into a complete waster overnight (probably) or something else.
If he'd have scored that penalty (Southampton at home???) then things might have been different. I'm clutching at straws!
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Post by Pugsley on May 7, 2024 16:32:46 GMT
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Shat his pants at 3-0 and instructed his team to settle for 4 when we could have scored double figures. Cowardly management. We'll never learn.
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Post by Pugsley on May 7, 2024 14:20:50 GMT
'He kept us up' is probably a fair statement. In December, when he was appointed, I doubt he was told specifically to 'keep us up'; it would have been assumed. Fairly safe to say it would have been the remit of 'progress up the league' (or better). Therefore, his first six months can be surmised as 'below expected' Anyhow, onwards and upwards, jury is out for me but a summer and a fresh start will keep me positive going into the new season (till November) More rot.
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Post by Pugsley on May 7, 2024 8:49:58 GMT
he’s sort of changed my mind , but it all depends on transfers now I’m in the same boat. He has looked out of his depth at times but the run at the end of the season was inspired. I’m happy for him to stay and give him a chance. As you say this summer (as it always seems to be) is pivotal to his chances here. Get the right players in and get top half and I think that would be a success. I’m not getting giddy about playoffs given how every season since relegation has been a huge disappointment, but a higher finish would be most welcome. Out of his depth? Based on what, a couple of team selections and bad results? That goes for every manager on the planet then. A load of rot is peddled about the current manager. He’s proved a lot coming into a club in crisis and got us out of it.
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Post by Pugsley on May 6, 2024 22:35:44 GMT
The level of utter shit posted on this thread is mind blowing.
I really ‘can’t be arsed’ with it.
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Post by Pugsley on May 6, 2024 10:54:41 GMT
Both England kits are nice.
Adidas have butchered both of Italy's who usually have good kits.
Portugal's home is another cracker.
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Post by Pugsley on May 6, 2024 10:46:07 GMT
People still peddling shit I see.
We need to improve on results but the intent is there.
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Post by Pugsley on May 6, 2024 10:44:54 GMT
Don't they say it every year? Usually followed by a disappointing transfer window. It's only disappointing when you allow clueless fucks to sign footballers. See Alex Neil and Ricky Martin. We signed a barrow load of players last season. What more do you want?
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Post by Pugsley on May 5, 2024 17:49:20 GMT
I find it rather odd that Cundle gets a rough ride while other more experienced players get off absolutely scot free despite stinking the place out for a few seasons.
Nowt to do with agendas.
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Post by Pugsley on May 4, 2024 13:35:51 GMT
Couldn’t happen to a shittier club. And a shittier manager. He’s taken them down after being ok with Mowbray.
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Post by Pugsley on May 3, 2024 13:06:03 GMT
Calm, confident, no bullshit. Walters and Schumacher are football men, not fly by night snake oil salesmen.
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Post by Pugsley on May 3, 2024 11:46:43 GMT
Think I mentioned Still before we appointed that clueless fuck Neil. Major risk though given his background. Sunderland bound I think.
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Post by Pugsley on May 3, 2024 11:04:51 GMT
I heard from someone ITK. Bayern fancies himself for the job. Verlinden, Sorensen and Sidibe are checking out apartments in Munich. Harry Kane is looking at flights home. 100% could do it but can't be arsed. Fact.
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Post by Pugsley on May 2, 2024 15:34:35 GMT
Any suggestions on a new manager? not sure they'd listen, isnt the clubs supposed to find them? Claude Makélélé Joachim Löw Hansi Flick Antonio Conte Rudi Garcia Graham Potter Walter Mazzarri Albert Celades Sylvain Ripoll Steve Cooper Julen Lopetegui Jesse Marsch Bruno Génésio Bruno Cheyrou Niko Kovac Maurizio Sarri Ruud van Nistelrooy Laurent Blanc Chris Hughton Jürgen Klinsmann Fabio Grosso Antonio Conte... I mean like
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Post by Pugsley on May 2, 2024 13:58:16 GMT
Below is the team that played the last game of the season in 2007-08. I only say this because I don't believe you need a perfect team to get promoted and I say that because I think some of the players that are being written off are capable of contributing. Ennis for Cresswell? Is Hoever that worse that Wilkinson accepting that the role that position plays 15 years on has changed? One of the differences is the manager at the time was able to get the most out of the players we had. That's not happened at Stoke for years and years aside from maybe one player in Souttar. Stoke: Nash, Cort, Wilkinson (Buxton 21), Shawcross, Dickinson, Lawrence (Pugh 90), Delap, Whelan, Cresswell, Fuller, Sidibe (Ameobi 90). Subs Not Used: Simonsen, Pearson. I'd swap Bae for Cresswell out of the current cabal and that's it.
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Post by Pugsley on May 2, 2024 12:38:53 GMT
Let's face it, while it's a good game to name a few footballers, we've no idea who is going to improve us or not. Unless we sign KdB, Phil Foden etc. Maybe put in a cheeky offer for Mo Salah?
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Post by Pugsley on May 2, 2024 12:35:29 GMT
Keep: Burger Bae Junior Manhoef Not arsed about any of the others, including the Manager. Any suggestions on a new manager?
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