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Post by Pugsley on Jul 25, 2023 13:05:28 GMT
Is he any good? We need a keeper. No. He's wank. That's why we've signed him. Cheers, thought so
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 25, 2023 13:01:36 GMT
Always said AN is a great fit for Stoke...even last season Based on what?
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 25, 2023 13:00:54 GMT
Is he any good? We need a keeper. Just about as good as we could have got. Vague.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 25, 2023 12:59:35 GMT
Is he any good? We need a keeper.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 25, 2023 11:19:18 GMT
There’s some garbage in the championship this year. We have to be aiming for top half. What? We have to be aiming higher than that.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 24, 2023 20:29:26 GMT
Looks like AN is finally bringing in new footballers which is great news. He simply has to turn out a team that will challenge for promotion. He's being backed, he's tripled his money, he's brought in his mates. He has to deliver.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 19, 2023 12:49:04 GMT
He was a regular in the PL with us. You're not talking about when we signed him then,sorry misunderstanding.Still time for Pearson to become a Premier regular with us though haha! Not sure about that. He didn't feature for Bournemouth in the PL, in fact he only played half the games during their promotion season.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 19, 2023 12:43:08 GMT
Whelan and Ethers were proven Premier League performers, something that these two will never be. They're decent Championship players who are welcome additions to our team/squad. Why who had Whelan played for in the Premier before he joined us? Released by Man City academy never having played for the first team so that doesn't count He was a regular in the PL with us.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 19, 2023 12:08:32 GMT
Solid signing, sensible terms. We now have a good engine, along with Ben Pearson With Pearson we've got a Whelan back. Have we just got an "Etherington"? Whelan and Ethers were proven Premier League performers, something that these two will never be. They're decent Championship players who are welcome additions to our team/squad.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 18, 2023 14:02:59 GMT
Could it not be as simple as we found something in his medical we didn't like and we've moved on to our next target? It could but surely we’d have picked up on it during his time here. Just feels off. That's the point. With all the analysis and data out there and the fact we had him for a period it just feels like we've wasted time on this transfer. Looks like we have other irons in the fire so may not be the worst thing ever. We do need a decent keeper in the building sooner rather than later though.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 17, 2023 20:54:00 GMT
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 16, 2023 12:38:45 GMT
Sure, he made 3-4 mistakes leading to goals, but he stopped way more attacks than our midfielders have since 2015. He transformed us so that it wasn't possible to just play through our midfield like they weren't there, which happened (and still happens) when Thompson, Baker, Laurent, and even Allen, played there. And if you think Laurent is dogshit, you need to put your finger in the dirt and see who we are. We're a bad lower-half championship team. Pearson is the best we can hope for in this transfer window, until we're top half/top six and players want to come here again. Although maybe a youngster from L1/L2/abroad could come and be successful, but that is much more of a gamble. Never disagreed with most of your first paragraph. Laurent is so overrated it’s untrue. He’s a real cult hero almost and like most cult heroes, they’re not that good at football. And we are a bad lower level Champo club because of the likes of Josh Laurent playing regularly 🤣 Signings like Pearson and Johnson will elevate us to and average mid table championship club. Depressing. I'll caveat it by saying they are welcome additions to the squad but I'm not expecting miracles.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 12, 2023 12:10:06 GMT
Oatcakes and unlimited Bet365 account.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 11, 2023 19:27:09 GMT
it’s a message board they’re allowed to , maybe it’s not the place for your sensitive soul , or just grow a pair Who's sensitive I couldn't care less to be honest. It's just annoying that inane and completely pointless drivel clogs up what is supposed to be a transfer thread. Don't be so hard on yourself.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 11, 2023 19:26:01 GMT
Was there………..we took loads ( half the Longside) that twat McNally was deffo on the take (an early version of ‘look at me’ Mike Dean) and the skill set of Martin Atkinson). I was was a bit uncomfortable watching him fiddling with the young mascot before kick off…….now then, now then as it appens 👀. Robbed in the FA Cup yet again. Convinced I saw him wink to a Burnley player as well. The ruffling of the lad's hair was creeeeeeepy
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 11, 2023 19:21:00 GMT
Is Redmond still any good? He's only 29 but it seems like he has been around forever. He would be Neil's equivalent signing to Hughes getting in Stephen Ireland. Good players but ultimately disappoint.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 11, 2023 19:18:01 GMT
Preston haven't been in the top flight for 60+ years and have a low budget, they won't be the most demanding. Anyway, find me a Luton fan who doesn't love Nathan Jones (if we were basing it on results only and not him leaving them twice). It means nothing I really have no idea what your problem is. In my opinion he’s a great manager and will take us back up. If you don’t like him, that’s your issue, don’t moan about it to me. When ianrb tells me we'll go up under this manager then I will believe. Until then I think he's overhyped, his record is average and we could and should have done a whole lot better..
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 11, 2023 15:46:55 GMT
To say he knows how to get teams promoted is a bit of a stretch. Both times he achieved promotion with Norwich and Sunderland were when he took over after new year using someone else’s squads. He’s never actually achieved anything with his own players. Its hard to be critical of his record before coming here when he got Promotions at Hamilton, Norwich and Sunderland and gave Preston a couple of there best place finishes in recent years Consistent best place finishes don't count. Easy to do according to some and don't mean anything....
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 11, 2023 15:38:25 GMT
Starting again is exactly what’s happening now. He knows how to get teams promoted and I believe that’s exactly what he’s going to achieve with us. To say he knows how to get teams promoted is a bit of a stretch. Both times he achieved promotion with Norwich and Sunderland were when he took over after new year using someone else’s squads. He’s never actually achieved anything with his own players. Correct Norwich went straight back down and Sunderland improved under a new Manager. Prolonged spells managing at this level is average.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 11, 2023 8:27:42 GMT
I don't think the 9th place finishes are that amazing and some go way over the top about it, yes we stayed up a little more comfortably than other seasons but it's not like we got into Europe. Yeah, coz it's been the norm throughout our history.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 10, 2023 17:43:14 GMT
McNally'ed.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 10, 2023 17:25:15 GMT
Because it's not working and it really really fucks me off. There's very little to be happy about this club at the moment. And I get why people want to see a light at the end of the tunnel but I also feel that atm there isn't a realisation of how far up shit creek we are. A top half finish from here would be a great season. We aren't trying anything different from what I can see though? We've completely ripped apart what we had and how we're trying to do things ? Surely you can see that ? Are we? We're still totally reliant on the manager
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 10, 2023 17:16:06 GMT
Not really, Hughes was fine and in his first season bettered the previous finishes on a relative shoestring. The issue was not getting rid of him soon enough. I don’t have a major problem with Hughes but I do think if there had been a transition manager to take us from Pulisball to conventional PL football it would have made Hughes job easier and ultimately more successful. He managed the transition well. Got more out of the existing players for 3.5 seasons while adding a sprinkling of stardust. Then we had to replace players... which didn't go that well
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 10, 2023 14:06:36 GMT
Being a supporter isn’t about blind optimism, especially when you have had a 7 year shit show. Being a supporter isn’t about blind acceptance about how your club is being managed , when it is being managed badly and being critical of the state of the club does not make you any less of a supporter. Supporters voice their views because they deeply care about the club and their views, opinions and takes on where the club is at this moment, where it should be and how it should get there are all valid in the sense that they are just opinion. You don’t have to agree with them but to be dismissive of their loyalty to the club because you don’t agree with their opinion is puerile. The less we see of reductive terms such as knicker wetters and happy clappers on this board the better it will be and then perhaps we can have more real opinion and discussion. Spoiler: this is only an opinion. Definitely everyone has a right to express an opinion and a discussion, but when it is the same old comments time and again without a hint of any positivity, support or any sense of enjoyment about anything to do with the club it grates after a while. Personally I love the club always have and always will and I am proud to be a Stokie and I am probably overly defensive and optimistic but it makes me happier than expecting the worst, but hey we are all different. I'll tell you what grates me as a proud Stokie and someone who is desperate for us to do well is us being utter shite since relegation. All basically self inflicted. You sound like a Brexiteer.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 10, 2023 13:04:44 GMT
EZY73GN for those with flight radar 😉😂 Expect a knicker wetter on any minute to say the planes going down! They will be delayed mid air, put in a holding pattern before other clubs' planes have landed.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 10, 2023 12:43:36 GMT
I think some people have been in hibernation for 5 years
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 10, 2023 8:48:54 GMT
What's that got to do with anything? He didn't walk into the Bournemouth first team. Why is he signing for us when we have to wait until all the good players have weighed up their options? To suggest he's Whelan mark 2 is ridiculous but you didn't rate Whelan mark 1 anyway is a bit of a contradiction, no? He's presumably signing us because he knows what we're about, he wants to move closer to home, he trusts Neil and he's bought into the project which he'll have been assured he'll be a prominent part of. I think Pearson is a decent player and will be an asset to the team and I'm happy he has signed. As his career has shown, we're his level.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 10, 2023 8:34:59 GMT
Was. Didn't achieve anything. Went up with Bournemouth... but only played around half the matches. 46 matches played in 3 seasons. He's better than what we have but that isn't hard. To suggest he's Whelan mark 2 is a joke. You didn't rate Whelan anyway and thought he had 'the easiest position on the pitch' as I seem to recall? He'd walk into most teams in the division no problem. What's that got to do with anything? He didn't walk into the Bournemouth first team. Why is he signing for us when we have to wait until all the good players have weighed up their options?
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 10, 2023 8:28:15 GMT
I think he has a bit (tiny) of a point though. Nothing is really sparking the imagination and suggesting that we're in for an exciting season. Two players who are used to finishing mid-table with the manager at a previous club and a thirty something left back with a dodgy injury record. Time yet though. Pearson was (rightly) considered one of the best defensive midfielders in the division, irrespective of where Preston finished though (and they came within a whisker of the play offs with one of the smallest budgets in the league twice on his watch). Was. Didn't achieve anything. Went up with Bournemouth... but only played around half the matches. 46 matches played in 3 seasons. He's better than what we have but that isn't hard. To suggest he's Whelan mark 2 is a joke.
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Post by Pugsley on Jul 10, 2023 8:24:31 GMT
Hedging bets, not paying over the odds, not committing early, waiting on players rather than forcing the issue. They are intentionally waiting. Is it wrong - time will tell. Conversations will still be happening though, they won't be sitting around doing nothing. They'll be in contact with those targets and laying the groundwork. We don't know what the budget is or if we're in a position to pay over the odds - plus doing that got us into this mess in the first place. I'm not suggesting we are doing nothing.
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