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Post by stokeoptimist on Oct 15, 2022 17:29:30 GMT
I think it was a 70's thing, maybe 80's. You were just as likely to get your face punched at school, in town, or at a disco etc. You only had to look at some idiots the wrong way and it was enough.
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Post by stokeoptimist on Oct 15, 2022 17:14:25 GMT
He just looks a yard off it and slow. He should have buried the header and there’s no way prime Gayle doesn’t score that one on one in the first half. His legs have gone. Has he scratched your car/fiddled with your missus/nicked your recycling bin/pinched your parking space etc etc or something? No hes just one of them people that has to walk against the flow to get noticed, its rather sad.
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Post by stokeoptimist on Oct 10, 2022 10:30:26 GMT
The fitness levels were clearly not good enough under O'Neil and I do wonder if coming from an International post its a part of the game that he didn't previously need to focus on so neglected?
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 17, 2022 13:23:08 GMT
Thompson playing in front of a back 4 so 4123
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 9, 2022 13:50:24 GMT
There are so many reasons why this is the wrong decision. Crouch has called it right you miss an opportunity to pay respect with a minutes silence or sing abide with me but no we will just cancel football. Let's move the game to a dark wet night so some other poor sod can lose their life trying to rush to the game. Don't worry about the non-refundable train and hotel tickets or small local businesses that once again will miss out. Absolute disgrace once again 😡
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 9, 2022 10:53:01 GMT
Farce. So I'm allowed to go to work but not allowed to do the things I enjoy? Only certain proscribed enjoyment is banned. You can still go shopping, get pissed, watch a film, buy a hat, fly a kite, go for a swim, go to a casino, go to nudist beach, watch porn, throw peanuts at magpies (that one might be just me) but Football, woah there cowboy, don't be so disrespectful. To be fair they all sound preferable to watching Stoke at the moment 😁
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 9, 2022 9:47:11 GMT
Bollocks that means Michael McIntyre will still be on..... That’s just bonkers. No one will notice they haven't had any genuine comedy in years just loony lefty wokeness
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 9, 2022 9:34:52 GMT
Over the years the Queen has demonstrated a “get on with it” spirit in personal times of grief etc. I’m sure she be saying the same about general life for the population. Sporting events (as we’re talking football) attract thousands of attending supporters, what better way to show appreciation of the her life by a coordinated response by all clubs and those in attendance pre KO. Similar for others has been well observed for many a year now, evening clapping at a specified time. Correct my friend, it's nonsense to cancel the weekends football programme and benefits no one. It also will be a kick in the nuts for struggling clubs who will have already bought in catering, paid for hotels for teams etc etc. Also struggling pubs who rely on the Saturday boost to their takings. Another kick in the teeth on top of rising fuel costs many will disappear. Add the fact that it will be two games that get cancelled and will be rescheduled for midweek, less fans less takings on top of the world cup month with no takings.
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 5, 2022 10:43:02 GMT
I could understand the comments if we had been dicked 4-0 in both games. We would have won both the games that he has took charge of without silly errors by individual players. The position we are in mow getting points is all that matters. I understand your user name - it is very optimistic to say we could have won both games. Reading in particular looked more dangerous than us all afternoon even when they were the second best team in the first half. I think they could have won 4-0on another afternoon. Not a dig at Neil, it's too early for that but I think he has now seen what a job he has taken on. Coulda woulda shoulda, the fact is we scored one and gifted them two, ergo we would have won. Thats all that matters. Its obvious to a blind man on a galloping horse that the players are not fit enough and their confidence is shot. I couldn't give a shit if he played Delap at centre half if it gets us results.
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 5, 2022 8:32:42 GMT
I could understand the comments if we had been dicked 4-0 in both games. We would have won both the games that he has took charge of without silly errors by individual players. The position we are in mow getting points is all that matters.
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 5, 2022 8:20:12 GMT
We lost because two players made mistakes, nothing to do with the manager! The overall performance was dreadful though. When you're creating almost nothing against a pretty rank side, that is partly on the manager. I'm sure he'll get it right in time. You don't get points for overall performances. How can you say they are no good the have won 4 at home!
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 5, 2022 8:18:00 GMT
We lost because two players made mistakes, nothing to do with the manager! There was Bonham, Flint and Wilmot who are all massively culpable - their combined IQ must be about 14 because the first goal was embarrassing and the second one - well you would certainly have to be thick to make that challenge. None of that is AN's fault. Was it, however, his fault that we played a system which essentially nullifies ANY creativity that we have in the side, doesn't suit us and means we have several players playing out of position? Yes, that is absolutely on him. I just find it insane that anybody with a footballing brain that's watched us over the last couple of years would have picked that side. Nothing to do with it, take their two gifted goals out and we win one nil away against a team that we usually struggle away against and have now won 4 out of 4. He said he would do whatever it takes to win games
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 4, 2022 23:50:28 GMT
We lost because two players made mistakes, nothing to do with the manager!
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 4, 2022 11:02:03 GMT
Dropping Taylor is disgraceful. Is it, he was awful in the first game Neil has managed, it's not a surprise, maybe he doesn't think he's ready. Didn't play well and cost us a goal, no surprise
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 4, 2022 10:59:42 GMT
Get a seat on the back row you can stand as much as you like 👍
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 4, 2022 10:35:00 GMT
Get a seat on the back row you can stand as much as you like 👍
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 2, 2022 11:07:34 GMT
I usually went in the Boothen end but we had a spell when the fences were up when we went in the paddock just behind the dugout. It always seemed like there was something going on, plenty of banter with opposition players warming up, very funny songs and a few characters. There was a little old guy in a flat cap who continuously smoked large cigars and they used to cheer every time he lit up a new one. There was another lady who always tied her bag to the fence. It just had a great atmosphere in there.
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Post by stokeoptimist on Sept 1, 2022 21:23:33 GMT
We should have been 2-0 up within the first 5 minutes, then they completely fluked a goal due to flint’s incompetence. Who also missed a sitter of a free header towards the end. Twice they threw bodies in the way of goal bound efforts. We could have had 3 or 4 easily. On another day we would have absolutely hammered Swansea. Pretty sure it was Taylor at fault for their goal as their striker was behind flint so Taylor could see him but didn't track his run. Also think he knew it and let it affect his game.
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 27, 2022 10:46:32 GMT
I thought Sunderland started with a 4132 formation, TP used to do the same as soon as you lost the ball the 1 and 3 drop back to form 2 banks of 4. Surely depends on the players abilities though, he might think he's got more options at Stoke. Also as an out and out fullback I thought Duhaney did ok defensively.
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 25, 2022 19:02:14 GMT
A Lucky thick skinned miracle worker might survive a few seasons!
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 25, 2022 18:50:20 GMT
How could you forget Brian '9 men' Little? We thought we'd landed a real coup with him. 44% win rate
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 25, 2022 12:20:21 GMT
Sounds like they want Dyche
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 25, 2022 12:01:30 GMT
I think the Mid Table Fodder headline didn't help!
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 25, 2022 11:34:58 GMT
If its common knowledge that Dyche turned us down why is he still 8/11 favorite with the bookies?
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 24, 2022 15:12:52 GMT
It probably is too early to be entirely doom and gloom, with Powell maybe back in 2-3 weeks and hopefully Souttar before the World Cup. A couple of wins could spark something. But, factoring in that approaching-12-months run of form, it's reasonably hard to find 3 teams you'd put a lot of money on us finishing above. Those runs of form aren't accidental. I'd still back us to stand a good chance of finishing above the promoted clubs (Rotherham and Wigan anyway) - but the three of them have only lost one of their combined 13 games so far. And of the 2 that everyone had nailed-on to be down there (Reading and Birmingham), one of them somehow find themselves in third place at this early stage. Will be happier when Tymon and Clarke are back, I thought we played well against Blackpool
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 24, 2022 15:10:58 GMT
Oh no! two relatively unknown pundits say were not going to do very well after five games
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 24, 2022 14:57:08 GMT
Jones was given 11 games so that puts it to after QPR on 24th September. After giving the mananger what he wants the board will want to see if can pull things around. Given the injuries I think if we pick up a couple more wins he would be given longer. Unless there is a high chance of us going down he will be in charge until the summer. I thought Jones got 8 points from 15 games before being sacked? 1 win and 2 draws in the next 10 will better that lol. Jones win rate was 15%, MON is probably down to 38% now, hardly the worst!
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 24, 2022 13:51:51 GMT
They’ve just written off £120m, kept season ticket prices capped for 15 years, free travel to away games and they’ve backed every manager with finances every single window and but for FFP would still probably be investing millions into the team They can be criticised for many things like dallying with a manager but fuck me if you think there’s a knight in shining armour awaiting buying Stoke City Football Club and invest billions then you live in fantasy land I’d sooner have a Stoke City as it is rather than having a Russian roulette owner who once they are bored with it they shaft it like we see right across the football pyramid Who knows they might read shit like this and think “ you know what fuck em, we’re off” ….then what? The premiership has killed our support and I often wished we’d never got there Was just about right the same, the ten years in the promised land has given some fans a false sense of entitlement!
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 21, 2022 9:31:37 GMT
There is some truth in what they are saying but how long do you wait? I think if we had the injured players available yesterday we win that game and maybe the one against Boro. So do you wait until they are back. Stick or twist, try and pass out and play passing football or get a more pragmatic manager playing back to front. I wanted it to work for him but his comments that he can't adapt concern me. He definately could play a back four defend a bit deeper, play SWP and Brown as wingers and Delap and Gayle up front running the channels. At the moment we remind me of West Brom at the Vic, all tippy tippy but going nowhere then we run up the other end and score.
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Post by stokeoptimist on Aug 20, 2022 11:35:14 GMT
Deserves got nothing to do with it!
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