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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 9, 2017 9:01:37 GMT
I can't really moan as i had Liverpool in my ACCA which paid me... Wait for it
20k
I kid you not
I'll be buying Whelan a beer!
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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 8, 2017 8:44:14 GMT
He's scored a few which has got him the praise he deserved earlier this season.
But overall I'd say he's been disappointing. Partly because he's been played out of position.
He was 100% bought to replace Whelan. Yet never really got given that role properly and somehow managed to get the Attacking Midfielder role permanently
If i was to put my best Stoke team with this current crock of sh... Sorry.. crop of players. Allen wouldn't be on the pitch
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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 5, 2017 19:43:04 GMT
People who keep saying "we'll be alright" ... Go bang your head against the pavement.
In our current form. We're relegation fodder. And make no mistake about it... We're right in there unfortunately.
And with our current manager making a complete pig's ear of this season. His team selections.. tactics (or not so) formations and generally not having a fucking clue what he's doing may well end up costing us He's under pressure big time. We need a result Saturday.
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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 5, 2017 7:47:34 GMT
wtf?
Hughes has 100% lost it.
If You're going to BURNLEY. With different tactics.. you'd practice it in training surely?
Hughes changes it 2 hours before kick off and throws Marc in at the deep end.
Then proceeds to let Shawcross send numerous 'clips' (hoofs) up to Berahino who has never ever been known to be a hold up player who will pick balls out of the air and bang them in the net.
Truely abysmal team selection. Piss poor tactics and really poor management.
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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 4, 2017 21:52:19 GMT
That's nearly as bad as when Pulis claimed Griffin put in the best full back performance he'd ever seen Vs Burnley
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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 4, 2017 21:51:03 GMT
There's just been to many many mistakes. Imbula - Bought for a club record fee and cant even get on the pitch. Someone has made the decision to pay that fee and Hughes I'm sure has put the stamp on it. Someones at fault. Bony - Not played this year. How much a week wages is he on? Another dreadful decision. That's millions and millions of pounds for 0 contribution. Still no idea what his best side is 442, 352. Why not just go back to 4231. Continues to play Whelan, Adam, Walters, crouch who just don't have the pace and power to play in the PL. Inhability to change a game. Whenever we go down he just doesn't know what to do. The Leicester debacle where he managed to lose a lead to a team that pretty much played the whole game with 10 men. We're always hanging on whereas when we're losing the opposition seem to coast it. We have to freshen up in the summer regardless of what happens in the Summer. We have to get a tactician in. MH is a decent guy who is a decent figurehead for the club but tactically he just seems to make to many mistakes. Spot on
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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 4, 2017 20:26:36 GMT
Sky Sports saying Crouch has done more in 15 minutes than Berahino did all game
Well yeah... He would! Cause he loves a fucking long ball punted up to him whereas Berahino needs service
Fuck off Charlie Nicholas.
Bell end
P.S
Hughes.. this is abysmal.
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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 4, 2017 20:20:44 GMT
Wouldn't write it off
I think we're fortunate to have a few really shit teams below us but this is embarrassingly bad
We're wank. We're clueless. And I'm now certain Hughes has lost the dressing room.
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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 4, 2017 19:43:46 GMT
Well.. the most entertaining part of the first half has to be watching on Bein Sports with an Arabic commentator. Absolute gash Stoke. Piss poor from Hughes. Surely hoofing the ball to Berahino isn't the master plan? He talks about Ramadan more than the 22 players on the pitch I turned him down and put the washing machine on after 20 minutes so i could just watch without hearing him fully. More to the point though.. why the fuck can't Hughes see what's so obvious to everyone else?? I don't get how he fails to see. 20+ balls from Hoofcross up to Saido is completely fucking pointless cause HES NOT THAT TYPE OF PLAYER!!!! Who will chase his own bastard flick ons. If he wants Saido Berahino in the team then he best re think his midfield and come up with a plan cause Charlie Adam.. Pieters Allen and Diouf aren't going to provide him with anything Get your record signing on the pitch. Get the Egyptian boy wonder on the pitch and get some fucking creativity on the go!!!
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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 4, 2017 19:36:31 GMT
Well.. the most entertaining part of the first half has to be watching on Bein Sports with an Arabic commentator.
Absolute gash Stoke. Piss poor from Hughes. Surely hoofing the ball to Berahino isn't the master plan?
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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 2, 2017 10:07:09 GMT
Plibt
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Post by VolvicStokie on Apr 1, 2017 19:04:21 GMT
As much as we all want to see Bony... The enfuriating thing is we're going back to the days of Toxic.
We all know Hughes will pick his favourites. Which is complete bollocks.
Crouch will probably play and if Cameron isn't fit then he'll just bring Adam back in and go back to how we were 4 weeks ago. Fucking wank
He has to bring Affelay back into the fold. Fuck Whelan off, Affelay does exactly what he does but 100 times better!
Bony up top with Saido would be great but it's just not going to happen even if Crouch Walter's Berahino and Diouf were injured.
Our squad is such a mess.
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 31, 2017 21:37:09 GMT
Cool story bro
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 31, 2017 21:35:05 GMT
Let's take a look at the facts here.
How long was he banned for ?
8 weeks. So.. 2 months for doing what ? MDMA? Coke? Whatever it was rumoured to be simply doesn't add up to his ban length
Let's take a look at players who HAVE failed drugs test and what happened
Mark Bosnich. Terminated Jaap Stam. 5 month ban Edgar David's. 5 month ban Adrian Mutu. 7 month ban Kolo Toure. 6 months
Pretty much all were recreation drugs i think and look at the lengths of bans handed out. All at least double the ban of Saidos
To me.. I'd be inclined to believe what Berahino is saying, as an 8 week ban for having traces of a substance which could have so easily been a simple spike in his drink seems pretty much bang on. Slap on the wrist for being irresponsible and naive..
Yet other players who have have positive readings and presumably high traces of said substance get much longer bans.
All these folk rocking up saying "pull the other one Saido" etc.. have a think about it abit more before being a fucking sheep.
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 21, 2017 20:01:52 GMT
I do feel for them to be honest
I've even backed them to beat Vale! Coventry are wank but they can beat the great unwashed
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 20, 2017 22:46:53 GMT
Why are you so bothered?
I fucking love this bull shit being spouted.
Do you not recall the early days in the Prem? We were accused of being like a rugby team. Bullying the opposition, only scoring from throw ins.. the list goes on
That's the kind of bollocks which made us so hated but at the same time...So feared!
Let them keep moaning and let them keep writing their bull shit. It's about time we stopped rolling over, letting teams smash us 4-0, and we got back our nasty tag.
The Brit should be a fucking bear pit and no team should get an easy ride.
If we'd have given Chelsea respect or Costa an inch.. they'd have smashed us 4-0 like Spurs have the last 3 games we've played em
Kick the fucker's. Get stuck in. Let the bell ends in London write their absolute shite whilst we hopefully get a team fighting for every tackle, pass, run and points.
I love the new influx of flair etc, but what's been missed out this season is.. the Stoke we know!The hard bastards just off junction 15. Where you dunna get an easy game!
I'll happily read the press moaning about us week in week out again. It's music to my ears.
Just so long as our lot give 200% just like they did Vs Man City and Vs Chelsea.
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 19, 2017 18:50:23 GMT
Don't judge Berahino until next season.
I'm expecting absolutely nothing from him but come August he needs to be 100% with a full pre season and firing on all cylinders
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 18, 2017 23:14:43 GMT
Didn't understand the shit the ref got. I thought he probably should have sent Costa off but it was clear Ryan and Bruno were instructed to try and get him the red card. Overall I thought the ref was pretty fucking good. He tried to let the game flow. Booked players when needed (bar Costa !) But we've had much.. much worse refs down there and for once can we just accept we played well. We give them a very good game and unfortunately due to 2 individual errors we've lost We certainly deserved a point but there's no point trying to blame the ref. Grant and Pieters made errors today and it's cost us. Move on You seriously suggesting Pedro didn't deserve a yellow for kicking Bardsley up in the air? Can't say i saw that one in all honesty. I just thought he let the game flow and reffed it pretty well considering the amount of shit diggery that was going on. We've had much.. much worse. We lost because of individual errors not because of the ref
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 18, 2017 23:10:08 GMT
Muniesa certainly deserves a chance at left back
Eric is toss
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 18, 2017 23:03:17 GMT
Didn't understand the shit the ref got.
I thought he probably should have sent Costa off but it was clear Ryan and Bruno were instructed to try and get him the red card.
Overall I thought the ref was pretty fucking good. He tried to let the game flow. Booked players when needed (bar Costa !) But we've had much.. much worse refs down there and for once can we just accept we played well. We give them a very good game and unfortunately due to 2 individual errors we've lost
We certainly deserved a point but there's no point trying to blame the ref. Grant and Pieters made errors today and it's cost us.
Move on
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 18, 2017 8:02:35 GMT
Because he has had very little playing time during his 3 years here? He wants regular first team football and who can blame him! He would have had it if his hamstrings weren't made of cheese strings. I like Muniesa a lot but every time he nailed down a spot he got injured.... Hamstrings made of cheese strings hahaha
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 18, 2017 7:12:02 GMT
Sorry for the late input
But when he came on i actually thought Hughes had told him to push up and when he got the ball. Fucking run with it.
He did that twice and trotted back. Perhaps he should have made more effort in getting back but the way i saw it was Hughes brought him on to try and nick a goal when Man City were throwing everything at us and we needed someone to break forward.
Anyway.. he does need to buck his ideas up. And i really hope he does cause he's immense when he wants to be!
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 5, 2017 0:04:32 GMT
Really??
I thought of it from a players point of view. You're in a relegation dog fight and all's the 3k travelling 'fans' can do is give them shit.
No wonder they hardly put any effort in.
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Post by VolvicStokie on Mar 4, 2017 14:04:04 GMT
Wow... Even after last weeks horror performance he hardly changes a thing.
I think we'll win but this team is not the answer Mark ffs.
Very very disappointed
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Post by VolvicStokie on Feb 19, 2017 9:26:23 GMT
Woodgate... Where did Pulis play him ? Was it full back occasionally?
This thread is scaring the shit out of me to be honest. You do begin to wonder who scouted these players then signed the paperwork for them. Crazy
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Post by VolvicStokie on Feb 15, 2017 23:15:07 GMT
How the fuck can anyone moan about the club putting on free travel?
I think.. only think (MIGHT have been dreaming) I read a post about supporters who live outside of Stoke, whom it's not fair on. Sorry.. WHAT?
What do you want Stoke to do? Fly you in via Helicopter from your home to Stoke so you can use the coaches for free?
It's not Stokes problem you live out of the area. They are simply catering for the vast majority of fans who do live in the area.
It's a great jesture by the club in the grand scheme of things. One of the Cheapest season tickets in the Prem. Free travel.
What more do you want?!
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Post by VolvicStokie on Feb 15, 2017 23:09:09 GMT
Don't like them but I'd much rather Leeds / Newcastle and Brighton coming up replacing Dull Bournemouth and Swansea!
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Post by VolvicStokie on Feb 13, 2017 8:07:05 GMT
They probably made that up cause he's so shit
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Post by VolvicStokie on Feb 11, 2017 19:02:37 GMT
I've heard a slightly concerning rumour that he doesn't want to stay beyond this season.
The Mrs & Lifestyle being factors (as in Portugal is preferred)
He is fucking ace though and I'm really hope we offer him a deal he can't refuse
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Post by VolvicStokie on Feb 11, 2017 18:59:48 GMT
First half was dreadful
2nd much better
Can't say I'm enjoying it but that's football sometimes.
This lot will click eventually
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