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Post by LGH87 on May 16, 2024 10:52:26 GMT
Could do with a new link / rumour today couldn't we. Wesley has been offered a new deal First professional footballer to play with a prosthetic leg next season.
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Post by LGH87 on May 16, 2024 8:58:48 GMT
Could do with a new link / rumour today couldn't we. Rumour has it that our home strip next season will have red and white stripes on it. See, I've heard they're white & red.
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Post by LGH87 on May 16, 2024 7:36:55 GMT
Could do with a new link / rumour today couldn't we.
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Post by LGH87 on May 15, 2024 10:25:11 GMT
Three 9th places finishes, more goals scored, less goals conceded and the post width / peno shootout away from a league cup final. It absolutely wasn't the Mark Hughes appointment, it was the fact we waited 18 months too long to sack him when it was clear it had gone stale and we needed a change. We beat Liverpool that day as well. I hate that that achievement is overlooked because we lost on penalties. We lost the first leg 1-0 and went to Anfield and beat Liverpool 1-0. What a fucking team. That was a team that was set to push onwards and upwards and the issues followed after that not before it. I walked away that night genuinely feeling like we were about to gate crash the top 6 and firmly establish ourselves amongst them.
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Post by LGH87 on May 15, 2024 8:09:08 GMT
Quite an interesting discussion:
For me, it was the Mark Hughes appointment.
Three 9th places finishes, more goals scored, less goals conceded and the post width / peno shootout away from a league cup final. It absolutely wasn't the Mark Hughes appointment, it was the fact we waited 18 months too long to sack him when it was clear it had gone stale and we needed a change.
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Post by LGH87 on May 15, 2024 7:51:45 GMT
It was a massive red flag when he spent £30m on two centre mids in the space of 6 months who couldn't play with each other. Obviously Imbula turned out to be a shite hawk of epic proportions but he had a good first six months and we then saw fit to sign Joe Allen in the summer which completely ripped everything up. What we actually needed was a big destroyer like Victor Wanyama, so sit and break everything up allowing Imbula and Bojan to flourish. Oh! for a modern day Salif Diao - totally underrated but did that job so well for us. Or a younger Whelan. It was so simple really and we managed to fuck it up royally.
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Post by LGH87 on May 15, 2024 7:39:00 GMT
Hughes built a system around Joe Allen. He discarded Bojan because of the signing. And from that point Allen imo was a symbol of our demise. A player with a big reputation who actually was really really shit for us. He epitomises the era so well. It was a massive red flag when he spent £30m on two centre mids in the space of 6 months who couldn't play with each other. Obviously Imbula turned out to be a shite hawk of epic proportions but he had a good first six months and we then saw fit to sign Joe Allen in the summer which completely ripped everything up. What we actually needed was a big destroyer like Victor Wanyama, to sit and break everything up allowing Imbula and Bojan to flourish.
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Post by LGH87 on May 14, 2024 13:29:46 GMT
I have been crying out for a dominant leader at the centre of defence plus a powerful centre forward. Coady and Delap fit the bill. Just need SJW to work his magic to get them both. Coady isn't dominant though. A leader, yes, dominant no. He's actually quite poor in the air isn't he?
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Post by LGH87 on May 14, 2024 12:38:41 GMT
Taken down all his previous Stoke Insta posts which is a bit unusual? all his posts have gone, not just the stoke one's. Except for his goodbye message. He's even deleted his profile pic. Probably a change in management company or something daft. You know what it's like these days with players and their socials. Half the time it's not even them posting.
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Post by LGH87 on May 14, 2024 12:20:09 GMT
More discussions like this please arguing for and against with a defgree of reasoning Long may it continue. Wait until the new kit is released
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Post by LGH87 on May 14, 2024 8:40:13 GMT
I don’t think this thread should be turned into a let’s slate Tyrese thread…he had lots of potential but for whatever reason never fulfilled it with us…he’s frustrated the hell out of me but he goes with my best wishes n I hope he can kick on🔴⚪️ Spot on mate. It's a shame but there's never an in between anymore is there, players either leave hero's and everyone's gutted they're gone or they're lazy, money grabbing wankers who don't deserve to be affiliated with Stoke City.
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Post by LGH87 on May 14, 2024 8:28:39 GMT
Like someone's already said though Williams had made 24 appearances for Everton in the Prem, Coady has made 12 in the championship coming off the back of 2 appearances from January to May in the season before too. He may only be 31 but evidence suggests he's past his best. Sam Vokes was 29 when he signed for us and his legs were left in 2016 Looking at it from another angle if he hasn’t played for 18 months the fact that he’s 31 is less of an issue because he’s still got games in the tank. Also the fact that he doesn’t seem to have been played at Leicester in a three might mean he’s not suited to that system and is better in a four. That said the fact that he’s barely featured seems irrelevant to anything other than match fitness. Harry hasn’t featured at all and most on here would welcome him back (at the right price) with open arms. So Coady not featuring isn’t such a black mark against him really is it? I just worry that Coady's legs have gone, he may be 31 but as I've said Vokes' had gone when he was 29. Players drop off at all different ages. Leicester saw fit to spend £7m on him 12 months ago and put him on massive wages, then he barely featured. It's a massive red flag for me, considering he was dropped like a stone by Dyche in the January of the season before, in an Everton side that was losing every week. Like I've said, if he signs and he does well for us, I will gladly hold my hands up and say I was wrong! I just worry there's a lot of red flags, especially as he would be one of our marquee signings.
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Post by LGH87 on May 14, 2024 7:46:51 GMT
How old was Williams when he signed? People think Coady is 34, he's 31 which is absolute prime for a defender. If we sign Charlie Creswell or a younger understudy it will be the signing of the season. I don't know how anyone wouldn't want Coady after watching them muppets at the back this season. Williams was 34 Like someone's already said though Williams had made 24 appearances for Everton in the Prem, Coady has made 12 in the championship coming off the back of 2 appearances from January to May in the season before too. He may only be 31 but evidence suggests he's past his best. Sam Vokes was 29 when he signed for us and his legs were left in 2016
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Post by LGH87 on May 13, 2024 23:09:25 GMT
He hasn’t played regular football since the backend of 2022 though. We’ve been down this road too many times before. I didn't realise that to be honest. Injury or dropped? According to wiki he's played 42 games over the past 2 seasons. Far from regular, but definitely "ticking over". 12 appearances in the league for Leicester this season and 25 appearances for Everton the season before. However he dropped to the bench in January when at Everton and only made 2 more appearances, as 60th minute sub 3 games from the end of the season and he started the last game. So he’s not played regularly since December 2022, 14 league appearances to be exact. For me, that’s a worry.
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Post by LGH87 on May 13, 2024 22:02:56 GMT
Coady would be ideal. We need a solid base and a strong spine, allowing the likes of Million and Junho to do their thing at the other end of the pitch. Coady is the experienced head we need at the back, and a very good player too. He's only just turned 31, so has got 2 or 3 years left at least you'd imagine. No issues there. He hasn’t played regular football since the backend of 2022 though. We’ve been down this road too many times before.
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Post by LGH87 on May 13, 2024 18:28:14 GMT
Sheffield Utd was 11 season’s ago when he was cutting his teeth. Completely different player to he was then. If he signs we’ll see but it won’t be long before people on here are calling him an expensive flop if we stick him in a back 4 or moaning that we’re playing a back 3 to accommodate him when we clearly can’t play with a back 3. Pretty sure at Everton he barely played a game from about February onwards and was confined to the bench despite them getting beat every week. If we were in the PL would agree At this level he would be excellent in a back 4 If he signs I’ll be happy to be proven wrong and hold my hands up if he does. We can defo find cheaper and younger though.
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Post by LGH87 on May 13, 2024 18:18:44 GMT
The issue is everyone on here hates a back 3, you sign Coady and you’re setting your stall out to play a back 3 all season. Don’t think people quite understand this. He can’t play in back 4. Except when he played for Liverpool, Huddersfield, Sheffield United, Everton oh and of course England. From what I can see of his career he's the epitome of a versatile centre half being able to play in a 4 or a 3. He may not be able to hack it in a 4 (or a 3) at the top level anymore but he'd be a serious upgrade for us. Sheffield Utd was 11 season’s ago when he was cutting his teeth. Completely different player to he was then. If he signs we’ll see but it won’t be long before people on here are calling him an expensive flop if we stick him in a back 4 or moaning that we’re playing a back 3 to accommodate him when we clearly can’t play with a back 3. Pretty sure at Everton he barely played a game from about February onwards and was confined to the bench despite them getting beat every week.
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Post by LGH87 on May 13, 2024 18:11:23 GMT
The issue is everyone on here hates a back 3, you sign Coady and you’re setting your stall out to play a back 3 all season. Don’t think people quite understand this. He can’t play in back 4. Says who? Plenty of articles online. Former managers and fans all have the same consensus. Wolves got rid because they switched to a back 4 and he was surplus. theathletic.com/3497591/2022/08/16/coady-dier-silva-wolves/
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Post by LGH87 on May 13, 2024 18:01:51 GMT
The usual negative bollocks I see Coady would be an excellent signing The issue is everyone on here hates a back 3, you sign Coady and you’re setting your stall out to play a back 3 all season. Don’t think people quite understand this. He can’t play in back 4.
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Post by LGH87 on May 13, 2024 16:58:37 GMT
Slightly concerned with this sustained talk of Coady. Certainly seems there's something in it from the amount of mentions he's getting and the types we're said to be after If he cost £6-7m last summer, he's still worth £4-5m on their books and will no doubt be on massively top-end Champ money -and he's one who hasn't played regularly for 18 months, and maybe lacks a bit of pace and physicality - with the perception he's better in a back three too Obviously scores10/10 on the good character/leadership stuff that' been highlighted as something we're going to major on, but seems a massive premium for an early 30s player, albeit one with a good career People have really got the wrong perception of what type of player he is on here. He solves absolutely nothing.
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Post by LGH87 on May 13, 2024 14:24:13 GMT
People are NOT gonna be a fan of our new home kit Prefer the away shirt. Can you give us the colours?
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Post by LGH87 on May 13, 2024 12:33:17 GMT
Even the kit that Shtanuik is wearing? If so, you're the first person I've ever come across who didn't like that kit That one is easily the worst. The others are ok - inoffensive I guess - but the centred badge and the collar on the Shtaniuk one are horrible Sounds like the new one could be very similar.
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Post by LGH87 on May 13, 2024 12:32:24 GMT
The badge placement is…interesting Central then, as alluded to earlier in the thread? I've seen some of their Rugby shirts with centrally placed badges, they don't look too bad.
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Post by LGH87 on May 13, 2024 12:29:48 GMT
People are NOT gonna be a fan of our new home kit Giz a clue then.
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Post by LGH87 on May 10, 2024 7:16:44 GMT
would love something like olympiacos home kit looks decent Too much red and needs striped sleeves.
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Post by LGH87 on May 9, 2024 14:07:50 GMT
View AttachmentReading straight out the blocks in revealing their new home shirt, due to be released for sale next week I believe.. Potentially the similar styled collared to what's been mentioned above? Steady enough that, bit of red on too. A proper reading shirt.
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Post by LGH87 on May 9, 2024 11:45:22 GMT
The clamour for Coady on here is bizarre.
He's the exact type of signing that got us in the shit in this league to begin with.
The fact Leicester saw fit to spend £7m on him and then play him only 12 times speaks volumes.
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Post by LGH87 on May 9, 2024 11:17:04 GMT
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Post by LGH87 on May 9, 2024 10:12:29 GMT
And the puns have started already, ffs.
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Post by LGH87 on May 9, 2024 9:57:42 GMT
Part of me feels like the TV companies are doing this on purpose to get fans all pissed off so they can convert the anger into pressure towards getting rid of the 3pm blackout. At this point with IPTV being so popular etc, I think the time has come to remove the 3pm blackout. I honestly don't think it will effect attendances because we're pretty much at the point now that people that want to go to the match go and the people that want to watch at home, watch at home. I don't know anybody that doesn't have access to 3pm Saturday games now.
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