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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 6, 2016 18:44:28 GMT
Depends on the opponent. Diouf is only any use on the counter away from home really. Joselu can actually hold it up well, but he needs someone make runs in behind him which means Bojan has to start. Crouch does a similar job. Bojan would be first choice in games were the False 9 might work, as it did against Citeh. Walters I suppose when your chips are down, because he will just keep going no matter what. We need to sign a decent striker in the next window though, no doubt about it. That Hernandez youth seems quite decent (LIttle Pea)
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 6, 2016 18:41:25 GMT
It's a bloody good question actually. I really don't think Sparky knows. We've got four of the buggers (and an imaginary one with false nine Think Sparky needs to get down to basics.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 6, 2016 18:24:48 GMT
Which makes it all the more perplexing why we didn't get some centre half cover in during the last few days of the window. Wooly obviosly pcked up his injury after the deadline ..but we were thin n the ground before that. Vlaar was available for example. Baffling. Mate, I was one of the few that thought we needed a quality centre half before the season even started because of the fears over how long Ryan would be missing. We had plenty of cover (numbers wise) but no-one of anything like Ryan's quality. That's all a separate argument. Just think it's a bit harsh 'piling on' the two who played today for the reasons I stated. Few days before end of deadline we had Ryan, Wilson and Cameron on the injured list. With Munny only having played a couple of hours football. Rank bad management in my opinion. (either administration and /or Sparky)
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 6, 2016 18:18:00 GMT
As pathetic as changing your username and rewriting your history ? Changed my username years ago from archiesdad. What's that got to do with anything anyway I don't know. If "re-writing history" means my changed views on Tony Pulis then you are quite correct. I don't suppose you have ever reconsidered your opinions about anything in your life have you? He (TP)did a tremendous job that I never really appreciated until quite recently.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 6, 2016 18:17:31 GMT
As pathetic as changing your username and rewriting your history ? Changed my username years ago from archiesdad. What's that got to do with anything anyway I don't know. If "re-writing history" means my changed views on Tony Pulis then you are quite correct. I don't suppose you have ever reconsidered your opinions about anything in your life have you? He (TP)did a tremendous job that I never really appreciated until quite recently.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 6, 2016 17:43:18 GMT
What the fudge are you on about mister? Either come back to me with a considered reasonable response or keep your deranged thoughts to yourself. Meltdown my arse.. I'm amazed you haven't mentioned QPR yet. Pathetic response.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 6, 2016 17:38:40 GMT
46, Stokie born n bred, been to 100s, if not 1000s of Stoke games, including plenty in the wilderness years - your point is? That was the worst centre back pairing showing I can recall since the days of Steven Tweed and Steve Woods. They were showed up by Lukaku and Barkley for what they are - not remotely good enough for a top ten Premier League team. I say what I see. They were both pathetically and laughably poor today. All of that would be very fair comment if it weren't for the fact that it was only Muni's 2nd/3rd game back after a very lengthy injury lay off and the fact that Wolly was clearly a very serious doubt for this game through injury. It's quite possible that Wolly shouldn't have played but what choice did we have? .....harsh. I'm more concerned about our 'flair' players that are suddenly displaying next to no flair whatsoever. Which makes it all the more perplexing why we didn't get some centre half cover in during the last few days of the window. Wooly obviosly pcked up his injury after the deadline ..but we were thin n the ground before that. Vlaar was available for example. Baffling.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 6, 2016 17:28:38 GMT
That is where all this debacle started. Wrong team. He then sacrificed the FA Cup ....for goodness knows what. Hughes is on a meltdown. Hooray! We've had cozmick, Brent et al. . I knew we were one missing What the fudge are you on about mister? Either come back to me with a considered reasonable response or keep your deranged thoughts to yourself.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 6, 2016 17:18:33 GMT
Hopefully this Stokelona shit will be firmly put to bed. You can't play football all the time. Possession gets you bugger all. A new central defender was an absolute must. Not impressed at all. Pathetic balls up of a window again, a CB was the priority totally negligent management from Hughes and his team, £18.3 million on yet another midfielder ? Totally agree.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 6, 2016 17:16:05 GMT
That is where all this debacle started.
Wrong team.
He then sacrificed the FA Cup ....for goodness knows what.
Hughes is on a meltdown.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 6, 2016 17:11:00 GMT
all that i wanted to do is trigger a conversation, as to whether the fans think he is or was a viable shout, not an internal shit-bagging session... and if the majority are in favour, i will indeed contact the club and say buy him haha That's the trouble mate... You offer a fair debate about a possible missed opportunity and the Oatcake Mafia think it's some slur on our glorious leader ... LMH (who isn't TP) Cannot believe that anybody still thinks that Hernandez wouldn't improve the team.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 4, 2016 9:19:05 GMT
No...think he's saying that we missed a golden opportunity to sign a proven quality striker who would have fitted hand in glove into our team. Who brought dr killjoy? We all know what he's saying.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 21:52:35 GMT
To wheel out a couple of cliches - what a difference a week makes, and who'd be a manager, eh ? Last week by widespread agreement of both fans and pundits the team performed superbly at Anfield. He selects the same team last night, and this morning we apparently should never see that team start again. I thought last night we were very poor defensively, but it was also the night when the Man Utd team on the pitch started to look something like as good as it is on paper. The most annoying thing is that we had to pay £46 ( well I didn't, because I'm an old fogey) to watch it. We've had 4 games in 11 days - lost away to the league leaders; had a great win at Anfield (and been gutted to lose the penalty lottery which followed it); narrowly lost at Palace with a much changed team and then last night. A mixed bag which we need to keep in perspective. There is obviously a particular worry about the central defence for Saturday with Lukaku around, but also the exciting possibility of seeing our record signing at some point. Keep the faith. We've had a four-game run where we lost both league games, went out of both cups, scored one goal and conceded seven. I'm all for perspective Malcolm but a "mixed bag" is a very generous way to describe that little run! I'm sure we can regroup and push for a decent finish but our season has fallen apart at the seams a bit in the last four games really. Totally agree potterlog
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 21:46:16 GMT
Not saying he's a poor footballer but I'd be really embarrassed to have 'chicarito' on my home shirt. But who wouldn't? You off down under again soon?
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 21:42:28 GMT
Not saying he's a poor footballer but I'd be really embarrassed to have 'chicarito' on my home shirt. But who wouldn't? Heyup ... it could be worse... Little Pea haha
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 21:39:20 GMT
Vardy is similar striker to Hernandez they both have pace and play on the shoulder of last man. Hell even Defoe is doing it at the ripe age of 76. There's still a place for quick witted foxes upfront by themselves According to the Oatcake glitterati and general football know it alls he wouldn't fit into our system.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 21:35:54 GMT
That's the trouble mate... You offer a fair debate about a possible missed opportunity and the Oatcake Mafia think it's some slur on our glorious leader ... LMH (who isn't TP) Who on this thread has done that? Pwingy
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 21:29:51 GMT
all that i wanted to do is trigger a conversation, as to whether the fans think he is or was a viable shout, not an internal shit-bagging session... and if the majority are in favour, i will indeed contact the club and say buy him haha That's the trouble mate... You offer a fair debate about a possible missed opportunity and the Oatcake Mafia think it's some slur on our glorious leader ... LMH (who isn't TP)
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 21:25:29 GMT
No...think he's saying that we missed a golden opportunity to sign a proven quality striker who would have fitted hand in glove into our team. Who brought dr killjoy? We all know what he's saying. Eh?
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 21:15:14 GMT
Nobody who isn't on a wind up would have it in the same breath as Valencia. What ..Dulux ? You're right...don't think they into the Iberian colour schemes.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 21:11:45 GMT
Never a lone striker in a trillion years. In the prem at least. Shaq and Arnie would bprovide him with 15 goals a season minimum
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 21:02:42 GMT
Bardsley Muni Pieters Johnson
Nailed on (assuming ryan and wooly not fit of course)
What else could it be?
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 20:48:20 GMT
So what you're saying is that it's your fault? You didn't drop Hughesie an email to inform him. No...think he's saying that we missed a golden opportunity to sign a proven quality striker who would have fitted hand in glove into our team.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 20:35:37 GMT
'Lack of direction and purpose' - sums up our last 2 performances (plus Leicester) for me. Correct
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 20:31:32 GMT
My issue with Crouch is that he's about 6"7 standing tall and about 5"11 when he jumps for a header. Walters being good defensively is the biggest myth on this board, he constantly neglects his defensive role yet Arnautovic is apparently a lazy git yet I've seen him game after game on his own touch line using his strength to get out of some tricky situations and help clear the lines. Last night was just one to forget, fucking frustrating but one to forget Trouble is mate that there's been quite a few ti forget lately.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 20:28:12 GMT
He threw in the towel against Palace in my opinion with a completely untried midfield and other strange selections. That to me is the most annoying part. Shades of Valencia without a doubt. Never thought we would see that sort of capitulation again at Stoke after the capped genius had been sacked, on reflection you may well be correct god knows what has gone on since the Everton game. Sounds like a new Dulux range doesn't it? Shades of Valencia
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 19:57:42 GMT
Correct. West Brom team selection wrong. That then set the seed for a catalogue of bizarre team selections that must have some underlying unseen (to the plebs) reasoning. Either that or Sparky's gone on a mid-season meltdown. Totally bizarre team selection at West Brom after the fixtures we had played and the Liverpool game coming up so shortly afterwards, we lost the tie in the home leg no doubt about it, since then he seems to have lost the plot completely team selection, substitutions, playing players that are carrying injuries, playing Crouch and Walters in the same line up from the start and the failure to address areas of weakness in the transfer window. A season that started out with so much anticipation after the end of last is in danger of going to rat shit, real shame and very frustrating. He threw in the towel against Palace in my opinion with a completely untried midfield and other strange selections. That to me is the most annoying part. Shades of Valencia without a doubt.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 19:37:16 GMT
He changed because of the godawful performances that team put up against Wes Brom, Liverpool (at home). And then Shaq got injured. Picked the wrong team entirely for West Brom, he should have rested some of our flair players for the Liverpool home tie he did not they looked knackered after an intense Christmas schedule, this is a mess of his own making he needs to sort it out and quickly resorting to Crouch and Walters in the same line up smacks of desperation. Correct. West Brom team selection wrong. That then set the seed for a catalogue of bizarre team selections that must have some underlying unseen (to the plebs) reasoning. Either that or Sparky's gone on a mid-season meltdown.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 19:07:45 GMT
Well ...the guys Sparky rested for the FA Cup only chance to win anything game last week really pulled ip the trees last night didn't they. ????
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Post by Titan Uranus on Feb 3, 2016 10:33:43 GMT
Is everyone who wants corner/s and/or stands filled in unable to get any ticket/s currently ? If not why is it needed ? Have we got a waiting list for hundred of season tickets ? Im all for it looking good with the aesthetics but if it's not gonna be almost full every week what's the point? Must be that someone at Bet365 /Stoke City has looked at all the factors here and come to the conclusion it isn't worth doing. Maybe as you say .... if we get into a waiting list situation that will provide the catalyst. I wonder if the general infrastructure/lack of parking/road layout also has an influence.
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