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Klopp
Jan 27, 2024 10:58:22 GMT
Post by Old School Stokie on Jan 27, 2024 10:58:22 GMT
He’s a bit of a lefty so may be after a political career. Doesn’t like Brexit so happy to support the bankrupt, corrupt countries like Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland - and maybe SNP in Scotland as a change from Liverpool. 😂😂😂😂😂
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Post by Old School Stokie on Jan 21, 2024 12:26:24 GMT
I think Schumacher was hoping for 3 points v Brum as we have three difficult games next - could define our season if we get dragged back into bottom
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Post by Old School Stokie on Jan 21, 2024 11:22:38 GMT
When will he realise Mmaee is not the solution up front - three gilt edge chances fluffed - if he was tenacious tackler causing defenders problems it wouldn’t be so bad but he’s so powder puff pretending to hassle defenders. As we are playing a pressing game it breaks down if all are not doing their job. He’s not doing that and cannot shoot or finish - remember his penalty - another totally inept effort
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Post by Old School Stokie on Jan 12, 2024 9:58:12 GMT
Look at the strikers and attacking midfielders in the top sides who do their utmost to get th3 ball back, pressure defenders & goalies - examples Jesus when at Man City now Arsenal, the lightweight forwards at Man City or Arsenal, Liverpool - even Jack Grealish is expected to tackle back if he wants to stay in the team. To not tackle back and pressure defenders sounds like you’re stuck in the dark ages - it’s not the modern way - sorry but Mmaee needs to up his game in that area, you never know it might make him a better player than he is.
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Post by Old School Stokie on Jan 8, 2024 21:53:50 GMT
Brighton hammered a decent West Ham team in their previous game, without much luck in front of goal, bit like arsenal v Liverpool. So on balance stoke led for a good chunk of first half, then went behind where many teams would have buckled. So we only managed to score through an own goal & a penalty, well taken, but succumbed after 70 minutes, them when pushing for equaliser- sky pundit said Brighten needed another to kill the game, which they did with 10 minutes to go. That’s a realistic version of the game and no disgrace to one of the better teams and managers in the premier league.
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 30, 2023 22:16:51 GMT
Lots of games - he just need to rotate - don’t panic - he’s The Man to lead us to the promised land with the help of the Coates family
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 25, 2023 22:27:44 GMT
Berger raised his game in the absence of Pearson and played further up the field. It appears Schumacher wants a higher level of fitness in the squad and put them through some heavy sessions leading up to Millwall game and so Berger got cramp, unheard of halfway through a season, so what’s been going on with the fitnesss coaches previously??
Hopefully we will see a fitter team capable of pressing and playing the full 90 minutes plus!!
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 24, 2023 10:43:14 GMT
A bit worrying that Schumacher thinks Mmaee was brilliant yesterday. He’s why we are not a threat up front. Maybe if he played alongside a target man he might be better, but feigning injury , not tackling back just making a token effort and he did lose the ball every time it was played up to him. I’m not convinced we have a striker in him. Typical foreign powder puff frightened of getting stuck in player, im afraid.
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 20, 2023 20:00:19 GMT
Seems like “hard work” features high on his list of priorities, so players like Mmaee had better up his commitment on and particularly off the ball or he’s history - trouble is Campbell not much better.
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 19, 2023 23:03:57 GMT
Think he needs to change his name, it leaves such a bad stink around Bet365
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 19, 2023 19:41:05 GMT
Phew that was close. Good job we were well on the way with this young manager so avoid a disaster by going for Cooper. With the financial backing Cooper had similar to Man City and like the original Mark Hughes could not hack it for very long in the premier league. Just let’s back out appointment now.
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 19, 2023 9:38:06 GMT
Hughes was the worst because he single handed dismantled the steel heart of the team and replaced them with fickle minded but skilled players, who when a fight was required just gave in - worst manager ever and his record before and since - (apart from Wales appointment whereas let’s face it he only had a handful of players to choose from)
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 18, 2023 20:01:00 GMT
Smacks of a “ Nathan Jones” type of appointment to me 🙄
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 17, 2023 18:19:59 GMT
The defender cost the goal trying to see the ball out for a goal kick and got done - ball then just bouncing around without anyone putting their foot through it - poor poor defending and nothing to do with Bonham
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 17, 2023 18:16:39 GMT
Might as well stick with Paul Gallagher until we can get a proper manager that will be no nonsense hard man so he get rid of all the snowflakes in the squad
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 17, 2023 18:02:04 GMT
Pearson has been playing further and further back with us playing out from the back, but today we did far less of that unfortunately we have a bit of a waster in Mmaee who is taking on the Powell “do as little as possible” mantra.
Our first two corners were woeful just reaching the front post - why is Hoever walking yards across the pitch to take a corner - when Gooch scored with a great cross albeit a little misdirected to our good fortune.
The team generally worked quite hard but we have to get rid of those not putting a shift in - Mmaee first of all
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 16, 2023 10:41:53 GMT
Seems like we have no-one in the know the longer this goes on! The board must have a shortlist - who probably haven’t applied and don’t know who to choose from a list they don’t want.
Alex Neil was the one they wanted and look what’s happened there - so put all the names in a bag, pick one out and Bobs your uncle. 😂😂😂
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 12, 2023 21:14:21 GMT
He tried to walk it in and got tripped - he hasn’t got a shot in him. - he’s wank
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 12, 2023 21:13:24 GMT
Now get Mmaee off - gayle anyone must be better
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 12, 2023 21:11:41 GMT
Do not Mmaee take the penalty
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 12, 2023 21:06:47 GMT
Mmaee has no appetite for a battle, a fight to win anything - get him off Paul
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 12, 2023 20:06:16 GMT
This ref has done us a few times previously - as oppose to us doing ourselves - Mmaee has no urgency, doesn’t press. Just watch him avoid contact can’t even shoot straight - should have scored there
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 12, 2023 17:24:38 GMT
Anyone to steady the boat then pull out all the stops to get a quality Manager at the end of the season when there should be a few good ones about - would help if we could make the playoff then you never know - even Potter might make himself available if hes without a club at that point.
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 11, 2023 20:48:06 GMT
If we have to rely on Mmaee up front, who struts around when we were supposed to be pressing, then we might as well play Dwight Gale! - it’s time w3 got a manager who puts some steel & fire into the players
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 9, 2023 11:32:12 GMT
STILL IN IN IN - SHITBIN ALSO
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 9, 2023 11:30:16 GMT
AN is here for the duration - just accept it - even if we get relegated JC has invested too much faith in AN - been after him for a while - to rebuild this side with a backbone like Pulis did and what Hughes dismantled so disgracefully for those who knew a modicom of professional football - so let him get on with it
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 6, 2023 13:43:41 GMT
IN IN IN IN - LETS JUDGE AT THE END OF THE SEASON COS HE WILL NOT TAKE US DOWN BUT HE MAY GIVE US A GOOD SHOUT TO GO UP
SO ADMIN - CAN WE JUST BIN THESE POSTS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN PLEASE, AND PLEASE AGAIN!!
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 6, 2023 13:41:25 GMT
I still say AN will get the best out of the team in time for a top 6 punt. The top two places are gone anyway this season. We just can't keep swapping decent managers and need to let thinfs settle down after 5 or 6 years of turbulance starting with Hughes dismantling the heart of the team from Huth onwards so we had no backbone. Let AN rebuild what Pulis took a while to do and dare I say what Alex Ferguson did with Man Utd with a lot more money and talent at his disposal. He was given time lets do the same and have a bit of faith instead of bad mouthing the board, JC & AN etc - that will get us nowhere fast.
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 4, 2023 11:47:41 GMT
Alex Neil is best available cos he's here until the duration of the 2023/24 Season - get over it and let him get on with it. See you in the play offs
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Post by Old School Stokie on Dec 4, 2023 11:44:56 GMT
Its a good job nobody in the Coates family logs onto The Oatcake to listen to all these experts.Ironic comment about JC thinks he knows something about football - who says that? Think 95% of the moaners on here need to take a long hard look at themselves and ask themselves what do they know and of course they feel they could do a better job. Yeh - give us a break and just shut up.
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