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Post by kinnell on Mar 2, 2008 18:21:58 GMT
We looked like a pub team first half. Utterly embarrassing hoofball (especially from Pugh) against a team who looked as if they'd actually seen a football before. Poor old Whelan must have wondered what he'd come to. Meanwhile the excellent footballing brain and feet of Gallagher are left on the bench!
Then what the hell happens at half time? Gotta be Gallagher on for the ephalumph Sidibe? Hasn't it? You know.....as we're two goals behind..... and maybe the clearly out of shape Diao (who'd supposedly been training on his own for months before joining us) off for Wilco? But no....we're two down and what do we do? We decimate the strike force!
Then when Gally eventually appears Whelan perks up, Fuller takes heart and we actually, briefly, look like a football team and start looking dangerous. Christ on a bike, when will Pulis get it: Gally is a fantastic player at this level who can help to knit (are you listening Mumf?) midfield and attack, get this side ticking attack-wise and fire us to the Prem. But then Gally's not one of Tony's cronies, is he? So Pulis will always favour Sidibe. This team CAN play the football that will get us out of this league. But will Pulis let them? Or will he persist with the predictable bankrupt shite that we saw in the first half and that other sides are increasingly getting wise to? We can but hope.
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Post by maryhinge on Mar 2, 2008 18:32:47 GMT
agree
top top post
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Post by Homzy on Mar 2, 2008 18:35:02 GMT
Stoke fans look for positives and try to stay hopeful in defeat.
Stoke haters revel in it.
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Post by Davef on Mar 2, 2008 18:36:16 GMT
And what about those who can see the problems we've got and are concerned about them?
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Post by r10ryx on Mar 2, 2008 18:36:51 GMT
Shit happens.... We win and we lose.... oh and draw..... But no matter.... we are Stoke
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Post by powchirper on Mar 2, 2008 23:01:57 GMT
hg why oh why do ya bother
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Post by kinnell on Mar 2, 2008 23:10:58 GMT
Some care, Chirpy, some don't.
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Post by swampySCFC on Mar 2, 2008 23:13:58 GMT
Some care, Chirpy, some don't. You care about your own ego-thats all
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Post by powchirper on Mar 2, 2008 23:26:57 GMT
some of us were brave enough to retain our user names from the old rivals board, some were not.
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Post by kinnell on Mar 2, 2008 23:32:08 GMT
Ah.....Chirper......I know you well.....
As for you, Swampy, the arrogance of your statement constitutes one big own goal.
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Post by powchirper on Mar 2, 2008 23:36:08 GMT
Yeah hg i still remember you inviting me "to go die" and as for not caring, of course i dont, there is only one true fan and thats you.
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Post by kinnell on Mar 2, 2008 23:39:00 GMT
Mmmmmmmm... remind me now of what you said to deserve it. And what WAS your user name back then?
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Post by anarchicalan on Mar 2, 2008 23:43:09 GMT
This is an excellent post, merely stating the facts that anyone with even half a brain cell can see are accurate.
They're facts that are not a new phenomena either. If we can see them why can't the (in some eyes) infallible manager?
Chirper - some of us couldn't use the old name for some reason, so simply very slightly altered it. I'm still the same anarchicalan from before. I do see your point though and agree it's somewhat disingenuous to attempt a deceit with multi-names.
edit - poxy typos!
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Post by powchirper on Mar 2, 2008 23:44:16 GMT
Dropped the pow from the name as it stood for the pub i used to play pool for, and as for deserving to be told that, well i was just questioning your personel hatred of Pulis, so there you have it in a nut shell now go die hg.
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Post by swampySCFC on Mar 2, 2008 23:45:15 GMT
Well HG youve been missing for most of the season and return just as we lose a few games. What a parasite.
Why do you not post as HG any more?
Coward
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Post by kinnell on Mar 2, 2008 23:47:24 GMT
Cheers, fellow name-changer! I'm sure you were a little viciouser than that, though, as I recall! As for me, I couldn't find the new site for a whole then when I did naturally assumed you needed a new username. Nowt disingenuous at all in fact!
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Post by mumf14 on Mar 2, 2008 23:49:36 GMT
Dear Dear Dear dear...me.!
mumf.
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Post by kinnell on Mar 2, 2008 23:51:22 GMT
Temper temper, Swampman! I was only missing when the old site went down. And I'm enjoying the current league position very much, thanks.The inability to handle opposing views to your own without childish toy-hurling does you no favours you know. It makes you look a little ....well...inadequate.
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Post by powchirper on Mar 2, 2008 23:51:40 GMT
see what i did there , you can put what the fuck you like ;D
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Post by kinnell on Mar 2, 2008 23:52:25 GMT
And now we return to the football........
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Post by kinnell on Mar 2, 2008 23:56:20 GMT
Damned clever! Have some karma that man!
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Post by macmozzer on Mar 3, 2008 0:02:41 GMT
gally's not one of tony's cronies,yeh,he just signed him for a laugh!!!!!....right,i'm really getting sick of all the moaners now,......lets see what happens eh................!!!!!!!!!!!..... TONY PULIS' RED AND WHITE ARMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by tuum on Mar 3, 2008 2:39:02 GMT
The substitution at HT was standard TP and could be predicted, as could the rest of the half (if his plan had not been scuppered by QPR's 3rd goal). This is how I saw it duringthe HT interval.. TP does not want to concede another goal staright after HT so he keeps a back four intact. After 10-15mins when things have settled down he wants to introduce an attacking option. If we can sneak a goal then he will keep it tight until 75-80mins when he will introduce another attacking option. Whether this last attacking option would have been so revolutionary as only playing three at the back is debatable. TP is not "gung-ho" and never will be. That's just the way he operates. Kevin Keegan would have played with 3 defenders and an extra centre forward in the 2nd half aiming to win the game 5-4. TP doesn't like to tinker with his formation too much.
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Post by vientianescfc on Mar 3, 2008 7:11:36 GMT
Tuum - preciscely! What would the point of taking Mama of and replacing him with another attacking player when we only had 3 recognised defenders on the pitch?? Of course we should just player without a right back! Of course Gally isn't one of his 'cronies' he must hate TP so much that he turned down £1 million move to Preston to come to us on loan, then public states he'll do whatever the gaffer wants him to do! As usual your blind hatred and ego get in the way of any possible sense there might be in your posts. Get a grip and realise were shite and we all know it's not just YOU who knows or cares about it!
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