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Post by gamesmaster on Mar 13, 2008 15:55:28 GMT
From news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7286488.stmBy Matt Braithwaite Ricardo Fuller has scored 14 goals for the Potters this season Will you go up? And how? I fear we have peaked too early, will miss out on an automatic promotion spot and lose in the play-offs to another team that has momentum. What will promotion mean? We have been out of the top flight for 23 seasons and counting - the longest continuous spell outside the top division in our history. Our Midlands rivals such as West Brom, Wolves, Leicester and Nottingham Forest have all spent at least one season in the Premier League - to join them in that club would enable us to look them in the eye. What has got you into this position? Chairman Peter Coates putting his hand in his pocket - but manager Tony Pulis has spent wisely, too. 606: DEBATE Will Stoke City go up? What is the key now? Holding our nerve - and that includes Pulis. Going into the last game of last season, we needed a win at QPR for a chance of a play-off spot and he put out a very defensive side. He needs to be bold. How would you describe your team's style of play? Attritional. But we have got some players who can play a bit, given half a chance, such as Liam Lawrence, Richard Cresswell and Ricardo Fuller. Is your club ready for the Premier League on and off the pitch? On the pitch - no. We would need almost a completely new team if we were to survive. Off the pitch we have recently signed a deal to share players with new United States franchise Austin Aztex, so the club are clearly looking at exploiting foreign markets. |
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Post by gamesmaster on Mar 13, 2008 15:57:35 GMT
"we are, without doubt, the best footballing team in the division"
Have 2 guesses which team he is talking about??????
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Post by manc_lass14 on Mar 13, 2008 15:59:33 GMT
West Brom AND West Brom ? ... Am I the winner ?  |
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Post by hartshillpotter on Mar 13, 2008 16:00:32 GMT
Glad he has been so positive about our chances!!  |
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Post by visunitafortior on Mar 13, 2008 17:18:00 GMT
'How the game should be played' is how us purists describe it. A ball-to-feet, passing side - although the players put in a long ball occasionally just to surprise the opposition.
Is this ipswich bloke having a laugh, they hoofed it more than we did during our 1-0 win at the brit a few weeks ago.
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