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Post by OldStokie on Mar 3, 2004 1:32:51 GMT
Tonight's result was a serious plus for me. Along come one of the best sides in this league and we match them without one of our most influential players on the pitch. Yes, we made a lot of errors at times and were a bit lucky to not concede but I felt that the players deserved that win and that result because they worked for it.
I think that for the first time since we moved to the Brit, I can see a light ahead at the end of the tunnel. I still have reservations about some of TP's tactics but I would be absolutely stupid to say that he has not achieved a great deal since the season started. What he lacks in some areas of management, [IMHO] he makes up for in others. He has an eye for the right players and he has that important ingredient which is vital to a team's and a manager's success, he is a lucky manager.
However, simply calling him lucky would be an injustice to him and I have no intention of being unjust to someone who has arrived at my club and given us hope and a decent team. Thanks TP and the players for doing just that. Also, it's important to give the board a very hard pat on the back for supporting a manager who many of us felt was a terrible choice to start with.
I feel in my water that this club is going forward and I am enjoying every moment of it. Also, well done to the FF for their achievement in persuading the board to implement this amazing deal re the season tickets and well done to the board for having the guts to give it a try. I see nothing but winners in this deal and, perhaps, the beginning of the healing of rifts between the supporters and the club itself. I hope now that they get the success they deserve for their efforts. Is it a coincidence that such massive changes have arrived since Tim Gallimore was appointed? I think not and hope that he is the catalyst to weld us all together so that we can go forward as one unit - club, team and supporters united in one aim - promotion to The Premiership. Yes, I am prepared to wait a while but I think, together, we can do it now.
OS.
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Post by slangking on Mar 3, 2004 8:10:12 GMT
Perhaps Pulis will be immensely pleased to finally win over your support. On the other hand he could just think bollox to you aren't you the twat who has been campaigning for my dismissal since the first day I arrived?
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Post by greyman on Mar 3, 2004 8:24:40 GMT
What campaign is this slangking? All I've ever heard from OldStokie is caution about Pulis which, in my view, is still justified to a certain extent.
Mick and his son Tony even pulled me up last night for whinging about some of the tactics.
By the way, would you like to buy a box of 480 Pulis Out badges that Mick can't sell for love nor money?
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Post by slangking on Mar 3, 2004 8:37:13 GMT
Oh my god, 'caution' that means I reserve the right to start saying he is shit again if we lose a couple of games right? We are gonna get the 'jury is still out' mob on here soon I suppose ???
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Post by Trouserdog on Mar 3, 2004 8:44:57 GMT
I think those who can be classed as "Pulis doubters" do only have the one or two bugbears...those being Tone's team selections and tactics. No-one woud argue that in the transfer market, Tone hasn't at least been the equal of canny old Lou in picking up bargains. I mean Eustace and Taggart on free transfers....  ...and erm...williams too.  Oh well, we're all allowed the odd mistake. Some of his silly formations early on in the season were just plain daft, and I for one was tearing my hair out as we played two big centre forwards on the wings in a system that was obviously failing miserably. The reluctance to play the youngsters is also frustrating, when you consider what a special talent we have in Kris Commons. Despite this,Tone has won me over, simply through the displays the team have been putting in of late. Even though I don't always agree with how he picks the team, I do feel like I can trust Tone to get a result for us. Like you OS, for the first time since the Macari years, I feel like we have a team we can be PROUD of. |
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Post by greyman on Mar 3, 2004 9:02:49 GMT
slangking
Did you go to the game last night? It was all there to see - the hard work, team spirit, well taken goals, some great skill (Svard looked very good to me at times), and the occasional groan from people frustrated at seeing us still unable to defend corners, still with the midfield playing too deep, Gifton a passenger for the latter part of the second half.
90% positive, 10% negative. That's why some people feel cautious.
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Post by OldStokie on Mar 3, 2004 9:05:03 GMT
S'ok Mark...'Slangking' aka 'AGSF' can only see the evil side in me.  I've long since learned to ignore him and his two degrees in sunny Italy, and his vitriolic comments at other Stoke supporters who's opinions don't coincide with his magical foresight. He really should have been a fortne teller - or pehaps he is and works in an Italian circus!  Unfortunately, I'm not the only one who feels the lash of his poisonous tongue. Thank God he's benign and not malignant.  TD...spot on and would agree with all you say but you put your finger on the button better than me. M. |
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Post by slangking on Mar 3, 2004 9:14:09 GMT
Well I'm glad you've finally seen the light, don't go back to being the evil golem again  Strange how I'm the villain when I've shown my faith in the manager solidly for well over a year. Funny old world. |
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...and erm...williams too. 
Oh well, we're all allowed the odd mistake.
I've long since learned to ignore him and his two degrees in sunny Italy, and his vitriolic comments at other Stoke supporters who's opinions don't coincide with his magical foresight. He really should have been a fortne teller - or pehaps he is and works in an Italian circus! 
Unfortunately, I'm not the only one who feels the lash of his poisonous tongue. Thank God he's benign and not malignant. 
