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Post by dutchstokie on Jun 5, 2013 19:14:53 GMT
Just put "rational fans" into Google images and a picture of Chick Bates comes up !! .....and if you put 'bellend' into google images, a picture of banjoelvis comes up !!!
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Post by fishlovesoatcakes on Jun 5, 2013 19:27:36 GMT
Stoke. Oh really Peter? Only rational fans will agree with your decision will they? Patronising old git! He owns the club and can say/do what the fuck he likes. Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using proboards
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Post by kitkatkev on Jun 5, 2013 19:27:46 GMT
Momo your post just dont look the same with the picture change why no Sugar ray?
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Post by thesandbankskid on Jun 5, 2013 19:34:27 GMT
Coates is bang on it's a brilliant appointment.
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Post by Dave the Rave on Jun 5, 2013 20:00:26 GMT
Stoke. Oh really Peter? Only rational fans will agree with your decision will they? Patronising old git! He owns the club and can say/do what the fuck he likes. Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using proboards Wasn't aware that i'd attempted to censor him. I'm simply pointing out that he's a patronising old git!
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Post by PerCyfilth ....Captains Log on Jun 5, 2013 20:05:53 GMT
At the end of the day he pays the piper so its his choice..whether it turns out to be rational is yet to be seen. Given Coates penchant for safety first its probably the logical appointment as if it was up to him Bet 365 would still have betting shops and be nowhere near the internet.Pity his daughter who has a bit more foresight isnt the least bit interested in Stoke city FC.
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Post by fishlovesoatcakes on Jun 5, 2013 20:27:04 GMT
He owns the club and can say/do what the fuck he likes. Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using proboards Wasn't aware that i'd attempted to censor him. I'm simply pointing out that he's a patronising old git! Why's he patronising? I agree with him. Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using proboards
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Post by GazMcNicol on Jun 5, 2013 20:29:19 GMT
hes spent 85m in which in the last 5 years the club had brought in 60m a year and he payed 15m for a club thats worth about 120 -150m its only now his investments would be at the point in which they couldn't return .hence hes trying not to put anymore into it claiming we need be sustainable. and he tried that before with stoke and we went down remember and his lack of funds last year with not buying the players the club needed nearly sent us down it was only luck our fixtures ment we played the crap teams to get 6 points. why is he not filling the corners? because he knows he couldn't get his investment back and spending 85m on a team for 5years in the prem isnt that impressive a 1 good player today could cost u 20m . and to own a football club u need be a multibillion air who dont give a shit if u loose 200m building a good squad and ground none of this i spent 85m be grateful you peasants and hes worth 750m 1 of the lowest premiership club owners in wealth hence trying do it on the cheap Stoke have the 12th richest owners in the Prem you illiterate moron.My sentiments EXACTLY.
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Post by roylandstoke on Jun 5, 2013 20:45:20 GMT
Peter Coates has done enough for our club recently to expect us to support his decisions.
I did not want Mr.Hughes but he will get my full support. I am not sure if that makes me "rational". I do think it makes me a Stoke fan.
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Post by Olgrligm on Jun 5, 2013 20:55:34 GMT
I think it was incredibly obvious to anyone who looked at the available candidates that Hughes was far and away the best possible appointment we could have made. di Matteo? Give me a break. I would like to think that we're all capable to get over him being a massive twat in the past and are able to give him a chance.
I think the 'change of direction' thing was just a nice way of saying 'we want somebody else as manager', rather than some indication of a massive overhaul.
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Post by Dave the Rave on Jun 5, 2013 21:03:25 GMT
After reading the post from a Man City fan to QPR fans upon his appointment there, I think it's perfectly reasonable to have reservations about Mr. Hughes.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jun 5, 2013 21:08:02 GMT
After reading the post from a Man City fan to QPR fans upon his appointment there, I think it's perfectly reasonable to have reservations about Mr. Hughes. We're Stoke City. It would be something of a miracle if we actually managed to appoint someone who we wouldn't have any reservations about. Every single candidate aside from Benitez, who clearly was a pipe dream, would come with reservations of some description. If people actually look beyond his two spats with Pulis, his record as a manager is actually a pretty good one. Part of the job he did at QPR, his biggest failure, was actually pretty good in that he saved them from relegation when joining in a position far worse than the one Redknapp walked into. I can look past the fact that Hughes has appeared a twat in the past and further more, should any apparent dislike of Pulis be genuine, then Mark Hughes goes up a little further in my estimation.
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Post by swampySCFC on Jun 5, 2013 21:11:19 GMT
Yep, fair point. Thats me rational then
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Post by discokaraoke on Jun 5, 2013 21:12:15 GMT
Why are so called Stoke supporters slagging the man who has financed our success?
This really does beggar belief, Peter Coates IS the man we should be all great full for.
Without his backing we would not be where we are!
He as every right to do what is right for Stoke City, and the appointment of Hughes, is his educated decision to take my club forward.
So called Stoke fans knocking Coates is just beyond belief to be honest.
Plus Stoke are going in the right direction without doubt, we have now got a manager who can take us a lot more further than Tony Pulis can, although he must take credit for helping
the club lay down solid foundations for our club.
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Post by Dave the Rave on Jun 5, 2013 21:12:25 GMT
All very valid Dave, but we didn't have to watch his teams version of 'success' first hand.
According to fans of his previous teams, his sides lack structure, he plays people out of position, has his favourites and his scapegoats and it's boring to watch. He's also accused of never taking the blame for anything.
All the things that Pulis was hounded out for.
It worries me.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jun 5, 2013 21:21:29 GMT
Why are so called Stoke supporters slagging the man who has financed our success? This really does beggar belief, Peter Coates IS the man we should be all great full for. Without his backing we would not be where we are! He as every right to do what is right for Stoke City, and the appointment of Hughes, is his educated decision to take my club forward. So called Stoke fans knocking Coates is just beyond belief to be honest. Plus Stoke are going in the right direction without doubt, we have now got a manager who can take us a lot more further than Tony Pulis can, although he must take credit for helping the club lay down solid foundations for our club. No one is really slagging him though are they? He handled it superbly at the time of the appointment, admitting everyone is entitled to their opinions but he'd done his homework and he was the man he wanted. It was kind of a 'fuck you' but backed up by an excellent press conference. He didn't need to say anything else.
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Post by discokaraoke on Jun 5, 2013 21:26:27 GMT
All very valid Dave, but we didn't have to watch his teams version of 'success' first hand. According to fans of his previous teams, his sides lack structure, he plays people out of position, has his favourites and his scapegoats and it's boring to watch. He's also accused of never taking the blame for anything. All the things that Pulis was hounded out for. It worries me. All Blackburn fans would totally disagree with that! Oh, and by the way, Hughes would be welcomed back at Man citeh by a lot of there fans. For one he was responsible for buying the backbone of there team that won the prem title last year. Another fact, the six full seasons he has managed, 5 of them ended in the top ten! Rant over gud nite!
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jun 5, 2013 21:29:19 GMT
All perfectly valid reservations but regardless of who we appointed, there would be reservations, be the different or indeed similar to those that you mention.
Hughes' Blackburn side played pretty good attacking football as I remember it and his Fulham side wasn't too shabby in beating us at the Brit. Our game against them in the Cup was also a very good one.
Though we won, his QPR team was far superior than ours in their visit to the Brit last season and we were very lucky to get anything from that game. They should have been out of sight before we got our noses in front. Same when we went to QPR at the end of the season before. They beat us to help them survive and they were miles better than us.
His Man City side looked great at the Etihad Stadium and a bit weak at the Brit. It happens.
Although I said Mark Hughes should be near the top of our considerations, I have some reservations myself but as I say, I can't think of anyone who we wouldn't have reservations about.
I had a meeting with an Everton fan today and he has serious reservations about Martinez!
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Post by Dave the Rave on Jun 5, 2013 21:30:50 GMT
Give it 7 seasons and you'll be screaming for his head!
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Post by discokaraoke on Jun 5, 2013 21:33:45 GMT
Why are so called Stoke supporters slagging the man who has financed our success? This really does beggar belief, Peter Coates IS the man we should be all great full for. Without his backing we would not be where we are! He as every right to do what is right for Stoke City, and the appointment of Hughes, is his educated decision to take my club forward. So called Stoke fans knocking Coates is just beyond belief to be honest. Plus Stoke are going in the right direction without doubt, we have now got a manager who can take us a lot more further than Tony Pulis can, although he must take credit for helping the club lay down solid foundations for our club. No one is really slagging him though are they? He handled it superbly at the time of the appointment, admitting everyone is entitled to their opinions but he'd done his homework and he was the man he wanted. It was kind of a 'fuck you' but backed up by an excellent press conference. He didn't need to say anything else. Reading the post from the start it just comes across some fans are slagging Coates off sheik, and i can't understand why?
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Post by discokaraoke on Jun 5, 2013 21:39:08 GMT
peter coats of old im afraid .i remember been a nipper at the vic in the boothern end with the crowed screaming coats out every game and who remmber the coats out written on the d -road wall in big red letters i personally dont think he can afford run a prem club and is trying do it on the cheep . What is this guy on?
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Post by davejohnno1 on Jun 5, 2013 21:42:01 GMT
Give it 7 seasons and you'll be screaming for his head! If he goes 7 seasons before I say that, then he will have been very successful which can only be a good thing!
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Post by discokaraoke on Jun 5, 2013 21:46:15 GMT
Give it 7 seasons and you'll be screaming for his head! If he goes 7 seasons before I say that, then he will have been very successful which can only be a good thing! Correct.
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Post by sentinel1 on Jun 5, 2013 21:49:45 GMT
either way hes always going have put his hand in his pocket ..he didnt last transfer window and we nearly paid the price just lucky in our last 6 games we had 3 crap sides
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Post by discokaraoke on Jun 5, 2013 21:57:02 GMT
Like to add, if Stoke become as successful as Bet365, then Stoke City Will be successful!
The Coates family know what they are doing.
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Post by Jamo on the wing on Jun 5, 2013 22:01:39 GMT
I think it was incredibly obvious to anyone who looked at the available candidates that Hughes was far and away the best possible appointment we could have made. di Matteo? Give me a break. I would like to think that we're all capable to get over him being a massive twat in the past and are able to give him a chance. I think the 'change of direction' thing was just a nice way of saying 'we want somebody else as manager', rather than some indication of a massive overhaul. Agreed, MD. He was always going to tick a load of boxes for PC and Stoke City and Mark Hughes just look a perfect fit.
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Post by mateybass on Jun 6, 2013 0:52:26 GMT
Stoke. Oh really Peter? Only rational fans will agree with your decision will they? Patronising old git! So are you saying that although you agree, you feel patronised because you are an irrational fan, or that you are a rational fan and you feel irrationally patronised because you don't agree?
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Post by worcsstokie15 on Jun 6, 2013 1:52:05 GMT
Stoke. Oh really Peter? Only rational fans will agree with your decision will they? Patronising old git! Don't stress brother. I am remarkably more qualified than yourself and I can confirm that Mark Hughes is indeed a logical choice. If it is any cobsolation; sparky will soon be referred to as Sir Sparky. All the best, Wuss Stokie.
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