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Post by ruts66 on Jan 27, 2015 14:08:35 GMT
Last night's pitch was a carpet compared to the surfaces of old.
It was just one of those things and could happen on any surface - no need to start blaming anyone or anything.
Get well soon, little man...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 14:10:19 GMT
Last night's pitch was a carpet compared to the surfaces of old. It was just one of those things and could happen on any surface - no need to start blaming anyone or anything. Get well soon, little man... very true. nothing really wrong with that pitch at all to be honest. better condition than some Prem pitches are towards the end of the season, just a complete accident nothing more
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 27, 2015 14:10:20 GMT
Message For Bojan....
I can't live If living is without you I can't live I can't give anymore
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Post by jimmygscfc on Jan 27, 2015 14:11:08 GMT
It's no use blaming the pitch or Hughes. He picked a team to win and not balls up like Chelsea. It could have happened in training or in the next game. It's atrocious luck and I really hope it's not as bad as predicted. Given his prolonged absence, not only does it make a goalscorer a priority in the window (as it already was) but we'll need to set up differently and I don't think Ireland or Adam in the hole would be the solution. This is our last goodbye I hate to feel the love between us die But it's over Just hear this and then I'll go You gave me more to live for More than you'll ever know Thanks to the late, great Jeff Buckley
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Post by metalhead on Jan 27, 2015 14:12:48 GMT
Last night's pitch was a carpet compared to the surfaces of old. It was just one of those things and could happen on any surface - no need to start blaming anyone or anything. Get well soon, little man... Very true, but you can't compare players of old to players of new. Players now are quicker, boots are lighter to ensure they 'glide' across the surface, many players now run with a lighter running technique whereas 90's and before players used the more traditional heavy technique. That pitch may have been a carpet compared to 1960, but it's 2014 and the Premiership pitches are usually perfect to minimize injury. Ours is usually very good. That pitch yesterday was shite, and for me, it was a risk to play Bojan. I don't blame Hughes, because of Saturday's madness, but I'm still angry.
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Post by Davef on Jan 27, 2015 14:13:50 GMT
The pitch at the Etihad is probably one of the best in the Premier League and Peter Odemwingie picked up a bad knee injury on it.
No point blaming the manager. He picked a strong team, respected the competition and his opponents and Bojan played a part in us getting to the next round of a competition Hughesy openly said we've prioritised.
We could've been 1-0 down, brought Bojan on to save us and still have seen him pick up an injury.
Just praying for good news.
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Post by elystokie on Jan 27, 2015 14:13:51 GMT
Last night's pitch was a carpet compared to the surfaces of old. It was just one of those things and could happen on any surface - no need to start blaming anyone or anything. Get well soon, little man... The commentators were saying what good condition the pitch was in, I don't think it was that either. Games won't be the same without him that's for sure. Why is always fucking us? Best player in fucking decades and this happens, gutted doesn't come close to covering it.
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Post by liamo on Jan 27, 2015 14:13:59 GMT
In all fairness Stoke aren't exactly quick to release news on anything are they? We know players have signed a long long long time before they're officially announced by the club, it's not farfetched that other outlets break the news before Stoke does, he'll be back playing before they officially announce he's injured
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Post by aixpotter on Jan 27, 2015 14:14:05 GMT
Last night's pitch was a carpet compared to the surfaces of old. It was just one of those things and could happen on any surface - no need to start blaming anyone or anything. Get well soon, little man... I agree that the pitch was OK. Please, please don't let us start sounding like a bunch of ignorant southern softies!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 14:15:09 GMT
Last night's pitch was a carpet compared to the surfaces of old. It was just one of those things and could happen on any surface - no need to start blaming anyone or anything. Get well soon, little man... Very true, but you can't compare players of old to players of new. Players now are quicker, boots are lighter to ensure they 'glide' across the surface, many players now run with a lighter running technique whereas 90's and before players used the more traditional heavy technique. That pitch may have been a carpet compared to 1960, but it's 2014 and the Premiership pitches are usually perfect to minimize injury. Ours is usually very good. That pitch yesterday was shite, and for me, it was a risk to play Bojan. I don't blame Hughes, because of Saturday's madness, but I'm still angry. must admit mate, i'm still confused about this "That pitch yesterday was shite" quote.....it wasn't bad at all to be fair. it wasn't a carpet but even if you watch the injury in slow mo from any angle, the pitch had nothing to do with it at all, he simply jarred his knee when he placed it down
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Post by jstoke7 on Jan 27, 2015 14:15:56 GMT
The pitch at the Etihad is probably one of the best in the Premier League and Peter Odemwingie picked up a bad knee injury on it. No point blaming the manager. He picked a strong team, respected the competition and his opponents and Bojan played a part in us getting to the next round of a competition Hughesy openly said we've prioritised. We could've been 1-0 down, brought Bojan on to save us and still have seen him pick up an injury. Just praying for good news. Exactly, I did my ACL at the Britannia, best pitch I've ever played on. The pitch makes little difference, it's just extremely unlucky.
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Post by metalhead on Jan 27, 2015 14:17:08 GMT
very true. nothing really wrong with that pitch at all to be honest. better condition than some Prem pitches are towards the end of the season, just a complete accident nothing more Not really. If our pitch looks like that by the end of the season, then the groundsman needs telling to earn his wage! It was cutting up dreadfully in the second half. It's no use blaming the pitch or Hughes. He picked a team to win and not balls up like Chelsea. It could have happened in training or in the next game. It's atrocious luck and I really hope it's not as bad as predicted. Given his prolonged absence, not only does it make a goalscorer a priority in the window (as it already was) but we'll need to set up differently and I don't think Ireland or Adam in the hole would be the solution. Are you saying Hughes had no option but to play Bojan? Seasoned Premiership professionals like Ireland, Sidwell, Cameron, Adam, even Palacios ffs weren't enough to win that game? I would have happily lined up yesterday with the same team minus Bojan, insert Adam or Ireland, or even Sidwell. We would have won, I'm confident of that. They had a decent 45 minute spell then looked dreadful. We made them look good in the first half, and we showed our quality in the second. If you think we're going to sign another striker, you're on crack. It's not happening, and Ireland nor Adam have the ability of Bojan.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 14:19:21 GMT
Alright Captain Hindsight mate
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Post by maxdecarlo on Jan 27, 2015 14:20:16 GMT
so what you are saying is that we played better without bojan!! 3-1 in second half prooves your point- so why we worried when we have 2 super stevies!!
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Post by metalhead on Jan 27, 2015 14:20:25 GMT
The pitch at the Etihad is probably one of the best in the Premier League and Peter Odemwingie picked up a bad knee injury on it. No point blaming the manager. He picked a strong team, respected the competition and his opponents and Bojan played a part in us getting to the next round of a competition Hughesy openly said we've prioritised. We could've been 1-0 down, brought Bojan on to save us and still have seen him pick up an injury. Just praying for good news. Odemwingie did his ACL stretching for a ball he wasn't going to get. A bit like Gazza, who jumped into a tackle with a outstretched leg. Pretty obvious Bojan running and while the pitch may not have had that much to do, it didn't look the nicest pitch to run on. must admit mate, i'm still confused about this "That pitch yesterday was shite" quote.....it wasn't bad at all to be fair. it wasn't a carpet but even if you watch the injury in slow mo from any angle, the pitch had nothing to do with it at all, he simply jarred his knee when he placed it down It was cutting up badly and while I appreciate the motion of Bojan looks like he's jarred it, we don't know for sure the pitch didn't play a factor.
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Post by metalhead on Jan 27, 2015 14:25:35 GMT
We may have lost our little genius before he made it to the top. I don't blame Hughes, I love Sparky, but why the fuck did Bojan play last night? That pitch was fucking shite and I said it before the game I'm genuinely broken right now. I'm at work and I'm actually fumbling to do anything and I've got a bloody meeting in about an hour. Should have seen that pitch and said change of plan, you'll come on with 20 minutes to go if needed. there was fook all wrong with the pitch it was a very good standard, these things can happen anywhere, training, in a game against Leicester, or never, you can't wrap them up in cotton wool and hope we win without them. The reason I chose that photo is because it demonstrates how much it was cutting up in the second half.
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Post by Northy on Jan 27, 2015 14:26:19 GMT
I had a scan a week last friday and still not got the results, we'll get the news in 3 weeks if he's with the NHS
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Post by Northy on Jan 27, 2015 14:30:39 GMT
there was fook all wrong with the pitch it was a very good standard, these things can happen anywhere, training, in a game against Leicester, or never, you can't wrap them up in cotton wool and hope we win without them. The reason I chose that photo is because it demonstrates how much it was cutting up in the second half. cutting up, How long have you been watching football? It didn't look like it there, and didn't look like it on TV www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30995374
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Post by adi on Jan 27, 2015 14:30:49 GMT
Out for 9 months according to the media... He bloody walked off! I hope it's just nasty speculation.
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Post by ukcstokie on Jan 27, 2015 14:32:26 GMT
I suspect that the next thing that's going to happen here is that the UK media are going to start reporting the news that's coming out of Spain.
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Post by Roy Cropper on Jan 27, 2015 14:32:54 GMT
Agent Lewis @lewis_Agent · 9m 9 minutes ago Spanish media: Stoke City forward Bojan facing up to 9 months out with cruciate ligament injury.
Don't know how reliable this guy is.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 14:34:16 GMT
The pitch at the Etihad is probably one of the best in the Premier League and Peter Odemwingie picked up a bad knee injury on it. No point blaming the manager. He picked a strong team, respected the competition and his opponents and Bojan played a part in us getting to the next round of a competition Hughesy openly said we've prioritised. We could've been 1-0 down, brought Bojan on to save us and still have seen him pick up an injury. Just praying for good news. Odemwingie did his ACL stretching for a ball he wasn't going to get. A bit like Gazza, who jumped into a tackle with a outstretched leg. Pretty obvious Bojan running and while the pitch may not have had that much to do, it didn't look the nicest pitch to run on. must admit mate, i'm still confused about this "That pitch yesterday was shite" quote.....it wasn't bad at all to be fair. it wasn't a carpet but even if you watch the injury in slow mo from any angle, the pitch had nothing to do with it at all, he simply jarred his knee when he placed it down It was cutting up badly and while I appreciate the motion of Bojan looks like he's jarred it, we don't know for sure the pitch didn't play a factor. i think you're clutching at straws to be so angry at something when you yourself say it doesn't look like it was that (from any of the slow mos or replays) that actually even caused it. pretty sure if that had even possibly played a part or was even likely to cause any injuries then Hughes would have come out and said something BEFORE the match let alone afterwards and it would 100% have played a part in his selection accordingly. the commentators never criticised the pitch (in fact they mentioned the good condition it was in), the pundits never mentioned it and so far you're the only fan i've seen to criticise it. given the fact that Hughes was happy to play our first team and didn't say anything about the pitch being terrible before, during or after the game and he was pitchside at pitch level for 90 minutes then we can safely assume it was nowhere near as bad as you're making out.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 14:35:42 GMT
9 months? That'll be November before he's fully up to speed! Gordon Bennett! I just hope this is crossed wires somewhere. If this is true then this is the worst injury run I can remember here. It's bordering on taking the mick!
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Post by liamo on Jan 27, 2015 14:35:48 GMT
It seems like all the news reports are from that one guy Gerard Romero and it's circulated from there, i might just be clinging to a tiny measurement of hope but if he's wrong then they're all wrong
I hope to christ he's wrong
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Post by adi on Jan 27, 2015 14:37:06 GMT
Agent Lewis @lewis_Agent · 9m 9 minutes ago Spanish media: Stoke City forward Bojan facing up to 9 months out with cruciate ligament injury. Don't know how reliable this guy is. Seen a few quotes from 'Spanish media' how do they know?? Also an Arsenal fan commented 'after debucys injury,what goes around' cunt fan from cunt team
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Post by SamB_SCFC on Jan 27, 2015 14:37:39 GMT
Hughes was right to start Bojan. With our comfortable league position and the top teams going out winning the cup has rightly become our priority and with what happened to so many Premier League teams on Saturday we were right to not risk a weakened team. We nearly paid the price in the last round against Wrexham! It's just one of those things it could have happened at the weekend against QPR. It's not like we're in the bottom 3 needing to focus on the league, the cup is rightfully our priority right now and therefore it was right to start our strongest team. We can survive without Bojan, keep Moses fit and add something up front and we are still a threat.
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Post by crouchbot on Jan 27, 2015 14:39:24 GMT
Agent Lewis @lewis_Agent · 9m 9 minutes ago Spanish media: Stoke City forward Bojan facing up to 9 months out with cruciate ligament injury. Don't know how reliable this guy is. Just reporting the same as everyone else, from the same sources.
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Post by gilberto on Jan 27, 2015 14:39:30 GMT
Eurosport tweeted it saying Marca are reporting it.
@eurosportcom_EN: BREAKING: Marca are reporting that Stoke's former Barcelona attacker Bojan is facing nine months out with ruptured knee ligaments.
Not looking good.
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Post by KevinWhimper on Jan 27, 2015 14:39:50 GMT
According to SL&P its all bollocks, hes not had a full scan never mind had the results.
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Jan 27, 2015 14:40:26 GMT
Are people really blaming Hughes?
FFS.
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