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Post by emery1985 on Feb 23, 2019 17:02:22 GMT
âSurely he canât be any worse?â, said the experts. Diouf: âHold my pintâ... At least Sidibe was loveable and shit. Like you could see he tried so hard đ
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Post by thequietman on Feb 23, 2019 17:02:39 GMT
The worst we've been all season It's not, though. It's been the same nearly every match. Start well, cling on until half time, dire in the second half. You could write each match report before kick off. We were bright when Charlie had some legs. As soon as he was tanked, we were desparate.
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Post by apb1 on Feb 23, 2019 17:02:49 GMT
And Mame Diouf is not the answer whatever the question is. He is if the question is âwho is a shit footballerâ though All our team are the answer to that
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Post by emery1985 on Feb 23, 2019 17:03:20 GMT
He is if the question is âwho is a shit footballerâ though All our team are the answer to that True
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Post by pistol on Feb 23, 2019 17:05:02 GMT
If thereâs some sort of payment due to Bojan if he makes another appearance then let me know and Iâll fucking pay it. Because no one in their right mind can think that he doesnât offer something better than those on the pitch when we need a win. How can a god fearing Christian like Jones come out with lies about him being in his plans. Stop treating the fans like idiots. Either use him or give his place on the bench to someone else. We just want the truth.
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Post by Scrotnig on Feb 23, 2019 17:05:58 GMT
I like Jones but I have a nasty feeling we will stay this poor for the rest of the season, picking up only two or three more points, and no more wins.
And I think he will then leave âby mutual consentâ at the end of the season, because I think the board will see that whatever it is wants to do is not only not working, itâs making us worse.
I am not saying I agree with that course of action, I just think that will happen.
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Post by StatesideStokie on Feb 23, 2019 17:07:51 GMT
Absolute shit. Weâre very close to being unwatchable. I have no idea what the fuck weâre trying to do, but itâs certsinly not football in any way, shape or form. Even at its most basic, at least Pulisball involved a a game plan and each player had a specific role.This shit it just absolutely pointless. Weâre mind-numbingly shit and I canât fucking wait for this season to be over.
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Post by thequietman on Feb 23, 2019 17:14:13 GMT
It's like every player is waiting for someone else to create a chance for them. They're not doing it themselves.
Charlie can do it but he's fooked after 30 minutes. We don't seem to have anyone else who can dictate the game from his position. And nobody, or at least nobody that Jones is prepared to play, who can do it from a more advanced position.
What could we do? Berahino out on the right *** and Ince at the top of the diamond? Doesn't seem to offer much the other way round.
Let's pray Sam Vokes isnt out long. He's the only forward we've got who looks like scoring.
*** assuming he's not already inside ... a police cell
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Post by nott1 on Feb 23, 2019 17:15:02 GMT
We are going nowhere with this manager who lies about players being in his plans and then brings the clueless Afobe on, and takes off a midfielder then sends on Williams, whilst our best player is once again ignored and benched. Hapless, clueless waste of space. Back to Luton please.
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Post by robwahlmann on Feb 23, 2019 17:18:37 GMT
We're not exactly exciting to watch, that's for sure!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2019 17:24:27 GMT
I actually thought we were really fucking good for the first 18 minutes.
Good til half time.
Poor til 65 minutes.
Total bollocks, shapeless cack after that.
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Post by thehoof on Feb 23, 2019 17:25:13 GMT
It's like every player is waiting for someone else to create a chance for them. They're not doing it themselves. Charlie can do it but he's fooked after 30 minutes. We don't seem to have anyone else who can dictate the game from his position. And nobody, or at least nobody that Jones is prepared to play, who can do it from a more advanced position. What could we do? Berahino out on the right *** and Ince at the top of the diamond? Doesn't seem to offer much the other way round. Let's pray Sam Vokes isnt out long. He's the only forward we've got who looks like scoring. *** assuming he's not already inside ... a police cell Any side that features Ince is a waste of a space.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Feb 23, 2019 17:26:24 GMT
Bolton lost and no one else below us won so itâs a decent point and game gone in the fight for survival as Jones said he will do anything to make sure we get whatâs required and three points in three has helped .
Huge blow Losing vokes as we are back to lacking a focal point . Draw next week would be a great result before the key canât lose home games after that .
Terrible game , terrible performance of course but we are a terrible team made by diabolical leadership .
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Post by stokiejoe on Feb 23, 2019 17:37:58 GMT
We really need Vokes to be ok. Adobe, Diouf and Saido are not the answer. Why McClean is being played up front I will never know. We go one up but cannot kill the game off and second half you just wait for the silly pass to be picked up and the cross to be made to the unmarked opponent. Same pattern week after week.
Jones has got them playing well for 45 minutes until they fall back on old habits. Would have liked to have seen Bojan brought on for Adam, would have preferred Adam to be able to play 90 minutes but too soon.
We need a big clear out in summer, tinkering isn't going to work. I May be posting a hostage to fortune but I do have faith in Jones turning it around.
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Post by andypleedsstokie on Feb 23, 2019 17:44:14 GMT
I actually thought we were really fucking good for the first 18 minutes. Good til half time. Poor til 65 minutes. Total bollocks, shapeless cack after that. Yes.Exactly. Perfect summary for me. At one point in the game I thought it was the best performance since Leeds at home, possibly matching it. Then it fell away horribly. I'm baffled by the subs. NJ talks about the players needing to be brave. Well maybe he should have been, subbing the tiring Adam and replacing him with Bojan rather than the Williams move. Sadly Diouf was his usual enthusiastic but impotent self.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2019 17:51:20 GMT
Absolute shit. Weâre very close to being unwatchable. I have no idea what the fuck weâre trying to do, but itâs certsinly not football in any way, shape or form. Even at its most basic, at least Pulisball involved a a game plan and each player had a specific role.This shit it just absolutely pointless. Weâre mind-numbingly shit and I canât fucking wait for this season to be over. It's pretty terrible to think we've got an alternative but we stubbornly refuse to use it.
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Post by Dingdangdoo on Feb 23, 2019 18:00:49 GMT
Every other player at the club deserves a start ahead of Ince
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Post by StatesideStokie on Feb 23, 2019 18:01:38 GMT
Absolute shit. Weâre very close to being unwatchable. I have no idea what the fuck weâre trying to do, but itâs certsinly not football in any way, shape or form. Even at its most basic, at least Pulisball involved a a game plan and each player had a specific role.This shit it just absolutely pointless. Weâre mind-numbingly shit and I canât fucking wait for this season to be over. It's pretty terrible to think we've got an alternative but we stubbornly refuse to use it. If your talking about Bojan, he wonât make any difference on his own. We just need to get to the end of the season and let the purge begin. I would keep Batth, Jack, Etebo and Vokes, send Edwards our onnloan for a season, and fuck the rest of them right off.
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Feb 23, 2019 18:20:35 GMT
This lot of tallentless gobshites would struggle to beat PortfuckingVale.
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Post by stokiejoe on Feb 23, 2019 19:19:53 GMT
Have to say both sets of fans were brilliant over the 1 minutes silence. Well done both.
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Post by steve66 on Feb 23, 2019 19:55:38 GMT
Ffs, three games unbeaten and still we have moaners......đ
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Post by dingdongbell on Feb 23, 2019 20:33:16 GMT
We really need Vokes to be ok. Adobe, Diouf and Saido are not the answer. Why McClean is being played up front I will never know. We go one up but cannot kill the game off and second half you just wait for the silly pass to be picked up and the cross to be made to the unmarked opponent. Same pattern week after week. Jones has got them playing well for 45 minutes until they fall back on old habits. Would have liked to have seen Bojan brought on for Adam, would have preferred Adam to be able to play 90 minutes but too soon. We need a big clear out in summer, tinkering isn't going to work. I May be posting a hostage to fortune but I do have faith in Jones turning it around. Agreed , we do need a massive clear out in the summer, however , with the likes of Wimmer , Imbula , Ndaye , Berahino plus a lot of the current squad on long contracts with big salaries just how is that going to happen? , unless the club are willing to pay to offload unwanted players. We need to keep faith with Jones, I feel the problems are more deep rooted in the club , in regards to the fitness coaches and an evident lack of discipline , leading to a lacklustre squad of players who look to others to create something on the pitch .
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Post by barrythe on Feb 23, 2019 20:42:17 GMT
Says alot about how well we are doing at the moment when we used to do 20+ pages a game thread and now we might hit 10...đ¤
Another point ground out! Survival party still on! đđź
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Post by dastokie on Feb 23, 2019 20:57:59 GMT
Vokes injury changed thr game.
Mummy Duff was useless.
Etebo and jack good game.
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Post by musik on Feb 23, 2019 23:17:04 GMT
12 games to go... The countdown is on. Then hopefully most of this squad can be shipped out. Will we get the needed points to avoid relegation? 6-7?
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Post by wilcopotter on Feb 24, 2019 6:12:56 GMT
I actually thought we were really fucking good for the first 18 minutes. Good til half time. Poor til 65 minutes. Total bollocks, shapeless cack after that. Thatâs because theyâre not fit,. He said On Radio Stoke we were to passive and he wanted to press, but has some players who can only play 60 minutes. He actually named Adams as one of them.
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Post by wilcopotter on Feb 24, 2019 6:38:36 GMT
I actually thought we were really fucking good for the first 18 minutes. Good til half time. Poor til 65 minutes. Total bollocks, shapeless cack after that. Yes.Exactly. Perfect summary for me. At one point in the game I thought it was the best performance since Leeds at home, possibly matching it. Then it fell away horribly. I'm baffled by the subs. NJ talks about the players needing to be brave. Well maybe he should have been, subbing the tiring Adam and replacing him with Bojan rather than the Williams move. Sadly Diouf was his usual enthusiastic but impotent self. IAfter 65 minutes you could see only one team was going to score and it wasnât us. I think he brought Williams just to stop us losing. Given the day and what it meant to Stoke fans, I donât think he wanted to chance Bojan. Villa like us were crap, but had total control of the midfield, Iâm not sure Bojan wouldâve had the physicality to change that. In short, we hung on for a draw at home against a poor mid table side. Sad, but true. Not Jones fault, you can thank Hughes and Rowett for this. Not sure if Jones will turn us around, really hope so, but he needs to be given time imo.
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Post by tqstokie on Feb 24, 2019 10:01:22 GMT
Etebo is competent but not quick enough of thought. He never seems to get the ball and move quickly into the space before him and is often caught in possession or forced into giving a poor pass.
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Post by kurt on Feb 24, 2019 10:19:20 GMT
6 League games in a row without a win - very scary that
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2019 10:28:55 GMT
Yes.Exactly. Perfect summary for me. At one point in the game I thought it was the best performance since Leeds at home, possibly matching it. Then it fell away horribly. I'm baffled by the subs. NJ talks about the players needing to be brave. Well maybe he should have been, subbing the tiring Adam and replacing him with Bojan rather than the Williams move. Sadly Diouf was his usual enthusiastic but impotent self. IAfter 65 minutes you could see only one team was going to score and it wasnât us. I think he brought Williams just to stop us losing. Given the day and what it meant to Stoke fans, I donât think he wanted to chance Bojan. Villa like us were crap, but had total control of the midfield, Iâm not sure Bojan wouldâve had the physicality to change that. In short, we hung on for a draw at home against a poor mid table side. Sad, but true. Not Jones fault, you can thank Hughes and Rowett for this. Not sure if Jones will turn us around, really hope so, but he needs to be given time imo. Even more worrying that he had no plan B apart from Ashley Williams then don't you think? Not the actions of a clever manager or one capable of winning a game. Certainly not a brave one!
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