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Post by chiswickpotter on Mar 11, 2019 10:09:16 GMT
Saturday's performance suggested we can play 4-4-2 comfortably so I would go Allen, who looked better in a central 2 as he didn't chase around like a headless chicken, and Adam if fit. That would allow a second striker or a free role. I would go Vokes (or Diouf) and Afobe to put their centre backs under pressure but fine if we go with Bojan as a number 10
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 11, 2019 12:34:38 GMT
Etebo seems to be training, so hopefully it's Adam, Etebo and Allen
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Post by dastokie on Mar 11, 2019 12:38:51 GMT
hudson was a magical player i would have him over n'zonzi any day even though i liked n'zonzi. I have to say in an all time stoke 11 I’ve ever seen with one exception would play Banks Marsh. Huth Shawcross Pejic Mathews. Hudson Nzonzi. Arnie Greenhoff Fuller What a side that would be with hoekstra and stein on the bench
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Post by kustokie on Mar 11, 2019 12:44:11 GMT
I have to say in an all time stoke 11 I’ve ever seen with one exception would play Banks Marsh. Huth Shawcross Pejic Mathews. Hudson Nzonzi. Arnie Greenhoff Fuller What a side that would be with hoekstra and stein on the bench Nah. Huth, Shawcross, N’zonzi, Fuller, and Arnie couldn’t hold a candle to Ritchie, Smith, Dobing, Conroy and Bloor.
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Post by FullerMagic on Mar 11, 2019 20:41:56 GMT
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Post by realstokebloke on Mar 11, 2019 20:52:24 GMT
What a complete visual cesspit the Sentnull is online.
Just ugh.
That said, on a 'personal chemistry' scale, that photo on there of Jones & Woods scores a - 10 at a guess.
And that said, it's been a heck of a long time since DF played anything like remotely well in that spot.
Eeek.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 13:55:19 GMT
Official site now saying we've sold out our allocation. Don't know if that's the whole 3,000 or we've sent some blocks back?
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Mar 12, 2019 14:06:49 GMT
Official site now saying we've sold out our allocation. Don't know if that's the whole 3,000 or we've sent some blocks back? I’d be amazed if we’ve sold the lot but fair play if we have😮
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 14:38:47 GMT
Official site now saying we've sold out our allocation. Don't know if that's the whole 3,000 or we've sent some blocks back? I’d be amazed if we’ve sold the lot but fair play if we have😮 I would guess we've just returned the unsold blocks....
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Mar 12, 2019 14:40:13 GMT
I’d be amazed if we’ve sold the lot but fair play if we have😮 I would guess we've just returned the unsold blocks.... Bit early to do that though mate for a game 38 miles down the road.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Mar 12, 2019 15:24:14 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 15:42:47 GMT
he can give RW a shot at one of the sides of the diamond.)
Except Jones doesn't do the diamond anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 15:45:51 GMT
Jones is short of numbers in midfield and yet the thought of playing Bojan at the top of it does not even enter his mind.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 16:25:01 GMT
he can give RW a shot at one of the sides of the diamond.)
Except Jones doesn't do the diamond anymore. He will when he has the players to use it.
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Post by nott1 on Mar 12, 2019 16:37:04 GMT
Jones is short of numbers in midfield and yet the thought of playing Bojan at the top of it does not even enter his mind. Shockingly negative managing.Fletcher will be in though, that should excite the fans no end!
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Mar 12, 2019 17:51:23 GMT
Jones is short of numbers in midfield and yet the thought of playing Bojan at the top of it does not even enter his mind. Shockingly negative managing.Fletcher will be in though, that should excite the fans no end! A manager's job is to pick the team he thinks is best placed to beat the opposition. A desirable side effect is that it excites the fans. It isn't a manager's job to second guess what will excite the fans and hope that as a result of playing the fans favourite's we will win games. In fact chances are if he listens to the contradictory hair brained things the fans come out with we will almost certainly lose. And that isn't going to be very exciting for anyone. The best thing Jones can do is not listen to the fans. There madness lies.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 18:09:27 GMT
The best thing Jones can do is not listen to the fans. There madness lies. You're right in this regard. Rowett listened to the fans, spoke back, and look what happened!
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Post by 3putts on Mar 12, 2019 18:23:00 GMT
gonna be a difficult game they still have a chance of reaching the play offs and most of our players had to .do a double shift on Saturday thanx to that prick Clucas.strog winds are forecast so that could even things out a bit. hopefully etebo will be fit to play. fingers crossed for a 1-1
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 19:13:26 GMT
Etebo seems to be training, so hopefully it's Adam, Etebo and Allen If Pete's back there's part of me quite glad Clucas is suspended to be honest.
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Post by Veritas on Mar 12, 2019 19:35:06 GMT
Etebo seems to be training, so hopefully it's Adam, Etebo and Allen If Pete's back there's part of me quite glad Clucas is suspended to be honest. I think Adam may the bigger doubt on two counts going off with a knock and lasting two games in 4 days.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 20:24:03 GMT
Butland Batth, Shawcross, Indi Edwards, Allen, Sorenson Etebo, Bauer Bojan Vokes
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Mar 12, 2019 20:27:46 GMT
Butland Batth, Shawcross, Indi Edwards, Allen, Sorenson Etebo, Bauer Bojan Vokes There’s about as much chance of that team imo as us getting promoted
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 22:33:28 GMT
I would guess we've just returned the unsold blocks.... Bit early to do that though mate for a game 38 miles down the road. More tickets available. We've sold "around 2,000" according to the geezer in the ticket office.....
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Mar 13, 2019 8:32:47 GMT
The best thing Jones can do is not listen to the fans. There madness lies. You're right in this regard. Rowett listened to the fans, spoke back, and look what happened! And if Jones's believes Bojan isn't the best option on the pitch will you accept his judgement and get behind the team he puts on the pitch or do you think you are better qualified to decide on the best starting 11, withdraw your support, berate Jones for not playing your favourite players and, like Rowett before him, hound him out of the club until you finally get a manager who listens to the fans and puts out a fans 11? Oh and when it all goes wrong blame the manager rather yourself for the inevitable debacle. Every fan has a right to an opinion - but when fans actually believe they know better than the bloke who has the experience of working with the players and managing a professional football team things have gone horribly wrong. Fans haven't got a clue about managing a football club. The only difference is that some of us know it and others are delusional and think they do.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 9:25:57 GMT
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 13, 2019 9:37:50 GMT
gwarn Stoke
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 10:01:23 GMT
You're right in this regard. Rowett listened to the fans, spoke back, and look what happened! And if Jones's believes Bojan isn't the best option on the pitch will you accept his judgement and get behind the team he puts on the pitch or do you think you are better qualified to decide on the best starting 11, withdraw your support, berate Jones for not playing your favourite players and, like Rowett before him, hound him out of the club until you finally get a manager who listens to the fans and puts out a fans 11? Oh and when it all goes wrong blame the manager rather yourself for the inevitable debacle. Every fan has a right to an opinion - but when fans actually believe they know better than the bloke who has the experience of working with the players and managing a professional football team things have gone horribly wrong. Fans haven't got a clue about managing a football club. The only difference is that some of us know it and others are delusional and think they do. I'll be behind the team on the pitch always. As for the rest of your idiotic comments I have nothing to say.
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Post by jimmygscfc on Mar 13, 2019 11:20:08 GMT
You're right in this regard. Rowett listened to the fans, spoke back, and look what happened! And if Jones's believes Bojan isn't the best option on the pitch will you accept his judgement and get behind the team he puts on the pitch or do you think you are better qualified to decide on the best starting 11, withdraw your support, berate Jones for not playing your favourite players and, like Rowett before him, hound him out of the club until you finally get a manager who listens to the fans and puts out a fans 11? Oh and when it all goes wrong blame the manager rather yourself for the inevitable debacle. Every fan has a right to an opinion - but when fans actually believe they know better than the bloke who has the experience of working with the players and managing a professional football team things have gone horribly wrong. Fans haven't got a clue about managing a football club. The only difference is that some of us know it and others are delusional and think they do. A good attempt at a more reasoned post, but your true colours were shown last week with this: It's true our record is quite good when Bojan plays but I put it down to the 10 men on the pitch raising their game to compensate for the lost child playing hide and seek. The same often happens after a sending off. Read more: oatcakefanzine.proboards.com/user/965/recent#ixzz5i38UtaE3
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Post by JurgenVandeurzen on Mar 13, 2019 11:34:36 GMT
Got a feeling we're gonna get thumped tonight, so lump on a Stoke win.
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Mar 13, 2019 11:44:09 GMT
And if Jones's believes Bojan isn't the best option on the pitch will you accept his judgement and get behind the team he puts on the pitch or do you think you are better qualified to decide on the best starting 11, withdraw your support, berate Jones for not playing your favourite players and, like Rowett before him, hound him out of the club until you finally get a manager who listens to the fans and puts out a fans 11? Oh and when it all goes wrong blame the manager rather yourself for the inevitable debacle. Every fan has a right to an opinion - but when fans actually believe they know better than the bloke who has the experience of working with the players and managing a professional football team things have gone horribly wrong. Fans haven't got a clue about managing a football club. The only difference is that some of us know it and others are delusional and think they do. A good attempt at a more reasoned post, but your true colours were shown last week with this: It's true our record is quite good when Bojan plays but I put it down to the 10 men on the pitch raising their game to compensate for the lost child playing hide and seek. The same often happens after a sending off. Read more: oatcakefanzine.proboards.com/user/965/recent#ixzz5i38UtaE3And I stand by both posts. Bojan hides when the going gets tough - which is one of the reasons he has never been able to establish himself as a first team regular at any team under any manager in his entire career - despite having the technical ability to play at Champions League level and, on the rare occasions when he hasn't gone into hiding, being one of the best players I have seen in a Stoke shirt. He's a boy trying to play a man's game and until he toughens up both mentally and physically he's going to be nothing other than look good in the squad photo. I'd love Bojan to be able to hold down a first team place but the fact of the matter he's too weak to establish himself + and that's for him to sort out. And as to fans wanting him in the team - again I prefer the manager's judgement as they tend to base their judgement on what matters - like having 11 players willing to put themselves on the line for the team in order to win football matches.
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