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Post by foxysgloves on Nov 22, 2020 16:58:20 GMT
It reminds me of the Macari years.
Beating WBA midweek to go top. I think.
Some buzz.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 22, 2020 16:59:53 GMT
A draw would suit us just fine but I'd be worried if MoN set us up to play for one from the off. And yes, as said elsewhere, any more of that level of defending and we won't be troubling the points total. Hopefully we go for it like Brentford. I wouldn’t be too frustrated with a draw, Norwich will be up there come the business end.
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Post by realstokebloke on Nov 22, 2020 17:11:17 GMT
A draw would suit us just fine but I'd be worried if MoN set us up to play for one from the off. And yes, as said elsewhere, any more of that level of defending and we won't be troubling the points total. Hopefully we go for it like Brentford. I wouldn’t be too frustrated with a draw, Norwich will be up there come the business end. Agreed & that's what I meant really - I don't think we are canny enough to play for one. yet anyway tbh. So yes, let's go for it & then we might win but more realistically, I could see a draw.
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Post by scfcno1fan on Nov 22, 2020 17:15:00 GMT
We are crap midweek. We haven't been fit enough. Yeah we have looked poor overall in midweek games.
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Nov 22, 2020 17:21:10 GMT
Everytime we've had the chance to break into the top 6 this season we've blown it. I really don't expect us to beat Norwich - we're just not quite there yet.
The encouraging thing is we're in touch without playing that well - I think we are nowhere near playing to our full potential. The other thing going for us is our fixtures to date have been massively weighted towards the better teams - we've played 9 in the top half (10 after Tuesday) and 3 in the bottom half.
I think we will break into the top 6 but in some ways being under the radar might not be a bad thing for the moment - it's so tight peaking at the right time might turn out to be very important.
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Post by nott1 on Nov 22, 2020 17:31:20 GMT
The number of times they have let us down in this situation you can't count on one hand ( I have been a stoke fan for decades. And I can't even count the decades on one hand either)
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Nov 22, 2020 17:58:01 GMT
Bournemouth’s fixtures look horribly benign right through until us fancy they will b setting a fast pace from here
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 22, 2020 18:01:16 GMT
Everytime we've had the chance to break into the top 6 this season we've blown it. I really don't expect us to beat Norwich - we're just not quite there yet. The encouraging thing is we're in touch without playing that well - I think we are nowhere near playing to our full potential. The other thing going for us is our fixtures to date have been massively weighted towards the better teams - we've played 9 in the top half (10 after Tuesday) and 3 in the bottom half. I think we will break into the top 6 but in some ways being under the radar might not be a bad thing for the moment - it's so tight peaking at the right time might turn out to be very important. We’re not under Pruttons radar and everyone knows that’s what counts. He’s started tipping us to win every week all of a sudden👀
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2020 18:09:55 GMT
Never mind settling for a point midweek. I want 3. Every team in this league is beatable, norwich have been bloody lucky. 3 points stoke come on
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2020 18:40:30 GMT
It's a nice thought for the moment but it really doesn't metter much right now. If we go top we'll become the team that everyone wants to beat, if we stay just below the top we're in the zone where we can spring a few surprises. If we lose we'll be back in midtable obscurity, but not so deep that can't continue our climb to the top by the end of the season, which is when it all really matters.
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Post by mickstupp on Nov 22, 2020 18:41:36 GMT
Bournemouth’s fixtures look horribly benign right through until us fancy they will b setting a fast pace from here No such thing as benign in the championship. Every game is competitive and squads will be stretched to snapping point due to the heavy schedule.
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Post by mickstupp on Nov 22, 2020 19:50:43 GMT
This is a very tough game for us with Norwich going top after an impressive win at Middlesbrough on Saturday. They have injury problems themselves and key man Todd Cantwell hasn’t been selected recently to the bewilderment of their fans.
Pukki was also named on the bench, which may have been due to his travels in the week playing for Finland. I’m fully expecting him to start on Tuesday.
I was thinking yesterday that 352 might be the order of the day to give Bursik extra protection but in hindsight, and taking into account they always play 4231, I think it’s better to match them tactically and just hope our defenders simply play better....they will need to.
Bursik
Smith Batth Souttar or Collins Fox
Mikel Clucas Powell
Campbell Fletcher Brown
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Post by fulagoals on Nov 22, 2020 21:23:45 GMT
A draw would do after our win today. Tough game ahead I can see us switching back to 3-4-3. Happy to switch to this formation. Just hope he doesn’t opt for the more negative 3-5-2 though!
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Nov 22, 2020 21:31:39 GMT
May as well start a match thread with less than 48 hours to kick off. This is a very tough game for us with Norwich going top after an impressive win at Middlesbrough on Saturday. They have injury problems themselves and key man Todd Cantwell hasn’t been selected recently to the bewilderment of their fans. Pukki was also named on the bench, which may have been due to his travels in the week playing for Finland. I’m fully expecting him to start on Tuesday. I was thinking yesterday that 352 might be the order of the day to give Bursik extra protection but in hindsight, and taking into account they always play 4231, I think it’s better to match them tactically and just hope our defenders simply play better....they will need to. Bursik Smith Batth Souttar or Collins Fox Mikel Clucas Powell Campbell Fletcher Brown Brown needs to up his game massively. If we have no intention of playing Ince, Verlinden must be close.
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Post by mickstupp on Nov 22, 2020 21:38:45 GMT
May as well start a match thread with less than 48 hours to kick off. This is a very tough game for us with Norwich going top after an impressive win at Middlesbrough on Saturday. They have injury problems themselves and key man Todd Cantwell hasn’t been selected recently to the bewilderment of their fans. Pukki was also named on the bench, which may have been due to his travels in the week playing for Finland. I’m fully expecting him to start on Tuesday. I was thinking yesterday that 352 might be the order of the day to give Bursik extra protection but in hindsight, and taking into account they always play 4231, I think it’s better to match them tactically and just hope our defenders simply play better....they will need to. Bursik Smith Batth Souttar or Collins Fox Mikel Clucas Powell Campbell Fletcher Brown Brown needs to up his game massively. If we have no intention of playing Ince, Verlinden must be close. Yes I’ve only put Brown in due to a lack of options.
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Post by BuzzB on Nov 22, 2020 21:40:51 GMT
May as well start a match thread with less than 48 hours to kick off. This is a very tough game for us with Norwich going top after an impressive win at Middlesbrough on Saturday. They have injury problems themselves and key man Todd Cantwell hasn’t been selected recently to the bewilderment of their fans. Pukki was also named on the bench, which may have been due to his travels in the week playing for Finland. I’m fully expecting him to start on Tuesday. I was thinking yesterday that 352 might be the order of the day to give Bursik extra protection but in hindsight, and taking into account they always play 4231, I think it’s better to match them tactically and just hope our defenders simply play better....they will need to. Bursik Smith Batth Souttar or Collins Fox Mikel Clucas Powell Campbell Fletcher Brown Brown needs to up his game massively. If we have no intention of playing Ince, Verlinden must be close. Agree on Brownie, to be fair he is being used to fill a gap due to injury lately. His strength is his pace, but the other front men are on top of their game right now. We will see him in a better light before long.
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Post by mickstupp on Nov 22, 2020 21:50:07 GMT
A draw would do after our win today. Tough game ahead I can see us switching back to 3-4-3. Happy to switch to this formation. Just hope he doesn’t opt for the more negative 3-5-2 though! It doesn’t seem to work as well without McLean though. With him there it seems like we can switch systems seamlessly. Also with them only playing one up front, three central defenders seems like a waste of a man.
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Post by lordb on Nov 22, 2020 22:28:48 GMT
Happy to switch to this formation. Just hope he doesn’t opt for the more negative 3-5-2 though! It doesn’t seem to work as well without McLean though. With him there it seems like we can switch systems seamlessly. Also with them only playing one up front, three central defenders seems like a waste of a man. When Collins and Souttar play that's less of an issue as both are comfortable stepping up into midfield with the ball.
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Post by scfcno1fan on Nov 22, 2020 22:50:38 GMT
They have a midfielder playing LB at the moment.
Might be better to play Campbell on the right instead of the left, so he’s not up against aarons.
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Post by hotpot on Nov 23, 2020 2:08:53 GMT
Give Norwich a thrashing. T'was a smart and slick move by MON to get the five subs. Look at the squad, we have tremendous strength in depth. MON's usage of subs is crucial. I would play 1-2-5-2..... Fletcher, Campbell, Brown; Clucas, Thompson, Mikel, Smith, Fox; Souttar, Collins; Blondy. Subs: McLean, Tashan, Powell, Batth, Tymon, Cousins.
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Post by musik on Nov 23, 2020 4:42:51 GMT
Why not Davies or Gunn in goal?
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Post by lordb on Nov 23, 2020 8:20:20 GMT
Why not Davies or Gunn in goal? Both injured
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Post by Seymour Beaver on Nov 23, 2020 9:41:02 GMT
Anyone know if this is a Sky 'Red Button' game?
Cheers.
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Post by BuzzB on Nov 23, 2020 9:54:48 GMT
Anyone know if this is a Sky 'Red Button' game? Cheers. Apparently not
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 23, 2020 9:59:18 GMT
Bursik
Smith Souttar Batth Fox
Cousins Mikel
Campbell Powell Clucas
Fletcher
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Post by fulagoals on Nov 23, 2020 10:14:27 GMT
Give Norwich a thrashing. T'was a smart and slick move by MON to get the five subs. Look at the squad, we have tremendous strength in depth. MON's usage of subs is crucial. I would play 1-2-5-2..... Fletcher, Campbell, Brown; Clucas, Thompson, Mikel, Smith, Fox; Souttar, Collins; Blondy. Subs: McLean, Tashan, Powell, Batth, Tymon, Cousins. Actually I would go 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 I’d also start with Gunn or Davies, Shawcross, Allen, Thompson, McClean and Verlinden. Ps is it on the red button 🤦🤦🤦
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2020 11:03:01 GMT
Where's this support for Tymon at CDM come from? Peak Tymon to date has been more or less left wing in the last 20 mins vs Forest a few months back. Have folk seen something l haven't? If you didn't watch pre season games where Tymon excelled in central midfield then yes support for him in that role seems fair. Or put it another way the Brentford game, although he was only on for a short time, suggests he's still not to be trusted in a wb/lb role, even if O'Neill, short of options in that space, still harbours hope for him. But a far better role for him is to play him further upfield where his pace can be mighty uncomfortable for the opposition, in a game where they'll be expected to be on the front foot. He might even steal a goal for us.
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Post by mickstupp on Nov 23, 2020 11:11:59 GMT
It reminds me of the Macari years. Beating WBA midweek to go top. I think. Some buzz. What a night that was. Hundreds locked out and my view of the Boothen End from my seat in the Stoke End Stand was something else. Other than the big 80’s cup games against Coventry and Liverpool it was the most packed I’ve seen it.
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Post by foxysgloves on Nov 23, 2020 12:59:31 GMT
It reminds me of the Macari years. Beating WBA midweek to go top. I think. Some buzz. What a night that was. Hundreds locked out and my view of the Boothen End from my seat in the Stoke End Stand was something else. Other than the big 80’s cup games against Coventry and Liverpool it was the most packed I’ve seen it. I was on the Boothen for all three and I’d agree. It was mad that night. Something special about the midweek night games at that time.
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Post by hardcastle on Nov 23, 2020 13:03:07 GMT
God l miss them days. A lock out! Obviously the best bits under Pulis and Hughes had us playing with better players and against stronger opposition, but nights like that 4-3 win against The Baggies were special. And, of course, the reverse fixture when we went 'ten points clear'.
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