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Post by wakefieldstokie on Jan 9, 2021 17:01:03 GMT
Oh aye, that'll work. The manager has demonstrated that he's not afraid of trying young players. They're not ready for the Championship yet. All it would do is destroy their confidence. Behave. The buzz from playing for the first team would trump all other outcome
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Post by robinplumpton on Jan 9, 2021 17:01:13 GMT
Not a lot to say really. The gulf in class was there for all to see. They had everything we dont have. Pace, movement, intelligence, composure..you name it. Very true mate, but you forgot to add that they had a game plan too and if we had one, I missed it
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Post by tqstokie on Jan 9, 2021 17:01:50 GMT
Beaten by a far superior team who know how to pass the ball and show composure and patience. Everything that we are not.
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Post by collo68 on Jan 9, 2021 17:01:59 GMT
Any striker out of the academy, you’re not telling me they’re isn’t any ? Vokes is shit but we ain’t got anyone else. We are desperate for a forward and a left back and it will transform the team
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Post by Old School Stokie on Jan 9, 2021 17:02:34 GMT
What did you expect? Brown & Vokes - Dream Machine - So nothing up front and the ball was always going to keep coming back and Shawcross (sorry but time to go) and we are what we are
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Post by cobhamstokey on Jan 9, 2021 17:02:37 GMT
Surely Albrighton was interfering with play there in an offside position If I was in goal id be going ballistic for the offside Don’t get me wrong we deserved nothing but they should be getting them decisions right.
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Post by butlerstbob on Jan 9, 2021 17:03:22 GMT
Any striker out of the academy, you’re not telling me they’re isn’t any ? That's why I am asking, I hate wardrobe as much as anybody on here... The worst striker I have EVER seen play for us but we just don't have anyone up to this standard
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Post by sofasurfer on Jan 9, 2021 17:05:00 GMT
Just don't see why MoN keeps playing Vokes he's just not good enough and he's bone idle , should have put the young lad from the U23s in at least he would have given his all to play for the first team.
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jan 9, 2021 17:05:10 GMT
I said it earlier, we could have played with 10 men with no Vokes on the pitch, it wouldnt have made much differance.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2021 17:05:32 GMT
Losing faith in MON if he can’t see how bad Vokes is I fully agree MON just can’t see the wood from the trees If he keeps playing Vokes then we never will score goals. We realistically have 10 men. No pace No system We are at best half way down this very poor division There are no trees at all, just vokes. No alternative to him whatsoever!
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 9, 2021 17:05:48 GMT
First chance to watch us play for a long time thanks to the beeb app. Gulf is obvious, speed of thought, anticipation, positioning, speed of legs and just playing like a team. First half a couple of excursions but coughing up possession too easily. Creativity and punch up front please asap.
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Post by stokiejoe on Jan 9, 2021 17:07:00 GMT
Easy win and shows how much we need to improve. Only one run by Matondo and that was back into defence. Don't rate Vokes up front nor a fan of Shawcross these days. We need speed and that comes from youth with some older experience but under 30.
At least now total concentration must be on the league.
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Post by longdistancekiddie on Jan 9, 2021 17:07:04 GMT
Is four your favourite number as well
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Post by spitthedog on Jan 9, 2021 17:07:11 GMT
Any striker out of the academy, you’re not telling me they’re isn’t any ? That's why I am asking, I hate wardrobe as much as anybody on here... The worst striker I have EVER seen play for us but we just don't have anyone up to this standard I think the strikers we had in the Academy have left as far as I know.
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Post by sofasurfer on Jan 9, 2021 17:07:23 GMT
Any striker out of the academy, you’re not telling me they’re isn’t any ? Vokes is shit but we ain’t got anyone else. We are desperate for a forward and a left back and it will transform the team Vokes is bone idle , never goes after the ball ,just not interested !!
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Post by milky on Jan 9, 2021 17:08:52 GMT
Not a lot to say really. The gulf in class was there for all to see. They had everything we dont have. Pace, movement, intelligence, composure..you name it. Very true mate, but you forgot to add that they had a game plan too and if we had one, I missed it I assume it was the same as the Spurs game. Stay in the game as long as we could and then try and nick a goal. In the end though we were well beaten and half our team were fucked..partly due to some still not being up to speed fitness wise plus being given the runaround and pulled all over the shop by quality players. Oh and having Vokes on for 90 plus minutes.
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Post by sneydgreenstokie1 on Jan 9, 2021 17:09:03 GMT
Leicester are in with a chance of winning the league - the league above us!! I am convinced that MON would play anyone other than Vokes - he has to put something up there. They have beaten far better teams than us and will continue to do so
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Jan 9, 2021 17:09:08 GMT
Is four your favourite number as well WTF are you on about🤔
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jan 9, 2021 17:11:07 GMT
Leicester are in with a chance of winning the league - the league above us!! I am convinced that MON would play anyone other than Vokes - he has to put something up there. They have beaten far better teams than us and will continue to do so I wonder whether keeping Vokes on for 90 minutes today was a message to the board saying "get me a striker". Other than an overworked Brown we have literally nothing......
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Post by questionable on Jan 9, 2021 17:13:40 GMT
Vokes reminds me of s subuteo player, wobbles a bit but physically impossible to get off the ground, without doubt one of the worst signings since 1863
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Post by Gary Hackett on Jan 9, 2021 17:14:23 GMT
You'll never win a game of football with Vokes and Brown as your forwards, it's as simple as that.
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Post by apb1 on Jan 9, 2021 17:15:15 GMT
I didn’t think Ryan was that bad. It’s shitty to lose but a nothing game and used up a week of Fletcher being injured, while giving minutes to Allen, Clucas and Ryan.
Cousins needs to play v Blackburn or we are fucked. I’d go 442 or 433 and risk Tymon at LB the 352 is crap.
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Post by chiswickpotter on Jan 9, 2021 17:16:39 GMT
Leicester are in with a chance of winning the league - the league above us!! I am convinced that MON would play anyone other than Vokes - he has to put something up there. They have beaten far better teams than us and will continue to do so I wonder whether keeping Vokes on for 90 minutes today was a message to the board saying "get me a striker". Other than an overworked Brown we have literally nothing...... Hope so. The lessons from today are: 1. We need cover at left back so we can play 4-3-3 2. We can’t rely on the players we have to cover an injury prone Fletcher. Another mobile centre forward is essential 3. Mikel is not mobile enough to play CDM, Cousins, Allen and Powell is our best midfield until Clucas bucks up his ideas to challenge for a place
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Post by klingon on Jan 9, 2021 17:17:52 GMT
Perhaps Vokes is in the shop window? Unfortunately the shop is shut because even his missus couldn’t’t categorise him as an “essential item”.
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Post by Gary Hackett on Jan 9, 2021 17:18:36 GMT
I wonder whether keeping Vokes on for 90 minutes today was a message to the board saying "get me a striker". Other than an overworked Brown we have literally nothing...... Hope so. The lessons from today are: 1. We need cover at left back so we can play 4-3-3 2. We can’t rely on the players we have to cover an injury prone Fletcher. Another mobile centre forward is essential 3. Mikel is not mobile enough to play CDM, Cousins, Allen and Powell is our best midfield until Clucas bucks up his ideas to challenge for a place You can't play Powell in a 433.
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Post by onlyonesirstan on Jan 9, 2021 17:18:41 GMT
I thought Shawcross was OK. The team was poor. Men against boys
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Post by butlerstbob on Jan 9, 2021 17:20:22 GMT
Perhaps Vokes is in the shop window? Unfortunately the shop is shut because even his missus couldn’t’t categorise him as an “essential item”. He certainly imitates a mannequin!
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Post by heworksardtho on Jan 9, 2021 17:21:37 GMT
Perhaps Vokes is in the shop window? Unfortunately the shop is shut because even his missus couldn’t’t categorise him as an “essential item”. Furlough Vokes 😜
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Post by loosestools on Jan 9, 2021 17:23:09 GMT
Perhaps Vokes is in the shop window? Unfortunately the shop is shut because even his missus couldn’t’t categorise him as an “essential item”. Rosina Ward's ?
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Jan 9, 2021 17:23:56 GMT
Had we lost 4-0 to Manchester City I suspect more people would be shrugging off the result but this Leicester side are very good and will spank far better teams than us this season.
We have things to sort out - like a goal scorer and left back - but today's game hasn't highlighted anything other than the fact that we are no where near a team likely to win the Premier League any time soon which is hardly something to be surprised about.
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