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Post by thevoid on Jan 9, 2021 17:26:01 GMT
They say success happens in cycles for clubs like us and Leicester. I'd like to see what sequence of events puts us back above them, because I think Stephen King would struggle to script that one. Grace Brothers FC
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Post by loosestools on Jan 9, 2021 17:43:16 GMT
we played Leicester a few years back in the FA cup, they were the team at the top of the Championship at that time, we easily won 2-0. I remember commenting that the gulf between us and the Championship was huge, it was like a training match for us. My - how the tables have turned.
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Post by Goonie on Jan 9, 2021 17:48:00 GMT
I feel violated
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Post by thevoid on Jan 9, 2021 17:49:01 GMT
we played Leicester a few years back in the FA cup, they were the team at the top of the Championship at that time, we easily won 2-0. I remember commenting that the gulf between us and the Championship was huge, it was like a training match for us. My - how the tables have turned. Was it only 12 years ago that they Ian Holloway as manager and we sent them down to the third division?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2021 17:57:37 GMT
I think the gulf now between prem and championship has widened by miles All three that go up will probably come down. They are miles away. Not sure what has changed. Brentford probably look most equipped! If Stoke go up they would finish desperate bottom
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Jan 9, 2021 18:02:07 GMT
I think the gulf now between prem and championship has widened by miles All three that go up will probably come down. They are miles away. Not sure what has changed. Brentford probably look most equipped! If Stoke go up they would finish desperate bottom I give you Leeds
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Post by silverdollar on Jan 9, 2021 18:42:23 GMT
It is mind numbing to read comments on this site during games and it doesn't really get much better after the game has finished. How can supposedly Stoke City supporters use such language about their team? Surely we all must be able to deal with failure by now! Today the analysis of the fixture was; recently relegated Stoke City badly hit with injury problems versus currently one of the most successful teams in the Premier League with a large squad of expensive and talented players available. Let's face it we all think we can fill MON's shoes but he is the man with the task. Leicester's first goal today was as good as it gets. Until that goal went in I thought that we passed the ball reasonably well and our young players showed lots of promise. Why state the obvious about our current forward line? MON has as much choice as Long John Silver had with legs. I am sure he is trying to improve the situation! At present MON has given the fans of this club fresh hope and belief incredibly with what he has had to deal with. Isn't it about time that some of you came to your senses and got realistic about the task that lies ahead. If by some chance MON achieves a miracle this season I am starting to believe that we just don't deserve it!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2021 18:49:11 GMT
I think the gulf now between prem and championship has widened by miles All three that go up will probably come down. They are miles away. Not sure what has changed. Brentford probably look most equipped! If Stoke go up they would finish desperate bottom I give you Leeds Leeds were always going to stay up Great manager amongst other things This season who will be the Leeds?
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Post by jarhead on Jan 9, 2021 18:54:51 GMT
Happy new year from stoke city
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2021 18:56:01 GMT
It is mind numbing to read comments on this site during games and it doesn't really get much better after the game has finished. How can supposedly Stoke City supporters use such language about their team? Surely we all must be able to deal with failure by now! Today the analysis of the fixture was; recently relegated Stoke City badly hit with injury problems versus currently one of the most successful teams in the Premier League with a large squad of expensive and talented players available. Let's face it we all think we can fill MON's shoes but he is the man with the task. Leicester's first goal today was as good as it gets. Until that goal went in I thought that we passed the ball reasonably well and our young players showed lots of promise. Why state the obvious about our current forward line? MON has as much choice as Long John Silver had with legs. I am sure he is trying to improve the situation! At present MON has given the fans of this club fresh hope and belief incredibly with what he has had to deal with. Isn't it about time that some of you came to your senses and got realistic about the task that lies ahead. If by some chance MON achieves a miracle this season I am starting to believe that we just don't deserve it! I get it completely MON is a good manager, he does have a task on as we have loads of shit in this squad. He needs several seasons I feel, but I still have to question his decision making at times. My big issue is why he persists with Vokes who offers f all. Game after game he is shit. We were never going to beat Leicester, but we never offered hope. Once Vokes and Brown were named up front that was game over! Such a shame but they offer nothing, I’m just pleased we weren’t playing Chorley. They would have beaten us with that pair up front. At least 0-4 against Leicester is “respectable “ (possibly).
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Post by CalgaryPotter on Jan 9, 2021 18:56:12 GMT
Leeds were always going to stay up Great manager amongst other things This season who will be the Leeds? I went to watch Leeds v Preston last year with Jack Harrison’s dad & their football was superb. One touch with speed. I never doubted they would hold their own. No different than the Dingles when they went up.
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Post by heworksardtho on Jan 9, 2021 19:05:44 GMT
Leeds were always going to stay up Great manager amongst other things This season who will be the Leeds? I went to watch Leeds v Preston last year with Jack Harrison’s dad & their football was superb. One touch with speed. I never doubted they would hold their own. No different than the Dingles when they went up. Gloryhunter 😜
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Post by jwhpotter on Jan 9, 2021 19:16:17 GMT
We were always gonna struggle today - The only thing that really does disappoint me is we were better than Leicester a few years ago and our owners are just has rich. Look where both teams are now
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Post by femark on Jan 9, 2021 19:17:27 GMT
Can we just remember that Leicester are one point off the top of the Prem, play some of the best football in the country and put 5 past Man City this season.
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Post by thevoid on Jan 9, 2021 19:24:54 GMT
I think the gulf now between prem and championship has widened by miles All three that go up will probably come down. They are miles away. Not sure what has changed. Brentford probably look most equipped! If Stoke go up they would finish desperate bottom I give you Leeds World class manager
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Post by barrythe on Jan 9, 2021 19:28:39 GMT
I'd just like to see an intentional goal and maybe a win some time soon. Wasting my afternoons when I could be social distancing my other half some other way...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2021 19:42:14 GMT
I'd just like to see an intentional goal and maybe a win some time soon. Wasting my afternoons when I could be social distancing my other half some other way... If I see Vokes on the team sheet against Blackburn I won’t bother watching. No point. Only hope is 0-0
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Post by partickpotter on Jan 9, 2021 19:54:25 GMT
Leeds were always going to stay up Great manager amongst other things This season who will be the Leeds? Us.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Jan 9, 2021 20:00:53 GMT
Colours and mast My view is our season is done , we’ve lost our way and the quicker we ge to 50 points the better The rumoured signings all point to next year and I’ve said before I don’t think we will get 3 points in January if that . It’s a unbelievably large turnaround to go form where we are today to winning consecutive games regularly which is what it would take .
Good coaching and preparation have been overwhelmed by a limited squad and more poor recruitment. We’ll be playing championship football next year assuming we can cobble together another 15 points and only a certified pessimist would think that anything other than highly highly likely
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Post by spoton on Jan 9, 2021 20:19:58 GMT
I think the gulf now between prem an championship has widened by miles All three that go up will probably come down. They are miles away. Not sure what has changed. Brentford probably look most equipped! If Stoke go up they would finish desperate bottom I give you Leeds Leeds spent 94 million do you honestly believe we would spend that amount in one summer
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Post by spoton on Jan 9, 2021 20:24:49 GMT
Colours and mast My view is our season is done , we’ve lost our way and the quicker we ge to 50 points the better The rumoured signings all point to next year and I’ve said before I don’t think we will get 3 points in January if that . It’s a unbelievably large turnaround to go form where we are today to winning consecutive games regularly which is what it would take . Good coaching and preparation have been overwhelmed by a limited squad and more poor recruitment. We’ll be playing championship football next year assuming we can cobble together another 15 points and only a certified pessimist would think that anything other than highly highly likely With this manager you will be playing championship football for a good many seasons, the only difference between his football and Pulis, luckily Pulis had three things Fuller, Delap and a hostile crowd
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Post by kustokie on Jan 9, 2021 20:24:52 GMT
Thought we quite well for the first 30-40 min. Once they scored, it was game over. Lack of even a half-way decent striker is killing us.
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Jan 9, 2021 20:49:05 GMT
Leeds were always going to stay up Great manager amongst other things This season who will be the Leeds? Villa
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Post by silverdollar on Jan 9, 2021 21:06:14 GMT
It is mind numbing to read comments on this site during games and it doesn't really get much better after the game has finished. How can supposedly Stoke City supporters use such language about their team? Surely we all must be able to deal with failure by now! Today the analysis of the fixture was; recently relegated Stoke City badly hit with injury problems versus currently one of the most successful teams in the Premier League with a large squad of expensive and talented players available. Let's face it we all think we can fill MON's shoes but he is the man with the task. Leicester's first goal today was as good as it gets. Until that goal went in I thought that we passed the ball reasonably well and our young players showed lots of promise. Why state the obvious about our current forward line? MON has as much choice as Long John Silver had with legs. I am sure he is trying to improve the situation! At present MON has given the fans of this club fresh hope and belief incredibly with what he has had to deal with. Isn't it about time that some of you came to your senses and got realistic about the task that lies ahead. If by some chance MON achieves a miracle this season I am starting to believe that we just don't deserve it! I get it completely MON is a good manager, he does have a task on as we have loads of shit in this squad. He needs several seasons I feel, but I still have to question his decision making at times. My big issue is why he persists with Vokes who offers f all. Game after game he is shit. We were never going to beat Leicester, but we never offered hope. Once Vokes and Brown were named up front that was game over! Such a shame but they offer nothing, I’m just pleased we weren’t playing Chorley. They would have beaten us with that pair up front. At least 0-4 against Leicester is “respectable “ (possibly). I am not an admirer of Vokes and although Brown puts in a lot of effort he does lack the quality that most Stoke "fans" would like but in selecting a forward I'd like to ask in your opinion who should he have picked?
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Post by heworksardtho on Jan 9, 2021 21:49:01 GMT
I get it completely MON is a good manager, he does have a task on as we have loads of shit in this squad. He needs several seasons I feel, but I still have to question his decision making at times. My big issue is why he persists with Vokes who offers f all. Game after game he is shit. We were never going to beat Leicester, but we never offered hope. Once Vokes and Brown were named up front that was game over! Such a shame but they offer nothing, I’m just pleased we weren’t playing Chorley. They would have beaten us with that pair up front. At least 0-4 against Leicester is “respectable “ (possibly). I am not an admirer of Vokes and although Brown puts in a lot of effort he does lack the quality that most Stoke "fans" would like but in selecting a forward I'd like to ask in your opinion who should he have picked? Maradona
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Jan 9, 2021 23:23:42 GMT
We have no frontline options so today’s team selection could only have been bettered with a back four and a three up front, but that in itself would have been difficult to sort. I’d have gone for Smith at left back and Collins right back and played Verlinden up top with Brown, who I do think is pretty awful, and Vokes. MON was never going to do this so we got what we did. There’s no flair in our team without Campbell or Powell and even with those two, more was needed. It looks like we’re looking to add pace with Matondo, I think a striker needs to come in on loan and Davis from the Villa seems a good bet and Doughty might be an option but he’s not fit for ages so left back cover had to come from elsewhere. On the whole I feel for our manager, but there’s also a little bit about him that worries me in his seeming lack of ambition in a game. His hands are tied to a certain extent and we need patience, but I hope that our youngest and best are still with us next season or a chunk of hope will soon disappear.
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Post by dirtclod on Jan 10, 2021 4:09:56 GMT
About what I expected given where Leicester are in the PL this year. This was never a game where any valid long-term conclusions about how our regular season is going to play out could be made other than worrying about who might get hurt.
We need a legit striker - we needed a legit striker before this game.
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Post by thehoof on Jan 10, 2021 10:32:01 GMT
Based on what? That was Batth who got turned for the goal? Like I Said, terrible, it's like playing with ten players Okay Bielsa.
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Post by longdistancekiddie on Jan 10, 2021 11:17:38 GMT
Like I Said, terrible, it's like playing with ten players Okay Bielsa. Thanks
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jan 10, 2021 12:35:34 GMT
I don't think we will make the Play offs, so why not have ago in the Cup, instead of surrendering the game before KO?
OK Leicester are far better than us, but better teams have lost in the FA Cup before,US v Wolves us v Coventry. Etc etc.
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