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Post by smallthorner on Jan 13, 2021 21:44:16 GMT
It’ll all be wasted and for nothing if we don’t find a Lacey replacement for the wardrobe What's Tony Lacey got to do with it? Legend in his own lifetime. In his mind.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 13, 2021 21:47:56 GMT
Maybe it’s the demand for top 2 then 😂😂🤷♂️ Well yeah that might be a step too far. Stranger things have happened though!! I really believe there’s nothing there to stop bar being conservative.
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Post by lordb on Jan 13, 2021 21:49:40 GMT
Well yeah that might be a step too far. Stranger things have happened though!! I really believe there’s nothing there to stop bar being conservative. That's why he's signing wingers and, hopefully, a striker. Phase three of O'Neill plan coming up
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Jan 13, 2021 21:56:49 GMT
But it’s all sticking plasters though. And still not one of them a proven goal scorer. Can’t feel the excitement I’m afraid. Until we get a proven quality forward I can’t see promotion. There are much better teams than us in this division. I hope I’m proved wrong. "Less shit" is probably a better descriptor than "much better".
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Post by s7oke on Jan 13, 2021 21:58:21 GMT
It’ll all be wasted and for nothing if we don’t find a Lacey replacement for the wardrobe What's Tony Lacey got to do with it? Is that a Tina Turner song ?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 13, 2021 22:03:55 GMT
I really believe there’s nothing there to stop bar being conservative. That's why he's signing wingers and, hopefully, a striker. Phase three of O'Neill plan coming up There was no need for phase 2!
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Post by lordb on Jan 13, 2021 22:06:09 GMT
That's why he's signing wingers and, hopefully, a striker. Phase three of O'Neill plan coming up There was no need for phase 2! He thinks there was and I agree For all the wins there were still debacles at Derby, QPR,Wigan and Leeds That had I stop before we could progress.
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 13, 2021 22:06:58 GMT
But it’s all sticking plasters though. And still not one of them a proven goal scorer. Can’t feel the excitement I’m afraid. Until we get a proven quality forward I can’t see promotion. There are much better teams than us in this division. I hope I’m proved wrong. At the risk of also being accused of being miserable, I agree with you. I’m very pleased about the signing of the left back but the others are gambles really. Great if they come off, but none of them have any kind of track record that suggests they are any better than what we currently have. At the very least though, tactically we are moving away from that bloody awful 532 cack.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 13, 2021 22:12:19 GMT
There was no need for phase 2! He thinks there was and I agree For all the wins there were still debacles at Derby, QPR,Wigan and Leeds That had I stop before we could progress. Wigan and Leeds were down to dodgy team selections as much as anything
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Post by LGH87 on Jan 13, 2021 22:22:27 GMT
But it’s all sticking plasters though. And still not one of them a proven goal scorer. Can’t feel the excitement I’m afraid. Until we get a proven quality forward I can’t see promotion. There are much better teams than us in this division. I hope I’m proved wrong. To be fair our last two promotions were without “proven” goal scorers. Yes Ric got 15 but he was never really a proven goal scorer he was just a brilliant player. Our promotion from division 2 we had Iwelumo and Cooke who I think probably scraped 20 between them that season.
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Post by jeycov on Jan 13, 2021 22:27:01 GMT
Much better teams? Really? I think they’re all pretty average and no teams really look like genuine table toppers. Bournemouth, Brentford, Watford, Blackburn. They’re all very inconsistent and liable to throw away points. All to play for. Norwich, Bournemouth, Brentford and Swansea are all better than us IMO. ATM
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Post by bgreen13 on Jan 13, 2021 22:27:51 GMT
You just know what will happen. We'll assemble a young exciting team, have the best transfer window in years, then the season will be cancelled 😭
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 13, 2021 22:53:07 GMT
You just know what will happen. We'll assemble a young exciting team, have the best transfer window in years, then the season will be cancelled 😭 Two month shut down. Cancel the euros, finish the season in July and get Tyrese back for the last ten games.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 13, 2021 22:54:38 GMT
You just know what will happen. We'll assemble a young exciting team, have the best transfer window in years, then the season will be cancelled 😭 Two month shut down. Cancel the euros, finish the season in July and get Tyrese back for the last ten games. There’s absolutely no need to stop domestic football.
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 13, 2021 22:56:54 GMT
Two month shut down. Cancel the euros, finish the season in July and get Tyrese back for the last ten games. There’s absolutely no need to stop domestic football. Yeah I know I was just thinking about best case scenario for us.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 13, 2021 23:00:03 GMT
There’s absolutely no need to stop domestic football. Yeah I know I was just thinking about best case scenario for us. I don’t think the Euros will be cancelled although I think they should tbh. But there’s no justification to stopping domestic football when they’re doing the testing they are. Re the Euros, way too much money at stake. But if they do allow it, it has to be in one country. Not the whole of Europe thing. That’s a piss take all things considered.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Jan 13, 2021 23:15:12 GMT
But it’s all sticking plasters though. And still not one of them a proven goal scorer. Can’t feel the excitement I’m afraid. Until we get a proven quality forward I can’t see promotion. There are much better teams than us in this division. I hope I’m proved wrong. At the risk of also being accused of being miserable, I agree with you. I’m very pleased about the signing of the left back but the others are gambles really. Great if they come off, but none of them have any kind of track record that suggests they are any better than what we currently have. At the very least though, tactically we are moving away from that bloody awful 532 cack. Miserable bugger.
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Post by chrisevans75 on Jan 14, 2021 4:21:25 GMT
What's Tony Lacey got to do with it? Is that a Tina Turner song ? Just spat my tea on my keyboard! Thank you
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 14, 2021 8:00:16 GMT
Already lots of top class youngsters in the team. Signed three promising pacy young players already. Linked with several more. On the verge of being a genuine promotion contender. How far we’ve come in the last twelve months...... ......hopefully the upward trajectory continues over the next twelve. I’m not sure I’ve been this excited about the potential of a Stoke team since hammering Liverpool 6-1. Can only find 2 new signings the rest have been "signing today" candidates for the last week as far as I can see.
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Post by Ron on Jan 14, 2021 10:35:50 GMT
But it’s all sticking plasters though. And still not one of them a proven goal scorer. Can’t feel the excitement I’m afraid. Until we get a proven quality forward I can’t see promotion. There are much better teams than us in this division. I hope I’m proved wrong. To be fair our last two promotions were without “proven” goal scorers. Yes Ric got 15 but he was never really a proven goal scorer he was just a brilliant player. Our promotion from division 2 we had Iwelumo and Cooke who I think probably scraped 20 between them that season. In that season we had Lawrence and Cresswell who got 10+ and Shawcross / Cort did well too. Point I’m making is in that side we had Fuller/ Lawrence and Cresswell. In the Jan he signed Bothroyd and Gallagher who were seldom used and clearly to keep the front line players on toes. We also took amoebi in that season. That’s what real ambition to get over the line looks like.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 11:27:16 GMT
Yeah I know I was just thinking about best case scenario for us. I don’t think the Euros will be cancelled although I think they should tbh. But there’s no justification to stopping domestic football when they’re doing the testing they are. Re the Euros, way too much money at stake. But if they do allow it, it has to be in one country. Not the whole of Europe thing. That’s a piss take all things considered. I think they will still go ahead, but condensed in maybe one or two countries. If that happens I'll be gutted. I'm meant to be going a few England games.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 14, 2021 11:29:59 GMT
I don’t think the Euros will be cancelled although I think they should tbh. But there’s no justification to stopping domestic football when they’re doing the testing they are. Re the Euros, way too much money at stake. But if they do allow it, it has to be in one country. Not the whole of Europe thing. That’s a piss take all things considered. I think they will still go ahead, but condensed in maybe one or two countries. If that happens I'll be gutted. I'm meant to be going a few England games. You won't be going an England game. I'd prepare for that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 11:41:18 GMT
I think they will still go ahead, but condensed in maybe one or two countries. If that happens I'll be gutted. I'm meant to be going a few England games. You won't be going an England game. I'd prepare for that. Oh yeah, no doubt about it. I'd conceded to the fact a while back.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 14, 2021 11:45:09 GMT
You won't be going an England game. I'd prepare for that. Oh yeah, no doubt about it. I'd conceded to the fact a while back. Absolutely shite though! But I can't see how they can do it how they want. All games need moving to one country. London would be ideal for it tbh nevermind England as a whole.
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Jan 14, 2021 11:49:18 GMT
You won't be going an England game. I'd prepare for that. Oh yeah, no doubt about it. I'd conceded to the fact a while back. Nice caption to your profile pic.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 12:06:49 GMT
Oh yeah, no doubt about it. I'd conceded to the fact a while back. Nice caption to your profile pic. Are you flirting with me?
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Jan 14, 2021 12:09:11 GMT
Nice caption to your profile pic. Are you flirting with me? I just also wash myself with a rag on a stick. Nothing (necessarily) sexual about that, unless...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 12:20:06 GMT
Are you flirting with me? I just also wash myself with a rag on a stick. Nothing (necessarily) sexual about that, unless... Only the great minds wash themselves that way.
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Jan 14, 2021 12:22:52 GMT
How good would Jan be if we got a striker in too!
Well done SCFC to date. Excellent
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Post by dioufsboots on Jan 14, 2021 12:26:17 GMT
How good would Jan be if we got a striker in too! Well done SCFC to date. Excellent Probably the best in a long time if not ever ?
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