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Post by cheekymatt71 on Apr 11, 2024 9:13:16 GMT
Walters is signed permanently and straight away the players put in that performance that literally screamed:
"Fuck this club I know I wont be here next season so why do I give a shit?"
We have had a few awful performances this season, but I never would say that players arent trying - until last night.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2024 9:16:34 GMT
Why would a club owned by some of the richest people in football use the resources they have to scout and handsomely pay someone with a proven track record to come in and sort the shit show?
It’s easier for John Coates to just flip through his Filofax and see if any names ring a bell.
I mean it makes some sense having JW as an English translator for the manager but offering Sporting Director seems a bit extreme.
At this rate most the coaching and behind the scenes staff are gonna be full of under qualified, under experienced ex players or people involved in the game from the Stoke area.
Recipe for success.
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Post by FullerMagic on Apr 22, 2024 23:17:31 GMT
With Robert Huth back as the guest in SJW's first game, just after his appointment, then being spotted watching the u21s game with him last week at Leicester (albeit Huth has a minor role there), then back again to watch the game here on Saturday, wonder if he's being lined up for a role here? They seemed close and Huth has the same sporting director qualifications as Walters. www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-robert-huth-leicester-4079026Would it be a crowd-pleasing move too far, or another step in a positive direction?
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Post by scfcrmagic on Apr 23, 2024 1:12:46 GMT
I think SJW is a great appointment for the club, we are clearly a conundrum to many mangers, the support and insight in to what makes this club tick can be learnt so much faster from those who have gone before and succeeded. SJW can help Schuey galvanise the squad and get them to understand our underdog mentality. Get the fighting spirit back into the club and recognise the right type of player we need to bring in, and not just sign anyone in a blind panic.
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Post by SuperRickyFuller on Apr 23, 2024 13:18:19 GMT
With Robert Huth back as the guest in SJW's first game, just after his appointment, then being spotted watching the u21s game with him last week at Leicester (albeit Huth has a minor role there), then back again to watch the game here on Saturday, wonder if he's being lined up for a role here? They seemed close and Huth has the same sporting director qualifications as Walters. www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-robert-huth-leicester-4079026Would it be a crowd-pleasing move too far, or another step in a positive direction? Assuming he's being lined up for some kind of role, as long as he's the best candidate then I'm all for it. Is that Vardy next to Huth as well? Who's the bloke between Huth and Walters? The only thing I remember about Ben Petty is he got sent off at home to Walsall in the first leg of the playoffs. Certain one of their players was clean through late on in the game and he took him down to prevent us going 1-0 down but I could be remembering wrong, I was only 11 at the time
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Apr 23, 2024 13:26:00 GMT
Anyone remember 'Cock or No Cock' on Twitter?
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Post by yellowsnowman on Apr 23, 2024 13:30:37 GMT
With Robert Huth back as the guest in SJW's first game, just after his appointment, then being spotted watching the u21s game with him last week at Leicester (albeit Huth has a minor role there), then back again to watch the game here on Saturday, wonder if he's being lined up for a role here? They seemed close and Huth has the same sporting director qualifications as Walters. www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-robert-huth-leicester-4079026Would it be a crowd-pleasing move too far, or another step in a positive direction? Assuming he's being lined up for some kind of role, as long as he's the best candidate then I'm all for it. Is that Vardy next to Huth as well? Who's the bloke between Huth and Walters? The only thing I remember about Ben Petty is he got sent off at home to Walsall in the first leg of the playoffs. Certain one of their players was clean through late on in the game and he took him down to prevent us going 1-0 down but I could be remembering wrong, I was only 11 at the time Good call, looks like vardy.
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Post by J-Roar on Apr 23, 2024 13:52:42 GMT
With Robert Huth back as the guest in SJW's first game, just after his appointment, then being spotted watching the u21s game with him last week at Leicester (albeit Huth has a minor role there), then back again to watch the game here on Saturday, wonder if he's being lined up for a role here? They seemed close and Huth has the same sporting director qualifications as Walters. www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-robert-huth-leicester-4079026Would it be a crowd-pleasing move too far, or another step in a positive direction? Knows the club.
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Post by bagnallboothen on Apr 23, 2024 14:06:18 GMT
With Robert Huth back as the guest in SJW's first game, just after his appointment, then being spotted watching the u21s game with him last week at Leicester (albeit Huth has a minor role there), then back again to watch the game here on Saturday, wonder if he's being lined up for a role here? They seemed close and Huth has the same sporting director qualifications as Walters. www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-robert-huth-leicester-4079026Would it be a crowd-pleasing move too far, or another step in a positive direction? Assuming he's being lined up for some kind of role, as long as he's the best candidate then I'm all for it. Is that Vardy next to Huth as well? Who's the bloke between Huth and Walters? The only thing I remember about Ben Petty is he got sent off at home to Walsall in the first leg of the playoffs. Certain one of their players was clean through late on in the game and he took him down to prevent us going 1-0 down but I could be remembering wrong, I was only 11 at the time I seem to remember him getting booked as a sub for throwing the ball back to the goalkeeper before it had gone out of play. I'd have been a similar age.
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Post by gingerninja on Apr 23, 2024 14:26:36 GMT
That's it, a front 2 of Jay Rodriguez and Vardy next season 🤔😉
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 23, 2024 14:31:20 GMT
Still lives in Cheshire. Bring him home.....
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Apr 23, 2024 14:36:22 GMT
Still lives in Cheshire. Bring him home..... Did he not move back to Germany? Seem to remember him announcing that on Twitter.
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Post by gingerninja on Apr 23, 2024 14:37:55 GMT
So that's Whelan & Huth returning in some roles, not sure what though. We seem to love employing former favourites, not so sure it is necessarily a good thing though.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 23, 2024 14:41:52 GMT
Still lives in Cheshire. Bring him home..... Did he not move back to Germany? Seem to remember him announcing that on Twitter. He's definitely got a house in the Alderley Edge/Prestbury area......
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Post by apb1 on Apr 23, 2024 14:50:54 GMT
Bit of a tangent but was interested to read at the weekend that Robins (whom I admire greatly) is very much an old school 'everything goes to him' manager. He seems to do ok with this backroom staff
COACHING STAFF Manager: Mark Robins Assistant Manager: Adi Viveash Goalkeeping Coach: Aled Williams Club Doctor: Dr Ganeshan Ramsamy
Shows there is more than one way to skin a cat.
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Apr 23, 2024 14:59:43 GMT
Did he not move back to Germany? Seem to remember him announcing that on Twitter. He's definitely got a house in the Alderley Edge/Prestbury area...... And if he's working at Leicester it's a fair old commute from Germany.
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Post by ravey123 on Apr 23, 2024 17:13:51 GMT
Still lives in Cheshire. Bring him home..... Did he not move back to Germany? Seem to remember him announcing that on Twitter. Ive seen him a couple if times recently in Cheshire out on a morning run.
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Post by madnellie on Apr 23, 2024 20:06:55 GMT
With Robert Huth back as the guest in SJW's first game, just after his appointment, then being spotted watching the u21s game with him last week at Leicester (albeit Huth has a minor role there), then back again to watch the game here on Saturday, wonder if he's being lined up for a role here? They seemed close and Huth has the same sporting director qualifications as Walters. www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-robert-huth-leicester-4079026Would it be a crowd-pleasing move too far, or another step in a positive direction? The bloke next to Huth looks a bit like Jamie Vardy.
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Post by thisisouryear on Apr 23, 2024 20:30:09 GMT
So that's Whelan & Huth returning in some roles, not sure what though. We seem to love employing former favourites, not so sure it is necessarily a good thing though. After being on a downward trajectory for so long then bringing in people who have Stoke in their blood can't really do too much harm, experience is the worry but bags and bags of character and real leaders too. I'm finding it more intriguing, it might work it might not but at least we know they will go above and beyond to get this club moving forward. He certainly wouldn't be surrounding himself with Yes men
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Apr 23, 2024 23:59:02 GMT
So that's Whelan & Huth returning in some roles, not sure what though. We seem to love employing former favourites, not so sure it is necessarily a good thing though. After being on a downward trajectory for so long then bringing in people who have Stoke in their blood can't really do too much harm, experience is the worry but bags and bags of character and real leaders too. I'm finding it more intriguing, it might work it might not but at least we know they will go above and beyond to get this club moving forward. He certainly wouldn't be surrounding himself with Yes men Huth as head of recruitment or similar would be within Walter’s gift Whelan as a coach you would feel Schumacher’s call but with Morris and gally in role there is no room unless they are to be moved back or on . Team structure seems a bit better since Morris has been around full time which again seemed to be Walter’s hand . Having said if Huth is to come and suggests whelan. Schumacher’s a brave man to say no 😉
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Post by nonameface on Apr 24, 2024 5:42:25 GMT
With Robert Huth back as the guest in SJW's first game, just after his appointment, then being spotted watching the u21s game with him last week at Leicester (albeit Huth has a minor role there), then back again to watch the game here on Saturday, wonder if he's being lined up for a role here? They seemed close and Huth has the same sporting director qualifications as Walters. www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-robert-huth-leicester-4079026Would it be a crowd-pleasing move too far, or another step in a positive direction? Assuming he's being lined up for some kind of role, as long as he's the best candidate then I'm all for it. Is that Vardy next to Huth as well? Who's the bloke between Huth and Walters? The only thing I remember about Ben Petty is he got sent off at home to Walsall in the first leg of the playoffs. Certain one of their players was clean through late on in the game and he took him down to prevent us going 1-0 down but I could be remembering wrong, I was only 11 at the time unless my mind is playing tricks on me Ben Petty rugby tackled the player ( think he played rugby as a kid too). When he got up he was already running off the pitch before receiving the red card. He got proper cheered off the pitch by the fans too.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Apr 24, 2024 6:38:11 GMT
Did he not move back to Germany? Seem to remember him announcing that on Twitter. Ive seen him a couple if times recently in Cheshire out on a morning run. He ran the Wilmslow half marathon I was chatting to him afterwards near the finish line……
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Post by FullerMagic on Apr 24, 2024 7:59:46 GMT
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Post by thornestein on Apr 24, 2024 8:10:07 GMT
i can remember him tweeting he was heading back to germany not long after he retired
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Post by thornestein on Apr 24, 2024 8:11:02 GMT
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Post by Sfance on Apr 24, 2024 8:11:12 GMT
Beginning to look like Idiot John may have finally hit on a good strategy. Liking it a lot. Good times ahead.
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Post by FullerMagic on Apr 24, 2024 8:14:26 GMT
Yeah, maybe a change of plan when he got the loans manager job at Leicester? www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-huth-loans-manager-rodgers-7674078The German centre-back, who retired in 2018 after injuries ruined the final year of his career, returns to City after spending time in his homeland studying to be a sporting director. But, if there is anything in the works, would imagine we could offer him something more senior as a kind of deputy to Walters, who he seems really close with? Better commute too.
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Post by thornestein on Apr 24, 2024 8:20:26 GMT
Yeah, maybe a change of plan when he got the loans manager job at Leicester? www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-huth-loans-manager-rodgers-7674078The German centre-back, who retired in 2018 after injuries ruined the final year of his career, returns to City after spending time in his homeland studying to be a sporting director. But, if there is anything in the works, would imagine we could offer him something more senior as a kind of deputy to Walters, who he seems really close with? Better commute too. a little off topic but how do i post the tweet and not just the link ?
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Post by Marc01 on Apr 24, 2024 13:26:24 GMT
Yeah, maybe a change of plan when he got the loans manager job at Leicester? www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-huth-loans-manager-rodgers-7674078The German centre-back, who retired in 2018 after injuries ruined the final year of his career, returns to City after spending time in his homeland studying to be a sporting director. But, if there is anything in the works, would imagine we could offer him something more senior as a kind of deputy to Walters, who he seems really close with? Better commute too. a little off topic but how do i post the tweet and not just the link ? You have to pay monthly subscriptions to the SS Supporters Club to do that 🙂 Change “x.com” in the link to “twitter.com”
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Apr 24, 2024 15:23:34 GMT
After being on a downward trajectory for so long then bringing in people who have Stoke in their blood can't really do too much harm, experience is the worry but bags and bags of character and real leaders too. I'm finding it more intriguing, it might work it might not but at least we know they will go above and beyond to get this club moving forward. He certainly wouldn't be surrounding himself with Yes men Huth as head of recruitment or similar would be within Walter’s gift Whelan as a coach you would feel Schumacher’s call but with Morris and gally in role there is no room unless they are to be moved back or on . Team structure seems a bit better since Morris has been around full time which again seemed to be Walter’s hand . Having said if Huth is to come and suggests whelan. Schumacher’s a brave man to say no 😉 I don't think Morris is doing anything different to what he was before. Walters just made what Morris was already doing more official.
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