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Post by alsagerstoke on Dec 15, 2023 14:12:56 GMT
If the Sentinel told me it was Friday today I’d pull out a calendar to check. Parasitical lowlifes. They know a lot more than any of the posters on here….all of them who claim to be inside the club…they have been made to look like tits
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Post by mrcoke on Dec 15, 2023 14:15:28 GMT
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Post by dirtygary69 on Dec 15, 2023 14:18:09 GMT
If the Sentinel told me it was Friday today I’d pull out a calendar to check. Parasitical lowlifes. Generally, yes, as it's been taken over by some wanky media company. Pete Smith, though, is at least in the loop and fairy clued up and is actually a Stoke fan & reporter.
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Post by neddy on Dec 15, 2023 14:20:14 GMT
If the Sentinel told me it was Friday today I’d pull out a calendar to check. Parasitical lowlifes. Generally, yes, as it's been taken over by some wanky media company. Pete Smith, though, is at least in the loop and fairy clued up and is actually a Stoke fan & reporter. Most of the reports and reporters are click bait but Smith may have been fed this information. However they ran with the rumour for about 4 days?
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Post by mrcoke on Dec 15, 2023 14:26:34 GMT
Christ on a bike do they really think he would have come without his staff etc? Unbelievable! So, loads of dosh for him, long contract, plus full set of support staff! ?? What did he do at Spurs? Can he guarantee he can do it at Stoke? Some commonsence is called for. Move on chaps I think some real ambition is called for. Of course there's no guarantee, but carry on with the last 4 choices, the club will eventually slip into the third tier. We need a manager who has built a team and achieved promotion from the Championship and not past it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2023 14:37:53 GMT
Generally, yes, as it's been taken over by some wanky media company. Pete Smith, though, is at least in the loop and fairy clued up and is actually a Stoke fan & reporter. Most of the reports and reporters are click bait but Smith may have been fed this information. However they ran with the rumour for about 4 days? So that they could sell papers perhaps?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2023 14:40:51 GMT
So, loads of dosh for him, long contract, plus full set of support staff! ?? What did he do at Spurs? Can he guarantee he can do it at Stoke? Some commonsence is called for. Move on chaps I think some real ambition is called for. Of course there's no guarantee, but carry on with the last 4 choices, the club will eventually slip into the third tier. We need a manager who has built a team and achieved promotion from the Championship and not past it. No manager that we bring in should jeopardize the finances of the club. They should be suited to the players that we have and have a solid plan on how to improve them without buying more than a few extras. That would require the Coates family to actually do some homework. Therein lies the biggest issue. MON spent time building a framework for his squad. He made a mess of it in the end, but there was still something there. AN came in, ripped it up and started again. We can’t keep doing that.
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Post by skip on Dec 15, 2023 14:42:15 GMT
Do you think he was secretly interviewed or interested but they are working on the Santo Clauses?
Apologies for not having thought of this awful pun sooner.
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Dec 15, 2023 14:45:04 GMT
I think they’ll announce his appointment this evening.
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Post by Marc01 on Dec 15, 2023 14:46:08 GMT
In which case… why you would believe any source from the club? 🙂
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Post by canadianmoose on Dec 15, 2023 14:52:44 GMT
There seems to be a lot of usual "ITK" types who were very confident that Nuno had applied / talked to the club.
This smacks of a story to cover arses because a deal couldn't be reached with a manager who would be head and shoulders above anything else they could announce.
Its basic PR tactics. Otherwise the owners would look incompetent and it would defeat any positivity around whoever does get the job.
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Post by kerouac on Dec 15, 2023 14:58:17 GMT
Do you think he was secretly interviewed or interested but they are working on the Santo Clauses? Apologies for not having thought of this awful pun sooner. Don’t you worry,it was “punned” quite a few pages ago.
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Post by Maccasbarmyarmy on Dec 15, 2023 15:02:00 GMT
Since John took over we have become a laughing stock before you even look at the pitch
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Post by RF10 on Dec 15, 2023 15:03:08 GMT
Yeah it seem obvious that the club have put this line out to try and deflect. Its a no win for them really if they came out and admitted he had been interviewed people are left wondering why he didn't get appointed, if they explained it was due to FFP the new manager is already 2nd choice.
Some things are best handled in this way when everyone knows the truth. Just like Lenny and his dog.
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Post by KyleLightbulb on Dec 15, 2023 15:08:37 GMT
In which case… why you would believe any source from the club? 🙂 I guess the question is, who the fuck is this lad and why should anyone believe him?
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Post by stokieinlondon on Dec 15, 2023 15:10:53 GMT
In which case… why you would believe any source from the club? 🙂 I guess the question is, who the fuck is this lad and why should anyone believe him? My thoughts exactly
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Post by stokiejoe89 on Dec 15, 2023 15:13:19 GMT
In which case… why you would believe any source from the club? 🙂 I guess the question is, who the fuck is this lad and why should anyone believe him? Part of SLP well was I dunno if he still is. Has a very good track record when it comes to signings to be fair to him. He is one of very very few that actually does get info. Not once has he said Nuno will be the manager though, the most he has said is they have spoken to him.
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Post by Glory Hunter on Dec 15, 2023 15:15:01 GMT
Just checking I’m not logged in to a f*****g Top Gear message Board. Was hoping o get something useful about Stoke City’s new manager search - sorry for interrupting you though (Admin please move to Car Ads in a different section).
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Post by noustie on Dec 15, 2023 15:15:26 GMT
Do you think he was secretly interviewed or interested but they are working on the Santo Clauses? Apologies for not having thought of this awful pun sooner. You can't fool me - there ain't no Santo Clauses!
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Post by tuum on Dec 15, 2023 15:18:19 GMT
If it's money then I guess FFP comes into play Yes I agree but I think it would have been naive of them to meet him not knowing roughly what it would cost and his assistants? That’s all I’m saying as I am reliably informed he was shown around Clayton Wood. It was equally naive on his part by wanting high-end wages and all of his support crew with him. He obviously knows we have had FFP issues in the recent past..all absolute horseshit and conjecture of course! 🤔
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Dec 15, 2023 15:20:17 GMT
What’s the issue if he wanted his own staff?
The ones we’ve got now are shite.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2023 15:22:03 GMT
Yeah it seem obvious that the club have put this line out to try and deflect. Its a no win for them really if they came out and admitted he had been interviewed people are left wondering why he didn't get appointed, if they explained it was due to FFP the new manager is already 2nd choice. Some things are best handled in this way when everyone knows the truth. Just like Lenny and his dog. Wish they’d just come out and say he’s been way too unreasonable in negotiations and we’re not paying it. I don’t think many people are buying the blatant PR bollocks. They left it too late.
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Post by chad on Dec 15, 2023 15:22:10 GMT
So, loads of dosh for him, long contract, plus full set of support staff! ?? What did he do at Spurs? Can he guarantee he can do it at Stoke? Some commonsence is called for. Move on chaps I think some real ambition is called for. Of course there's no guarantee, but carry on with the last 4 choices, the club will eventually slip into the third tier. We need a manager who has built a team and achieved promotion from the Championship and not past it. Didn’t AN do that ?
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Post by bolders on Dec 15, 2023 15:22:51 GMT
What’s the issue if he wanted his own staff? The ones we’ve got now are shite. Money that’s what, we’d have to pay off the others and then hire his we have to stick to ffp
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Dec 15, 2023 15:23:24 GMT
That's obsolete nonsense if true,they should have gone all out for him , ending up with a second rate manager when/if we had the opportunity to appoint Nuno is diabolical from stoke.They will live to regret it if true show complete lack of ambition and apathy for the fans. If it turns out to be Eustace everyone needs to get behind him, after all he did an excellent job at Birmingham, he could do so here. I'd heard from a previously 100% reliable source that Nuno applied and there's been contact.as someone else has said though, the demands and finance might not be doable. You would hope though that stoke can find a solution and get him. Just as a reminder, you did 100% say you'd quit the Oatcake forever if Nuno isn't our next manager. I very carefully made sure I remembered that.
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Dec 15, 2023 15:23:49 GMT
What’s the issue if he wanted his own staff? The ones we’ve got now are shite. Money that’s what, we’d have to pay off the others and then hire his we have to stick to ffp Sell Laurent and some of the others to the dog and dick FC, sorted. FFP is a malignant growth on football.
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Post by skemstokie on Dec 15, 2023 15:25:07 GMT
Yeah it seem obvious that the club have put this line out to try and deflect. Its a no win for them really if they came out and admitted he had been interviewed people are left wondering why he didn't get appointed, if they explained it was due to FFP the new manager is already 2nd choice. Some things are best handled in this way when everyone knows the truth. Just like Lenny and his dog. Second choice you say when in reality they will be best achievable under current rules.
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Post by vidigal7 on Dec 15, 2023 15:35:16 GMT
Not on the list and not in contention?
Next appointment must be the bees knees then, it's going to be Gaz & Royston or Samuèl Allàrdycę
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Post by itsmorethanagame on Dec 15, 2023 15:35:37 GMT
I’ve got no idea if he applied or not. But all logic says it was highly unlikely that this was ever going to happen.
Nothing about it was covered by any journalists. There has been nothing concrete at all.
All it does is get people’s hopes up and give unrealistic expectations. We aren’t swimming in this pool.
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Post by desman2 on Dec 15, 2023 15:35:58 GMT
Its ridiculous when a business can't evolve how it wants to because of a rule made by someone else. This is why i fear we will be stuck where we are for longer than we probably realise. I see the reasoning behind ffp but I don't believe that's why it was implemented.
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