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Post by theporcelainpele on Dec 13, 2023 16:42:43 GMT
Get him in, and the scouting+recruitment team he had at Wolves Jimenez please 😭 Did he sign Traore and turn him into a much better player. Pure pace and power down the wings. The absolute needs for the championship.
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Dec 13, 2023 16:43:29 GMT
Much better option than Eustace.
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Post by scfcbiancorossi on Dec 13, 2023 16:44:37 GMT
Would love to know where the ‘he has applied for the job’ rumour has come from. From what I can see it’s just a couple of people on twitter. It's exactly that. Nobody credible at all. A bit like the guy yesterday saying "Eustace is at the game".
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2023 16:45:06 GMT
We're firmly rooted in the danger zone here aren't we? ...and I love it. Imagine if this is complete horseshit or it's true and we mess it up, and end up with a Eustace or Mowbray?
We'll have to man every bridge in Stoke...
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Post by stiggerstackle on Dec 13, 2023 16:45:42 GMT
And in just 20 posts the Oatcake has ran its full gamut It’s just a very strange link. His career was on a very upwards trend that far surpasses where we are now. Now, he’s sitting on a massive pay out. Why would he come to Stoke of all places? It wasn't a criticism mate, it is an odd link. It just amused me that in 20 posts we went from news broken to wild acclaim and enthusiasm to down to earth with a bump. Classic oatcake. Maybe the guy just has some corinthian spirit and he doesn't need the cash, so is happy with an interesting 'project'.
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Post by onionman on Dec 13, 2023 16:45:49 GMT
On the one hand, Nuno to Stoke is absolute pie in the sky.
On the other hand, it would be typical Stoke to spend 12 months tearing apart a squad built for 3-5-2, then appoint a manager who only plays 3-5-2.
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Post by Turkish Delight on Dec 13, 2023 16:46:40 GMT
Didn’t someone say we hired a posh gaff outside of Rugby yesterday to meet with a manager out of work. 20 mins from Birmingham airport! He may well have talked to us, it doesn't mean he accepted the offer though.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Dec 13, 2023 16:46:52 GMT
We're firmly rooted in the danger zone here aren't we? ...and I love it. Imagine if this is complete horseshit or it's true and we mess it up, and end up with a Eustace or Mowbray? We'll have to man every bridge in Stoke... We'll get away with Eustace being manager with the ex-Stoke link. I think any of Mowbray et al would be met with a sea of tears. Monkey on t'other thread is linking us to Jokanovic or Corberan by the look of it.
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Post by theporcelainpele on Dec 13, 2023 16:48:13 GMT
Much better option than Eustace. I don’t get what the love in with him taking BCFC to sixth is. Just looked at their results and they were a right mixed bag including a 5 game winless streak in the middle of it against some really poor sides. Oh and the fact that so early in the season the team in 16th was only 2 points off 6th place! Bizarre. We don’t want Eustace anywhere near us at this moment in time.
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Post by beats88 on Dec 13, 2023 16:49:58 GMT
It's exactly that. Nobody credible at all. A bit like the guy yesterday saying "Eustace is at the game". Bit off difference between spotting someone at a game and knowing that somebody has applied for a job, that at most, a handful of people would be aware of.
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Post by theporcelainpele on Dec 13, 2023 16:50:49 GMT
On the one hand, Nuno to Stoke is absolute pie in the sky. On the other hand, it would be typical Stoke to spend 12 months tearing apart a squad built for 3-5-2, then appoint a manager who only plays 3-5-2. I think last night showed that we are capable of moving to it, especially with Jan a few weeks away to tweek the areas needed. Swansea were really poor but we created more chances than we have in the last 360 minutes playing 433
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Post by bigvern on Dec 13, 2023 16:52:17 GMT
Being the eternal pessimist that I am, this has got QSF written all over it. 😃
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Post by cdlstoke on Dec 13, 2023 16:54:31 GMT
Much better option than Eustace. I don’t get what the love in with him taking BCFC to sixth is. Just looked at their results and they were a right mixed bag including a 5 game winless streak in the middle of it against some really poor sides. Oh and the fact that so early in the season the team in 16th was only 2 points off 6th place! Bizarre. We don’t want Eustace anywhere near us at this moment in time. Totally agree. Last season didn’t Ince have Reading near the top after a few games and we all know how that ended.
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Post by shakermaker on Dec 13, 2023 16:56:13 GMT
On the one hand, Nuno to Stoke is absolute pie in the sky. On the other hand, it would be typical Stoke to spend 12 months tearing apart a squad built for 3-5-2, then appoint a manager who only plays 3-5-2. We never really had a team configured for 3-5-2 – just an idiot who tried to shoehorn square pegs into round holes and calling it 3-5-2! I do think we are better set up for it now though. Junior is a terrific RWB and we'd need a LWB and left-footed CB. Bringing Nuno in now gives him time to assess the damage and identify players ready to pounce in the January window.
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Post by LGH87 on Dec 13, 2023 17:02:14 GMT
It's exactly that. Nobody credible at all. A bit like the guy yesterday saying "Eustace is at the game". If that was me, I did receive a photo but then it turns out a lot of people received the same photo and after I inspected it closer I did wonder if he had a Birmingham hoody on. Pete Smith said he was though but not sure if that was in response to the same said photo Attachment Deleted
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Dec 13, 2023 17:03:16 GMT
He's another pragmatist just with a fancier name.
Don't be fooled by this potential appointment.
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Post by stokiejoe89 on Dec 13, 2023 17:06:02 GMT
A bit like the guy yesterday saying "Eustace is at the game". If that was me, I did receive a photo but then it turns out a lot of people received the same photo and after I inspected it closer I did wonder if he had a Birmingham hoody on. Pete Smith said he was though but not sure if that was in response to the same said photo View AttachmentYeah that photo was posted by multiple people on here, one where it was even edited as the guy on the left was mostly cut out and the sky was a bit brighter 🤣 I don't think that picture was from yesterday to be honest as that does look like brum gear he has on.
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Post by fullmetaljacket on Dec 13, 2023 17:07:36 GMT
Backed to the hilt by the Wolves board with a Portuguese super agent behind him.
However if he can find me another Neves willing to ply his trade at Stoke for a few years be difficult to turn that down.
I know Spurs fans didn't like his football but they'd much rather lose every game 6-5 playing the Spurs way 🙄
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Post by wuzza on Dec 13, 2023 17:10:03 GMT
He's another pragmatist just with a fancier name. Don't be fooled by this potential appointment. Ah but the name is crucial here - the people are demanding a foreign sounding title, the longer the better.
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Post by riproaringagain on Dec 13, 2023 17:11:11 GMT
Didn’t someone say we hired a posh gaff outside of Rugby yesterday to meet with a manager out of work. 20 mins from Birmingham airport! He may well have talked to us, it doesn't mean he accepted the offer though. Does mean we offered him the job either
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Post by march4 on Dec 13, 2023 17:12:03 GMT
I would be happy with Nuno but it would only work if we go Portuguese like Wolves did. That would mean a big overhaul of the playing staff again. Could we do that over the next 6 months? Could we get back the money on players we’ve signed who aren’t suitable?
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Post by jeycov on Dec 13, 2023 17:12:45 GMT
A Premier League manager! NHS(ES) comes to Stoke's rescue! Some of the names being suggested on here have also managed in the Premiership at some point
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Post by stoke1989 on Dec 13, 2023 17:24:59 GMT
It's Santo not Santos*
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Post by lordb on Dec 13, 2023 17:25:42 GMT
Doesn’t he normally set his teams up playing 5 at the back Yes And good to watch to We have had so many managers use wingback negativity that we have become entrenched against it
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Post by Gods on Dec 13, 2023 17:26:46 GMT
I'd love to see us with a bloke with a hipster beard like that!
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Post by lordb on Dec 13, 2023 17:27:07 GMT
Surely Sunderland would be a bigger pull if he's really into a Championship club? Can't see it happening and would be delighted if it did 😄 We pay more and over time will have a bigger budget They have huge fan base and atm are chasing play offs
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Post by shakermaker on Dec 13, 2023 17:28:35 GMT
I would be happy with Nuno but it would only work if we go Portuguese like Wolves did. That would mean a big overhaul of the playing staff again. Could we do that over the next 6 months? Could we get back the money on players we’ve signed who aren’t suitable? I'm sure Nuno isn't just a Tuga or bust specialist. He happened to buy Portuguese players because that's the market the Mendes recruitment agency fished in. Jared 's supercomputer is more far-reaching.
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Post by chigstoke on Dec 13, 2023 17:29:26 GMT
Doesn’t he normally set his teams up playing 5 at the back But there's a difference in setting up your wing back system the way he does, and the way the likes of Jones, MON and Neil did/do. I'm confident that Nuno would have us winning more games in that system than that lot.
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Post by RedandWhite90 on Dec 13, 2023 17:31:10 GMT
We struggled with Charlie Adam(s) you've got no chance with Nuno.
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Post by nott1 on Dec 13, 2023 17:31:12 GMT
Didn’t someone say we hired a posh gaff outside of Rugby yesterday to meet with a manager out of work. 20 mins from Birmingham airport! He may well have talked to us, it doesn't mean he accepted the offer though. Not many can resist such a dong!
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