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Post by lordb on Apr 1, 2024 16:30:39 GMT
At least we finally got a draw out if a 1.0 home defeat Appalling first half, after a good start too, really really poor pretty decent second half it's a worse result for them as they had to win but definitely opportunity missed
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Post by svengaliinplatforms on Apr 1, 2024 16:32:15 GMT
Oh well. We'll see how League One Ipswich do, next up. Maybe our players should be made to watch it.
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Post by silverdollar on Apr 1, 2024 16:41:54 GMT
Sometimes I wonder what game supporters watch! In the last few games it has been clear to me that SS has galvanised his squad of players for a very difficult task after a poor season. The players have not let manager, club, fans or me down. Huddersfield battled extremely hard and with a lot of physicality. We scored a fantastic equaliser and fought very hard for the winner. People must look at the table and think we should easily win. Everyone should know by now that just not happen in this league. Well done Stoke! Keep up this team endeavour and you will survive! With a post like that don’t worry we all wonder what you watch. We are a relegation quality team because our results have reflected our performance. We will not become good over night! We were in the bottom three! We have beaten two good teams away from home and drew today against Huddersfield who will not lie down. Relative to where we were before Preston is a vast improvement in collection of points and our hopes have been significantly raised. It is a shame that our expectations can't be more realistic.
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Apr 1, 2024 17:06:09 GMT
At least we finally got a draw out if a 1.0 home defeat Appalling first half, after a good start too, really really poor pretty decent second half it's a worse result for them as they had to win but definitely opportunity missed For sure Lorders We've lost games like that and whilst not a great performance or result in our position is not a disaster as keeps that 5 points gap Felt we were going to lose it late on
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Apr 1, 2024 17:11:45 GMT
Very poor 1st half,after a good opening 10 mins.
Very good 2nd half,we just need composure and a goal scorer in the final 1/3rd.
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Post by stiggerstackle on Apr 1, 2024 17:17:37 GMT
To be fair, I’d have happily taken 4 points across the 2 fixtures. We played all the right notes, just in very much the wrong order.
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Post by westlandstokie on Apr 1, 2024 17:17:38 GMT
Very poor 1st half,after a good opening 10 mins. Very good 2nd half,we just need composure and a goal scorer in the final 1/3rd. We are ok apart from up front…the lack of decision making when anywhere near goal is why we are so low in the table…but mustn’t complain too much as it’s 4 points over Easter which ain’t too shabby.
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Post by westlandstokie on Apr 1, 2024 17:23:15 GMT
Spluttering to a finish. I'm still struggling to work out what the issue actually i - on the field, I mean. Maybe it's just that most teams are poor at this end of the division. Maybe with a renewed defense we fly up the table. Defence ain’t the problem it’s our forwards and their constant indecision when anywhere near goal…we create promising attacks and it seems to always just slow down and no one has the bottle to have a go…oh well we are where we are for this season…we will stay up despite how poor the season has been.
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Post by meirparkpotter on Apr 1, 2024 17:25:56 GMT
I'm happy enough I think. If you reverse the results from Hull/Huddersfield we'd have been happy to beat these and take a point from the Hull game... 4/6pts isn't to be sniffed at in the position we're in.
With that said, if we win today I think that's us safe and sound. Alas, we could still be in for a bumpy ride on the run in
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Post by tuum on Apr 1, 2024 17:45:53 GMT
I didn't see any real difference in today's performance than the games against Preston and Hull. We have been slow in possession and slack in controlling the ball all year. The only difference btwn today and Hull/Preston is that we won the away games. Let's not kid ourselves that we were fantastic v Hull/Preston. One more win puts us on 48 and that should be enough. We then have some decisions to make.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Apr 1, 2024 17:56:42 GMT
I'm happy enough I think. If you reverse the results from Hull/Huddersfield we'd have been happy to beat these and take a point from the Hull game... 4/6pts isn't to be sniffed at in the position we're in. With that said, if we win today I think that's us safe and sound. Alas, we could still be in for a bumpy ride on the run in A reverse of the results would have us 8 points clear of Hudders
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Post by cobhamstokey on Apr 1, 2024 17:57:38 GMT
I didn't see any real difference in today's performance than the games against Preston and Hull. We have been slow in possession and slack in controlling the ball all year. The only difference btwn today and Hull/Preston is that we won the away games. Let's not kid ourselves that we were fantastic v Hull/Preston. One more win puts us on 48 and that should be enough. We then have some decisions to make. The opposition were better if you look at the table which needs to be taken into account.
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Post by stokeoptimist on Apr 1, 2024 18:28:18 GMT
Some really stupid comments on here, Huddersfield are fighting for their lives and pushed us all the way. Calling ever team and everyone dogshit says more about you than your intended targets!
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Post by Veritas on Apr 1, 2024 18:47:10 GMT
I'm happy enough I think. If you reverse the results from Hull/Huddersfield we'd have been happy to beat these and take a point from the Hull game... 4/6pts isn't to be sniffed at in the position we're in. With that said, if we win today I think that's us safe and sound. Alas, we could still be in for a bumpy ride on the run in A reverse of the results would have us 8 points clear of Hudders It wouldn't We would be on the same points, Huddersfield would have 1 less so we would be 6 not 5 ahead of them.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Apr 1, 2024 18:49:02 GMT
A reverse of the results would have us 8 points clear of Hudders It wouldn't We would be on the same points, Huddersfield would have 1 less so we would be 6 not 5 ahead of them. Still would have been better for us though.
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Post by Veritas on Apr 1, 2024 19:08:43 GMT
It wouldn't We would be on the same points, Huddersfield would have 1 less so we would be 6 not 5 ahead of them. Still would have been better for us though. Yes but not 3 points better off as you claimed
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Apr 1, 2024 19:20:25 GMT
At the end of the weekend , we’d have taken 4 points on Good Friday morning , but as ever today is so frustrating because we just seem to make the same mistakes in selection and approach week after week , Ennis clearly isn’t up to the job as the central role in a 3, possibly in a 2 but we seem intent on not finding out . Leris is a poor choice at home. . I actually think we are better with Thomson holding than burgur which could release burger for one of the more forward roles . How’s Campbell currently got the black spot ? .
Still Need 5 points from 6 games or 4 points from wed and Plymouth long longs way to go yet but ultimately it’s because we have a poor squad created in another series of terrible windows a naive manager , right or wrong he’s sailing close to the wind fan wise tonight because he’s no credit in the bank , whether we have enough to squeak by only time will tell .
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Post by britvic72 on Apr 1, 2024 19:25:59 GMT
Maybe the home fans just get on their backs at the slightest thing going wrong and put them too much under pressure 🤷🏻♂️ With all due respect, don't talk fucking rubbish.
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Post by misterj on Apr 1, 2024 19:29:08 GMT
Performance 6/10 first half 8/10 second half, thought manager showed quite an attacking style but as others have said Ennis needs to be in a pairing rather than being a lone striker and once we’re safe maybe let’s have a look at 442? One thing I did notice: on at least three occasions today I saw Stoke players slip over, someone said even if it had been raining in Stoke 3 days solidly they’d still put the sprinkler system on - why? Or do the players need longer studs? Baffles me.
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Post by britvic72 on Apr 1, 2024 19:32:29 GMT
Maybe the home fans just get on their backs at the slightest thing going wrong and put them too much under pressure 🤷🏻♂️ Absolute rubbish. I'm fed up of the fans being blamed, we're the poor sods who've had to suffer the last few years watching us comically stumble from one farce to the next. Tell players they’re shit and they’ll play shit. Encourage them and it brings the best out! I’ve watched enough grass roots to see mindset. Goes throughout life and I’ll argue where I want about encouraging players. 2nd half they came out and after a bad start no doubt had positivity of the manager believing in them from half time. With encouragement we were far better 2nd half and should have won the game.
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Post by stokienorthants on Apr 1, 2024 19:36:20 GMT
I didn’t realise but out of all of the 72 EFL teams we have scored the lowest amount of home league goals.
You don’t need to be Sherlock Holmes or have a full set of coaching badges to see where the problem lies.
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Post by steve66 on Apr 1, 2024 19:53:19 GMT
Oh well. We'll see how League One Ipswich do, next up. Maybe our players should be made to watch it. Seen 2nd half, can’t fault Ipswich effort and determination to win the ball all over the pitch, a team that only came up this season with a few additions look really good, I thought we were showing interest in Al habidi? And he looks good every time I’ve seen him making the step up easily
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Post by telfordstokie on Apr 1, 2024 20:00:32 GMT
Draw a fair result in the end and thought Huddersfield were decent with enough about them to stay up. Better result for us than them though.
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Post by britvic72 on Apr 1, 2024 20:07:13 GMT
Maybe the home fans just get on their backs at the slightest thing going wrong and put them too much under pressure 🤷🏻♂️ With all due respect, don't talk fucking rubbish.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Apr 1, 2024 20:08:57 GMT
I didn’t realise but out of all of the 72 EFL teams we have scored the lowest amount of home league goals. You don’t need to be Sherlock Holmes or have a full set of coaching badges to see where the problem lies. But you could try two up top
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Post by kerouac on Apr 1, 2024 20:22:52 GMT
Performance 6/10 first half 8/10 second half, thought manager showed quite an attacking style but as others have said Ennis needs to be in a pairing rather than being a lone striker and once we’re safe maybe let’s have a look at 442? One thing I did notice: on at least three occasions today I saw Stoke players slip over, someone said even if it had been raining in Stoke 3 days solidly they’d still put the sprinkler system on - why? Or do the players need longer studs? Baffles me. I noticed that in the Citeh Arse game yesterday....a lot of slipping.Surely a sign of overwatering?
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Post by senojbor on Apr 1, 2024 22:39:06 GMT
Good result against a side fighting for their lives
A point for us was decent enough and bad for them. Keeps the bottom 3 at arms length
The boo boys at the end of the first half were a disgrace.
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Apr 2, 2024 0:05:13 GMT
Another game I missed. You all must have had a holiday or something over there given the broadcast time. At least we got a point out of it.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 2, 2024 0:48:55 GMT
Getting 8 points on them at this stage is huge. They’ve got to grow some balls and perform at home. And they didn’t.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 2, 2024 0:50:57 GMT
I hope to God he goes for it and doesn’t play the same team. That set up was ideal for an away game but it’s terrible for a home one that you need to win and that you will need to break a side down in. He should go with: Iversen Hoever Rose McNally Stevens Burger Baker Laurent Manhoef Mmaee Junho Totally agree. He kept the same defensive/negative shape from the Preston game into the Norwich one and it was a mistake. I hope he's learnt his lesson. He did not.
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