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Post by cousindupree on Feb 17, 2019 11:53:55 GMT
The decision not to sell Bojan to WBA gets my approval. They have rogered us rigidly with the sale to us for the way overpriced of waster Berahino and the deeply unlikable McClean.
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 17, 2019 9:34:46 GMT
We can’t keep sacking managers, the club needs stability, having got rid of two duds in quick succession.... I have to admit, I’m getting rather pissed off with results and performances, but we need to stick with Jones, give him time to sign his own players, and hope his pledge to deliver fast, attractive football materialises... But don’t hold your breath, he’s got a lot of lazy, overpaid wankers to ship out e.g. Afobe, Ince, Clucas (Rowett signings) to name but a few. Replacing managers and often a complete new team seems to work for Watford. You need a forward thinking experienced director of football with some serious european contacts and a recruitment process that works. We are and have been a million miles away from such a structure, relying on the boys club of Coates Scholes and Carto.Coates is to be admired for his love and commitment to the club.But he continues to keep faith with key exec members who don't have the vision to take us forward.
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 15, 2019 18:12:38 GMT
0-0 0-2
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 15, 2019 15:15:44 GMT
The decision to appoint an inexperienced manager in Jones was either a brave decision or a decision based on who was available and wanted the job and the likes of Jokanovic Moyes etc weren't interested. It's a huge job for Jones and we really can't give him forever to get things right no matter how bad things are. December decision should be made and if Jones isn't getting results then we need to change. Success in League 2 and 1 doesn't guarantee success in the Championship. The big question which is hard to answer is the ambition of the board and Bet 365. Nobody can have any complaints about the investment and no doubt it will be continued to be made while the parachute payments are being made. When they go and we are still in this division are we then back to self-sufficiency? If so We will have to recruit at the cheap end of the market and it could be years before we get back to the Prem. Maybe Coates family are happy with us as a champ side, after all it's unlikely we will better the few years of Wembley, Europe and top ten finishes.
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 15, 2019 8:03:00 GMT
Commandment No 5 ...'thou shalt not kill'...tut tut Reverend Jones. A major clear out and recruitment in the summer...great, spearheaded by the Pizza boys....not so great. Let's be honest our recent recruitment has a 1 in 5 success rate. His 'revolution' could go one of two ways.
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 14, 2019 11:58:04 GMT
5 No bat shit selections or subs and he picked what seemed to be our best team. We kept a clean sheet and that's something even at fuckin Wigan. But they could have been 2 up in 10 minutes with better finishing. Another blank upfront with just 2 shots on target and the poor attacking stats is becoming the norm. It was another bore fest and hard to distinguish between this performance and a Rowett performance.
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 13, 2019 18:16:19 GMT
0-0 1-1
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 12, 2019 18:20:09 GMT
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 12, 2019 17:51:00 GMT
Woke up in California and read such devastating news ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/4tzqvp1fxEemag_TAXLJ.gif) . It's an incredibly sad day for all associated with SCFC and indeed the Potteries itself, having lost an adopted son. He was, as for many a boyhood hero for me, and I couldn't believe it when we signed him. The best goalkeeper in the world playing for my club! I am sure the club will do something appropriate in relation to the ground to honour one of our true greats, and the people of North Staffs will no doubt give him a memorable farewell. I am not someone who gets tearful and emotional about the passing of someone not close to me, but this news has me wiping away the tears. Thanks for some great memories Gordon, one of the greatest and humblest of Stoke City Legends.
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 9, 2019 21:53:26 GMT
4 I thought we at least competed especially in midfield but christ on a bike we are woeful at creating chances. This wonderful Diamond formation many on here get excited about is abut as entertaining as Rowett's 4-3-3. At least NJ never fails to entertain and give us a WTF moment in his selection or subs and the Ryan was was right up there. It's a classic Pub football sub, throw the big lump on up top, not seen that for some time! But for the love of god why does he think McClean is a good choice to partner Vokes?.....baffling and a bit worrying.
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 9, 2019 11:32:25 GMT
0-0 1-1
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 7, 2019 14:40:44 GMT
Morelos has 23 goals in 38 games for Rangers that is some scoring for a 22 yr old! But he is an absolute headcase as his 4 reds show this season. It must be his discipline that's stopping bigger clubs from signing him. It will be interesting to see if he moves on in the summer, someone will surely take a punt on him.
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 2, 2019 11:36:47 GMT
Christ McClean at wing back! Defensively he is a liability, Baggies fans suggested this at the time of his transfer. We've also seen him lose his man many times when defending and it has lead to us conceding. I really don't like throwing players into unfamiliar positions particularly key ones. Instead of sorting the defense out this window we seem to have made problems for ourselves. I would stick Clucas there but the manager I think will pick BMI sadly.
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 2, 2019 11:11:45 GMT
0-1 2-2
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 1, 2019 17:23:16 GMT
Very sad to see Crouchie go but good luck to him adding to his Prem goals tally. Legend is very overused but not for him as his benefit to SCFC goes way beyond his on pitch activities.He significantly raised the profile of the club. Wherever I used to travel overseas on business a chat with a taxi driver or a barman about football in some far flung part of Asia or South America and I would mention Stoke the first response was Peter Crouch! One of the few hugely likeable good guys in football (and here are sadly too few) I hope after he retires he stays in the game in a role that benefits football. It would be very easy for him to pursue media career and emulate Lineker who has given nothing back to the game while making himself very wealthy. I really hope he sees his future in coaching or management.
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Post by cousindupree on Feb 1, 2019 13:29:03 GMT
It's a january window which often disappoints. But this has been a bizarre window for me. Where is the Jones revolution? Two older championship players brought in hardly excites. The out goings are even more bizarre. Campbell has shown enough to persist with in the squad and arguably delivers more than Berahino or Diouf. Pieters off, he was a consistent performer at left back but of course he doesn't suit the system so we are left with either Tymon or Clucas,neither are particularly good and do they 'suit the system'? Crouch and Campbell gone it means our attacking options off the bench are Berahino and Diouf. I would much see Crouch coming on than either of those two. Pretty limp and confusing window....4
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 31, 2019 10:44:52 GMT
It would be a shame if we couldn't shift McClean to Forest. Not sure we will have too many takers in the future so we are stuck with an aging bang average at best who the manager and many fans don't want for a few years.
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 29, 2019 8:42:55 GMT
If this rumour is true, there`s only one outcome I reckon ............ he will choose Villa over Stoke ........ wouldn`t you ? Villa are in just as much of a mess as us though. Wages will be comparable. And he's worked with Jones pretty much all his career. We'd have to be favs just by virtue of the Jones connection surely? There is no guarantee that him and Jones are bosom buddies and if he is looking at a career move with the ambition of being a prem player Villa is clearly the better option. Higher profile club and more likely than us for a return to the top level any time soon.
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 28, 2019 17:35:39 GMT
In terms of Batth and looking back to the minerals that got us promoted over 10 years ago, and given the league hasn't really changed that much, how would you say he compares to Leon Cort, for example? From the little i've seen of him I'd say he's a better player. Stronger in the air, more aggressive etc.
The standard of the championship has moved on considerably in 10 years. That Promo team we had under Pulis just scraped promotion, it's likely to be mid-table in comparison to todays standard.
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 28, 2019 12:23:35 GMT
Well one thing that seems to be unanimous is that Baath ain't quick and seems a similar player to Ryan. All the sages on here have been screaming for a young CB with some pace and Nathan the Messiah seemingly sees it very differently. Concern for me is the Beswicks connection as I have lost any faith in our recruitment process. However the biggest 'red flag' is that Pulis who say what you like about him knows a decent CB, doesn't want him even as back up and surely at 3.5m if TP wanted him they would have signed him. Let's hope he turns about to be a huge success and fly in the face of our recent, no doubt very considered efforts at recruiting CB's step forward Wolly and Wimmer! Pulis does want him as back up. Wolves have recalled him so they can sell him..... Ok but you know Tone he can never have too many backup CBs and at 3.5m surely TP would have had first refusal. More likely is that he has had a good look at him and isn't fussed. Doesn't mean he's shite but we have had a string of poor CB recruitment whereas TP rarely gets that one wrong. Flint seems to be more than OK
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 28, 2019 11:59:27 GMT
Well one thing that seems to be unanimous is that Baath ain't quick and seems a similar player to Ryan. All the sages on here have been screaming for a young CB with some pace and Nathan the Messiah seemingly sees it very differently. Concern for me is the Beswicks connection as I have lost any faith in our recruitment process. However the biggest 'red flag' is that Pulis who say what you like about him knows a decent CB, doesn't want him even as back up and surely at 3.5m if TP wanted him they would have signed him. Let's hope he turns about to be a huge success and fly in the face of our recent, no doubt very considered efforts at recruiting CB's step forward Wolly and Wimmer!
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 28, 2019 8:07:26 GMT
Phillips was talking about him this week. Whilst he said he was a good finisher (in training at least) he did say... “I don’t think he means to do it. “We would be away in a hotel and he’d be late to dinner and he wouldn’t even try to sneak in or make an excuse. “It was like ‘Saido you’re late’. “‘Yeah I just overslept.’ “‘You are going to be fined.’ “‘Yeah okay no problem.’” Red flag, doesn't really fit in with NJ respect or attitude criteria. Or mine either tbh. Unanimously supporters think we have a squad taking the piss, I'm afraid he's close to the top of that list and NJ seems to have sussed him early. Awful attitude if true, he needs someone to have a serious word with him as if he doesn’t sort this out then his career is effectively over. Such a waste as there is a decent player in there but he seemingly has the mindset of a petulant teenager, a filthy rich petulant teenager. Saido was famous at WBA for his late time keeping regularly turning up late for training and blaming traffic.According to Fletcher it became a bit of a joke. Some on here will think it's a trivial thing but it's not. Add this to his rap sheet of drug test failure fathering kids at will, cheating on his fiancee with a hooker, failing to raise a single penny for his chosen charity etc etc. He really is a major arsehole and any due diligence would have said steer clear and we ate stuck with him.
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 26, 2019 20:40:23 GMT
0 You go with NO creative players on the pitch and hey surprise you get absolutely nothing in return. I've watched some absolute car crashes of managerial displays over the last few years and that was up with the worst of them. He got absolutely nothing right. But hey he's a young manager learning his trade and so as long as he wins 4/5 more games we should be OK. Let's hope for all our sakes he learns quickly!
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 25, 2019 14:57:02 GMT
1-0 1-0
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 25, 2019 14:26:59 GMT
Well I am sure Carto and Scholesy will be all over this and if they follow the process, which we are told has worked so well, they will be watching this 25 times before making any decision. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/KYqg3pYeaerc5lD_P7BR.gif) thorough due diligence by the men in suites.
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 21, 2019 21:38:17 GMT
Indeed if Saido reads this no doubt he will shudder. What is it with these black tie charity dinners that somehow raise fiddly squat.
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 20, 2019 10:56:29 GMT
I would be sad to see him go I think he could still be a huge hit at this level. However it's got to be very tempting for him. He's had a pretty miserable time here for the last year or so. Boston is a fabulous city I lived there for a year and had an absolute blast heading up to Maine Vermont New England and a coast magical. Why wouldn't he?
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 19, 2019 20:19:44 GMT
What about Leeds free kick towards the end of the first half..close to block 26/27..when a Leeds player slipped..got the free kick..then moved the ball about 10 yards and took it close to the 18 yard box. Neither the ref or linesman over ruled the cheating Leeds bastard. Leeds player also took a corner with the ball clearly outside the quadrant ( i know this happens a lot) and the ref or linesman ignored a blatant abuse of the rules. Many will say it's a trivial thing but it's a result of a cheating mindset that clearly has no respect for officials or rules of the game...pisses me off. p.s. Leeds players were also snidey bastards in the face of the ref at every decision, will suit the prem to a tee.
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 19, 2019 18:10:22 GMT
10 A very brave team selection going with the players who performed well against Shrews and his subs were spot on and at the right time. It's hard to find fault with that performance and as others have said to outsmart Bielsa tactically is a real coup...well done lad.
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 19, 2019 17:52:09 GMT
I am not a fan but he did well today for the short time he was on. Coming on as a sub later in the game does stretch the opposition but as a front 3 for 90 mins he has shown that he delivers not very much. OK squad player but get rid if we can and bring in someone better
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