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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Sept 4, 2022 12:38:34 GMT
I commented before he signed asking..are we really putting all our hopes in the hands of an untried teenager...
He is just a kiddie, learning his trade, facing adult centre half's for the first time in his short career.
He has potential...but he's also on a massive learning curve this season.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Sept 3, 2022 14:32:41 GMT
What even happened to our throw ins under MON. When he first joined I remember him identyfing throw ins as something to work on as we weren't retaining possession enough from them. Seems to have went to shit this year though :/ Stoke City have had a long running issue with throw ins. Most teams a throw in is a chance to work up the pitch or retain possession. With is it is a 50/50 lottery as to whether we give it away or not. The lack of movement or clue what to do has been a major annoyance to me for years. You could add free kicks and corners to these free hits were just not looking dangerous on. Thought delap senior was brought in to oversee set plays...not seeing much fruit from his labour to be honest.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Sept 1, 2022 7:55:23 GMT
A side on it and fit scores 4/5 past that shower tonight. We were knackered still from the Blackburn game which says a lot about he conditioning under MoN. I agree, as soon as the final whistle went Fox and I think Baker fell to the ground in exhaustion...pre season was poor for stoke, the players are not fit enough.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 31, 2022 12:54:05 GMT
I'll give him 20 minutes to get this team playing fast attacking football..if he fails..I'll be singing
Neil out, Neil out,
Feel free to join in when you know the words.. 😉
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 30, 2022 7:37:37 GMT
"We've got something the makems want We've got something the makems want We've got something the makems want We've got Alex Neil"
Can remember singing this when celtic wanted Lou Macari...the buggers still got him though
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 29, 2022 20:19:04 GMT
They sold us Danny Collins.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 27, 2022 17:25:16 GMT
Gonna be racking the suspensions up at this rate..far to early in season for this many bookings..is either off the pace or been frustrated at things happening on the pitch.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 27, 2022 13:20:04 GMT
Interesting to see that delap apart all starting 11 are permanent players.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 24, 2022 15:36:05 GMT
When I read articles like this, I'm instantly transported back to the Brit after beating Liverpool 6-1 and thinking we were going to really push on and do great things. A few years later and we've struggled to finish in the top half of the Championship over four years. What a truly depressing thought. Exactly this - not a lot to show for our "decade in the sun" is it? What a shower of shit the ownership and management of this club has been for the past 5 years A child could have done better Can remember when we were in the prem we were lauded as well run club and an example for all promoted teams..never believed it at the time and honestly thought it was mainly down to TPs clever management and not our owners genius...suppose that's been proved correct as we walked blindly into the what's all the fuss about era.
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Patience
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 23, 2022 14:19:11 GMT
Patience is a two edged sword..
Let's say souttar comes back 2nd half of season, gets back to full fitness and form and improves our defence. Rising us to top half of table. what's likely to happen is he'll get an offer from a prem team and be off maybe the same for tymon, baker possibly. Then with delap back at citeh, gayle a year older and other loanees back at their clubs where does that leave us...back to square one rebuilding yet again being asked to show wait for it...patience.
We have a decent squad of players either get them into a winning formation asap or it's time to go MON.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 21, 2022 19:09:02 GMT
Maybe it's time to show our board what we think... To start why not enter the ground 15 minutes after kick off at next home game as that's how many home games we've lost since start of last season ( that's in 26 home games) That won’t help the team. How about everyone gets there at 14.45 with a load of O’Neill Out banners, sing some anti O’Neil songs for a few minutes then roar the team onto the pitch and get behind them? Sou ds good idea..anything to get message heard.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 21, 2022 18:57:42 GMT
We've lost 15 of our last 26 home games...it ain't no fortress any more.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 21, 2022 18:55:23 GMT
Maybe it's time to show our board what we think...
To start why not enter the ground 15 minutes after kick off at next home game as that's how many home games we've lost since start of last season ( that's in 26 home games)
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 21, 2022 11:16:24 GMT
Bonham
Wilmot. Taylor. Jagielka. Clucas.
Kilkenny Baker Smallbone
Brown Delap Gayle
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 20, 2022 19:02:53 GMT
Think he's definitely missing Joe Allen alongside him Like I said when people on here wanted rid of Joe, He was winning the ball for Baker to let him play. See how Joe is playing that way for Swansea. He just reads the game. Must of misread so.ething today....Swansea lost at home to luton.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 20, 2022 19:01:45 GMT
Think he's definitely missing Joe Allen alongside him The team are definitely missing Joe Allen, no-one seems able to get the ball forward constructively. Is this the same Joe Allen who today led Swansea to a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Luton giving them their first win of the season. Uncle Joe will be lining up against Stoke in a couple of weeks.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 20, 2022 18:04:36 GMT
Next 4 games. A. Blackburn. H. Swansea. A. Reading. H. Luton.
If we are genuinely going for top 6 as John Coates has said is the minimum then we must be looking to pick up 9 points... I'm pretty sure 3 of those teams will be in the bottom 8 this season. I've no hope that can be achieved with MON and his tactics
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 20, 2022 17:30:22 GMT
If he's saying we don't have defenders to play back 4. Or we don't have wingers...
Then clearly his recruitment of players has left our squad with no plan B.
We will play 5 at the back until he goes because the squad he has put together is not good enough in his eyes to play any other formation.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 20, 2022 16:53:05 GMT
“Played well first half, dominant” “Bursik should have saved it” “We don’t have the personnel to play a back four” “Our wing backs are injured” “It’s not a tactical thing” “We have no wingers to play 4 at the back” “We’re in a transient moment” “5 or 6 injuries” “Hopefully the fans have got patience” “We’re not a top two team” What a bell end! He says we haven't got the players to play back 4. We haven't got wingers....that's your transfer policy Mr oniel.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 20, 2022 16:51:26 GMT
He needs putting out of his misery along with his useless assistant Holden. Never thought I'd say it but I long for someone like Dyche Me too... Playes motivated and committed giving 100% playing winning football.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 20, 2022 15:28:53 GMT
Got no access to a stream today...how are the crowd reacting to this performance.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 20, 2022 15:27:40 GMT
It's not a question of if but when when Mon goes .1st half was better 2nd half Sunderland have us sussed . It's amazing how other teams managers can tweak there team to deal with our lineup but we have a manager who apparently can't do that..
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 20, 2022 14:55:09 GMT
Losing 0-1 at half time at home...let's see what tactical magic MON can produce to turn this around..
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 20, 2022 14:53:44 GMT
How the FFfing Christ are we losing! completely dominated the half, one ball over the top and ta da! Is that you Chris wilder
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 17, 2022 21:07:11 GMT
Being a bell end in the interview... "they cheer the goal and then boo is off the pitch, wierd combination if I'm honest" "they need to understand the situation we have at the moment with injuries" Excuses... Having a dig at the fans... He needs to fuck off NOW!!!! If only the radio interviewer said maybe it was because until rh 90th minute you hadn't had a single second half shot on their goa or for that matter a cross onto the box.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 17, 2022 21:01:31 GMT
He'll be gone soon thank fuck. A point I cheered from the rafters when Wright Philips put it in but rarely seen a more embarrassing managerial display than that. Utterly pathetic. Have to say I didn't cheer, a sort of how did we do that..then a resignation that the goal has probably kept MON I a job a little longer.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 17, 2022 20:58:43 GMT
MON...unable to see the need to change tactics when it clearly is not working...or just to stubborn to change..if he isn't capable to tweak tactics or formations during a game to try and turn a game back in our favour we are gonna struggle for as long as he is here.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 17, 2022 20:29:54 GMT
The players are there. The tactics are wrong. Sort it or go MON.
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 17, 2022 12:40:33 GMT
He'll get 20 minutes to impress. Then keyboard judgement will either write his career off as a wasted talent or the world's greatest player with just a long throw and chasing back to add to his game
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Aug 17, 2022 9:12:55 GMT
So, Tyrese will be banging on MoN door within next couple of days. So its Delap and Brown/Gayle up front for the foreseeable? Be interesting to see how tyres responds to this challenge. Since his injury he hasn't shown the fitness desire or commitment to match his natural ability..let's hope he rises to this challenge
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