posted Dec 2, 2008

No use the fans blaming Styles for the penalty decision - penalty or not, and I think it probably was, we should have been 3-4 up half an hour before. We were bloody awful tonight, far worse than the WBA & Hull games but we had several really good chances to score.

Fuller wants his pay docking for some of the chances missed tomight, c/half made a good tackle but Fuller was walking to size up his shot - rubbish.

Sidibe easily had his worst game of the season. The midfield and yes I include Whelan, are nowhere good enough for the Premiership. Creswell, Delap, Olifinjana were woeful, Whelan the best of the lot but still not good enough. We desparatelt need a pacy winger who can beata player and cross a decent ball - how many times on Saturday and tonight did we actually get around the back only to deliver a woeful ball. We need a smaller, yes smaller forward who is nippy in and around the box. But above all we need a good midfield general who can boss things around and get forward when needed - we don't have anybody in the club that can do that.

Apologies for the rant but it was crap!!!

There isn't enough forward movement from anybody, there's nobody that can drop off for the 3-5 yard ball from the centre half, full backs and then start to play. Sonko nearly made a right mess of one as last man all because nobody wants the ball. We played ping pong and the ball kept coming back at us.

Can't understand whu Davis wasn't brought on for the second half to give him a game after coming back from injury.

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posted Dec 3, 2008

tactically pulis got it wrong e.g where was rory throws he only did a couple most were from danny higginbotham everyone obviously were not up for it even the quiet fans-im not blaming the fans as it was the worst match iv seen since johan boskamp stoke against watford 0-3 loss, but i think the only thing we got out of the game is fatigue for sat. However on a positive point we can focus 100 percent staying up and it did show areas of weakness clearly to pulis e.g we need a striker to finish the chances a pacy winger etc etc. To sum the game up i counted about 4 goal kicks from simo that went out of play every time shocking display and not worth watching.

BUT COME ON STOKE WE ARE STAYING UP!!!

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posted Dec 3, 2008

LOL Derby through to the semi's thats laughable !

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posted Dec 3, 2008

I say well done Derby and Burnley especially as I had a small win double on them at 25/1.

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posted Dec 3, 2008

Just read this thread as didn't get home until 0230 last night - took over an hour to get out of that car park. Fantastic performance,which most Stoke fans agree with. In waterfall for draw on sat lunch.

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posted Dec 3, 2008

Derby, UEFA Cup, you are dreaming my friend - they'll be the team everyone else wants in the semis - they won't stand a chance over 1 leg let alone 2.

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posted Dec 3, 2008

Stoke were awful !!

Fuller looked knackered all through the game, we missed way to many chances, we deserved to loose, but not to a penalty like that they did not deserve to be given a penalty, but they did deserve to win Derby played 100% better than us.

If we carry on playing like that, then for the first time this season I don't fancy our chances of staying up.

Boothen Enders did not do their bit, yes, we did not have much to sing about but may be, just may be if there was a bit more of the Brit Noise, may be we would have done enough for the lads to get their ar*** into gear.

The lads let them selves down, and the fans down, and the club doen.

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posted Dec 3, 2008

And who do you follow, member for the last 40 minutes????
Re your comment: Thats what all the Stoke fans were saying before last night.

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posted Dec 4, 2008

Gutted
All has been said and done here , Pulis cant get off as lightly as he thinks he can on this one as we were out tacticed to a level that made it look we didnt want to produce the work rate win especially as The-Lad says we dont even threaten to break at a pace any other than strolling.
Dissapointed we could be that bad but he-ho
Kitson Lawrence and Shawcross should be progressing by now to prevent a bottom 3 at the New Year.I Hope.

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