Stoke City at home match thread

[Dan Robin]

WBA in good form, so losing today could mean two defeats in a row... 

Edited December 17, 2022 by Dan Robin

[old_eastender]

Nice ball in, at last, from Naismith and King puts far too much on the header to send it wide. He has had a stinker.

Edited December 17, 2022 by old_eastender

[Banjo Red]

Whatever reinforcements are being looked at for January will be much needed for the run in.

[Spike]

Crap head from King, honestly, Tanner and Vyner would have been better and is a much stronger choice IMO. Vyner is better in the middle than any other position in that back line, Tanner plays RCB like Kai plays LCB, offers attacking options as well as his defending ones and can get forward and cause problems.

The way we're set up now we're just going to be dragged into a time waste until the game ends, City need to show some urgency! 

[Super]

King off for Martin

[old_eastender]

Give up all hope Martin coming on now (King off).

[Spike]

Don't worry lads.... Martin is coming on!
 

[redsquirrel]

maybe martin going cb

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Dan Robin said:

WBA in good form, so losing today could mean two defeats in a row... 

then Millwall, Coventry, Swansea, Brum and then Blackburn........just 2?

[Redrascal2]

The cart horse cometh.

[Fordy62]

This is all so set up for a Martin equaliser. 

[old_eastender]

Just now, Fordy62 said:

This is all so set up for a Martin equaliser. 

hahaha

[Fordy62]

Watching the World Cup has made me realise how utterly shit the championship is. Sigh. 

[Super]

If this was a WC game be looking at 10 mins added at least!

[old_eastender]

another trampoline touch from Semenyo and chance goes begging.

[bexhill reds]

10 minutes ago, redkev said:

If we go on to lose this game in my eyes it was lost the 10 mins before half time when we just sat back and let them ping it around and gain confidence and momentum , we just let the game drift and have paid the consequences.

Pretty much this, intensity after our goal could have got at least another one. Instead we just played some languid football. This is a really poor Stoke team and I would say that we are worse

[Negan]

Just have to hope there is 3 worser teams come the end of the season. Embarrassing that this is the sort of performances they put in time and time again.

[Super]

Maybe the Xmas party was last night.

[AshtonRobin21]

Anyone want to tell the players we are losing the game?

not a single bit of urgency out there.

[Lanterne Rouge]

Cov v Swans 3-3 now.

[robin_unreliant]

1 minute ago, Redrascal2 said:

The cart horse cometh.

I've not been in the Pearson out camp but surely a new man would never play King at CB or bring on Martin. 

[Fordy62]

Just now, Lanterne Rouge said:

Cov v Swans 3-3 now.

They should probably sack Mark Robbins. 

[old_eastender]

Well done Pring, tracked back to put their man off when he was clean trough.

[Spike]

Pring has been the performance of the game for me, only player who's shown any desire at all. 

[Ska Junkie]

This is truly dreadful 

[Spike]

This ref is a *****, makes awful decisions and then books any player who calls him out on it.

[Barrs Court Red]

Just now, Spike said:

Pring has been the performance of the game for me, only player who's shown any desire at all. 

He’s come on wonderfully this season, fair play to him for making the most of the opportunity. 

[old_eastender]

Just now, Spike said:

Pring has been the performance of the game for me, only player who's shown any desire at all. 

Agree, but Wells & Conway did well too and can't fault Max either. As for the rest, well...

[Super]

Why didn't Weimann shoot.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Cov v Swans 3-3 now.

and Wba 3 atm another team we have to play soon