Stoke (a) 20/08/2016 - pre-match thread

[Phil1]

Got to go to a christening at 12:30 for fuck sake!!!!!

Gonna miss the game I'm so gutted

I fancy us to turn them over today
0-2 sterling and KDB

Unless you're the Godfather or its your kid getting christened you don't have to go anywhere. Just meet for the do afterwards.

 

[Steve68]

Going to be tough. Hughes will have watched the last two games and will have some plans up his sleeve. Interesting to see how quickly Pep can adapt to counter on the fly. Hopefully a helluva lot better than Pel.

 

[Ashleymcduff]

Unless you're the Godfather or its your kid getting christened you don't have to go anywhere. Just meet for the do afterwards.

That sounds like a death wish to me . The missus would go madder then Maureen will when we do them at the swamp

 

[pml79]

We're going to smash these today

 

[SebastianBlue]

Going to be tough. Hughes will have watched the last two games and will have some plans up his sleeve. Interesting to see how quickly Pep can adapt to counter on the fly. Hopefully a helluva lot better than Pel.

I'm not sure mate, Pep is an unknown quantity. There's really no clear evidence of him ever thinking on his feet or making tactical changes in match. I'm not sure he even knows the substitution rules.

Also, does he have his coaching licences? Did anyone even check?

 

[Steve68]

I'm not sure mate, Pep is an unknown quantity. There's really no clear evidence of him ever thinking on his feet or making tactical changes in match. I'm not sure he even knows the substitution rules.

Also, does he have his coaching licenses? Did anyone even check?

Sarcasm aside, I'm sure adapting to a very different league is always going to be a learning curve. I will be happy with third place this season (so long a the Rags are below) as we get the new tactics and players bedded down.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

if it works against Stoke it will against virtually all the premier league teams. fingers crossed

 

[pml79]

I see the countdown on sky ports news has our old badge on the big screen

 

[Jack74]

Come on City let's have it

 

[SebastianBlue]

Sarcasm aside, I'm sure adapting to a very different league is always going to be a learning curve. I will be happy with third place this season (so long a the Rags are below) as we get the new tactics and players bedded down.

Oh, adaptation will definitely be a challenge but he's shown he is up to it. I just thought it was odd that you seemed to be questioning whether Pep could match wits with... Mark Hughes, of all managers.