Stoke City (h) pre-match thread

[kaz7]

 

[meeesh]

Poor

 

[Metalartin]

Watch out for the Stoke player requiring "treatment" mid way through each half thus allowing the twats to catch their breath. The match last season was literally a game of four quarters thanks to the tactical genius that is Mark Hughes.

Yep just after an international break too, Mark Hughes will see this as an opportunity to get some credit for making us drop points. He'll ask his team all the the more to go for the brute force approach hoping to test our endurance.

I know Pep probably wont do this but personally I'd field our freshest team to start with maybe even without a recognised forward so we can really wear them down with our passing in midfield by probing their defence making them work(if we get a goal great) then make the changes in the second half to go for the win(Kev, Jesus, Silva from the bench).

 

[paulchapo]

Craig Pawson the referee......tosser

I think the standard of referee's is the poorest it has ever been, I can't think of a decent one.

 

[Mike N]

He looks exactly what he is; weak.

 

[kaz7]

He looks exactly what he is; weak.

There are so few decent ones now,he'll book half our team and stoke will get away with murder

 

[Easy]

Yes it will be bitty, ugly, feigning injury, targeting our key players, park the bus and a worldy from Crouch or someone who hasn't scored in 300 years or something will probably win it for the fuckers. I hope not, I cannot bear to listen to that miserable Hughes gloating after the game in that bellicose manner of his.

Exactly why an early goal is essential.

 

[mosssideblue]

Hey guys.

Do we think Ottamendi is nailed long-term? If Kompany back whos place is at threat Stones or Otta?

I don't think Vinnie is a shoe in anymore

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Pawson is a very poor referee. It would be nice if there was some focus on the fact that he allowed Arsenal kick Silva off the park last season. Stoke will be delighted to have him in the middle. Just deeply incompetent and out of his depth at premier league level.

 

[paulchapo]

Pawson is a very poor referee. It would be nice if there was some focus on the fact that he allowed Arsenal kick Silva off the park last season. Stoke will be delighted to have him in the middle. Just deeply incompetent and out of his depth at premier league level.

Yep expect them to boot fuck out of our key players early doors and continue if the ref does nothing, which on past performances he won't. As soon as we retaliate out will come the card.