Stoke match thread

[danperkins]

Well it's far from being shocking. Results haven't been there but we've been playing well.

Em is form not judged on results?

[danperkins]

once again I'll break with the majority and say I haven't got a problem with how Stoke play. We've all got obsessed with wanting players booked. They stretch the rules but its one team and sometimes West Ham out of 20. Its up to us to use our skills and get round them. Utd do it. We as a collective moan all the time mainly because we rarely win these days. Walters challenge was a bit sly but it didn't hurt johnson, he even got up straight away. If he accepts it why can't we? Consistency of refs obviously is the key.

Right am I right in saying there are no sopcast streams working?

[PTP]

The premier league needs another one of those foreigners to hate! Because I just can't see this campaign from all angled against Suarez ever stopping, yeah I can understand why rival fans don't like him, he is talented and a live wire, but he doesn't deserve the **** he constantly gets

The reason I said foreigner btw was because I hoped John terry would take over from Suarez as public enemy no.1, but as its England's brave JT, he seems to have been protected a bit by the FA and media, so until another foreigner comes along and starts pissing everyone off for whatever reasons,
Suarez is just going to have to get used to it

[Fredo]

Em is form not judged on results?

Yeah but that's simplistic analysis when there's a rebuilding under way.

[JohnDoe]

once again I'll break with the majority and say I haven't got a problem with how Stoke play. We've all got obsessed with wanting players booked. They stretch the rules but its one team and sometimes West Ham out of 20. Its up to us to use our skills and get round them. Utd do it. We as a collective moan all the time mainly because we rarely win these days. Walters challenge was a bit sly but it didn't hurt johnson, he even got up straight away. If he accepts it why can't we? Consistency of refs obviously is the key.

Right am I right in saying there are no sopcast streams working?

United do it because if Stoke play like this at OT, they finish the game with 8 men.

[Fivex]

once again I'll break with the majority and say I haven't got a problem with how Stoke play. We've all got obsessed with wanting players booked. They stretch the rules but its one team and sometimes West Ham out of 20. Its up to us to use our skills and get round them. Utd do it. We as a collective moan all the time mainly because we rarely win these days. Walters challenge was a bit sly but it didn't hurt johnson, he even got up straight away. If he accepts it why can't we? Consistency of refs obviously is the key.

Right am I right in saying there are no sopcast streams working?

You're not watching it then?

[danperkins]

Yeah but that's simplistic analysis when there's a rebuilding under way.

No it's not simplistic, a teams form is ultimately judged on their results that is a fact and not simplistic

And yes we are in transition... but we need some points desperately... anyways let's hope we can do this shower of carthorses!

[Marina]

I imagine we'll be down to ten men before Stoke, you watch one late(ish) challenge from Suarez and he'll see red.

The way our luck would have it, that's a completely conceivable outcome

[yamiedo]

Don't worry they'll change their style when they bring their speed merchant Michael Owen on. Combine that with Pennant on the wings and it'll be counter attacking football, Arsenal style at its best. Tony Pulis is trying to evolve Stoke don't you know.

[RichC]

I know, I'm not joking about that.

Hopefully we'll find the back of the net early doors 2nd half

[BobTheCharmer]

You're not watching it then?

watched about 25 mins on a v e r y s l o w stream. but want a chinese sopcast if possible as they are near pefect in quality and have mad fast talking gibberish commentators.

[Assassin]

Don't worry they'll change their style when they bring their speed merchant Michael Owen on. Combine that with Pennant on the wings and it'll be counter attacking football, Arsenal style at its best. Tony Pulis is trying to evolve Stoke don't you know.

Judas is not on the bench

[danperkins]

If Suarez can isolate Huth & Shawcross surely they'll commit fouls

[Fredo]

No it's not simplistic, a teams form is ultimately judged on their results that is a fact and not simplistic

And yes we are in transition... but we need some points desperately.

We need points but Rome wasn't built in one day. What did you expect, that we were going to be flying straight after a change of manager? It seems it's shocking to you that we're not flying.

[Marina]

So... can anyone see a breakthrough happening? Or will we be our own worst enemy again and concede a flukey/stupid goal?