Stoke Build Up

[SB]

Despite our dodgy record v them I dont think you have picked a better opponent to start really, not a promoted side high on confidence and not one of the good sides. Just mid table **** with no real reason to be confident or optimistic.

I'm getting a vibe we'll put on a spectacular show and end the weekend 2nd in the league behind Spurs who will put on the most remarkable of performances in their win at Palace.

Yeah feeling quietly confident about this one too.

[Barnyard]

It will be piss easy. They were ****ing dreadful last year and their genius ploy to get better, is to appoint Mark ****ing Hughes.

This will be an utter mauling.

[Fosterbloke]

They'll have collective painter's radio face when we're finished with them.

[Needles]

Should be a win, this game. In fact I only can really see us dropping points to man utd in the first few games

[Pippo]

I heard a little snippet on a podcast somewhere yesterday, that Stoke had started to roll the ball out from the keeper - no more long punts up to Crouchie. I've got a feeling after watching the Olympiakos game at the weekend that we will be looking to push on their defence with Allen, Aspas and Sterling trying to force mistakes out of the likes of Huth and Shawcross who surely won't be as comfortable with the ball at their feet. We lost a few points instilling the same philosophy last year, hopefully we can take 3 off Stoke to even that out.

[dom9]

When does the season start?

[RedReet]

17th, 12:30.

[dom9]

17th, 12:30.

Phew - I thought with the build up thread already going it must be next weekend or something.

Keenest build up thread ever.

[RedReet]

Well I really can't wait.

But was more of the fact it kept coming up in the gym how Stoke were doing and who they bought and we didn't know, so I thought I'd look into it and share incase anyone else was having the same problem.

[SB]

Well I really can't wait.

But was more of the fact it kept coming up in the gym how Stoke were doing and who they bought and we didn't know, so I thought I'd look into it and share incase anyone else was having the same problem.

+1

[Fosterbloke]

11 days to go! So ****ing excited!

[SB]

11 days to go! So ****ing excited!

And that will be a 945pm KO for us yeah?

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Might be in the US for this one, anyone on here know anywhere to catch the game in Dallas?

[little dave hedgehog]

on a computer, at 6:30 am.

[Frenchie]

on a computer, at 6:30 am.