Stoke Post Match

[Vermilion]

gary caldwell was there yesterday maybe thats our new centre half signing

Is that Pellegrini ?

Hope he's not watching any of ours if it is.

WTF is Doug Ellis doing there anyway ? and by god..is that (a slightly disguised) George Gillett behind him!

[Norbs]

Don't think the defence was shaky at all. Mignolet was shaky though and I think that's understandable and maybe why we didn't deal too well but those long balls at set pieces.

On the whole our defensive game was good because we controlled the game from start to finish. Stoke hardly had the ball.

I'm sure I saw the possession stats as 52%-48%. Remember thinking it was incredibly low considering we'd dominated

[Vermilion]

I'm sure I saw the possession stats as 52%-48%. Remember thinking it was incredibly low considering we'd dominated

I checked that stat late in the game around 80mins, and it was as you say, not much in it at all.

Although, having watched the game till then i too was surprised as i thought it would be far more in our favour.

[rodo]

Is that Pellegrini ?

Hope he's not watching any of ours if it is.

WTF is Doug Ellis doing there anyway ? and by god..is that (a slightly disguised) George Gillett behind him!

yeah pellegrini was having trouble finding his seat according to twitter maybe he was watching charlie adam

[Vermilion]

yeah pellegrini was having trouble finding his seat according to twitter maybe he was watching charlie adam

Yeah, you're probably right, Charlie Adam it'll be. .

[Norbs]

Is that Pellegrini ?

Hope he's not watching any of ours if it is.

WTF is Doug Ellis doing there anyway ? and by god..is that (a slightly disguised) George Gillett behind him!

Yep, and his brother Vulturo

[Chris]

Is that Pellegrini ?

Hope he's not watching any of ours if it is.

WTF is Doug Ellis doing there anyway ? and by god..is that (a slightly disguised) George Gillett behind him!

City have got Stoke in a few weeks.

It's not Doug Ellis.

More worryingly what is Gary Caldwell doing there?!

[Vermilion]

Yep, and his brother Vulturo

[Vermilion]

City have got Stoke in a few weeks.

It's not Doug Ellis.

More worryingly what is Gary Caldwell doing there?!

Aye. though it would be something like that as we don't have them till a very nasty looking december.

[rodo]

City have got Stoke in a few weeks.

It's not Doug Ellis.

More worryingly what is Gary Caldwell doing there?!

caldwell probably got an invite of adam

[Mattshark]

I'm sure I saw the possession stats as 52%-48%. Remember thinking it was incredibly low considering we'd dominated

BBC possession stats are never accurate, sky have it 55-45 and that still sounds generous.

[ChesterDave]

There was a game BBC has us 48v52% last year where Sky had us 64v36%

We had about 20 shots to the opponents 5.

BBC's statisticians are abysmal

[Mattshark]

There was a game BBC has us 48v52% last year where Sky had us 64v36%

We had about 20 shots to the opponents 5.

BBC's statisticians are abysmal

They get them from AP don't they?

[danperkins]

I'm sure I saw the possession stats as 52%-48%. Remember thinking it was incredibly low considering we'd dominated

Think it was 56% to 44%... Stoke actually tried to play a bit of football in the second half. I don't know where people are coming out with they never had the ball cause that's clearly not true. I'd rather win and actually get the 3 points than dominate possession and get **** all.

[The_weatherman]

Think it was 56% to 44%... Stoke actually tried to play a bit of football in the second half. I don't know where people are coming out with they never had the ball cause that's clearly not true. I'd rather win and actually get the 3 points than dominate possession and get **** all.

I think that's fairly close, we had it more, but I don't think they really threatened us, besides the set pieces.