v Stoke City (a) - 10/3/23

[jim mk2]

It;'s been pointed out many times that the team that wants it most usually wins

Our lot playing as if they couldn't care less

 

[bluebruce]

5 minutes ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

Can't see this being 0-0

Shame, I'd take that over the position we're now in just a few minutes later.

[Exiled_Rover]

That should be a yellow card for Gayle. 

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

Game over based on the first half hour evidence. 

[bluebruce]

1 minute ago, jim mk2 said:

It;'s been pointed out many times that the team that wants it most usually wins

Our lot playing as if they couldn't care less

 

All that talk of feeling invincible...I didn't like it, and this complacency is why.

[Gav]

1 minute ago, jim mk2 said:

 

Our lot playing as if they couldn't care less

 

Fishing trip, anyone biting? 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Gav

[Beanie01289]

too flat so far not wanting it enough second to everything so far.

[roverandout]

Rankin-costello needs to stay at fullback.  There's big spaces where he should be

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, J*B said:

Pickering did his job there, Dolan didn’t track back until it was far too late. We need BBD on that left side for both his attacking work and defensive work. 

It's not that he didn't track back, the RB just had the legs on him. Dolan is actually quite slow over a long distance.

[yankfan]

Second best to every loose ball. Which is double troublesome with Gallys hold up play. 
 

getting played off the pitch 

Edited March 10, 2023 by yankfan

[Mercer]

Disappointingly poor so far.

Wide open on left on 2 or 3 occasions.  Need to close that loop otherwise.......

For whatever reason, simply not 'at it'.

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

If we get anything from here I'll truly believe we're in the play off race 

[moerpho]

Lacking energy today. Hope Brereton might make a difference 2nd half

[Fraserkirky]

Looking a lot like a side who is the bottom 4 for XG. 
This embarrassing, a bad match up against a team too quick for us.

[Exiled_Rover]

Who's this Voldemort cosplayer? He's half decent. 

[roverandout]

We're playing a slightly above average team ffs

[BigBar]

Keep the faith...have been bad but we can get back into it.

[Guest]

Ok, so we've gone to pieces a bit since conceding. We need to just take a breath. Put the foot on the ball.

Sign of a good side is how they come back in games. We have work to do.

Travis seems a weak link to me today.

[Sweaty Gussets]

Always a tricky fixture this.

This lot have good players and a decent manager. 

[Gav]

They’ve got more zip than us, we look tired, but we are also being out thought tactically by Neill here. 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Gav

[PotterLog]

6 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Stoke haven't got a single player that would get in our team ffs

🤭

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

Just now, BigBar said:

Keep the faith...have been bad but we can get back into it.

There is a goal here for us, just not convinced we will only concede the one 

[roverandout]

Just now, Sweaty Gussets said:

Always a tricky fixture this.

This lot have good players and a decent manager. 

Decent manager average players 

[roverandout]

Just now, PotterLog said:

🤭

Name one

[bluebruce]

Stoke's manager's comments before the game suggest to me he knows enough about how we play that he won't let them over commit seeking a 2nd. He knows we are best on the counter. They're hardly shutting up shop but I don't think they'll stretch right open for us.