We're massively lightweight in midfield so might just be a case of adding a warm body. I’m not against it but I am surprised, thought we’d seen the last of him

We can send you Moran by way of compensation if you like? Then we’re all back to square one

Tidy player with an eye for goal but lightweight. Part of a midfield that’s getting consistently overrun. Not all his fault, he needs a beast or two alongside him, which we don’t have.

He’s looked a sight more imposing and powerful than the rest of our powder-puff attack when we’ve seen him - which is hardly ever because he’s always injured. Our fans are hanging their hopes on him but my general opinion is that he’s a chronic crock that we shouldn’t have gone anywhere near.

Walters didn’t really like Schuey from the off. SS objected to some of Walters’ signings and when things started to go south Walters flexed. I’m at the stage where I really don’t care who comes in next. I don’t believe anything will change. We ruin people’s careers so I’d actually hate it to be someone likeable and on an upward trajectory (eg Eustace). Just someone experienced who can keep us up will have to do for now.

He is (was) very well-liked at Stoke for what he did for us in the Prem. Made the most of limited talent, worked hard and scored some great, memorable goals in big games. Aside from that his qualifications appear to amount to gobbing off on Twitter about the state of affairs at the club. I know about his history with you lot and while it’s probably a bit unfair to linger on a mistake someone made as a teenager, I must admit it’s always slightly in the back of my mind when I think about his character.

I honestly can’t believe he’s apparently survived this. We appointed him out of desperation towards the end of last season as a sort of temporary cheerleader and somehow he blagged our impressionable idiot chairman into handing him the reins to the club permanently, despite having precisely zero experience in managing, coaching, HR, scouting or recruitment. He then made a massive call in sacking a reasonably popular manager who was performing ok to install a coach from Norwich nobody had heard of - and when this went predictably catastrophically wrong, he’s somehow *still* being entrusted to find and line-manage our next soon-to-be failed head coach. It’s unbelievable and just another symptom of the incompetent culture of shit John Coates has presided over.

Thought I might pop on to add some insider wisdom about the situation at Stoke but it’s pretty much all been said in the last ten or so posts. You’re all exactly right. Talk about making a sow's ear out of a silk purse

4-0 Stoke. Phillips, Moran, Ennis and Gally (shock sub appearance in wheelchair) with the goals. 😉👻

Yeah well there’s also the small matter that Pompey were absolutely dreadful. But still, a positive start and I think him and Cannon could form a really dynamic partnership. God knows we need it

He really pulled the defenders about and made space for others (Cannon). Remains to be seen if he can keep the fitness and consistency but tonight was a bloody pleasant surprise after reading you lot on here 😂 Some fans are giving him MotM - in a game where someone else scored four

Absolutely bostin full debut for the big man. Scored with a smart near-post finish (wrongly given offside), played a beautiful weighted ball to assist our 2nd then scored for real with an unstoppable thunderbastard from 25 yards. Generally made good runs, good passes, was a right nuisance and a brilliant foil for four-goal super striker Tom Cannon. On that performance he is exactly what we need. Moran played well and scored too.

Don’t remind me 🤦🏼‍♂️ On BBD, surprised to see people saying he’s made bad career moves. The lad’s just secured a three-year contract with a Premier League club, off the back of scoring something like seven in 14 for one of the worst teams the PL has ever seen (whose fans idolised him while he was there). I fail to see how that’s remotely in line with his career going down the drain. Granted it’s not started great with Saints but he’ll be handy for them in the Champo next season 🙂 To deploy a cliche I think he’s probably found his level. Can be a monster in the Champ, and a useful option in the Prem but a bit too one-dimensional to start regularly for a team with any aspirations. I can see him bouncing along at them kind of teams for most of his career. Which will in no way be a failure or a fizzling out afaic

Gally immediately injured so not seen him Moran looks really promising, I know he drifted for you lot but I think he’s a talent. Started today and did well, some good through balls I was being slightly facetious about playing Phillips at RB. He’s played 2 games at CH and looks the business. Incredibly composed for his age Ennis I quite like despite him not really being up to the level. He has his uses, today being the perfect example - coming on to stretch defenders and hold it up. He won’t start many. overall I’d say Moran is the one you might have been potentially most “wrong” about. He may have just been a victim of circumstance with you. Did Baker do anything of note when he came on today?

played great (at CB) in the cup the other day