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After that first half, I'd have snapped your hand off for a point. Hopefully this window can help the team, and cheer us all up a bit. See you at Norwich (come on FA, hurry up and ban that Sainz!)

What do you think FL can be telling them that is making them play like that? The writing had been on the wall for a while - particularly in terms of lacking a creative central midfield player. The centre backs have no-one to give it to who can carry the ball forward. Not sure what FL can do with...

Assuming we keep it to one by half-time, get a few changes on at half time. Please (please) go two up top.

That's not down to FL - just players with bad habits. It does need addressing, but we can only tweak things slightly with the current 'deck'

Think we need to find a way to get the ball to forwards. Said prior to today, need 2 up top. and play ti over the top to them, That can help drag the team forward up the pitch. Sounds like Keystone cops defending. I'll be honest, though - I'd sooner Lampard saw us at our worst, so he can see...

Written by one of those generic 'football writers'?

Long time to go. Let's show some cojones.

Just reading your reply, and Chris Marsden's name popped into my head. Typical!

No, it was always that bald headed midfielder who bossed the game for us at home to Swindon, in the most one sided 0-0 ( or 1-1) draw, you will ever see. Forgotten his name, but as soon as I post it will come to me ( ex- Wolves?)

Score in a minute, we're gonna' score in a minute' ( I know it should be going to, but not how the pleb masses sing it🤣)

Or a draw, with injury and red card mayhem.

Same here! Love to know if anybody got the answers (I wouldn't have in a month of Sundays)

In likely awful conditions, the side who can get the ball into the opposition's half/penalty area is likely to win. Need to play 2 up top imo and get Simms/The Hound, running at them. Love some aort of result today. Shout out to those travelling. See you at Naaarwich.

The defender who is worst at swimming, I reckon.

Saw 2.5 year contract on another Stoke thread (not 3.5). Regardless, does this mean we are likely to save a few ££s as he has taken up a new post (suspect on a higher salary), in that his contract is likely to have a clause in it about dismissal/taking up a new post. If so, good news for MR and us!

Hopefully doesn't affect fans travel (nearer Swansea), but a heads up (just flashed up on my laptop) https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/live-updates-m4-closed-both-30688484#source=breaking-news

It;s not ten seconds at a time mate. Not going to take a stop watch to prove it, but the amount of 'wasted' non playing time is galling. Let's put it another way, would you find it amusing if the crowd kept throwing something/another ball, on the pitch, delaying the game, when we were struggling...

Although it's funny, it wastes about a minute per corner - we then get an added 3 minutes at the end of the half, including injuries ( we are effectively losing several minutes a game through this - fine, when we're winning, and trying to hold onto the lead, but......) Even the 'quieter' end...

I;m going rogue with this, but I'd play Bassette and Simms up top. The weather is likely to be crap, so play it over the top regularly - so Simms won't be making the runs in vain, with Bassette more likely to benefit from the extra support (if Bassette is knackered, stick BTA alongside Simms -...

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