Stoke City Post Match Thoughts

[sawmiller]

Mid table L1 side on a good day - trouble is we're in the league above - though not for much longer. We need a good few years in L1 to rebuild and add professionalism to everything we do/how we are structured. My mate is an Argyle fan and they spent a fair bit of time developing a robust, professional approach to recruitment at all levels, youth development including loan players (Whittaker being one of those) - an assistant that has experience and far reaching contacts regarding good youth prospects and now a manager who worked with some of the best young players at national level. We have so much work to do if we want/hope to emulate this kind of professionalism - so much of what we do can come across as 'hit and miss' and amateurish - we need a robust 'root and branch' set of changes to begin to be viewed as a club that can hope to hold its own at this level - we're a long way off that right now

[Feedthegoater]

Please can we call Uncle Colin 🙏

[Derbymiller]

Mid table L1 side on a good day - trouble is we're in the league above - though not for much longer. We need a good few years in L1 to rebuild and add professionalism to everything we do/how we are structured. My mate is an Argyle fan and they spent a fair bit of time developing a robust, professional approach to recruitment at all levels, youth development including loan players (Whittaker being one of those) - an assistant that has experience and far reaching contacts regarding good youth prospects and now a manager who worked with some of the best young players at national level. We have so much work to do if we want/hope to emulate this kind of professionalism - so much of what we do can come across as 'hit and miss' and amateurish - we need a robust 'root and branch' set of changes to begin to be viewed as a club that can hope to hold its own at this level - we're a long way off that right now

Wonderful post agree with a lot of that

[Back of the net]

Pathetic performance
Pathetic players
Pathetic support
Pathetic tactics by the manager.
The club is pathetic in every aspect.

[Scum-Triumphant]

Tough to beat is one thing.
Tough to watch is another.

[Townerslovechild]

Poor game,2 poor teams,we have nothing going forward, but we are definitely better in defence.
But to win a game you've got to create something, we must some attack minded midfielders to have any chance.

[gru]

Going to take time to get us back on track. This season can't end quick enough.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Going to take time to get us back on track. This season can't end quick enough.

Should we go down there’s a realistic chance that the decline could continue

Taking in journeymen and lacking in attitude players will take us lower.

[Jocksgloves1]

Bottom clubs find a way to lose matches, and a stupid desperate grab in injury time is certainly a new one on me.
We were never going to score, and they should have had at least two on the break. Maybe the odd cross to our giant strikers may help?
Feel sorry for the players again, every week playing better opposition. Must be very soul destroying.
Well done on the Stoke fans for supporting child abuse with their chants. No more than I'd expect from them to be fair.

[welovebooth]

Time for Tony Stewart to realise he can't afford the championship and if he serious about us been one.

Next time we are in the league he should look for a partner to help fund