Bob Gnarly Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 minute ago, ViewsFromTheMiddle said: 2/3 ain't bad. bar steward!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 "Dear God, please, please, PLEASE don't let Stoke go up. Forest, Leeds, fine, if you must, but please not Sjoke. Ps. As well as not letting them go up, if you could see your way to relegating them........ Many thanks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, StaffsRam said: "Dear God, please, please, PLEASE don't let Stoke go up. Forest, Leeds, fine, if you must, but please not Sjoke. Ps. As well as not letting them go up, if you could see your way to relegating them........ Many thanks" Who are you quoting there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 41 minutes ago, Mr Giggles said: Who are you quoting there? Every derby fan based in Staffordshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 hour ago, StaffsRam said: "Dear God, please, please, PLEASE don't let Stoke go up. Forest, Leeds, fine, if you must, but please not Sjoke. Ps. As well as not letting them go up, if you could see your way to relegating them........ Many thanks" Id settle for rowett hounded out after an unsuccessful pplay off but fans too grumpy about style of play. Fans who love tony pulis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Quote Stoke boss Gary Rowett is confident Jack Butland will stay and believes he can still fulfil his England ambitions at the club. The Potters are yet to receive a serious offer for the 25-year-old after relegation from the Premier League last season. Rowett said: "I expect him to stay, I hope he stays. I'm also pragmatic enough to know it's football and anything can happen in the last few days of the window. "I imagine he would be the type of player who some teams would covet. I'm a realist but I hope he's still here. "I can only react and answer what's in front of me. The answer is we haven't had an offer which the club feel is financially viable - or I don't think any strong offer yet. "Jack has never made any real moves to want to leave and he's contracted to us and we're not even a week away from the first game." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Nobody wants to stay at Stoke On Trent. I can't believe that for a second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 8 hours ago, Alpha said: Nobody wants to stay at Stoke On Trent. I can't believe that for a second It’s commutable from derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Rowett only knows how to play one way. The trouble is, when you are the favourites, that way is the wrong way. Rowett showed that when we played Sunderland and Burton last season. You can't sit back against bottom 3 sides. I predict pretty much the same as our season last year... We did well against top 6 sides... But blew it against the bottom 6. Playoffs at best for Stoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Why am I not surprised about this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 On 29/07/2018 at 03:26, bx3 said: Stoke'll be fine with Shaqiri and Arnautovic left to roam in their natural positions. There's no roaming about in your natural positions in a rowett side fella You stand still whilst having the natural skill sucked out of you by rowettball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Butland has said he only wants to join a top Premier League club apparently, if an offer doesn't come in he's happy to stay at Stoke. Fair play to him to be honest, you could argue it will damage his England chances but after Pickford's World Cup performances that shirt has been spoken for. Some players would have kicked up a fuss, Premier League or nothing, but seems to have his head screwed on and it's hard to see where that offer will come from now. United, Chelsea, Man City, Spurs are covered, Arsenal and Liverpool have just bought keepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 58 minutes ago, David said: United, Chelsea, Man City, Spurs are covered, Arsenal and Liverpool have just bought keepers. Could be Chelsea if Courtois goes, having said that, Pickford is being linked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 That season out injured really came at a bad time, decent season in 16/17 and he could have found himself at a top club last season which could have seen him ahead of Pickford at the World Cup. Not always how you play, it's who you play for. Only a year between the two, but he's now no longer the next big thing. Liverpool were linked with him wasn't they before he was injured? Now they go and blow daft money on a Brazilian. Maybe if Pickford goes to Chelsea, Butland would be the natural replacement over at Everton, would they be considered a big club to leave Stoke, probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Butland would be much better off moving on. Butland looks good when he's got shots being panned at him left, right & centre. he makes good saves. I think his distribution is also very good, so that's highlighted in the big league. He still conceded the most goals in the Premier League last season. When Butland was down here last time, we were scrambling to get Lee Grant back. Not to say he didn't do a job for us, but to look good in the Premier League & to look good in the Championship are two different things. Keepers tend to find it much harder. Carson got more clean sheets last season than Butland has had in 81 Championship appearances, for example. If I was him, I'd get a move ASAP otherwise he'll only find his reputation in tatters if he performs anything less than magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 55 minutes ago, Ambitious said: I think his distribution is also very good, so that's highlighted in the big league. I thought we really missed Granty’s passing out of the back at the time to be honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Personally didn't rate Butland at all when we had him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, ViewsFromTheMiddle said: Personally didn't rate Butland at all when we had him. No he was poor when we had him. Wasn't he just coming back from injury himself? Remember the Wigan game in particular where he made 2 saves and pushed them to the penalty spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wolfie20 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 36 minutes ago, ViewsFromTheMiddle said: Old habits die hard with Rowett - Williams will be 34 this month. Knudsen's a decent player though - solid if not spectacular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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