The new 'stoke'
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The new 'stoke'
How is it over the last few seasons we've now started to be portrayed as the new Stoke? Long ball rubbish that only play one way. I know we maybe not the most pleasing on the eye and very much play to our strengths with regards 2 big lads up front but no way are we anywhere as direct as pulis' stoke. Does my head in. Just because we are a small club for the level we are playing at.... Why are the media so insistent on making us out to be this anti football? Everton away. 24 passes. Quality goal. If Man City had done that they would be having kittens....... Anyway UTC
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Re: The new 'stoke'
Because the lazy press like to put everything in boxes and they have found one for us.
It’s b0ll0x but if they shout it loud enough the idiots who read them will believe it.
It’s b0ll0x but if they shout it loud enough the idiots who read them will believe it.
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Re: The new 'stoke'
Bet Stoke wished that they were being called the "New Burnley"!
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Re: The new 'stoke'
We would need a long throw expert to come close............
Up the Clarets........
Up the Clarets........
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Re: The new 'stoke'
Signings of Walters. Crouch. Bardsley. Pieters. Might help work out why we get labelled that.
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Re: The new 'stoke'
The media hate us
The pundits hate us
And we keep performing. They hate us
The pundits hate us
And we keep performing. They hate us
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Re: The new 'stoke'
What you have to bear in mind is that the longer they were in the PL, the more people swallowed the media bullsh*t about playing style and Stoke fans increasingly berated their style of play and cried out for more of Barcelona! It was the same at West Brom, Sunderland, Bolton, West Ham, Swansea and others and it's SOMETIMES the same at the Turf. But you have to be very, very careful what you wish for, as if something ain't broke, stop sticking your fingers into it!! Or you can end up with a mess!!
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I can see the comparison but dont think we are as direct as they were. The similarity for me is more about work rate and attitude to grind out a result. I thought we were 2nd best today but once again got a good point. Its a great habit to have. utc,
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Re: The new 'stoke'
Focussing on a goal we scored two years ago might suggest there was a dearth of anything similar since...Wooshydeakin wrote: Everton away. 24 passes. Quality goal...
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Re: The new 'stoke'
Stoke took us apart in the PL in the 09/10 season. Was an obvious gulf in quality, as we are against the likes of Norwich etc.
Stoke changed too much too quickly which is why I believe they are now where they are.
Kick it up to Wood and Barnes or pea roll it to Rodriguez I don't care.
Stoke changed too much too quickly which is why I believe they are now where they are.
Kick it up to Wood and Barnes or pea roll it to Rodriguez I don't care.
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Re: The new 'stoke'
People keep going with this fallacy that a change of style from Pulis’ industrial football did for them. They scored consistently higher places after Hughes changed the style. As usual, poor recruitment was the issue (and still is, by the looks of it).
For what it’s worth, we do mix it up more than Pulis did, but you can see why the comparisons are made - we’re undeniably direct (the Everton goal is a few years down the line now and was when we had our ‘technical’ players fit and firing) and we’ve signed a good few ex Stoke players. While the ‘physical’ and ‘anti football’ comments are tiresome, I’ve seen a good bit of praise in the media, too, particularly for our defensive and tactical set ups.
For what it’s worth, we do mix it up more than Pulis did, but you can see why the comparisons are made - we’re undeniably direct (the Everton goal is a few years down the line now and was when we had our ‘technical’ players fit and firing) and we’ve signed a good few ex Stoke players. While the ‘physical’ and ‘anti football’ comments are tiresome, I’ve seen a good bit of praise in the media, too, particularly for our defensive and tactical set ups.
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Re: The new 'stoke'
We are not going to out-football the best teams in the land, so we play to our strengths, identify the opposition's weaknesses, and figure out how we can get points off them. We are very difficult to beat and very good at what we do. I'm perfectly happy for other clubs and their fans to be frustrated by us as we take points off them. A surprising number of people are aware of the PL and Burnley with the extensive TV coverage over here, and appreciate the way we continue to do well and the team spirit we show.
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Ok, shall we look at the goal we scored at Brighton just a couple of weeks ago?thatdberight wrote:Focussing on a goal we scored two years ago might suggest there was a dearth of anything similar since...
I do get a wee bit fed up of the media and, especially, other so called football fans (including some of ours) saying we are the Antichrist of football when, if you take a bit of time to look at our performances we are not that at all. We play some good stuff but still mix it up when we have to try and grind out a result. It's almost as though we try and use our resources in the best way possible?!