Stoke City v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

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Sky Monday Night Soccer Sky Wankfest, the Inbetweeners (I Sky+ them- good start) and the lack of direction played apart. I don't know why the numbers were shit. We took more to Newcastle for a 1:30pm Sky game. Who knows, maybe folk remembered the thriller from last season and decided they'd rather pass kidney stones while having root canal treatment instead?

And endeavour to educate your Stoke compatriots on Oatcake as to what a Yam-Yam is. While Yam-Yams may follow us, we’re not Yam-Yams. Its not insulting, it just doesn't make any sense. We don’t even speak the same language for pitys sake!

[Reality]

Who wants to spend £30 on watching their team with no proper manager, take on fucking Stoke City?

Firstly, you know exactly what you are getting with MacDonald. Secondly, you know exactly what Stoke are like hooooooooof - nutmeg, dirty challenges, tackles, dives, tripping players in the box when they don't have the ball. Diving at the end to win freekicks, and other down right scummy behaviour. Add to that their constant booing when other teams have the ball (ooooh, real hard lads there) and their absolute atrocious football.

No comparison - A chinese, few beers and early night with the missus sounds far better.

Hope the wankers go down this year. Another team to add to chalk up there with City. Wankers. I hope we are the ones to send them down.

[Bunny@Stoke]

Who wants to spend £30 on watching their team with no proper manager, take on fucking Stoke City?

Firstly, you know exactly what you are getting with MacDonald. Secondly, you know exactly what Stoke are like hooooooooof - nutmeg, dirty challenges, tackles, dives, tripping players in the box when they don't have the ball. Diving at the end to win freekicks, and other down right scummy behaviour. Add to that their constant booing when other teams have the ball (ooooh, real hard lads there) and their absolute atrocious football.

No comparison - A chinese, few beers and early night with the missus sounds far better.

Hope the wankers go down this year. Another team to add to chalk up there with City. Wankers. I hope we are the ones to send them down.

you sound a little bitter. Perhaps spannering one off might help.

Oh, and the 30 minutes of Fuller on the pitch was way above what any other player on the pitch managed for the 90.

[cdbearsfan]

Agreed. Why didn't they start him? That Walters is a nasty piece of work.

[SoccerHQ]

Its like I said, we’re doomed to a few seasons of unbelievable results up at The Britannia. They are the new Wimbledon and Leicester. It’s worth taking heart though to remember the score lines when we finally had rid of them as a bogey team.

Alas we’re doomed forever to be shit against Man City.

While I don't generally have a problem with Stoke until they play us (quite enjoy them upseting and turning over half the premier league) must say I'm yearning for a victory over them at the Brit so will continue paying the 30 odd quid until it happens. Which it will.

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Its like I said, we’re doomed to a few seasons of unbelievable results up at The Britannia. They are the new Wimbledon and Leicester. It’s worth taking heart though to remember the score lines when we finally had rid of them as a bogey team.

Alas we’re doomed forever to be shit against Man City.

While I don't generally have a problem with Stoke until they play us (quite enjoy them upseting and turning over half the premier league) must say I'm yearning for a victory over them at the Brit so will continue paying the 30 odd quid until it happens. Which it will.

Of course and it will happen in a true end of days bogey team style with either a 7-1 or 5-0 destruction.

Apart from Man City of course.

[ROBBO]

Anybody who blames Heskey for this needs a reality check. The game was lost in the dugout, Petrov, Albrighton, Rio were all running on empty half way through the second half but KM in his wisdom or lack of did an MON. If we had appointed him manager i despair of where it would have ended. Gabby played some great
football in patches.

[Reality]

Said ages ago we need a player that is a "dirty bastard" in midfield or something, to really get at the opposition.

Sick to the back teeth of everyone looking at us like little nice Aston Villa, and constantly we are getting shat on by controversial decisions - referees, players being tripped on purpose in the box, players diving.

Its time we started playing these twats at their own game. Said that on another forum and got some contrived, corporate bullshit about how we were going to do it the right way. Think the lad had been listening to Krulaks every word and hanging off it as if it was from the Messiah.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Paulie, you weren't exactly Holland 74 either mate.

Compared to you, we were.

I'm not sure who dragged who down to the pub football level tonight. Two very poor teams. Let's say Stoke as we had a good 15 minute spell. (clutching at straws thingy)

[luke25]

When you havent won and are looking for a result to kick start your season theres no better team to play than us, i remember the exact same thing happening last season against Westham were they scored the winner two weeks into injury team to get their first win of the season, also when was the last time we scored an injury time winner? Im seriously struggling to think off the top of my head

[villajk]

Well, that was the away trip from hell.

Wasn't looking forward to it and it turned out just, if not worse, than I expected.

Hanley is a shit hole.  The coach from there to the ground had some proper idiots on it who'd had more than a sniff of the barmaids apron.

The only food that seemed available in the ground was a mushy pie............yuk!

The coach from the ground back to the station for the Villa fans was filled with some equally obnoxious villa fans who had the same sniff of the barmaids apron as the stoke fans on the journey to the ground.

Plus points:  pleasant couple of drinks in good company.

[Reality]

When you havent won and are looking for a result to kick start your season theres no better team to play than us, i remember the exact same thing happening last season against Westham were they scored the winner two weeks into injury team to get their first win of the season, also when was the last time we scored an injury time winner? Im seriously struggling to think off the top of my head

Two weeks in injury time, Christ. Major Fergie time right there and he's no where to be seen. 

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Well, that was the away trip from hell.

Wasn't looking forward to it and it turned out just, if not worse, than I expected.

Hanley is a shit hole.  The coach from there to the ground had some proper idiots on it who'd had more than a sniff of the barmaids apron.

The only food that seemed available in the ground was a mushy pie............yuk!

The coach from the ground back to the station for the Villa fans was filled with some equally obnoxious villa fans who had the same sniff of the barmaids apron as the stoke fans on the journey to the ground.

Plus points:  pleasant couple of drinks in good company.

Villajk, my brother was telling me that they were coking up just before kick off while he was in the toilet. Pathetic.

The traffic getting in was horrendous.

Not good.

[villajk]

I wouldn't be at all surprised Ads.  I'm all for people going out there and enjoying themselves but to spoil it for others.........................

I don't remember the journey to the ground being so bad last season.  It took us 40 minutes tonight on the bus from Hanley.  Getting back wasn't too bad.  They kept us waiting but once they let us go we had a police escort to the station.

[villajk]

Ah, forgot to mention the game.

I thought we had a good 20 minutes or so spell at the end of the first half, some quite entertaining football.

Second half, spurred on by Pullis' return, Stoke seemed to take control.  Once they scored their goal you just knew they were going to score another.

Anyway, onwards and upwards.

Has it been confirmed yet when Houllier takes up is managerial position?