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Author Topic: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread  (Read 77731 times)

Offline damon loves JT

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #360 on: April 07, 2013, 07:50:59 PM »
It does say a lot about the way we've played under Lambert. 2-1 up in a vital game in the 90th minute and 4 players go pissarsing up the other end of the pitch by themselves in search of a third.

Ha ha, brilliant

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #361 on: April 07, 2013, 07:58:29 PM »
Watching MOTD last night, couldn't remember the last time we had four players going forward and no opposition players in sight other than the goalie, for the third goal.


I think it might have been Chelsea when we were 7 down   

I don't know why but I was laughing hysterically when I read John e's reply!

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #362 on: April 07, 2013, 08:35:16 PM »
Just listening to TSM on the radio and he has been complimentary towards the club, the team and PL. He remembers Benteke being scouted for the summer, last year and thinks that Bent, when fit, has found it difficult to get into the team this season mainly because of Benteke, Weimann and Gabby playing together in the fluid and exciting way they do. 'It's clear that the team is playing to suit Benteke - Bent doesn't really add a lot in this system, even if he [started every game] with Benteke.'

When asked, he said that Bent should probably be on his way in the summer, but that Benteke would be a target, of course, so the priority for PL was to hang on to him. Some generous and entirely non-bitter comments from a gentleman, despite attempts by the interviewer to get him to comment about the Benitez situation as a way of getting into his own experiences with the VP crowd.

I still agree that it was best that he went, though, I know the club survived last season in the PL but it was at a cost. Justified, hopefully by PL's new-look team keeping the club up this season and developing onwards and upwards the next.

I caught that bit whilst I was driving earlier. I thought the presenter's attempts to lead TSM towards saying what he wanted to hear, that we'd all had it in for him from day one, verged on shamelessness. Credit where it's due. I don't think anybody could ever question the man's character. Pity, then, about his style of football.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #363 on: April 07, 2013, 08:40:57 PM »
Just listening to TSM on the radio and he has been complimentary towards the club, the team and PL. He remembers Benteke being scouted for the summer, last year and thinks that Bent, when fit, has found it difficult to get into the team this season mainly because of Benteke, Weimann and Gabby playing together in the fluid and exciting way they do. 'It's clear that the team is playing to suit Benteke - Bent doesn't really add a lot in this system, even if he [started every game] with Benteke.'

When asked, he said that Bent should probably be on his way in the summer, but that Benteke would be a target, of course, so the priority for PL was to hang on to him. Some generous and entirely non-bitter comments from a gentleman, despite attempts by the interviewer to get him to comment about the Benitez situation as a way of getting into his own experiences with the VP crowd.

I still agree that it was best that he went, though, I know the club survived last season in the PL but it was at a cost. Justified, hopefully by PL's new-look team keeping the club up this season and developing onwards and upwards the next.

I caught that bit whilst I was driving earlier. I thought the presenter's attempts to lead TSM towards saying what he wanted to hear, that we'd all had it in for him from day one, verged on shamelessness. Credit where it's due. I don't think anybody could ever question the man's character. Pity, then, about his style of football.

I would never go as far as to say McLeish was likeable, but he's kept his side of things to himself by and large. Mind you, I'd expect a pay-off like he must have got gives you pause when open goals are offered by journalists.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #364 on: April 07, 2013, 08:53:19 PM »
@DarrenBent: buzzing with the win yesterday great result fans were amazing

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #365 on: April 07, 2013, 08:58:09 PM »

 McLeish is always very complimentary about the Villa, and i salute him for his integrity and dignity.It was a mistake appointing him, but every time i see /hear him on the media i like him.Sorry if that's not the general consensus, but i like the man.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #366 on: April 07, 2013, 09:01:28 PM »



I'm glad Christian took it on himself. Any other time in that situation we would have passed to Sylla who is offside.

I'm also glad the two were that side as it meant Begovic leaned that way anticipating the pass and Benteke had the right side to score in.

Just imagine if he had missed and Stoke had gone up the other end and equalised. It's a thin line and all that...

Looking at a few times all I can think is Benteke saying to the keeper "Any last requests".


Offline Billy Walker

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #367 on: April 07, 2013, 09:05:38 PM »
I thought the guy (McLeish) was a gentleman, no doubt about it. Good luck to him.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #368 on: April 07, 2013, 09:09:42 PM »
I thought the guy (McLeish) was a gentleman, no doubt about it. Good luck to him.

Same here, always respectful about the villa.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #369 on: April 07, 2013, 09:18:46 PM »

 McLeish is always very complimentary about the Villa, and i salute him for his integrity and dignity.It was a mistake appointing him, but every time i see /hear him on the media i like him.Sorry if that's not the general consensus, but i like the man.

Agreed. Just wish he'd been less cautious.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #370 on: April 07, 2013, 09:20:00 PM »
@DarrenBent: buzzing with the win yesterday great result fans were amazing

Nice to see that. I wish we could accomodate him but the balance up-front is our best asset at the moment.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #371 on: April 07, 2013, 09:25:42 PM »

 McLeish is always very complimentary about the Villa, and i salute him for his integrity and dignity.It was a mistake appointing him, but every time i see /hear him on the media i like him.Sorry if that's not the general consensus, but i like the man.

I agree. I like him more than MON as an ex manager. It was a mistake to appoint him but I wish him well in the future.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #372 on: April 07, 2013, 09:28:12 PM »
Everybody on the planet knows what a good signing Benteke was, but I think we have a hell of a player in Westwood too.

I thought that was possibly Westwood's best game for us. He was excellent.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #373 on: April 07, 2013, 09:44:54 PM »

 McLeish is always very complimentary about the Villa, and i salute him for his integrity and dignity.It was a mistake appointing him, but every time i see /hear him on the media i like him.Sorry if that's not the general consensus, but i like the man.

I agree. I like him more than MON as an ex manager. It was a mistake to appoint him but I wish him well in the future.

I like him more than MON as a man, but the way he started to publicly blame the youngsters last season in order to cover his own arse was unprofessional and cowardly.

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Re: Stoke City vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread
« Reply #374 on: April 07, 2013, 09:45:37 PM »
McLeish's character and integrity have never been in question. He is a decent bloke, he has a great deal of bottle. He is just limited as a football coach, that's all.

 


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