Stoke City vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

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Because people were saying nasty things about King Smith which everyone knows IS NOT ALLOWED.

King? King?!

Demi-God.

I'm disappointed by your level of  commitment to the cult number 37. You should drag the stone of shame in penance.

[SoccerHQ]

Berahino might be missing as he’s just been arrested for drink driving.

Has to be one of the most stupid footballers to ever exist.

Even more amazing we haven't signed him given our track record with them.

[Clark W Griswold]

4-0 them.

We seem to be hitting new levels of low, the 2-0 last weekend was another all time low in the 30 years + i've been a fan. This is certainly the worst side i've ever seen and this season has become the most depressing hopeless joyless season i've ever known. The relegation season was bad, don't get me wrong, but at least there was hope that in the lower division we would come back strong and be back up in 3 years max, possibly less. This is our third season down, we are now looking every bit a mid table division 2 team and i have no idea how we're going to break out of this cycle. 3 lots of owners in in past 3/4 years and a massive turnover of senior staff, 6/7 managers in 4 years, a squad of older players in decline, younger players who are struggling and players at their peak age that are shit. Most of the few good players we have are injured all the while and have bad track records in that regard over the past few years. Nearly everyone we've signed for nearly a decade has been shit or injured and we have another massive squad re-build ahead. For all of those reasons plus Stoke being a bogey side and McGinn being out, we're going to get hammered. And so am i.

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Hammered by Stoke.

Guess how many shots on target they had in their 1-1 draw away at Ipswich.

[simon ward 50]

Surely has 0-0 written all over it?

[PeterWithesShin]

The odds of a 0-0 should be pretty slim, we've had 1 all season and Stoke have had 1 at home. And not surprisingly theirs was against Boro.

[Toronto Villa]

Jack to come on, take over the game in the 70th minute. We will go from not having a shot to 21, score 4 times and win 4-3. Something like that.

[CJ]

No SJG, and given the lack of options off the bench on Saturday don't know who's fit to replace him. Probably be Hologram, Whelan and Jedinak (*gulp*).  I'd like to see Smith go 4-4-2 instead for this one and take the game to them. Hopefully Jack will be on the bench to get a few late minutes, but can't see us getting anything. 3-1 to them

[levico]

Stoke need something to turn their season around.

Cue Aston Villa.

3-0 to Stoke

[robbo1874]

Sorry for everyone who makes the effort for this.

Seems like we are just marking time til the end of the season!

My prediction: 1-1

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For all those predicting a hammering, it's surely not derived from any knowledge of Stoke or their form.

Have a gander at Oatcake . Different forum, different team, but a strange familiar feel about the content.

[Damo70]

Two expensively assembled teams who should be challenging at the top who have had bang average disappointing and inconsistent seasons so far. 1-1.

[Tayls_7]

In a shit off I'd always back us to prove our credentials.  2-1 Sturk.

[JJ-AV]

Steer
Hutton - Elphick - Mings - Hause
Adomah - Ramsey - Whelan - Green
El Ghazi
Tammy

[VinnieChase84]

               Kalinic
Elmo, Elphick, Mings, Hause
              Whelan
      Ramsey Hologram
              El Ghazi
          Tammy Kodjia