MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by bcubed » 06 Feb 2021 15:44

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True and a Stoke side able to defend that stuff shouldn't be a surprise

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by SouthDownsRoyal » 06 Feb 2021 15:44

Lower West Have Stoke worked out how to stop us playing. This is poor.

Typical Stoke

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by bcubed » 06 Feb 2021 15:45

Stoke should scored then. McLean with a great chance

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Snowflake Royal » 06 Feb 2021 15:45

Awful minute from Ejaria there. Let's his man go unopposed, then controls a ball straight back to them after playing Swift into trouble.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by CountryRoyal » 06 Feb 2021 15:46

I’ve lost count how many times individual players have been beaten. Stoke getting past us far too easily, it’s really uncharacteristic.


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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Lower West » 06 Feb 2021 15:46

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Lower West Have Stoke worked out how to stop us playing. This is poor.

Typical Stoke


Typical Reading. Toothless. No pace upfront.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by CountryRoyal » 06 Feb 2021 15:46

Need to get our act together because at the moment it looks a matter of time until they score.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Pepe the Horseman » 06 Feb 2021 15:47

Gotta be one of our worst performances of the season.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Royal Ginger » 06 Feb 2021 15:47

Just got to get to half time

Midfield needs a rocket put up them
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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by PremAddict » 06 Feb 2021 15:47

Stoke have 3 players surrounding us every time we get the ball. We look decidedly average and are lucky not to be at least 1 goal down. Oh and Fletcher can kiss my arse.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Snowflake Royal » 06 Feb 2021 15:48

Pepe the Horseman Gotta be one of our worst performances of the season.

Just think Stoke are pressing and defending well.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by tidus_mi2 » 06 Feb 2021 15:48

That wasn't good, probably fortunate to be 0-0 at HT.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Bristol Paul » 06 Feb 2021 15:49

tidus_mi2 That wasn't good, probably fortunate to be 0-0 at HT.


Very, extremely poor from just about everyone.


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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Sutekh » 06 Feb 2021 15:51

225 minutes of football at Stoke now and still no goals.

Utterly awful game so far and the lack of any threat is a real concern. But then that about sums up both of the last two league trips to Stoke as well.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Zip » 06 Feb 2021 15:51

Stoke on top. Our midfield is just not at the races. I think we need to bring Yaks on early in the second half.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Pepe the Horseman » 06 Feb 2021 15:52

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Pepe the Horseman Gotta be one of our worst performances of the season.

Just think Stoke are pressing and defending well.

Yeh there is that. But we've been so sloppy in possession as well.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Royal Ginger » 06 Feb 2021 15:53

Quite like the ‘say no to piracy’ interlude

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Owlish52 » 06 Feb 2021 15:54

Still 45 minutes to get themselves started. Come out a more determined side in the second half and turn this match around.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by leon » 06 Feb 2021 15:55

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Pepe the Horseman Gotta be one of our worst performances of the season.

Just think Stoke are pressing and defending well.

Yeh there is that. But we've been so sloppy in possession as well.


Terrible. Midfield all over the shop. Ejaria, Swift and Olise all passengers. Joao needs to release the ball rather than try and win the game himself.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (a)

by Doolittle » 06 Feb 2021 15:56

Poor so far, especially in midfield. But Stoke have used up a lot of energy pressing.

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