Gloucester Saint

I would have done at KO TBH.

Need to see it again. Didn’t look an obvious error at first sight.

Reminded me of Guido Carrillo from what I’ve seen so far, big, not much of an athlete and first touch goes further than he can kick it. I was expecting a raw Kenwyne Jones type forward but he’s looked like a poor man’s Jon Parkin or Brett Angell to me.

Remind me of the result when Stoke visited under Martin?

Dragan needs to take a bath on some of them this week wages-wise to get them to new environments where the shadow of Russell Martin doesn’t lurk.

THB is always a threat at set pieces. We’ve forgotten the value of them. Now get the fucking ball forward and pepper their box. Time for Downs to win some headers.

And 0-2. Stoke deserve that I have to say. They will be there and thereabouts this season. Saints won’t unless there’s some open heart transfer surgery in this transfer window to the starting XI. Club have had their PSR wanting over the Dibling fee. Now 5-6 new faces this week and half of those into the starting line up next league game. Don’t mind if 3 of them are loans.

Stoke took their opportunity with superior technique and composure, nothing lucky about it, it’s up to Saints to bring in that composure and technique this week. Tick Tock Johannes.

Yeah, they bought Keiffer Moore who holds it and scores.

QPR are total turd though. No wonder Ronnie Edwards fitted in there. Test here of whether Still is up to it and can adapt because plenty of banks of eight and nine will sit in at SMS.

Players had better find a goal from somewhere because the fans are going to let them know exactly how it is at full-time.

Newcastle away too.

Stoke have been miles better and look far better coached and organised. Robins is a good manager. Still may improve though. Not sure the red will help us actually becuase we’ve been too busy haggling over Dibling, congratulating ourselves on another incoming fee, and haven’t bought in any pace to get behind teams. We might get a lucky bounce or deflection from a set piece to get a point hopefully.

Stoke’s central midfield player players, Lewis Baker included, have frankly been superior today with the obvious exception of Fernandes. Downes and Charles both poor. Need a CM to push them along and rotate during the season.

Stoke deserved that and really should win the game from here. We’ve created chances but piss poor in midfield and the five at the back formation has to go. Sick of seeing it now.

Correct, although it feels more northern as a place/s than most of the Midlands and the accent is more northern sounding than Brummie, Black Country or East Midlands accents.

Boro score 2 in 2 minutes at Norwich. Brum 1 up. And as others have posted, Coventry crushing QPR.

Taylor might not be going anywhere after all

PNE beating Ipswich

Dominic? He’s a Stokie. But gets big plus points for his Hampshire spell and dismissing Matt Prior first ball in the cup final.

Dungeons and Dragan’s

He’s looked terrible though. Wouldn’t be a surprise to see him loaned out.

Pissing in shower? Should be at least £100 fine, dirty northern bastards.

Alan Ball instituted fines in training for hitting high balls into the channels post-Branfoot to cut the long ball obsession out.

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