Edmonton Saint

8 games now for our record signing with no goals. Another January window masterclass from Les Reed.

What do we expect. Our centre backs are both shocking. We made the rod for our own back by having to rely on Stephens, last season should have proved he wasn't good enough, but we are fighting relegation and a centre back who was deemed not good enough for Championship Middlesbrough whilst on loan is now a mainstay in our defence?

Cedric's row Z effort.

If only our board had acted back in October when it was obvious that the idiot wasn't working out.

Said it all last week when the idiot was asked about how well we played with 2 forwards, and his immediate response was to say that having 2 forwards left us too open and led to Stokes best chance. So negative, and yet he has been allowed to continue in this vein all season. Worse than Branfoot, at least his teams had some fight.

LOL 2-0 from our corner.

Qtr of the game gone, Have we even gotten into their box yet?

Almost 2, we are a shambles.

At least we have lots of goals in this team...

Great start in a huge game. 1-0 down after seconds. **** off Pellegrino.

That’s my point though. For close to £20 million, you’d think we were buying someone suited to (the very limited) way we play. He isn’t , or close to it. So seems a colossal waste of money.

And thats why it's bewildering that Pellegrino is still in a job. Bewildering.

7 games no goals. What ever we needed in January, this guy wasn't it.

Another must win game, we have failed to win. When will anyone at the club realize that Pellegrino and his anti tactics are the problem? We played ok second half in patches, however we pretty much wasted 45 minutes with an insipid, lifeless, dour safety first, first half. Yet again the idiot sent us out to avoid defeat at all costs, and a negative set up against a very poor Stoke side. Pellegrino is the problem. He can't inspire or fathom what our problems are, and he is the one that ultimately is going to send us down. So frustrating.

We really need to find a goal from somewhere. Would be a huge win. And Long on for Carrillo( No goals in 7 for £19 million man)

Boufal misses a great chance

Boufal about to come on.

Playing better since going to 2 up front.

I'd take Crouch over Carrillo, At least Crouch is an actual target man who can win the ball in the air.

That was a let off

Sims has been our best player.

And for someone supposedly good in the air, he doesn't win many (if any) headers.

Pellegrinos **** tactics have hoovered all of the noise and enthusiasm from the crowd, Very quiet and nervy now.

Christ this is a must win game, and we are ****ing terrible again so far. Passion? Drive? Enthusiasm? Will to win?

Stoke are looking more likely to be fair. We look disjointed and slow going forwards so far.