yeadonowl Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 19 minutes ago, Ethel The Tree said: I look at the career record @Stoop has posted - the 'highlights' - and can't help thinking "The Delap Years" Goals bundled in from corners and the opposition scared to give away throw-ins ugh Obviously had to change things around at Boro, so Plan B: Drill his players in how to work the ref for 90mins Which, coincidentally, also seems to be Alex Neil's No.1 tactic If Pulis had been in charge last Saturday and we had won the game using these tactics would you have been bothered? End of the season its the points on the board that matters, not the style they were achieved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley8 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) BullS#@t if Pulis is so good why is he not in premiership with Middlesbrough. You pay a fortune to watch crap somewhere else if you want. He's a huge disastrous choice most really don't want him at all and Middlesbrough fans complain he's messed their club up. He didn't get them promoted and why if he's so good haven't Stoke sacked Jones and got him in! PULIS OUT!!!! Out of the running please Edited September 3, 2019 by ashley8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 52 minutes ago, yeadonowl said: End of the season its the points on the board that matters, not the style they were achieved ooh, that's contentious We all want promotion, I get that But let's enjoy the ride too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pussface Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Will he bring Rory Delap's towel with him as part of his entourage? No to this vestige of anti-football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pussface Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 On 01/09/2019 at 16:46, Ferkorf said: Is that the same Bruce that won 2 games out of 8 before he left. Cracking job. Crumbs. How many did he lose though?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 To be honest I wouldn't mind someone with a delap-esgue thow who can hurl the ball 70 yards into the opposition box. Certainly beats everyone standing still for half a minute then throwing it to the nearest man and losing possession. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeadonowl Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 36 minutes ago, Ethel The Tree said: ooh, that's contentious We all want promotion, I get that But let's enjoy the ride too Another way of looking at it would you have swapped last season for Cardiff’s season in the premier? They achieved promotion using Warnocks hoof tactics and fill the team with big lads At the moment we are back to crap football and loosing. I’m willing to suffer crap football if we are winning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chansiri is king Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, yeadonowl said: Another way of looking at it would you have swapped last season for Cardiff’s season in the premier? They achieved promotion using Warnocks hoof tactics and fill the team with big lads At the moment we are back to crap football and loosing. I’m willing to suffer crap football if we are winning The club needs repairs, SB started the process we know need another experienced manager to continue the procedures, think we all saw the fruits of SBs labour got the first couple of games but sadly we have gone back into decline again , an experienced manager would have us sitting at the top of the pile atm with the run of games we have just had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, yeadonowl said: Another way of looking at it would you have swapped last season for Cardiff’s season in the premier? They achieved promotion using Warnocks hoof tactics and fill the team with big lads At the moment we are back to crap football and loosing. I’m willing to suffer crap football if we are winning Yes, but it's not like there's a straight choice to make here Crap football doesn't guarantee good results, if it did then I reckon the game would lose its appeal overnight Both teams playing crap - both can't win - and who'd want to watch it? By the way, I'm on record in a previous thread (weeks ago) saying that if 'promotion at any cost' was the target Then we could do a lot worse than bringing Pulis in I also said the games would be awful and attendances would most likely drop But we'd stay up and around the top 6 all season He still wouldn't be my choice because I'd prefer to follow our games live rather than tune in at 5pm every Saturday to see how we got on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeadonowl Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Not sure attendances would necessarily drop. We are mainly season ticket holders now. Id also think people would watch a winning side pushing for promotion i realise Pulis doesn’t guarantee winning football and it’s more likely to be ugly but a short term deal has to be worth considering. We are completely rudderless at the moment and if it carries on much longer this season will be a write off much like last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Here - knew I hadn't dreamt it On 20/07/2019 at 13:31, Ethel The Tree said: If it has to be promotion 'at all costs' Then we'd have more chance with Pulis in charge (IMHO) - with or without Megson There'd be more clean sheets Loads more goals scored from corners, set pieces etc The games would be as boring as hell and home attendances would surely suffer But we wouldn't struggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtheowl Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 4 hours ago, S36 OWL said: Any sign of him at the training ground Kev? UTO Was told this morning, Pulis will be meeting the boys down at the training ground later this week. UTO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, yeadonowl said: Not sure attendances would necessarily drop. We are mainly season ticket holders now. Id also think people would watch a winning side pushing for promotion Attendances dropped at Boro - over 2,000 down on average from the previous season And they were never lower than 5th in the table until around March That probably had more to do with Pulis getting the boot than missing out on the play-offs by one point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athelwulf Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 30 minutes ago, Ethel The Tree said: Yes, but it's not like there's a straight choice to make here Crap football doesn't guarantee good results, if it did then I reckon the game would lose its appeal overnight Both teams playing crap - both can't win - and who'd want to watch it? By the way, I'm on record in a previous thread (weeks ago) saying that if 'promotion at any cost' was the target Then we could do a lot worse than bringing Pulis in I also said the games would be awful and attendances would most likely drop But we'd stay up and around the top 6 all season He still wouldn't be my choice because I'd prefer to follow our games live rather than tune in at 5pm every Saturday to see how we got on The thing is Ethel that our football is bob now, and we're not getting the results either. At Preston it was woeful. When Megson was managing Bolton, fans chided him for not playing like Man Utd. He responded that he'd like to play like Man Utd, but to do so Bolton would need Man Utd's players if the club wanted to be successful. City play the ball out from the back - we tried it under Jos and it's fair to say that we didn't do the double. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, Athelwulf said: The thing is Ethel that our football is bob now, and we're not getting the results either. It's a dilemma, isn't it? So we bring in Pulis - our football will still be bob but we might get results? I'm sure there are Stoke fans who wish they hadn't got shut when they did - for Hughes!! West Brom too - for Pardew!!! But would either have him back? Answers on a postcard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Baggins Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 The longer I watch this car crash under Bullen the more I want Pulis. wouldn’t be my 1st choice, however he can get results and believe we have players best suited to his style of play, especially st the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, kevtheowl said: Was told this morning, Pulis will be meeting the boys down at the training ground later this week. UTO ^^ it's not working Edited September 3, 2019 by Ethel The Tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 2 hours ago, kevtheowl said: Was told this morning, Pulis will be meeting the boys down at the training ground later this week. UTO Enjoy the ride kev, enjoy the ride... UTO kev mate UTO.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtheowl Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, sweetsheri said: Enjoy the ride kev, enjoy the ride... UTO kev mate UTO.... UTO sweetsheri mate. UTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 On 01/09/2019 at 02:21, Everywhere & nowhere said: Getting Pulis after today would be almost just stop going territory for me - like a McLaren appointment. At the end of the day we’re paying to see something entertaining. 5-5 draw or 1-0 win? which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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