Stoke City Match Thread

[Acton Stations]

I've never been to Lincoln...!

Very interesting city with loads of history, but don't go there to watch us play otherwise you'll come away disappointed.

[Jeffqpr]

Totally gutless & spineless performance, that was our chance & blew it, Stoke was poor but we wasn’t up for it & should’ve been

[daveshads]

I'm speechless. I just wanted to say that.

[LoftusRoadLad]

They knew how to stop SA,,,they must have hired a rugby player on the training pitch.

[Martinmalta]

I gave up on us staying up a while ago. Lately we did improve, however, every time we're with a chance of getting out of the bottom three, we find a way to loose a game. It is so frustrating following the R's. I do not know what to say. It seems that the writing is on the wall and no one can change destiny.

[Macca]

I like Marti but he did f up tonight. We needed changes at half time, not with about 20 mins left. It was obvious SA was achieving nothing without a 2nd striker.

Don't think Armstrong should start as a lone striker unless there is someone up there with him, even then I wouldn't start him because he hasn't got a clue about staying onside, and he can't hold the ball up.

[Harrow QPR]

I was so happy to get rid of Ainsworth and Marti was a breath of fresh air , saying all the right things , he likes to play attacking football and always tries to win the game .
What a complete load of ###### , he keeps setting the team up negatively and plays walking football .
Stoke were there for the taking , we should have got at them from the start and pushed forward , all the players should be busting a gut in a relegation six pointer.
That performance was a disgrace , by the players and manager .
Bring back Kakay , that Cannon is absolutely #### , negative player , keeps turning back and passing backwards.
WE DESERVE TO BE RELEGATED , bunch of bottlers.

[Stanfan]

Well that was bad. Missing the urgency best shown by us taking nearly a minute to take a free kick in or close to injury time. Pathetic. Need to try Hodge on free kicks and corners as they are almost always poor. Don’t get always two players on free kicks as they’re higher scorers in team who need to be in or around box. Pretty football at times but just not effective. Chair isolated tonight. Loan players at half speed. Worried.

[Macca]

Played badly against a poor team, but the most annoying thing was how easy it was for their goal, obviously someone didn't do their job.
I don't like not having players on the posts, if there was he probably doesn't score.

[DJ Hooper W12]

Some of the comments about the manager is pathetic.

Agree but not all. It was obvious to everyone early on we needed more up front. That’s assuming he wanted to win the game and not take a point

[LoftusRoadLad]

Diabolical performance from every single player and coach.

[shaggy24]

Some of the comments about the manager is pathetic.

tbh Macca until deadline day he had sod all options anyone watching could see SA needed another player around him we needed a goal and he kept 1 up top now hes got more options and did naff all until 65 mins

no way under Warnock wed fk up 4 chances to get out bottom 3 not saying i want Marti out but sometimes eople get it wrong and tonight once again imo he wasnt pro active fk me my mum could see Paal was shite and put Larkeche at LB

[SheepRanger]

I've never been to Lincoln...!

[SheepRanger]

Our best chance was Smyth in the first couple of minutes....clear on goal from the right and smashes it straight at the keeper.

Compete lack of talent and desire in this team!

[Sleeping Giants]

Some of the comments about the manager is pathetic.

I like Marti but he did f up tonight. We needed changes at half time, not with about 20 mins left. It was obvious SA was achieving nothing without a 2nd striker.