The New Stoke City Manager

Your welcome I guess

Quick question though, if I was a plastic, would I show where I am from?

 

Ricc,

Must be the advance raiding party.

 

because only about 1% of people look at peoples profiles, I was only winding you up mate but in my opinion people should support their local team, In Stoke we have more Man Utd fans than Stoke fans .

 

I know you was only joking but the sites a bit slow tonight

Its not always that simple. My family supported Liverpool and I followed suit from a very young age. They are my team as far as I'm concerned.

Doesn't mean I don't want my local sides to do well but they will never be number one to me (as was the case in the FA Cup earlier this season)

 

Hughes has started already.Saying he will prove his critics wrong is just piling pressure on himself from the outset.Wouldd have been better to keep schtum.

 

I would rather him be positive, that was the issue with our last great leader - a negative fool.

 

For some reason, I have a good feeling about Hughes.
Coates won't let go through with silly transfers.

 

As the time goes by im feeling much better about the hughes recruitment and actually looking forward to next season

Utpssss

 

Positivity lads - that's what I like!

 

Hughes made a huge mistake at QPR and seriously blotted his CV. He has a point to prove not only to us the fans but also himself. I read yesterday somewhere that he is taking the easiest job in the premier league that is going at the moment. For reasons of expectations and an improvement on playing style.

Let's hope he keeps his promises and brings us more goals!

 

Hope Hughes can better TP's spending to points ratio!

Fortress.Britannia
1 hour ago near Hanley, United Kingdom ·
Interesting Stat here guys
How the Premier League table 2012/2013 would look based on MONEY SPENT-PER-POINT!


20. QPR - £1,522,000-spent-per-point
19. Chelsea - £960,000-spent-per-point
18. Southampton - £797,561-spent-per-point
17. Liverpool - £668,852-spent-per-point
16. Aston Villa - £578,049-spent-per-point
15. Stoke City - £478,571-spent-per-point
14. Sunderland - £470,513-spent-per-point
13. Man United - £405,618-spent-per-point
12. West Ham - £396,739-spent-per-point
11. Newcastle - £324,390-spent-per-point
10. Reading - £239,286-spent-per-point
9. Norwich - £204,545-spent-per-point
8. Man City - £179,487-spent-per-point
7. Arsenal - £117,808-spent-per-point
6. West Brom - £0-spent-per-point
5. Tottenham - £18,055-profit-per-point
4. Everton - £28,825-profit-per-point
3. Wigan - £52,778-profit-per-point
2. Swansea - £140,217-profit-per-point
1. Fulham - £244,186-profit-per-point ...

 

Phil Neville will more than likely turn down the offer of a coaching role at stoke in favour of a similar role at Man U.
Don't blame him for that choice don't think it would be a slur on stoke just the ties with Man U and Moyes are evident
(Marc)

 

Interesting stats, I'm suprised to see Villa and Southampton spent more "per point" than us, and they only finished 1 point behind us.

 

Very interesting Smithers, i would have thought we would have been worse, just goes to show the stuff you don't know about other clubs.

 

Interesting isn't it. Makes TP look a tit when he kept harping on about who difficult if was to compete financially etc...

 

Difficult to compete financially, skillfully and playerfully, they always had a better team than us.

 

Another stat Hughes has to rectify!

@FortBritannia: Stoke city hold the record of the most away games without drawing a match, which is an unbelievable 42 games... http://t.co/2tyDibojYr

 

Well with that stat Smithers
I guess that if Mark Hughes does as he say's " We will attack more" I assume that means during away games we should pick up more pts? Positive is the best way.
If the ball is in their half they won't score. Simple really innit! I just don't see how "our football" can be any worse than it was with Pulis in charge.

Here's hoping.

 

Looking forward to us having a go away from home, we have wasted half the season for too long!!

 

While US beat Panama on Tuesday in a critical World Cup qualifier, the real story was Stoke City man Geoff Cameron. Out of necessity, USA manager Jürgen Klinsmann pushed Cameron into a holding midfield role due to the injury suffered by Jermaine Jones in Friday night’s qualifier. The returns were excellent with Cameron proving both an effective shield in front of the back four, linking up well with the US attack.
Cameron’s early days in Major League Soccer showed him to be a versatile and useful player who could slot into any position on the backline and also frequently in central midfield. This adaptability led Stoke to sign him last year as Tony Pulis has long shown a preference for pragmatic players and also allowed him to play in three distinct roles for the US in the Hexagonal qualifying round.
Granted, facing off with Panama is not quite a Premier League nor even a Championship level opponent, but it was a pressure match and Cameron turned in a virtuoso performance.
This leaves new Stoke City manager Mark Hughes with increased options in the midfield. Considering Sparky is likely to overturn large portions of the Potters squad he inherited from Pulis, Cameron could be featured in a different role.
Stoke’s board is obviously concerned about stylistic consideration and entertaining fans and media critics; otherwise the decision to sack Pulis never would have been contemplated. The madness of the sacking notwithstanding, Hughes must now take the mantle given him and fulfill a mandate which could be mission impossible.
The versatility and comfort shown by Cameron on Tuesday night in midfield is a good starting point for Sparky in his rebuild of the Potters. On his side he’ll find many a versatile footballer who can adapt to different roles and different styles even if Stoke played one way and lacked a plan B as critics have charged the past few seasons.