This is a thread for our upcoming Europa League game against FC Thun. Please post things to do with the match on this thread.
Booked time of with work and from wife/kids and am Swiss bound. Might get a look in at the North Face of the Eiger whilst I'm there(If I can drag myself away from the bar!) Who else is going...
http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2422157,00.html? STOKE CITY supporters will be able to watch the Europa League tie against FC Thun live on the internet on Thursday. bet365 will be broadcasting the first leg of the Potters' play-off tie in Switzerland on their Live Streaming Service. The game is exclusively live on bet365.com and the Live Streaming Service is free to customers with a funded account. All that City supporters have to do to watch the action is log on to their bet365 account and follow one of two options. You can either go to the In-Play section of the bet365 website or click on the Live Streaming link at the top of the homepage.
Bath Stokie Enjoy the game mate, I can't make it and Sgt. WHAT if I don't have an account with Bet365 My mate said after the away leg in Split... he watched it live for free using the internet...
Bath Stokie Enjoy the game mate, I can't make it and Sgt. WHAT if I don't have an account with Bet365 My mate said after the away leg in Split... he watched it live for free using the internet...
Potts, you will be able to find it free somewhere, but the quality is likely to be pretty poor. You can sign up for bet365 just before the game and watch it on there in better quality, but you have to have funds in your account, which can be as little as 1p, but the minimum deposit is £5, so it's only really worth it if you're having a flutter.
Given the synthetic pitch tomorrow and the low number of signings so far, would you rather the players held back and avoided injury (and potentially lose) so we have some sort of squad on Sunday or would you prefer the usual all at them SCFC style and hang the consequences? I can't decide. I'd probably say hang back a little although you can sometimes do more harm by trying to be more controlled. Potential side if Etherington and Delap are out? Begovic (surely he has to give Sorenson a run in Europe?) Huth - Woodgate - Shawcross - Wilson Walters - Whelan - Diao - Whitehead - Pennant Jones
Pistol Cheers buddy! I will find it somewhere. I now have a decent laptop and I did watch the Charity Shield on-line for free cos I cancelled my Sky Sub/s a while back. Ma Lady also got the Chelsea game whilst I was of course at the Brit... another converted Stoke fan maybe? To those who art going to the game, enjoy it guys.. wish I could be there with you sing a song for Pott's and give the lads the support they deserve. Can't wait for the home leg bring it on!
http://twitter.com/#!/SunDeanScoggins/status/103857969778798593 @SunDeanScoggins Dean Scoggins Etherington and Pennant are both training with #scfc as I write. As are Shawcross and Woodgate despite concerns. Delap not here
http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2423826,00.html Great news STOKE CITY have received a major boost ahead of their Europa League tie against FC Thun with the news that winger Matthew Etherington should be available for the game in Switzerland after tests revealed no serious damage to his left arm. Etherington was in the City squad that flew out of Manchester Airport today for Thursday's evening's away leg in the Play-Off tie after an X-ray revealed that he suffered nothing more than nerve damage in Sunday's match against Chelsea. Although the 30-year-old winger looked in considerable discomfort and had lost all feeling in his left arm as he was led from the pitch, the injury started to show signs of recovery shortly after the final whistle and he is now well on the mend. Manager Tony Pulis must now decide whether to include Etherington in his starting line-up for the European tie on Thun's synthethic pitch. "Once we've trained on the artificial pitch and got a feel for it, I will talk to the medical team about one or two players who have knocks and Matty is one of them," revealed Pulis at his pre-match press conference at the Thun Arena. "It's obviously a huge relief that the injury to Matty is not serious, but he is still a bit sore. Like some of our other more experienced players, he knows his body better than anyone. So I will speak with him and the medical team before I make a decision." Pulis also faces a similarly crucial decision over whether to include Jonathan Woodgate or call up another England defender Matthew Upson for his debut. If Woodgate plays, he faces the prospect of three tough matches in a week as he bids to prove that an injury-ravaged spell in his career is now behind him. "Woody wants to play every game and that's understandable after what he has been through," said Pulis. "He was outstanding on Sunday, but he felt a little stiff the following day. Nevertheless, he has surprised himself how well he has recovered. "Matty Upson is raring to go and hoping to do what Woody has done so far; he wants to prove that he is worth a place in the team. He has been well up with his fitness levels since he has come to the Club and so he is anxious to play in this one." City are almost certain to be without experienced midfield pair Rory Delap and Salif Diao, who are both on the injured list, and Pulis will also have to check on the fitness of winger Jermaine Pennant who has been hampered by a thigh injury recently.
Good news on Etherington, though he probably won't play tomorrow. Not sure what team TP will put out but I wouldn't be surprised if Upson plays. A draw tomorrow will be a good result I think
A draw on Thursday would be fantastic. Then back to our place and go for it! Great news on Etherington and I would rest him for the Europa game. We need Ether's fit and rested for the Norwich game. It's up to T.P. but we could play with one up front and let Walters play out wide.. I would go.... Begovic Huth, Ryan, Upson, Collins Pennant, Whitehead, Whelan, wilson, Walters Jones
I wouldnt be surprised if the team is Begovic Huth Ryan Upson Wilson Walters whelan whitehead diao Pugh Jones
http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2424923,00.html? The side is in: Sorensen Huth-Shawcross-Upson-Wilson Tonge-Whitehead-Pugh-Etherington Walters Jones Subs: Nash, Wilkinson, Collins, Whelan, Soares, Arismendi, Shotton
A bit surprised that Matty is playing TBH. Is Arismendi a STRIKER? It's unusual for us to have such a thing on the bench! Hope for a draw and perhaps an away goal.
