Match Day Thread Stoke v Hull City

[Amin Arrears]

I’ve not missed a home game in years but now I wouldn’t really care if I missed one. I remember being sat in the pub before the Villa game thinking that I didn’t really feel excited/bothered that the new season was back. It was odd.

They’re killing everything about the club that we all know and love.

I've got to be honest here. Even when they've ****ed off I doubt if I'll ever be back. It almost feels like the comedown off crystal meth.

 

[Evington]

I haven't been home or away even though I thought I would have the enthusiasm for away fixtures.


I haven't.

 

[John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.]

I have a feeling the outcome of the Stoke game is going to be a familiar occurrence throughout this season. The quality of players are just not good enough, we certainly missed Irvine, he has become one of the most important players to get the team on the front foot. Henriksen is just too lightweight in midfield, even though he is not a combative type of midfielder, maybe Toral might bring more creativity to the position?

We are in for a long hard season and thank God that Ben's story bought a smile to my face, rather than the doom and gloom around this club of ours.

 

[GLP]

I’ve not missed a home game in years but now I wouldn’t really care if I missed one. I remember being sat in the pub before the Villa game thinking that I didn’t really feel excited/bothered that the new season was back. It was odd.

They’re killing everything about the club that we all know and love.

My feelings exactly.

 

[FILEYseadog]

Great Post Ben.

Course you had a good day as always.
Despite the result.

Good Lad Son of Ben.

 

[Gone For A Walk]

Utter ****e.

Morning after. Utter ****e was perhaps a tad harsh.
On paper Stoke are a decent, solid side for the CCC. Comfortable afternoon for them even when they were way below their best.
To be fair to the players, I think they gave it a go, but as a collective they are just not good enough
We have no real pace, not much height, little physical presence, little bite, and next to no threat up front. That's the reality of what Nige is having to contend with.
Having said that, I was pretty pissed off to see us time-wasting last 10 minutes when 2 - nil down. We had given up on the game, instead of trying to grab a goal then who knows what might have happened.
Still don't understand why Milinkovic isn't even getting a look in. If Nige doesn't fancy him, what the hell is the point of the signing.
Relegation coming our way unless there's some late rabbits coming out of hats.
[HASHTAG]#ticktock[/HASHTAG]

 

[The greengrocer]

I always do. Stoke’s any easy one too, just a half hour down the road. My lad drove so I managed a couple of beers. Saw a couple of old faces & managed to catch up with them. Sang till I was hoarse & had my usual laugh.

The players we have are obviously not up to the required standard of this league overall but they were well supported & I think had a go. Stoke have problems too, they were only two lucky goals better than us.

We’ll more than likely go down but there will be no blame attached to the players from me. The blame lies 100% at the owners door. If you continue to invest as they do the results will soon follow suit. I feel for the young lads as regards any potential affect it could have on their long term careers. We’re desperate for a couple of wisened old heads to protect the youngsters & help them progress.

My lad made me laugh on the way home, he’s usually quiet but has his moments. We stopped on the busy A34 Dual Carraigeway just before the Roundabout with the A500. An old biffa had broke down & was blocking a lane. I hopped out & after showing her how to put her automatic into neutral I pushed her to safety. She’d ran out of petrol but didn't know. She was 94, clueless & had no phone. I diced with death crossing the carriageway to the petrol station, bought a container & a fivers worth. As I was putting it into her car a bloke stuck his head out of the window of a passing car as it slowed for the roundabout & said to my lad that his car was sticking out & he should move it. Out of nowhere - “**** off, prick” - my lad’s response. The old biffa must have heard him as she asked “Was that man getting grumpy with you dear?” My lad blushed, I laughed, she asked me to stop the traffic so she could reverse onto the Dual Carraigeway & away she went. We followed her as she drove past three petrol stations without a care in the world. Hope she got home ok.

I chastised my lad for his potty mouth. I don’t know where he gets it from.

City away? It’s much more than 90 mins of football.

Great post! Away days are always the best because of the people you travel with! You can’t always remember how the goal was scored or conceded but you can always remember the friends you traveled with!

 

[BlackAndAmberGambler]

I always do. Stoke’s any easy one too, just a half hour down the road. My lad drove so I managed a couple of beers. Saw a couple of old faces & managed to catch up with them. Sang till I was hoarse & had my usual laugh.

The players we have are obviously not up to the required standard of this league overall but they were well supported & I think had a go. Stoke have problems too, they were only two lucky goals better than us.

We’ll more than likely go down but there will be no blame attached to the players from me. The blame lies 100% at the owners door. If you continue to invest as they do the results will soon follow suit. I feel for the young lads as regards any potential affect it could have on their long term careers. We’re desperate for a couple of wisened old heads to protect the youngsters & help them progress.

My lad made me laugh on the way home, he’s usually quiet but has his moments. We stopped on the busy A34 Dual Carraigeway just before the Roundabout with the A500. An old biffa had broke down & was blocking a lane. I hopped out & after showing her how to put her automatic into neutral I pushed her to safety. She’d ran out of petrol but didn't know. She was 94, clueless & had no phone. I diced with death crossing the carriageway to the petrol station, bought a container & a fivers worth. As I was putting it into her car a bloke stuck his head out of the window of a passing car as it slowed for the roundabout & said to my lad that his car was sticking out & he should move it. Out of nowhere - “**** off, prick” - my lad’s response. The old biffa must have heard him as she asked “Was that man getting grumpy with you dear?” My lad blushed, I laughed, she asked me to stop the traffic so she could reverse onto the Dual Carraigeway & away she went. We followed her as she drove past three petrol stations without a care in the world. Hope she got home ok.

I chastised my lad for his potty mouth. I don’t know where he gets it from.

City away? It’s much more than 90 mins of football.

Crap post, too much information.

What I want to know is...was she fit?

 

[Chillo]

Yeah , so much for the thousands who are boycotting home games but going to away games

I tried that but it gets to you and you end up getting that distanced from it you just cant be bothered with it all.
Its not so bad once you start to do other things in life such as search for streamed City games …..

 

[BlackAndAmberGambler]

Personally, I’m not boycotting, I’m just pissed off with the whole fiasco and can’t be arsed. Having cancelled my passes, I haven’t really enjoyed the home games and I’m having difficulty working up the enthusiasm to do aways now as well (this as someone who’s missed no more than five or six games a season for years).

In fact, today was the first time there was a fairly close game, which junior went to without me, while I had nothing on (and he only went because he happened to be in Stoke with work).

 

[The B&S Fanclub]

Didn't go so going by what I saw on TV....Conceded from a corner again!!!! McClean standing all on his tod at the edge of the box with no city player within ten yards of him. Recipe for conceding a goal is that. First thing I was taught years ago, when defending a corner, put a man on the edge of the box to win the loose ball. Who's coaching City? Are they listening or just totally useless?

 

[Circlehardman]

What's the happy deluded scouse said about yesterday? not seen a video anywhere.
ill have a go....
.
I've highlighted the problem
players are a honest hard working bunch
I highlighted stoke
we want to do well for Hull City
we have highlighted set pieces
we need to add but i have to highlight the players we have here
I've highlighted with my highlighter that I'm a scouse **** who cant pick a player to play in his correct position and waste what little money we have on players I actually don't want to play (ok I made up the last line)
Working my good honest highlighter hard

 

[Chazz Rheinhold]

What's the happy deluded scouse said about yesterday? not seen a video anywhere.
ill have a go....
.
I've highlighted the problem
players are a honest hard working bunch
I highlighted stoke
we want to do well for Hull City
we have highlighted set pieces
we need to add but i have to highlight the players we have here
I've highlighted with my highlighter that I'm a scouse **** who cant pick a player to play in his correct position and waste what little money we have on players I actually don't want to play (ok I made up the last line)
Working my good honest highlighter hard

Who's playing out of position?

 

[Ernie Shackleton]

Who's playing out of position?

Marshall.

 

[Circlehardman]

Who's playing out of position?

Didn't go yesterday so cant comment
However in previous games just about everyone playing wide left!
Kane a Full back. (Deemed ok to play out wide left but when LB is injured moved to RB and our only consistent player then moved to LB??)
Toral a CM.
Irvine a CM.
All whilst having a winger (he bought not having started 1 of the 6 games we played) sat on the bench practicing pulling up his shorts legs.

 

[Ron Burguvdy]

What's the happy deluded scouse said about yesterday? not seen a video anywhere.
ill have a go....
.
I've highlighted the problem
players are a honest hard working bunch
I highlighted stoke
we want to do well for Hull City
we have highlighted set pieces
we need to add but i have to highlight the players we have here
I've highlighted with my highlighter that I'm a scouse **** who cant pick a player to play in his correct position and waste what little money we have on players I actually don't want to play (ok I made up the last line)
Working my good honest highlighter hard

Need some Bruce-isms to help him out.
"We Needed more resilience in defence , huff and puff more in the final third and be more solid in the middle and more resilient on the grass and resilient in the air, away man woman child"

 

[Chazz Rheinhold]

Didn't go yesterday so cant comment
However in previous games just about everyone playing wide left!
Kane a Full back. (Deemed ok to play out wide left but when LB is injured moved to RB and our only consistent player then moved to LB??)
Toral a CM.
Irvine a CM.
All whilst having a winger (he bought not having started 1 of the 6 games we played) sat on the bench practicing pulling up his shorts legs.

endex

 

[Barchullona]

endex

Did you enjoy the trip to Stoke, Chazz?

 

[Girt Bucket]

endex

Take A Day Off From Being You. Will You!? ****.

 

[Circlehardman]

endex

So I cant comment on the fact he plays players out of position in the 5 games ive been to because I was at work and missed yesterdays game?
Yeah Sorry chazz ill keep my trap shut in future.
Judging by yesterdays photos only about 250 can comment moving forward yeah?