He played either an 8 or 10 for Stoke. The 23 year old academy graduate has been integral for Championship Stoke City in what is his first full campaign as a senior player. After battling back from an ACL and recurring calf injuries over the last two years at Saints, he has made 42 appearances in the league this season – most of them starts. Smallbone has been operating as an eight or 10 for Alex Neil’s Potters, registering three goals and five assists as well as growing on and off the pitch.
Monday 8 May NFO please log in to view this image 20:00 please log in to view this image SOU please log in to view this image Referee: Michael Oliver. Assistants: Stuart Burt, Lee Betts. Fourth official: Thomas Bramall. VAR: Paul Tierney. Assistant VAR: Neil Davies.
There once was a team by the sea, Managed by Nathan Jones, oh how they used to be, But alas, his tactics were often in doubt, And his team's performance left fans to pout, With Ruben Selles, they still couldn't break free, Now relegated, it's a sad sight to see! Lol ChatGPT did that.
It occurs to me that we perhaps should have stuck with Hassenhutl…may have still been in relegation battle, but suspect we would have had a few more points than we have now.