Recent content by FullerMagic

I can't see us conceding more than once but with our poor away form and no strikers on the bench I'm going for 1-1 (Robert Huth header from a corner).

I completely disagree. Whelan has got decent touch, can pass the ball, can shoot from distance when given space, has got good set piece delivery and can tackle. Admittedly he didn't score last season (his last goal I think was against Man City in the 1-1 draw at the Brit the season before). If...

I think we can all agree he spends too much time on his arse. If he had Walters' stamina he would be much better. However, when he get shoulder-to-shoulder with defenders he is very strong, it is usually only when they come in from behind that he goes down.

I reckon we will sign both of them within the next few days. I'm really not convinced Crouch will be worth the money. He is 31 and only scored 5 goals last season. People complain about KJ being lazy but have you ever seen Crouch sprint? Palacios would be awesome but if we have to pay either of...

Yeah definitely agree with Swervy above. Quite often there isn't a lot of options for Jones especially with the treatment he gets from opposition defenders. I reckon the popular perception of Stoke City leads to referees allowing opposition players to rough us up more. We must all agree though...

Just thought I'd mention... Heard Pulis on talksport this morning. He said, specifically, that we would sign two CMs, a 'wide man' and two strikers. I am assuming 'wide man' means cover for Ethers and Pennant rather than Jon Parkin. When they tried to link him with any names he gave his usual...

I tried telling Terry what I thought of him (I'm only about three rows back). Maybe he heard me. When your that close to the action you can see him constantly talking **** in Jones' ear as well. I have no idea what he was saying but I doubt it was friendly.

Unlucky about the result guys. Silva and Aguero were basically just too good. I think you can stay up though - play like you did in the first half and you will get results against lesser teams. New goalie looks good and I reckon Dyer and Sinclair will do some damage against lesser defenders.

TP always takes half a season to realise Collins can't play full back. Higgy is solid and reliable even if he does hoof it a bit too much. Hope he gets fit soon.

Yeah I think we might lose this one but as Huth says its a marathon not a sprint. We started really badly last season and recovered well. First season we stuggled to begin with but finished strong while those around us fell apart. Btw, Torres is fit to start now according to Sky Sports.

Think they're just going to sit on our bench. I would be pretty annoyed about the Upson signing but he's on a free so I think he's pretty decent cover for our European tour.

Upson is definitely a better full-back than Danny Collins. Evolution.

Also, whoever said Deano starts every game? Whelan was keeping him out of the team last time I checked.

Do you remember, 'John Terry's your Dad'? I hope SWP doesn't. He would look good on our bench.

Trust in TP. If there's one thing we can all agree on then surely is that his record in the transfer market (so far at least) has been much better than most managers in the Prem. It's a bugger always having to wait until deadline day but he will deliver.