v Stoke City (a) - 12/3/2025, k/o 20.00

[jim mk2]

5 minutes ago, PotterLog said:

Speak for yourselves

I told you Stoke would win. Hope you put some money on

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, Tugayslongwalkoff said:

Absolutely gash. Turned it off and had a tug after 50 minutes, did the same during Derby game and will likely just go straight to tugging at the weekend. 
 

season has gone. 

You should have started at 60mins. That’s also when the manager likes to pull people off. 

 

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, Tugayslongwalkoff said:

Absolutely gash. Turned it off and had a tug after 50 minutes, did the same during Derby game and will likely just go straight to tugging at the weekend. 
 

season has gone. 

to much info😂were you watching babestation,there is cracking little piece on there called kels!!!!!!!!!!!definately tugging material!!!!!!!!!!

[smiller14]

Wow. What is there to say?

The players look lost. We can blame the manager (and I will in a second) as well as the owners (contract uncertainty can't help) but they looked totally disinterested for 90% of the game. Even our captain - he might be pissed off but he was petulant and offered nothing. No fight in them, but we largely knew that.

The tactics were mind boggling. The set up was always a risk but if implemented well who knows, but the players didn't know their roles. We somehow had a scenario where we sat weirdly deep but with still with huge gaps between players. We never looked like scoring or applying any sort of telling pressure. 

Some players deserve a special mention. Cantwell put in an absolutely disgraceful shift tonight. Dribbling? Crap. Passing? Flash but often to a Stoke man. Throw in spitting his dummy out and showing absolutely no fight or desire and you can see why Rangers fans chased him out of Glasgow. Forshaw miles off the standard. Travis as I mentioned above crap. Dolan had the odd good moment but couldn't keep the ball - I might actually let him off as I don't think he had a clue what position he was in. At times I saw a glimpse of a player in Dennis but it was masked by constant poor decisions and being bone idle. Ohashi was absolutely crap when he came on. Hyam reminded me of some of those performances he put in under JDT - gave the ball away and then decided to play the fella onside by retreating to his six yard box. 

We know the issues lie upstairs and it's undoubtedly time to apply pressure (which will fall on deaf ears). However, you can't excuse inept tactics and players who have totally chucked it. 

Crap. In 5 days we've seen 2 inept performances. Just utterly sickening. 

[neophox]

Eustastace last 14 games including FA Cup:

4 Wins 2 Draws 8 Losses

Isamel last three games.

1 Draw 2 Losses

The death spiral continues....

 

[Bethnal]

5 minutes ago, Tugayslongwalkoff said:

Absolutely gash. Turned it off and had a tug after 50 minutes, did the same during Derby game and will likely just go straight to tugging at the weekend. 
 

season has gone. 

One letter away from nominative determinism, with this post

[Forever Blue]

Just now, Bethnal said:

One letter away from nominative determinism, with this post

🤣

[Dreyski]

I'm almost at wishing Ali Syed had bought us instead.

[onlyonejackwalker]

2 minutes ago, Bethnal said:

One letter away from nominative determinism, with this post

Ha ha. Leave Tugay out this!!

[DeeCee]

Perhaps VI is in on it with Swag and Pasha?

[Bethnal]

If any of you want to dissociate from your minds and bodies, without the financial and toxicological implications of a rhinoceros-level dose of ketamine, check out Ismael’s interview with Sky, the psychedelic properties of his bullshit are potent.

[jim mk2]

5 minutes ago, neophox said:

Eustastace last 14 games including FA Cup:

4 Wins 2 Draws 8 Losses

Isamel last three games.

1 Draw 2 Losses

The death spiral continues....

 

Relegation form. Someone should start a thread

[DE.]

Just now, Bethnal said:

If any of you want to dissociate from your minds and bodies, without the financial and toxicological implications of a rhinoceros-level dose of ketamine, check out Ismael’s interview with Sky, the psychedelic properties of his bullshit are potent.

Please tell me he said we wanted it even more than Saturday, which is why we lost again.

[Herbie6590]

Will anyone moan about season tickets not being on sale early? 
Blessed relief frankly if they never offer them…

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, Bethnal said:

If any of you want to dissociate from your minds and bodies, without the financial and toxicological implications of a rhinoceros-level dose of ketamine, check out Ismael’s interview with Sky, the psychedelic properties of his bullshit are potent.

a true sign of a desperate manager when they start uttering blind optimism,lies and utter garbage,probably lost the dressing room already

[Rover down South]

Can’t really add anything that hasn’t been said, but the future looks bleak. Two managers in Eustace & Lowe at least produced some results with these players.

They look so un-interested under Ismael and the passing is absolutely woeful.

Every time the camera panned to Ismael it looked like the tv had paused. Would have been encouraging to see some kind of fight from him. 

Poor appointment confirmed for me. 

[Penwortham Blue]

Just seen Ismael post match interview, he looked absolutely shell shocked.

[Bethnal]

2 minutes ago, DE. said:

Please tell me he said we wanted it even more than Saturday, which is why we lost again.

Said we had big chances, Stoke didn’t and that our players needed more belief, temporarily forgetting that he’s in charge of team talks, tactics, training and picking the team, which would be all the points at which you instil belief

[Tugayslongwalkoff]

2 minutes ago, Penwortham Blue said:

Just seen Ismael post match interview, he looked absolutely shell shocked.

I live in Northern Ireland these days so only get to a couple of games a season, I would bet my life I never see this manager Live. 

[Proudtobeblue&white]

I predict relegation next season, that's it. Terrible appointment as manager, shit board, fucking worst awful owners ever found. I despair about our beautiful, gorgeous club, that I have loved for 40 years. It makes me want to cry.

[PotterLog]

12 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

I told you Stoke would win. Hope you put some money on

 

I did quietly fancy us after reading all your comments pre-match. That usually spells a heavy defeat though 

[simongarnerisgod]

ismael clearly has`nt got his message over,his tactics and it looks like the players ar`nt listening and don`t seem to respect him

[DE.]

4 minutes ago, Bethnal said:

Said we had big chances, Stoke didn’t and that our players needed more belief, temporarily forgetting that he’s in charge of team talks, tactics, training and picking the team, which would be all the points at which you instil belief

Cool, blaming the players already. That'll help them take to him.

[Forever Blue]

2 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

ismael clearly has`nt got his message over,his tactics and it looks like the players ar`nt listening and don`t seem to respect him

There aren’t any tactics 

[jim mk2]

2 minutes ago, Penwortham Blue said:

Just seen Ismael post match interview, he looked absolutely shell shocked.

It’s his own fault.
 

He took over a team that needed coaching into  playing pragmatic, mistake free football to keep us in the top 6. 

Instead he’s tried to impose his own way of playing and in the process confused and lost the players and destroyed the team’s confidence.

Poor, unintelligent management