Course I do yep. Not to visit the soulless grounds, or see so called superstar players. Just to survive.

Sadly that's how it is. I largely despise the prem, unfortunately for financial reasons its where we need to be even if its just for a season.

Nyambe came off with a hammy apparently. We really do need some kind of covid circuit breaker, even better cancel the season.

At the point we'd made 5 subs i think Huddersfield were still 1 up having made none at all, they were also still bossing the game. Another speculative (aka greedy) Armstrong shot fell very kindly for Sam who tbf, from the bench does more than when he starts games. I cannot even for the life of me fathom out his subs or what he had in his head, the shit shower that followed suggesting the players felt the same. Seemed like a desperate yet pathetic roll of a dice from a man feeling the pressure.

Season can still be saved if action is taken NOW. Wtf were them subs tonight. Look at the state of the teams above us now too. Teams who would love the resources TM has had. Cap in hand to Billic now, pay him whatever he wants. Although tbh I think the season will be canned for at least a few weeks after tomorrow's games anyway if not more....

Not a classic but seen worse halves this season! Think Ben has made a difference both going forward and covering back, definitely eases the workload of the left back. Armo definitely should have scored, got a feeling he will do second half too. Imagine we'll see a few changes at 60 mins including Dacky. Bit nervous though about that, dirty team this lot so far.....

Looking at Jose Morais to replace him? They really are becoming a circus of a club.

I don't even know why we're bothering with any cups this season. Wtf is the point getting to a cup final with no fans there? Let's be honest its very ambitious at this point to think any will be able to attend.

We played this exact fixture at pretty much the exact time last year didn't we, and tbh it seems like one of the last times I went to a game, completely fed up of this shite now! I wouldn't be at all surprised if its the exact same result either. They have a good record at home and have won the last 4 on the trot now. Hopefully more game time for Dack and Brereton as we edge closer to Travis returning as well. I haven't completely wrote the season off yet, mainly based on the returning players and their potential impact, we need a good run and fast though.

Thats just weird. Villa and Palace is hardly a worldie game 🤣

Was gonna say, both Dack and Mowbray basically said he was gonna be on the bench 🤣

If big Ben plays we absolutely pan this lot on boxing day, even without its hard to see past an easy win. There's gonna be a buzz about the dressing room knowing our main man has signed a deal, never underestimate how influential Mr Dack is folks. 3 or 5 nil depending on team availability

Looks like he may be in contention on boxing day, this is turning into a good news day 😎

Dack signs new 3 year contract, merry Xmas!

That was a good watch for a Monday night. I'd be picking Dolan and even Chapman over Gallagher going off that, of course he won't do though. Dack looks some way off being match fit, understandably so. Reserves don't play again till the end of Jan though so that's not ideal.

I'm at the point now where I think I'd pot him. His stubbornness or blind stupidity keep playing a failing system is taking the Michael. Even Gallagher himself knows he's about as useful as a willy in a lesbian orgy playing out wide. If he lasts till January, which tbh I fully expect him to, Ben and Dacky may help it look a respectable season, but it will still be another mid table one.

We'll win this 2-1 chaps, its gonna be another late show though. Based on stats we'll take an early lead, Stoke will equalise in the final quarter of the first half. Both teams will cancel each other out most of the second half, but in the 88th minute Dolan will get round the back and square it for Armo to fire into the roof of the net. As for the team, I think he'll go similar to last time but swap Buckley for Holtby. Unless he also decides to give Bell a go, he did look brassed off at Douglas the other night when he hooked him for Bell. Personally I'd persevere with Douglas's for at least a few more games. Its easy to forget that Bell has been poor for a few years, Douglas for a few games. I don't think he's gone garbage all of a sudden, but he's started a lot slower than I hoped. MY team would be: Kaminski Nyambe Lenihan Ayala Douglas Johnson Holtby Rothwell Dolan Elliott Armo I'd like to see Dolan and Elliot supporting and interchanging sides, keeping Stoke guessing. We've become predictable and laboured since Ben unfortunately got injured and we really do need to change things.

What a ridiculous statement, and you see a lot of them on here. Just to clarify, if someone wants Mowbray out they're a glory hunter? A part time fan? What exactly are you saying it makes them? I'm not after Mowbrays head just now,but I can see why people are without labelling them.

Not sure Douglas will start on Saturday, Mowbray looked pissed off when the camera panned over to him after another wayward Douglas pass went out of play and a minute or 2 later Bell was on the pitch.

Did anyone else listen with Rotherham commentary? I don't like to laugh too much as others misfortune but the fella was literally getting choked up and sounded as though the tears were going to start at full time. Went from a chirpy chappy to an emotional wreck, bloody football eh.

Pretty much called it, although a bit later than expected! Very poor tonight and again missing something in the final 3rd most of the game, a Brereton shaped hole in my opinion. There's nobody dragging defenders out of position, nobody making those driving runs either, we've gone from being bloody hard work to defend against to being very, very basic. Of course this may well revert back in January if players touted to be back then suffer no further setbacks. As it stand we need to stagger and bumble our way through the next 4 games or so. Douglas again was poor, looks nervous and again perhaps an indirect consequence of poor cover in front of him. Regardless of that he needs to improve though. The knack of late goals is a fairly unfamiliar trait and would usually result in a few bruises from falling over seats, steps and fellow fans. Not sure what to attribute it to though? Is it a never say die attitude, improved fitness, the increased number of subs? Or just good old fashioned luck? Not sure, but I'll take it, not least tonight when quite frankly it was undeserved.

We'd cut through Rotherham like a hot knife through butter if Brereton was playing, sadly we aren't finding this quite so easy without him. I think we'll edge it 2-1 which will do, but looking forward to his return and banging a few more goals in again.

What should be banned? All social media? Harvey Elliott should be waving his willy about on concert square right now, if u think him loving scoring a goal, at 17, for a club of our magnitude aint right, then I really do despair!

He's 17 years old, of course he's going to be buzzing his little head off scoring a peach of a goal against the league leaders, I don't see any issue whatsoever.

We could, it obviously then becomes more expensive though and pretty sure we wouldn't go down that road!