They've turned off the taps for 3 transfer windows and run off a good manager - so probably.

LOL what a rat. JDT's body isn't even cold yet.

Brainwashed? Lovely.

I hope not. The last manager walked because they wouldn't back him - I'd be livid if they signed McGuire in the summer now.

You realise they've spent £110m this summer, right?

Belgium created a super team because every Academy in their country was instructed to play 4-3-3.

Didn't have much to do, but looked athletic. Won an important header in our box.

Scored a headed goal from a cross did he? Oh.

It's 10 times more tiring too, which is why teams like Man City run away with games in the last 20 minutes.

Has wasted his career.

I'll try and get a 'hooooooooof' chant going for you next match.

Yep, they were very poor. A clear change in style for us - much less gung-ho going forward and much more direct with our play. We'll see if it pays off in the long run against better sides.

I think he's massively lacking confidence - it's one thing banging them in against the U21s, another at this level.

More Championship quality players to actually bring off the bench.

He was listed as ill last week, so I assume that's still the case.

Same as it's been all game - 3-5-2 (2 WBs, an AMC playing behind 2 ST).

Protecting injury prone players. The third sub protects a guy coming back from injury.

Cynically he's seen a chance to get an easy W on his record, so he's come down to claim it from Johnson.

I'm a big JDT fan, but he clearly threw his toys out of the pram for the QPR match. 3 CBs would have at least got us a point there. The new CB has been fantastic today.

He'll be on massive money now - no way we could afford him.

Their #22 could have been booked 3 times before now. Amazing what opposition players get away with.

Never a penalty, but there you go.

There's a staunchly anti-JDT contingent on here that I just don't have the energy to debate with. That said, we're FAR more direct today - whether that's because Stoke are badly out of form or it's a new style I don't know. Probably the latter, judging by Birmingham fan comments.

Hedges and Brittain are playing as Wingbacks. Chrisene is playing as the LCB in a 3.

He'd still win everything in the air against Gallagher. In their box, anyway. In our own box he's a different animal.