Stoke City away match thread

[harvey54]

4 minutes ago, Bris Red said:

And to think Nige and his coaching team had us so solid defensively towards the end of his tenure...

Shhhhh!! Don't mention the N word. You'll start the happy clappers off again, saying how far we've come

[BasSavage88]

Just now, petehinton said:

Everything is soooooo slooowwwwwwww

It’s like watching ex pro team that can’t run any more 

[roddy-d]

Just now, Ivorguy said:

That sounds very much like ‘We are too good to go down

We won’t go down championship is our level mate & that’s it. Would love to proven wrong but can’t see it. We sell our best players 

[redkev]

We find ourself in this position 2-0 for such a lacklustre start right from the off  , 

we are much the better side , McNally should be embarrassed watching that little hoppy jump he attempted to try to cut out the cross - ffs were at Stoke away you know you got to be on your toes the first 10 mins 

Sick to death of this nice old Bristol city tag - to soft a club From top to bottom 

[Crackers Corner]

Just now, The Humble Realist said:

Who was this seriously 

I'll give you 2 guesses.

[Silvio Dante]

4 minutes ago, MC RISK77 said:

Who the hell has described Jason Knight as Roy Keane esque?

 

Keane on seeing that comparison 

[Jose]

1 minute ago, Baldyman said:

We have real quality in our midfield now but a league 1 defence and league 1  attack unfortunately. We’ve created countless chances and converted nothing whereas we concede twice at the other end from 3 shots on target ! 

Do we? I don’t think Williams, Knight and Bird do enough in possession personally. Neat and tidy at times, scruffy at others. Nothing desicive.

[cidercity1987]

Should have been a double yellow there for Bae 

Foul stopping the counter then smashing the ball away

[Rossi the Robin]

McCrorie been impressive - one of the positives 

 

[The Original OTIB]

8 minutes ago, One Team said:

Bit like the Boro game but reversed. 

Agreed. Not the usual boring Manningball TBF.

Hogg Wild

[Super]

Anyone else lost picture?!

[IAmNick]

5 minutes ago, spudski said:

Look at the chances Stoke create. On the ground, more through the middle, passing to feet, leading to better quality opportunities. 

We may have possession, but we aren't creating good chances, they are punts. Hence so many missed, or poorly executed. 

It's obvious to see. 

I think the chances we've created have been fine and some were just as good quality. Stoke's second was a terrible scuffed shot that happened to land at someone's feet in the 6 yard box ffs.

The issue is we're not getting them on target/putting them away.

[NDW4CITY]

31 minutes ago, Jackson Lamb said:

Both McNally and Vyner need dropping. Both not good enough.

I raise you Tanner

[The Humble Realist]

Just now, Crackers Corner said:

I'll give you 2 guesses.

Tinnion?

If so where ?!

[Jackson Lamb]

Just now, Super said:

Anyone else lost picture?!

Lucky 

[alexukhc]

18 shots

[MelksRed]

Just now, Super said:

Anyone else lost picture?!

Sadly no....just the will to go on Sat

[TonyTonyTony]

Very strange game. We should not be 2 nil down.

[robin_unreliant]

We may have had a lot of shots but, apart from Bird's, none of them looked likely to go in. We are just so poor in the box - both ends.

[The Original OTIB]

Weird game, done so much right but oh so bad at decision making at the back. McNally continues to look a very bad signing.

[nickolas]

What a strange half. Awful start but we basically could and should still be winning. 
When we did ever have 18 shots away from home, let alone in one half?!

Awful at the back and not clinical upfront is the basic reasoning for this. 
Such a shame we lack so much quality. 

Edited 18 hours ago by nickolas

[ChippenhamRed]

4 minutes ago, tin said:

I’m one of those and wholeheartedly agree with you. I genuinely doubt I’ll ever see us in the PL in my lifetime. 

I used to think the odds were in my favour. I no longer believe that.

[eardun]

Tonight’s the night for two strikers on the pitch at the same time in the second half. Go for it. I’d bring Armstrong on for Williams (as he’s one away from a suspension and more defensive). 
Earthy to get significant time in the second half too. 

 

 

[lenred]

4 minutes ago, tin said:

I’m one of those and wholeheartedly agree with you. I genuinely doubt I’ll ever see us in the PL in my lifetime. 

Yep.  Me too.  It’s spot on unfortunately.  We have lived a life or purgatory! 

[Malago]

1 minute ago, alexukhc said:

18 shots

4 on target.

Stoke are 5 from 5.

That’s the killer stat.

Edited 18 hours ago by Malago

[marksy]

How frustrating was that? If we haven’t scored after 15 mins of the 2nd half I’d like to see two strikers on. 

[old_eastender]

HT 2-0. Terrible start, half asleep whilst Stoke were right up for it. Terrible 2nd goal, and Stoke could have had 2 more. That said we have largely dominated and missed some good chances to get back in the game.

[MelksRed]

Just now, TonyTonyTony said:

Very strange game. We should not be 2 nil down.

We switched off at the back twice....we deserve to be 2-0 down. 

[Andrew_V1]

Just now, TonyTonyTony said:

Very strange game. We should not be 2 nil down.

Err when you defend like we have and can’t finish our dinner then yes we should be 2 nil down

[lenred]

2 minutes ago, NDW4CITY said:

I raise you Tanner

Tanner is definitely good enough.   Every decent team needs solid players at this level and he is exactly that.  

[Out of his pie crust]

Absolutely battered them, very unlucky not to have a goal. At the back, not so great

[pongo88]

Eighteen shots and no goals l guess that’s the problem tonight. If only City had signed a striker or two in the summer

[cidercity1987]

Not gonna lose my shit when we've been clearly the better team for 43 mins plus a fluke mishit second.

A shot every two and a half mins shame we don't have a strikeforce to put the chances away 

[Bs4Red]

2-0 down and apart from the goals we’ve been excellent. 
How we haven’t scored is beyond me, such a shame to give away 2 really sloppy goals. Still right in this

[cityexile]

Last time we had 18 shots in a half? Equally, if you miss chances and give away poor goals, this is the result. Reverse of first half if Saturday in a lot of ways.

May end up losing 4-0 again, but got to be hope that if we can finish one, we can finish more!

[OJ009]

 18 shots, no goals tells the story.

[W-S-M Seagull]

2 minutes ago, redkev said:

we are much the better side

But what does this matter? 

This is in some ways the reverse of the Boro game. 

Boro were much the better side vs us yet we went away with the 3 points. 

[Malago]

I’d change the entire front line at HT.

[Lakeside Red]

Are defense is terrible we are all over the place at the back it’s costing us in games 

[Loco Rojo]

Looked ok in attack (albeit we can't score today) and creating quite a few chances, but defensive mistakes cost us again. 

Got to keep going in the 2nd half.

Could be the story of our season though couldn't it - struggle to score goals, too easy to let them in.

[And Its Smith]

Smashing them on xG ….

[roddy-d]

1 minute ago, Out of his pie crust said:

Absolutely battered them, very unlucky not to have a goal. At the back, not so great

Wake up lad 

[054123]

Just now, Malago said:

I’d change the entire front line at HT.

All of him?

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

Typical frustrating City performance. Two pieces of awful defending have cost us 2 goals but otherwise we've dominated. We have the edge in midfield and have forced corner after corner. Johanssen pulled off a wonderful save from Bird and Knight, Vyner, McCrorie and Sykes have all had opportunities. Wells movement has caused them lots of problems. 

[fisherrich]

2 minutes ago, nickolas said:

What a strange half. Awful start but we basically could and should still be winning. 
When we did ever have 18 shots away from home, let alone in one half?!

Awful at the back and not clinical upfront is the basic reasoning for this. 
Such a shame we lack so much quality. 

Any club that sells its best players will lack quality. This football club is going backwards and has been for a while.

[Silvio Dante]

Well. 
 

First off we’ve missed Twine (not really, just lightening the mood)

Those who say this is the polar opposite of Boro are missing the mark. Boro never looked like breaking through. We do, they look far ropier at the back and we could have had a couple already.

Unfortunately we look godawful at the rear. The first goal phase of play stems from not picking up a runner in behind (Vyner should hand to McNally but he should be aware) and the second is an awful ball by Knight but again not great from McNally. He’s not totally at fault for either but he’s a factor in each.

It’s decent going forward. I think they’ve let us and relaxed a bit too much and I’d expect them to tighten at HT. Gut is the chance may be gone, and I can see a third on the break.

[Crackers Corner]

4 minutes ago, The Humble Realist said:

Tinnion?

If so where ?!

Not tins like i thought Just found the article it looks like it was referring to his goal against swansea https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/roy-keane-esque-pundit-lauds-bristol-city-jason-knight-flashpoint-in-swansea-city-clash/

[Scrumpys Dietary Advisor..]

Mayulu, Armstrong and Hu on and have a go, they're not that good at the back 

Why oh why are we not playing Mayulu, he's light years better than this standard, he's all instinct and his speed of thought is why ahead of this division 

[roddy-d]

Just now, And Its Smith said:

Smashing them on xG ….

Lolz smithy 

[David Brent]

Stoke dominated the first 15 minutes and scored twice. We’ve created a lot since then but don’t look like scoring.

Yes we’re dominating now but Stoke very happy to play on the counter at 2-0 up. 

[1960maaan]

So many short easy passes misplaced , breaks down so often from simple passes mishit .

If we could score quickly you never know , but we need to stay alert at the back they are still creating things. 

[BCFC Rich]

Thought we were really good going forward, slow to get started, poor defensively. The opposite of halftime at Middlesbrough - in that game, other than the two goals didn't really enjoy it and didn't think we were great. In this one, other than the two goals, enjoyed it and thought we deserved a goal, lots of chances. 

[spudski]

2 minutes ago, IAmNick said:

I think the chances we've created have been fine and some were just as good quality. Stoke's second was a terrible scuffed shot that happened to land at someone's feet in the 6 yard box ffs.

The issue is we're not getting them on target/putting them away.

We can agree to disagree mate. Imo...they aren't quality chances, and that's why we aren't creating good scoring opportunities. 

Very poor decision making in the final third. 

We made a good chance towards the end, but Mehmeti chose to go wide and cross, rather than inside. 

You can make ' chances ' all day long...but if they aren't quality it's pointless. 

[roddy-d]

Just now, Scrumpys Dietary Advisor.. said:

Mayulu, Armstrong and Hu on and have a go, they're not that good at the back 

Why oh why are we not playing Mayulu, he's light years better than this standard, he's all instinct and his speed of thought is why ahead of this division 

They won’t do that mate 

[The Original OTIB]

Well said Leroy.

[NDW4CITY]

Seriously why are we so inconsistent? After a great result and decent performance on Saturday I was hoping for us to come out full of confidence and impose our game on them. We seem to believe that one good game gives us a divine right to get 3 points in the next one, instead of fighting from minute one to get a result. So casual and so frustrating. We never learn. I don’t really care that we have improved during the game and created chances. We are 2-0 down to Stoke.

[Jackson Lamb]

18 shots means diddly to me. All about what’s on target and that’s 4 to Stoke’s 5.

[GrahamC]

3 hours ago, Gazred said:

You are never allowed to mention him by name Graham, it's bad luck. It's like "the Scottish play" for Macbeth.

You'll need to make amends now...

I actually thought Thompson was even worse.

[spudski]

9 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

That's called being two nil up and playing on the counter 

Care to tell me how we were doing it when it was 0-0. 

Yep... exactly the same way. 

[STFreeloader]

I know we are losing, but it feels like we are so so close to being a side that could easily push 16th come the end of the season. 

[Northern Red]

Odd game. We shouldn't be behind but if you defend like children and then don't take your chances you can't complain.

Interesting to see some people have found their logins, having temporarily misplaced them on Saturday.

[Gazred]

Can't see Stoke giving us that much time and space in the 2nd half.

Odd 45 really, shame we couldn't get at least 1 back.

[95red]

We are not allowed  to change things  till 62 mins it's the rules.

[NDW4CITY]

4 minutes ago, lenred said:

Tanner is definitely good enough.   Every decent team needs solid players at this level and he is exactly that.  

He really isn’t.

[cidercity1987]

Just now, spudski said:

Care to tell me how we were doing it when it was 0-0. 

Yep... exactly the same way. 

WTF you on about Spudski, they literally scored their first from a cross before we'd barely touched the ball

[sh1t_ref_again]

1 minute ago, Scrumpys Dietary Advisor.. said:

Mayulu, Armstrong and Hu on and have a go, they're not that good at the back 

Why oh why are we not playing Mayulu, he's light years better than this standard, he's all instinct and his speed of thought is why ahead of this division 

Agree with this, take off Wells, Skyes and Mehmeti, who only Wells has looked any good and in the game

[Fuber]

7 minutes ago, NDW4CITY said:

I raise you Tanner

I raise you Sykes.

Tanner has to tuck as Sykes isn't tracking on the switch.

Both Williams and Bird not defending well either.

[The Original OTIB]

4 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Smashing them on xG ….

Meaningless horseshit.

[spudski]

Just now, cidercity1987 said:

WTF you on about Spudski, they literally scored their first from a cross before we'd barely touched the ball

You were talking about us. 

[David Brent]

1 minute ago, Gazred said:

Can't see Stoke giving us that much time and space in the 2nd half.

Odd 45 really, shame we couldn't get at least 1 back.

I reckon they will be happy to. They will always have an opportunity on the counter.