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@DevonScfc @stokecity He was playing rigo and rak sakyi behind cisse. He has switched it now you can tell as Thomas and agina were more aggressive with their positioning

@joshpbb9 @stokecity he wouldn’t put agina cb, and then where was rak sakyi?

23' Agina puts in a big tackle inside the box to deny Morris, deflecting the forward's shot behind. 🐏 0-0 💜

@DevonScfc @stokecity It’s 100% a back 3 it’s the same as Friday with bocat and Thomas as wing backs

@joshpbb9 @stokecity it is a back 4 sorba is just playing deeper to assist agina it looks like

@potter2207 @stokecity Either way he had players that could have played at right back and the manager has made the wrong choice.

@joshpbb9 @stokecity Christ, are you stupid? If we DON'T put them on our bench, it signals that we DON'T think they are able to have some part in playing, AND it strengthens our argument if we can say "We didn't even deem them fit enough for the bench". WHAT part of that can't you grasp???

"A really poor night, we've let our supporters down." The gaffer reacts to Deepdale defeat 👇

@potter2207 @stokecity What part can you not grasp that we cannot do anything about them being called up no matter what we do? Mubama played 25 mins clearly he was fit enough for the bench. They don’t call players with no knowledge of fitness. If they’re not fit enough then they shouldn’t be a sub

@potter2207 @stokecity I’m not sure of your point tbh. They were already called up, whatever we did would not have made a difference? Just because you ask someone to do something doesn’t mean they will? If they are able to be on the bench then surely they are able to have some part in playing

@joshpbb9 @stokecity WHY? Playing them when they're not quite ready, even if only by a few days, just risks MORE injury. And you're completely missing my point that we could have asked the International manager NOT to play them, even if they travelled, IF we hadn't put them on the bench.

@potter2207 @stokecity I agree but if they were going anwyay then should’ve just played them!

@joshpbb9 @stokecity We should have refused when we could, if that was ever possible, but we could still have made the case of "Please don't play them, they're not ready yet after injury and it risks worse injury"...but putting them on the bench destroyed that argument. As I said, the club is stupid.

@potter2207 @stokecity Well they’d already been called up so too late for us and apparently we can’t refuse anymore. It’s a joke tbh

@joshpbb9 @stokecity I didn't want Lawal or Mubama even in the squad, let alone on the pitch!! x.com/potter2207/sta…

@cainedawg @scfc_ben18 Agina had a good game against Ipswich. He was on the bench and Lawal clearly has some sort of readiness as hes been called up by Ireland and was able to make tonight’s bench

@scfc_ben18 Who else can play RB? Junior come off injured as something popped and clearly Lawal isn’t ready. Subs made sense but they played shite

I really want him to succeed but his game management and subs are the worst I’ve seen. Our best hope now is get some players back and try end on a high, also bizzare Nevin hasn’t been replaced yet?.

@potter2207 @stokecity Never mind agina we had Lawal there too!!

@stokecity a) Agina looked good last game, why put our biggest goal threat at RB when you DIDNT have to? b) Simkin is struggling, making errors regularly, why NOT play Fielding? c) Gibson isn’t up to it, should have been replaced. YOU make these decisions. YOU let us down. SORT IT.

@JackRampley11 @stokecity Please explain how?

MILAN FIRES HOME!

@sherratt1876 @stokecity Please explain how?

@stokecity No way is that a pen 🤣 cheating cunt

@HulsonConnor @stokecity We’ve been playing every 2/3 days for one. I agree that they should be fitter to play more consistently but you say they’ve only made 1 change we’ve only made 3

@joshpbb9 @stokecity Coventry also played midweek and they've made 1 change, they are professional athletes if they can't play more than once a week we've got serious issues

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@rob_biddulph92 @PotterTom__ @stokecity He’ll just be rotating

@PotterTom__ @stokecity Bocat gets caught far to much against good sides

@Olindzz @CeeJBS_ @secondtierpod Really?

@CeeJBS_ @secondtierpod Mate my point is. He gets the ball that much and crosses it in that much he’s bound to get a contribution, also the majority of his crosses completely avoided the ‘danger areas’

I don't think there's a better crosser in the Championship than Sorba Thomas 😮‍💨 Pinpoint. 17 goal contributions for the season now 🤯

@The12thRover @EwoodSufferer He left his job with NI to manage Stoke permanently

@EwoodSufferer What was his record around the times he buggered off to NI mid-season?

Negativity around Michael O’Neill? Look at the data. 📉📈 His record at Stoke suggests this could be exactly the right move. He took over in 2019 with Stoke in a worse position than we are now—and didn’t just keep them up, he completely transformed them. Here’s the breakdown of his immediate impact: 1. Survival to Playoff Form 🚀 Stoke were bottom with just 0.53 PPG when O’Neill joined (worse than our current 1.03). He tripled that to 1.58 PPG for the rest of the season. That isn’t just “new manager bounce”—that is promotion-winning form. 2. Attack First, Defence Second ⚽ Worried about parking the bus? Don’t be. He fixed the team at both ends. Stoke’s goals per game doubled (0.87 → 1.71) after he took charge. He unlocks attackers rather than stifling them. 3. Flipping the Mentality Win rate jumped from 13% to 45%. ✅ Loss rate dropped from 73% to 32%. 4. The Ohashi Question 🔓 We’ve had a serious problem scoring goals this year. Can he turn Ohashi around? Look at Tyrese Campbell: he went from 1 goal in 15 games to 8 goals in 31 under O’Neill. He knows how to get misfiring strikers back on form. A perfect fit for this squad? The numbers say yes. #Rovers

@atuchem697032 @Sahil88126 @FabrizioRomano What’s he like?

@Sahil88126 @FabrizioRomano You should be happy

🚨🔴⚪️ EXCL: Stoke City agree deal to sign Ato Ampah from Chelsea on permanent move. #SCFC booked medical today as Ampah will join soon with Chelsea keeping heavy sell-on clause. Transfer fee can be up to £3m package.

@AidanGrassham17 @poddy_8 Similar to us then we’ve got 10 1st team players out. No strikers left now!

@poddy_8 6 points if we win our game in hand we have over everyone else. We’re in this position with this many starting 11 players out

2 points off the play offs, 3 points off 5th with an injury hit squad shows how much Robins has improved us. Some additions needed and we could be in for a decent end of the season