Sky Blue Harry H
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Preston are playing Burnley, so won't mind if they kick chunks out of them, before we play them.
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Para1140
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From the stoke forum. Sounds familiar
He's really not helping himself with some very odd lineups. Hopefully I'm made to eat my words but the last few times he's picked a weird team that everybody's slaughtered, we've lost and played terribly. Portsmouth and Bristol City in particular.
He's really not helping himself with some very odd lineups. Hopefully I'm made to eat my words but the last few times he's picked a weird team that everybody's slaughtered, we've lost and played terribly. Portsmouth and Bristol City in particular.
pusbccfc
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For me, it's why he never left us. I think he knew full well we were the perfect fit for him and that he'd find it difficult elsewhere.
Expectations were low throughout his time at Coventry it worked perfectly for him. When he did have pressure to progress this season, he massively struggled.
He's gone in at Stoke and had a nightmare. It's quite sad really. It's remarkable how things have changed since April when he was walking us out at Wembley.
Yeah plus his track record before he came to us just supports the fact he is limited. Didn't Doug King tell him to find an astute technical No 2 otherwise he will be exposed. ….
fernandopartridge
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In fairness to Robins, can three managers they've had this season all be shite
TheFACTs
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Yeah, this quote could have been from this forum months ago....
"He’s set up every game not to lose.
We sit off teams, we defend deep, every players first thought when they receive the ball is to play safe or backwards.
His subs tonight they don’t try to change any issues they’re all just like for like.
Absolutely pathetic line up, pathetic approach and pathetic in game management.
We’ve fallen for a one club wonder yet again. "
looks like a tough job for MR
David O'Day
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clint van damme
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The club is a basket case.
They need to give someone time to build something there instead of pulling the trigger every few months
I doubt that will happen though.
Gynnsthetonic
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They may have to get relegated for that to happen
AFCCOVENTRY
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They’ve got to let him have a summer with pre season and getting his own players in. Then judge… but… this is Stoke…
Nick
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Yeah it is hard to judge midway though, a full pre-season and then go again and then it gives a better idea.
Gynnsthetonic
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Another couple of defeats and he'll either walk or get sacked. It could be after we beat them.
Nick
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He got a 3 and a half year deal, he would be mad to walk if he could get sacked and his contract paid up (especially after we paid out).
Kerching
Gynnsthetonic
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One Stoke fan on their forum said their squad resembled a 'Plethora of Quims'.
What a quote
What a quote
robbiethemole
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is that posh for 'a bunch of cunts'' then?
Evo1883
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His right hand man now won the Europa conference league as David moyes right hand man at West ham , stoke are on their 3rd manager this season
alexccfc99
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Stoke haven't registered as much as a top half finish since they dropped out the Prem in 2018... that is alarmingly bad considering they have actually thrown money at it as well
Imagine if the Coates family were not generous enough to plug their massive losses year after year, they would be headed the same way Derby went
Imagine if the Coates family were not generous enough to plug their massive losses year after year, they would be headed the same way Derby went
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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Robins will keep Stoke up - there’s 3 worse teams than them.
the squad is garbage, they shouldn’t have beat us first game, not sure what he can do with them. Got to give him a. Transfer window to see what he can change.
the squad is garbage, they shouldn’t have beat us first game, not sure what he can do with them. Got to give him a. Transfer window to see what he can change.
Sky Blue Harry H
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The problem is how you persuade decent players to go there at the moment. I know money talks.but FFP will stop them forking out loads, and they won't recoup much from from a very low value squad. Nearly any other championship club would look more appealing to a player.
KenilworthSkyBlue
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I said at the time going to Stoke would be a poor career choice. Probably paid pretty well but in terms of longevity and for his reputation it was never likely to go well.
There's a huge complacency issue at Stoke, and I strongly suspect the issues come from the top down. Coates family have been very generous over the years, but in terms of running a football club, they're pretty poor at it.
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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Robins will be in his comfort zone. I’ve said this before, he performs best when his back is against the wall.
he’ll create a siege mentality and push to sign players than might not necessarily be top players, but will have enough about them to run through brick walls for him
KenilworthSkyBlue
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Worked well for him this season.....
Robins is successful when no expectation is placed on his head and he can operate freely within the confines of his role.
The Coates family expect immediate results from their managers and Robins has always been a slow burn but as shown here eventually yields results when he can mould a squad to his style and vision.
He won't get that amount of time from their owners. Burning through something like 9 permanent managers in 7 years shows that.
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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I’m sure I read somewhere his record is worse than Pelach’s after 9 games
ironically his best period for us when he was on the brink. I was an advocate of his time was up, but the timing of his sacking was odd considering we’d won I think 2/3 games before derby
clint van damme
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Well maybe they should have given him more time?
Ridiculous club.
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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Probably, but by all accounts he was clueless. I mean if we had Rooney and he was clueless after 9 games - would you advocate for more time?
clint van damme
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I can't believe every manager is clueless, there's something deeper lying wrong at the club.
And even if they are all useless, perhaps they need a look at their managerial recruitment process?
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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I don’t think either, but you can’t blanket approach it as “they need time”
They’ll have more of a view on it than we will,
we know Robins will sort that out, so he’ll need time. That being said, outside of us and Rotherham where he was really up against it robins hasn’t really excelled
clint van damme
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The fact they burn through managers at the rate they do suggests there's something very amiss.
I'm glad we don't operate like that.
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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I’m also glad we don’t operate like that… yet.
I’always mindful that Doug kept Robins longer because of the potential backlash. Be interesting to see how long Lampard gets if he goes on an iffy run.
Sky Blue Harry H
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Watford 7/4 to win at Stoke on Saturday - just saying!
Sky Blue Harry H
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There was a Stoke fan on their forum saying that Robins was a great appointment, back in January, and that they would be happy for him to have the time to rebuild the squad even if it meant relegation this season. Loads of posters on their agreed with them. Now all of a sudden he needs to be sacked because they're not clear of the relegation zone, and pushing for the play-offs. Such short term memory. Maybe they need to get past the delusions that their squad is going to be doing anything but scrapping at the bottom, considering the lack of quality.