Pulis Gone: who will replace him?

[Spunk Trumpet]

I love this " Be careful what you wish for " ********

 

For every Wolves there is a West Brom

 

For every Charlton there is a Swansea

 

I wished he had gone years ago personally

 

West Brom have been up and down for the last ten years or so.

 

Swansea is a poor example.

Martinez started it, Rodgers carried it on, Laudrup carried it further. All similar footballing style.

The makeover of Swansea City is a set style of football.

It doesnt happen overnight mate. And thats got to be your biggest problem.

 

Youre 5 years behind Swansea in the way their football is played and the way their club is percieved.

 

Unfortunately for Stoke they have become a laughing stock. Its going to take a while to get that tag removed and to move to the next level.

 

Ive got a feeling in the not so distant future that it would have been better to have been a laughing stock in the premier league rather than an afterthought outside of it.

[Little_Al]

West Brom have been up and down for the last ten years or so.

 

Swansea is a poor example.

Martinez started it, Rodgers carried it on, Laudrup carried it further. All similar footballing style.

The makeover of Swansea City is a set style of football.

It doesnt happen overnight mate. And thats got to be your biggest problem.

 

 

 

 

 

Youre 5 years behind Swansea in the way their football is played and the way their club is percieved.

 

Unfortunately for Stoke they have become a laughing stock. Its going to take a while to get that tag removed and to move to the next level.

 

Ive got a feeling in the not so distant future that it would have been better to have been a laughing stock in the premier league rather than an afterthought outside of it.

[Little_Al]

Actually Jackett started Swansea and he's now available. Might be just the man to convert Stoke to a more cultured style of football. Could also be fairly cheap.

[IGentleman]

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[SOK]

Oh dear,How sad and What a shame.Get Mark Hughes,almost certain to go down whoever they drag in.

[SourceOfTheTrent]

Bring back Chris Kamara!!!! :D:D:laugh:

[TWIGGY]

Not sure why the whole ethos of the club needs to change, I don't think as radical changes are as necessary as you state. Go back to playing with two decent out and out wingers, a more mobile version of Crouch, a better version of Whelan and some natural full backs and the same direct high tempo tactics wouldn't be the end of the world.

 

So is that not 8 players you would change?

[bookworm]

West Brom have been up and down for the last ten years or so.

 

Swansea is a poor example.

Martinez started it, Rodgers carried it on, Laudrup carried it further. All similar footballing style.

The makeover of Swansea City is a set style of football.

It doesnt happen overnight mate. And thats got to be your biggest problem.

 

Youre 5 years behind Swansea in the way their football is played and the way their club is percieved.

 

Unfortunately for Stoke they have become a laughing stock. Its going to take a while to get that tag removed and to move to the next level.

 

Ive got a feeling in the not so distant future that it would have been better to have been a laughing stock in the premier league rather than an afterthought outside of it.

 

i think you may be right ST.

[bookworm]

Pulis goes, to be replaced with DiMateo at request of John Coates who's being nurtured to take over in the near future, common knowledge in the Stoke boxes for a good while....

 

we'll see.

[bookworm]

Trying to edit spelling error and accidentally quoted instead....

 

your excused, go to the back of the class,

[bookworm]

Benitez is off to Napoli by the looks of it? Lennon eh - another Celtic loon!! That's Keltic btw!

 

no jacko it's sheltic as in shelac. after 2 bottles of cheap wine with whisky chasers.

[TWIGGY]

 

It was 6 by the way.......:D

 

its half ten...ive been working all day...cut me some slack :D

[Emile]

Jose was spotted looking at houses in Fenton!!

[Valiant62]

Time of transition for them. Quantitatively, the figures look very good for them historically under Tiny with safe premiership finishes for a number of seasons, qualitatively they couldn't carry on playing the way they do in terms of acceptability for thee supporters. The nearest analogy for me is Ugly Bolton under Allardice (look what happened afterwards).

If I was preaching optimism for that shower (which is against my religion btw) I'd point to the fact that they may be an attractive proposition to a decent footballing manager as a well established premiership club, which, to be fair is Pulis' legacy. The next appointment is an important one however and I do sense that the likes of Hughes and O'Neill might have lost their mojo now. Di Matteo would be a great coup and Benetezmust surely be beyond them, afterwards it's the likes of Martinez who's done well or Lennon though his achievements are in a very different context.

[ELDERBEZZA]

Benetez not interested ,according to Radio5Live tonight!