A dire game yesterday but its what you expect up there. Considering they are our bogey team, to not have lost there in the last 3 games is a great return, and any team that you can pick up a point away from when they've proved they can come and beat you on your own turf is only good.
Foster was brilliant, in fact the who back line had a good game IMO. I still expect to lose the ball every time Olsson brings it out of defence and Ridgewell didn't have the best first half but it was great to see him bombing down the left in the second and putting some good balls in the box.
Yacob and Mulumbu are a great safety net, can't afford to lose either of these next season. The front 4 didn't have the greatest game but the Stoke defence never gave them a moment. Odemwingie gave us a spark like he always does off the bench, he's still got that ability to make something from nothing.
A great point towards the 50 mark. Now that's definitely not something I call boring!
A great point
posted on 17/3/13
He played yesterday, pundit. Didn't have the best of days and was subbed. I hope Chel ski were watching...
posted on 17/3/13
I'm afraid young Rom was out-muscled by the WWF wrestlers Stoke employ in their CB pairing. When he puts on half a stone and gets even stronger and more intelligent as a forward, he will have the beating of them. Easy to forget he's still only 19.
Loved it when Shane Long got a bit of treatment off them, and he pushed them over, out of sight of the ref and linesman. Doesn't mind a fair scrap does our Shane, but he won't take any off-the-ball fouling nonsense.
posted on 17/3/13
yup i'm happy with the point. they've got big chance of beating us on any run of form they're in. bogey team and all that.
posted on 17/3/13
Too true, Kanga. In our last 32 league and cup games against Stoke, Stoke have won 20 and Albion have won 3, with 9 draws.
posted on 17/3/13
the reverse fixture was very similar, neither teams doing much. they nicked a goal from an error and we got no points from it.
posted on 17/3/13
And last season, they won 3-0 at The Hawthorns with two ridiculous penalty decisions, and the previous season to that, Ryan Shotton latched onto a poor back-pass right on 90 minutes.
posted on 17/3/13
Wrong way around Aries
posted on 17/3/13
Sorry, SpursBoy - I do get muddled up with all these Stoke wins at The Hawthorns
posted on 17/3/13
Ignore him spurs boy. Everyone else does.
posted on 17/3/13
Everybody except you, Megabore!