Match Day Stoke v Man Utd, Saturday 21st January 15:00

[SALTIRE]

Match chat.

 

[johnnytodd]

3 - 1 to the Potters

 

[SALTIRE]

3 - 1 to the Potters

You going to back that up with cold hard cash per chance?

 

[johnnytodd]

You going to back that up with cold hard cash per chance?

I have in the Johnnytodd betting thread mate, Stoke at 9/2 to win.

 

[Stevencc]

I'm slightly worried now.

You have to take notice when a proven success like Johnnytodd is backing the other side.

 

[G-Dragon]

 

[SALTIRE]

I have in the Johnnytodd betting thread mate, Stoke at 9/2 to win.

Fair play JT, hope it comes off for us both.

 

[danbylfc]

2 metre Pete to get his 100th prem goal in a 1-0 win.

 

[Pagnell]

Bore draw. Literally.

1-1

 

[Stevencc]

 

[Stevencc]

Fellaini in for Carrick is a worry.

The front four is magic, though.

 

[sl1k]

Can't tell whether it'll be two #8s or a #10. Probably some hybrid, Mata being on the right either way.

 

[Abertawe]

Dunno why but I like it when stoke in red & white play united in blue.

 

[Stevencc]

Can't tell whether it'll be two #8s or a #10. Probably some hybrid, Mata being on the right either way.

Herrera is the deepest of the centre mids which never sits easy with me. I love Herrera but I prefer him further forward. We don't have anyone as effective as Carrick in that deep role so when he doesn't start we never look quite the same.

 

[Stevencc]

Mkhitaryan flooring Charlie Adam. Now there's a sight I never thought I'd see.

 

[Abertawe]

Please clap on 17 minutes.

 

[Stevencc]

Un/Lucky deflection, 1-0.

 

[Abertawe]

Fucking get in. How's that for an ending to your 17th minute celebration little Stanley, rip young man.

 

[Stevencc]

Fucking get. How's that for an ending to your 17th minute celebration little Stanley.

Was well timed, wasn't it?

 

[G-Dragon]

hahahahhahahahha

 

[Stevencc]

hahahahhahahahha

Didn't watch the Liverpool game but turns up to watch United.

G-Dragon summed up.

 

[sl1k]

Herrera is the deepest of the centre mids which never sits easy with me. I love Herrera but I prefer him further forward. We don't have anyone as effective as Carrick in that deep role so when he doesn't start we never look quite the same.

Herrera is also the best presser of the ball in our mid, so when he holds you lose a bit of that functionality. Pogba isn't particularly great at it either, and Fellaini is Fellaini. Just won't control a midfield like that, the balance is awful.

Mata on the right is also a weak presser of the ball. Depending on Pogba-Mkhy-Ibra magic really, and over-lapping fullbacks putting in crosses.

Awful miss from Mata just now.

 

[Stevencc]

Unbelievable miss by Mata.

 

[Abertawe]

An Abertawe scfc double I feel.

 

[Nilsson]

Wake up Mata. scores an own goal then misses an open goal.

 

[Stevencc]

Excellent run from Mkhitaryan, Ibra passes when he should blast it.

 

[Abertawe]

These attempts at goal

 

[Stevencc]

Beginning to take control of the match now. That doesn't mean much when we are wasting chances like this, though.

 

[Stevencc]

Stoke will be very happy with that - they've created nothing but go in ahead due to a Mata own goal and a host of wasted chances by United.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Shambolic opening stanza from the soi-disant "Red Devils". It's almost as if they want their fans to feel naked and humiliated in front of the gimlet eyes of the watching world?