Geography
Although South of Yorkshire, stokies are not cockney winkers nor thankfully northerners. They are midlander. Non descript neither one or t'other.
Stoke on Trent is not a place it's an amalgam of 4 towns.
Stoke Town, On Town, Trent Town and Porn Vale.
Nickname
Stoke City are known as the pittas (see emoji above) due to their proliferation of kebab shops.
The original was opened by Josiah Wedgewood in 1789.
Form guide
Stoke are 🐕💩
Leeds are on 🔥
This mdt is part 4 of a series which runs til Christmas.
Stoke stereotypes.
Can't find a great deal.
Except the call each other 'duck' because all the totty is mallard-faced.
They all eat oatcakes. These appear to be porridge (jizz) pancakes. No thanks.
Team news
I'm hoping for unchanged
Meslier
Pascal Rodin the artist
Archie
Jimmy Joel Geo Dan Willy Paddy Jaidon
In a 2 1 7 formation.
Good enough to see off the 6 clawed canaries.
Famous stokies
Robbie Williams- fat karaoke 'singer'
Phil 'the pitta' Taylor - darts nonce
KT Tunstall - local talent
Dougie B - one nadded oatcake pilot
Weather
Grey. Take a cardy.
MOT x
Farke has stated that currently it's impossible for Summerville to play 3 consequetive full games in a row due to an injury which he is carrying, however even if this was not the case and he decided to rest him, the team that was on the pitch was strong enough to roll Stoke over with a bit to spare.
There has to be some managerial thinking behind Farke's decision to constantly play Gray at RB, a position which he is clearly uncomfortable playing, I really don't understand it.
I think Roden's reaction to that ****'s penalty miss just about sums up what we all thought. I've yet to speak to a Leeds fan who believed that he would score. As captain, Strujik should have taken control and passed the responsibility to someone else, however easier said than done when a senior player steps in.
I expect a positive reaction against the dog botherers on Saturday morning.
Well I'm glad I didn't go to that game, what a half ar5ed performance from manager to players bar Rutter.
You just can't believe it's 2023 and we still have Bamford stepping up for a penalty, if he cared AT ALL about Leeds he wouldn't have taken it. Completely selfish act IMO, I hope he never plays again for Leeds I am sick of the sight of him.
We were average as a whole in this game. Every pass went to a player who would receive and look backwards first.
Gnonto looked back each time and Anthony gets offered the line but turn in field instead where Byrum had just run.
Pireo was way to deep and Rutter eas as well. Basically meaning no forwards.
Bamford makes Billy Barndoor Paytner look like a supper star. Why was he taking the penalty?
Overall poor team performance today.
Bamford put self before side. He should never do that as a Leeds player.
That was a dreadful performance. Too many times the passing was poor. Too many players not at the races - typical Leeds, build you up just to knock you down.
Manager fault tonight I'm a believer start with your best team had a player that scores 2 goals Saturday and wins us the match and he starts on the bench tonight we are no man City that can do that OK if we go 2 nil up then make changes take 1 game at a time and not be thinking of Huddersfield Saturday and let who ever is the best penalty taker take the bloody penalty because we all no lately its not Bamford Jesus 🙈🙈🙈🙈
Can't believe we didn't play last night if we have to play Saturday lunchtime!?
No excuse though cause that was awful.... Gray, Gruev were crap.
This isn't hindsight as I said it before the transfer window. Gnonto should have been sold for 30m. He should be DOMINATING games in the Championship if he plays for ITALY! We've got 7 wingers as it is and that money could have bought a decent no10 and another top player for a different position....
However crap Bamford penalty was I hope he doesn't get slaughtered on social media....
Unfortunately that will happen and he'll be getting death threats etc.... more bad publicity for us.
Someone needs to get a MDT done tomorrow.... good run Seaside 👍
Fed up with our softness from corners and in general away from home.
Really tepid v Southampton and Stoke, started very badly at Norwich but got out of jail, were poor at Hull and could have been behind v Millwall.....
1-0 down now.
Penalty miss a turning point and again we conceed from a corner.
A better second half but why not start with your best 11.
Now some miss (blocked effort) from Summerville.
Now we're fecked.
FFS -BAMFORD😫
Bamford has missed so many penalties for us. He is just not a goal scorer.
Well that was crap better 2nd half I hope the b team ain't doing to well
Very poor first half, at least a couple of steps of the pace.
Stoke seem to want it far more.
The changes have not worked; Anthony loses the ball more often than not.
Gnonto not troubling them enough. Gruesome not involved (looks surprised by the pace & intensity of the game).
One good chance for Piroe and a header.
Need improve big time, hope we make at least some changes.
You can make arguments for virtually everyone on the bench being able to start....
Resting Kamara, Summerville and James and still having the quality of Gruev, Anthony and Gnonto is unbelievable at this level.... hope that's not the kiss of fkn death!!
What a squad 👍👏
Keeep the magnificent run going SeasideWhite---a complete glazing of these potter files will just be the tonic-4 on the trot mate-whens the last time we did that----3-1 to Leeds and keep the pressure on the tractor boys-😋
"Except the call each other 'duck' because all the totty is mallard-faced."
Lovely job that, made me giggle
Good luck seaside, quite the run you are putting together old chap..
I can see us winning this in another high scoring game.
Weather- dunno, I've not looked, I'm not going so f**k it. MOT
Leeds Leeds leeds
Fantastic and well researched 1-1