http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/ en Copyright 2012 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:25 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss It was another game played under horrendous weather conditions but it was the decision to send off Huth that has dictated conversation after the event as fans from both sides argue the rights and wrongs of a game changing decision whilst the club conduct their own investigation to understand how a sniper found his way onto the roof of the Boothen End to take Meyler out. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2012/02/cheated_1.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2012/02/cheated_1.php Match Reports asmir begovic cameron jerome david meyler dean whitehead glen whelan jonathan walters jonathan woodgate kenwyne jones Marc Wilson matthew etherington peter crouch platoon ricardo fuller robert huth ryan shawcross ryan shotton sniper stoke city sunderland thomas sorensen tony pulis Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:25 +0000 It was a case of the script being written before a ball was kicked as the manager decided a game at home against a team well below us who haven't beaten us in years somehow equated to a right hand side comprising a useless Woodgate and a struggling Shotton. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2012/01/gone_with_the_wind_1.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2012/01/gone_with_the_wind_1.php Comment asmir begovic ben marshall cameron jerome dean whitehead glen whelan jonathan walters jonathan woodgate kenwyne jones Marc Wilson matthew etherington peter crouch ricardo fuller robert huth ryan shawcross ryan shotton stoke city thomas sorensen tony pulis Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:44:09 +0000 Taking points away from home is starting to become a welcome habit for us of late, could it be that the manager has finally found a way of playing that will put a smile on the faces of our travelling contingent or is it just a case of fine margins? http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2012/01/away_day_blues_2.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2012/01/away_day_blues_2.php Comment ben marshall dean whitehead glen whelan jonathan walters jonathan woodgate kenwyne jones Marc Wilson matthew etherington peter crouch ricardo fuller robert huth ryan shawcross ryan shotton stoke city thomas sorensen tony pulis Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:37:25 +0000 Apologies to my regular readers for the radio silence, a mixture of family commitments and illness put a stop to any updates over the festive period but I’m back now and looking forward to an exciting second half of the season. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2012/01/turkey_and_transfers_1.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2012/01/turkey_and_transfers_1.php Match Reports aston villa blackburn christian molinaro darren bent dean whitehead glen whelan jonathan walters jonathan woodgate Marc Wilson matthew etherington michael Uchebo peter crouch robert huth ryan shawcross ryan shotton stoke city thomas sorensen tony pulis wigan zaha Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:58:55 +0000 Stoke secured their fourth Premier League win in a row to set a new club record after another assured and professional performance which saw them come from behind against a Wolves side in danger of getting caught up in a battle at the foot of the table. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/12/record_breakers_1.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/12/record_breakers_1.php Match Reports dean whitehead glen whelan jonathan walters jonathan woodgate Marc Wilson matt jarvis matthew etherington mick mccarthy peter crouch robert huth ryan shawcross ryan shotton stoke city thomas sorensen tony pulis Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:40:51 +0000 Stoke made it three wins on the bounce by putting an end to Spurs’ record breaking run of good form on an afternoon where despite riding our luck, deserved every one of the three points we got in a performance that typified the attitude and mentality that some had feared was gone. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/12/rule_britannia.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/12/rule_britannia.php Match Reports chris foy chris hoy dean whitehead emmanuel adebayor glen whelan harry redknapp jonathan walters jonathan woodgate luka modric Marc Wilson matthew etherington peter crouch robert huth ryan shawcross ryan shotton scott parker stoke city thomas sorensen tony pulis Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:04:49 +0000 Stoke built on their mini revival of late with a well earned win at Goodison Park on a day when both sets of fans bid farewell to an Everton legend. Again, it wasn’t a great performance but there was some good play in there and it was more a case of most players being on top of their game as opposed to the other way round which had sadly been the trend for many weeks. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that our successive league wins had the central defensive partnership of Huth and Shawcross, the fact that we also kept a clean sheet was the icing on the cake for the many baying for this partnership to be reinstated. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/12/hallelujah.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/12/hallelujah.php Match Reports andy wilkinson asmir begovic dean whitehead everton Jermaine pennant jonathan walters jonathan Woodgate Kenwyne jones matthew Etherington peter crouch Robert huth rory delap ryan shawcross ryan shotton stoke city thomas Sorensen tony pulis Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:50:42 +0000 Stoke overcame a nervous and scrappy start in a first half so rubbish the game was stopped to collect a number of bin liners off the pitch. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/11/winning_1.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/11/winning_1.php Match Reports andy wilkinson asmir begovic Blackburn dean whitehead Jermaine pennant jonathan walters Kenwyne jones matthew Etherington peter crouch Robert huth rory delap ryan shawcross steve kean stoke city thomas Sorensen tony pulis Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:13:00 +0000 Whilst I am naturally annoyed and frustrated at my team's defence being so leaky it puts the Titanic to shame, I'm not about to jump ship anytime soon. In fact, despite the result, I saw quite a few positives from the weekend, enough to give me heart enough that we can turn this slump around. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/11/plenty_of_positives_1.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/11/plenty_of_positives_1.php Match Reports andy Wilkinson bolton wanderers Cameron Jerome danny Higginbotham dean whitehead glen Whelan Jermaine pennant jon walters jonathan Woodgate Kenwyne jones marc Wilson matthew Etherington matthew upson owen coyle peter crouch qpr revenge Ricardo fuller Robert huth rory delap ryan Shawcross stoke stoke city tony pulis Wembley Wilson palacios Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:45:45 +0000 It speaks volumes about Stoke's away form when our latest opponents had lost their last five home games before we arrived and by the time we left had chalked up their biggest ever Premier League win. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/11/role_reversal_1.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/11/role_reversal_1.php Match Reports 5-0 andy wilkinson asmir Begovic bolton wanderers Cameron Jerome danny Higginbotham dean whitehead glen Whelan Jermaine pennant jon walters jonathan Woodgate Kenwyne jones marc Wilson matthew Etherington matthew upson owen coyle peter crouch revenge Ricardo fuller Robert huth rory delap ryan Shawcross stoke stoke city tony pulis Wembley Wilson palacios Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:54:57 +0000 On the night of Haloween you could have picked from any number of timely cliches, it certainly wasn't a thriller but it was every inch the horror show that many saw coming. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/11/things_need_to_change_1.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/11/things_need_to_change_1.php Match Reports demba ba glenn whelan jonathan walters jonathan Woodgate Kenwyne jones marc Wilson martin jol matthew Etherington matthew upson newcastle pardew peter crouch Ricardo fuller Robert huth robin van persie rory delap ryan Shawcross ryan Shotton stoke city Swansea tony pulis Wilson palacios Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:20:38 +0000 I've found it useful leaving it a couple of days before writing my pieces, I often flit between utter despair and faint hope in the hours after the game and it's only once I've been through that process that I can start to see things slightly less blurred than before. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/10/away_day_blues_1.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/10/away_day_blues_1.php Match Reports arsenal arsene wenger glen Whelan Jermaine pennant jonathan walters jonathan Woodgate Kenwyne jones marc Wilson martin jol matthew Etherington matthew upson peter crouch Ricardo fuller Robert huth robin van persie rory delap ryan Shawcross ryan Shotton stoke city Swansea tony pulis Wilson palacios Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:42:42 +0000 It might not have been pretty for the most part but it was a disciplined and well deserved 2-0 win for the Potters as they left it late to beat the Cottagers. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/10/the_late_show_1.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/10/the_late_show_1.php Match Reports danny Murphy dean whitehead fulham glen Whelan Jermaine pennant jonathan wlaters jonathan Woodgate Kenwyne jones marc Wilson martin jol matthew Etherington matthew upson peter crouch Ricardo fuller Robert huth rory delap ryan Shawcross ryan Shotton stoke city Swansea tony pulis Wilson palacios Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:47:38 +0000 In a game where we finished with a right back at left back, a centre half at right back, a striker on the left wing and a right back on the right wing, questions must be asked of our tactics away from home and the failings of the club in the transfer market. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/10/tactics_and_transfers.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/10/tactics_and_transfers.php Comment andy wilkinson asmir Begovic Cameron Jerome dean whitehead glen Whelan Jermaine pennant jonathan wlaters jonathan Woodgate Kenwyne jones marc Wilson matthew Etherington matthew upson peter crouch Ricardo fuller Robert huth rory delap ryan Shawcross ryan Shotton stoke city Swansea tony pulis Wilson palacios Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:43:33 +0000 Stoke put a horrendous result and sub standard Cup game behind them as they bounced back in spectacular fashion to take a point from the Man Utd express who had previously crushed all before them. http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/09/bouncebackability_1.php http://blogs.soccernet.com/stokecity/archives/2011/09/bouncebackability_1.php Match Reports alex ferguson andy Wilkinson asmir Begovic david de gea Glen Whelan glenn whelan jermaine pennant jonathan walters jonathan Woodgate kenwyne jones Manchester United marc Wilson matthew Etherington peter crouch phil jones ricardo fuller rio ferdinand robert huth rory delap stoke stoke city tony pulis wilson palacios Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:57:13 +0000