[Windmill Baggy]

This will be a draw now. Was extremely confident with NJ in charge.

I'm more confident about Monday than I was before the Charlton match, which I predicted would be a draw. Perhaps the sacking will actually have more of a short term negative effect on them anyway, will they change system/style of play?

[BigFrank20]

will they change system/style of play?

According to the Oatcake they don't have a system or style of play 

[AlbionFan]

Chris Hughton in the frame

[Hunnington Baggie]

Chris Hughton in the frame

id heard he doesn’t want to drop down to Champ level again, Bowyer an option.

[boinging_along]

Pardew Pardew Pardew

[AlbionFan]

id heard he doesn’t want to drop down to Champ level again, Bowyer an option.

He’s not going to get a PL job anytime soon imo 

[mulliganstired]

Rudderless Stoke 1 Bilic's West Brom 0


I can see it now 

[Droitwich Baggie]

Rudderless Stoke 1 Bilic's West Brom 0


I can see it now 

Yeah.
We love the underdogs. 

[Hull Baggie]

Michael O'Neill and as a longshot Alex Neil being mentioned. O'Neill the favourite.

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-next-manager-new-3494671

[wbarenno]

Alex Neil taking the job according to talksport . Strange decision for m him

[seteefeet]

Alex Neil taking the job according to talksport . Strange decision for m him

Preston knocked them back

[Dan87uk]

Illegal approach potentially too so they've been reported by Preston. Amusing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50274819

As an aside, even if they had allowd the approach he would be insane to leave Preston in their current position to go to the basket case that is Stoke

[Droitwich Baggie]

Stoke fans don't deserve Pulisball.
Surely there is someone out there who has a footballing brain.

[timdon]

Stoke fans don't deserve Pulisball.
Surely there is someone out there who has a footballing brain.

They really do 

[Droitwich Baggie]

They really do 

You little ***** ! 

[AlbionFan]

Coates was never going to appoint either Pulis or Pardew.

I was surprised at Michael O’Neil though. I like him, but wasn’t convinced he was the right man for us when his name was being linked.

He got Stoke off to a flyer on Saturday, new manage bounce I suspect and time will tell if he has what it takes at club football level in EFL

[Hull Baggie]

Coates was never going to appoint either Pulis or Pardew.

I was surprised at Michael O’Neil though. I like him, but wasn’t convinced he was the right man for us when his name was being linked.

He got Stoke off to a flyer on Saturday, new manage bounce I suspect and time will tell if he has what it takes at club football level in EFL

Like you I didn't think he was the right man for us. It'll be interesting to see how he does in this division (same as Danny Cowley).

[Norfolk Baggie]

Usually we play teams just on the Manager bounce, luckily for us we played them just before the bounce for once!  I think Stoke will be fine now, but will not do spectacularly well.  Difficult to see how they reached this point with the squad they have.  However, no one is too good to go down.

[Dynamo10]

It's a massive job for O'Neil, though I suspect he'll be another scapegoat up there. Far too many issues at that club...not that I'm complaining

[Adder]

It's a massive job for O'Neil, though I suspect he'll be another scapegoat up there. Far too many issues at that club...not that I'm complaining

What are the issues ? On the face of it they seem to have relatively stable and wealthy ownership...their recruitment seems their main issue of course.

[zippyandbungle]

Coates was never going to appoint either Pulis or Pardew.

I was surprised at Michael O’Neil though. I like him, but wasn’t convinced he was the right man for us when his name was being linked.

He got Stoke off to a flyer on Saturday, new manage bounce I suspect and time will tell if he has what it takes at club football level in EFL

I’m not sure he did....
To me the team showed exactly the lack of respect/application they had for Jones .

[Standaman]

What are the issues ? On the face of it they seem to have relatively stable and wealthy ownership...their recruitment seems their main issue of course.

They are on their 4th manager in 2 years the squad is an aging and very expensive mess nobody at the club seems to have a clear idea about the playing style they wish to pursue. They are very unlikely to get into the play-offs this year and they will be going into the final year of parachute payments next season having not even come close to challenging for promotion in the previous two. That is as about as bad as a position as it is possible to be in for a recently relegated club.

To be in that position is testimony to something not being quite right behind the scenes and while the Coates family is wealthy and hugely successful in business you have to question some of their decision making purely on the grounds of the position the club finds itself. 

[Adder]

They are on their 4th manager in 2 years the squad is an aging and very expensive mess nobody at the club seems to have a clear idea about the playing style they wish to pursue. They are very unlikely to get into the play-offs this year and they will be going into the final year of parachute payments next season having not even come close to challenging for promotion in the previous two. That is as about as bad as a position as it is possible to be in for a recently relegated club.

To be in that position is testimony to something not being quite right behind the scenes and while the Coates family is wealthy and hugely successful in business you have to question some of their decision making purely on the grounds of the position the club finds itself.

All fair comment. Of course the Coates family's decisions have to be questioned. Also big questions about the technical director and recruitment side of things. Seems Mark Cartwright was tech director from 2012 - Sept 2019 covering the Hughes, Lambert, Rowett, Jones periods so that would mean that Michael O'Neil is the first appointment made since his departure. It will be interesting to see how they go under O'Neil.

[BalisPen]

Two wins out of two, my hopes for a Chris Coleman type of appointment at Blunderland haven't been realised.

Wouldn't surprise me if they sneak into the play offs.

[Albionic]

Sjokies are not a tolerant lot, how many days has Oneill been there? This from the pancake

The manager’s job is to motivate our best players to do their best for the club.

O’Neill won’t be able to motivate them if he is still trying in 50 year’s time.

I don’t know how the Board do it but they need to jettison him straightaway