Stoke Away

Hatch99

Always a tough game, fancy us to win 2-1.

mickman

0-2 to us. They are safe so should be relaxing a little

Anything less than a win and it's curtains for us

SuprSi

Well it's win or the season is definitely over as I can't see Arsenal not picking up at least 2 points from their remaining 2 games. It'll be tough but a if ever the lads needed to raise their game, the time is now.

Win and Arsenal get nervous, though I'd still expect them to beat Wigan. Newcastle away will be different though, so as long as we beat Stoke we have a real chance.

jobeenfitz

Hope Ade's twin plays again tomorrow. Ye no excuses required, a win is a must. Will need good defending if we are to get all the points at the Brittiania.

KingdomYid

I fear for us defending corners and set pieces tbh. Please just make it go to the last day, we deserve that at least.

jobeenfitz

KingdomYid wrote: »

I fear for us defending corners and set pieces tbh. Please just make it go to the last day, we deserve that at least.

Oh yes, torture or ecstasy.

irishmover

KingdomYid wrote: »

I fear for us defending corners and set pieces tbh. Please just make it go to the last day, we deserve that at least.

Atleast we wouldn't be seeing St. Totteringham day until the final day of the season for a second consecutive year.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Can't see us winning...:(

Glebee

THFC wrote: »

Can't see us winning...:(

Same here. 1-1 draw with us scoring early. Hope Im wrong

richardjjd

This is the fence I'm sitting on: we either go 1 up and they equalise quickly - as has happened so many times this season - and that's where it stays or AVB uses his magic dust to calm everyone down, and we go out and have some fun. Stoke are never going to concede four or five, but we could win it 3-0 if we get our mojo on. What's remarkable, for all of our attacking, we only scored four on one occasion this season. Having said all of that, Paddy Power is offer 7-1 on a 2-1 win... Christ, as long as we win.

SuprSi

That's it really, as long as we win. I don't care how it happens, as long as it happens. Today is our cup final and who knows what could happen if we win. I believe AVB can get the players into the right frame of mind so let's hope Ade is up for it and puts in a Chelsea-esque performance, and that the ref is man enough to confront the inevitable bully-boy tactics that Stoke will employ.

yiddo59

SuprSi wrote: »

That's it really, as long as we win. I don't care how it happens, as long as it happens. Today is our cup final and who knows what could happen if we win. I believe AVB can get the players into the right frame of mind so let's hope Ade is up for it and puts in a Chelsea-esque performance, and that the ref is man enough to confront the inevitable bully-boy tactics that Stoke will employ.

Nail on the head. 2-1 to the Spurs.

irishmover

Up at 05:30 in the morning for first day of new job... Can't really go to work absolutely shattered in first day....

Gonna have to go asleep!... Gutted

A win today and Arsenal have to win otherwise it's not in their hands going into final game. Simple as that.. Really hope the lads are up for it...

I'll inevitably will be waking up though to goal updates from my app.. Hoping to be woken up only three times! 0-3 to Spurs! Come on!

Night folks.. 'No commitment'

franktheplank

Anyone got the starting XL for this game?

I have to say I've a strange feeling we're actually gonna make CL. Hopefully due to a last minute howler from szczesny but I'll take what i can.

richardjjd

Team v Stoke - Lloris; Walker, Caulker, Dawson, Vertonghen; Lennon, Huddlestone, Parker, Dempsey; Adebayor, Bale

And our subs v Stoke - Friedel, Naughton, Carroll, Dembele, Holtby, Sigurdsson, Defoe

franktheplank

Pity Dembele must not be 100%. I'd sooner see Carroll or Sigurdsson start before Dempsey but regardless COYS

Cianan2

Hopefully Huddlestone scores...!

Sugarlumps

If the defense play like last week then we'll lose, Stoke aren't renowned for there speed up front so Dawson is a safe bet. Etherington, fecker always plays well against us. Nzonzi and Adams are filthy beggars.

tom1ie

hudd playing? Dempsey instead of siggy? ah jaysus im not confident! please please please win!

jobeenfitz

I fancy Dempsey to score today. 3-1 to Spurs.

mickman

Need a good performance from Lennon . Has been very poor recently

Cianan2

Last 6 games are win-draw-win-draw-win-draw so we must be winning this one!

Sugarlumps

Fúcking joke shop defending.

tom1ie

your ****ing joking me unbelievable! :mad:

Kiith

Why am i not surprised...

mickman

Parker just stands there ...AGAIN

He has had such a pathetic season

White Heart Loon

Do we practice at pieces at all?

SuprSi

FFS :mad:

SuprSi

There were 2 or 3 unmarked Stoke players ready to head that ball - shocking defending.

Sugarlumps

AVB looks furious.

mickman

SuprSi wrote: »

There were 2 or 3 unmarked Stoke players ready to head that ball - shocking defending.

They all ran around Parker and he just stood there looking at them

Why didn't he attack the ball ???

irishmover

****ing can't sleep now..... Gonna be ****ed in the morning after watching this ****...

But Spurs aren't too bad coming from behind..

SuprSi

It was Bale's fault - he never budged. Nzonzi ran behind Parker. Very very poor

mickman

SuprSi wrote: »

It was Bale's fault - he never budged. Nzonzi ran behind Parker. Very very poor

They were zonal marking, that's why bale stayed put but Parker was at the edge and should have attacked the ball

tom1ie

mickman wrote: »

They were zonal marking, that's why bale stayed put but Parker was at the edge and should have attacked the ball

well then it was avb's fault for using stupid zonal marking instead of man marking a side that specialise in set pieces!

SuprSi

Bugger, offside

SuprSi

ARGH!!! **** off with the Fergie love-in!!

Sugarlumps

Wonder how much game time Dembele will get? Huddlestone has gone back to being his normal shít self, get him off.

Sugarlumps

Deuce!!

SuprSi

WHAT A GOAL!!!

irishmover

Get in!!!!!

Lightbulb Sun

Go on Clint!

davycc

Clint Dempsey Wonder Strike!

tom1ie

yyyeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!! now put them to bed!

irishmover

What the hell was Begovic doing.

franktheplank

Class goal from Dempsey!

SuprSi

I don't care whether he meant it or not, or whether he struck it properly, but that's a brilliant goal and badly needed!!!

mickman

It was a tad lucky but we will take it!

Hudd is rubbish

davycc

jobeenfitz wrote: »

I fancy Dempsey to score today. 3-1 to Spurs.

good call now we just need bale to score twice & shut the stoke boo boys up:D

irishmover

Guess that's why he started then lads... Eh?

SuprSi

It was really weird - the way Lennon was running I thought it was going out and the ball seemed to stay in the air for ages, and you never know with the camera angle!!