Smash Those Potters - Stoke (A) Match Thread 16.12.17 3pm

OldCastleSwift

SuzanneClaret said:

Also, if we have to play this game another time, the players not available for them today should not be allowed to play for the rearranged game.

But we would have Reid back...

MIAHammer

Palace have thrown down the gauntlet. It's now up to us to respond.

baracks_a_hammer

Can’t they get Phil “The Power” Taylor to help sort it out??..

Bazshuayi

after last 3 games we need a rest - Winston wont be suspended either (AC obviously will be still out though)

#positive spin on it

OldCastleSwift

Apparently power has been restored. 4pm kick off I reckon

SuzanneClaret

OldCastleSwift said:

SuzanneClaret said:

Also, if we have to play this game another time, the players not available for them today should not be allowed to play for the rearranged game.

But we would have Reid back...

By my reckoning he is allowed to play ;biggrin

ASLEFshrugged

Staffordshire Plod have announced that the power is back on and in about 15 minutes they should have confirmation of kick off time

SuzanneClaret

Jolly good.

Was looking rather suspicious.

jay_in_cpt

4pm
Kick off

Lukerz

Can’t help but feel if we lose this it will make our last three results irrelevant

MrsGrey

grey will be pleased - he had to go to a Christmas choir thing @3pm, but should now be back in time to see the whole game.

At least, I hope he'll be pleased ;hmm

alderz

Lukerz said:

Can’t help but feel if we lose this it will make our last three results irrelevant

I disagree. If we'd lost the last three and then won today the mood around the place would still have been much worse than it would be if we lost today.

That said, I don't think we'll lose anyway

Expat_Hammer

Nor me Alderz, I think that we may sneak a cheeky 3 points today

ASLEFshrugged

Kevin Wimmer in for Kurt Zouma otherwise the same team that lost to Burnley. £18m in the summer and he's been pants, some Stoke fans on twitter were pondering whether the powercut was a scheme to avoid having to play him.....

TwistandShout

Carroll not in the squad?
Well it is Christmas... Same old

Brother_Sledge

No Carroll - I am but a fool ;quaver

Heard their thinking of renaming ground as the NO 'KING POWER STADIUM

;scarf

buffybegood

Good run by Masuaku, poor shot though.

buffybegood

Antonio dropping very deep, Arnie seems to be furthest forward.

alderz

has anyone got a stream?

buffybegood

Long range and fairly tame effort by Antonio taken easily by Butland.

buffybegood

alderz said:

has anyone got a stream?

I have, but it's not a free one I'm afraid.

buffybegood

Zaba robbed and Stoke pile forward, but Shaqiri shoots wide.

buffybegood

Antonio chases a long ball and wins a throw in the corner.

buffybegood

West Ham corner from Antonio's long throw.

buffybegood

Manu drives forward but mis-communication with Arnie and the move breaks down, had been a good period of West Ham pressure.

alderz

PENALTY!

buffybegood

Foul by Collins and a Stoke freekick is headed onto the post and cleared. Penalty to West Ham as Manu drives into their box

alderz

Shawcross hits the post, we break, Lanzini drives forward and dives BIG time

SuzanneClaret

Penalty ;wahoo

OldCastleSwift

NOBES ;wahoo