Stoke at the Reebok...

[Lord Kangana]

Speak for yourself, I'd still have been watching the Wanderers meself.

[thebish]

I can't believe that I have seen posts on here complaining about Holden.

I can't believe you have either! where?

[ratbert]

As ever, we have no match report...

Please, please volunteer someone, anyone - even Marc Iles if he posts in here

[thebish]

man-management Pulis style!

Thomas Sorensen may be dropped for Stoke's game against Manchester United after Tony Pulis blamed him for Bolton's winner on Saturday.

The Denmark international custodian had passed a fitness test on a hip injury to take his place between the sticks at the Reebok Stadium.
However, as Stoke looked to be on their way to a point after Rory Delap had cancelled out Chung-Young Lee's opener for Bolton, Pulis felt Sorensen was at fault for not holding a bouncing header just before Ivan Klasnic fired in the winner for Wanderers late in the game.
He said: "Thomas should really be claiming that. It's an easy take and he's fumbled it."

[William the White]

As ever, we have no match report...

Please, please volunteer someone, anyone - even Marc Iles if he posts in here

OK - I volunteer... Only superstition prevented me in advance... i'll get time this evening...

[seanworth]

man-management Pulis style!

Thomas Sorensen may be dropped for Stoke's game against Manchester United after Tony Pulis blamed him for Bolton's winner on Saturday.

The Denmark international custodian had passed a fitness test on a hip injury to take his place between the sticks at the Reebok Stadium.
However, as Stoke looked to be on their way to a point after Rory Delap had cancelled out Chung-Young Lee's opener for Bolton, Pulis felt Sorensen was at fault for not holding a bouncing header just before Ivan Klasnic fired in the winner for Wanderers late in the game.
He said: "Thomas should really be claiming that. It's an easy take and he's fumbled it."

So far he has done a great job at Stoke, but if they get on a bad run I can see a bunch of grumbling and problems due to his man-management.

[thebish]

man-management Pulis style!

Thomas Sorensen may be dropped for Stoke's game against Manchester United after Tony Pulis blamed him for Bolton's winner on Saturday.

The Denmark international custodian had passed a fitness test on a hip injury to take his place between the sticks at the Reebok Stadium.
However, as Stoke looked to be on their way to a point after Rory Delap had cancelled out Chung-Young Lee's opener for Bolton, Pulis felt Sorensen was at fault for not holding a bouncing header just before Ivan Klasnic fired in the winner for Wanderers late in the game.
He said: "Thomas should really be claiming that. It's an easy take and he's fumbled it."

So far he has done a great job at Stoke, but if they get on a bad run I can see a bunch of grumbling and problems due to his man-management.

it was just the public naming and shaming that struck me! Brownie's half-time man-management disaster came back to haunt him when results went tits-up...

[boltonboris]

man-management Pulis style!

Thomas Sorensen may be dropped for Stoke's game against Manchester United after Tony Pulis blamed him for Bolton's winner on Saturday.

The Denmark international custodian had passed a fitness test on a hip injury to take his place between the sticks at the Reebok Stadium.
However, as Stoke looked to be on their way to a point after Rory Delap had cancelled out Chung-Young Lee's opener for Bolton, Pulis felt Sorensen was at fault for not holding a bouncing header just before Ivan Klasnic fired in the winner for Wanderers late in the game.
He said: "Thomas should really be claiming that. It's an easy take and he's fumbled it."

So far he has done a great job at Stoke, but if they get on a bad run I can see a bunch of grumbling and problems due to his man-management.

The grumblings and problems, will come from the amount of money he's spent before his man-management style is brought into question. But I agree, if the wheels come off, people will forget his previous good work

[Zulus Thousand of em]

A middle aged man wearing a baseball cap. Summat not reet.

[TKIZ!]

Speak for yourself, I'd still have been watching the Wanderers meself.

You know what I mean!

[Lofthouse Lower]

Star men - Cahill, Holden
Dishonourable mentions - Steinsson, Robinson
Need a rest - Muamba, Lee
Dogshit lazy and bone idle - Taylor

[thebish]

Speak for yourself, I'd still have been watching the Wanderers meself.

which reminds me..

I'd rather support Bolton than be you!

(what happened to those t-shirts?)

[hisroyalgingerness]

Watch Wanderers all you like, I still earn more

[Salford Trotter]

Watch Wanderers all you like, I still earn more

speak for yourself!

[Owen_Coyle]

I can't believe that I have seen posts on here complaining about Holden.

I can't believe you have either! where?

So you wouldn't think that SCY's comments about him being slow of thinking, not PL standard, bad first touch and other negative observations could be termed complaints Bish?

[FaninOz]

man-management Pulis style!

Thomas Sorensen may be dropped for Stoke's game against Manchester United after Tony Pulis blamed him for Bolton's winner on Saturday.

The Denmark international custodian had passed a fitness test on a hip injury to take his place between the sticks at the Reebok Stadium.
However, as Stoke looked to be on their way to a point after Rory Delap had cancelled out Chung-Young Lee's opener for Bolton, Pulis felt Sorensen was at fault for not holding a bouncing header just before Ivan Klasnic fired in the winner for Wanderers late in the game.
He said: "Thomas should really be claiming that. It's an easy take and he's fumbled it."

Very strange because I've just watched the goal again and Sorensen makes no attempt to go for the ball at all as its thrown in and bounces around, he stays on his line the whole time. So there is no that he could have taken the ball never mind fumble it, he had no chance with saving the shot.

Now if Pulis believes that Sorenson should have come out to claim the ball as it was thrown in then that is a different thing but he would have to have mowed down a few of his own defenders to get anywhere near the ball.

But then if he was refering to the earlier incident when he perhaps should have held the ball that he pushed out just before we scored but redeemed himself by making a fantastic save as Davies tried to put the ball in from 2 yards out, then that is a totally different matter.

[BWFC_Insane]

man-management Pulis style!

Thomas Sorensen may be dropped for Stoke's game against Manchester United after Tony Pulis blamed him for Bolton's winner on Saturday.

The Denmark international custodian had passed a fitness test on a hip injury to take his place between the sticks at the Reebok Stadium.
However, as Stoke looked to be on their way to a point after Rory Delap had cancelled out Chung-Young Lee's opener for Bolton, Pulis felt Sorensen was at fault for not holding a bouncing header just before Ivan Klasnic fired in the winner for Wanderers late in the game.
He said: "Thomas should really be claiming that. It's an easy take and he's fumbled it."

Very strange because I've just watched the goal again and Sorensen makes no attempt to go for the ball at all as its thrown in and bounces around, he stays on his line the whole time. So there is no that he could have taken the ball never mind fumble it, he had no chance with saving the shot.

Now if Pulis believes that Sorenson should have come out to claim the ball as it was thrown in then that is a different thing but he would have to have mowed down a few of his own defenders to get anywhere near the ball.

But then if he was refering to the earlier incidence when he perhaps should have held the ball that he pushed out just before we scored but redeemed himself by making a fantastic save as Davies tried to put the ball in from 2 yards out, then that is a totally different matter.

That is what he's saying, that we should never have had the throw in because Sorensen should have saved the header without fumbling it in the first place.

He's got a point but a bit harsh publically blasting him for it.

[TANGODANCER]

I suppose Pullis regards the absolutely world-class save Sorrensen made from Petrov as of no account then?

[jimbo]

We've got more reason to go ape at Petrov for his hand in their goal than Pulis has to criticise Sorenson.

[thebish]

I can't believe that I have seen posts on here complaining about Holden.

I can't believe you have either! where?

So you wouldn't think that SCY's comments about him being slow of thinking, not PL standard, bad first touch and other negative observations could be termed complaints Bish?

that's one... you'd have to come up with more than that to justify the idea that you were speaking out against some kind of a trend or tide, such that you couldn't "believe it"....