Doomsday: Stoke away

[50sQuiff]

Everything I hate about football summed up in one picture. Crouch is a cheating, talentless wanker.

[the-Bowtun-Warrior]

It's slightly soft but I don't have too many issues with the penalty. Bog's leg catches him and although not what we like the modern day game has that as a penalty.

The first one however.....

[TANGODANCER]

Everything I hate about football summed up in one picture. Crouch is a cheating, talentless wanker.

Correct. He wasn't going to do anything from there even if he'd got the ball, so down he went.

[the-Bowtun-Warrior]

Everything I hate about football summed up in one picture. Crouch is a cheating, talentless wanker.

Correct. He wasn't going to do anything from there even if he'd got the ball, so down he went.

Bit of devils advocate here:

Is that any better or worse than the few times we've seen Mavies do it when STILL had the chance to 'do something' after the challenge?
I know its a bugger but we smile when he does it but I won't mad when Crouch did it

[50sQuiff]

Everything I hate about football summed up in one picture. Crouch is a cheating, talentless wanker.

Correct. He wasn't going to do anything from there even if he'd got the ball, so down he went.

Bit of devils advocate here:

Is that any better or worse than the few times we've seen Mavies do it when STILL had the chance to 'do something' after the challenge?
I know its a bugger but we smile when he does it but I won't mad when Crouch did it

You're not wrong. I still hate it. This case was particularly egregious though. I wonder if Bogdan was even blocking Crouch's path to the ball.

[adamworthy2002]

Everything I hate about football summed up in one picture. Crouch is a cheating, talentless wanker.

Correct. He wasn't going to do anything from there even if he'd got the ball, so down he went.

Bit of devils advocate here:

Is that any better or worse than the few times we've seen Mavies do it when STILL had the chance to 'do something' after the challenge?
I know its a bugger but we smile when he does it but I won't mad when Crouch did it

Never! Mavies helped our club and crouch didn't.

I don't care what happens to other clubs just my own.

[BWFC_Insane]

There was contact. Whether he ran into Bogdan, or Bogdan fouled him there was definitely contact.

I don't think that it was a terrible decision, just one that looked a penalty in real time. But replays showed it to be a harsh call.

1st goal was ridiculous though!

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

All four goals were ridiculous.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Kev's goal...when the commentator said 'did he mean that, did he spot at gap at the near post from out wide?'

I mean, come on.

[adamworthy2002]

All four goals were ridiculous.

Maybe so! But there was nothing wrong with either of ours.

[William the White]

I wasn't silent in October... i was doing what I could as a supporter... Supporting... I find it hard to be ashamed of that.

Were you creating noise in October? How? Where? What did you do exactly?

Come on, tell us. I was supporting the team. What, exactly, were you doing to save us? Posting negative comments on this forum? You think that was a positive contribution to saving us from relegation? Stroll on...

I think those that saw what was happening to the club back then deserve their time in the sun. They saw the danger, you didn't.

I saw the danger. Who didn't? Since we've been in the bottom three most of the season.

[americantrotter]

I knew when they let the first goal stand it wasn't our day. Sad to see it be so poorly officiated, but we left ourselves in that spot. That's what happens to the 18th place team, I bet that there has rarely been a decisive difference to 18th and 17th place.

[TANGODANCER]

There was contact. Whether he ran into Bogdan, or Bogdan fouled him there was definitely contact.

And if that was contact, what was theirs on Bogdan? A six foot nineteen bloke going down like a Fred Dibnah demolition job? He dived, end of. Won't change a thing, but imagine Pullis's reactions if that had been given at the other end or, as I said yesterday, KD had barged into Sorensen. We'd have head the screams on Bradshawgate.

[Sponge]

I'm still livid at how sharp (compared to our other strikers) Sordell looked when he came on. FFS, why was he on the bench for five months?

[BWFC_Insane]

There was contact. Whether he ran into Bogdan, or Bogdan fouled him there was definitely contact.

And if that was contact, what was theirs on Bogdan? A six foot nineteen bloke going down like a Fred Dibnah demolition job? He dived, end of. Won't change a thing, but imagine Pullis's reactions if that had been given at the other end or, as I said yesterday, KD had barged into Sorensen. We'd have head the screams on Bradshawgate.

Depends on your definition of diving.

I'm not sure he could have stayed on his feet.

I certainly don't think he "threw" himself over. I'll watch it on telly later though, as only seen it the once.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Mind you given the dog's abuse we've given him over the years, wouldnt blame him for wanting one over us.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Mind you given the dog's abuse we've given him over the years, wouldnt blame him for wanting one over us.

ex-QPR an' all. As noted, ex-Wanderer Jonny Wallets seemed almost sheepish about converting it.

Meh. We didn't get 38 points, so we didn't deserve to stay up. Considering some of the bizarro goals we've scored in the last two games I daresay it's a bit cheap to complain about the last two of the 77 we conceded.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Mind you given the dog's abuse we've given him over the years, wouldnt blame him for wanting one over us.

ex-QPR an' all. As noted, ex-Wanderer Jonny Wallets seemed almost sheepish about converting it.

Meh. We didn't get 38 points, so we didn't deserve to stay up. Considering some of the bizarro goals we've scored in the last two games I daresay it's a bit cheap to complain about the last two of the 77 we conceded.

True that, probably 3-2 up on the good break vs bad break scoreboard over the last 2 games.

[H. Pedersen]

I kind of feel like Coyle’s tactical failings were summed up by the fact that we had a few corners at the end of the game and Bogdan wasn’t up for them. I mean if there’s ever a time to throw your keeper up it’s when you need a goal to beat relegation. Jimmy Glass anyone?

[BWFC_Insane]

I kind of feel like Coyle’s tactical failings were summed up by the fact that we had a few corners at the end of the game and Bogdan wasn’t up for them. I mean if there’s ever a time to throw your keeper up it’s when you need a goal to beat relegation. Jimmy Glass anyone?

As much as I love to point out Coyles failings, not sure that was one. I think when he took KD off for Sordell he was pretty much saying 'weve had it anyways' as QPR were 2-1 up. Even going into injury time QPR were leading. Everything in the ground was flat.

City equalised just as that corner was being taken for Reams header.

Yeah I guess you can argue throw Bogdan in, nowt to lose. But I genuinely think the fans, Coyle, the players knowing the QPR score had packed it in by then.

Nobody could predict what was about to happen at City.

One of those things.