[WakeyTerrier]

Should’ve got something from that but when you defend like schoolboys at times then you end up with nothing.

Stearman is a walking disaster at times.

Hogg still looks massively uncomfortable on the ball

Campbell, well let’s just leave it at that.


On the positive side.

Toffolo still looks good

Eiting had his best match yet.

Mbenza had a good 60mins or so

[jjamez]

Never play perreria again would be a huge starting point

[Lord Snooty]

Every team needs a good goalkeeper. Ben Hamer has been excellent this season, but most fans wouldn't have had him anywhere near the starting XI this season, especially after that cock up in the pre season match against Man Utd's kids. I think most fans would've given Perreira the thumbs up for the first game, despite what we had heard from Hearts fans.
We would be in the bottom three again but for Ben's saves. When you only win matches by a single goal, a good keeper is essential.
Yesterday, we didn't. We scored three goals, all well worked. They scored four very preventable goals. All well taken goals but three of them were straight at Perreira, one of them even went through his legs. The own goal wasn't his fault. Yes it was a bad pass that went straight to their man but he shouldn't have been given the ball in the first place, under pressure. Stearman ought to have whacked it forward.
I know it's Carlos telling them to play that way but if you're getting pressed as aggressively as Stoke were doing, sometimes you just have to ignore what the coach says. And if the coach doesn't like it, he needs to get better ball playing defenders and goalkeepers into the squad.

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So who gets the shirt at Wycombe? Perreira or Schofield? And how many matches is Big Ben out for?

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Having now seen the highlights, maybe I was a bit harsh on our new keeper. The first one took a deflection and the fourth came through a lot of bodies.

I'd still go with young Schofield at Wycombe though.

[WakeyTerrier]

I’ve no doubt Perreira will retain the goalkeeping spot at Wycombe.

What we need to do is protect him better, and that means making better choices with the ball. When we are under pressure just launch it, turn the opposition round and then do what Stoke did yesterday with the high press

[Lord Snooty]

[Lord Snooty]

Quiz Results:

1. Which ex Town player was Stoke's top scorer in 1926/27? CHARLIE WILSON
   
2. Who beat Stoke in the 1964 League Cup Final? LEICESTER CITY
   
3. How old was Stanley Matthews when he returned to play for Stoke in 1961? 46
   
4. Which ex Town player holds Wolves' most appearances record? DEREK PARKIN
   
5. Who is Town's all time leading goalscorer? GEORGE BROWN
   
6. Which former Town player is buried at the Labuan War Cemetery in Malaysia? RALPH SHIELDS
   
7. Who is Stoke player Tyrese Campbell's dad? KEVIN CAMPBELL
   
8. At which ground did Benik Afobe score his first Town goal? DON VALLEY STADIUM
   
9. In which year did Stoke FC become Stoke City FC? 1925
   
10. From which club did Stoke sign both Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton? LEICESTER CITY
    
    
    CAN YOU NAME THESE POTTERS?
    
    
    
    Top left: Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter.
    Bottom left: Johnny Vegas, who has a degree in art and ceramics from Middlesex University.
    Centre: Terry Scott as Peter Potter in Carry On Camping.
    Right: Peter Kay as Brian Potter.
    
    Thanks to everybody who participated in this quiz. Hope you all enjoyed it. The winner is Amelia Chaffinch.