[BaggieMan]

Squirrel....

Sorry we didn't get to meet and have a pint in the bar which would have been far more exciting than watching the garbage we served up today. My Stokie mates reckon we are as good as relegated after witnessing that dreadful display and you can't argue against their assessment. Them and those Stokies I met to a man said it was exactly what they suffered under Pulis for several years.

As you know, I have always been anti-Pulis for exactly the reason we saw today and for his dreadful signings history - McClean and Chester for example.

Was your take on the game the same as mine?

TBM how do you work out Chester is a dreadful signing ?
Played against the champions elect and out of position
And not only out of position for the league cup but on the left hand side,
Please describe you dreadful signing theory,
Shouldn't we judge him after more game time not just two,And if he actually plays in the correct position ?  

Beefy, point taken on Chester and I suppose he should be given more game time but not sure Pulis will do that. If you talk to Stokies, Pulis had a very poor transfer record - buying expensive players and not playing them, Winston Palacios a £6m Pulis buy from Spurs a classic example rather like our Sicknote.

The main point is the future. Three points are very welcome but playing in the slow, uncreative manner we did today we certainly won't be getting maximum points with that sort of performance. The trouble is, I can't see it improving unless we have some new pacey talent lined up before the window closed.