MATCH THREAD: Stoke City vs Everton - Sat 29th July - KO 3pm BST

[BenToffee79]

If people think signing a striker will fix our woes, today’s performance puts two fingers up to that idea. That was very, very poor.

Yet it wasn’t . A striker goes along way to making this team function better

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

off topic but, has anyone had their season tickets cards yet?

 

[Azzurri]

Was Gomes injured or is he likely to be off?

He might have been playing actually

 

[JLW]

off topic but, has anyone had their season tickets cards yet?

No mate

 

[BenToffee79]

I don’t ever remember us ripping it up pre season ever. I think it’s just a forum for people to vent their angst. I actually thought we looked in much more control of the game with Braithwaite on. I will also stick my neck out and say we will be ok this season, but it won’t be plain sailing.

Exactly how I seen it , but it doesn’t suit the narrative from those that judged us on one half to say we played ok second half and Branthwaite dobbin and Onana provided very good positives

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

I don’t ever remember us ripping it up pre season ever. I think it’s just a forum for people to vent their angst. I actually thought we looked in much more control of the game with Braithwaite on. I will also stick my neck out and say we will be ok this season, but it won’t be plain sailing.

Problem is though mate after 2 seasons of fighting relegation a pre - season where we look sharp and look like we've got goals in us wouldn't go amiss going into a new season.

 

[Sadken]

Dobbin gets into some great positions but I worry he's another Stuart Barlow, goes to pieces in the box, had two big chances today and one v Wigan balls them all up.

 

[Eggs]

anyone got onanas goal?

….the club have posted it on Facebook but I can’t copy & paste it.

 

[PhilM]

Yet it wasn’t . A striker goes along way to making this team function better

It wasn’t poor? You must have been watching another game, as from my seat it was dreadful.

A striker will help, but that won’t inspire the midfield to actually play and create chances or make the likes of Keane look all over the place.

 

[davids]

Onana was excellent when he came on

He was okay but over the 96 minutes Young was head and shoulders above the rest

 

[Bazlar]

but we won’t will we?

Love the optimism Matt. But if previous windows are anything to go by then you are right

 

[Nymzee]

 

[summerisle]

 

[davids]

It wasn’t poor? You must have been watching another game, as from my seat it was dreadful.

A striker will help, but that won’t inspire the midfield to actually play and create chances or make the likes of Keane look all over the place.

As it stands we'd be better with two 6'4" strikers and playing hoofball.

 

[Tommy Chong]

He was okay but over the 96 minutes Young was head and shoulders above the rest

Which is scary! You do realize that when Young started his youth footballing career at Watford, people were still using dial-up modems to get on the internet!

Let that fact sink in!