Hope West Ham give it to Narcis Pelach till the end of the season. His short spell at Stoke showed how ready he is for a stable, beloved and well run club like the Hammers.

I've just put Chelsea on, there's less than 10.000 there. Couldn't happen to a nicer organisation. Everything about this tournament is garbage.

England slow, ponderosa, devoid of ideas or game mgmt. Leftfield bet? Tuchel gone before the WC. This, as Andorra, is dreadful. Everyone is tired. Consign Walker, Henderson et al to the history books. Pointless IMHO

If this carries on, Gusto will cost Chelsea a trophy. He's getting absolutely torn to shreds here...

Two non-UK residents sound off about Brexit. Richard Littlejohn lives in a gated mansion in Florida. Andrew Neil lives in Grasse in the South of France. Funny how these highly opinionated commentators feel so strongly abt the UK but don't want to live here.

I'm a 48 year old man with a lifelong history of voting Labour. I've done so because I believe in compassion, decency, kindness and the precept that a society is only as strong as its weakest link. In short, I have always voted Labour to challenge right-wing orthodoxy. Not to mimic it.

Pleasing news regarding the retained list. JT and Gooch good, hard working pro's, but very limited. Their standing rose simply because of the standards the group set last year. Seko, Bae, Gibson, Pearson, Mahoef and Burger should also be on the watch list. We need a complete reset.

Curtain down on a moribund season in ST4. The hard has to begin immediately, starting with the removal of Walters. Whoever sanctioned £2 Million quid on Lawal wants sectioning. He's awful and his lack of technique will be further exposed in the middle of the park.

Just read Elon Musk described as "Emperor Paypaltine" and it was too good not to share. Brilliant.

In honesty, we deserved nothing more. We have a disjointed, unbalanced team, the front three constantly create nothing, we have no patterns of play and our full backs, when isolated, are easy pickings. A rebuild is urgently required, the fans deserve so much better than this.

Rugby has in many ways been devolved to data, to numbers. England look demonstrably bigger, more physical, more comfortable in contact. Have many many happy memories of Wales bit fuck me, they need some big ones in there. Direct flights from Fiji to Cardiff incoming...

There's no logical reason keeping Walters in a job. The team is threadbare, loan signings bar Phillips have been toothless, and the little money we did have he spunked on two players with massive injury issues. Robins has no chance and it's all on Walters. Fucking useless.

That's just awful defending.

That was obviously a corner. Sums this group up. Brainless.

Tchamadeu will end up exposed trying to offer a threat on the right hand side because Moran is so ineffective at anything at all. Epitomises so may traits of the modern player. Tidy enough technically but utterly impotent. Pity we can't send him back and get Cundle in. He can't get a sniff.

Can't say he doesn't work hard, but Ennis is a dreadful footballer. Tezgel must be miles off for him to get a game. Hope Barnsley aren't watching.

Stoke City here, remembering Pompey aren't all that good.

Unorthodox start to the BBC's FA Cup draw coverage...

I never say this, but if we got Arsenal at home next round, I'd love the Naughty 40 to have one last shindig. Kick fuck out of those whoppers round Stoke, and sign Huth and Shawcross on 1 game deals to snap legs. From tail to snout, there is not a single thing to like or admire about Arsenal

Bae has been invisible for 20 minutes. He needs geeing up or fucking off. We're not good enough to play with 10 every week.

Our front 4 are utterly devoid of ideas. I really don't understand the logic in continuing. Just try something. Anything.

Two things; Despite his body being made of digestives, Gallaghers physicality is huge for us. Really makes a difference. If Tchamadeu could pass a ball, he'd be some player. There's plenty to work on with him.

Christ I had a look at x earlier It's a dumpster fire. Hateful, right wing nonsense abound. It might be quieter here. But it's soulful. Do not miss it.

Important to remember this isn't our (the fans) fault. It's lazy to say we didn't cheer or clap enough. NP demonstrated time and again he didn't have the experience or nous, or original thinking beyond his myopic version of how football should be played. His team faltered at every hurdle as a result

Jim Radcliffe is the embodiment of a bond villain isn't he? A petrochemical tax avoiding billionaire, brexiteer who moved all his UK business concerns at the drop of a hat, now stopping the £50 steward of the week prize at OT whilst paying Rashford £365,000 a week. I wish him nothing but bad luck

Boxing does itself absolutely no favours at times.

This Dave Allen Johnny Fisher fight is a credit to every 90's provincial nightclub at 10 to 2 in the morning. I'm not saying it's a bad fight, but nether men should hang about, in case one of the ends up with an actual boxer. That wouldn't end well.

I can't even bring myself to be angry anymore. It's just an embarrassment, and decent, hard working fans will rip each other to shreds while the architects of this shambles don't have the common decency to admit they are out of their depth and resign. All three of them. Beyond shambolic.

The outgoing Tory regime have achieved their goal of paralysing a Labour government. There are wins on new legislation of course, but not seen by the voters. We need some good news, not more own goals of say in opposition, do the opposite in government. And inflation is up too. 2025 must be better.

Genuinely dreadful. Pearsonesque from Burger there

Litmus test for Pelach's potters. We should be winning this, yet the glaring issues remain. Possession without purpose, nobody getting in behind, no obvious forward ball frequently. We always look like we have a rick in us.

Unlucky that. Bugger.

Goodness me, the sky sports + commentary is a welcome and seismic improvement from the Radio Stoke based Sohail Sahi and friends isn't it? (Potterlytics not included, think he's quite good)

Out today so missed it, missed much?

Just walked the 45 yards to drop the boy off at school in shorts. Feel like Sean Bean.

This is so childish, anyone who reposts it should be ashamed of themselves.

Is he biting his glove? And seems to be struggling with mouth guard. Can't shake the feeling I shouldn't be watching this...

Well I'm.up, so I might as well. Goarn Mike, if there is one more in there, feel free to use it on this dick...

Just gone on a follow for like mided Stokies. I'm not weird or anything, but being new here my current timeline is Americans telling each other books are great. I'm missing some old fashioned North Staffs cynicism. Books are great BTW.

It'll take a while to get used to it, and engagement will be lower, but it feels like socially, I've moved to a nicer neighbourhood. Anxiety and hatred aren't our default position, neither is hate, fear or contradiction. Feels good.

Crikey, I don't know how to do this? Middle aged Brit, likes football, Stoke City, films, music, some sensible.political discourse and my family. Is this how it works?