The Vibe at Stoke (a)

[HartleyGreen]

...and when considering loyalty let us not forget that Schumacher was not exactly 'loyal' to his best mate when he took his job rather than supporting him in his new role at Preston. The expression about leopards and spots comes to mind.

No, I do not want him back. Indeed, in the very unlikely event that I were ever to shake hands with him I would count my fingers afterwards.

This is something I’ve thought about recently that I hadn’t before.

The signs were there from day one.

We chose to ignore it because we benefitted from it and felt aggrieved by Lowe’s leaving.

 

[GU7Green]

IF we are winning - and I dont want to jinx it - then the old classic of "sacked in the morning" should do it. Nice and simple.

 

[stewthenoo]

My view is Schuey was a brilliant manager when here, statistically the best we’ve had. He got players playing for him, it was entertaining, we had a marvellous 18 month period. He worked very hard here and he also “got” the club and embraced the area.

The manner of his departure has clearly tainted his legacy and that is so regrettable. I understand why he left and while financial security is a factor, I think he left as a career move. But I think the timing and manner of how he did it was very poor. He should have seen out this season but that is where he was too impatient and probably a bit insecure that he might not get a big manager job (in terms of club size and money) if he stayed here.

I would not boo him. The club has moved on and I would treat this game as the big relegation 6 pointer it is and ignore that sideshow . If I saw Schuey in the street I would wish him well but never at the expense of Argyle. Maybe in a couple of seasons when the dust settles, would like to see him welcomed as a guest as an Ex Argyle manager back here. And hopefully he would look back and realise his actions were poorly handled.

I'm with you, KG. Schuey had a safe job here, regardless of results. Despite all the speculations of players leaving and possibly no money available, this would, undoubtedly been a huge challenge, but with a safety net. I do feel that his move was premature and, had he stayed, he would be stronger for it and then be better placed for a move away.

 

[Dreamgreen]

He left cos your s**t
And you’re still s**t
Steven Schumacher
You’re just a scouse lying git

 

[ChurPev]

There’s only one Simon Hallett - full 90 mins plus!

 

[Greenheart]

If we are winning, we should all join in with what the Stoke fans are singing.

 

[Green Flash]

Other than the result my main hope is that we get the anti Shuey banter out of the way at the start and then concentrate on supporting the team. Its a bit embarrassing if we come across as still obsessed with him, particularly for such a vital match. Once we are 3 or 4 up we can rub his nose in it a bit...

 

[Guiri Green]

Had a glance at the Stoke forums and it seems (at least for this game) he's not that bad after all and the intention is to get behind him if only to rub our noses in it !

 

[NLG]

Am I the only one worried about this game, if we lose we could be one point outside the relegation places with 2 difficult games left. Not worrying about what to shout at schuey myself, just going to encourage and support the players, we need at least a draw from this game and winding the opposition up is probably not very clever.

 

[Quintrell Green]

Had a glance at the Stoke forums and it seems (at least for this game) he's not that bad after all and the intention is to get behind him if only to rub our noses in it !

That's how I read it too. For the moment, the Stoke heat from their vaunted kilns is not directed at S S .

 

[Ade the green]

He left cos your s**t
And you’re still s**t
Steven Schumacher
You’re just a scouse lying git

What does this even mean?
It sounds like he left Argyle cos we’re s**t?

Sing that and you’re making a t**t out of yourself.

 

[Ade the green]

Am I the only one worried about this game, if we lose we could be one point outside the relegation places with 2 difficult games left. Not worrying about what to shout at schuey myself, just going to encourage and support the players, we need at least a draw from this game and winding the opposition up is probably not very clever.

You think you’re the only one that knows this? We could and in all probability have been 3 points worse off. Who’d really have given us a chance against Leicester and with them having lost at Millwall it should have been their bounce back game.
In all probability we’ll win against Hull but we don’t want to wait that long. A draw against Stoke will upset them more than us so we hold a decent hand.

 

[Ade the green]

Had a glance at the Stoke forums and it seems (at least for this game) he's not that bad after all and the intention is to get behind him if only to rub our noses in it !

They’re up before every game. Down after most games. They have nothing to have one up on us about after all, it was us that was hard done by.

 

[Babylontiger]

He did a good job and got us up as Champions. Lets leave that in the memory

 

[L G]

Wonder what sort of reception the Naughty Forty will have planned?
Especially for after the match if things go pear shaped for them.
Safe travels Green Army. Be loud, Be proud. Safety with 2 games to spare will be a perfect delayed birthday present.