Match Thread Stoke City vs Everton 15:00 pm Saturday 17th March

[blulouie]

Big Sam to surprise us all with

Punchford
Colemans - ol' Jags - ol' Keane - ol' Baines
Rooneh
Feo - Classen - Bolassie
Toosuun - Niassie
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Why would Rooney be sheilding the back four ?

 

[electricblue]

Not sure he is. Cryptic message on instagram looks like he may well be fit.

Who knows.

Maybe he is, but if he has pulled out of the Swiss squad you'd wonder how he could play tomorrow. Sounds to me like they don't want to disclose it yet:


Xherdan Shaqiri is a major doubt for Stoke City's match against Everton.

It has emerged the key forward has not trained since Stoke's defeat to Manchester City on Monday after suffering a calf injury.

He has already pulled out of Switzerland's upcoming friendlies against Greece on March 23 and Panama on March 27.

Paul Lambert had been coy about team news when quizzed at yesterday's press conference, saying: “There are a few decisions to be made before kick-off and there are a few areas of the pitch that we may need to shake things up in a little bit.”

 

[Sarnia Kevin]

Shaqiri has a reputation for scoring freak goals (such as the one against us a couple of seasons ago, which was an attempted cross which went wrong/right (depending on how you look at it)). Hope he doesn't repeat his trick to turn a 3-0 Everton victory to 3-1.

 

[verreauxi]

Play Vlašić ffs.

 

[Death]

I'm 5 jager bombs deep.

 

[Zezti]

Why would Rooney be sheilding the back four ?

He doesn't. Against the sheer might of Stokelona we don't need DMs.

 

[Ducans elbow]

Like someone mentioned could be the worst premier game in the history of the league

 

[overkill]

Same back 5 as last week

Snides and Gana in Defensive midfield city, with Rooney behind tosun. Walcott and Bolasie out wide.

Not what I'd pick, but its what I think Sam will go for.

 

[4737carlin]

Stoke is always freezing! Is it meant to snow there tomorrow?

The cold there is worth a few points a season to them, no wonder they left a few corners of the ground open, its horrible place to go

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Can we go there and look to have a go at them? it might just work you know Sam,massive clubs like Bournemouth and Huddersfield go away and do it and you know what?it works occasionally for themlol

 

[Igrok]

Potentialy could be the worst game of the season among all european leagues...

 

[Dan Tanner]

I usually go to stoke on the coach or we all jump a minibus, ending up in some social club not far from the ground. But a few of the lads have started spewing the away games off, so doing the train down today.

Does anybody know if there's a specific boozer for everton fans in the miserable butt-hole town center that is stoke. Sure someone mentioned a large bar the other year, think they said that a soccer bus runs from it or nearby as well, cheers

 

[bigjonny]

I usually go to stoke on the coach or we all jump a minibus, ending up in some social club not far from the ground. But a few of the lads have started spewing the away games off, so doing the train down today.

Does anybody know if there's a specific boozer for everton fans in the miserable butt-hole town center that is stoke. Sure someone mentioned a large bar the other year, think they said that a soccer bus runs from it or nearby as well, cheers

The Terrace bar, it's not far from the station and the bus stops there.

 

[Dan Tanner]

The Terrace bar, it's not far from the station and the bus stops there.

Nice one, ta mate

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

Stoke v Everton is not worth getting up at 4am for. Will record it and watch with my Sunday morning bacon & eggs at a more respectable hour .

C'mon you blues.