when it rains it pours for you guys.

really hope you guys stay up, bolton away is always an excellent day

Cursed this season, cursed.

What is going on with us and injuries? It's absolutely unbelievable. That article also states that Petrov is a doubt for Sunday, if he doesn't play we haven't a hope at all.

david out NRC out petrov out Npower in fantastic

Unbelievable. Ruptured cruciate. Must've been bloody mad to play on regardless.

Well, it's up to Knight to produce the goods for one game.

Unbelievable. I know injuries can seem an excuse, but this season has been completely outrageous. Gutted.

9 months?s.davies been out 3 seasons now and holden 13 months and counting. parr for the course i suppose get lee back but loose wheater.

Right that's it, sod it....

Team for Stoke as follows:

In Goal : Nobody (What's the point?)

Back three:

Gardner
Zat Knight
Reo Coker

Midfield : See "In Goal"

Up Front :

K Davies
M Sordell
I Klasnic
T Sanli
T Eaves
T Obadeyi
R Blake
D Ngog (You never know, it might hit his arze.)

Let's roll that dice.

be lucky to be back in 9 months.

How is the insurance company we use for player injury still operating? Seriously? We've claimed _alot_ this season. They must be really angry!

Shi t happens but it's lucky it went with one game left rather than 10.

well aint that a kick in the teeth

Breadman, I have spotted a flaw in your masterplan.
T. Sanli has T. Onsilitis.

T. Wat.

Not you, him. Big girl'd blouse. Big Kev played on with a finger pointing the wrong way and he's cried off with a glorified sore throat?

Tonsilitus...that stuff is nasty, when I used to have it prior to having my tonsils being removed, I couldn't walk, eat, breathe, blow my nose without being in agony.

Either way, we are 100% decimated now. I cannot believe what we have/are experiencing.

Losing 4-5 key first team players to injury.

Our two best players of the season doubts for our ultimate fixture.

Well, it's fair to say, injuries, and inexperience on Coyles' part have seen an almost disastrous season. Im giving Coyle the benefit of the doubt due to the circumstances, but lords know we need some luck soon..it's incredible what's happened to us.

coyle has to go now---- if nothing else he's a jinx injuries ,results, and whats looking like relegation.bringing 2 forewards on instead of 2 defenders, the writing must be on the wall.

Bad luck but let's not feel sorry for ourselves and do a job on stoke. Did knight play in the 5-0 this season?

Actually he did not but robbo did so we can but hope. Knight usually plays well against crouch

Knight played in the 5:0 drubbing though..

I'd rather see Ricketts shift across and Alonso at left back under normal circumstance..

But I think Knight vs Crouch may be essential seeing as Ream struggles in the air.

It's more a kick in the balls than a kick in the teeth.

We're going to have to play Jussi outfield if we're not careful.

Alonso? He is poor I would rather play boyata at cb

i give up...

come on, we simply have to many injuries for it not to be partly the fault of the backroom staff! I remember someone coming up with the theory that it was simply 'bad luck' - due to the fact that we try and play 'prettier' football now... however, arsenal, Swansea and west brom try and play tippy-tappy stuff (and are better at it than we are) ...but you dont see more of there players in the treatment room than on the training ground do you?

I'm starting to think you're right, Trig.

Trig

How on earth can it be? It's just pure bad luck!

Team for Stoke:
Boggers
Boyata Ream SKD Ricketts
Lee Vela Mavies Petrov
Eagles
Klasnic

Have not got a problem with Knight coming in..we will need his height against Crouch. The injury situation has become a farce this season and is certainly a contributary factor towards our position...

A bigger loss for me would be Petrov.