Will Pulis allow any of our players to cross the halfway line away from home?
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Unlikely.

I've no idea how this will end but I do know that Stoke look like a good side.

Pulis never been on losing side in this fixture 1-2.

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That'd be my team too, JH. McLean at LB if Brunt's unfit.

I stand corrected JH.

Would give Fletcher a break. He's struggled early on and Pulis should be a bit less predictable and take him out of the firing line this week. Leave Rondon on the bench as well after two games in three days.

1-1 draw. Diouf for them. Berahino pen for us.

Absolute rubbish from us against nine men who were the better team. No pace, no creativity and just one over the bar effort in the entire second half by Rondon. If this is an example of all we can produce against 9 men, we will be playing Championship football next season.

Those who say a win is a win are so shortsighted as if Stoke had kept 11 on the pitch, we would have been beaten easily. They were all over us until the sendings off.

Grrrr. It's not the Baggies I want to watch.

Those who say a win is a win are so shortsighted as if Stoke had kept 11 on the pitch, we would have been beaten easily.

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But they didn't though did they?

And we got the 3 points and currently sit comfortable on 4 point despite playing last seasons Champions, last seasons runners up, a buoyant newly promoted team and our bogey team away.

Performances and creativity will come when the transfer window is closed and we get a settled side! For now....points on the board is all that matters.

I'll let you dwell on the what ifs, I'll enjoy the 3 points.

Last 6 away games -

#1 3 minutes ago
Crystal Palace
Man United
Newcastle
Arsenal
Watford
Stoke

Won 3, drawn 2, lost 1.

comment by JH (U18654)
posted 29 minutes ago
Those who say a win is a win are so shortsighted as if Stoke had kept 11 on the pitch, we would have been beaten easily.

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But they didn't though did they?

And we got the 3 points and currently sit comfortable on 4 point despite playing last seasons Champions, last seasons runners up, a buoyant newly promoted team and our bogey team away.

Performances and creativity will come when the transfer window is closed and we get a settled side! For now....points on the board is all that matters.

I'll let you dwell on the what ifs, I'll enjoy the 3 points.
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JH, if you think the result and three points is more important than the garbage performance we gave today, you are entitled to your opinion but God help us in the future if we continue to play like we have since the start of the season.

With Pulis in control things ain't going to change buddy. He's only interested in 6ft 6in centre halves who park the bus and have no pace or creativity.

Presume you, like me, were at the game today to witness Stoke with NINE men being the better team ?

I was not.

Circumstances out of my control prevented me.

Shame. Always love to see the boys take 3 points away from home

You're both right. A win is win and 3 points is never to be sniffed at however it is achieved. However it remains a concern that our primary objective seems to be stopping the oppostion rather than creative football ourselves.
The sendings afforded us the opportunity of a rarity - an easy win and a chance to improve the goal difference and we were not up to the task.

If you were at the Chelsea match you would've seen we are capable of getting the ball down, creating chances and scoring goals.

Whilst we would've loved to of came away with a comfortable 4-0 win, that very rarely happens in this league, even with men sent off. We were professional and got the job done. Came away with 3 points and that's all that ultimately matters.

We've endured enough from that bunch to enjoy a result against them, however it came.

Only One, we have only lost at Sjoke once in five seasons so perhaps they are not the bogey team we think they are.

I'm staggered that the only thing some care about is the three points, and not care about the manner in which we achieved them! We have, or are, becoming the new Stoke who we all despised on these boards not so long ago. Now, all that matters is the points even though the performance was the pits.

I'm aware our record at Stoke is surprisingly good recently. Still only 2 wins in the last 30odd years is pretty dire
We are not the only team who will play defensively to get results, at least half of the league sets up negatively in certain matches. Or could be labelled as 'parking the bus'. And whether people like it or not it is because this is an effective way to accrue points in this league.

Today was all about the result, we absolutely needed a win to get that monkey off our back. If we play with no ambition every game of the season but survive, then I will agree with you. But I doubt if that will be the case, you have to pick and choose your opportunities. Southampton is a fantastic opportunity to get another win, and put in a performance more like the chelsea game

Onwards and upwards

We should have gone for a second goal to kill the game off instead of sitting back, inviting them onto us. Imagine if they'd got an equaliser. That would have been unforgivable against nine men.

@ChairmanWBA: A few years ago #SCFC fans sang: "Shove your fancy football up your arse."
So we did.
And they're still not happy.

No pleasing some. #WBA