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25/03/2011, 10:43 PM
peadar1987

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Originally Posted by tommy_c12000

Seen this guy playing with Ipswich in the Championship a few times and he certainly impressed me. However, I was always skeptical whether he was good enough to make the step up to the premiership. His first couple games apart, he has been awful. He looks well out of his depth in the premiership never mind international level. Absolute disgrace Stokes is not in the squad and Walters is. Here is a link to a thread on Stoke City's fans forum discussing the topic "Can Walters still come good?"

"I'd prefer Julie Walters. She could run around like a clueless t** too, and have no bearing on a game," is one of the kinder comments

http://oatcakefanzine.proboards.com/...=140632&page=3

I really rate Walters. He works so hard, is great in the air, has decent pace, and can hold up the ball. His touch and finishing aren't too bad either. He was the best player on the pitch when I was in the Britannia last Saturday seeing Stoke hammer Newcastle 4-0 ( :D ).

I tend to ignore most things written on the oatcake forum. It's full of moany prats who constantly confuse Stoke-on-Trent and Barcelona. We could win the league, and there would still be people on the oatcake the next morning calling for Tony Pulis' head.
26/03/2011, 8:52 AM
mark12345

Gilesy missed the birth of at least one of his kids to play football. Walters won't be missed though.

I sincerely hope you're right. He's a big loss for me as I can see us having to resort to the long ball game at some stage. What big man do we have? O'Dea, maybe he could go forward?
26/03/2011, 8:56 AM
geysir

Mark. you need to use the quote option when you reply to a post, otherwise it reads as if you wrote the whole reply.
26/03/2011, 9:19 AM
AlaskaFox

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Originally Posted by mark12345

Gilesy missed the birth of at least one of his kids to play football. Walters won't be missed though.

I sincerely hope you're right. He's a big loss for me as I can see us having to resort to the long ball game at some stage. What big man do we have? O'Dea, maybe he could go forward?

Send Dunne up front. He'd power through the defence.
02/04/2011, 2:15 PM
tommy_c12000

Just scored V Chelsea. Sounds like a stunning strike. Looking forward to MOTD already
02/04/2011, 2:15 PM
EastTerracer

Great goal for Walters against Chelsea today - turned David Luiz on the halfway line and then carried the ball forward into the penalty area himself and scored with a right-foot shot.
02/04/2011, 2:16 PM
Noelys Guitar

What a goal from Walters. 9th goal of the season so far.
02/04/2011, 2:17 PM
SkStu

stunning goal from Walters. Nicked in ahead of Luiz and charged unstoppably into the left hand side of the penalty area, cut inside another defender and lashed it past Cech. Some goal. Quality. Didnt know he had it in him to be honest.
02/04/2011, 3:30 PM
paul_oshea

this is probably our greatest period when we have had so many decent quality strikers. Wingers too I suppse. Whoever thinks we haven't a strong squad and only have ordinary players is most certainly wrong.
02/04/2011, 3:36 PM
Noelys Guitar

Probably the best game I have seen him play. Impressed with Wilson as well.
02/04/2011, 3:43 PM
SkStu

have to agree re Wilson, Noely. I think he was my motm - so far.
02/04/2011, 3:44 PM
seanfhear

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Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar

Probably the best game I have seen him play. Impressed with Wilson as well.

What position is Wilson playing ?
02/04/2011, 3:46 PM
paul_oshea

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Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar

Probably the best game I have seen him play. Impressed with Wilson as well.

really did wilson play well in the DM role, did they line up with a 3-5-2?
03/04/2011, 1:02 AM
tricky_colour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6c5Em5iwwE
03/04/2011, 11:11 AM
geysir

Tricky Colour, you can ask The Fly for advice on how to embed the YT video clip into your post
03/04/2011, 1:28 PM
elroy

Pity Wilson had to pull out of the game on Tuesday, wouldve been nice to see him in the DM role. How did Whelan do yday? Good to see he has won his place back in the XI.
03/04/2011, 1:58 PM
Charlie Darwin

Whelan's been back in the starting line-up for a few weeks now - he's been playing well. Had some neat touches from the highlights package I saw, and they matched Chelsea in terms of creating chances, so between them they did well. Wilson also drove a cracking free kick off the bar. I didn't know he was the type.
04/04/2011, 9:48 AM
Stuttgart88

I saw Stephen Elliott score a great goal for Hearts yesterday, against Hibs. It's funny, but afaik Elliott & Jon Walters partnered each other for the U21s for a few games before Elliott was taken into the senior side. Elliott went on to have a fantastic season in the Championship and showed real promise in the EPL before injuries stunted his development, and I think there was talk of lack of application too. He went backwards at a rate of knots and is now doing well at Hearts, a level way below where he could have expected to be a few years ago.

Walters, on the other hand, started off at a higher level before dropping down the ranks, avoided any real international scrutiny, consolidated at Ipswich and did sufficiently well to attract Pulis' attention. He's now in the form of his life and whilst not exactly one of the stars of the EPL I think he has settled at that level and is a tough opponent. Walters is now in the Irish senior squad whilst Elliott has probably shot his bolt at that level.
04/04/2011, 1:49 PM
Stuttgart88

Pulis and Whelan compliment Walters in today's Examiner
04/04/2011, 4:43 PM
BonnieShels

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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Pulis and Whelan compliment Walters in today's Examiner

Stutts, that's some nice flyesque linking!
04/04/2011, 4:47 PM
geysir

Stutts missed a sitter there.
04/04/2011, 5:38 PM
tricky_colour

that link is broke
04/04/2011, 5:42 PM
tricky_colour

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Pulis and Whelan compliment Walters in today's Examiner

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/s...er-150270.html

FYP.
04/04/2011, 6:18 PM
tricky_colour

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Originally Posted by geysir

Stutts missed a sitter there.

ha ha took a while for me to get that one.

"ballooned into row Z"
04/04/2011, 6:22 PM
Stuttgart88

Happens to the best of us
05/04/2011, 2:14 PM
peadar1987

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

really did wilson play well in the DM role, did they line up with a 3-5-2?

Wilson's been playing at right back for Stoke recently, in our rigid 4-4-2 formation. Whelan/Whitehead and Delap have been starting in centre midfield. Higginbotham's injured now though, so I'm not sure how Pulis will juggle the back line. Probably keep Shawcross and Huth in the centre, and either bring in Danny Collins as a direct replacement, or bring in Wilkinson on the right, and switch Wilson to the left.

Wherever he plays, it's good to see him starting.
05/04/2011, 2:26 PM
paul_oshea

I never thought wilson was that fast the few times ive seen him, as a full back how has he been performing?
05/04/2011, 3:03 PM
peadar1987

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

I never thought wilson was that fast the few times ive seen him, as a full back how has he been performing?

He's been doing okay. He's solid enough at the back (although he had one suicidal moment against Newcastle, where he gave the ball away when trying to skin their left winger). He makes good tackles, and plays simple passes very well. The way Stoke play, we don't rely on overlapping full backs, so he's not really called upon to use his pace that much. It's either a punt up to Carew, Walters or Jones, or try and get it to Pennant, either directly, or through the centre of midfield.
17/04/2011, 4:30 PM
TrapAPony

Great goal from Walters. Strike from outside the box after a run from midfield.
17/04/2011, 4:38 PM
republicofwhite

Got to be pushing hard for first choice, he's having an incredible season by now and looks like he has a lot more to his game than Best, more goals by now too? Would love to see him play alongside Long...
17/04/2011, 4:42 PM
TrapAPony

Walters gets his second. Fair play. What a man!

''A goal is scored by Jonathan Walters from inside the six-yard box low into the middle of the goal. Bolton 0-5 Stoke.''
17/04/2011, 5:22 PM
peadar1987

Great finish for the second. It was a very tight angle, and he fired it above the keeper into the far side of the net. The first one was a cracker. Whelan and Delap both had great games as well. And seeing as he's now apparently Irish, Pennant was brilliant too. Wilson didn't have too much to do, but seeing as I didn't notice Bolton's right winger once, he must have been doing a fairly good job keeping him in his pocket.
17/04/2011, 11:03 PM
tricky_colour

First goal was a great individual effort, started in his own half, just ran at the defence, checked and fired in a great shot from distance.
Probably not Bolton's best performance.
08/05/2011, 2:51 PM
TrapAPony

Scored the 3rd goal for Stoke v Arsenal. Good player. Wilson, Whelan, Delap all played very well and if Pennant can prove that he has an Irish grandfather he would be a very useful option to have.
08/05/2011, 3:09 PM
tetsujin1979

Hit the crossbar in the first half too
08/05/2011, 9:43 PM
elroy

Whelan, Delap, Walters and Wilson should all start the FA cup final next week. Long time since we'll have had that many starters in a cup final.
08/05/2011, 10:25 PM
Stuttgart88

Hopefully we'll have 11 in 2012.

Walters is a proper player these days. Well done that man, and well done to Pulis. Not only is he building a good, well-balanced side that belittles their physical tag, I think he's good at getting the best out of players and building characters. Both Walters & Pennant, for example, have had their trials & tribulations in the past but Pulis seems to know how to get them to cop on & play to potential. Stoke is a good place for Wilson to be establishing himself, and Whelan seems to have secured his spot in the last few weeks. FA Cup finals don't mean as much to me these days, but I won't miss this one.
08/05/2011, 11:13 PM
BonnieShels

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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Hopefully we'll have 11 in 2012.

Walters is a proper player these days. Well done that man, and well done to Pulis. Not only is he building a good, well-balanced side that belittles their physical tag, I think he's good at getting the best out of players and building characters. Both Walters & Pennant, for example, have had their trials & tribulations in the past but Pulis seems to know how to get them to cop on & play to potential. Stoke is a good place for Wilson to be establishing himself, and Whelan seems to have secured his spot in the last few weeks. FA Cup finals don't mean as much to me these days, but I won't miss this one.

The gradual progression of this Stoke team over the last 3 years is quite something and the improvements to some of the players that have been made is nothing short of astounding. Walters is the biggest and most obvious beneficiary of what's going on there. He was absolutely brilliant today. Stoke will be really a team to watch next season.
09/05/2011, 7:16 AM
shakermaker1982

Come on Irish Stoke! I hope they batter Man City in the final. Walters is bang in form which is great news for us with the Macedonia game coming up.
09/05/2011, 9:24 AM
Philly

Interesting that Walters and Best are both the top scoring Irish players in the Premier League with 6 goals each. Good to see them both do well enough, but bad in terms of Irish goalscoring.

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