AN Press conference - CANCELLED

[Fred]

LND will be away by the end of the week.

Do Stoke have 15m to be able to buy him?

 

[Nelson!]

You're amazed that our clubs PR department have got something wrong? Haway!

Fair point. I should be grading us on a curve…..a very steep curve.

 

[YorkMackem]

fuck speakman
fuck KLD
fuck the club

absolute shit show - season could be gone - transfer window gone (no one will come)

Stewart will be next

Perhaps a bid has come in for Stewart and this has been the catalyst for this odd decision

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Or he's being honest with lads he's close with that the offer wasn't good enough. This owner has earned zero benifits of the doubt given how we've been running off the pitch like a non league outfit.

And I couldn’t care less about the owner. It stinks. It’s literally like insider trading. Unsettle the boys…he’ll try and sign them next week.

 

[Safc88]

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[woodlebert]

I’m genuinely amazed that if it’s done the club put out a statement 20 mins ago saying they want to keep him. Doesn’t look good when it’s over within the hour…..better to say “he goes with our blessing, we have lots of options we are excited to explore and recruitment is underway”

No it’s better to say you wanted to keep him. It’s a way of telling that to the fans

 

[Scotlands number 9]

It's happened very quickly mind. Stoke only sacked O'Neill yesterday.

I think this has been going on all week to be honest. I know nowt but it’s been a rapid turnaround today. I think he’s waited to see what we offer this morning then decided because it’s been shit.

 

[Altidore Step Overs]

If Neil does go it wouldn't surprise me, especially if the board ain't backing him.

He's been backed well though, the players we've signed have been excellent

 

[Swinny14]

When does the transfer window end? The mutants were looking at him

5 days I think

 

[Charles Eats Grass]

The atmosphere tomorrow will be horrendous now like. Actually glad I'm missing the game.

I’ve bought 2 tickets that still haven’t even came through unfortunately. Clubs a f***ing joke, man.

 

[Safc88]

Perhaps a bid has come in for Stewart and this has been the catalyst for this odd decision

A very reliable poster on here is saying we have received a bid for him

 

[sedling]

I think he wants to be near (within commuting distance) to his family. Preston area is only 60 miles up the M6 from Stoke, easy.

He put himself in the shop window with us, and did well.

He's now got a championship club within that area, jumped at it.

I doubt he wanted to live alone in a flat most days of the week tbh.

 

[The Rolls Royce]

Sack a manager and have a new better one within 3 days

Imagine being stoke.

Or any club ran in a manner above League 2

 

[RossTheNinja]

It's happened very quickly mind. Stoke only sacked O'Neill yesterday.

Sus af that

 

[Visiting owl]

Plus, you might end up with Dyche.

 

[craigypants]

At what point during last Saturdays game did Neil think ‘I’d love to work here’?

When the owners showed their bank account details

 

[AndrewP]

Not really sure what the club have done wrong in this one. Contracts mean Jack shit frankly and if he’s decided he wants to go then let him. We can move on and get a better option in.

This wouldn't have happened if he was on a 3 year contract on half decent terms.

He's basically been a temp the whole time.

 

[JL1985]

I urge everyone to get behind the players as best as they can tomorrow, it's not their fault. Whatever has happened they've done us proud the past 5/6 months.

 

[SAFCftm1986]

Tomorrow will be fun

 

[Craggsy-SAFC]

Graeme Atkinson (@_GraemeAtkinson)
Speakman: “Take Alex out of the equation for a second and talk about the principle of it. You see people all the time come out and say, it's a six-year contract or it's a four-year contract or however long. But there's a three-month pay off.... so it's a three-month contract!”