mockney piers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > aaaanyway. > > Well done Stoke. Not a humdinger of a tie, and > perhaps one we could (but not necessarily should) > have won. > Still, I've a soft spot for the Potters having > lived there for a while, so good luck. > Agreed, I'm not a fan of the Stoke style of football but they seemed first to every challenge and on occasions seemed to have an entire Garrison in midfield, plus the atmosphere seemed electric, something rare these days. I am unhappy with one thing though. The use of a towel so that Delap can bung it in with more force than usual. I don't have problem with the tactic, just the fact that the ball is made more useable for hands prior to its lobbing. Just seems wrong, if its wet so what, it's meant to be kicked.