Source: FOOTYMAD
Pulis The Drama Queen?
Stoke boss Tony Pulis has described Saturday's clash with Newcastle as a must-win game. A bit 'over-the-top' don't you think? It's hardly going to see them relegated, is it? Tony Pulis: "It's very, very important for the football club that we stay focused on the league and we've got a very, very tough game on Saturday against Newcastle. We've got to win it. "They'll be up for it and what we've got to do is generate the same atmosphere we generated the other day against West Ham, both on the pitch and off the pitch. The support from both sides made the cup tie what it was, and that was a very, very exciting game. "The supporters have to stay focused on the league. We've had a three-year plan and we're not through it yet. We have to get through it and at the end of the season I'll talk about those three years and why it was so important to get through them. "Our aim right from the beginning of the season has been to get to 40 points as quickly as we can. That's never changed and that will never change. "If we can do it in the next two games then brilliant. If not then the next three games, and if we can't do that then hopefully in the next four. "The players were obviously very happy and delighted to achieve something that the club hadn't achieved for over 38 years. "It's a great feather in their cap but an even greater feather would be to retain Premier League status and to remain in one of the great leagues in the world. "The longer you stay in the Premier League, people - whether it's people around the football club, whether it's people in the dressing room, whether it's people on the terraces - sort of become blase about the situation, and we can't afford to become blase. "I think people have maybe taken their eye off the ball a little bit, especially with the great cup run. The important thing is we stay focused and get what we've tried to achieve from the first game of the season." Footymad are organising a poker competition on MONDAY this week ... with a prize pot of $500. Anyone interested? FOOTYMAD: We be running the first tournaments on Monday of this week (21st) strting at 8pm, with a view to continuing every fortnight. The idea is that each site will have a free roll tournament with a prize pot of $500. By making it site-specific we're hoping there will be a bit of friendly banter between regulars to add to the competitive element. If its popular we may well then be able to organise an inter-club tournament between the winners of each club site? A Champions League of Poker so to speak. All is set for Monday at 8pm. Bonus Code: Nunitedhttp://www.partypoker.com/td/wsop_2011/wsop_2011.htm?wm=3289944 Please use the 'Nunited' bonus code in order to register with PartyGaming ready for Monday (can do this from now). Then on Monday I'll let you know the password so we can get into the private room for NU Mad in time for the 8pm start. If this works well we hope to do it fortnightly and you could then even arrange a better day/time if you prefer. Any questions, give me a shout and I'll try to get the answer to you asap. Kev - the usual address - Kevnumad@fsmail.net
