| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job 16:14 - Dec 18 with 6035 views | Illinoisblue |
Interesting one. Wonder if he feels he’s taken Plymouth as far as he can. If he does go: unsettled dressing room + our need for a striker = SIGN WHITTAKER |  |
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 16:17 - Dec 18 with 5297 views | TractorCam |
That's only slighty less weird than Alex Neil leaving Sunderland for them. Sure it will be a pay increase, but seems odd given he has a happy camp at Plymouth. |  |
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 16:18 - Dec 18 with 5282 views | ChampionsofInnsbruck |
I would stay at Plymouth, I have feeling Stoke will go the way of Reading whereas Plymouth can grow at this level still, and he will be a hero for it, whereas he won't be at Stoke in 8 months time. |  | | |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 16:20 - Dec 18 with 5239 views | _clive_baker_ |
Cashing his chips while his stock is high I imagine, as Ryan Lowe did. Plymouth's wage bill is pittance compared to Stoke, in that respect it's a big step up. Bigger salary, Bigger club, bigger ground. Downside is you have to work in Stoke. |  | | |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 16:56 - Dec 18 with 5073 views | Illinoisblue |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 16:20 - Dec 18 by _clive_baker_ |
Cashing his chips while his stock is high I imagine, as Ryan Lowe did. Plymouth's wage bill is pittance compared to Stoke, in that respect it's a big step up. Bigger salary, Bigger club, bigger ground. Downside is you have to work in Stoke. |
He’s a scouser so gets him a little closer to home and will have a lot less overly long coach journeys. Saw on Twitter mention of 5x wages so would imagine very hard to turn that down.
Anyway, let’s go get Whittaker. | |
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 16:59 - Dec 18 with 5037 views | Mullet |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 16:56 - Dec 18 by Illinoisblue |
He’s a scouser so gets him a little closer to home and will have a lot less overly long coach journeys. Saw on Twitter mention of 5x wages so would imagine very hard to turn that down.
Anyway, let’s go get Whittaker. |
Whittaker is a winger not a 9 so don't think he fits our needs.
I'm enjoying this mild peril around managers unsettling clubs now. |  |
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 17:05 - Dec 18 with 4976 views | ITFC_Forever |
Seems an odd one.
No-one seems to be able to make any progress with Stoke.
Appreciate he might be cashing in while his stock is high and it’s closer to his Merseyside home, but I’d have thought he’d back himself to get offers from a more attractive job than Stoke? |  |
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 17:13 - Dec 18 with 4919 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
I’m sure if he departs, PASOTI will decide it’s Ipswich’s fault somehow!
Whittaker is a winger/no 10, and would be north of 10m - not gonna happen. |  | | |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 17:54 - Dec 18 with 4755 views | Illinoisblue |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 16:59 - Dec 18 by Mullet |
Whittaker is a winger not a 9 so don't think he fits our needs.
I'm enjoying this mild peril around managers unsettling clubs now. |
Speaking of; Sunderland fan reaction to their new manager is less than positive to put it mildly.
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 18:05 - Dec 18 with 4686 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 17:54 - Dec 18 by Illinoisblue |
Speaking of; Sunderland fan reaction to their new manager is less than positive to put it mildly.
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I'm not sure how I would feel about it as a Sunderland fan, seems a bit of a wildcard but might pay off. Did well at QPR, albeit only for about 20 minutes before he bounced after giving it the big un about loyalty. Then at Rangers, only lasted 10 months before he was fired. Beat the pub teams but ultimately never won anything when they faced anyone half decent.
Really hard to tell how well he'll do. | | | |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 18:07 - Dec 18 with 4663 views | SitfcB |
When J Percy reports it it’s done.
Annoying we play them very soon, as he knows all about us.
Funny club, Stoke, no one seems to last, will have to have a good start. |  |
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 18:19 - Dec 18 with 4582 views | Exiled2Surrey |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 18:07 - Dec 18 by SitfcB |
When J Percy reports it it’s done.
Annoying we play them very soon, as he knows all about us.
Funny club, Stoke, no one seems to last, will have to have a good start. |
Got to think that Schumachers secret sauce was in their drilled in patterns of play (plus a bit of Whittaker magic) - Plymouth were always better than the sum of their parts - but that was not an overnight transition. The optimist in me thinks that Stoke are going to get worse before they get better, and that we get to go to Plymouth post Schumacher is also a good thing. | | | |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 18:52 - Dec 18 with 4440 views | EastTownBlue |
Stoke seemed to be quite fancied to do well earlier this season due to the number of signings they made. He could do well there. | | | |
| Arf....! on 19:27 - Dec 18 with 4305 views | Bloots |
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| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
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| Oh they'll go down if so!! Let's get to Whitaker before Stoke? (n/t) on 19:39 - Dec 18 with 4209 views | unstableblue |
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 22:03 - Dec 18 with 3841 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 18:07 - Dec 18 by SitfcB |
When J Percy reports it it’s done.
Annoying we play them very soon, as he knows all about us.
Funny club, Stoke, no one seems to last, will have to have a good start. |
He might know all about us, but he’ll have a squad who don’t currently suit his style of play.
To me, that’s a great time to play them |  | | |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 22:25 - Dec 18 with 3707 views | BigCommon |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 22:03 - Dec 18 by ElderGrizzly |
He might know all about us, but he’ll have a squad who don’t currently suit his style of play.
To me, that’s a great time to play them |
Exactly this..... And he had a group of honest players that put in a shift for him at Plymouth..
Might take a while for that to translate, with a new group. |  | | |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 23:14 - Dec 18 with 3534 views | pointofblue |
If Plymouth are patient they might be able to re-hire Lowe without having to pay Preston a compensation package. Three wins in 15 - I imagine his seat is hotting up. | |
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 00:16 - Dec 19 with 3427 views | Exiled2Surrey |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 23:14 - Dec 18 by pointofblue |
If Plymouth are patient they might be able to re-hire Lowe without having to pay Preston a compensation package. Three wins in 15 - I imagine his seat is hotting up. |
But can Lowe do it without Schumacher? Where have we heard that before.... | | | |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 09:58 - Dec 19 with 3006 views | soupytwist |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 18:07 - Dec 18 by SitfcB |
When J Percy reports it it’s done.
Annoying we play them very soon, as he knows all about us.
Funny club, Stoke, no one seems to last, will have to have a good start. |
Outstanding home record at Plymouth - that's because unless you're Exeter or to a lesser extent one of the Bristol sides, it's flippin' long journey to get there! |  | | |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 09:59 - Dec 19 with 3001 views | tractorboy1978 |
I doubt Mowbray would have any interest in it to be honest as he wouldn't want to uproot or be away from his family. They are a club that really suffer re Geography. [Post edited 19 Dec 2023 10:00]
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 10:03 - Dec 19 with 2952 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 18:07 - Dec 18 by SitfcB |
When J Percy reports it it’s done.
Annoying we play them very soon, as he knows all about us.
Funny club, Stoke, no one seems to last, will have to have a good start. |
Mumba and Whittaker to Stoke in January then. |  |
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 12:19 - Dec 19 with 2764 views | tractordownsouth |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 09:59 - Dec 19 by tractorboy1978 |
I doubt Mowbray would have any interest in it to be honest as he wouldn't want to uproot or be away from his family. They are a club that really suffer re Geography. [Post edited 19 Dec 2023 10:00]
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That's a fair point and probably the biggest hurdle for Plymouth to get past if they wanted him. |  |
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| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 15:07 - Dec 19 with 2536 views | Churchman |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 17:05 - Dec 18 by ITFC_Forever |
Seems an odd one.
No-one seems to be able to make any progress with Stoke.
Appreciate he might be cashing in while his stock is high and it’s closer to his Merseyside home, but I’d have thought he’d back himself to get offers from a more attractive job than Stoke? |
With Coates’ almost unlimited betting money (aside from FFP) and potential for decent crowds, there is far more potential for Schumacher at Stoke than Plymouth. That’s aside from any domestic considerations.
But I agree, I’m a bit surprised he didn’t wait for a better job than Stoke given the great job he’s done at Plymouth. As has been pointed out, despite their wealth Stoke has become a bit of a managers’ graveyard since the Pulis era. |  | | |
| Plymouth manager looking likely to leave for Stoke job on 17:02 - Dec 19 with 2342 views | dirtyboy |
Steve Cooper now gone.
Forest looking at Nunez.
Each passing manager that goes just feels like a chain reaction that might involve us at some point. |  | | |
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