Defeated Holloway praises Stoke's two-goal FA Cup hero Jon Walters
By Mike Baggaley
EVEN Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway joined the praise of Jon Walters after Stoke's comeback kid inspired a 4-1 win over the Championship side in tonight's FA Cup fourth-round replay.
Everything went wrong for Walters on Saturday when he scored two own goals and missed a penalty in the 4-0 defeat at home to Chelsea.
But the versatile forward made amends last night with two goals in extra time to help Stoke overcome an impressive Palace side at the Britannia Stadium.
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Kenwyne Jones headed Stoke in front on 69 minutes before Palace top scorer Glenn Murray levelled from the spot with just four minutes of normal time remaining.
However, Walters struck on 95 and 110 minutes before Cameron Jerome netted in the last minute of extra time to complete a victory which earns Stoke a fourth-round tie at home to Manchester City on Saturday January 26.
The margin of victory flattered Stoke, but the Crystal Palace fans were no doubt regretting chanting 'Walters give us a goal' when the game was still in normal time.
Holloway said: "I think the gulf in the end was a little bit unfair on us, but we are trying to catch up with a team like Stoke.
"I think Tony Pulis has done a fantastic job; his team are honest and hard-working and never stop. Jonny Walters sums that up for me.
"On Saturday he tried to clear two things and they went wrong, but today you would never have known he would ever have dreamed of making a mistake.
"I wish our fans had shut up. You don't sing about people like that do you? He's a wonderful fella and a brilliant player. He is a credit to Stoke."
Comments
by wheatear
Thursday, January 17 2013, 12:03PM
“Of course you have missed games evapottysoccerfoot, you cannot get FA cup games in the states!
Go on, tell us you saw them all live?”
by RobertoVerdi
Thursday, January 17 2013, 4:09AM
“Rule, you are pathological mate... Get help ***”
by Pottersruleok
Wednesday, January 16 2013, 10:10PM
“I don't know about you lot but I have not missed a single game, home or away this season and only missed 2 (the last 2) last season because I went to Australia for a month on holiday. Look up to the sky boxes next match and I'll wave !!”
by Davejjohnson
Wednesday, January 16 2013, 9:01PM
“Last night was a bit of a strange experience with only 11,000 fans in the ground. I found it difficult to deal with the memory that it used to be like that nearly every game without the fair weather Premiership fans. It's scary to think that if the insane minority who think it would be a good idea to sack TP ever got their way then that's what we might have to go back to.”
by Potterspeil
Wednesday, January 16 2013, 8:47PM
“You mean a really classy name that has lots to do with Stoke City.......like Soccerfoot...or summertime eh?
Maybe he's just plain old Robert Green? Who cares? I thought his original post was satyrical...but then again 'the regular one' doesn't get satire, do you?
I see your latest villain is Ryan Shawcross on another thread. Just need to add Begovic and I think you will have sl+gged off the whole team at some point?
Rant over. What a great dinner guest Ian Holloway would be. Any others spring to mind?”
by RobertoVerdi
Wednesday, January 16 2013, 8:35PM
“EvaDick, you think you have any credibility on the subject of usernames???
It's MY name you idiot, not some homage to QPR's backup goalie.
So tell us, why did you name yourself all those different names-- Stokeisok? Soccerfoot, Summertime, Peter Potter, evaDick etc.?”
by RobertoVerdi
Wednesday, January 16 2013, 8:28PM
“No faulty memory Potted... They did have a World Cup in 1970 I believe-- just ask Pele if he remembers Gordon from that year...?!!!!?”
by Pottersruleok
Wednesday, January 16 2013, 5:03PM
“I find it amusing that someone who claims to be a Stoke City fan all his life names himself for a really average goalie who has never even played for the Potters. You would have thought he would name himself after a past or present Potters player or at least something to do with the Potters.”
by Pottedrengen
Wednesday, January 16 2013, 4:57PM
“Your memory is going, Verdi, or perhaps you can be excused for having inaccurate memory about 1966. Banksie didn't join Stoke until 1967, so we haven't had a world cup winner at our club - yet.”
by RobertoVerdi
Wednesday, January 16 2013, 4:42PM
“Thanks Def, thanks Wheat...!
I've loved Stoke for 43 years now since I was a 4 year old watching Gordon Banks at the World Cup...
Sitting here in my new 2013 away shirt that my wife gave me for our anniversary (smart wife!) as I write...
Other than those halcyon days of the early 70s, this is as good as we've ever had it. Back then, though, the playing field was more level. Smaller clubs like Stoke could hope to do what Derby, Notts Forest, Ipswich and the like did and actually win the league. It's not the same now.
That doesn't mean I can't enjoy our relative success, and not get too bent out of shape when things don't turn out our way.
I only wish there were more of us, like you two, and Stripes and Dave Johnson who had a little perspective as opposed to the mean-spirited, humourless rantings of Evadick-foot-rule-time et al...
Good night last night. Couldn't be happier for SJW and the whole club!
Stoke Til I die!”