Stoke City: I'll fight for my Potters place, vows Whelan

“Alex Fergusson,who has more knowledge than everyone other than Soccerfoot,said that several players have to learn to develop in new positions,Valencia and Nani in full back positions,Phil Jones in 3 different positions and Rooney in a midfield role.Not said anything about being played out of position.”

“Amazing how EVA seems to think only a tiny minority think he's an idiot. Totaly deluded, just living in denial.”

“soccerfoot

I refer the honourable gentleman to the answer I gave earlier

Read my comments again soccerfoot, they answer everything you have questioned.”

“wheatear, Pulis is well known for playing players out of position, not adapting them to new roles. Marc Wilson came in and Pulis said and i quote"to help revitalize our midfield" but yet, due to necessity he has played him at left back.he has used Delap, Shotton, and whoever at right wing. While he has gone out and brought in back up for the wings, he still refuses to bring in a proper full back to either replace Wilson or a back up for him.I have said repeatedly that Wilson has played well at that position, but he was put there because Pulis had no one else!It's also apparent that if someone wants to play at Stoke City, they have to do well in whatever position of forfeit playing time. Shotton has proclaimed to the world that he is a much better right back than right wing, but when Pulis was using him last season on the wing, he said he wasn't very comfortable there. So semantics for you to say they are adapting to a new role,”

“OK to correct you again soccerfoot (see you have come out now!) 'the rest of the world' call it what it is, depends on your point of view, it suits you to call it playing out of position because you have no argument if you accept it as adapting to a different position. As to the 'tiny minority' well I believe I am the only person who said what I said? Again it suits your agenda to build a statement in to an argument, what others think i have no idea, but IMO there are times when players are moved and it works out well.

Now let's look at Wilson, who I have stated before, I feel has played well at full back. Are there others who could play better? Of course but for now he remains our best option. You have gone on and on about him playing in midfield, yet he has never proven himself in the midfield when he did play there during his early games, or since and now, are you telling me he should have a one of the central midfield positions? or perhaps, just perhaps, his best position remains as an adapted full back.

My opinion, nobodys majority and dependent upon a point of view.

Definitely NOT the topic of an argument, no matter how hard you try to make it one - AGAIN!”

“ah yes, the rest of the world calls it playing out of position, but members of the tiny minority on here call it "adapting him to a different role" because it's Pulis doing it.
honestly, could you make up the stuff these people say ?”

“That will be why we are still in the Prem for a fifth year soccerfoot.

Do not confuse playing out of position with adapting a player to play a different role!

That does not mean I agree with you in anyway.”

“Boothenender, ok I will settle for 5% and YOU will still be a smelly old git! Tuche?”

“wheatear, a very true fact that Tony Pulis only buys players that he thinks will improve the team, very true indeed !!
However, that has never been anyone's problem with him. The problem is that he has proven time and again that he has no clue how to use them and get the best out of them to the greater benefit of Stoke City. But, like hopefully most people, he can and is changing and learning how to do just that !”

“Even if you were rich Latthink you would still be a miserable old fart.”