With the announcement of Gary Rowett’s appointment as Stoke City’s new manager yesterday on a three-year deal, social media went into meltdown with supporters of his former club’s welcoming the opportunity to continue long-standing grudges.
Stoke City are delighted to announce the appointment of Gary Rowett as the Club’s new manager.#SCFC 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/8IBkrSt9oA
— Stoke City FC (@stokecity) May 22, 2018
The above tweet from the club quickly gained over 300 responses and the majority of it was puerile childish nonsense from other fans around the country, so I’m certainly not going to give those comments airtime here.
From a purely Stoke City point of view though, it appears his appointment has been largely well received, even if it means a return to a more defensive style of football. Afterall, following the last few seasons, fans are more than willing to take that hit to see us move forward on a more solid footing once again as it was against that backdrop that Stoke gained promotion and established themselves in the top-flight to begin with.
Peter and John Coates:
“We are delighted to be able to move so quickly to secure Gary’s services and we are now looking forward to working with him towards our objective of returning to the Premier League as soon as possible.”#SCFC ????⚪️
— Stoke City FC (@stokecity) May 22, 2018
Sometimes, going back to basics can be exactly what the doctor ordered and now we wait and see if that comes to pass and whether he can deal with the expectation that will be around the Stadium this season as everyone looks for promotion at the first attempt.
What an appointment!
WE’LL COME BACK UP AND WIN THE CUP!!!
— Dan Ayres (@ayres_dan) May 22, 2018
Say that you want me,
SAY that you want me,All of the time,
ALL of the time,Say that you need me,
SAY that you need me,Always be mine,
ALWAYS be mine,Cos we've got Gary Rowett,
We've got Gary Rowett ???????????????? #SCFC #WelcomeGary ????⚪️— Nathan Mountford (@N_Mountford) May 22, 2018
Bring him home pic.twitter.com/yqUS6JNIV7
— BoothenBoy19???????????????????????????? (@BoothenBoy19) May 22, 2018
Great appointment. Looking forward to the season now. Hope this convinces Allen to stick around for a year.
— Liam (@Boofy89) May 22, 2018
Very pleased, don’t care if he’s safety first playing style wise, after the season we’ve had it’s time we had a solid defensive base.
— Matt Swift (@MSwift94) May 23, 2018
GARY ROWETT'S RED & WHITE ARMY!
— Thomas (@MrTommyWilliams) May 22, 2018
Looking forward to a great season!
— Lisa (@lisamsgray) May 22, 2018
#WelcomeGary if the board back him and give him some money to spend I can see us in the top 6 at least slightly optimistic great appointment anyways well done MR.Coates we all want the same outcome COYMP
— Gary Rowett’s Red And White Army (@GKbeboSCFC) May 22, 2018
Great appointment from @stokecity… Championship experience and the ambition to become a Premier League manager…can’t wait for the new season!????⚪️
— Mighty Potter (@MightyPotter_) May 22, 2018
