Twitter Reacts: Deadline Day Edition
Under Mark Hughes our transfer deadline days have been an uneventful date on the football calendar with very little action other than wrapping up deals that had dragged out over the whole window. But this year we treated to the sheer mayhem, crisis briefing, red button pressing, Pulis-esque last minute deal bonanza. Before I start to look at how this went down on twitter, I’m going to start with sad note of Philipp Wollscheid’s and Joselu’s departures on loan, we’re only covering positive news tonight so, much like Mark Hughes first XI, these two will not feature; good luck in the future lads!
The day began with hope and trepidation as fans and pundits alike waited for news to begin to break.
Could be a busy day for @stokecity looks like they are trying to sign players down the spine of the team. Makes perfect sense.
— Danny Higginbotham (@Higginbotham05) August 31, 2016
Deadline day is here. Happy deadline day to everyone pic.twitter.com/UOsihdKPgW
— Dan Morris (@HailManDorris) August 31, 2016
— MC Ben C (@bajcartwright) August 31, 2016
But then the news began to break of the entourage’s of several players arriving at Clayton Wood.
There is a THIRD player at Clayton Wood #SCFC
— Mitch Adams (@MitchAdams2013) August 31, 2016
And finally we had our first announcement as Man City Midfielder Fabian Delph Derby Goalkeeper Lee Grant was announced on a short term loan.
Not a bad signing for back up….#volleyball https://t.co/t9hlVTTZ5d
— Dylan Hawkins (@dylan_hawkins) August 31, 2016
Obviously not the biggest of names, but then our new prolific striker was announced, and… well twitter went a bit weird there for a few minutes, see for yourself.
WHO'S THAT STOKEMON! https://t.co/AOq4DAPemg
— Jason (@scfcjase) August 31, 2016
BONY PARTY! https://t.co/KQf7aFoOgC
— Ben Rowley (@Ben_Rowley56) August 31, 2016
WE'RE HAVING A NAPOLEON BONY PARTY pic.twitter.com/kuDa526I0f
— Matt Selfridge (@mjselfridge) August 31, 2016
Welcome to Stoke! pic.twitter.com/OGUIxGcOdS
— Catalan Potters (@catalanpotters) August 31, 2016
Stoke and Mark Hughes delighted to sign My Little Bony… #DeadlineDay pic.twitter.com/HLSvN4BbYT
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 31, 2016
But the overall feeling was that this was an excellent capture whilst also being a promising move to reconstruct Bony’s career.
Imagine a deadline day where Stoke don't make a surprisingly impressive signing.
— SundayLeagueHipster (@HipsterManager) August 31, 2016
Bony would be a great signing for @stokecity drops deep creating space for runners in behind which is what they are missing at the moment.
— Danny Higginbotham (@Higginbotham05) August 31, 2016
Bony to Stoke? That looks a good move for all parties. He's another one of those players who suits certain teams.
— michael owen (@themichaelowen) August 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/wilfriedbony/status/770888099824041984
But bare in mind the poor Swansea fans becoming increasingly jealous of our squad.
https://twitter.com/scfc_paul/status/770926873371152384
Then the third loan signing of the day was announced with Dutch international Bruno Martens Indi making his way to Staffordshire.
Welcome Bruno Martins Indi #SCFC #Stoke pic.twitter.com/5gmBJycR0o
— Mark (@SomeMightSay95) August 31, 2016
SSN Reporter: "What made you come to Stoke?"
Bruno Martins Indi: "These people, the small childen."
Brunoooo… pic.twitter.com/2zdhRIjGzz
— Ben Rowley (@Ben_Rowley56) August 31, 2016
Man of few words, which makes his career choice of pundit seem even more unusual, Phil Neville.
Stoke had a good day!!
— Philip Neville (@fizzer18) August 31, 2016
Sadly this was all for Stoke on this deadline day and an illustrious fourth move did not materialise.
.@juliette_grace @stokecity pic.twitter.com/njGhvhTqqy
— Tom Thrower (@sussexstokie) August 31, 2016
Unfortunately a tireless twitter campaign (#FreeBerahino) was not enough to bring a man the freedom he deserves.
The current situation in Tony Pulis' basement. #SCFC #TBPTV https://t.co/WNYLRDMvPj
— The Bear Pit TV (@TheBearPitTV) August 31, 2016
Looks like Saido Berahino will end another #DeadlineDay as a West Brom player… https://t.co/3s4Wr0sV42
— Oddschanger (@Oddschanger) August 31, 2016
And what would be a deadline day without Stoke’s resident jokers putting their traditional stamp on the proceedings?
Technical fault with the chopper . Looks like I'm staying put . #DeadlineDay
— Peter Crouch (@petercrouch) August 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/JonWalters19/status/771103474767585281
Overall there was a huge sense of relief and joy over the final day scramble, and the boiling hot freezing cold nature of the fan base was best summarised in this final tweet.
WEVE GONE FROM RELEGATED TO CHAMPIONS IN THE SPACE OF CLAYTON WOOD OPENING
— Tom Thrower (@sussexstokie) August 31, 2016
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