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Post by Paul_Stoke on Jul 31, 2010 18:34:31 GMT
Just back from Huddersfield and was suprised how few Stoke fans were there for our final Saturday Friendly prior to the big kick off.
Now I appreciate people are on a budget etc... but i wonder if the oppostion has something to do with the numbers who attended today.
If, as was rumoured earlier this summer but never materialised, we would have played celtic at the stadium of light I have no doubt that more people would have attended there than did today.
Do you think a pre season game against our local rivals would spur up the passion of our supporters and have a positive impact from the fans pre season?
I understand the police may have something to say about this but just wondered what peoples opinions were?
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Post by fromafar07 on Jul 31, 2010 18:35:17 GMT
yes
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Post by scfc2010 on Jul 31, 2010 18:35:57 GMT
na it would turn into world war 3 - stoke on trent style
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Post by stantheman on Jul 31, 2010 18:39:07 GMT
No
Never going to happen anyway, Police wouldn't allow it in a zillion years.
Imagine if Premiership Stoke lost to League 2 Pork Fail!
No thank you, some team I've never heard off would be preferable
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Post by fromafar07 on Jul 31, 2010 18:41:39 GMT
No Never going to happen anyway, Police wouldn't allow it in a zillion years. Imagine if Premiership Stoke lost to League 2 Pork Fail! No thank you, some team I've never heard off would be preferable its a pre-season friendly who care who lost to who ? it would bring more recognition to the city as well. the fact that a bunch of numbskulls would try and ruin it for everyone else ! give the cops a good way to round up the riff raff anyway ! |
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Post by mistersausage on Jul 31, 2010 18:42:21 GMT
No.
Just the memory of the stench is enough to make me heave. If I want a reminder of what Vale fans look like I can just look at a painting by Hogarth.
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Post by rigsby on Jul 31, 2010 18:45:50 GMT
I'd hate it personally, always hated derby games, and also, the only team with anything to lose nowadays would be us.
As for the comment "who cares who lost to who"
It's us versus them mate, i think everyone SHOULD and WOULD care who won or lost it.
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Post by northweststokie on Jul 31, 2010 18:58:09 GMT
No.
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Post by Block 22 on Jul 31, 2010 19:15:09 GMT
No. Simple
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Aug 1, 2010 2:27:05 GMT
Yes, it should be an annual thing.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2010 2:27:56 GMT
Yes...Fucking takeover Burslem as usual  |
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Post by Lawto on Aug 1, 2010 5:35:42 GMT
I remember the season in the 90's when the Vaigrants from the north of the city were a division above us.
I worked with a particularly obnoxious Vale fan who reminded me on a daily basis that they were the "No1 team in the city"!!
I'll lose no sleep if we never played them again.
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Post by lordb on Aug 1, 2010 14:21:10 GMT
no benefit to Stoke in playing Vale whatsoever
if we win every says so what.
& of course if we dont win its a disaster
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Post by mumph on Aug 1, 2010 14:26:57 GMT
No - there is nothing in it for Stoke except the possibility of injuries to players from adrenalin fueled donkies & our fans getting a bad reputation when the inevitable fighting breaks out before & after the game.
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Post by torgaustokie on Aug 1, 2010 14:55:17 GMT
We played a game against Fail in the 70s all they wanted to do was kick lumps out of us and the game was meant to help them out !!!!!! Sod them let them struggle
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Post by StaffordPotter on Aug 1, 2010 15:41:44 GMT
the answer should be yes but friendly or no friendly theres always going to be the chance of a big ruck. it's a shame really the only chance we have of playing them is in the league/f.a cup!
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Post by stokietony on Aug 1, 2010 16:04:13 GMT
Would love it but would be more trouble than it was worth.
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Post by Ron Burgundy on Aug 1, 2010 16:16:19 GMT
And make the highlight of their year being able to kick lumps out of our players? No thanks.
Maybe our reserve side, which should be enough to wipe the floor with 'em anyway, but not our 'big guns'.
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Post by blythebridgestokie on Aug 1, 2010 16:19:01 GMT
I'd rather put a sharp tool down my urethra than go to Vale Park.
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Post by Roy Cropper on Aug 1, 2010 16:19:18 GMT
No, if we won its hardly worth bragging about, and if we lost, well, you know what those thick twats are like, they'd be bragging for the next 10 years that they were the best team in Stoke.
They'd gain a lot of money and probably injure half our first team in the process.
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Post by Done it for scfcbuxton on Aug 1, 2010 16:37:00 GMT
Do you think they may be a little more restrained with Micky Adams in charge
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Post by johnsmithsupper on Aug 1, 2010 16:54:25 GMT
No Never going to happen anyway, Police wouldn't allow it in a zillion years. Imagine if Premiership Stoke lost to League 2 Pork Fail! No thank you, some team I've never heard off would be preferable "Police wouldnt allow it", what a load of absolute crap. 28,000 for a premiership game against Birmingham for example and about 5000-10000 for a vale/stoke friendly, work it out. Its about time we started to concentrate on people who want to watch football not let thugs spolit it |
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Post by stokiekey on Aug 1, 2010 17:39:36 GMT
No, if we play them, I'd like it to be a competative match, something that means something, not just a boring old friendly.
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Post by StokieBoy31 on Aug 1, 2010 17:41:07 GMT
it wouldnt be a friendly because others spoil it :/
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Post by Mr Wheeze on Aug 1, 2010 17:55:22 GMT
Yes.......no........yes......no......erm.....oh i dont know!!! We should play an annual friendly against Norton Utd at Community Drive and we should play our full 1st team/squad as well, purely because i could walk to the game and even pop home at half time if wanted to. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2010 18:41:24 GMT
Absolutely not. There would be some crunching tackles as the Fail seek to take out their jealousy on their illustrious neighbours resulting in injuries we do not need.
This fixture would be of no financial benefit to us either. Its a no win situation for Stoke so lets forget that one.
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Post by Paul_Stoke on Aug 2, 2010 23:00:38 GMT
the answer should be yes but friendly or no friendly theres always going to be the chance of a big ruck. it's a shame really the only chance we have of playing them is in the league/f.a cup! They never get to the stage we come into the cups though !!! ;D ;D |
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Post by JoeinOz on Aug 2, 2010 23:19:40 GMT
No chance. I can't believe any Stokie would want to play them.
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Post by 8ace on Aug 2, 2010 23:25:54 GMT
Why? Pre season games are about fitness unless you're playing in one of the big money tournaments.
I often wonder why so many want big name fixtures pre season.........it's about bedding in new players ( if you have any) giving trials to players and most of all getting players right for the opening games.
Would be a completely pointless excercise
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Post by JoeinOz on Aug 2, 2010 23:36:44 GMT
AND they would beat us.  |
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