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Post by andyk on Apr 13, 2008 17:40:54 GMT
Just shown the goals from yesterday...West Brom are now being described as "Universally accepted as being the best team in the division". Doesn't 'universally' mean 'by everybody' ??? And aren't there any broadcasting rules that prohibit this sort of crap?  |
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Post by swadstokie on Apr 13, 2008 17:41:45 GMT
shite eh.
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Post by stokecityscott on Apr 13, 2008 17:41:56 GMT
they said that on sky, and i thought, the best team is top of the league.
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Post by DannyStokie on Apr 13, 2008 17:42:42 GMT
The best team in the league, is the team at the top of the table. simple.
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Post by Mickstoke on Apr 13, 2008 17:46:09 GMT
STOKE CITY,
STOKE CITY FC,
WE,RE BY FAR THE GREATEST TEAM THE WORLD AS EVER SEEN!
GOOOAARRRRNNNNN STOKE
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Post by lust4life on Apr 13, 2008 17:55:30 GMT
Stuff em eh!!! Bet they will be licking Mr Coates ass if we go up though and saying good things about us.Tossers they are,always favour WBA and Wolves.
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Post by **** Pulling Himself Off on Apr 13, 2008 17:56:47 GMT
Why does it bother you so much?
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Post by daverichards on Apr 13, 2008 17:59:11 GMT
let them, i like the seige mentality of not being liked
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2008 18:05:16 GMT
Fakk me right back since the mighty West Brom were being lorded by Newbon when Macari was in charge they have always thought of us as the outsiders an area that they I am sure they feel embarrassed about reporting on so I have never actually watched or been interested in Central Sports since way back then. Fuck em lads let em lick there own spunk whilst they have their jizz fest over the TRUE midlands teams.
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Post by PremierShip Class on Apr 13, 2008 18:11:18 GMT
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Post by Coll40 on Apr 13, 2008 18:18:04 GMT
They've probably got the best squad in the league and when i've seen them on tv, they do play good football - possibly the best in the league.
But when you're trying to get promotion, results count more than performances and we've obviously had better results than them - at the moment.
But why get wound up about it ?
If we get promoted, we'll be the ones laughing.
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Post by sheikh al dubai bin stokie on Apr 13, 2008 18:26:01 GMT
I was having the exact conversation with my Brazil supporting father last night.
He was saying something like "we are the best team, play the best football.." etc..
and i said "IT DON'T MATTER!!!... YOU ARE NOT TOP OF THE LEAGUE"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2008 18:28:56 GMT
I was having the exact conversation with my Brazil supporting father last night. He was saying something like "we are the best team, play the best football.." etc.. and i said "IT DON'T MATTER!!!... YOU ARE NOT TOP OF THE LEAGUE" Did you have that smug ok dad get out that one look on your face too  |
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Post by sheikh al dubai bin stokie on Apr 13, 2008 18:34:46 GMT
I was having the exact conversation with my Brazil supporting father last night. He was saying something like "we are the best team, play the best football.." etc.. and i said "IT DON'T MATTER!!!... YOU ARE NOT TOP OF THE LEAGUE" Did you have that smug ok dad get out that one look on your face too hell yeah... the auld fella has lived in North Staffs since the late 60's.. longer than he lived in Birmingham... been to more Stoke games than WBA in the last 40 odd years, married a stokie, spawned a stokie, is a mate of a former stoke legend, and he's STILL a brazillian...  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2008 19:22:23 GMT
Well my Dad is a Magpie but took his young uns to Stoke and for that I am proud though I still never showed up for a week after we lost to em in the cup...I aint having him gloating lark.
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Post by iwwwsatv on Apr 13, 2008 19:27:26 GMT
As any football pundit, who is worth his salt will tell you... "the league dont lie"
We are top... so in my book we deserve to be, therefore we are the best as it stands this evening.
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Post by SneydGreenStokie on Apr 13, 2008 19:30:51 GMT
Why do you give a fuck? If we get to the Prem, we wont need central news as Sky is the main media. I dont give a shit that Central news ignore us. In fact, I find it funny thay they act as it we dont exist.
SGS
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Post by Linx on Apr 13, 2008 19:36:45 GMT
dubai - my old man sounds like your old man, Brummie born and bred, but a Villa supporter before he settled in Stoke after getting married to a Stokie. But he's been a Stoke supporter for more than 40 years and is a ST holder in the seat next to mine.
I don't blame your old man, though. I still support Stoke, even though I've not lived permanently in SoT for nearly 30 years. I would regard myself as a traitor if I started supporting my local team. Mind you, it does help that Lincoln City are shite!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2008 19:38:52 GMT
dubai - my old man sounds like your old man, Brummie born and bred, but a Villa supporter before he settled in Stoke after getting married to a Stokie. But he's been a Stoke supporter for more than 40 years and is a ST holder in the seat next to mine. I don't blame your old man, though. I still support Stoke, even though I've not lived permanently in SoT for nearly 30 years. I would regard myself as a traitor if I started supporting my local team. Mind you, it does help that Lincoln City are shite! ;D |
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Post by Linx on Apr 13, 2008 19:41:20 GMT
Where in Wessuncoynee dya live sidders? i grew up there, and my parents are still there on Park Hall Road.
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Post by bunnyscfc on Apr 13, 2008 19:56:35 GMT
to be honest folks, we had far, far better coverage when Granada had us under their wing over a decade ago. IMHO, I feel it would be quite fair to see Bob Hall being tied to the Sir Stan statue and a cheesegrater rubbed vigorously over his kneecaps. Or perhaps that's just me? |
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Apr 13, 2008 20:53:41 GMT
I think this goes beyond football. The attitude of the Birmigham-based and Birmingham-centric regional media is symptomatic of most regional agencies/activities where they confuse the REGION of West Midlands with the Birmingham/Black Country urban connurbation also referred to as the West Midlands. Classic example - a few years ago I attending a conference in Birmingham of a supposedly regional agency. I work in N-u-L, and was there with a colleague who works in S-o-T. The whole day was about Birmingham, Sandwell, Wolverhampton etc. At the final session, I asked the chair of the agency why they'd forgotten about the wider West Midlands, including Shropshire, Hereford, and "North Staffordshire including Newcastle & Stoke". Reply - "We don't forget about the needs of the rural communities".  |
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Apr 13, 2008 21:03:46 GMT
Central TV (BBC and ITV) have always ignored Stoke-on-Trent over the years because we're not really seen as being part of "The Midlands" Neither are we really seen as being part of the "North-West"( although Granada always gave us better coverage than Central)
Our problem is that we lie in the middle of the 2 regions so neither one is that bothered about us unless we do something really successful, in which case they can't get enough of us
Do we really want smug little Nick Owen talking about us anyway or Matt Jizzfeist whatever his name is...?
Wankers
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Apr 13, 2008 21:06:21 GMT
Quite right WoD, although I expect that people in, for example, Shropshire and Hereford, both of which are in the West Midlands region feel, and are, similarly ignored.
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Post by viewfromthecrowsnest on Apr 13, 2008 21:09:18 GMT
Another viewpoint: Hungary in 1954 were clearly the best team of the 1950's and Holland the best in the 1970's but they lost the finals that matter. Looking closer, Sepp Herberger and Cesar Luis Menotti certainly knew what they were doing and worked to get the RESULT. They couldn't play better, but they got the RESULT. Ha Ha, compare Pulis with those Legends!!  |
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Post by viewfromthecrowsnest on Apr 13, 2008 21:12:31 GMT
...And just to add: ITV championship this morning - Hull & QPR featured match, followed by Brazil v Watford. Then a 'round up' of the other promotion 'chasers'. Well at least the current league leaders were the only one in the top 5 to win today. Roll on next week |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2008 21:15:31 GMT
Where in Wessuncoynee dya live sidders? i grew up there, and my parents are still there on Park Hall Road. I live behind the Cricket Club on Valley Road matey |
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Post by stokemark on Apr 13, 2008 21:29:18 GMT
I saw that that Leon Barnet cost them £3million.
Not a great suprise they are doing OK when they can spend that sort of money on a fairly average centre half
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Apr 13, 2008 21:31:18 GMT
Well actually Jukebox, I lived in Herefordshire for a while, and Centrals coverage of the area was pretty good. Presumably because it's such a nice place with all the orchards and back-drop of The Black Mountains, Brecon-Beacons and Bluff-Hay, it was something "worth having"
Stoke' on the other hand, with its industial-decay, crime-rate, etc etc is something they'd rather leave to someone else to cover
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Apr 13, 2008 21:37:24 GMT
WoD - thanks for putting me right. Have some karma.
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