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Post by thevoid on Dec 3, 2012 14:38:42 GMT
Watching on TV as a kid and hassled my Dad to take me to a game. He was a Utd fan and season ticket holder and no one else in my family supported Stoke Which 'Utd' out of interest? Dundee? Colchester? Manchester? Newcastle?
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Post by roylandstoke on Dec 3, 2012 14:39:20 GMT
Dad.
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Post by eriksson74 on Dec 3, 2012 14:43:50 GMT
It was the chance to get a fee Stoke Hat and Scarf for being a Junior Potter from Percy Axon in 1982 that did it for me, best Christmas present I had. A fine 1-0 win over Everton, a free hat and scarf and kid hooked for life
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Post by ichabodcheesecake on Dec 3, 2012 14:49:52 GMT
Watching on TV as a kid and hassled my Dad to take me to a game. He was a Utd fan and season ticket holder and no one else in my family supported Stoke Which 'Utd' out of interest? Dundee? Colchester? Manchester? Newcastle? Yes Dundee For some reason if you put the team from the NW who you obviously knew I meant it comes up as some alternative. Sorry if it worried you that much
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Post by cobhamstokey on Dec 3, 2012 14:51:22 GMT
Born in Stoke. Barring Crewe v Workington first game I ever went to 75 v Leicster C. Dad supported them as did my grandad. Went almost every home game till I left Stafford in 85 and tried to see them whenever I could ever since.
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Post by staying up for spectrum potter on Dec 3, 2012 15:21:18 GMT
My Uncle took me to my first Stoke match when I was 6.
It was 1993 against West Brom (We won of course ;D) and I've been hooked ever since.
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Post by ST1 Stokie on Dec 3, 2012 15:32:36 GMT
I am born and bred in Stoke. I follow my team because my brother and dad did also.and because when I can't go to the match I'm always on edge trying to find out the score
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Post by that's our Ric on Dec 3, 2012 15:46:07 GMT
"The old man" seems to be a common link here Mine took me and my brother back in the early 70s. I used to take a wooden stool to stand on in the old Stoke End, before graduating to the Boothen End, and the Right Side Boothen End if anyone else remembers that Boothen End banter ;D I took him back to his first game in 15 years for our walloping of Arsenal in 2010/11 season. Great that we're back where we belong in the top flight again just llike those first days !!
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Post by alster on Dec 3, 2012 17:48:21 GMT
I remember being dressed up like a twonk by my parents for the open top bus parade in 72 to see the League Cup and players go through Viccy Place, I was 5. Didn't start getting taken to games for a while after that. My earliest memories are of the Butler St Paddock in the Durban era but it was always going to happen it was just meant to be. there have been good times and bad but I've been supporting them ever since.
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Post by Mint Berry Barks on Dec 3, 2012 19:08:14 GMT
My mum's side of the family are all from Stoke and my dad's side, from Manchester.
I was born and raised in Manchester as a Man City fan, but after my parents divorced (when I was 5), my mum took me back to Stoke to live with my grandparents. It was then when my granddad started taking me to Stoke (my first season was our first at the Brit) and then not long after my step dad (who was also a big Stoke fan) started taking me as well.
I'd say I properly caught the Stoke bug when I was taken to the play off final which saw us promoted to the championship, as it is now.
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Post by robbie on Dec 3, 2012 19:11:12 GMT
Two words.......Gordon Banks
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Post by Bombus on Dec 3, 2012 19:18:17 GMT
My dad's been a fan since the 60's, and there wasn't really any other alternative for me to be fair.
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Post by Bombus on Dec 3, 2012 19:19:55 GMT
Two words.......Gordon Banks +1 That would be my dad's answer as well
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Post by borat on Dec 3, 2012 19:20:21 GMT
Dad took me as a child so obviously kept going after that.
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Post by Linx on Dec 3, 2012 19:29:31 GMT
Part of my best memories are going to the game with my dad, grandad and uncles, walking from Fenton to the Vic, feeling like a man in a man's world at the age of six or seven. Often, at the ground, I was uncomfortable, cold, and usually bored, but gradually it took hold until I was hooked. This was the late 60s; I was a fully formed mini-Stokie in time for the early 70s team.
You just can't separate that kind of experience from a person's sense of identity and belonging, which is why I travel 200 miles a game to sit with my dad and uncle at The Brit, with grandad watching on from above.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Dec 3, 2012 19:35:43 GMT
My Great Grandad was landlord if the Bridge Inn Etruria 1908-1912 and was a big Stokie and he used to treat his regulars to free tickets for home matches. His youngest son, my Grandad followed in his footsteps and me Dad, born in 1922 and still goes occasionally at 90 years old. I had no choice after me dad took me for my first game at home to Burnley in 1963-64. Stood in middle of packed Boothen End and was hooked immediately .
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Post by Mcdanger on Dec 3, 2012 19:47:32 GMT
Cos if i didn't then my owd man would av belted me............that was enough to sway me and thank god it did........wouldn't change a thing and i mean that......been to nearly every ground in the country....wot glory hunting shit fan or wannabe scouser can say that!!!
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Post by kickbolukanbite on Dec 3, 2012 20:11:31 GMT
I was six years old, born in Luton and wanted to support someone different. I liked Banksie, red and white stripes and for some strange reason the "k" in Stoke. I'm now 50 and love my team, hate the way we are playin at the moment, but will be Stoke till I die. ( which at 50 may not be that far off lol) Also the people I've met while supporting them are second to none and always made me feel welcome. Gooaarn Stoke!!!
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Post by madasasnake on Dec 3, 2012 20:33:27 GMT
Interesting thread!
My Grandad, who I never met, used to work at The Michelin and being one of the first employees, he had to help in building the factory in the first place. He used to work Saturday mornings and go straight to the ground without going home.
He later ran the Wheatsheaf in Stoke and ran a charabang to away games . My Dad was on one of those trips at 18 years of age when he attended the Burnden Park Disaster in 1946.
He was a huge fan and didn't miss a game for 12 years, home or away. Anybody on here who went to Edensor High School before the mid 90's will probably have been taught by him? I think he briefly taught at Carmountside before that, which was full of Vale fans.
As others have said, I didn't really have a choice - thank god.
My first game was a night game when I was about 5 years of age (1970) and I will never forget walking along holding his hand and only being able to look up and see the stars because of the crowd all around me. And all the cigarette smoke billowing skywards. It was mesmerising and I was completely addicted.
I'm just delighted that my son, who was born and went to school about 5 miles from Old Trafford is following in his family's footsteps!
It always made me very proud to see him warming up before a game on a Sunday morning, surrounded by United and Man City shirts. And that is when we were still not very good!
I can really appreciate the football played by some other clubs and the ethos of some of them, but I really cannot imagine supporting any other club.
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Post by pad1 on Dec 3, 2012 20:34:21 GMT
Glory hunting in 72 when I was about 6 , but being a Brummie and living a stones throw from villa park it was also different made me stand out if you like , but I tell you what I wouldn't change a friggin thing . Even little Pad is a Skokie from about my age and he's 23 now . Once a Skokie always a Skokie .
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Post by maninasuitcase on Dec 3, 2012 20:46:02 GMT
Because my grandad told me as a 5 year old, that the green and white scarf I wore should be red and white. He told me that he followed Stoke as a lad and I should do the same as I was a born and bred potteries lad. I did and never looked back. While I never attended any games as a youngster, I have been watching the lads regularly for the last 18 years. One thing my grandad told me was that if Stoke ever won anything, they would be a seaside town. When we got to the premier league I looked up to the heavens to see if he had opened the floodgates. I wished he had been around to see our rise back to the big time.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Dec 3, 2012 20:48:22 GMT
Interesting thread! My Grandad, who I never met, used to work at The Michelin and being one of the first employees, he had to help in building the factory in the first place. He used to work Saturday mornings and go straight to the ground without going home. He later ran the Wheatsheaf in Stoke and ran a charabang to away games . My Dad was on one of those trips at 18 years of age when he attended the Burnden Park Disaster in 1946. He was a huge fan and didn't miss a game for 12 years, home or away. Anybody on here who went to Ednesor High School before the mid 90's will probably have been taught by him? I think he briefly taught at Carmountside before that, which was full of Vale fans. As others have said, I didn't really have a choice - thank god. My first game was a night game when I was about 5 years of age (1970) and I will never forget walking along holding his hand and only being able to look up and see the stars because of the crowd all around me. And all the cigarette smoke billowing skywards. It was mesmerising and I was completely addicted. I'm just delighted that my son, who was born and went to school about 5 miles from Old Trafford is following in his family's footsteps! It always made me very proud to see him warming up before a game on a Sunday morning, surrounded by United and Man City shirts. And that is when we were still not very good! I can really appreciate the football played by some other clubs and the ethos of some of them, but I really cannot imagine supporting any other club. Who was your day mate? I went to Edensor from 81 to 86.
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Dec 3, 2012 20:53:26 GMT
An older brother....a cold day in January.....2-0 half time.....abandoned & lose replay.
Oldham FA Cup, 78/79. It could only happen to a Stoke fan.
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Post by madasasnake on Dec 3, 2012 21:23:18 GMT
Interesting thread! My Grandad, who I never met, used to work at The Michelin and being one of the first employees, he had to help in building the factory in the first place. He used to work Saturday mornings and go straight to the ground without going home. He later ran the Wheatsheaf in Stoke and ran a charabang to away games . My Dad was on one of those trips at 18 years of age when he attended the Burnden Park Disaster in 1946. He was a huge fan and didn't miss a game for 12 years, home or away. Anybody on here who went to Ednesor High School before the mid 90's will probably have been taught by him? I think he briefly taught at Carmountside before that, which was full of Vale fans. As others have said, I didn't really have a choice - thank god. My first game was a night game when I was about 5 years of age (1970) and I will never forget walking along holding his hand and only being able to look up and see the stars because of the crowd all around me. And all the cigarette smoke billowing skywards. It was mesmerising and I was completely addicted. I'm just delighted that my son, who was born and went to school about 5 miles from Old Trafford is following in his family's footsteps! It always made me very proud to see him warming up before a game on a Sunday morning, surrounded by United and Man City shirts. And that is when we were still not very good! I can really appreciate the football played by some other clubs and the ethos of some of them, but I really cannot imagine supporting any other club. Who was your dad mate? I went to Edensor from 81 to 86. Hi Maninasuitcase. Ny Dad was Graham Simons. He was Head of Music there. He loved teaching there. Although for most of my childhood, he spent most of his time still playing jazz in the evening. Just very sad that he died about 7 months before we got promoted to the Premier League.
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Post by madasasnake on Dec 3, 2012 21:25:08 GMT
An older brother....a cold day in January.....2-0 half time.....abandoned & lose replay. Oldham FA Cup, 78/79. It could only happen to a Stoke fan. Was that when Sammy Irvine had scored both goals and the game was abandoned for fog? And he was injured in a car accident before the replay and never played again?
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Post by maninasuitcase on Dec 3, 2012 21:44:08 GMT
Who was your dad mate? I went to Edensor from 81 to 86. Hi Maninasuitcase. Ny Dad was Graham Simons. He was Head of Music there. He loved teaching there. Although for most of my childhood, he spent most of his time still playing jazz in the evening. Just very sad that he died about 7 months before we got promoted to the Premier League. Hi Madasasnake I remember him. Very passionate about his music. He told me off once for leaning back on a chair Sorry to hear he has passed away mate. I'm sure he's watching the games with my grandad from his plush seat in the sky.
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Post by madasasnake on Dec 3, 2012 21:53:38 GMT
Hi Maninasuitcase. Ny Dad was Graham Simons. He was Head of Music there. He loved teaching there. Although for most of my childhood, he spent most of his time still playing jazz in the evening. Just very sad that he died about 7 months before we got promoted to the Premier League. Hi Madasasnake I remember him. Very passionate about his music. He told me off once for leaning back on a chair Sorry to hear he has passed away mate. I'm sure he's watching the games with my grandad from his plush seat in the sky. Cheers Maninasuitcase. I'm sure you're right!
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Post by burberrybassist on Dec 3, 2012 21:55:52 GMT
Born and raised in Crewe, was taken to see Crewe matches by school and family and hated it, bored me to tears. Then in about 94 my auntie married a Stoke supporter. He took my to watch Stoke and I was blown away by the atmosphere and how friendly and up for a laugh everyone was. From then on I was hooked. Used to get tonnes of shit at school from my class mates and teachers (always used to do PE in my stoke kit), just made me even more passionate about the team!
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Post by caniche on Dec 3, 2012 21:57:03 GMT
From a Yank with no family connection: Last year was my 5th watching the Prem. I had no favorite team, just never felt any particular connection with anyone. In any match I was simply always for the underdog (can you see it coming?). The constant whining about Stoke finally put me over the edge and I thought, "This must be my team....the ultimate underdog". Small market, passionate fans, snotty nose people dislike them. Plus, I was taken by you guys doing the Wenger! ;D One of you lot reads epltalk.com and we hooked up email through that site. He offered to pick up a Stoke jersey for me and sent it across the pond. He also put me onto some reading and video on Stoke. What a recruiter! So, here I am a proud Potter in coastal North Carolina! I'll never live and die with them the way you guys do, but they're my team for better or worse! Goooaarrrrnnnn Stoke, y'all!!
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Post by partickpotter on Dec 3, 2012 22:18:01 GMT
Because the first game I went to was a Stoke game; in 1974, a 1-0 win against Spurs.
Love at first sight!
Happy that my son is also a Stokie - he loves wearing his red and white stripes when playing with his pals in Glasgow, that is, when he's not wearing the hoops!
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