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Post by do it for parkinsbelly on Apr 19, 2008 0:31:10 GMT
Been to the pub tonight, bit drunk but cant get Stoke out of my head.
In 1977 aged 6 me dad took me to my first game against Spurs in what was then division 2. We were 3-1 down with about 5 mins left when dad said we should leave early to avoid the traffic. I refused, I was naive enough to believe we would pull it back it win. As a result of this we were caught up in a mini riot when I got scared shitless by rampaging Spurs fans down the back alleys near the police station. But i was hooked...from that moment until I die I will be Stoke.
I was too young to fully appreciate or understand the promotion in 1979. I went occasionally to the Vic during the early eighties, listened to my dad ramble on about the 70's...and confess to getting hooked on Liverpool as they were always live on BBC.I hate myself for it but I loved Ian Rush. I was young and impressionable, but beneath the surface my heart was Stoke.
When we got relegated I was gutted but thought heyho we will be back soon.
Mills, then Ball followed...despite the absolute mediocrity of it I lived and breathed Stoke. If we won I was made up for the week, defeat and I was a miserable git.
At Uni I took my mates to games, they loved the passion of the Stoke fans, those memorable battles in old div 2 against West Brazil and Brum. Heartbreak against Stockport in 1992, a play off defeat that took all summer to get over.
Then the messiah Macari got us promoted as champs, the unbeaten run, Steino scoring for fun, Grobelaar on loan, Rooster down the wings and the ball getting stuck in the mud in the cup game at Vale.
Those early days back in div 1 when we thought the forward line of Steino, Carruthers and Regis was awesome...that magic win at Forest live on ITV. The Man utd cup game, the despair of Steino and Macari leaving. Jordan and those silly scottish signings...then the return of Macari.
Play off heartache to Leicester, cmon Potter be brave and dont fear that bloody post.
Chic bloody Bates and Paul Stewart...oh my god then Krissy Kamara! Remember singing were shit and were sick of it...no new golden era at the Brit.
Man City 2-5 last day of the season, how could we be so poor??
6 wins at the start of 1998/9...Little screwing it up and despair.
Megson sorting us out, the Icelandic revolution...4-0 against Wycombe. Play off heartache 2 years running...Gudjon's 5-3-2!! aggh!
Despair against Cardiff...Burton's last gasp goal...then the stuff of legends...Oulare's arse and all. I was so pissed that night I rang Radio Stoke!
The trip to Cardiff...what a day. The thankyou Gudjon but f*** off.
Oh dear Quitterill!
Thankyou TP for saving us...Akinbiyi. Crossley, Warhurst et all.
Top of the league early doors...then the slide...thank god for Taggart. TP and Icelandic fall out...new contract then fired.
Johan the clown...3-0 defeats at home...the Return of St Peter...can we trust him this time?
The return of TP...pulisball and binary scores!
Hudsongod's redcards thwarted by Hendrie, loan signings, but thwarted by late equalisers by Sinderland, Hull and Cardiff. Despair at QPR.
Now 2007-2008...what a rollercoaster...top of the league in August...will Diao ever sign, Ryan who? How could we sell Higgy, Hoef and Russell? Pugh and Cort on loan...3-1 v West Brazil...we love you Riccy.
Top of the league...then ouch!!
Lawrence mental vs Coventry, but West Brazil and Hell City win in midweek.
Now Pottermouth...legend...do it, just do it.
Please please Stoke do it...I have followed you for 31 years and now the time has come...make this the all time great memory. Cmon Stoke
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Post by prong on Apr 19, 2008 0:43:20 GMT
Is there a nightclub in Spalding?
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Post by do it for parkinsbelly on Apr 19, 2008 0:45:37 GMT
hic, yes
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Post by prong on Apr 19, 2008 0:58:53 GMT
Is it called 'Chasers', 'Ritz' or 'Annabelles'? If not, I'm going to do my farmers daughter drinking elsewhere, thankyou very much.  |
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Post by powchirper on Apr 19, 2008 1:01:51 GMT
Prong, are ya pissed again, our friend might have a spare ticket tomorrow if you've converted yet  |
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Apr 19, 2008 1:04:18 GMT
Great post, karma.  |
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Post by powchirper on Apr 19, 2008 1:12:24 GMT
Yeah great post mate, you must be a similar age to me, 642,
Boother, the sigs been changed, you no longer have to watch the silly stick men ;D
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Post by prong on Apr 19, 2008 1:21:39 GMT
Chirp, haven't been once yet this season, and yer poised fer glory.
I'm not gonna put me love-spuds on the line.
I'll be watching it on Skinternet, page 317 ish.
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Post by visunitafortior on Apr 19, 2008 1:24:13 GMT
How could you forget the mighty 4-0 away win at Peterborough, that's one of my Stoke highlights!! good post though.
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Post by 58Potter on Apr 19, 2008 1:27:51 GMT
Its all there in a nut shell Parkinsbelly lots and lots of memories brought to the fore reading that mate nice post |
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Post by powchirper on Apr 19, 2008 1:30:09 GMT
No probs mate, do ya like me new sig ? went on a drizzle city site last night and the fuckers had been on here and stole her and were dedicating a whole thread to her like they had never seen a bit of flesh before, fuckin yokels, bet their pig ugly women have good time, what with all those extra fingers to play with ;D
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Post by prong on Apr 19, 2008 1:34:52 GMT
I saw that on there, fancy them nickin yer sig.
Just shows the class of the sort. Nowt to Brizzle, you'll knack em.
Even Walsall's got an RAC control centre. What's Brizzle got?
Good luck tomorrow, if you stumble into me later on in the town, it's cos the Blues have done the biz away at Ilkestone.
Gooooaaarrrnn the might Blues!!!!!
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Post by powchirper on Apr 19, 2008 1:40:32 GMT
Go on the town, Looks like we both need the three points but i think ours are a tad more vital in the light of things.
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