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Post by trickydicky73 on Feb 21, 2015 20:41:48 GMT
They have been on the whole. I don't think Mark Hughes has had anywhere near enough positive press for the job he has done. I get that we aren't exactly a fashionable club and one of the media darlings but Pugsley is right when you look at how they were wanking themselves daft over West Ham and teams like Swansea. I agree with you and Pugs, Sid. Pound for pound, Hughes has been brilliant.
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Post by march4 on Feb 21, 2015 20:44:23 GMT
36 pts.
I think we are now safe, even if we didn't gain another point. And it is still only February!!!!!!
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Post by swede on Feb 21, 2015 20:53:49 GMT
And look down the table... Oh, that's Newcastle.... Oh, and there we have Everton
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2015 20:59:04 GMT
I don't think Mark Hughes has had anywhere near enough positive press for the job he has done. I get that we aren't exactly a fashionable club and one of the media darlings but Pugsley is right when you look at how they were wanking themselves daft over West Ham and teams like Swansea. I agree with you and Pugs, Sid. Pound for pound, Hughes has been brilliant. And he has. It would be nice to see what he could do with a bit of cash to spend this summer. Not saying it automatically means he will improve us anymore than what he already has but I think he's earned the right now to have a decent wedge to spend.
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Post by Pugsley on Feb 21, 2015 21:08:49 GMT
I don't want to OK. Not exactly a PERSONAL insult is it, it's the way you post just bores me? I asked a question? How's that boring. Is it that I type in black..... I said NATIONAL PRESS - do you want me to name individual publications ffs? Bore off.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Feb 21, 2015 21:25:48 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2015 21:26:31 GMT
Dont worry - I just put them right on talksport !
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Post by Scrotnig on Feb 22, 2015 0:40:54 GMT
I don't give 2 shits what the media say..they can belittle us or moan about our style of play every day if they want Aslong as we keep doing what we're doing then it doesn't matter one bit I agree. We are having a good season and I really don't care one jot whether the media concur or not. Wouldn't want Stoke a City to become a "media darling" club anyway. Bollocks to that. We actually don't get that bad a press really, and I'm comfortable if it stays as it is.
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Post by Bagwash on Feb 22, 2015 1:20:37 GMT
I don't give 2 shits what the media say..they can belittle us or moan about our style of play every day if they want Aslong as we keep doing what we're doing then it doesn't matter one bit I agree. We are having a good season and I really don't care one jot whether the media concur or not. Wouldn't want Stoke a City to become a "media darling" club anyway. Bollocks to that. We actually don't get that bad a press really, and I'm comfortable if it stays as it is. Agree also matey.We don't get as bad press as we used to but I quite liked the fact that we used to piss loads of people off. WE ARE STOKE.
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Post by parttimelurker on Feb 22, 2015 2:32:25 GMT
I don't mind us being ignored really, especially when it's some idle half-pissed London based journo that's never kicked a ball in their lives doing the ignoring - what the fuck do they know anyway? The only coverage that bothers me is when we're singled out for things (like holding) and we get decisions like the one Ryan got for holding, which as far as I know hasn't been applied to other defenders from other clubs as yet.
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Post by ************** on Feb 22, 2015 10:05:00 GMT
"Softest hatrick you'll ever see, we battered them..." I couldn't give a toss what other managers say, they say things for there own benefit. It's time the national media gave us a bit of credit. I quite like being the Premier Leagues ultimate Q-club to be honest. The Y reg VW Golf Diesel L with a missing hubcap and a blowing exhaust, as it were.
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Post by penkvillepotter on Feb 22, 2015 10:07:03 GMT
I put it down purely to the fact that we've been broadly mid table all season so not much to see here. We 've had decent press after some good wins, I mean after Arse at home they were all over us like a cat on a kipper.
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Post by mozzer on Feb 22, 2015 10:44:16 GMT
It's even worst over here in Sweden. The TV pundits have little respect for a hard working and decent team like Stoke. Instead they focus on the errors of the big teams make when Stoke gets points. Terrible. In a podcast from one of the big newspapers I could hear the comment "I really hate Stoke" last year. I haven't listened since... A bit of an open ended question and one that you may not bea able to answer........ Stoke have quite a good overseas support from Sweden, Finland etc. with fans making regular journeys to attend games, the fans that I have spoken to when they are over tend to imply that their journey on the Stoke route was stirred back in the 70s or because of a relative that supported Stoke in this time, with what you have posted would you say that the media in your country is now holding back the progression of the support base or would you say that the traditional hotbed area of our overseas support is still growing with our latest incursion in to the English top league, do you see many younger fans not affiliated with the more established group joining your group.
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Post by mozzer on Feb 22, 2015 11:02:47 GMT
We're having a brilliant season despite having our squad decimated with injuries to our star players and not spending a bean. We're 2 points behind West Ham, who are supposed to be having a marvellous season. A little bit of national praise wouldn't go a miss. I wouldn't worry yourself about the national press it is what it is and is what it has always been, London, Manchester, Liverpool & the northeast (add south coast to the list of late) other than that the rest of the country can go and fuck right off because they aint fucking interested............. If you want an example of Bias and then an example of total disinterest all in one report wait until you watch Central news or Midlands Today on Monday............... The nests of bias that these two units operate gives a whole new level of disbelief, If Stoke won the Champions league we would still only get a mention during the weather forcast after watching them open the show with the sensational region shattering news that the Villa secatary had broken her longest finger nail whilst opening the office filing cabinet drawer, I hate being part of the central region, at least if we were part of the North west region we would expect to be playing second fiddle to the Manc clubs as per the national press.
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Post by HappyClapper on Feb 22, 2015 11:34:46 GMT
We're having a brilliant season despite having our squad decimated with injuries to our star players and not spending a bean. We're 2 points behind West Ham, who are supposed to be having a marvellous season. A little bit of national praise wouldn't go a miss. Expect nothing and you're never disappointed.
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Post by philm87 on Feb 22, 2015 12:14:02 GMT
Don't think I'd like it if the media started heaping praise on us all the time. It wouldn't be authentic. They are mostly all sheep without any real opinion on anything. The tiny minority of pundits who actually understand the game have always recognised us as a good side.
Much prefer being able to nurture simmering resentments against London clubs and other media darlings because that way I enjoy it more when we keep getting results.
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Post by songthrush01 on Feb 22, 2015 12:56:56 GMT
if mark hughesy was a media darling,just how pulis use to be like,then they would be all over us.look at pulis after leaving stoke,gets himself on the telly as a pundit,next thing you know he goes palace,and from being called dullis,they saying tony this tony that.its just a media lovein.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 13:18:30 GMT
What do you want praise for?.....not being relegated?.......finishing above 10th?
You get praise for coming first or runners up....or cup glory or runner up
But for coming nowhere?????????
Mamby pamby
Yer can stick yer praise up yer pencil sharpener
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