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Post by knowles on Aug 11, 2015 7:48:22 GMT
We've now lost 1-0 on the opening day three times in a row. On the last two occasions we've gone on to finish ninth. If Stoke were to finish in the top half again it would be the first time we've managed it consecutively since the 1930's. |
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Post by metalhead on Aug 11, 2015 8:58:58 GMT
To be honest man, first game of the season is practically a warm up. Look at Arsenal getting taken apart by West Ham. The season really starts now. Players will be getting fitter and the games will start coming. For me, it's important we give Spurs a good game. I would like 3 points, but considering they've improved significantly since last year, I'd take a point.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2015 9:57:50 GMT
I have thought before the season started that we would have a slow beginning points wise, but will then hit form when the new boys have settled in. Patience is needed.
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Post by salopstick on Aug 11, 2015 11:41:27 GMT
I thinkerve only beaten burnley in recent years.
Losing at home to Liverpool with a decent performer and is better than the shower at villa last year
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Post by Davef on Aug 11, 2015 15:20:58 GMT
We've actually done quite well in a number of seasons in which we've lost the first game 1-0.
91-92 - Bradford 1 Stoke 0 - won the Autoglass
92-93 - Hull 1 Stoke 0 - won the league
01-02 - QPR 1 Stoke 0 - won promotion
06-07 - Southend 1 Stoke 0 - decent season, just missed out on play-offs
13/14 - Liverpool 1 Stoke 0 - finished 9th
14/15 - Stoke 0 Villa 1 - finished 9th
We also lost 1-0 on the opening day of the 62/63 season when we won the 2nd Division title and also in 1973/74 when we qualified for Europe, and although it wasn't 1-0 we also lost at Wolves on the opening day of the season in which we reached the FA Cup Final.
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Post by knowles on Aug 12, 2015 1:37:53 GMT
To be honest man, first game of the season is practically a warm up. Look at Arsenal getting taken apart by West Ham. The season really starts now. Players will be getting fitter and the games will start coming. For me, it's important we give Spurs a good game. I would like 3 points, but considering they've improved significantly since last year, I'd take a point. That was my point in the article. "A season is a marathon, not a sprint, and nothing is ever won on the opening day.
Look at Chelsea. Last year’s title winners made a defensive substitution to hold on to a point at home to Swansea City on Saturday.
Stoke have managed just fine in the Premier League era, and have gone on to finish ninth having lost 1-0 to Liverpool and Aston Villa in the last two campaigns."No doom and gloom here!  Great stuff, Davef. Love that! I'll be putting an article on my site later that looks at our opening away days in the Premier League... |
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Post by richardparker on Aug 12, 2015 2:20:48 GMT
We've actually done quite well in a number of seasons in which we've lost the first game 1-0. 91-92 - Bradford 1 Stoke 0 - won the Autoglass 92-93 - Hull 1 Stoke 0 - won the league 01-02 - QPR 1 Stoke 0 - won promotion 06-07 - Southend 1 Stoke 0 - decent season, just missed out on play-offs 13/14 - Liverpool 1 Stoke 0 - finished 9th 14/15 - Stoke 0 Villa 1 - finished 9th We also lost 1-0 on the opening day of the 62/63 season when we won the 2nd Division title and also in 1973/74 when we qualified for Europe, and although it wasn't 1-0 we also lost at Wolves on the opening day of the season in which we reached the FA Cup Final. Excellently researched, ... and clearly nothing to worry about. Europe here we come! |
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Post by houstonsteve on Aug 12, 2015 2:26:11 GMT
I always have it in my head that our first 3 fixtures are win, draw, lose in any order. At least thats what my memory is telling me. I will take L, W, W this season though thanks......
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