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Post by Gods on Oct 1, 2015 15:55:28 GMT
So these are your Berlin Wall, death of Di/Elvis/Lennon/Cobain, 9/11 moments. So it can't really be say "When we signed Shaqiri" since we saw that coming for months. But you get the idea, a real gob-smacker which you sure as shit didn't see coming, right out of a clear blue sky. 1. Butler Street Stand roof blows down. Guess everyone of a certain age will have that one. A windy night and you wake up to find the game is well and truly up  2. Steve Cotterill resigns 12 games in to be someone's bag man at Sunderland having assured the one thing you could count on was his commitment  |
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Post by elystokie on Oct 1, 2015 16:30:41 GMT
So this is, and it depends on your age, your Berlin Wall comes down, Princess Di/Elvis/Lennon died, 9/11 Twin Towers came down, Tsunami struck moments. So it can't really be say "When we signed Shaquiri" since we saw that coming for months. But you get the idea, a real gob-smacker, and you remember to this day where you were but you sure as shit didn't see it coming, it came right out of a clear blue sky. I suppose you get less of them in this internet enabled information society but anyway here are a couple from me: Butler Street Stand roof blows down - guess everyone of a certain age will have that one Steve Cotterill resigns 12 games in - I never saw that one coming, he told us the one thing you could count on was his commitment :o :-/ B-| Cotterill leaving was a massive shocker for me. 3 of us had a long chat with him whilst on the terrace of the hotel they were all staying in in Austria and we were all impressed with him, down to earth, had all the time in the world for us and didn't shirk any issue we brought up. He did intimate that he felt he'd been somewhat shafted by the (Icelandic) Board as far as hos transfer budget went, he seemed to indicate that it was somewhat different to that which he'd been promised. I got up at about 0700 in the morning and got a text off a mate 10 minutes later telling me he'd left, went to work somewhat dazed and had a Pompey fan or two rip the piss gleefully, not what I wanted and I was pretty close to losing it, really thought we were going to do great things with him in charge. The holocaust season I was (thankfully) away with the RN on a ship doing West Indies Guard Ship (oh to do that again!) and got the bad news most Saturdays via the BBC World Service, good job I was pissed a lot of the time... |
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Post by potterblade on Oct 1, 2015 17:30:16 GMT
Princess Di died the day after we lost our first ever league game at the Brit (2-1 to Swindon). As a callous teenager I was roughly a million times more bothered about Stoke that weekend.
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Post by knuttonj24 on Oct 1, 2015 17:44:51 GMT
When Cotterill left i was 12 years old and i was on a family holiday in Gran Canaria watching a Parrot show in a local bar. Me and my old man both had stoke shirts on and heard someone say Coterill has left stoke. We thought he was winding us up but my old man insisted on us leaving the pub early and heading back to the hotel and putting Sky news on to see if there was anything on their, low and behold the man in the pub was not winding us up. Nearly ruined the holiday that
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Post by stokeramblers on Oct 1, 2015 18:12:32 GMT
Princess Di died the day after we lost our first ever league game at the Brit (2-1 to Swindon). As a callous teenager I was roughly a million times more bothered about Stoke that weekend. No shame in that. Princess Di was a lady you didn't know who was in a tragic car crash. Just so happened that she married a man who was related to a Lady whose family were allegedly chosen by God to act as head of state and make subjects of millions of people for all time. You were upset at events at your local football club a focal point of your community and probably a part of your family for generations. I certainly give more shits about Stoke City than I do for what is essentially an aristocratic version of the Kardashian family. Anyway.... |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 1, 2015 18:18:07 GMT
Berlin Wall- learning to walk
Princess Di-around my Aunts, gutted the kids tv wasn't on (I was 10).
9/11- in a fucking exam instead of doing PE which we were only told about as we queued up for PE believing we were about to play sport. Bastards.
Tsunami-at home-can't remember tbh.
Cotterill-woke up and saw it on text as I checked teletext every morning before school.
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Post by jezzascfc on Oct 1, 2015 18:53:56 GMT
I remember being on holiday in Spain and nipping into an internet cafe to get any transfer news the day that Ricardo Fuller signed. I recall being seriously underwhelmed with us signing a crocked forward who'd failed on the south coast at both Pompey and Southampton. How wrong I was!!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2015 19:50:13 GMT
I remember being on holiday in Spain and nipping into an internet cafe to get any transfer news the day that Ricardo Fuller signed. I recall being seriously underwhelmed with us signing a crocked forward who'd failed on the south coast at both Pompey and Southampton. How wrong I was!!! Princess di - I was captain of the golden cup on the Sunday morning when I found out! As I won the toss for which way we were kicking I actually thought to myself.... Come on son don't cock this up now in captain  |
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Post by Gods on Oct 1, 2015 19:52:43 GMT
mmm...this isn't going quite as I planned  I was looking for a few jaw dropping Stoke City moments not for folks to tell me they were in frigging Tesco the day Diana died  |
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Post by GoBoks on Oct 1, 2015 20:12:34 GMT
Gordon Banks Car accident
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Post by paperbaghead on Oct 1, 2015 21:11:48 GMT
I was in a dodgy magazine shop looking at porno mags when I heard on the radio that Richie Barker had been sacked and Bill Asprey had been appointed as manager!
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 1, 2015 21:15:11 GMT
I remember being on holiday in Spain and nipping into an internet cafe to get any transfer news the day that Ricardo Fuller signed. I recall being seriously underwhelmed with us signing a crocked forward who'd failed on the south coast at both Pompey and Southampton. How wrong I was!!! I was in Cyprus, I was very happy with it. I was in Majorca when we signed Ed De Goey and remember reading it in the paper and doing a dance. |
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Oct 1, 2015 22:54:30 GMT
In approximate order
Banks car crash
Sir Stan's death
Butler Street roof blowing off
Neil Baldwin telling me he was going to be kit man
Cotterill's resignation
Waddos death
Selling Greenhoff
Signing of Banks
Macaris departure
Neil Baldwin telling me he'd been sacked as kit man
Signing of Eastham
Announcement that we were playing a league game at Vale Park
Signing of Hudson
Purchase of club by Icelandics
Selling Peschy
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Post by Gods on Oct 1, 2015 23:09:40 GMT
In approximate order Banks car crash Sir Stan's death Butler Street roof blowing off Neil Baldwin telling me he was going to be kit man Cotterill's resignation Waddos death Selling Greenhoff Signing of Banks Macaris departure Neil Baldwin telling me he'd been sacked as kit man Signing of Eastham Announcement that we were playing a league game at Vale Park Signing of Hudson Purchase of club by Icelandics Selling Peschy That's a fine list. I notice all the gob smacking transfer moments are pre internet. The world wide web and social media are a fine thing but they certainly limit the possibility for genuine surprise. |
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Post by Stoke711 on Oct 2, 2015 0:26:39 GMT
Most recent for me.
Last season the missus & I thought, only one game to go, nothing to really play for, fck it, let's go on holiday.
We just got back to the hotel after a walk down the beach, first txt I see on my phone, don't come back Stoke 6-1 Liverpool. Can't believe you missed it.
I immediately checked online and couldn't grasp we'd stuffed Liverpool 6-1 & here's me thousands of miles away in Bulgaria.
To tempt fate a bit further going away on hols for xmas, missing 3 games inc Man U at home...stick a few quid on a hammering.
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Post by tomkinson67 on Oct 2, 2015 1:38:32 GMT
When Paul Randall skipped past Phil Parkes-then the most expensive keeper in the world-to put us 2 up against West Ham,I was in the Bothen!
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Post by Dallas Cowboy on Oct 2, 2015 2:52:04 GMT
In approximate order Banks car crash Sir Stan's death Butler Street roof blowing off Neil Baldwin telling me he was going to be kit man Cotterill's resignation Waddos death Selling Greenhoff Signing of Banks Macaris departure Neil Baldwin telling me he'd been sacked as kit man Signing of Eastham Announcement that we were playing a league game at Vale Park Signing of Hudson Purchase of club by Icelandics Selling Peschy I think you meant to put Waddo's resignation rather than his death. His departure from the club was a surprise; his death less so. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Oct 2, 2015 5:34:17 GMT
When Paul Randall skipped past Phil Parkes-then the most expensive keeper in the world-to put us 2 up against West Ham,I was in the Bothen! Randall's in here Randall's in here!! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2015 6:06:19 GMT
Remember nearly choking on a Wagon Wheel when local TV news had Sammy Irvine's accident on it.
On a more positive note, in a very remote bar in Ibiza (family member owns an apartment out there and convinced the owners to show the game) watching us beat Brentford in the Play Off final. One very bemused bar owner watching a family of Stokies going off their nuts when we won.
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Post by bringmesunshine on Oct 2, 2015 8:07:47 GMT
Lou going to Celtic
The golden one to Chelsea
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Post by steve66 on Oct 2, 2015 9:30:48 GMT
So these are your Berlin Wall, death of Di/Elvis/Lennon/Cobain, 9/11 moments. So it can't really be say "When we signed Shaqiri" since we saw that coming for months. But you get the idea, a real gob-smacker which you sure as shit didn't see coming, right out of a clear blue sky. 1. Butler Street Stand roof blows down. Guess everyone of a certain age will have that one. A windy night and you wake up to find the game is well and truly up 2. Steve Cotterill resigns 12 games in to be someone's bag man at Sunderland having assured the one thing you could count on was his commitment On way to watch us at Spuds day the stand blew away. As for quitteral couldn't tell you ( it's this foo king short term memory problems I have )! |
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Post by crouchie on Oct 2, 2015 9:32:44 GMT
i can still remember the great second half comeback at west ham winning 4-3 it was the second half commentary on radio 2
10 mins before 2nd half started the batteries went in the radio, i can stii remember pedalling like bloody hell down the village
to get new ones, best batteries i ever bought
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Post by kbillyh on Oct 2, 2015 9:40:18 GMT
That goal at Cardiff.
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Post by Gods on Oct 2, 2015 11:25:03 GMT
i can still remember the great second half comeback at west ham winning 4-3 it was the second half commentary on radio 2 10 mins before 2nd half started the batteries went in the radio, i can stii remember pedalling like bloody hell down the village to get new ones, best batteries i ever bought I am too young to remember that but someone put a video on here to the goals from that game a while back not sure if you saw it. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2015 11:48:14 GMT
The sale of Peter Beagrie.
Maybe doesn't completely fit the criteria as it had been on the cards for a while. There have also been much bigger and more dramatic stories. It's just a random one I thought of cos at the time it was a real sickener and a bit of a nail in the coffin as we headed down the leagues.
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Post by Gods on Oct 2, 2015 11:52:10 GMT
Come to think of it the club coming under ownership from Iceland, the land of glaciers, invisible elves, and Bjork must have been as unlikely an event as you will ever see but I can't for the life of me tell you where I was when I found out |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2015 12:08:52 GMT
Come to think of it the club coming under ownership from Iceland, the land of glaciers, invisible elves, and Bjork must have been as unlikely an event as you will ever see but hand on heart I can't tell you where I was when I found out Tesco? |
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Post by metalhead on Oct 2, 2015 12:43:34 GMT
Princess Di died the day after we lost our first ever league game at the Brit (2-1 to Swindon). As a callous teenager I was roughly a million times more bothered about Stoke that weekend. No shame in that. Princess Di was a lady you didn't know who was in a tragic car crash. Just so happened that she married a man who was related to a Lady whose family were allegedly chosen by God to act as head of state and make subjects of millions of people for all time. You were upset at events at your local football club a focal point of your community and probably a part of your family for generations. I certainly give more shits about Stoke City than I do for what is essentially an aristocratic version of the Kardashian family. Anyway.... This. I didn't care then, and I don't particularly now. The only shame is that Princess Di, was desperate to smash the royal family. I just wish she had succeeded. |
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Post by Northy on Oct 2, 2015 12:43:26 GMT
1. Butler Street Stand roof blows down. Guess everyone of a certain age will have that one. A windy night and you wake up to find the game is well and truly up 2. Steve Cotterill resigns 12 games in to be someone's bag man at Sunderland having assured the one thing you could count on was his commitment 1. Friday January 3rd 1976 when the winds hit, I was collecting money on a milkround, half of it blew out of the wallet, I spent the Saturday morning searching gardens for the money and then heard about the roof. 2. Woke up in a hotel room in Swansea wth a hangover, my brother phoned me about 07.30 to tell me.  My own moment was the Boxing day win over Manchester United during the holocaust season, I was in the RN and we had a break from the tanker escorting duties in the gulf, I was in Columbo, Sri Lanka and heard the news when in a casino about midnight (a few hours in front ) so not much time left to celebrate one of our 3 wins during that season. |
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Post by kentpotter on Oct 2, 2015 12:51:59 GMT
Gordon Banks Car accident 22 October 1972: Round me Gran's in Enfield. Remember whatever programme was on interrupted by a news bulletin. I was 11 and I think I cried. |
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