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Post by elliothackney on Oct 21, 2015 9:18:58 GMT
It's the former managers birthday today. What was your favourite memory of his reign?
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Post by werrington on Oct 21, 2015 9:25:27 GMT
11 away wins and started the season with 8 players
Crazy yeah ...needed replacing yeah .....but in reality a superb job
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Oct 21, 2015 9:25:35 GMT
It's the former managers birthday today. What was your favourite memory of his reign? The day he left! Well, someone was always going to say it - so it might as well be me!
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Post by Kjones9 on Oct 21, 2015 9:31:44 GMT
The kamikaze defending, erratic results and mental interviews meant It was a refreshing change from the season before.
Wasn't much value in the season tickets that year.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 9:36:11 GMT
I don't really know He came....I blinked....he went I never got chance to slate him
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Post by dirtygary69 on Oct 21, 2015 9:38:01 GMT
It was a remarkable season in more ways than one. Utterly mental but seemed a good bloke and a decent enough coach for where we were at the time. It was a million miles from the previous 2 seasons and, at the time, it was a refreshing change. It was never going to be a long term fix though.
Definitely my favourite ever Dutch Stoke manager by some distance.
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Post by chiefdelilah on Oct 21, 2015 9:38:52 GMT
"I'm not really a man."
Asking Nige if he was banging John Halls.
The Kevin Harper penalty.
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Post by Olgrligm on Oct 21, 2015 9:42:08 GMT
Luke Chadwick chipping a penalty into the Hull keeper's arms in one of a few 3-0 home defeats.
Kevin Harper and his all round crappiness.
An awful away game at Birmingham on the TV, with Lee Martin messing up a good chance.
Various hilarious translation problems - shit guy, talking to Asians etc.
I liked Junior, but Martin Kolar was cack.
Walter Bassegio saying he'd need a telescope to watch the ball sailing over his head if he joined us (see, we had a reputation even then!)
Bangor having a dreadful debut, then scoring again and again, then disappearing, then reappearing and scoring more goals, then disappearing again and breaking his arm, then eventually turning up with an enormous cast.
Stuffing promotion favourites Norwich at home.
A complete failure in media management when we were the featured club on The Championship, as Tony Scholes looked a bit clueless and Bossie reiterated his 'they go or I go' thing.
Paul Gallagher and Dave Bramber wonder goals.
Boskamp eventually deciding that Gerry Taggart was marginally more comprehensible than him and letting him do everything on the touchline.
Boskamp instructing the team to press higher by charging up the touchline making arm gestures.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 21, 2015 9:45:14 GMT
More staggering hypocrisy here. You have one manager ex manager traduced at every turn yet this daft fucker is lauded by some, despite his selfish cunt, mentally ill, paranoid actions at Coventry.
A non entity and pygmy in Stoke City history.
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Post by Gods on Oct 21, 2015 9:47:51 GMT
Not much to laud on the pitch so for me it is definitely when he described a player who pulled out of a transfer to Stoke as “a shit guy” on Radio Stoke. It wasn't even good English slang but you knew exactly what he meant. We came across a few 'shit guys' in the most recent transfer window too although no one in officialdom at the Club quite had the chutzpah to describe them as such!
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Post by chiefdelilah on Oct 21, 2015 9:49:08 GMT
More staggering hypocrisy here. You have one manager ex manager traduced at every turn yet this daft fucker is lauded by some, despite his selfish cunt, mentally ill, paranoid actions at Coventry. A non entity and pygmy in Stoke City history. Maybe it's just people showing the kind of irrationality which is "all part of the fun".
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Post by superstokiesimo on Oct 21, 2015 9:50:25 GMT
Hoefkens a great player
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 21, 2015 9:51:36 GMT
More staggering hypocrisy here. You have one manager ex manager traduced at every turn yet this daft fucker is lauded by some, despite his selfish cunt, mentally ill, paranoid actions at Coventry. A non entity and pygmy in Stoke City history. Maybe it's just people showing the kind of irrationality which is "all part of the fun". How can there be any irrational view of what the mental old ball bag did at Coventry, Rob? If the owners of the club hadn't already given up the ghost and were absent landlords, he would have been sacked on the spot.
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Post by chiefdelilah on Oct 21, 2015 9:56:56 GMT
Maybe it's just people showing the kind of irrationality which is "all part of the fun". How can there be any irrational view of what the mental old ball bag did at Coventry, Rob? If the owners of the club hadn't already given up the ghost and were absent landlords, he would have been sacked on the spot. Irrational views are just that though aren't they mate, a load of old bollocks that even the person themself is aware of?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Oct 21, 2015 9:58:29 GMT
Maybe it's just people showing the kind of irrationality which is "all part of the fun". How can there be any irrational view of what the mental old ball bag did at Coventry, Rob? If the owners of the club hadn't already given up the ghost and were absent landlords, he would have been sacked on the spot. For once I agree 100% with the Sheikh. Must be losing my grip.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 21, 2015 9:59:05 GMT
How can there be any irrational view of what the mental old ball bag did at Coventry, Rob? If the owners of the club hadn't already given up the ghost and were absent landlords, he would have been sacked on the spot. Irrational views are just that though aren't they mate, a load of old bollocks that even the person themself is aware of? Nah, we all know what the Boskamp love in is based on deep down don't we. It's as predictable as 3 goal home defeats were that season.
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Post by diaoshairyballs on Oct 21, 2015 9:59:38 GMT
I don't really know He came....I blinked....he went I never got chance to slate him That's how women would describe a night with me. Sent from my A0001 using proboards
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Post by Kjones9 on Oct 21, 2015 10:01:01 GMT
I've read the thread twice.
Not one single person has lauded him.
Paranoia.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 10:01:19 GMT
One of my more enjoyable seasons to be fair. Thought the bloke was a blast of fresh air at the right time.
Some of those away wins were superb.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 21, 2015 10:05:57 GMT
I've read the thread twice. Not one single person has lauded him. Paranoia. You read this board enough and lets not get on to the Boskamp bang bus.
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Post by Pugsley on Oct 21, 2015 10:10:44 GMT
It was a welcome relief from the tedium of the previous manager, a real rollercoaster of a ride. Abject dross one week, great the next. He did a half decent job despite being left a shit sandwich but he could never of taken us further, he wasn't right upstairs.
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Post by OldStokie on Oct 21, 2015 10:16:25 GMT
I've read the thread twice. Not one single person has lauded him. Paranoia. A top, top guy who changed us from dullards to comic status. And I prefer reading comics to listening to fucking dullards. Folk laud Pulis, but at least Bossie never 'treated' us to the worst ever Boxing Day game in Stoke's history. Only a rotund prick like Sheiky can resist that inimitable grin. *And Forny. OS.
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Post by numpty40 on Oct 21, 2015 11:05:01 GMT
I've read the thread twice. Not one single person has lauded him. Paranoia. I noticed OS has lauded him so I'll be the second, I loved him and his media interviews, As someone else has said, a breath of fresh air at that time.
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Post by Davef on Oct 21, 2015 11:11:30 GMT
Luke Chadwick chipping a penalty into the Hull keeper's arms in one of a few 3-0 home defeats. Kevin Harper and his all round crappiness. An awful away game at Birmingham on the TV, with Lee Martin messing up a good chance. Various hilarious translation problems - shit guy, talking to Asians etc. I liked Junior, but Martin Kolar was cack. Walter Bassegio saying he'd need a telescope to watch the ball sailing over his head if he joined us (see, we had a reputation even then!) Bangor having a dreadful debut, then scoring again and again, then disappearing, then reappearing and scoring more goals, then disappearing again and breaking his arm, then eventually turning up with an enormous cast. Stuffing promotion favourites Norwich at home. A complete failure in media management when we were the featured club on The Championship, as Tony Scholes looked a bit clueless and Bossie reiterated his 'they go or I go' thing. Paul Gallagher and Dave Bramber wonder goals. Boskamp eventually deciding that Gerry Taggart was marginally more comprehensible than him and letting him do everything on the touchline. Boskamp instructing the team to press higher by charging up the touchline making arm gestures. That Birmingham game was the following season. They were in the Premier League during the Boskamp season and beat us in the FA Cup at the Brit.
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Post by werrington on Oct 21, 2015 11:18:38 GMT
Luke Chadwick chipping a penalty into the Hull keeper's arms in one of a few 3-0 home defeats. Kevin Harper and his all round crappiness. An awful away game at Birmingham on the TV, with Lee Martin messing up a good chance. Various hilarious translation problems - shit guy, talking to Asians etc. I liked Junior, but Martin Kolar was cack. Walter Bassegio saying he'd need a telescope to watch the ball sailing over his head if he joined us (see, we had a reputation even then!) Bangor having a dreadful debut, then scoring again and again, then disappearing, then reappearing and scoring more goals, then disappearing again and breaking his arm, then eventually turning up with an enormous cast. Stuffing promotion favourites Norwich at home. A complete failure in media management when we were the featured club on The Championship, as Tony Scholes looked a bit clueless and Bossie reiterated his 'they go or I go' thing. Paul Gallagher and Dave Bramber wonder goals. Boskamp eventually deciding that Gerry Taggart was marginally more comprehensible than him and letting him do everything on the touchline. Boskamp instructing the team to press higher by charging up the touchline making arm gestures. That Birmingham game was the following season. They were in the Premier League during the Boskamp season and beat us in the FA Cup at the Brit. Just about to post that mate Birmingham was the day the new manager totally hung Hoefkens out to dry and the daft fuckers on here went with it and used it in every argument thereafter
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Post by reddipotter on Oct 21, 2015 11:28:25 GMT
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Post by lordb on Oct 21, 2015 11:32:59 GMT
Sheer sense of fun was the best thing.
I liked him & his management despite the obvious flaws.
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Post by lordb on Oct 21, 2015 11:34:08 GMT
for Championship level he was.
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Post by Davef on Oct 21, 2015 11:34:52 GMT
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Post by LGH87 on Oct 21, 2015 11:38:52 GMT
That 3-2 away win at Luton.
We'd gone 2-1 up in the 82nd minute I think, only to be pegged back around the 86th. Most managers would've been content with this away from home, not Boskamp, we won a free kick just inside their half, I remember him getting up and urging everyone forwards.
The ball went in to the box, chaos ensued which resulted in Danny Coyne slicing one beautifully in to his own net.
It caused absolute bedlam in that stand behind the goal and anyone that has been to Luton will know the first couple of rows are below pitch level. Seeing Peter Sweeney running towards us in pure ecstasy was good, it got a whole lot better when he didn't stop and proceeded to swan dive straight in to the ecstatic Stokies.
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