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Post by GoBoks on Feb 10, 2016 22:26:21 GMT
In an age of sound bites and impressions formed on word associations, when we have team nick-names like "The Gunners", "The Red Devils", "The Hammers", "The Blades" all conjuring up images of fearsome warriors ready to beat any opponent to smithereens, what does the name "The Potters" conjure up? A little old lady planting something in a ceramic pot? An old outdated industrial era bottle kiln belching black smoke everywhere? I know this was a huge part of what Stoke On Trent was built on, but what percentage of the population is currently employed in the pottery industry?
The name reminds me of one of those Candid Camera pranks, where some female film star bought a small American town (Population 200 I think) and was interviewing the citizens asking how she could make the place better. She suggested to one grizzled old farmer that she thinks the high school grid iron team name "The Barbarians" was a little too violent and should be something a little more politically acceptable like perhaps a flower. The guy's face as he commented "I can see it now .... Here come The Daisies" was worth the proverbial thousand words.
So, If you could pick a new nick name for Stoke City, what would it be and why?
My Choice - The Stoke Spitfires.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 10, 2016 22:29:44 GMT
The Potters. The Stoke Spitfires race motorbikes.  |
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Post by GoBoks on Feb 10, 2016 22:30:47 GMT
The Potters. The Stoke Spitfires race motorbikes. Crikey! I need to charge them royalties! |
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Post by datguy on Feb 10, 2016 22:31:26 GMT
The Potters is fine for me
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Post by stayingupfor GermanStokie on Feb 10, 2016 22:32:36 GMT
We are the mighty mighty potters..... Nothing else!
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Post by raythesailor on Feb 10, 2016 22:34:38 GMT
The Gunners is because Arsenal made guns.
The Blades is because Sheffield made knives ,forks and steel.
The Potters is our name for obvious reasons of which we should be proud.
The Red Devils , not a clue and don't care.
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Post by GoBoks on Feb 10, 2016 22:35:16 GMT
How about "The Titanic Potters" ?
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Post by marcofstoke on Feb 10, 2016 22:35:33 GMT
The Potters is fine!
Many clubs are named after the main industry of the area
The Railwaymen
The Cobblers
The Blades
etc etc
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Post by GoBoks on Feb 10, 2016 22:36:15 GMT
The Gunners is because Arsenal made guns. The Blades is because Sheffield made knives ,forks and steel. The Potters is our name for obvious reasons of which we should be proud. The Red Devils , not a clue and don't care. C'Mon, that's easy ... The Red Devils Because there team has gone to hell! |
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Post by stokiejoe on Feb 10, 2016 22:36:19 GMT
Shordruck for this
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2016 22:36:47 GMT
The Red Devils should be renamed The Red Shitehawks!
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Post by GoBoks on Feb 10, 2016 22:37:36 GMT
The Potters is fine! Many clubs are named after the main industry of the area The Railwaymen The Cobblers The Blades etc etc But is Pottery still the main industry? Maybe we should be called "The Bookies"? |
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Post by GoBoks on Feb 10, 2016 22:39:35 GMT
The Potters is fine! Many clubs are named after the main industry of the area The Railwaymen The Cobblers The Blades etc etc Pity the team that comes from a town that makes loo rolls! Oh wait, that would be "The Shite" |
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Post by Dutchpeter on Feb 10, 2016 22:43:08 GMT
I'm proud to be a Potter, and love our nickname and heritage. Stoke Spitfires are a teenage Speedway team in Chesterton.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2016 22:43:28 GMT
Potters.
I know that Stoke isn't the place that it used to be, as in when the pits, potts and steel were all thriving, but I still love the place. I do actually feel proud to be a part of SOT.
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Post by kidsgroveboxxy on Feb 10, 2016 22:45:32 GMT
The JSA's
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Post by nik80 on Feb 10, 2016 22:45:45 GMT
I quite like the image of an "outdated" industrial era bottle kiln belching out smoke personally. If not a feeling of pride then the area's past/present association with the pottery industry shouldn't conjure up any negative or embarrassing feelings. It's part of Staffordshire history, it's not a particularly important part of Stoke City F.C in the early 21st century but then again neither is any nickname. The Potters, the Hatters, the Blades, the Iron etc non necessarily relevant anymore but all a respectful nod to the region's past. As much as I love the old bird, Spitfires my arse! |
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Post by tcdobinghoff on Feb 10, 2016 22:45:56 GMT
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Post by GoBoks on Feb 10, 2016 22:46:41 GMT
Potters. I know that Stoke isn't the place that it used to be, as in when the pits, potts and steel were all thriving, but I still love the place. I do actually feel proud to be a part of SOT. Hey, that's a great idea! We should get Universal Studios to sponsor the Stadium. "The Wonderful Wizarding World of The Potters! (Ooops, just cross pollinated this thread with the other one on renaming the Stadium.) |
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Post by chinesedave on Feb 10, 2016 22:50:32 GMT
The Potters is fine! Many clubs are named after the main industry of the area The Railwaymen The Cobblers The Blades etc etc But is Pottery still the main industry? Maybe we should be called "The Bookies"? The Glovers The Silkmen The Grecians (Exeter) is my favourite. They made hair dye |
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Feb 10, 2016 22:52:06 GMT
The Gooch
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Post by dirtygary69 on Feb 10, 2016 22:56:38 GMT
The Felchers
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Post by mrcoke on Feb 10, 2016 23:10:28 GMT
The Boothen End chant was "We are the potters".
Long may it remain.
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Post by thedeadlyshart on Feb 10, 2016 23:10:46 GMT
I love our nickname
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Post by fredtheredandwhite on Feb 10, 2016 23:20:43 GMT
the mighty empty corners
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2016 23:59:25 GMT
Some of the pottery this are has made is in Royal Houses , Museums , Art Galleries and is admired for the quality and workmanship that went into it. It will always be linked with this area and is something we should be rightly proud of.
It's in the blood.
Potters is fine with me.
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Post by cooper67 on Feb 11, 2016 0:05:03 GMT
I think GoBoks should keep his idea's to himself.
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Post by Boothen on Feb 11, 2016 0:05:47 GMT
How about "The Titanic Potters" ? Named after something that sank on it's first voyage, an inept crew or the brewery just across the way from the Fail's ground? I'm going to hazard a guess that you haven't put much thought into this idea. Besides, my signature wouldn't make much sense if we changed our name. |
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Feb 11, 2016 0:11:36 GMT
The Potters is fine.....
You ought to count yourself lucky that we don't have a nickname like those up Boslem......"The shity filthy unwashed scummy bastards"
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Feb 11, 2016 0:39:22 GMT
Imagine if you came from Africa. You had a whole range of fearsome animals you could use for a nickname. Lions, Cheetahs, Leopards, Rhinos, etc, etc. Nah we'll call outselves Springbok's after the gayest of Antelopes.
Do one and come back when you've sorted your own nickname out!!
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