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Post by scfcno1fan on Aug 13, 2016 11:52:59 GMT
Can certainly understand where the OP is coming from.
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Post by stokefc on Aug 13, 2016 11:59:31 GMT
are you losing your passion for the game Dave ? I know you wouldn,t lose your passion for Stoke but maybe the game itself
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Post by nonameface on Aug 13, 2016 12:08:17 GMT
With the present set up from owner to manager to the players I think this is a completely pointless question. If we were to have more division between owner and manager then I would be concerned but if we ever go through a bad patch I really see Coates just buying his way out of trouble. We are heading in the other direction, there are going to be short term dips, like the amount of injuries we had last year and the injury to Butland this week but we have a chance to learn from these events and progress even more than we would have done if we hadn't had the injuries.
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Post by turtlefox on Aug 13, 2016 12:08:17 GMT
When you've been at the top you don't want to drop but life is full of up's and down's. Appreciate them when your there but don't feel too lost when your not.
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Post by kustokie on Aug 13, 2016 12:20:07 GMT
Well football season has arrived and I don't think I've ever been less excited. On the flip side, I'm really looking forward to our trip to Stevenage and the most enjoyable day out last season was away at Doncaster. Would it really be so bad if we got relegated or am I being old, miserable and a bit daft? Yes, yes, yes and yes. Especially the being old bit. If it takes 23 years to get back you and me will be pushing up the daisies. |
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Post by Mendicant on Aug 13, 2016 12:35:08 GMT
When you've been at the top you don't want to drop but life is full of up's and down's. Appreciate them when your there but don't feel too lost when your not. Ooh that reminds me, must go to the supermarket to buy a steak and some chips. |
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Post by dutchstokie on Aug 13, 2016 12:59:47 GMT
I wouldn't give a shit to be frank. You still support Stoke through thick and thin.
Is Coates gonna pay me mortgage and me Bill's ??
I might even be able to get more tickets and to see them more often.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 13:03:11 GMT
Cannot believe this is up for debate ?
premier league you are 'somebody'
anywhere else
'nobody'
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Post by march4 on Aug 13, 2016 13:05:56 GMT
Well football season has arrived and I don't think I've ever been less excited. On the flip side, I'm really looking forward to our trip to Stevenage and the most enjoyable day out last season was away at Doncaster. Would it really be so bad if we got relegated or am I being old, miserable and a bit daft? I share your view that I haven't been less excited about a season for decades. However, the thought of return to that cold, dark horrible place known as the lower leagues fills me with dread. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 13:08:28 GMT
BOJAN - SHAKIRI - ARNAUTOVIC - AFELLAY - BUTLAND - IMBULLA - DIOUF
if yuo're not excited these-days
your fucking dead from the neck up, as far as Im concerned
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Post by wuzza on Aug 13, 2016 13:10:00 GMT
Depends a bit on your time of life aswell I suppose - personally I've had enough of trailing round the lower leagues and the grind that those leagues represent.
My appetite for football has diminished over the years. The only thing that has really kept it going is the better standards of football Stoke have been able to offer over the last 8 or 9 years and the better accessibility to watch ( which the PL provides).
So relegation - yep fairly disasterous as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by march4 on Aug 13, 2016 13:28:38 GMT
BOJAN - SHAKIRI - ARNAUTOVIC - AFELLAY - BUTLAND - IMBULLA - DIOUF if yuo're not excited these-days your fucking dead from the neck up, as far as Im concerned Our best players are Whelan, Arnie, Jack and SJW. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 13:32:23 GMT
yep them too ! - my point is reinforced  |
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Post by davejohnno1 on Aug 13, 2016 13:40:43 GMT
Well football season has arrived and I don't think I've ever been less excited. On the flip side, I'm really looking forward to our trip to Stevenage and the most enjoyable day out last season was away at Doncaster. Would it really be so bad if we got relegated or am I being old, miserable and a bit daft? If you are old enough then you will remember that last time we got relegated to tier 2 football it took us 23 years to get back to tier 1. Not sure what you are meaning, why on earth would you want to get relegated. I do reminisce about being able to wake up on the morning of the game and deciding whether to go to the game or not. Football has got it totally wrong and is getting worse as far as the experience goes. Shitty small cold seats with bad views of the game and sitting on a phone line for 20 mins to try and get a ticket for a game 8 months in the future.. You pay a fortune in petrol and for a ticket and refreshments only to watch over paid prima-donnas diving and cheating and end up invariably watching a game with 10 vs 11 or a the team in the lead clock wasting for the last 30 mins. The powers that be have forgot it is actually a spectator sport. Been there and done it. Momo's summed it up for me |
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Post by davejohnno1 on Aug 13, 2016 13:41:35 GMT
are you losing your passion for the game Dave ? I know you wouldn,t lose your passion for Stoke but maybe the game itself Without a doubt mate, yes |
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Post by dhes2113 on Aug 13, 2016 13:46:28 GMT
Well football season has arrived and I don't think I've ever been less excited. On the flip side, I'm really looking forward to our trip to Stevenage and the most enjoyable day out last season was away at Doncaster. Would it really be so bad if we got relegated or am I being old, miserable and a bit daft? I'm old, I'm miserable but I'm not daft. Relegation would be horrendous. Have some faith. |
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Post by mailman44 on Aug 13, 2016 13:46:28 GMT
Well football season has arrived and I don't think I've ever been less excited. On the flip side, I'm really looking forward to our trip to Stevenage and the most enjoyable day out last season was away at Doncaster. Would it really be so bad if we got relegated or am I being old, miserable and a bit daft? You are better than this mate. Have a thought for the Stoke fans outside of the U.K., we would be reduced to video highlights and one or two matches a year. |
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Post by davejohnno1 on Aug 13, 2016 16:23:19 GMT
Well football season has arrived and I don't think I've ever been less excited. On the flip side, I'm really looking forward to our trip to Stevenage and the most enjoyable day out last season was away at Doncaster. Would it really be so bad if we got relegated or am I being old, miserable and a bit daft? I'm old, I'm miserable but I'm not daft. Relegation would be horrendous. Have some faith. Just for clarification, I don't for one minute think we will be relegated. We'll have another "good" season. |
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Post by robwahlmann on Aug 13, 2016 16:32:44 GMT
Well football season has arrived and I don't think I've ever been less excited. On the flip side, I'm really looking forward to our trip to Stevenage and the most enjoyable day out last season was away at Doncaster. Would it really be so bad if we got relegated or am I being old, miserable and a bit daft? We are finally building a team that can compete with the best at times and you would like to see us relegated!!!??? Stop talking nonsense!  |
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Post by retired1 on Aug 13, 2016 17:23:56 GMT
Well football season has arrived and I don't think I've ever been less excited. On the flip side, I'm really looking forward to our trip to Stevenage and the most enjoyable day out last season was away at Doncaster. Would it really be so bad if we got relegated or am I being old, miserable and a bit daft? FFS!!!!!!!! |
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Post by heworksardtho on Aug 13, 2016 17:29:42 GMT
Well football season has arrived and I don't think I've ever been less excited. On the flip side, I'm really looking forward to our trip to Stevenage and the most enjoyable day out last season was away at Doncaster. Would it really be so bad if we got relegated or am I being old, miserable and a bit daft? Tell the good care staff to put an extra sugar in your hot chocolate before they put you into bed tonight |
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Post by stokie1130 on Aug 13, 2016 17:35:02 GMT
Well football season has arrived and I don't think I've ever been less excited. On the flip side, I'm really looking forward to our trip to Stevenage and the most enjoyable day out last season was away at Doncaster. Would it really be so bad if we got relegated or am I being old, miserable and a bit daft? This has got to be up there with one of the most thick as fuck posts on here. You sir, are a tit. |
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Post by davejohnno1 on Aug 13, 2016 19:25:35 GMT
Well football season has arrived and I don't think I've ever been less excited. On the flip side, I'm really looking forward to our trip to Stevenage and the most enjoyable day out last season was away at Doncaster. Would it really be so bad if we got relegated or am I being old, miserable and a bit daft? This has got to be up there with one of the most thick as fuck posts on here. You sir, are a tit. How so? I've watched stoke pretty much my whole life and arguably we have the best team I've ever seen in our colours. I'm not saying I want to go down or that we will but in all honesty mid table obscurity is a tad boring. Does it really matter that we were abysmal in the 1st half today? Doesn't it really matter that we were so much better in the second half? Todays result doesn't really matter. For me, its just getting mote and more dull each season. That isn't a criticism of Hughes, stoke city or any prediction of impending doom, its more a reflection of modern day top flight football. We won't win the league. We aren't good enough to break into the top 6 or 7, we will probably always fall just short in the cup competitions but we are nowhere near bad enough to go down. In truth, last season was superb. 9th and a penalty kick away from a major cup final yet for many it was still not good enough. |
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Post by jarvinski on Aug 13, 2016 19:31:21 GMT
What a fucking prick, fuck off and sign up for the vale site
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Post by jarvinski on Aug 13, 2016 19:31:37 GMT
What a fucking prick, fuck off and sign up for the vale site
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 19:33:31 GMT
Ask any Ipswich fan how they enjoy the championship, that place is a fucking trap that's tough to get out of
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 19:37:14 GMT
Also mid-table Premier League is the absolute best place to be.
We see more wins then losses under Hughes, we beat some top teams and when we finally get some silverware we will appreciate it so much more then any of the stereotypical top-4 etc. Silverware for them is a job done, for us it's a dream come true.
When we appointed Hughes I said I'm more then happy to roll the dice and risk relegation because I'd sooner compete in that league then wallow in 17th at this one. But we compete in this league, and we see some fantastic stuff, unbelievable to me people would even entertain the thought of playing championship football over prem at this point.
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Post by Bowyer83 on Aug 13, 2016 19:43:17 GMT
This has got to be up there with one of the most thick as fuck posts on here. You sir, are a tit. How so? I've watched stoke pretty much my whole life and arguably we have the best team I've ever seen in our colours. I'm not saying I want to go down or that we will but in all honesty mid table obscurity is a tad boring. Does it really matter that we were abysmal in the 1st half today? Doesn't it really matter that we were so much better in the second half? Todays result doesn't really matter. For me, its just getting mote and more dull each season. That isn't a criticism of Hughes, stoke city or any prediction of impending doom, its more a reflection of modern day top flight football. We won't win the league. We aren't good enough to break into the top 6 or 7, we will probably always fall just short in the cup competitions but we are nowhere near bad enough to go down. In truth, last season was superb. 9th and a penalty kick away from a major cup final yet for many it was still not good enough. Dave I'm not going to have a go at your original post but read over the last sentence you wrote on this quote and in a way your contradicting yourself. Your saying last season was touching superb but have lost your Stoke Mojo and pondered the thought of relegation. If everybody wasn't happy with last season then it's up to them but obviously your views were different. |
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Post by numpty40 on Aug 13, 2016 19:43:49 GMT
This has got to be up there with one of the most thick as fuck posts on here. You sir, are a tit. How so? I've watched stoke pretty much my whole life and arguably we have the best team I've ever seen in our colours. I'm not saying I want to go down or that we will but in all honesty mid table obscurity is a tad boring. Does it really matter that we were abysmal in the 1st half today? Doesn't it really matter that we were so much better in the second half? Todays result doesn't really matter. For me, its just getting mote and more dull each season. That isn't a criticism of Hughes, stoke city or any prediction of impending doom, its more a reflection of modern day top flight football. We won't win the league. We aren't good enough to break into the top 6 or 7, we will probably always fall just short in the cup competitions but we are nowhere near bad enough to go down. In truth, last season was superb. 9th and a penalty kick away from a major cup final yet for many it was still not good enough. You've lost interest in football, no big deal. If you've lost that interest you will find the championship dull and boring, find another sport. Personally I'm loving the top league. |
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Post by davejohnno1 on Aug 13, 2016 19:49:33 GMT
How so? I've watched stoke pretty much my whole life and arguably we have the best team I've ever seen in our colours. I'm not saying I want to go down or that we will but in all honesty mid table obscurity is a tad boring. Does it really matter that we were abysmal in the 1st half today? Doesn't it really matter that we were so much better in the second half? Todays result doesn't really matter. For me, its just getting mote and more dull each season. That isn't a criticism of Hughes, stoke city or any prediction of impending doom, its more a reflection of modern day top flight football. We won't win the league. We aren't good enough to break into the top 6 or 7, we will probably always fall just short in the cup competitions but we are nowhere near bad enough to go down. In truth, last season was superb. 9th and a penalty kick away from a major cup final yet for many it was still not good enough. You've lost interest in football, no big deal. If you've lost that interest you will find the championship dull and boring, find another sport. Personally I'm loving the top league. I have a good friend that supports Chesterfield so I go to watch them. I enjoy it. The game has a,refreshing honesty as do the crowds. I went to watch Bradford v vale last week. It was 0-0. Vale were absolutely pants but I enjoyed it. |
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