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Post by mattador78 on May 28, 2017 19:57:36 GMT
Spoiler alert for Christmas if you read on
Stokes own Eddie hall
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Post by paulinespens on May 28, 2017 20:04:46 GMT
The only thing that can spoil Christmas for me is the fact that Santa aint real.
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Post by mattador78 on May 28, 2017 20:09:33 GMT
The only thing that can spoil Christmas for me is the fact that Santa aint real. WHAT!!!!!!! So for the last 40 Christmas I've been lied too |
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Post by bathstoke on May 28, 2017 20:14:12 GMT
Is it Jeff Capes...
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Post by Boothen on May 28, 2017 20:17:08 GMT
Spoiler alert for Christmas if you read on Stokes own Eddie hall Just one thing wrong there, Eddie Hall ain't from Stoke. He's from Newcastle. |
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Post by salopstick on May 28, 2017 20:20:12 GMT
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Post by mattador78 on May 28, 2017 20:20:24 GMT
True but as with most castle lads like myself you end up lumping in as a stokie especially if your a stoke fan.
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Post by bathstoke on May 28, 2017 21:26:10 GMT
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Post by entropy92 on May 28, 2017 21:42:29 GMT
Got to say a massive congrats to Eddie Hall. Dissapointed to see he is retiring now after his first win but understandable given what he has put his body through to gain that title.
Seen him down the Cherry Tree in Castle a few times and to be fair although I dont know him at all, he comes across as a right arrogant lad strutting about the place like he owns it.
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Post by felonious on May 28, 2017 21:49:50 GMT
Got to say a massive congrats to Eddie Hall. Dissapointed to see he is retiring now after his first win but understandable given what he has put his body through to gain that title. Seen him down the Cherry Tree in Castle a few times and to be fair although I dont know him at all, he comes across as a right arrogant lad strutting about the place like he owns it. Have you told him?  |
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Post by felonious on May 28, 2017 21:50:57 GMT
Spoiler alert for Christmas if you read on Stokes own Eddie hall Just one thing wrong there, Eddie Hall ain't from Stoke. He's from Newcastle. Let's just say he's from the Potteries then  |
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Post by entropy92 on May 28, 2017 22:10:25 GMT
Got to say a massive congrats to Eddie Hall. Dissapointed to see he is retiring now after his first win but understandable given what he has put his body through to gain that title. Seen him down the Cherry Tree in Castle a few times and to be fair although I dont know him at all, he comes across as a right arrogant lad strutting about the place like he owns it. Have you told him? Have I told him? No I havent do you go upto every arrogant cunt you come accross and tell them they are? |
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Post by kidsgroveboxxy on May 28, 2017 22:26:42 GMT
Well done Eddie. Great accomplishment. He'd still shit himself though, if I got on the Sambucas! |
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Post by Boothen on May 29, 2017 4:09:49 GMT
Just one thing wrong there, Eddie Hall ain't from Stoke. He's from Newcastle. Let's just say he's from the Potteries then Newcastle ain't the Potteries though.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 5:05:14 GMT
I watched a documentary on Netflix about him a week ago. Wasn't aware WSM was going on but this doc must've been a few years old as he came 6th?
The dedication and sacrifices he's made to achieve this are unimaginable. Yes he's a bit of an arrogant knobhead but that doesn't take away from the achievement, and he's also got some likeable traits. His decision to retire immediately after achieving his dream is a sensible one. Hopefully he can do a few chat-shows and whatnot and reap the financial rewards he deserves.
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Post by jimigoodwinsbeard on May 29, 2017 5:27:39 GMT
Got to say a massive congrats to Eddie Hall. Dissapointed to see he is retiring now after his first win but understandable given what he has put his body through to gain that title. Seen him down the Cherry Tree in Castle a few times and to be fair although I dont know him at all, he comes across as a right arrogant lad strutting about the place like he owns it. He was on come dine with me a few years back, he came across as fairly level headed in my opinion, seen him a few times in tesco trent vale and again came across as no airs or graces, stopping to chat to people. This is one of the biggest problems with attitudes in stoke, this guy will bring lot of publicity to this area and straightaway its 'always been an arrogant t**t, was a right knob in school', the guy has dedicated his life to achieving this one goal and now done it he has sensibly retired. I hope he reaps all the financial rewards from it to secure a comfortable life for his family and himsen. |
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Post by borat on May 29, 2017 8:57:56 GMT
Got to say a massive congrats to Eddie Hall. Dissapointed to see he is retiring now after his first win but understandable given what he has put his body through to gain that title. Seen him down the Cherry Tree in Castle a few times and to be fair although I dont know him at all, he comes across as a right arrogant lad strutting about the place like he owns it. Eddie is far from arrogant, he's very humble and likeable, i know more than 1 person who knows him and spoke to him many times. He trains at the hanley gym on bottlelow street strength asylum. |
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Post by ParaPsych on May 29, 2017 12:22:19 GMT
The Netflix documentary is great. To me he comes across like a lot of 'lads' from round here, with an immature sense of humour and constantly being a massive windup merchant. It probably makes him a complete and utter pain in the arse for a lot of his competitors, but I found him quite stupidly amusing and likeable. The best bit of the documentary was at the start when he claims he grew up on the rough mean streets of Stoke, some kind of deprived hell hole that taught him to look after himself, or else. I'm pretty sure he grew up in the Westlands/Clayton area of 'Castle where wet lettuces like me are from.  |
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Post by entropy92 on May 29, 2017 12:30:43 GMT
Got to say a massive congrats to Eddie Hall. Dissapointed to see he is retiring now after his first win but understandable given what he has put his body through to gain that title. Seen him down the Cherry Tree in Castle a few times and to be fair although I dont know him at all, he comes across as a right arrogant lad strutting about the place like he owns it. Eddie is far from arrogant, he's very humble and likeable, i know more than 1 person who knows him and spoke to him many times. He trains at the hanley gym on bottlelow street strength asylum. Im glad to hear it. I shouldnt of made that comment. Like I say I dont know him at all, its just how he came across at the time. Maybe hed had a few beers. |
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on May 29, 2017 17:54:20 GMT
I was avoiding this thread thanks to the spoiler alert, but they've only gone and blabbed it on Midlands Today! WTF do we have to wait six months to watch it?
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Post by mattador78 on May 29, 2017 18:26:19 GMT
I was avoiding this thread thanks to the spoiler alert, but they've only gone and blabbed it on Midlands Today! WTF do we have to wait six months to watch it? Did my part 👍 |
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Post by mrred on May 30, 2017 12:20:26 GMT
He does come across as a prick just by how he talks, as someone said- with no airs or graces. But he's a nice guy in real life. I don't train at Strength Asylum but a few mates do- all have nothing but positive things to say.
Bit disappointed he's retired from WSM. Given Eddie's determination to win it, I can't understand why he wouldn't want to defend it, at least once. His retiremnemt leaves the door wide open for Thor to take it next year with the big names like Shaw and Big Z getting older.
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Post by 3putts on May 31, 2017 11:13:39 GMT
He does come across as a prick just by how he talks, as someone said- with no airs or graces. But he's a nice guy in real life. I don't train at Strength Asylum but a few mates do- all have nothing but positive things to say. Bit disappointed he's retired from WSM. Given Eddie's determination to win it, I can't understand why he wouldn't want to defend it, at least once. His retiremnemt leaves the door wide open for Thor to take it next year with the big names like Shaw and Big Z getting older. he is retiring from wsm because of the demands on his body. i think he has gone upto 30 stone which puts extra pressure on your internal organs. used to see him at the m club but hasnt been for a while seemed decent enough to me. |
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Post by chigstoke on May 31, 2017 12:52:13 GMT
Have you told him? Have I told him? No I havent do you go upto every arrogant cunt you come accross and tell them they are? We all do, we iz well hard innit? |
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Post by flea79 on May 31, 2017 14:21:09 GMT
Eddie is far from arrogant, he's very humble and likeable, i know more than 1 person who knows him and spoke to him many times. He trains at the hanley gym on bottlelow street strength asylum. Im glad to hear it. I shouldnt of made that comment. Like I say I dont know him at all, its just how he came across at the time. Maybe hed had a few beers. due to his size he does have a walk that screams look at me, having met him a couple of times via work he really is anything but arrogant, nothing but time for people hopefully now he has done it he will drop a bit of weight as carrying that much even for a super fit person cant be good for your heart etc |
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Post by trickydicky73 on May 31, 2017 14:37:36 GMT
Imagine Nigel Pearson's chagrin when he celebrated victory prematurely, only to discover he'd misread the name of the competition.
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