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Post by Block 22 on Jul 23, 2017 8:03:45 GMT
People keep comparing Begovic transfer to the Arnautovic one. They were nothing a like in the slightest. Begovic moved to a giant club with the capacity to win trophies (as he did). Arnautovic moved for more money to a club we will finish above next season. Sticking two fingers up at us in the process (literally), the guy is a dick. Don't forget who made you Arnie lad, when you signed for us you were a 3 million pound 'nobody'. The fans over at West Ham won't show you half the love that the Stoke fans did. So yes, he moved for more money as we all would. Doesn't justify being a class A dick in the process. They both moved for the cash. So the comparison is fair. Money is the top and bottom line in football. That's just the way it is. You missed my point. People aren't angry at the move itself. People are angry at the clownish behaviour. He's acting like Stoke City owe him something, we owe him fuck all he needs to remember who he was when he arrived at Stoke.
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Post by rondogmcmuffin on Jul 23, 2017 8:28:53 GMT
So which game are you looking forward to? And there's leaving a club for more money, and there's being a complete cunt about it, publicly handing in a transfer request and knocking at least 5 million off his price tag ( see Sigurdsson for a fine example ), posting twatty childish photos dressed like a 15 year old drinking a 3litre bottle of white lightening on the streets of Bentilee, sticking two fingers up at all the people who got your career back on track and most importantly, being so fucking smug about it. I hear you, I left my job 2 years ago for more money, but I left with dignity, thanked all my employees for their support and left on a good note. I think that's why people are now looking forward to West Ham, hence the fuss. I look forward to every game , and maybe if I was still at school I'd act like a child and give him stick ,but at the end of the day it's a game of football he owes us nothing and moved to a club for more money he won't be the first or the last to do it , that's what footballers do I'm afraid Ok so you're looking forward to every game, could have just said that, or not replied to the "which game are you most looking forward to" question as you still haven't answered it. Thanks for turning it into ANOTHER Arnie thread though, just what this board needs. You say you're above all of it and to mature to give people "stick", but then make back handed passive aggressive comments like "if I was still in school", I'll leave you be, if you ever need a step ladder to get off your high horse let me know, just make sure it's not between Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm though, I'll be in class then.
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Post by heworksardtho on Jul 23, 2017 8:40:02 GMT
I look forward to every game , and maybe if I was still at school I'd act like a child and give him stick ,but at the end of the day it's a game of football he owes us nothing and moved to a club for more money he won't be the first or the last to do it , that's what footballers do I'm afraid Ok so you're looking forward to every game, could have just said that, or not replied to the "which game are you most looking forward to" question as you still haven't answered it. Thanks for turning it into ANOTHER Arnie thread though, just what this board needs. You say you're above all of it and to mature to give people "stick", but then make back handed passive aggressive comments like "if I was still in school", I'll leave you be, if you ever need a step ladder to get off your high horse let me know, just make sure it's not between Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm though, I'll be in class then. You need to chill out abit , I don't know how long you've been watching stoke for but the arnies of this world have always come and gone and will continue to do so , if only give him stick if he came out and said Stoke was a shit hole and the fans were wankers , but he's just another footballer with no ties to the area or the club who has moved for more money . Giving him stick and abuse will only end up going one way and that's for him to score at the brit
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Post by superheroantonius on Jul 23, 2017 8:41:54 GMT
Stoke 1 west ham 0 Arnautovic og 90+2
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Post by trigger on Jul 23, 2017 8:44:28 GMT
At the moment looking forward to none, dreading is more descriptive.
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Post by rondogmcmuffin on Jul 23, 2017 8:45:07 GMT
Ok so you're looking forward to every game, could have just said that, or not replied to the "which game are you most looking forward to" question as you still haven't answered it. Thanks for turning it into ANOTHER Arnie thread though, just what this board needs. You say you're above all of it and to mature to give people "stick", but then make back handed passive aggressive comments like "if I was still in school", I'll leave you be, if you ever need a step ladder to get off your high horse let me know, just make sure it's not between Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm though, I'll be in class then. You need to chill out abit , I don't know how long you've been watching stoke for but the arnies of this world have always come and gone and will continue to do so , if only give him stick if he came out and said Stoke was a shit hole and the fans were wankers , but he's just another footballer with no ties to the area or the club who has moved for more money . Giving him stick and abuse will only end up going one way and that's for him to score at the brit I'm 26 now so since I was 11 or 12, I'm not a weathered supporter but I know nothing but Stoke. Sticking your fingers up at all the fans on his "on my way to London" is as good as calling us wankers, the fact that Coral then put their 2pence worth in rubbed salt in the wounds. I said in my original post I'm looking forward to spurs away and united away again, just West Ham, a game that wasn't really at the top of my list now has added value. I'm calm, I'm off work for a week
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 8:54:20 GMT
The one that we win 😉
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Post by heworksardtho on Jul 23, 2017 9:02:05 GMT
You need to chill out abit , I don't know how long you've been watching stoke for but the arnies of this world have always come and gone and will continue to do so , if only give him stick if he came out and said Stoke was a shit hole and the fans were wankers , but he's just another footballer with no ties to the area or the club who has moved for more money . Giving him stick and abuse will only end up going one way and that's for him to score at the brit I'm 26 now so since I was 11 or 12, I'm not a weathered supporter but I know nothing but Stoke. Sticking your fingers up at all the fans on his "on my way to London" is as good as calling us wankers, the fact that Coral then put their 2pence worth in rubbed salt in the wounds. I said in my original post I'm looking forward to spurs away and united away again, just West Ham, a game that wasn't really at the top of my list now has added value. I'm calm, I'm off work for a week Well I'm 56 so maybe if I was 26 yes I'd give him shit , I did the same to crooks , chapman , Heath , bould etc when I was in my late teens and twentys , so enjoy your week , I'm just a boring old twat now lol 😀
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Post by stokemark on Jul 23, 2017 9:40:11 GMT
Can't see what all the fuss is about , he's gone to another job for more money the same we all would do I agree - it's pathetic and makes us look so small time it's unbelievable
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Post by chumley on Jul 23, 2017 9:46:13 GMT
Still think Arnie expected more and bigger clubs to come him for him, that backfired and heaven knows how he will handle the Lights of London, probably hit the town and become an even bigger bellend.
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Post by sportsman on Jul 23, 2017 9:52:12 GMT
Still think Arnie expected more and bigger clubs to come him for him, that backfired and heaven knows how he will handle the Lights of London, probably hit the town and become an even bigger bellend. Bet he didn't just sit in last night watching analysis videos on how to improve his game. Straight up town me thinks to celebrate passing his medical.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jul 23, 2017 10:10:08 GMT
What reception did/will Begovic get? He came back for Chelsea in the cup and I can't remember there being any animosity towards him. The only players I remember getting abuse were Kav and Commons. Commons deserved his though cos he went fron hero (mid week vs west brom) to zero (after his serious injury and subsequent I don't want to be here anymore). At the time so did Kav but hindsight showed that we were wrong. And he has been exonerated by the faithful.
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Post by mrred on Jul 23, 2017 10:21:18 GMT
Also don't forget all the West Ham fans (who are among the worst in the country at the best of times) crowing about how Arnie's made the step up from a nothing club to play in their atmosphere-free government-sponsored 60k mausoleum. Hope we smash them, then look forward to their meltdown when they don't even finish in the top half after convincing themselves they're on for a top 4 challenge. Don't forget the bubbles. He loves the bubbles apparently, the simplistic cunt. And someone said he was 'devastating' for us. Come off it. He was a good signing and scored a peppering of goals. But devastating? Bollocks.
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Post by rondogmcmuffin on Jul 23, 2017 10:23:43 GMT
I'm 26 now so since I was 11 or 12, I'm not a weathered supporter but I know nothing but Stoke. Sticking your fingers up at all the fans on his "on my way to London" is as good as calling us wankers, the fact that Coral then put their 2pence worth in rubbed salt in the wounds. I said in my original post I'm looking forward to spurs away and united away again, just West Ham, a game that wasn't really at the top of my list now has added value. I'm calm, I'm off work for a week Well I'm 56 so maybe if I was 26 yes I'd give him shit , I did the same to crooks , chapman , Heath , bould etc when I was in my late teens and twentys , so enjoy your week , I'm just a boring old twat now lol 😀 I think this is the first player to do the dirty since fully understanding the concept of hate. Hopefully I'll mature by the time I'm 56. Take it easy and roll on Everton away!
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Post by NG4POTTERS on Jul 23, 2017 10:25:45 GMT
Forest away in the fa cup. Hopefully
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 10:34:44 GMT
Can't see what all the fuss is about , he's gone to another job for more money the same we all would do I agree - it's pathetic and makes us look so small time it's unbelievable How the fuck does giving an ex player a dogs load of abuse make us small time when it happens at every ground up and down the land? It's a tribal sport as long as it doesn't spill over its part of the game maybe you should think about crocheting on a Saturday afternoon instead?
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Post by GeneralFaye on Jul 23, 2017 10:35:38 GMT
Dear me, if there's some people not arsed about West Ham at home next season then there's no wonder the atmosphere has gone down the toilet. Where's the fucking fire in some of you?!
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Post by alster on Jul 23, 2017 12:52:23 GMT
I agree - it's pathetic and makes us look so small time it's unbelievable How the fuck does giving an ex player a dogs load of abuse make us small time when it happens at every ground up and down the land? It's a tribal sport as long as it doesn't spill over its part of the game maybe you should think about crocheting on a Saturday afternoon instead? I accept what you're saying but some people(me included) don't really get the tribal aspect and find it a bit daft.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 12:58:07 GMT
How the fuck does giving an ex player a dogs load of abuse make us small time when it happens at every ground up and down the land? It's a tribal sport as long as it doesn't spill over its part of the game maybe you should think about crocheting on a Saturday afternoon instead? I accept what you're saying but some people(me included) don't really get the tribal aspect and find it a bit daft. I don't accept it when a line gets crossed, but a bit of needle adding to the atmosphere in the ground is part of what football is all about.....
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Post by alster on Jul 23, 2017 13:01:55 GMT
I accept what you're saying but some people(me included) don't really get the tribal aspect and find it a bit daft. I don't accept it when a line gets crossed, but a bit of needle adding to the atmosphere in the ground is part of what football is all about..... Don't get me wrong I'm not objecting to it just saying I don't get it. Probably because I never identify myself as part of a group/herd/tribe. Its not because I'm getting old I've always been the same its always been strictly about the football and my enjoyment of it or otherwise.
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Post by expectedtoulouse on Jul 23, 2017 13:02:42 GMT
West Ham (providing Arnautovic plays). Walters will get an ovation, Whelan would too if we got them in the cup, but the flash prick deserves all the abuse we can throw at him. What reception did/will Begovic get? He should get booed. Messed the club around to supposedly further his career only to spend the next 2 seasons warming the bench but for a lot more money. Greedy bastard!
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Post by overthehills on Jul 23, 2017 13:28:53 GMT
Everton away, only ground outside London I not done. Keep putting it off as away end is meant to be crap but going try get tickets this year and tick it off list. Be good to surprise everybody and beat them. Gooooarnnn Stoke!!!!
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Post by petershiltonsmini on Jul 23, 2017 13:37:48 GMT
FA cup Final Stoke beating West Ham 6-0 Really looking forward to it
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Post by Edward Tattsyrup on Jul 23, 2017 13:42:17 GMT
I won't boo Arnie. I just won't acknowledge his existence. That is far better than firing him up to put one past us. I will cheer if Bardsley smashes him into row Z however. H My thoughts exactly, however if he scores and celebrates I will probably get a stadium ban.
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Post by rondogmcmuffin on Jul 23, 2017 14:32:36 GMT
So West Ham wins it then?
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Jul 23, 2017 14:37:20 GMT
West Ham. The abuse is going to be deafening, I can't wait. I genuinely think that will be one of the loudest game in the Prem to date. I haven't seen this much hate coursing through peoples veins for one player in well over a decade Jesus, really? That's fucking tragic if true. Yeah, we loved the bloke for four years then we sold him for a massive profit but the moment he put pen to paper we now hate him. Fucking nuts. Far more worthy figures to 'hate' from other teams if you must. Some football fans' mentalities I will just never understand, thankfully, I'd 'hate' to be that neanderthal.
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Post by stokemark on Jul 23, 2017 14:40:37 GMT
I agree - it's pathetic and makes us look so small time it's unbelievable How the fuck does giving an ex player a dogs load of abuse make us small time when it happens at every ground up and down the land? It's a tribal sport as long as it doesn't spill over its part of the game maybe you should think about crocheting on a Saturday afternoon instead? What makes us look smalltime is people saying that it's the match they are most looking forward to You should think about actually reading what the thread is about
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Post by stokemark on Jul 23, 2017 14:42:47 GMT
I genuinely think that will be one of the loudest game in the Prem to date. I haven't seen this much hate coursing through peoples veins for one player in well over a decade Jesus, really? That's fucking tragic if true. Yeah, we loved the bloke for four years then we sold him for a massive profit but the moment he put pen to paper we now hate him. Fucking nuts. Far more worthy figures to 'hate' from other teams if you must. Some football fans' mentalities I will just never understand, thankfully, I'd 'hate' to be that neanderthal. Agree mate - and to elevate it to 'the match you are most looking forward to' is fucking pathetic
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 14:44:13 GMT
How the fuck does giving an ex player a dogs load of abuse make us small time when it happens at every ground up and down the land? It's a tribal sport as long as it doesn't spill over its part of the game maybe you should think about crocheting on a Saturday afternoon instead? What makes us look smalltime is people saying that it's the match they are most looking forward to You should think about actually reading what the thread is about I look forward to every game and West Ham will be one that will have an extra edge so yes I understand why people would single it out. Thanks for the advice though.....
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 14:45:38 GMT
I genuinely think that will be one of the loudest game in the Prem to date. I haven't seen this much hate coursing through peoples veins for one player in well over a decade Jesus, really? That's fucking tragic if true. Yeah, we loved the bloke for four years then we sold him for a massive profit but the moment he put pen to paper we now hate him. Fucking nuts. Far more worthy figures to 'hate' from other teams if you must. Some football fans' mentalities I will just never understand, thankfully, I'd 'hate' to be that neanderthal. It's just pantomime. Get over yourself.....
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