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Post by Trouserdog on Oct 26, 2017 14:42:20 GMT
Just wondered whether anyone had any memories of this day they'd like to share to help me with an article I'm writing?
I remember listening to it on the radio and being guiltily pleased we'd been hammered as it meant Ball would inevitably be sacked as a result (he was). Any stories or first-hand observations from the day would be much-appreciated.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2017 14:44:11 GMT
The "spitting"....
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Post by stantheman on Oct 26, 2017 14:46:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2017 14:47:47 GMT
Pretty sure it was at mud hut land. |
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Post by Davef on Oct 26, 2017 14:49:52 GMT
Enjoy!
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Post by skemstokie on Oct 26, 2017 14:52:42 GMT
Just wondered whether anyone had any memories of this day they'd like to share to help me with an article I'm writing? I remember listening to it on the radio and being guiltily pleased we'd been hammered as it meant Ball would inevitably be sacked as a result (he was). Any stories or first-hand observations from the day would be much-appreciated. I live in Skelmersdale so a quick drive home (8 miles) after the match with radio Stoke on,the reception was poor so as soon i got home put on house radio (with rooftop aerial for perfect reception) first thing i heard was of the sacking  , wife could not understand why i was dancing around punching the air after such a trouncing, |
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Post by The Stubborn Optimist on Oct 26, 2017 14:59:24 GMT
A few random thoughts.
Got piss wet through standing on the grass bank on an open end.
Some youth lost his footing at the top of the grass bank and slid down the bank, cutting a swathe through the rest of the Stoke fans and taking a few with him. Classic comedy moment.
On the way back, when news reached us that Ball had gone there was a massive collective shout of YEEEEESSSS!!!!
Don't forget to mention the aftermath of Ball's tenure at Stoke, the game at Exeter, there was real vitriol directed at Ball, we were vile that day.
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Post by werrington on Oct 26, 2017 15:25:31 GMT
Anyone of a certain nature in the Springfield pub before the game and the walk back into town after will say it was an excellent day 😊
The match was utter shite
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 26, 2017 15:28:37 GMT
Anyone currently saying they 'hope we go down', should be locked in a room and forced to watch that season and related footage of the squeaky voiced goon who managed us on a perpetual loop.
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Oct 26, 2017 15:37:40 GMT
Ballsacked?
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 26, 2017 15:50:16 GMT
I and several others were playing football with a teapot lid, that caused many of the infamous slides down the grassy bank. Wigan, Huddersfield, Cambridge, Reading, Swansea, Shrewsbury away day days just merge together in the memory of how utterly crap we'd become.
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Post by rawli on Oct 26, 2017 15:50:48 GMT
Anyone currently saying they 'hope we go down', should be locked in a room and forced to watch that season and related footage of the squeaky voiced goon who managed us on a perpetual loop. Which genius appointed him? |
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Post by BuckRogers on Oct 26, 2017 15:54:06 GMT
Standing under the cow shed at the top of the grass bank, watching it rain & rain all match. You think its bad now😏
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Post by Northy on Oct 26, 2017 16:04:59 GMT
wasnt wigan the coffee throwing? |
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Post by lordb on Oct 26, 2017 16:15:38 GMT
I was flued up, felt like death.
Dragged myself there,and because had flu went in the main stand/shoebox.
Then watched Wigan play like shit but still be 100000 times better than us.
Memory foggy but I think the rumour he had been sacked started at half time?
Was confirmed by the time we got back to Stoke
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Post by liam007 on Oct 26, 2017 16:18:22 GMT
I remember getting back into Stoke that night and walking upto the newsagents to collect a copy of The Green 'un.Quite a few Stokies were waiting in the shop as we knew they were delivered around the time we got back from saturday games in the north west area.Obviously eveyone was unhappy at the result and performance(most covered in mud from slipping down the bank). After 5 minutes of waiting in walks Mick Cullerton,commercial manager at the time and he could not apologise enough for the result/display and actually went onto say the only good thing to happen that day was Alan Ball leaving Stoke City and left us in no doubt that he had no time for him at all.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Oct 26, 2017 16:18:35 GMT
Anyone currently saying they 'hope we go down', should be locked in a room and forced to watch that season and related footage of the squeaky voiced goon who managed us on a perpetual loop. Which genius appointed him? The real problem was the genius in question sticking with the previous manager too long and getting himself into this mental as fuck pickle!  |
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Post by ChesterStokie on Oct 26, 2017 16:26:19 GMT
Just wondered whether anyone had any memories of this day they'd like to share to help me with an article I'm writing? I remember listening to it on the radio and being guiltily pleased we'd been hammered as it meant Ball would inevitably be sacked as a result (he was). Any stories or first-hand observations from the day would be much-appreciated. I have never, not once, ever wanted us to lose a game even when I was desperate for Pulis to go. I was truly shocked when some Stoke fans seemed pleased that time we lost at Bolton to keep Vale down. I cannot even say that any pleasure I had from hearing Alan Ball had gone when driving back from Wigan in any way shape or form made up for the disappointment of losing 4-0. |
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Post by Fred Merger on Oct 26, 2017 16:43:39 GMT
Which genius appointed him? The real problem was the genius in question sticking with the previous manager too long and getting himself into this mental as fuck pickle! Always remember thinking when Mick Mills brought in Alan Ball as assistant that fuck me he'll end up pushing you of a job and sure enough he did. The only person that didn't see it coming was Mills himself! |
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Post by werrington on Oct 26, 2017 17:11:16 GMT
We went in the car and parked near town centre
It was only when we were on our way home the driver informed us he had no tax, insurance or MOT !!!
He’ll remain nameless as he has an account on here
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2017 17:21:46 GMT
We went in the car and parked near town centre It was only when we were on our way home the driver informed us he had no tax, insurance or MOT !!! He’ll remain nameless as he has an account on here I used to go to matches with the Longton/Blurton lot in rental mental vans. One game (Hull away I think) we hadn't even barely left the ground after filling up with petrol we almost smashed into a parked car on London Rd. Someone asked the driver if he had a licence and he just answered straight faced "no never have had". I was all "wtf" but we had a good day out. Rather eventful. Those rental mental vans had plenty of crates of bottles in the back and for some reason they required a few bricks. Just in case of a breakdown by the road. Good times. Great memories. |
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Post by werrington on Oct 26, 2017 17:36:50 GMT
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Post by liam007 on Oct 26, 2017 17:44:12 GMT
Used to go aways with a load of Stoke fans from Leek in the late 80's and we always rented from a company called C and C Diesels in Leek.They always rented us the worse van they had available that week,some real awful vans.One trip down to Walsall in 88 the dam thing broke down on us on the way back home and we just left it in Walsall and found other ways home(Bostocks,mates anyway home we could find).None of us bothered to report the breakdown to the rental company,we were not allowed to use them again.Great times following Stoke away when your young,free and money to spend on stoke and beer.
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Post by ParaPsych on Oct 26, 2017 17:47:15 GMT
I've seen some crap over the years, but there is a chance that first 30 seconds is the worst 30 seconds of football Stoke have ever played. Glad I didn't go that game. |
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Post by liam007 on Oct 26, 2017 17:47:24 GMT
After the win at Prenton Park on the friday night i thought we were going to walk the league.Oh and Gareth Evan's diving header winner at Bolton was a cracking mental celebrated with TJ up the floodlight leading the Stoke fans in to a great Delilah after the final whistle. |
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Post by waffles on Oct 26, 2017 17:48:44 GMT
A few random thoughts. Got piss wet through standing on the grass bank on an open end. Some youth lost his footing at the top of the grass bank and slid down the bank, cutting a swathe through the rest of the Stoke fans and taking a few with him. Classic comedy moment. On the way back, when news reached us that Ball had gone there was a massive collective shout of YEEEEESSSS!!!! Don't forget to mention the aftermath of Ball's tenure at Stoke, the game at Exeter, there was real vitriol directed at Ball, we were vile that day. I can remember slipping on the embankment, went all the way down, knocked over fellow stokies and broke my leg, as the ambulance took me away I was gutted, I heard everyone pissing themselves, still walk with a limp, to make it worse, everyone asks me if "I have a pebble in my shoe" |
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Post by stantheman on Oct 26, 2017 17:51:19 GMT
wasnt wigan the coffee throwing? I'm sure not a great deal happened at Wigan. Coffee was definitely Exeter |
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Post by werrington on Oct 26, 2017 17:56:02 GMT
That was the season Ball said in Kings Hall we’d be promoted by Christmas and Biggins and Ellis would score 50 goals between them ( or something similar ) then when we he got sacked after a 4-0 defeat at Wigan he said we expect too much !!!
Work that one out
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Post by woodstein on Oct 26, 2017 17:58:08 GMT
I was at the Balls out game with my mate Tim from Blackpool. We were in the side where the dugout was and near end of game leant over and politely told Ball it looked like that was it. I respected his past not to be rude. He didn't do anything but Cranson muttered something in his defence. We heard on train back to Manchester from someone who had a radio that he'd gone. This was pre mobile internet days!
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Post by ct1 on Oct 26, 2017 18:08:30 GMT
A few random thoughts. Got piss wet through standing on the grass bank on an open end. Some youth lost his footing at the top of the grass bank and slid down the bank, cutting a swathe through the rest of the Stoke fans and taking a few with him. Classic comedy moment. On the way back, when news reached us that Ball had gone there was a massive collective shout of YEEEEESSSS!!!! Don't forget to mention the aftermath of Ball's tenure at Stoke, the game at Exeter, there was real vitriol directed at Ball, we were vile that day. shite football but great days out- oh to be young again!! |
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, wife could not understand why i was dancing around punching the air after such a trouncing,
