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Post by PotterLog on Apr 12, 2020 23:10:14 GMT
Off twitter. Sure we can all agree and this won’t cause a single disagreement   I’ll kick off with Waddo, Matthews, Banks, Ryan |
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Apr 12, 2020 23:22:04 GMT
Banks;Smith;Matthews;Macari.
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Post by Olgrligm on Apr 12, 2020 23:45:40 GMT
Banks;Franklin;Matthews;Steele
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Post by upthefud on Apr 13, 2020 0:00:14 GMT
Shouldn't they be managers, seeing as it's for presidents?
Waddington Pulis McGrory Macari
Players would be
Matthews Banks Franklin Steele
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Post by madnellie on Apr 13, 2020 3:19:46 GMT
Matthews, Banks, Stein, Shawcross.
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Post by pretzel on Apr 13, 2020 5:59:42 GMT
Can't help thinking Peter Coates should be up there.
So on a director, manager, player, employee basis I'm going to go for.
Coates - Waddo - Sir Stan - Nello
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Post by zerps on Apr 13, 2020 7:29:55 GMT
Hughes, Rowett, Jones, Lambert
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Post by loosestools on Apr 13, 2020 7:58:35 GMT
Saido, Wimmer, Imbula, Jese
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Post by StaffordPotter on Apr 13, 2020 8:20:48 GMT
Thorne
Fuller
Banks
Matthews
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Apr 13, 2020 8:38:00 GMT
Saido, Wimmer, Imbula, Jese That's more Mount Nevermore than Stokemore....😉 |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Apr 13, 2020 9:07:50 GMT
Banks;Franklin;Matthews;Steele I suppose that unbiased footy experts looking at the whole time the club has been in existence would find it difficult to argue with that 4. I only saw Banks and Matthews play. But my dad, who (like his father and all his brothers) supported ManU as he came from Warrington, always said that Franklin and Steele were the two Stoke players he really wanted to see at ManU. So, I'll go for those 4 as well. If there had been 5 heads on Mt Rushmore I'd have found it difficult to split Hudson and Greenhoff for the 5th spot. Despite Hudson's brilliance, I'd go for Greenhoff as my 5th choice. Great servant to the club over many years and a lovely, humble man. |
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Apr 13, 2020 9:14:20 GMT
Banks Matthews Coates. Waddington the four who’s contribution is either global or timeless
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Post by innocentbystander on Apr 13, 2020 11:35:59 GMT
One life-sized Abdoulaye Faye would dwarf Mount Rushmore.
He could probably carved it out himself - 10 minutes with a butter knife.
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Post by ravey123 on Apr 13, 2020 11:38:55 GMT
Off twitter. Sure we can all agree and this won’t cause a single disagreement I’ll kick off with Waddo, Matthews, Banks, Ryan Sir Dennis of Smith Gordon Banks Tony Pulis Sir Stanley Matthews |
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Apr 13, 2020 12:03:25 GMT
Mathews, Waddington, Hudson , Banks...
Just picking 4 does focus the mind, I didn't realise that mine would have all come from the Waddington years.
I would have liked to have got
Pulis, Fuller , Shawcross.... and Denis Smith in
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Post by PotterLog on Apr 13, 2020 13:27:21 GMT
Mathews, Waddington, Hudson , Banks... Just picking 4 does focus the mind, I didn't realise that mine would have all come from the Waddington years. I would have liked to have got Pulis, Fuller , Shawcross.... and Denis Smith in Yeah the shouts above of Smithy, Steele, Franklin are all worthy. Also maybe Skeels and Ritchie. But it's nice to have a more modern one and only Ryan fits the bill really. I do think they have to have been synonymous with the club for a large chunk of their careers though, so players like Hudson and Stein, who were magnificent for relatively short periods of time, don't get in. |
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Apr 13, 2020 14:09:16 GMT
Mathews, Waddington, Hudson , Banks... Just picking 4 does focus the mind, I didn't realise that mine would have all come from the Waddington years. I would have liked to have got Pulis, Fuller , Shawcross.... and Denis Smith in Yeah the shouts above of Smithy, Steele, Franklin are all worthy. Also maybe Skeels and Ritchie. But it's nice to have a more modern one and only Ryan fits the bill really. I do think they have to have been synonymous with the club for a large chunk of their careers though, so players like Hudson and Stein, who were magnificent for relatively short periods of time, don't get in. Potter, to my shame I actually "forgot" about Ritchie I put it down to replying between doing other things)....in some ways Big John epitomises the club at that time, a quiet, unassuming, effective player, a genuine nice guy, a team player. Conroy? You are correct about Skeels' claim of course , our longest serving player, yet not renowned for anything " outstanding"....the 60s version of Whelan perhaps?...the perfect utility team man? |
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Apr 13, 2020 14:15:47 GMT
Matthews, Banks, Coates, Iwelumo
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 13, 2020 14:21:56 GMT
Waddington, Matthews, Banks and Coates
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Post by PotterLog on Apr 13, 2020 14:53:23 GMT
Yeah the shouts above of Smithy, Steele, Franklin are all worthy. Also maybe Skeels and Ritchie. But it's nice to have a more modern one and only Ryan fits the bill really. I do think they have to have been synonymous with the club for a large chunk of their careers though, so players like Hudson and Stein, who were magnificent for relatively short periods of time, don't get in. Potter, to my shame I actually "forgot" about Ritchie I put it down to replying between doing other things)....in some ways Big John epitomises the club at that time, a quiet, unassuming, effective player, a genuine nice guy, a team player. Conroy? You are correct about Skeels' claim of course , our longest serving player, yet not renowned for anything " outstanding"....the 60s version of Whelan perhaps?...the perfect utility team man? Right, only just twigged the connection with your username, haha how could you?  |
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Post by leicspotter on Apr 13, 2020 14:58:51 GMT
Sculpted images of 3 of the leading contenders already exist at the ground (maybe for good reason?)...so no danger of there being a "Ronaldo" style botch job  Just leaves one space to fill: Plenty of contenders but i will go for Waddo to sit alongside Banks, Matthews and Ritchie |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2020 16:05:07 GMT
Would have to be the 4 managers who have taken us to our highest ever league finishes for me.
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Post by GoBoks on Apr 13, 2020 17:32:56 GMT
Unfortunately, the person who epitomizes Stoke's achievements throughout history does not play for Stoke, but deserves a spot anyway ....
Mr. Bean!
We can consistently stuff up anything.
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Post by GoBoks on Apr 13, 2020 17:50:36 GMT
Off twitter. Sure we can all agree and this won’t cause a single disagreement I’ll kick off with Waddo, Matthews, Banks, Ryan That's all well and good, but the real question which single individual is our equivalent of Crazy Horse?  My vote is Arnie! |
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Post by ChesterStokie on Apr 13, 2020 18:02:50 GMT
Those guys from Deep Purple haven’t aged well. |
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Post by cheadlepotter on Apr 13, 2020 18:39:52 GMT
Matthews
Banks
Shawcross
Skeels
Though it’s a shame Smith and Bloor miss out.
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Post by scfc75 on Apr 13, 2020 18:51:26 GMT
Waddington, Matthews, Banks and Coates I don’t think anyone can argue with the first three, I think #4 has to go to Ritchie as all-time top scorer. |
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Post by Boothen on Apr 13, 2020 19:29:07 GMT
Matthews, Banks, Waddington, Stevenson
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Post by timehascome on Apr 13, 2020 19:29:58 GMT
waddington should be on it.
not pulis coates or hughes.
the rest should be players
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Post by GoBoks on Apr 13, 2020 19:32:39 GMT
Waddington, Matthews, Banks and Coates I don’t think anyone can argue with the first three, I think #4 has to go to Ritchie as all-time top scorer. The problem is, that we're then saying that we have done nothing of note (at least related to personalities) since the mid 70's (or before that). I'd say that getting to the prem, FA Cup final, Europe, 3 ninth place finishes in a row, more than 1 current "A" international players is an achievement worth commemorating and the person that best epitomizes those achievements has to be Peter Coates. My vote (based on achievements through the ages) Sir Stan - 1930's, almost Champs, 1960's promotion, our most famous son Tony Waddington - 1960's & 70's, promotion, building our best team, our only trophy, first european adventure Peter Coates - Our fall from grace, the golden share, fightback, the Prem era, FA Cup Final, Europe, assmbling our most expensive team Final place goes to a player representative who rivals sir Stan for most famous ...... Gordon Banks. World cup winner, League cup winner, best years of career spent with Stoke. |
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