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Post by Eggybread on Apr 14, 2020 22:02:13 GMT
I was talking about this competition the other day with a Blackpool fan and they have actually won it .Anyway, now I remember the 90s games even though I only went a couple of the home games, but did anyone go to the games in the early 70s? I would like to see some photos if possible of away days and any good stories.Gutted I never to any of the away games.
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Post by NassauDave on Apr 15, 2020 2:55:03 GMT
I was at the home games.
Not a bad little tournament actually.
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Post by wagsastokie on Apr 15, 2020 7:14:49 GMT
Bring back the watney Mann cup
None of these fancy Dan European trips
Think of the air miles
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Post by zerps on Apr 15, 2020 7:15:21 GMT
Didn’t the vale get turned over by genoa in the final once?
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Post by ab61 on Apr 15, 2020 8:24:39 GMT
I’m sure in the early 70s we won 1-0 away at Rome and the players had to wait in the dressing room for ages after the game because of the nutters outside. Also vaguely remember at a corner in a home game. May also have been Rome ? John Ritchie was getting persistently niggled at a corner be someone, had enough, turned round punched the player and got sent off. Any records of this anywhere. I was only around 10 at the time so not sure how good my memory is on the above.
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Post by ab61 on Apr 15, 2020 8:25:44 GMT
Didn’t the vale get turned over by genoa in the final once? Pretty sure it was 5-0 at Wembley in the 90s ! Anyone ? |
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Post by werrington on Apr 15, 2020 8:27:03 GMT
I’m sure in the early 70s we won 1-0 away at Rome and the players had to wait in the dressing room for ages after the game because of the nutters outside. Also vaguely remember at a corner in a home game. May also have been Rome ? John Ritchie was getting persistently niggled at a corner be someone, had enough, turned round punched the player and got sent off. Any records of this anywhere. I was only around 10 at the time so not sure how good my memory is on the above. Rome was an Anglo Italian thingy tournament Richie was v Kaiserslautern in a uefa cup match |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 8:36:51 GMT
Remember being quite awe struck at home to Fiorentina one year. Effenberg and Batistuta.
Think it was 0-0.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Apr 15, 2020 8:38:52 GMT
Remember being quite awe struck at home to Fiorentina one year. Effenberg and Batistuta. Think it was 0-0. Boring Joe’s 1st match wasn’t it?or was he just in the stands🤔 |
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Apr 15, 2020 8:39:39 GMT
Didn’t the vale get turned over by genoa in the final once? Pretty sure it was 5-0 at Wembley in the 90s ! Anyone ? |
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Post by ab61 on Apr 15, 2020 8:40:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 8:44:17 GMT
We lost to Notts County on pens and would have played Brescia I think in the final.
I always thought we should have signed Steve Cherry who I think was their keeper that night.
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Post by ab61 on Apr 15, 2020 8:53:13 GMT
I’m sure in the early 70s we won 1-0 away at Rome and the players had to wait in the dressing room for ages after the game because of the nutters outside. Also vaguely remember at a corner in a home game. May also have been Rome ? John Ritchie was getting persistently niggled at a corner be someone, had enough, turned round punched the player and got sent off. Any records of this anywhere. I was only around 10 at the time so not sure how good my memory is on the above. Rome was an Anglo Italian thingy tournament Richie was v Kaiserslautern in a uefa cup match Make you right mate www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-kaiserslautern-uefa-cup-2000438.amp |
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Post by nott1 on Apr 15, 2020 9:16:26 GMT
I seem to remember what a dirty bunch of cnuts the Italians were and spent most of the matches booing the bustards!
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Post by nott1 on Apr 15, 2020 9:17:49 GMT
They were a bunch of evil tw@ts too with thighs like large oak trees! |
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Post by Squeekster on Apr 15, 2020 9:23:03 GMT
Bring back the watney Mann cup None of these fancy Dan European trips Think of the air miles Are we not still the holders of the Watney cup? Although I think the actual trophy is in Derby County's cabinet I think I read a few years back. |
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Post by somersetstokie on Apr 15, 2020 9:27:05 GMT
Pretty sure it was 5-0 at Wembley in the 90s ! Anyone ? I don't believe this. Port Vale in a euro final? |
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Post by wagsastokie on Apr 15, 2020 9:28:13 GMT
Bring back the watney Mann cup None of these fancy Dan European trips Think of the air miles Are we not still the holders of the Watney cup? Although I think the actual trophy is in Derby County's cabinet I think I read a few years back. Yes we're still the holders Never understood why the trophy is in the Derby cabinet Maybe something to do with the dodgy sheep lovers being the first winners Maybe they never handed the original back |
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Post by lagwafis on Apr 15, 2020 9:37:54 GMT
We lost to Notts County on pens and would have played Brescia I think in the final. I always thought we should have signed Steve Cherry who I think was their keeper that night. They had Jason Kearton in goal, we'd had him on loan a few years earlier. He saved two of our penalties (from Overson and Paul Allen I think) and Gleghorn put another just wide. Agree, he was an excellent keeper. We should have been in for him but he ended up moving to Crewe. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 9:55:09 GMT
We lost to Notts County on pens and would have played Brescia I think in the final. I always thought we should have signed Steve Cherry who I think was their keeper that night. They had Jason Kearton in goal, we'd had him on loan a few years earlier. He saved two of our penalties (from Overson and Paul Allen I think) and Gleghorn put another just wide. Agree, he was an excellent keeper. We should have been in for him but he ended up moving to Crewe. I remember Kearton yes he was the keeper in the semi you're right but he didn't play in the final. Was Cherry as I remember they were real unlucky not to win. Actually they may have been in 2 finals but def Steve Cherry at Wembley. |
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Post by thestatusquo on Apr 15, 2020 9:57:04 GMT
I don't believe this. Port Vale in a euro final? If memory serves it was in front of the lowest recorded Wembley crowd 🤭 |
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Post by Squeekster on Apr 15, 2020 10:13:02 GMT
We lost to Notts County on pens and would have played Brescia I think in the final. I always thought we should have signed Steve Cherry who I think was their keeper that night. They had Jason Kearton in goal, we'd had him on loan a few years earlier. He saved two of our penalties (from Overson and Paul Allen I think) and Gleghorn put another just wide. Agree, he was an excellent keeper. We should have been in for him but he ended up moving to Crewe. I was standing next to Nick Hancock in the Boothen during that penalty shoot out he couldn't watch and he had this huge silver quilted jacket on, looked like he was heading to the moon! |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Apr 15, 2020 12:39:02 GMT
Remember being quite awe struck at home to Fiorentina one year. Effenberg and Batistuta. Think it was 0-0. Boring Joe’s 1st match wasn’t it?or was he just in the stands🤔 Think he watched incognito or the Stoke End as we call it or was that amongst the Sunderland fans?!  Memory........ Didn't they have a famous striker playing for them, Fiorintina not Sunderland, Batistuta (sp?) |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Apr 15, 2020 12:45:23 GMT
Boring Joe’s 1st match wasn’t it?or was he just in the stands🤔 Think he watched incognito or the Stoke End as we call it! ! Didn't they have a famous striker playing for them, Batistuta (sp?) Yes as Onlooker said Batistuta and Effenburg played that night. Who’d have thought the 20/25 minute Joe Jordan’s red and white army in the game after against Leicester would soon turn to jeers especially in the tactical masterclass at home to Bath😄 |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Apr 15, 2020 12:57:05 GMT
Think he watched incognito or the Stoke End as we call it! ! Didn't they have a famous striker playing for them, Batistuta (sp?) Yes as Onlooker said Batistuta and Effenburg played that night. Who’d have thought the 20/25 minute Joe Jordan’s red and white army in the game after against Leicester would soon turn to jeers especially in the tactical masterclass at home to Bath😄 I met him on a train from Euston, nqm, when he was still playing for the Shit and he was a lovely bloke! |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Apr 15, 2020 12:59:55 GMT
Yes as Onlooker said Batistuta and Effenburg played that night. Who’d have thought the 20/25 minute Joe Jordan’s red and white army in the game after against Leicester would soon turn to jeers especially in the tactical masterclass at home to Bath😄 I met him on a train from Euston, nqm, when he was still playing for the Shit and he was a lovely bloke! Just a pity he was so negative here mate |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Apr 15, 2020 13:08:44 GMT
I met him on a train from Euston, nqm, when he was still playing for the Shit and he was a lovely bloke! Just a pity he was so negative here mate Yeh, I guess we were hoping for more of the same as the previous Scottish manager! Fucking Celtic!  |
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Post by lagwafis on Apr 15, 2020 13:54:35 GMT
They had Jason Kearton in goal, we'd had him on loan a few years earlier. He saved two of our penalties (from Overson and Paul Allen I think) and Gleghorn put another just wide. Agree, he was an excellent keeper. We should have been in for him but he ended up moving to Crewe. I remember Kearton yes he was the keeper in the semi you're right but he didn't play in the final. Was Cherry as I remember they were real unlucky not to win. Actually they may have been in 2 finals but def Steve Cherry at Wembley. You're right about Cherry in the final - teams at the bottom here. I never realised Oliver Bierhoff played for Ascoli in that game either. He went from losing to (a soon to be relegated) Notts County at Wembley to scoring the winner for Germany in the Euro 96 final 14 months later! |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Apr 15, 2020 14:56:36 GMT
I was talking about this competition the other day with a Blackpool fan and they have actually won it .Anyway, now I remember the 90s games even though I only went a couple of the home games, but did anyone go to the games in the early 70s? I would like to see some photos if possible of away days and any good stories.Gutted I never to any of the away games. 71/72 season was epic. In all we played 71 competitive games starting in August 71 and finishing mid June 72 with the Anglo Italian Cup. The final game of that season was actually played 5th Aug 72 with the FA Cup 3rd place play-off final from previous season vs Birmingham a week before the 72/73 Div 1 season kicked off. Some other crazy stats from that season as well; we played Man Utd 7 times losing only once and knocking them out of both cup competitions in front of combined attendance of over 300,000. Player appearance figures were eye watering with 9 players each playing over 50 games. Jackie Marsh played the most with 69 games. Had it not been for a good start to the Div 1 Campaign the number of games almost relegated us as we only won twice in the league after early November. A truly memorable season for us older Stokies. |
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Post by lordb on Apr 15, 2020 16:12:30 GMT
I don't believe this. Port Vale in a euro final? Lowest ever crowd for a final at Wembley |
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