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Post by outspaced on Apr 17, 2020 22:49:35 GMT
Never seen this before, just before my time. Jimmy and Big John, what a front two.
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Post by JoeinOz on Apr 18, 2020 7:40:02 GMT
Smart shirt with the black collar
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Post by xchpotter on Apr 18, 2020 8:06:48 GMT
Was that Hugh Johns commentating? My favourite ever, better than Motson, Davies and a trillion miles better than the crap we have to endure these days with the the likes of Tyldesly.
This was the time I first recall football sticker albums and the strips.
Fond memories.
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Post by jarvinski on Apr 18, 2020 8:30:14 GMT
Motson was and still is the worst commentator the world has ever seen and those shirts were put in a very hot wash
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Apr 18, 2020 8:36:34 GMT
These highlights were on a 'golden years' vhs the club issued weren't they? About 30 years ago? I remember I used to watch the video whenever I was off school pulling a sickie, there was also highlights of Derby away? And a stunning Jimmy Greenhoff goal at Birmingham?
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Post by Gods on Apr 18, 2020 8:42:52 GMT
Funny how you remember newspaper headlines, the Guardian went for 'The future looks bright for smooth Stoke' after this one.
We'd ended Leeds 26 match unbeaten run the season before with a 3-2 win and made sure they didn't threaten anything similar again.
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Post by Billy the kid on Apr 18, 2020 9:15:24 GMT
Well before my time, but some of those hair cuts were fab. Hudson looked every bit a class act there.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Apr 18, 2020 9:28:15 GMT
Funny how the mind plays tricks I was sure there was something about them having a new kit that day , but must have been another time .
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Post by Davef on Apr 18, 2020 9:37:37 GMT
Funny how the mind plays tricks I was sure there was something about them having a new kit that day , but must have been another time . That was a new Leeds kit, with blue and white piping on the sleeves and shorts. They played in a completely plain yellow kit the season before. |
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Post by Dutchpeter on Apr 18, 2020 9:50:06 GMT
Smart shirt with the black collar That was probably the most sober kit Admiral made in the 1970s. Surprising we didn’t get one like Sheffield United or Southampton. It definitely would have been a kitsch classic. |
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Post by Dutchpeter on Apr 18, 2020 10:01:27 GMT
Was that Hugh Johns commentating? My favourite ever, better than Motson, Davies and a trillion miles better than the crap we have to endure these days with the the likes of Tyldesly. This was the time I first recall football sticker albums and the strips. Fond memories. Yes Hugh Johns with his signature ‘One Nuffin!’ Catchphrase. |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Apr 18, 2020 10:19:29 GMT
Salmons looked half decent there. Just missed out on this golden era due to date of birth but feel like I lived it later in folklore coming from a Stoke mad area and family.
Didn't hear that much about Geoff though. Any good?
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Post by redstriper on Apr 18, 2020 10:27:39 GMT
Salmons was my favourite player at the time. Fine player, didn't waste much. Afellay the one he reminds me of in recent times.
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Post by redstriper on Apr 18, 2020 10:29:09 GMT
That is still my favourite Stoke team.
But Haslegrave playing in that game, he was usually the 12th man. Presumably TC was out injured.
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Post by fca47 on Apr 18, 2020 10:51:38 GMT
Amazing how many locals there were in that side. Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Smith,Dodd, Haselgrave. Whats happened to local football.
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Post by OldStokie on Apr 18, 2020 10:53:36 GMT
Geoff Salmons was a very good player. Him and Huddy were best mates and drinking buddies. They also worked together brilliantly on the park.
Some bloody good players in that team. Enjoyed that. Thanks.
OS.
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Post by shrewspotter on Apr 18, 2020 10:56:02 GMT
That was a very good Leeds side they beat too. Hudson was just like watching an artist at work
Hunter, Gray, McQueen, Bremner, McKenzie, Reaney, Giles, Jordan, Clarke would have got in any side in the league plus I’ve probably missed some
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Post by Dutchpeter on Apr 18, 2020 11:05:24 GMT
Amazing how many locals there were in that side. Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Smith,Dodd, Haselgrave. Whats happened to local football. After some of the Stoke Youth team circa 84-86 graduated into the first team, I really struggle to recall any home grown players until Andy Griffin turned up. From what I can tell many football clubs have been making inroads into the potteries for school boy signings. What interests me is how clubs like Leeds and Southampton have been producing good Players for the last six decades. |
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Post by xchpotter on Apr 18, 2020 11:13:39 GMT
That is still my favourite Stoke team. But Haslegrave playing in that game, he was usually the 12th man. Presumably TC was out injured. I thought Haslegrave was Tom Ince for a minute with his wasted passes and fannying about. |
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Post by ChesterStokie on Apr 18, 2020 13:59:34 GMT
Funny how you remember newspaper headlines, the Guardian went for 'The future looks bright for smooth Stoke' after this one. We'd ended Leeds 26 match unbeaten run the season before with a 3-2 win and made sure they didn't threaten anything similar again. One of the other newspaper headlines after that 3-0 game was 'CLOUGH FINDS IT TOUGH' The reason I remember that is we were on holiday in Majorca at the time and someone took a picture of me holding up the back page of the paper with that headline. Back then the papers took an extra day to arrive out there so I probably didn't get to find out the result of that game until the Monday! |
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Post by partickpotter on Apr 18, 2020 14:01:40 GMT
My second game.
Loved it!
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Post by fca47 on Apr 18, 2020 14:14:55 GMT
That is still my favourite Stoke team. But Haslegrave playing in that game, he was usually the 12th man. Presumably TC was out injured. I thought Haslegrave was Tom Ince for a minute with his wasted passes and fannying about. Signed by Cloughie for Forest, so wasn't that bad normally. |
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Post by spitthedog on Apr 18, 2020 14:26:36 GMT
Was that Hugh Johns commentating? My favourite ever, better than Motson, Davies and a trillion miles better than the crap we have to endure these days with the the likes of Tyldesly. This was the time I first recall football sticker albums and the strips. Fond memories. Yes Hugh Johns with his signature ‘One Nuffin!’ Catchphrase. "We wanted that third goal, and we got it"! I found Hugh John's commentary poetical. I remember his 'There it is!" for the goals. He was a wonderful commentator, my favourite ever, and he used to love Stoke in that period, he was very eloquent admirer of skilful football. Loved Greenhoff and Huddy. |
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Post by Gods on Apr 18, 2020 14:28:42 GMT
My 2nd match we beat Arsenal 5-0. When you are a small kid you think that is how life will always be :-) |
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Post by Dutchpeter on Apr 18, 2020 14:28:43 GMT
Yes Hugh Johns with his signature ‘One Nuffin!’ Catchphrase. "We wanted that third goal, and we got it"! I found Hugh John's commentary poetical. I remember his 'There it is!" for the goals. He was a wonderful commentator, my favourite ever, and he used to love Stoke in that period, he was very eloquent admirer of skilful football. Loved Greenhoff and Huddy. He also had the habit of calling the players by their nicknames. In the Star Soccer footage of Leicester v Stoke in 78/79, I was wondering why the fuck he was calling Mike Doyle ‘Tommy’ 🤣 |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2020 14:37:24 GMT
"We wanted that third goal, and we got it"! I found Hugh John's commentary poetical. I remember his 'There it is!" for the goals. He was a wonderful commentator, my favourite ever, and he used to love Stoke in that period, he was very eloquent admirer of skilful football. Loved Greenhoff and Huddy. He also had the habit of calling the players by their nicknames. In the Star Soccer footage of Leicester v Stoke in 78/79, I was wondering why the fuck he was calling Mike Doyle ‘Tommy’ 🤣 He has a Grandson called Tommy who currently plays at Man City, must be late teens now. Hugh Johns was way ahead of his time there. Mike Doyle was as cool a player as you'd see but apparently a bit of a loose cannon off the pitch. |
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Post by spitthedog on Apr 18, 2020 14:43:51 GMT
My 2nd match we beat Arsenal 5-0. When you are a small kid you think that is how life will always be :-) Memorable game, and incredible to think we beat the Champions 5-0 at home. It was between Arsenal and Leeds for the League that year and we had beat Leeds 3-0 at home the game before Arsenal, would that have been your first game then? |
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Post by Dutchpeter on Apr 18, 2020 14:47:12 GMT
He also had the habit of calling the players by their nicknames. In the Star Soccer footage of Leicester v Stoke in 78/79, I was wondering why the fuck he was calling Mike Doyle ‘Tommy’ 🤣 He has a Grandson called Tommy who currently plays at Man City, must be late teens now. Hugh Johns was way ahead of his time there. Mike Doyle was as cool a player as you'd see but apparently a bit of a loose cannon off the pitch. Mike Doyle’s biography is one of the best, saddest and most honest of all football biographies. Has a lot to say about Stoke too. |
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Post by spitthedog on Apr 18, 2020 14:48:16 GMT
He also had the habit of calling the players by their nicknames. In the Star Soccer footage of Leicester v Stoke in 78/79, I was wondering why the fuck he was calling Mike Doyle ‘Tommy’ 🤣 He has a Grandson called Tommy who currently plays at Man City, must be late teens now. Hugh Johns was way ahead of his time there. Mike Doyle was as cool a player as you'd see but apparently a bit of a loose cannon off the pitch. I know that Mike Doyle fought with alcoholism and died of liver failure at the age of 64. He seemed like a very steady character on the pitch. He was one of Alan Durban's defensive rocks in our promotion year. Played 115 times for us, quite a lot really, considering he was considered as past his best when he came here at the age of 32. So perhaps qualifies as an unsung hero too! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2020 14:58:25 GMT
He has a Grandson called Tommy who currently plays at Man City, must be late teens now. Hugh Johns was way ahead of his time there. Mike Doyle was as cool a player as you'd see but apparently a bit of a loose cannon off the pitch. Mike Doyle’s biography is one of the best, saddest and most honest of all football biographies. Has a lot to say about Stoke too. Must check that out. |
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