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Post by liam007 on Mar 19, 2021 19:44:44 GMT
Before you meet our maker you can choose any game from Stoke City history to watch,
1- You were there. Liverpool 2 Stoke 2,for that Kelly goal and mass celebration.
2- Wished you were there.1972 League Cup final,to see Stoke lift a major trophy
3-Wished you weren't there. Difficult choice as never want to miss a game but have to go for the cup replay defeat at Telford,we were shit that night.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2021 20:52:45 GMT
1 - Really can't make my mind up for this so either Stoke 3 Leeds 2, OR Stoke 5 Arsenal 0, OR Stoke 5 v Bolton 0, OR Notts County 0 Stoke 1, OR Stoke 2 Chelsea 1 LC Final
2 - Stoke 6 Liverpool 1
3 - Stoke 2 Blyth Spartans 3
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Mar 19, 2021 21:02:14 GMT
1. Bolton semi 5-0 but theres been loads Europe etc. 2. Has to be 1972 final wish I was born and there to see it. 3. Nuneaton borough fa cup defeat just fuck off!
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Post by mattyd2 on Mar 19, 2021 21:20:07 GMT
Was there...promotion game v Leicester.
Wish I'd been there...difficult, as I was only 7 for lge cup final, so I'd say Semi final 5-0 v Bolton.
Wish I wasn't.. walsall play off 2nd leg...
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Post by tomdickorharry on Mar 19, 2021 21:39:35 GMT
West Brom home 1992? 4-3 stein rooster. Brilliant
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Post by raythesailor on Mar 19, 2021 22:30:54 GMT
I once by pure accidental chance happened to have a one to one conversation with no other than “Our” Gordon Banks .
We talked for some time and reminisced and he was amused to hear that I used to pay 2/6p to stand behind him in the Boothen End.
Eventually the conversation came round to the game to remember. I started off by saying W Ham v Stoke at Hillsbough. Before I could finish my sentence he said;
“It was a 0=0 Draw and a fantastic game.”
I will never forget the awesome sound of W Ham supporters singing “ Blowing Bubbles” or the fact that Gordon remembered the mid week game so well.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Mar 19, 2021 22:37:53 GMT
1 Stoke 4 Luton 4 1982
2 Stoke 0 Leicester 0 Going up
3 Stoke 0 Brum 7 embarrassing
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Post by innercitysumo on Mar 19, 2021 23:04:53 GMT
1. Vale away, promotion season 93
2. Cardiff away (play off 2nd leg)
3.Wigan away 6-1
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Post by newsteadst3 on Mar 20, 2021 5:04:36 GMT
3. Any of them brian little hidings we took
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Mar 20, 2021 7:32:19 GMT
1. Very difficult to choose. Liverpool 2, Stoke 2 ( Tony Kelly equaliser) because my daughter was our mascot; 72 Wembley League Cup Final win v Chelsea; 5-0 Wembley SF win v. Bolton; Notts County away when we got promotion with Richardson's late goal. Stoke 3 Leeds 2 to end their unbeaten run. I think by a short head it is the League Cup Final. 2. Easy - 3-2 win over West Ham in League Cup semi-final replay at Old Trafford. I was on Newcastle Council and Vice-Chair of the Highways Committee. There was a public meeting about a proposed major road scheme in 'Castle ( which never happened in the end). The leader of the Council told me I absolutely had to be there or else. So I missed a fantastic game which took us to Wembley. Made worse by the fact that very few turned up at the road meeting ( probably because they were all at Old Trafford  ). 3. How long have you got ? The worst feeling I've ever had at a match was undoubtedly after Arsenal's last ditch equalising penalty at the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough. This was of course before we'd been there to win the League Cup the year after. We'd never been to a Wembley final and were just seconds away. Somehow we just knew that that was our chance and that it wouldn't happen in the replay. I always said it was character-forming because nothing which ever happens to Stoke on a football pitch could ever be as bad as that, so maybe I wouldn't say that I wish I hadn't been there. You have to go through these things ! |
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Post by scfc75 on Mar 20, 2021 9:11:22 GMT
1. Bolton semi, 5-0. Wow.
2. Autoglass final win v Stockport, couldn’t get time off work. Wish I’d told them to get fucked but at the time couldn’t afford to lose my job.
Or.... Liverpool 6-1 (was on holiday) or.... the Crouchie wondergoal v Man City (think I was ill)... definite pattern of missing great games!
3. Playoff semi v Leicester (Garry Parker) - utterly heartbreaking.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Mar 20, 2021 9:15:25 GMT
1. Bolton semi final but this time sober, I was pissed for most of the game.
2. Liverpool 6-1, I was working
3. Probably the game we got smashed by Birmingham at home and the boardroom got stormed, I remember being terrified as a wee kiddie.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2021 9:21:33 GMT
1. Beating Bolton at Wembley.
2. The League Cup final.
3. Bristol City away in the Cup a few years back. Still the worst Stoke performance I've seen, and that's saying something.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 20, 2021 9:33:05 GMT
1. I was there - League Cup Final Stoke 2 Chelsea 1  2. Wish I had been there - Stoke 9 Plymouth 0 Dec 1960 (our record home win) I was a very young intermittent attender in those days and this was one I missed. Made worse by the fact that a school friend who was a Vale supporter and lived round the corner went with his dad.  3. Wish I had not been there. Too many to mention - I refuse to nominate one in particular!  |
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Post by boweryboy on Mar 20, 2021 10:10:57 GMT
1963/64 season saw Stoke draw at home on a Saturday to West Brom 1-1.not a very good game, we were then at home again in mid week to Ipswich Town.... after the dissapointing last game,I thought I will give this one a miss, Jesus when I checked the result...9-1 we won, could not believe it, that's the one I always regret missing 😩😩
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Post by PotterLog on Mar 20, 2021 17:21:01 GMT
1. Bolton
2. Many challengers aside from LC final.. I'd like to have been there to fully absorb the best performance a Stoke team has given in my lifetime - Man City 2-0, but the 80s child in me would go for the annihilation of Liverpool. Also Notts '79 and Ninian Park
3. ManC relegation game. Utterly vile experience
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Post by lawrieleslie on Mar 20, 2021 17:27:51 GMT
1963/64 season saw Stoke draw at home on a Saturday to West Brom 1-1.not a very good game, we were then at home again in mid week to Ipswich Town.... after the dissapointing last game,I thought I will give this one a miss, Jesus when I checked the result...9-1 we won, could not believe it, that's the one I always regret missing 😩😩 Your memory is failing Bowery......I went the Ipswich thrashing and it was definitely a satdee game mate. I know because I couldn’t get to mid week games as dad was always working and he wouldn’t let me go on my own as I was only 11 at the time. |
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Post by boweryboy on Mar 20, 2021 19:34:33 GMT
Then it was the West Bromwich game in the week, either way the outcome was the same,I missed the 9-1 win !!
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Post by swampySCFC on Mar 20, 2021 21:38:15 GMT
Notts county 0-Stoke 1
Stoke 1 Man City 0 (Crowd roar)
5-0 Bolton
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Post by DentySCFC on Mar 20, 2021 22:21:57 GMT
1. Bolton 0-5 Stoke
2. Cardiff 0-2 Stoke Play-off Semi Final
3. Stoke 0-1 Fail 2002
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Post by lordb on Mar 20, 2021 22:45:58 GMT
3. Any of them brian little hidings we took They sort of merged into one Being spanked at home game after game by third division sides |
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Post by lancashirelad on Mar 20, 2021 22:50:03 GMT
1:Stoke 6-1 Liverpool for importance a boring 0-0 draw with Leicester for a new era of dreams and memories.
2:Stoke 10-3 WBA
3:Stoke 0-7 Birmingham
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 21, 2021 7:40:34 GMT
1963/64 season saw Stoke draw at home on a Saturday to West Brom 1-1.not a very good game, we were then at home again in mid week to Ipswich Town.... after the dissapointing last game,I thought I will give this one a miss, Jesus when I checked the result...9-1 we won, could not believe it, that's the one I always regret missing 😩😩 I went to that Ipswich game - which was on a Saturday. I normally used to go to games with Susan, my girlfriend at the time. For some reason she opted not to go to that game and when I saw her that evening I couldn't convince her what the score had been. It was only when we watched the highlights that evening that she finally realised I was not winding her up!  |
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Post by crowey on Mar 21, 2021 7:51:59 GMT
1 - Really can't make my mind up for this so either Stoke 3 Leeds 2, OR Stoke 5 Arsenal 0, OR Stoke 5 v Bolton 0, OR Notts County 0 Stoke 1, OR Stoke 2 Chelsea 1 LC Final 2 - Stoke 6 Liverpool 1 3 - Stoke 2 Blyth Spartans 3 .... pretty much my choices. However, think Stoke 3 - Leeds 2 just shades it. Smithy’s headed goal I will always remember (usually pretty hopeless remembering anything) |
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Post by crowey on Mar 21, 2021 7:54:17 GMT
1963/64 season saw Stoke draw at home on a Saturday to West Brom 1-1.not a very good game, we were then at home again in mid week to Ipswich Town.... after the dissapointing last game,I thought I will give this one a miss, Jesus when I checked the result...9-1 we won, could not believe it, that's the one I always regret missing 😩😩 I went to that Ipswich game - which was on a Saturday. I normally used to go to games with Susan, my girlfriend at the time. For some reason she opted not to go to that game and when I saw her that evening I couldn't convince her what the score had been. It was only when we watched the highlights that evening that she finally realised I was not winding her up! ..... did they have highlights back then? |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 21, 2021 8:16:33 GMT
I went to that Ipswich game - which was on a Saturday. I normally used to go to games with Susan, my girlfriend at the time. For some reason she opted not to go to that game and when I saw her that evening I couldn't convince her what the score had been. It was only when we watched the highlights that evening that she finally realised I was not winding her up! ..... did they have highlights back then? Yes, it wasn't MOTD though - I think they were on ITV and it MIGHT only have been a local Midlands program - it seemed to vary over the early years. Black and white on about a 14 inch screen - not very dramatic - it certainly wasn't like being there! |
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Post by chipsaway on Mar 21, 2021 8:17:29 GMT
1. 3-2 win over Aston Villa which was the first home game of the Prem era. Mental last minute winner;
2. Must be the 6-1 thrashing of Liverpool for Gerrard's last game. My old boss at the time was a 'pool fan so that woule made being there extra sweet.
3. Getting embarrassingly thrashed at home by bloody Birmingham City.
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Post by waddosnavy on Mar 21, 2021 10:16:24 GMT
1963/64 season saw Stoke draw at home on a Saturday to West Brom 1-1.not a very good game, we were then at home again in mid week to Ipswich Town.... after the dissapointing last game,I thought I will give this one a miss, Jesus when I checked the result...9-1 we won, could not believe it, that's the one I always regret missing 😩😩 21st March 1964 - 57 years ago today!! Players traditionally numbered then (1-11) and all the forward line scored 7-11. Surprised nobody has mentioned the 2nd Division Championship winning match Stoke 2 Luton 0 , with Stan scoring the crucial 2nd goal. Tremendous scenes after the game when the Sunderland and Chelsea scores came through. |
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Post by crowey on Mar 21, 2021 10:35:14 GMT
... my initiation was Stan’s last season. Not that I remember much about it (think I would have been four or five)
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Mar 21, 2021 10:52:06 GMT
1. I was there - League Cup Final Stoke 2 Chelsea 1 2. Wish I had been there - Stoke 9 Plymouth 0 Dec 1960 (our record home win) I was a very young intermittent attender in those days and this was one I missed. Made worse by the fact that a school friend who was a Vale supporter and lived round the corner went with his dad. 3. Wish I had not been there. Too many to mention - I refuse to nominate one in particular! All the above, except the Plymouth game when of course, I WAS there 😇 feeling very sorry for those poor unfortunates who missed it. What a great night that was! 😆 |
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