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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Dec 6, 2021 12:06:40 GMT
. . . . is Stoke City in tonight’s FA Cup draw.
A home tie against ball number 47 would be very nice indeed.
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Post by werrington on Dec 6, 2021 12:08:36 GMT
Knowing the number takes all the magic away from it all
It’s wank
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Post by lordb on Dec 6, 2021 12:09:18 GMT
I'll never understand why anyone wants to play the Vale
nearly every derby game, including ones we have won, have been utter shit
our record in cups against them is piss poor too
Harrogate, Barrow or Wimbledon away please
no one from the Championship please (Albion at a push)
Arsenal at home would be fine
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Post by toppercorner on Dec 6, 2021 12:22:08 GMT
Yeovil, Charlton, Wimbledon or Plymouth away for me.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Dec 6, 2021 12:23:40 GMT
Palace at home I've heard.
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 6, 2021 12:28:02 GMT
Knowing the number takes all the magic away from it all It’s wank Agree 100%. It ruins the anticipation. |
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Post by LH_SCFC on Dec 6, 2021 12:33:05 GMT
Anyone but V***…
Kidderminster away would be lovely.
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Post by nottsover60 on Dec 6, 2021 12:34:33 GMT
Anyone but the Vale please. Married to a Vale fan I've had enough of local derbies.
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Dec 6, 2021 12:42:22 GMT
Knowing the number takes all the magic away from it all It’s wank Agree 100%. It ruins the anticipation. Aarrhh didums, you may have accumulated 104,652 posts between you but what a pair of absolute snowflakes! |
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Post by werrington on Dec 6, 2021 12:46:28 GMT
Agree 100%. It ruins the anticipation. Aarrhh didums, you may have accumulated 104,652 posts between you but what a pair of absolute snowflakes! Eh? I just made a general personal opinion comment about knowing the number as it’s all over social media you haven’t informed me of anything Give your head a wobble |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2021 12:47:05 GMT
I get why people don't want to play vale, but vale away would be an amazing occasion. The Potteries Derby is the forgotten derby.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Dec 6, 2021 12:51:19 GMT
Is not knowing the ball number some kind of 70's/80's thing?
It's always been said as far as I can remember back and that adds to the anticipation waiting to hear that number.
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 6, 2021 12:51:32 GMT
Agree 100%. It ruins the anticipation. Aarrhh didums, you may have accumulated 104,652 posts between you but what a pair of absolute snowflakes! It just isn't as good as it used to be. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 6, 2021 12:52:59 GMT
Is not knowing the ball number some kind of 70's/80's thing? It's always been said as far as I can remember back and that adds to the anticipation waiting to hear that number. Dunno when saying the number started but I'd reckon it wasn't until mid 90s. |
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Post by nottsover60 on Dec 6, 2021 12:56:05 GMT
I get why people don't want to play vale, but vale away would be an amazing occasion. The Potteries Derby is the forgotten derby. My husband's already salivating at the prospect and still brings up on regular occasions how Vale were better than Stoke in the eighties. No thank you. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 6, 2021 12:56:31 GMT
It’s not difficult to work out, it’s in alphabetical order.
I can remember when nobody knew the numbers, I was a kid though I’m sure so early 90’s probably.
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Post by werrington on Dec 6, 2021 12:56:32 GMT
Is not knowing the ball number some kind of 70's/80's thing? It's always been said as far as I can remember back and that adds to the anticipation waiting to hear that number. It used to be a radio 2 draw at 12:30 on the Monday You never knew the number and all you could hear was the ball pulled out of the bag followed by the number and you hoped it was either Stoke or not Now you know if it’s Stoke by the number that’s pulled out so it’s lost it’s magic as it was all serious with just the draw ….if was literally a 3 minute show where as soon as the last ball was out it finished with “ and that concludes the draw for the ( whatever ) round of the fa cup with ties played weekend of ( whenever )” Perhaps it’s just me |
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Post by dirtygary69 on Dec 6, 2021 12:57:25 GMT
It's not the same without Graham Kelly squeaking his way through the draw.
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Post by werrington on Dec 6, 2021 12:58:36 GMT
It's not the same without Graham Kelly squeaking his way through the draw. Or Ted Crocker |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Dec 6, 2021 13:02:02 GMT
Is not knowing the ball number some kind of 70's/80's thing? It's always been said as far as I can remember back and that adds to the anticipation waiting to hear that number. It used to be a radio 2 draw at 12:30 on the Monday You never knew the number and all you could hear was the ball pulled out of the bag followed by the number and you hoped it was either Stoke or not Now you know if it’s Stoke by the number that’s pulled out so it’s lost it’s magic as it was all serious with just the draw ….if was literally a 3 minute show where as doom as the last ball was out it finished with “ and that concludes the draw for the ( whatever ) round of the fa cup with ties played weekend of ( whatever )” Perhaps it’s just me I think it's cos of your age  having never known it any differently it's a draw I love to this day. |
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Post by werrington on Dec 6, 2021 13:03:36 GMT
It used to be a radio 2 draw at 12:30 on the Monday You never knew the number and all you could hear was the ball pulled out of the bag followed by the number and you hoped it was either Stoke or not Now you know if it’s Stoke by the number that’s pulled out so it’s lost it’s magic as it was all serious with just the draw ….if was literally a 3 minute show where as doom as the last ball was out it finished with “ and that concludes the draw for the ( whatever ) round of the fa cup with ties played weekend of ( whatever )” Perhaps it’s just me I think it's cos of your age having never known it any differently it's a draw I love to this day. It had some mystery around it Bayern |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Dec 6, 2021 13:05:29 GMT
I think it's cos of your age having never known it any differently it's a draw I love to this day. It had some mystery around it Bayern Having never known it any other way I get the anticipation from waiting to see/hear the ball number we are. I love the third round draw. Knowing what numbers the big teams are, the non-league hopers etc. |
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Post by skip on Dec 6, 2021 13:06:41 GMT
How does knowing the numbers reduce the magic of the draw? Also, magic is perhaps overstating the anticipation somewhat. Either road, I just hope we are read out as the home team, and then clench in wait for the opponent.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Dec 6, 2021 13:07:27 GMT
For most of the 90s the number wasn't known I don't think? Is a 21st Century thing, think it maybe came in halfway through the 2010s?
Is rubbish anyway.
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Post by spiderpuss on Dec 6, 2021 13:07:33 GMT
Away: Boreham Wood or St Albans City, AFC Wimbledon, Yeovil Town, Barrow, Harrogate
Home: Non-premier etc.
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Post by cheadlestokie on Dec 6, 2021 13:14:16 GMT
Is not knowing the ball number some kind of 70's/80's thing? It's always been said as far as I can remember back and that adds to the anticipation waiting to hear that number. It used to be a radio 2 draw at 12:30 on the Monday You never knew the number and all you could hear was the ball pulled out of the bag followed by the number and you hoped it was either Stoke or not Now you know if it’s Stoke by the number that’s pulled out so it’s lost it’s magic as it was all serious with just the draw ….if was literally a 3 minute show where as soon as the last ball was out it finished with “ and that concludes the draw for the ( whatever ) round of the fa cup with ties played weekend of ( whenever )” Perhaps it’s just me No it’s not just you I agree Every change they make to the tradition seems to me at least to remove the magic of the Cup |
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Post by wakeypotter on Dec 6, 2021 13:16:12 GMT
I get why people don't want to play vale, but vale away would be an amazing occasion. The Potteries Derby is the forgotten derby. My husband's already salivating at the prospect and still brings up on regular occasions how Vale were better than Stoke in the eighties. No thank you. You should have run a mile the minute you found out he was a vale fan. My wife’s family are all Leeds fans. Wish I had ran 😃 |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Dec 6, 2021 13:17:00 GMT
For most of the 90s the number wasn't known I don't think? Is a 21st Century thing, think it maybe came in halfway through the 2010s? Is rubbish anyway. They've always put a table of them at the start haven't they? |
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Post by stokeuk474 on Dec 6, 2021 13:18:34 GMT
It's not the same without Graham Kelly squeaking his way through the draw. I think his actual balls were in the bag |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Dec 6, 2021 13:19:46 GMT
Is not knowing the ball number some kind of 70's/80's thing? It's always been said as far as I can remember back and that adds to the anticipation waiting to hear that number. It used to be a radio 2 draw at 12:30 on the Monday You never knew the number and all you could hear was the ball pulled out of the bag followed by the number and you hoped it was either Stoke or not Now you know if it’s Stoke by the number that’s pulled out so it’s lost it’s magic as it was all serious with just the draw ….if was literally a 3 minute show where as soon as the last ball was out it finished with “ and that concludes the draw for the ( whatever ) round of the fa cup with ties played weekend of ( whenever )” Perhaps it’s just me Was it in the Jimmy Young show🤣BFN bye for now😄Can remember crowding round at school then work for the draw,great days |
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having never known it any differently it's a draw I love to this day. 
