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Post by stokieinlondon on Jan 13, 2024 22:17:50 GMT
It’s not so often (lately) that we take 3 points away from home with an absolute blinder of a goal!
I swear you'll never see anything like this ever again. So watch it, drink it in
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Post by willieeetmiout on Jan 13, 2024 22:19:08 GMT
Genuinely struggling to recall us scoring a better direct free kick
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Post by nott1 on Jan 13, 2024 22:20:22 GMT
One of the best free kicks I have ever seen!
And some people seem to want to get rid of Baker ffs!
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Jan 13, 2024 22:21:42 GMT
I haven’t seen a finish that filthy since I jizzed in a bathroom in a Blackpool seafront hotel.
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Post by wakeypotter on Jan 13, 2024 22:22:51 GMT
Power and accuracy what a free kick
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 13, 2024 22:25:03 GMT
It was a peach. It should really have been a left footers free kick from that angle, but fair play to Baker for whipping the ball over the wall and into the top corner. Great hit.
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Post by callas12 on Jan 13, 2024 22:40:35 GMT
I called it at the time & said this is going in while it was being lined up & the wall was being walked back & set up..!
Everyone around me looked at me gone out (which I totally understood!).. & whilst I was waiting to say the inevitable 'ah well', in she popped off Bakers precision arrow of a free kick shot! Not only was it a great goal, but it was timed to perfection just before the half time whistle was blown. & as Rotherham were so stubborn & resolute at the back , a set piece bolt out the blue like Baker produced was possibly our only way of knicking it today!
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Jan 13, 2024 22:44:12 GMT
I said to my lad 'Baker is gonna hit this' he says 'do you reckon he'll hit the target dad?' I answered 'Probably not son, we don't score from free kicks'. Next thing we are going mental. What a bloody beautiful strike.
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Post by LH_SCFC on Jan 13, 2024 22:45:04 GMT
Genuinely struggling to recall us scoring a better direct free kick Powell vs Hull (H) |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 13, 2024 22:47:53 GMT
I said to my lad 'Baker is gonna hit this' he says 'do you reckon he'll hit the target dad?' I answered 'Probably not son, we don't score from free kicks'. Next thing we are going mental. What a bloody beautiful strike. The wall was never 10 yards and said he won't get it up and over ...couldn't have hit it much better |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Jan 13, 2024 22:49:39 GMT
I said to my lad 'Baker is gonna hit this' he says 'do you reckon he'll hit the target dad?' I answered 'Probably not son, we don't score from free kicks'. Next thing we are going mental. What a bloody beautiful strike. The wall was never 10 yards and said he won't get it up and over ...couldn't have hit it much better It was perfect mate. I reckon he knew as soon as it left his boot. One of them 👏 |
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Post by LH_SCFC on Jan 13, 2024 23:01:28 GMT
I said to my lad 'Baker is gonna hit this' he says 'do you reckon he'll hit the target dad?' I answered 'Probably not son, we don't score from free kicks'. Next thing we are going mental. What a bloody beautiful strike. The wall was never 10 yards and said he won't get it up and over ...couldn't have hit it much better The wall was clearly ten yards. The ball was just behind the D and the wall just ahead of the penalty spot. Ten yards. |
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Post by stokieinlondon on Jan 13, 2024 23:25:45 GMT
Liam Lawrence at home to QPR that time.
What a goal that was.
Other than that. I think this was one that will live long in the memory.
What a beauty.
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Jan 13, 2024 23:35:10 GMT
That was straight out of Beckham's top draw against Greece!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2024 23:56:49 GMT
One of the best free kicks I have ever seen! And some people seem to want to get rid of Baker ffs! Why do you feel the need to turn a thread about an absolutely superb free kick winner from one of our players into a needless dig at your fellow Stoke fans? I mean, it's not as if Lewis Baker was playing absolutely shite for a good while before his injury is it. If Baker was playing regularly like he has since he came back from injury then no Stoke fans would be mentioning him leaving the club. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2024 23:57:36 GMT
That was straight out of Beckham's draw against Greece!!! It was a great free kick, but it wasn't that good  |
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Jan 14, 2024 0:04:05 GMT
That was straight out of Beckham's draw against Greece!!! It was a great free kick, but it wasn't that good Exactly the same place as Beckham put it, no keeper would get to it!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2024 0:10:24 GMT
It was a great free kick, but it wasn't that good Exactly the same place as Beckham put it, no keeper would get to it!!! Agreed. Not as far out though and nowhere near as important to as many people, including Beckham himself. I'm not trying to take owt away from Bakers free kick today mate by the way, it was beautiful 👌 |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 14, 2024 1:19:23 GMT
The wall was never 10 yards and said he won't get it up and over ...couldn't have hit it much better The wall was clearly ten yards. The ball was just behind the D and the wall just ahead of the penalty spot. Ten yards. Yep looking again you're right. The TV angle at the time it looked about 8 yards away Apologies to the ref for what I called him at the time , is no proof he does what I claimed in the heat of the moment |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 14, 2024 3:01:10 GMT
One of the best free kicks I have ever seen! And some people seem to want to get rid of Baker ffs! Why do you feel the need to turn a thread about an absolutely superb free kick winner from one of our players into a needless dig at your fellow Stoke fans? I mean, it's not as if Lewis Baker was playing absolutely shite for a good while before his injury is it. If Baker was playing regularly like he has since he came back from injury then no Stoke fans would be mentioning him leaving the club. Wasn’t he actually injured for much of that time though and playing through the pain barrier? |
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Post by cvillestokie on Jan 14, 2024 3:11:29 GMT
Why do you feel the need to turn a thread about an absolutely superb free kick winner from one of our players into a needless dig at your fellow Stoke fans? I mean, it's not as if Lewis Baker was playing absolutely shite for a good while before his injury is it. If Baker was playing regularly like he has since he came back from injury then no Stoke fans would be mentioning him leaving the club. Wasn’t he actually injured for much of that time though and playing through the pain barrier? Which is very much in line with SS calling him a model professional in the post match interview. |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 14, 2024 8:43:51 GMT
Look carefully where Baker places the ball….a good 12 inches behind the line the ref had sprayed. It makes a lot of difference in getting the ball over the wall. Given that the ball snuck perfectly in the top left hand corner & just under the bar. Those extra few inches, as with many things good, make all the difference to success & failure  Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2024 9:58:14 GMT
Why do you feel the need to turn a thread about an absolutely superb free kick winner from one of our players into a needless dig at your fellow Stoke fans? I mean, it's not as if Lewis Baker was playing absolutely shite for a good while before his injury is it. If Baker was playing regularly like he has since he came back from injury then no Stoke fans would be mentioning him leaving the club. Wasn’t he actually injured for much of that time though and playing through the pain barrier? I don't know. My point still stands, there was no need for the sly "holier than thou" dig at others who felt his time with us was up, of which i wasn't one, I hasten to add I have or had no issue with any Stoke fan who wanted him off our books because he was playing like he wasn't arsed one bit injured or not for a long time, and after the years we've had of seeing players not give a shit, he was seemingly another in a long line at the time. What made it worse with Baker, was that we had seen his quality the season before when he first joined. Let's hope Schumacher can finally get the best out of a player, who has shown in the last 3 weeks that he can be a real asset in this division, the signs are really encouraging so far 👍 |
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Jan 14, 2024 10:02:56 GMT
Genuinely struggling to recall us scoring a better direct free kick Powell vs Hull (H) Skill wise possibly.. But for pure emotion. Higginbothom v west ham, fa cup qtrs. Paul ware v Peterborough, semi final. |
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Post by Marc01 on Jan 14, 2024 10:22:19 GMT
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 14, 2024 11:05:25 GMT
Been reading about the science behind a free kick. Not only is it important to get as much distance from the wall as possible, even a few inches extra as I pointed out in my previous post, but the positioning of the inflation valve has a big influence on the flight and bend of the ball. Apparently the valve gives the ball slight imbalance around its centre so imparting a spin by striking it off centre and the valve positioned anywhere but dead centre top or bottom will impart a greater or lesser amount of bend both vertically and horizontally. Little wonder that Schuey said Baker practices this routine day in day out in training.
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Post by stantheman on Jan 14, 2024 12:38:49 GMT
It was a peach. It should really have been a left footers free kick from that angle, but fair play to Baker for whipping the ball over the wall and into the top corner. Great hit. Tony Kelly esqe 😊 |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 14, 2024 15:24:04 GMT
I haven’t seen a finish that filthy since I jizzed in a bathroom in a Blackpool seafront hotel. You could have at least put the signed pic of Keith Harris in the bin afterwards |
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Post by a on Jan 14, 2024 22:46:19 GMT
Liam Lawrence at home to QPR that time. What a goal that was. Other than that. I think this was one that will live long in the memory. What a beauty. Arnie vs Man Utd was a beaut too |
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Post by shrewspotter on Jan 14, 2024 23:16:53 GMT
Shaqiri scored a few belters, the one when we were relegated vs Palace was a peach albeit I've never watched the game since as it still hurts
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