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Post by PenkPonther on Jan 24, 2024 14:56:11 GMT
Thrashings / drubbings / trouncings... call them what you will. They either result in the heights of ecstasy, or the depths of despair. You'll never forget the big wins... Our record Premier League victory? Easy! Stoke 6 Liverpool 1. Oh glorious day! But how many can remember our record Premier League defeat? (I'll tell you at the end of the post if you still haven't recalled it). And what scoreline exactly does constitute a thrashing anyway? Not a 3-0 in my eyes, that's just a comfortable win. But a 5-2 maybe does? (Even though it's the same goal difference?!?) Anyway, as for the biggest win that I've ever personally seen; that was 7-2 vs Leeds in the 80s. One of two occasions when I've seen us 5-0 up at half time; the other being that aforementioned drubbing of Liverpool. The total disbelief that I felt at half time, on each of those occasions, probably came from years of preconditioning. Negative expectations firmly set in place, from watching countless dull cagey opening periods, without so much as a shot on target. So when those first half annihilations then happened, I experienced incredulity and euphoria in equal measure. But then as the second half kick offs approached again, a little bit of nerves set in... don't get the pipe and slippers out now, lads! I wanted some showboating, and fans taking the piss out of the miserable-looking away supporters, plus at least one more goal; to send us all home happy. And thankfully Stoke obliged. Now then, as for the biggest defeat that I've ever personally seen? I believe it was at Old Trafford; Man United 5 Stoke City 0, back in the mid-1980s. My odd memory of that game is us being 5 down, and yet still the glory hunting Manc fans who were sat nearby were moaning; that our forwards were running rings round them! So probably a slightly unfair scoreline in the end, and it was one that we had kind of expected beforehands might happen anyway. I do recall listening on Radio 5 however, when we lost 0-8 at home to Liverpool in the League Cup in the year 2000, and that score was a big shock. I had felt strangely optimistic before the game that an upset might be on the cards, and that optimism was buoyed by Peter Thorne hitting the post early on. It sounded from the match reports like a Potters goal was only a matter of time! When shortly afterwards the radio host then said "news of a goal at the Britannia stadium" it was somewhat unexpected to hear that it was Liverpool who had nabbed it. But that then set the pattern for the night. I'll never forget when the 6 or 7th goal was announced as having happened, the radio host chuckled "surely this time it's Stoke who've got it?!?", but the match reporter again confirmed otherwise. I felt shell-shocked at full time, and can only imagine what those Stokies who were in attendance must have felt like. (Rumours abound that Henrik Risom was one of them, and indeed that he was on the pitch playing throughout it all; but those reports remain unconfirmed!)  Anyway that leads me onto a weird thought...when was the last time that we received a real pasting from somebody? Unless there's something I've forgotten, we haven't suffered a tonking for a good while now; even though everyone would agree we've been underperforming for years. Am I right? If so, why is that? (I'm going to quickly move on from that thought, as I can see I might be tempting fate here somewhat...!) So to conclude then, what was that record Premier League defeat of ours, that I alluded to earlier? Answer: it was 7-0 vs Chelsea. File that one under "to be forgotten" for me... not that I ever would have forgotten it, if we'd done that to them! Right then; any other recollections of thrashings, folks; either good memories or bad?!? |
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Post by Eggybread on Jan 24, 2024 15:15:07 GMT
I think we will pummel someone this season its just a matter of time.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 24, 2024 15:22:56 GMT
Was at the Vic in our first season back in Div 1 when we thrashed Ipswich 9-1. Ipswich were league champions 2 seasons before in 61-62, but were relegated 63-64.
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Post by flea79 on Jan 24, 2024 16:00:10 GMT
i remember the 7-0 loss very vivdly
sky had just launched sky 3d and had kitted some pubs out with 3d tv's and glasses to show it off
my glasses got left in my pint pot at full time
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 24, 2024 16:07:07 GMT
i remember the 7-0 loss very vivdly sky had just launched sky 3d and had kitted some pubs out with 3d tv's and glasses to show it off my glasses got left in my pint pot at full time Yes mine lasted all of 5 minutes. It was a terrible idea |
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 24, 2024 16:15:17 GMT
I have a running debate with a group of mates about what constitutes a thrashing. I think a four-goal difference is enough but they insist on five. I think that's too stringent a standard (cutely referred to as the "thrashold").
Gets more interesting when considering two-leg ties.. if you win the 1st leg 6-0 but then draw the 2nd 1-1, I don't think that can be called an overall thrashing. I think you have to win both games.
In the Prem, aside from the 6-1 did we ever hit anyone for 5? Don't think so. Think we beat Villa and Newcastle 4-0, anyone else?
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Post by suck_the_mop. on Jan 24, 2024 16:16:07 GMT
Wasn't at the Chelsea 7-0 but was at the etihad for the 7-2 thrashing by citeh, 3 down at halftime we score 2 quick goals early 2nd half was like poking a hornets nest managed to slip out onto their buses back to piccadilly unscathed perhaps helped that the misses was with me...
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Post by PenkPonther on Jan 24, 2024 16:36:58 GMT
Wasn't at the Chelsea 7-0 but was at the etihad for the 7-2 thrashing by citeh, 3 down at halftime we score 2 quick goals early 2nd half was like poking a hornets nest managed to slip out onto their buses back to piccadilly unscathed perhaps helped that the misses was with me... Watched the 7-2 defeat vs Citeh live on Sky. Afterwards I wanted to file it away under "bad day at the office"; because of the quality of the opposition. But there was also a nagging feeling that the solidity and spirit, which we'd taken for granted for years, might not be there any more. It was all downhill to The Championship after that. |
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Post by senojbor on Jan 24, 2024 16:45:19 GMT
Nothing eclipses it more than winning 5-0 in an FA cup semi final
The 6-1 loss at Wigan 2001 was the lowest point. We would have gone top had we won. They were near the bottom.
Awful night
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Post by stokecitytalke on Jan 24, 2024 17:03:28 GMT
After the Liverpool thrashing I went into work the next morning and there was a box of after 8 mints on my desk!
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Post by louis11 on Jan 24, 2024 17:10:53 GMT
Was at the Vic in our first season back in Div 1 when we thrashed Ipswich 9-1. Ipswich were league champions 2 seasons before in 61-62, but were relegated 63-64. I was there too. Didnt Coleman our winger score 6 or 7 that day ? |
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Post by wakeypotter on Jan 24, 2024 17:12:18 GMT
Beating Leeds 6-2 then 7-2 the following season must be up there from the 80s but also the 4-0 at their place in the naughties was mint
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Post by Picasso on Jan 24, 2024 17:13:13 GMT
I always think that 7 (SEVEN) or above, is a real proper thumping. Teams get 5s and 6s from time to time, but 7s are a real rarity. The gap between scoring 6 and scoring 7, somehow to me, feels much bigger than the gap between 5 and 6.
I think it’s just a football thing, possibly exacerbated by the vidiprinter’s need to display 7 (SEVEN) with the word in brackets and in capital letters, next to it. I mean, 6 never got that treatment!
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Post by Veritas on Jan 24, 2024 17:20:07 GMT
Beating Arsenal 5-0 in their 70/71 double season. Still the best individual performance I have ever seen us produce but I would have happy traded it for the semi-final defeat later in the season.
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Jan 24, 2024 17:36:43 GMT
If Bojan’s goal wasn’t ruled out against Arsenal we’d have gone on to win that game 8 or 9 nil I’m convinced of it.
We absolutely destroyed the cunts.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jan 24, 2024 17:48:38 GMT
I was at the liverpool 8-0 pasting.
I remember Thorne hit the post after a few minutes at 0-0, and after that Robbie fowler took us to the cleaners.
Even the score board lost count as it said 9-0 at one point.
I'll never forget the sentinel headline the next day.
It said "MASSACRE'
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jan 24, 2024 17:51:08 GMT
Cov away last season was great with a 4-0 win
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Post by suck_the_mop. on Jan 24, 2024 18:02:13 GMT
Wasn't at the Chelsea 7-0 but was at the etihad for the 7-2 thrashing by citeh, 3 down at halftime we score 2 quick goals early 2nd half was like poking a hornets nest managed to slip out onto their buses back to piccadilly unscathed perhaps helped that the misses was with me... Watched the 7-2 defeat vs Citeh live on Sky. Afterwards I wanted to file it away under "bad day at the office"; because of the quality of the opposition. But there was also a nagging feeling that the solidity and spirit, which we'd taken for granted for years, might not be there any more. It was all downhill to The Championship after that. It sure was😕 |
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Post by stokefc on Jan 24, 2024 18:09:11 GMT
Was at the 6-0 Swindon Was at the 0-7 Brum Was at the 0-8 Liverpool Was at the 6-0 Forest under TP , he became the binary master after that result Missed the prem thrashings skint at the time Oh happy days  |
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jan 24, 2024 18:14:26 GMT
Wasn't at the Chelsea 7-0 but was at the etihad for the 7-2 thrashing by citeh, 3 down at halftime we score 2 quick goals early 2nd half was like poking a hornets nest managed to slip out onto their buses back to piccadilly unscathed perhaps helped that the misses was with me... Watched the 7-2 defeat vs Citeh live on Sky. Afterwards I wanted to file it away under "bad day at the office"; because of the quality of the opposition. But there was also a nagging feeling that the solidity and spirit, which we'd taken for granted for years, might not be there any more. It was all downhill to The Championship after that. Missed the 2 goal when Mame Diouf scored to make it 3-2. I left on 5-2 and heard the other 2 goals as i walked back to the city centre. |
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Post by fraybentos on Jan 24, 2024 18:15:20 GMT
Stoke against Liverpool will take some beating
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Post by GrahamHyde on Jan 24, 2024 18:45:22 GMT
I think we will pummel someone this season its just a matter of time. Don't score enough goals to pummel anyone. |
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 24, 2024 18:46:10 GMT
If Bojan’s goal wasn’t ruled out against Arsenal we’d have gone on to win that game 8 or 9 nil I’m convinced of it. We absolutely destroyed the cunts. It took ESPN about three or four minutes to realise it had been ruled out, they changed the scoreboard and everything. When Arsenal scored their first I still thought we were 4-0 up. |
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Post by Trouserdog on Jan 24, 2024 19:34:31 GMT
A 4 goal margin I'd say is the benchmark for a thrashing. 3 goals= heavy defeat.
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Post by PenkPonther on Jan 24, 2024 20:09:12 GMT
Well if four goals is the margin for a thrashing, then Super Jon Walters should be even more sheepish about that 4-0 loss to Chelsea.
A game in which he scored two own goals, missed a penalty, and kicked the ball in his own face!
Not sure any footballer has ever had a more disastrous day at the office.
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Post by chad on Jan 24, 2024 20:32:42 GMT
Was at the Vic in our first season back in Div 1 when we thrashed Ipswich 9-1. Ipswich were league champions 2 seasons before in 61-62, but were relegated 63-64. I was there too. Didnt Coleman our winger score 6 or 7 that day ? No that was way after Coleman’s time. I think he did get six in a game somewhere. Think Big John had a hat trick in the Ipswich game |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 24, 2024 21:19:58 GMT
Was at the Vic in our first season back in Div 1 when we thrashed Ipswich 9-1. Ipswich were league champions 2 seasons before in 61-62, but were relegated 63-64. I was there too. Didnt Coleman our winger score 6 or 7 that day ? No that was when we thrashed Lincoln City 8-0 in late 50s. Coleman’s 7 goals still stands as a record for a Stoke player. |
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Post by yellowsnowman on Jan 24, 2024 21:25:34 GMT
Stoke v liverpool hammered them. What a match. Was in dreamland.
I do remember them hammering us in the cup 7.0 i think.
They started warming owen up when we were 5 down haha.
We missed an open goal to right at the start.
Did our keeper go off injured to? Hmmm.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 24, 2024 21:29:31 GMT
I was there too. Didnt Coleman our winger score 6 or 7 that day ? No that was way after Coleman’s time. I think he did get six in a game somewhere. Think Big John had a hat trick in the Ipswich game Denis Violet got a hat trick Big John and McIlroy a couple each., |
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 24, 2024 21:31:32 GMT
I was playing a gig at the Full Moon in castle the night of the Liverpool League Cup game. My pal showed up and told me the score while I was on stage, played the rest of the show in a right funk
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