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Post by maninasuitcase on Feb 16, 2024 17:17:54 GMT
Anyone ever thought about moving away from 'the Potters' nickname? Not really too relevant today and hardly something that inspires future generations of fans. Perhaps something like 'the Bookies', 'the Oatcakers', the 'Dragon Warriors', or something cool like that. The Dusters The Monkey(s) (dusters) Then we can have hey, hey, we're the monkeys played before kick off.
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Post by yellowsnowman on Feb 16, 2024 22:13:29 GMT
Just came across the highlights of our semi final demolition of Bolton Plain red back, traditional stripes at front Of shirt, red socks- very smart Lots liked it, lots disliked it. Im still not sure and that feels like a life time ago!
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Post by callas12 on Feb 17, 2024 0:53:09 GMT
Just came across the highlights of our semi final demolition of Bolton Plain red back, traditional stripes at front Of shirt, red socks- very smart Lots liked it, lots disliked it. Im still not sure and that feels like a life time ago! Really didn't like this kit to begin with as knew it's origins as a cheap adidas identikit design but it was definitely a grower & perhaps it's Wembley show-piece outings and featuring in a pretty successful and memorable season helped it along to being up there as one of my faves. Also wore this shirt in the first 'Play On The Pitch' Session the club ran in the close season that year. A good 25+ of us from the Oatcake formed 2x teams, split the costs and had an awesome 'living the dream' experience on the Britannia pitch. So me & the fellow home team that day wore these adidas Stoke home shirts & had the privilege of having Gordon Banks as our manager & giving us an inspirational pre match, on pitch, team talk which was also very amusing, Gordon had a great sense of humour. So to put the icing on the cake, many of these shirts we wore were signed by the great man himself.
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Post by dobber on Feb 17, 2024 20:18:37 GMT
Lots liked it, lots disliked it. Im still not sure and that feels like a life time ago! Really didn't like this kit to begin with as knew it's origins as a cheap adidas identikit design but it was definitely a grower & perhaps it's Wembley show-piece outings and featuring in a pretty successful and memorable season helped it along to being up there as one of my faves. Also wore this shirt in the first 'Play On The Pitch' Session the club ran in the close season that year. A good 25+ of us from the Oatcake formed 2x teams, split the costs and had an awesome 'living the dream' experience on the Britannia pitch. So me & the fellow home team that day wore these adidas Stoke home shirts & had the privilege of having Gordon Banks as our manager & giving us an inspirational pre match, on pitch, team talk which was also very amusing, Gordon had a great sense of humour. So to put the icing on the cake, many of these shirts we wore were signed by the great man himself. What a day that was!!
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Post by callas12 on Feb 17, 2024 21:24:20 GMT
Really didn't like this kit to begin with as knew it's origins as a cheap adidas identikit design but it was definitely a grower & perhaps it's Wembley show-piece outings and featuring in a pretty successful and memorable season helped it along to being up there as one of my faves. Also wore this shirt in the first 'Play On The Pitch' Session the club ran in the close season that year. A good 25+ of us from the Oatcake formed 2x teams, split the costs and had an awesome 'living the dream' experience on the Britannia pitch. So me & the fellow home team that day wore these adidas Stoke home shirts & had the privilege of having Gordon Banks as our manager & giving us an inspirational pre match, on pitch, team talk which was also very amusing, Gordon had a great sense of humour. So to put the icing on the cake, many of these shirts we wore were signed by the great man himself. What a day that was!! Sure was pal! Still visualise my half way line punt & the defence/keeper being at 6's & 7's and you nicking in to clinch our goal! We may have lost but for a moment felt like a victory on our hallowed turf! I've still got that match on disc somewhere knocking around! 😉🤣
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Post by dobber on Feb 17, 2024 22:03:22 GMT
Sure was pal! Still visualise my half way line punt & the defence/keeper being at 6's & 7's and you nicking in to clinch our goal! We may have lost but for a moment felt like a victory on our hallowed turf! I've still got that match on disc somewhere knocking around! 😉🤣 Scoring in front of the Boothen was one of the best moments of my life 😂 If this season keeps going downhill I'll bring my boots along soon.
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Feb 17, 2024 22:54:18 GMT
Sure was pal! Still visualise my half way line punt & the defence/keeper being at 6's & 7's and you nicking in to clinch our goal! We may have lost but for a moment felt like a victory on our hallowed turf! I've still got that match on disc somewhere knocking around! 😉🤣 Scoring in front of the Boothen was one of the best moments of my life 😂 If this season keeps going downhill I'll bring my boots along soon. Brilliant. I scored on Athletico Bilbao's pitch and rarely let anyone I know forget it 😁 ..it was a school match when I was 14 v a team from Santander who set fire to our clothes in the changing room when we were taking photos on the pitch after We won 1-0 as well Not quite Stoke but every time I see the 82 World Cup highlights I have to tell the tale as people leave the room ...you see that goal Bryan Robson scored that header in...well...
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Post by dobber on Feb 17, 2024 23:47:46 GMT
Scoring in front of the Boothen was one of the best moments of my life 😂 If this season keeps going downhill I'll bring my boots along soon. Brilliant. I scored on Athletico Bilbao's pitch and rarely let anyone I know forget it 😁 ..it was a school match when I was 14 v a team from Santander who set fire to our clothes in the changing room when we were taking photos on the pitch after We won 1-0 as well Not quite Stoke but every time I see the 82 World Cup highlights I have to tell the tale as people leave the room ...you see that goal Bryan Robson scored that header in...well... Excellent stuff! Bit harsh of the other team to set fire to your clothes though 😂😂
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Feb 18, 2024 0:53:59 GMT
Brilliant. I scored on Athletico Bilbao's pitch and rarely let anyone I know forget it 😁 ..it was a school match when I was 14 v a team from Santander who set fire to our clothes in the changing room when we were taking photos on the pitch after We won 1-0 as well Not quite Stoke but every time I see the 82 World Cup highlights I have to tell the tale as people leave the room ...you see that goal Bryan Robson scored that header in...well... Excellent stuff! Bit harsh of the other team to set fire to your clothes though 😂😂 Later we stayed in the same hostel as the other 3 teams and they shoved lit newspapers under our room door and dropped strips of lit newspaper onto our balcony until about 3am. Our school were banned from coming back to the tournament again. I think that's what's known as a home decision.
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Post by dobber on Feb 18, 2024 1:02:43 GMT
Excellent stuff! Bit harsh of the other team to set fire to your clothes though 😂😂 Later we stayed in the same hostel as the other 3 teams and they shoved lit newspapers under our room door and dropped strips of lit newspaper onto our balcony until about 3am. Our school were banned from coming back to the tournament again. I think that's what's known as a home decision. Fck. Who were you playing El Colegio Borstal?
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Feb 18, 2024 1:42:27 GMT
Later we stayed in the same hostel as the other 3 teams and they shoved lit newspapers under our room door and dropped strips of lit newspaper onto our balcony until about 3am. Our school were banned from coming back to the tournament again. I think that's what's known as a home decision. Fck. Who were you playing El Colegio Borstal? 😁 A bunch of hyperactive kids who had overdone it on the Fanta Naranja. We also played at Rennes the next year and they were extra polite and friendly ..sadly was on their training ground, not stadium though
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