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Post by thepottypotter on Apr 27, 2024 15:58:43 GMT
I was waiting to see if we dropped to L1 before I renewed.
I remember the third tier and am not interested in that level of football.
Last few games have given me confidence for next year. Delighted to renew my season ticket.
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Post by jeycov on Apr 27, 2024 15:59:50 GMT
I’m sure there will be plenty more renewing now
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Post by bloodtypered on Apr 27, 2024 19:25:54 GMT
Glory Hunters   Be doing mine next week  |
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Post by bloodtypered on May 2, 2024 20:45:53 GMT
Had a nice suprise today.....When I renewed my ticket, I expected it to be £439 as usual, ...she said £329, I had forgotten Im 65 now  |
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Post by senojbor on May 2, 2024 23:13:56 GMT
I was waiting to see if we dropped to L1 before I renewed. I remember the third tier and am not interested in that level of football. Last few games have given me confidence for next year. Delighted to renew my season ticket. I can't believe you've wrote that to be honest. |
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Post by rowbeartoe on May 3, 2024 2:54:45 GMT
I was waiting to see if we dropped to L1 before I renewed. I remember the third tier and am not interested in that level of football. Last few games have given me confidence for next year. Delighted to renew my season ticket. I can't believe you've wrote that to be honest. Why? Football is entertainment first and foremost and for fucking sure he's not had much of that in the past 6 years so absolutely fair play for being up front that he's not arsed about a shit tier of football. |
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Post by rowleyscfc on May 3, 2024 6:11:43 GMT
I can't believe you've wrote that to be honest. Why? Football is entertainment first and foremost and for fucking sure he's not had much of that in the past 6 years so absolutely fair play for being up front that he's not arsed about a shit tier of football. IF everyone had that mindset we would all support Man City, Football aint just entertainment, It's passion. I'm passionate about Stoke, I'd go watch them if they were a Sunday league side. |
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Post by auntiegeorge on May 3, 2024 7:40:01 GMT
Agree with rowley there. Supporting Stoke City FC is nothing to do with entertainmemt. It's a unique culture. A unique passion. With all the agony, pain, euphoria and delight that goes with it.
I've been experiencing all that since 1977 when I was 11 years old!
Season ticket renewed with pride.
Up the Mighty Potters!
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Post by frasier37 on May 3, 2024 7:43:20 GMT
That was my final game as a season card holder. i'm just going to pick the odd game to go to.....reason in order... 1 - i genuinely dislike the owners (personal reasons) + they haven't a clue what they are doing 2 - long distance to games (costs) 3 - i'm starting to really dislike the people around me when things on the pitch are bad ( bit controversial i know) I support the decision to bring in Walters, and he seems to be working well with SS. Players seem to be playing for the young coach too  ((( not convinced fully of his tactical nouse just yet))) I'm far from happy with recent seasons and while recently there's hope that things are changing, ( genuinely i like the majority of the Squad) the skeptic in me says i've seen this all before and always around season card renewal. Anyway fingers crossed i've made the wrong choice and the upcoming season get's us promoted |
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Post by stiggerstackle on May 3, 2024 8:05:46 GMT
I had a text from Power League the other day telling me they were halving the number of parking passes for next season, so if I wanted to renew to do it now. I immediately rang them and renewed it. Then realised I've not renewed my actual season tickets - guess I will be now |
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Post by thepottypotter on May 3, 2024 12:09:40 GMT
I was waiting to see if we dropped to L1 before I renewed. I remember the third tier and am not interested in that level of football. Last few games have given me confidence for next year. Delighted to renew my season ticket. I can't believe you've wrote that to be honest. What's wrong with waiting to see if we are relegated before spending £400? For full context, given the fall in real wages in the last 20 years, I am now not earning much more than the minimum wage. £400 is a very large outlay for me. Also I have a young baby, getting to matches relies on a mixture of the goodwill of my partner who isn't into football at all, my family and sometimes paying for a babysitter. To be clear, I've always been a Stoke fan and I always will be. I am of the age where it was first liverpool, then Manure that all the gloryhunters at my school supported. I still supported Stoke in the third tier back then, but yes I didn't have a season ticket and only went to occassional games when my parents could afford it. Football for me is a complex mixture of both entertainment, passion, connection to the local area, culture, politics and a social opportunity for me to spend time with my ageing dad and friends. Like any relationship though, it evolves over time and if it becomes too expensive, too corporate or if (to take an extreme example) the Saudis took over the club. I would still be a Stoke fan, I just wouldn't financially support them. If the Saudis owned the club, I would start or join any local pressure group to protest their ownership regularly and I admire the Newcastle fans who are doing this now. Even in the third tier I would still stream games and buy individual match tickets. If following relegation they cut the season ticket prices by a decent margin, I would probably renew. Not every Stoke fan can afford the cost of a Season Ticket and it shouldn't be the only measure of a fan. I will always be a Stoke fan until I die. |
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Post by StokieDJC on May 3, 2024 12:35:41 GMT
I expected more die hard stoke fans to come out and slag you off… disappointing that I haven’t seen many comments of passion and bleeding red and white.
I’ve already renewed mine, like the fucking idiot I am. I go more for a chat with those around me these days to be fair, a decent game of footy as rare as it is, it’s a bonus.
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Post by StokieDJC on May 3, 2024 12:39:48 GMT
A lot of people forget that Stoke City isn’t everyones whole personality and they have lives, hobbies, families, commitments etc… away from watching a bunch of rich kids kicking a ball around.
Cost of living is through the roof and only getting worse, housing costs are ridiculous.
It also makes the decision more difficult when for the past handful of years it’s been nothing short of pathetic, entertainment to value had been at an all time low.
I go because a) I enjoy the people around me and it’s good to catch up, b) I can afford to do so without sacrificing financially or family wise.
Certainly would never criticise anyone who calls it a day.
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Post by stiggerstackle on May 3, 2024 13:03:21 GMT
I can't believe you've wrote that to be honest. What's wrong with waiting to see if we are relegated before spending £400? For full context, given the fall in real wages in the last 20 years, I am now not earning much more than the minimum wage. £400 is a very large outlay for me. Also I have a young baby, getting to matches relies on a mixture of the goodwill of my partner who isn't into football at all, my family and sometimes paying for a babysitter. To be clear, I've always been a Stoke fan and I always will be. I am of the age where it was first liverpool, then Manure that all the gloryhunters at my school supporteed. I still supported Stoke in the third tier back then, but yes I didn't have a season ticket and only went to occassional games when my parents could afford it. Football for me is a complex mixture of both entertainment, passion, connection to the local area, culture, politics and a social opportunity for me to spend time with my ageing dad and friends. Like any relationship though, it evolves over time and if it becomes too expensive, too corporate or if (to take an extreme example) the Saudis took over the club. I would still be a Stoke fan, I just wouldn't financial support them. If the Saudis owned the club, I would start or join any local pressure group to protest their ownership regularly and I admire the Newcastle fans who are doing this now. Even in the third tier I would still stream games and buy individual match tickets. If following relegation they cut the season ticket prices by a decent margin, I would probably renew. Not every Stoke fan can afford the cost of a Season Ticket and it shouldn't be the only measure of a fan. I will always be a Stoke fan until I die. You shouldn’t need to justify yourself mate. |
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Post by dirtygary69 on May 3, 2024 13:07:24 GMT
What's wrong with waiting to see if we are relegated before spending £400? For full context, given the fall in real wages in the last 20 years, I am now not earning much more than the minimum wage. £400 is a very large outlay for me. Also I have a young baby, getting to matches relies on a mixture of the goodwill of my partner who isn't into football at all, my family and sometimes paying for a babysitter. To be clear, I've always been a Stoke fan and I always will be. I am of the age where it was first liverpool, then Manure that all the gloryhunters at my school supporteed. I still supported Stoke in the third tier back then, but yes I didn't have a season ticket and only went to occassional games when my parents could afford it. Football for me is a complex mixture of both entertainment, passion, connection to the local area, culture, politics and a social opportunity for me to spend time with my ageing dad and friends. Like any relationship though, it evolves over time and if it becomes too expensive, too corporate or if (to take an extreme example) the Saudis took over the club. I would still be a Stoke fan, I just wouldn't financial support them. If the Saudis owned the club, I would start or join any local pressure group to protest their ownership regularly and I admire the Newcastle fans who are doing this now. Even in the third tier I would still stream games and buy individual match tickets. If following relegation they cut the season ticket prices by a decent margin, I would probably renew. Not every Stoke fan can afford the cost of a Season Ticket and it shouldn't be the only measure of a fan. I will always be a Stoke fan until I die. You shouldn’t need to justify yourself mate. Well, no, but why come on and post that? Just say you've renewed or say nothing at all. It was obviously a "look at me" post posted to get the response it has. |
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Post by rowbeartoe on May 3, 2024 14:03:41 GMT
Why? Football is entertainment first and foremost and for fucking sure he's not had much of that in the past 6 years so absolutely fair play for being up front that he's not arsed about a shit tier of football. IF everyone had that mindset we would all support Man City, Football aint just entertainment, It's passion. I'm passionate about Stoke, I'd go watch them if they were a Sunday league side. and I've watched every single game since we got relegated and fucking hated myself for putting myself through it most of the time as it's absolute turgid dogshit with no redeeming qualities 90% of the time but that doesn't change the fact it's entertainment first and foremost - I just have shit taste clearly |
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Post by nottsover60 on May 3, 2024 14:09:34 GMT
You shouldn’t need to justify yourself mate. Well, no, but why come on and post that? Just say you've renewed or say nothing at all. It was obviously a "look at me" post posted to get the response it has. Yes or why haven't thousands of people told us that they have renewed? But then I never get the Facebook posts the say A is with B in the Bullring in Birmingham! |
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Post by rowleyscfc on May 3, 2024 14:29:29 GMT
IF everyone had that mindset we would all support Man City, Football aint just entertainment, It's passion. I'm passionate about Stoke, I'd go watch them if they were a Sunday league side. and I've watched every single game since we got relegated and fucking hated myself for putting myself through it most of the time as it's absolute turgid dogshit with no redeeming qualities 90% of the time but that doesn't change the fact it's entertainment first and foremost - I just have shit taste clearly If you watched it for entertainment you'd of packed in long ago, Almost like you do it for the passion mate. |
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Post by senojbor on May 3, 2024 15:34:08 GMT
I can't believe you've wrote that to be honest. What's wrong with waiting to see if we are relegated before spending £400? For full context, given the fall in real wages in the last 20 years, I am now not earning much more than the minimum wage. £400 is a very large outlay for me. Also I have a young baby, getting to matches relies on a mixture of the goodwill of my partner who isn't into football at all, my family and sometimes paying for a babysitter. To be clear, I've always been a Stoke fan and I always will be. I am of the age where it was first liverpool, then Manure that all the gloryhunters at my school supporteed. I still supported Stoke in the third tier back then, but yes I didn't have a season ticket and only went to occassional games when my parents could afford it. Football for me is a complex mixture of both entertainment, passion, connection to the local area, culture, politics and a social opportunity for me to spend time with my ageing dad and friends. Like any relationship though, it evolves over time and if it becomes too expensive, too corporate or if (to take an extreme example) the Saudis took over the club. I would still be a Stoke fan, I just wouldn't financial support them. If the Saudis owned the club, I would start or join any local pressure group to protest their ownership regularly and I admire the Newcastle fans who are doing this now. Even in the third tier I would still stream games and buy individual match tickets. If following relegation they cut the season ticket prices by a decent margin, I would probably renew. Not every Stoke fan can afford the cost of a Season Ticket and it shouldn't be the only measure of a fan. I will always be a Stoke fan until I die. Hang on you didn't say you couldn't afford it, you said you renewed because we haven't gone down. I can see your point of view that you wouldn't look forward to going home games against the likes of Cambridge and Burton travelling from Blackpool I'm a weird one I guess because I think some of our better times were in L1. Winning the Autoglass (We won it two times :-)) and pissing the league when we went up and the millienium play off win stand out. Memories of Steins goal at Rotherham and other live long in the memory. It wasn't all bad. |
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Post by danceswithclams on May 3, 2024 15:55:53 GMT
I had a text from Power League the other day telling me they were halving the number of parking passes for next season, so if I wanted to renew to do it now. I immediately rang them and renewed it. Then realised I've not renewed my actual season tickets - guess I will be now Don't renew and just go and sit in the parking space* every other Saturday. It may prove more enjoyable if the last 6.5 years are anything to go by. *Not in your car. Just sit directly on the tarmac and if anyone tries to get you to move so they can park in the space tell them to fuck off because you've bought and paid for it. |
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Post by lordb on May 3, 2024 15:55:54 GMT
I was waiting to see if we dropped to L1 before I renewed. I remember the third tier and am not interested in that level of football. Last few games have given me confidence for next year. Delighted to renew my season ticket. I can't believe you've wrote that to be honest. I did exactly the same Couldn't face League 1 home games again, torture would have gone to lots more away though sorry but really struggled to contemplate that league again |
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Post by stiggerstackle on May 3, 2024 15:57:17 GMT
I had a text from Power League the other day telling me they were halving the number of parking passes for next season, so if I wanted to renew to do it now. I immediately rang them and renewed it. Then realised I've not renewed my actual season tickets - guess I will be now Don't renew and just go and sit in the parking space* every other Saturday. It may prove more enjoyable if the last 6.5 years are anything to go by. *Not in your car. Just sit directly on the tarmac and if anyone tries to get you to move so they can park in the space tell them to fuck off because you've bought and paid for it. Exactly what my wife said |
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Post by lordb on May 3, 2024 15:57:33 GMT
I can't believe you've wrote that to be honest. What's wrong with waiting to see if we are relegated before spending £400? For full context, given the fall in real wages in the last 20 years, I am now not earning much more than the minimum wage. £400 is a very large outlay for me. Also I have a young baby, getting to matches relies on a mixture of the goodwill of my partner who isn't into football at all, my family and sometimes paying for a babysitter. To be clear, I've always been a Stoke fan and I always will be. I am of the age where it was first liverpool, then Manure that all the gloryhunters at my school supported. I still supported Stoke in the third tier back then, but yes I didn't have a season ticket and only went to occassional games when my parents could afford it. Football for me is a complex mixture of both entertainment, passion, connection to the local area, culture, politics and a social opportunity for me to spend time with my ageing dad and friends. Like any relationship though, it evolves over time and if it becomes too expensive, too corporate or if (to take an extreme example) the Saudis took over the club. I would still be a Stoke fan, I just wouldn't financially support them. If the Saudis owned the club, I would start or join any local pressure group to protest their ownership regularly and I admire the Newcastle fans who are doing this now. Even in the third tier I would still stream games and buy individual match tickets. If following relegation they cut the season ticket prices by a decent margin, I would probably renew. Not every Stoke fan can afford the cost of a Season Ticket and it shouldn't be the only measure of a fan. I will always be a Stoke fan until I die. My definition of a Stoke fan is you want Stoke to win Thats it |
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Post by thepottypotter on May 3, 2024 15:58:14 GMT
What's wrong with waiting to see if we are relegated before spending £400? For full context, given the fall in real wages in the last 20 years, I am now not earning much more than the minimum wage. £400 is a very large outlay for me. Also I have a young baby, getting to matches relies on a mixture of the goodwill of my partner who isn't into football at all, my family and sometimes paying for a babysitter. To be clear, I've always been a Stoke fan and I always will be. I am of the age where it was first liverpool, then Manure that all the gloryhunters at my school supporteed. I still supported Stoke in the third tier back then, but yes I didn't have a season ticket and only went to occassional games when my parents could afford it. Football for me is a complex mixture of both entertainment, passion, connection to the local area, culture, politics and a social opportunity for me to spend time with my ageing dad and friends. Like any relationship though, it evolves over time and if it becomes too expensive, too corporate or if (to take an extreme example) the Saudis took over the club. I would still be a Stoke fan, I just wouldn't financial support them. If the Saudis owned the club, I would start or join any local pressure group to protest their ownership regularly and I admire the Newcastle fans who are doing this now. Even in the third tier I would still stream games and buy individual match tickets. If following relegation they cut the season ticket prices by a decent margin, I would probably renew. Not every Stoke fan can afford the cost of a Season Ticket and it shouldn't be the only measure of a fan. I will always be a Stoke fan until I die. Hang on you didn't say you couldn't afford it, you said you renewed because we haven't gone down. I can see your point of view that you wouldn't look forward to going home games against the likes of Cambridge and Burton travelling from Blackpool I'm a weird one I guess because I think some of our better times were in L1. Winning the Autoglass (We won it two times :-)) and pissing the league when we went up and the millienium play off win stand out. Memories of Steins goal at Rotherham and other live long in the memory. It wasn't all bad. True. When we won the Autoglass, it was my first trip to Wembley. Still got my top and scarf. There were some great times, like beating Manure 2-1 at the Vic in 93. They were the exceptions that proved the rule though. |
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Post by lordb on May 3, 2024 16:00:17 GMT
Hang on you didn't say you couldn't afford it, you said you renewed because we haven't gone down. I can see your point of view that you wouldn't look forward to going home games against the likes of Cambridge and Burton travelling from Blackpool I'm a weird one I guess because I think some of our better times were in L1. Winning the Autoglass (We won it two times :-)) and pissing the league when we went up and the millienium play off win stand out. Memories of Steins goal at Rotherham and other live long in the memory. It wasn't all bad. True. When we won the Autoglass, it was my first trip to Wembley. Still got my top and scarf. There were some great times, like beating Manure 2-1 at the Vic in 93/94. They were the exceptions that proved the rule though. We were back in the second tier when we beat them But yes loads of great memories However much less so at the Brit |
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Post by jokker on May 3, 2024 16:41:03 GMT
I was waiting to see if we dropped to L1 before I renewed. I remember the third tier and am not interested in that level of football. Last few games have given me confidence for next year. Delighted to renew my season ticket. Just like the championship, L1 football is much changed and mostly for the better. What you remember in all likelihood don't exist anymore. |
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Post by lordb on May 3, 2024 17:02:25 GMT
I was waiting to see if we dropped to L1 before I renewed. I remember the third tier and am not interested in that level of football. Last few games have given me confidence for next year. Delighted to renew my season ticket. Just like the championship, L1 football is much changed and mostly for the better. What you remember in all likelihood don't exist anymore. Have watched the odd Vale game and FGR last season in that league Looked just as shit as it did before |
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Post by thornestein on May 3, 2024 17:10:14 GMT
Just like the championship, L1 football is much changed and mostly for the better. What you remember in all likelihood don't exist anymore. Have watched the odd Vale game and FGR last season in that league Looked just as shit as it did before yeah it’s a shit league as always has been |
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Post by Squeekster on May 3, 2024 17:15:40 GMT
I've not renewed, I will when we've won the premier league and champions league.
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Post by jokker on May 4, 2024 8:20:46 GMT
Just like the championship, L1 football is much changed and mostly for the better. What you remember in all likelihood don't exist anymore. Have watched the odd Vale game and FGR last season in that league Looked just as shit as it did before You actually mean to say that you see Vale as representative of a season that produced Ipswich...? |
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