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Post by tazi on Jul 5, 2008 15:26:39 GMT
because this team will run through brick walls for the cause and when Rory Delap states that he can see Stoke within the top 10 then it really is time to sit up and take stock of what he says.
Make no mistake Stoke are one hell of a side.
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Post by werrington on Jul 5, 2008 15:28:19 GMT
;D ;D Tazi Told you mate!! Stick with em  |
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Post by griffoisalegend on Jul 5, 2008 15:28:21 GMT
18.WBA.
19.Stoke.
20.Hull.
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Post by tazi on Jul 5, 2008 15:29:00 GMT
;D ;D Tazi Told you mate!! Stick with em ;D |
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Post by Bick on Jul 5, 2008 15:38:22 GMT
WHAT?!!?! ??? ??? ??? Great to see people who have faith in us!!! |
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Post by rambo61 on Jul 5, 2008 15:50:06 GMT
Bogdan Bog off , YOU ARE A PRICK !!!!!
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Post by Cupid Stunt on Jul 5, 2008 16:01:19 GMT
15. Stoke City
16. Sunderland
17. Tottenham
18. West Brom
19. West Ham
20. Wigan
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2008 16:13:50 GMT
Bogdan Bog off , YOU ARE A PRICK !!!!! Don't start on Bogdan  he helped Stoke win the premier league and was top scorer in the same season. |
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Post by OldStokie on Jul 5, 2008 20:29:13 GMT
Only a fool would write us off before we've kicked a ball. Knowing that we're never going to set the world alight 'up there', I'll settle for a backs-to-the-wall season of dross if we can finish 4th bottom.
OS.
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Post by 4kingal on Jul 5, 2008 20:36:40 GMT
A top ten finish would be magic, and would shut up a few of the winge arses  |
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Post by kingdeano on Jul 5, 2008 20:36:51 GMT
the worrying part for me is that a very poor newcastle side beat us 4-1 with 10 men! ok we were left chasing the game after conceding early but it was the manner they picked us off with ease. certainly need a new backbone structure to the team, a solid centre half with a big mouth, a box to box midfielder, and a good target man to hold the ball up. but im sure pulis knows that so im going for a 15th place finish.
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Post by rhodesy on Jul 5, 2008 20:38:31 GMT
I would settle for anything to just stay up
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Post by danthestokie on Jul 5, 2008 20:41:38 GMT
have we get eny new players yet enyone
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Post by powchirper on Jul 5, 2008 20:46:16 GMT
have we get eny new players yet enyone what is this new language. |
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Post by Miniman on Jul 5, 2008 20:47:49 GMT
Thats the second time he's posted that...i told him to post on ere instead of the GD board and he just doesn't get the point of a MB does he!!!
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Post by griffoisalegend on Jul 5, 2008 20:52:39 GMT
It was only a joke lads. I was one of the most positive last season, and i will continue in the same vein. 17th for Stoke ;D Some thick cunts can't take/realise a small joke...  |
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Post by powchirper on Jul 5, 2008 21:04:54 GMT
It was only a joke lads. I was one of the most positive last season, and i will continue in the same vein. 17th for Stoke ;D Some thick ***** can't take/realise a small joke... Sometimes helps if you put a winky thingy to show that you're joking. |
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Post by Staying up for Grandadstokey on Jul 5, 2008 21:10:22 GMT
Stokes strength will be a strong teamwork ethic as Rory Delap was saying today,of course the team will still need strengthening but it is important that any new signings do not detract from the team spirit.We have recently seen in Euro 2008 good examples in Turkey and Croatia(population about the same as Scotland) about teams who have punched above their weight due to strong teamwork.I have a sneaking suspicion that Stoke will exceed the expectations of many posters on this board.
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Post by glouscesterstokie on Jul 5, 2008 21:11:31 GMT
aslong as we finish 17th im happy
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Jul 5, 2008 21:42:14 GMT
;D ;D Tazi Told you mate!! Stick with em werrington, I believe Tazi has at long last taken on board the "Tony Pulis is a top man" lectures that we have been treating him to for several months and has now come on board our full of confidence ship. ;D |
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Post by ersaurebot 1, 000, 000 views on Jul 5, 2008 22:33:40 GMT
easiest piece of korma you will ever earnfrom me tazi!
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Post by scfcmatt on Jul 5, 2008 22:34:20 GMT
I love you erasurebot
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Post by sheikh al dubai bin stokie on Jul 6, 2008 8:49:03 GMT
ANYTHING can be achieved with motivation and spirit... outside the top 6-7, the Prem is average to say the least in my 'umble...
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Post by beagriestache on Jul 6, 2008 9:03:38 GMT
If you read any of the footie mags like 442 etc, you'll see that they do a pre-season preview where they invite fans of the respective teams to predict where their team will finish. No-one and I mean no-one ever says their team will go down! I will be delighted to be wrong and see us finish in the top ten. If that happens I'll eat our cat, I think it's that unlikely. Kingdeano rightly pointed out the mauling we got at the hands of a shite Newcastle team with ten men for an hour. That's the minimum quality we will face week in week out for 90 minutes. A bit more realism would be useful, then we won't be so disappointed next season if we struggle. Let's look to the long term and accept that we may have to bounce between divisions for a few years in the ultimate aim of establishing ourselves. Happy to be called every abusive name under the sun this time next year though if we do stay up! And I'll tell you what Smudge tastes like (that's our cat, not the bloater who runs this board ) |
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Post by Godo on Jul 6, 2008 11:50:45 GMT
When did the rules change so that you get points for running through brick walls? If you seriously think that any side in the Prem taking an objective look at our team will think we are some rough tough outfit then you're kidding yourself. The average size of Prem players has increased by 3ins over the last 6 years. Our current midfield of Lawrence, Delap, Whelan and Cresswell won't only be outplayed by 90% of the Prem they'll be outbattled by 75% of them too!
I've been actively supporting Stoke for 38+ years, I've been dreaming of the day when we get back into the top flight and there's nobody who wants us to do well more than I do but as I keep saying without 5 or 6 key signings we will seriously struggle.
The gap is massive and if we do have to be a yo-yo team then fair enough but if we do go down I want us to go down with a bang not an embarassing whimper.
We can't keep the ball and if we haven't got opportunistic goalscorers to take whatever chances we create, if we haven't got pace as an outlet and a proper destroyer in central midfield then we aren't goin to worry too many teams in the Prem regardless of how hard we might try.
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Post by Mozzaa on Jul 6, 2008 12:05:15 GMT
I'd just love to stay up...but if we do go down (which i don't think we will)..i hope we go down with a fight...GOARN STOKE!!!!!
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Post by RAF on Jul 6, 2008 12:13:05 GMT
if we get more than 25 points I think we will have done well.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 6, 2008 12:26:07 GMT
When did the rules change so that you get points for running through brick walls? If you seriously think that any side in the Prem taking an objective look at our team will think we are some rough tough outfit then you're kidding yourself. The average size of Prem players has increased by 3ins over the last 6 years. Our current midfield of Lawrence, Delap, Whelan and Cresswell won't only be outplayed by 90% of the Prem they'll be outbattled by 75% of them too! I've been actively supporting Stoke for 38+ years, I've been dreaming of the day when we get back into the top flight and there's nobody who wants us to do well more than I do but as I keep saying without 5 or 6 key signings we will seriously struggle. The gap is massive and if we do have to be a yo-yo team then fair enough but if we do go down I want us to go down with a bang not an embarassing whimper. We can't keep the ball and if we haven't got opportunistic goalscorers to take whatever chances we create, if we haven't got pace as an outlet and a proper destroyer in central midfield then we aren't goin to worry too many teams in the Prem regardless of how hard we might try. Hard to argue with any of that, Godo. After we've finished our summer shopping, we'll be in a much better position to judge how great our chances of finishing 17th are. I've been trying to think of another 4-5 teams who'll complete the mini-league at the bottom - and it's a struggle. Teams like Fulham, Bolton and Wigan are already infinitely stronger than us - and are already adding. I'm just going to try to enjoy the ride. |
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Post by premierpotter08 on Jul 6, 2008 19:04:43 GMT
we r staying up, our style of football and physical presence will keep us up - 13th place
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Post by french toast on Feb 6, 2011 0:19:14 GMT
Lovely to see how far we have actually come in such a short space of time.
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he helped Stoke win the premier league and was top scorer in the same season.
