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Post by evans1863 on Jan 3, 2009 22:44:07 GMT
Before people start to moan, staying in the premiership is vital (although today is the first time since we've gone up that I've doubted our survival credentials!), but why is it so much to ask for maybe a decent cup run and potential route to Europe? First of all the door was wide open for the league cup. We've already beaten Spurs once and the Manure reserves didnt scare me. It says something when Burnley have a decent chance of making the final FFS! Yet somehow our squad cant manage to beat a VERY POOR Derby side in our biggest game since last May. Now we all got over this by saying "ah lets concentrate on the league now", "its only the carling cup, who gives a fuck?" Well we certainly should be giving a fuck in a competition that offers a reward of European football, the only major trophy that we have ever won! A chance to get our name down in the history books and show to players like Zigiz (  ) that we are a big club that are going places! That is all bad enough, but in the BIGGEST DOMESTIC CUP COMPETITION IN THE WORLD, we have thrown away TV money, we have thrown away a decent chance of making a really good fist of it (should the fixtures have gone our way, a la Cardiff). Yet again we'll throw the in same excuses as last time but Jesus Christ we're Stoke fucking City, not someone like Hull who should be content in the top flight because it's their first ever season in it. Why cant we go out and try to challenge for honours? How long will it take before we will be able to lose to the likes of Hartlepool United (a team Crewe took to the cleaners!) and say, Christ sake, what an opportunity missed? Or will we ALWAYS be content to lose to these teams because we're survivng by the skin of our teeth in the Premiership? The Premiership is a league of intense greed, we will never be able to compete for the title unless a Bill Gates type character takes an interest in us, should we go down we will all continue to be Stoke City fans through thick and thin. If you offered me a trip to Wembley and a route to Europe at the expense of relegation I'd bite your hand off. One final thing is, just because we've lost today is no excuse for concentrating on the league, this season we play 8 games fewer in the league. And in fairness without Sidibe we are cannon fodder at best. If we go down I'd like to be able to say we made a fist of it, and that includes the legaue and FA Cup. |
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Post by Neckend Potter on Jan 3, 2009 22:49:29 GMT
Gutted, thought I was going to click on this thread and be presented with a pair of massive knockers in an ill-fitting bra.
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Post by evans1863 on Jan 3, 2009 23:01:40 GMT
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Post by Neckend Potter on Jan 4, 2009 0:39:13 GMT
Phew, cheers evans. ;D
Agree with your point as well by the way
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) that we are a big club that are going places!
