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Post by MarkWolstanton on Nov 22, 2017 13:16:22 GMT
Was he successful in his nomination for election to the Supporters Council? I do hope so. The thought of Scholes trying to handle someone who has no filter between his brain and mouth who sincerely believes he makes sense would be worth a watch. Whatever happened to this lad?? Posts about 5 times a year-though his community care order probably only allows that! You should be more concerned about the impending end of my restraining order!
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Aug 25, 2017 8:55:35 GMT
When were they a force? Not being funny either. I've always known them in the tier they're in now. They were once the biggest club outside the football league. I think long in the tooth Altrincham supporters may have a different opinion on that. They were always THE non-league club of the day and failed to become a league side on several occasions due to the old pals act that saw clubs elected in or otherwise by the other football league chairmen. Crwho were normally the beneficiaries of this, Altrincham the fall guys. Non-league football has changed dramatically since promotion/relegation on merit was introduced. Look at the Conference now and it is littered with former league clubs that the likes of Altrincham and Stafford cannot compete with. As well as mismanagement at both the aforementioned this now sees both plying their trade at the third tier of non-league- Rangers actually slipped below that recently but are now recovering. Neither side will ever recover former glories for the reason given and I would suggest they are Conference North size clubs at best. Talent has cascaded down with the advent of the Premier League with all its imports and you can see some really good stuff around non-league as well as enjoying a more traditional football experience including a few beers while watching as mentioned above. I'd certainly recommend it when there is no Prem footie scheduled. I'm going along to Kidsgrove on Monday for the local derby with Newcastle Town.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Feb 12, 2017 20:42:17 GMT
You promised that would be our dirty secret! @markyparton
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Feb 12, 2017 20:34:12 GMT
No idea what happened Ange.
We have checked between ourselves and no deliberate action had been taken.
I suggested it might be Russ himself given he has a habit of locking factual statements.
Seriously it must have been some site issue.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Feb 12, 2017 20:20:36 GMT
Hey Russ! Somehow missed your tweet about right backs! Perhaps that because you blocked me and other Stoke supporters who disagree with your views on a position slightly further up the pitch. That would be extreme right wingers.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Feb 12, 2017 18:58:14 GMT
Lets not let the greedy Icelandic green grocers get away with binary for fucks sake. Or that ungrateful brand communications snake get away with not paying hard earned bonus for fucks sake!
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Feb 12, 2017 17:14:16 GMT
These idiots just can't see the irony in what they're posting. Obsessed. Not really, mate. It's very rare that anyone other than the usual Pulis-hating crowd starts a thread about a certain Tony Pulis, or hijacks it to their own agenda. As a neutral who thought he did a great job at our club but the time had come for him to go for the sake of harmony I can see it clear enough. There is an obsessive hatred of the bloke bordering on worryingly psychotic compared to a defence of an obviously flawed man who managed our club to some relative success. Simple as that really. But obviously magnified and polarised to embarrassing proportions because this is social media. Constantly being taken to court by your various employers is a flaw that most of us don't have. Ringing up ex-employees to vent your spleen is another little aberration that doesn't overcome a great number of the population. Being described on a regular basis in many walks of light as a lying and devious character isn't something many of have to carry around. Obviously there is an agenda against a misunderstood man?
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Jan 29, 2017 18:32:16 GMT
I have absolutely no recollection of 'Swansea's' Alan Curtis playing for us in 1986. Absolutely nothing. It was a very forgettable experience devoid of a single moment likely to trigger recollection.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Aug 12, 2016 20:56:11 GMT
I'm trying to get my head around corporate hospitality requiring a "specialist" representative.
Is this to provide the club feedback on crucial matters like the wine temperature or if the roast spuds were done in goose fat to taste or not?
I'm intrigued on what this position contributes!
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Aug 9, 2016 21:51:46 GMT
Let's see how many gobshites on here actually put themselves forward. For what it's worth Malcolm I think you guys do Stoke City a great service. Fair play to you Isn't the aim to do Stoke City supporters a service? I know that this matter has been a cause of confusion in the past
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Jun 1, 2016 12:31:41 GMT
The notion that somehow a terrible mistake has been made in choosing Wilshere over Drinkwater is utterly baffling.
Wilshere has won man of the match awards in six of his last seven games for England. Whether we agree with each choice for MOM is irrelevant. It is a clear indication that he has made a significant contribution. He is a player who can bring a bit of extra flair to the side. I understand he has had most of the season out through injury but I doubt he has forgotten how to play football and is clearly now fully free from injury and will arguably benefit in some ways in not having just finished a long hard season.
Drinkwater has had a very good season in Leicester's wonderful campaign. He has done his job exceptionally well which was as what Eric Cantona once famously described as the "water carrier". He has not featured for England previously in a fairly anonymous career pre this term and failed to do anything particularly eye catching in the few appearances he has made recently. His role in the team will be most likely filled by Henderson who is quite frankly a better player and internationally seasoned.
Wilshere is a player most open minded Stokies would be excited to see in a Stoke shirt. Drinkwater would hardly cause a ripple if we signed him.
Wilshere is a player capable and proven able to win games for England. Drinkwater would have a role in making sure we were solid and has no proof on his CV that he is an player able to transition from a decent Premier League player to an International.
What is the argument?
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Post by MarkWolstanton on May 30, 2016 10:37:57 GMT
He is 21!
Isn't it time that this "if it isn't Ryan in an England shirt, they are shit defenders" mentality was put aside.
John Stones has all the potential to be an absolute gem for England for years to come.
Good defenders mature into the role and Stones will eradicate the silly stuff particularly when he inevitably joins a top club and plays regular Champions League and the rest of it.
He already has all the rest.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on May 30, 2016 10:32:46 GMT
I don't see the conflict given you spent a lot of time in the Plymouth area.
Plymouth have just as much claim to the sympathy vote given how they were almost driven out of existence by unscrupulous owners haven't they?
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Post by MarkWolstanton on May 21, 2016 9:00:29 GMT
I don't know why people want some preening little wanker than throws their dummy out constantly. If he had any sort of integrity not only as a footballer, but as a man, he'd do what he's fucking told. On that basis Herman Goering, Heinrich Himmler, Joseph Goebbels and all Hitler's henchmen were all men of absolute integrity as they certainly did what they were "fucking told" with bells on!
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Post by MarkWolstanton on May 21, 2016 8:50:56 GMT
I was hoping to see Michael Duberry & Gerry Taggart too Surprised Kitson turned up. Just needed Kyle Lightbourne. According to Mama - Duberry, Brammer and Harper were big trouble. Pulis moved them out pretty fast, they were a poison at the club. Who signed them in the first place? DNA
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Apr 22, 2016 23:04:21 GMT
But he isn't discredited in any way at all is he. I'm no CE fan but it doesn't take a genius to work out that his CV from his time at Stoke is going to smell of the most fragerent roses whatever your own prejudices, misconceptions and agendas are. . It's complete fucking bullshit for no reason. What was that old Pretenders Song? Oatcake in Pocket? Putting your fear and mistrust of anything that wears a suit aside for a moment the simple point is that it is simply foolish to suggest that Scholes will have anything but an extremely enhanced CV from his time at Stoke. It's almost as daft as coming out every transfer window since the suit wearing transfer team replaced Parso and Kempo as the recruitment brains foaming about it being a shambles. Let your downtrodden cloth cap ways go
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Apr 22, 2016 22:31:04 GMT
Please correct me if wrong, but I thought that our record (capacity) attendance in the PL was 27, 742. If so and the new capacity is to be 30, 184, with only 1,800 extra seats, do I need a new calculator!?!?! You obviously have not read the Spurs edition fanzine properly, Monica where all this was explained! We shall be checking your subscription is up to date and be asking random questions going forward to check we have your full attention!
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Apr 22, 2016 22:23:33 GMT
The change doesn't bother one bit. I just find the reasoning weak. And Scholes bullshit in the press is funny. Scholes stuff today about the trademark being the key factor in not retaining the name was just embarrassing and needless nonsense from a discredited snake oil salesman. The thing is no one really cares. It’s a bit modern football shite and I'd like to have kept it but why would Bet365 want to retain a name that would potentially dilute the sponsorship, particularly overseas. Everyone gets it There’s no need to lie and for the Sentinel to accommodate him at all. But he isn't discredited in any way at all is he. I'm no CE fan but it doesn't take a genius to work out that his CV from his time at Stoke is going to smell of the most fragerent roses whatever your own prejudices, misconceptions and agendas are. On to the point in hand. Who is really going to give a second thought to the stadium name once next season comes around. I suspect more will be interested in the new players that will no doubt arrive in the summer (aided by the sponsorship income) and the anguish of opposition fans as we once again trump supposedly bigger clubs in the transfer market.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Apr 3, 2016 10:28:15 GMT
Oh come on; share it. Not all of us are such expert analysts in football that we pick it up. For example not many of us are capable of spotting that a goal is a nailed on mistake by a player when several phases are of play follow alleged mistake. We just aren't in your league so come on don't be mean and share your Imbula positioning masterclass. The lads will all be greatful. Edit I see you have. Im going to study and learn. Pass it on to John Stones. Ta. Have you got your damp wipes ready in case you spot him make a mistake at Old Trafford later?
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Apr 3, 2016 10:18:30 GMT
Have you been on the Imbula thread yet, Bayern to treat the message board to your masterclass in where he goes wrong with his positioning? Of course. It's not hard to see where he does though. Oh come on; share it. Not all of us are such expert analysts in football that we pick it up. For example not many of us are capable of spotting that a goal is a nailed on mistake by a player when several phases are of play follow alleged mistake. We just aren't in your league so come on don't be mean and share your Imbula positioning masterclass. The lads will all be greatful. Edit I see you have. Im going to study and learn.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Apr 3, 2016 10:11:13 GMT
By that point Hughes would have been well within his rights to have taken anyone of affelay, bojan, imbula or joselu off. Those 4, more than anyone were culpable for yesterdays collapse as for different reasons they all went missing. Can't agree about Bojan. He never stopped trying and for me was out only outlet still working. The rest though I agree. Have you been on the Imbula thread yet, Bayern to treat the message board to your masterclass in where he goes wrong with his positioning?
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Apr 3, 2016 10:07:10 GMT
Seeing Stoke in the good times again, wasn't something that I ever expected to see again. Fickle disbeliever.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Mar 31, 2016 11:37:37 GMT
Rubbish defender. How he gets picked before Shawcross I'll never know. More anti Stoke bias from the useless Hodgson. I hope England get dicked in the Euro's now because I'm sick of this shit with England. The only team I give a fuck about is Stoke. Anti Stoke my arse. What a load of bollocks. Same level as the West ham fans that want to support France because one of their midfielders who wouldn't get in our side isn't being picked.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Mar 28, 2016 22:35:41 GMT
Only right to give players who didn't feature in Berlin a chance to shine Shirley?
I'm sure that is what will happen. Sturridge is one.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Mar 28, 2016 13:17:23 GMT
I'm sorry I have got to include Alan Durban, He was Pulis on steroids. His infamous quote was "If you want entertainment go and watch a bunch of clowns", he was probably Pulis's mentor. You have to put the quote in its proper context though Pete. He was having a strong disagreement with Jimmy Hill in an interview and was basically telling Big Chin to fuck off.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Mar 27, 2016 12:59:33 GMT
It seems that the only people who did not realise that Jack was injured, was the English defence? Dier, was dire in that he allowed the German to pick up the ball in the centre circle and then advance 30 yards unhindered before shooting and scoring. Cahill and Smalling were the usual tripe pairing in defence but I am loathe to suggest Ryan gets in because 1. He will be injured, 2. He will be wrongly sent off, and 3. He will be held universally responsible for any goal scored by the opposition. As a club Stoke don't half have some bad luck with England international players. I'm sorry but your analysis of England's central defence is just pure and simple blinkered. Smalling in particular was excellent. Words fail me when it comes to your view on Dier who completely snuffed out Germany's play maker second half. If you are going to base everything about England on the basis that Shawcross hasn't been picked why bother?
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Mar 26, 2016 9:40:07 GMT
I wonder if Roy will grow a set and drop Rooney for the Euros? Of course he won't, he plays for Man U you know. And when fit is one of the best we have. But let's not let that fact get in the way.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Mar 25, 2016 20:05:38 GMT
To be fair mate it's nothing to do with the FAs It's a FIFA international break I stand corrected. Just prefer my club football to meaningless internationals at this time of year. Just interested to see how Shaq is progressing with his injury issues. How is it meaningless with the Euro Championships just a matter of weeks away?
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Mar 25, 2016 9:37:55 GMT
No I was at Colchester while you were getting your poodle pats off the London boys for seldom getting thrashed under Tone. My god those were the days, eh? I was at Layer Road too. Glorious days indeed, under a great manager, eh? Let me know the next time you're out with the "Beswick Boys". I could do with an evening where everyone tells me how great they are at their job! It's a thought but there would be the problem of them being labelled swivel eyed something or others the second they mentioned a truth or two about the tenure of the Messiah. It doesn't go down well in the more exclusive bars you know.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Mar 25, 2016 9:19:05 GMT
Was that when you were on the phone begging them to let you go with them, Merk? Why weren't you there, Mark? Newcastle Town at home? No I was at Colchester while you were getting your poodle pats off the London boys for seldom getting thrashed under Tone. My god those were the days, eh?
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