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Post by hudsondays on May 26, 2017 7:32:01 GMT
We got Jimmy Greenhoff in our team We got Jimmy Greenhoff in our team We got Jimmy Greenhoff in our team We're the best team in the land. (going through all the side)
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Post by hudsondays on May 24, 2017 8:42:14 GMT
All very well talking about who to buy, but can those with closer links to the club explain to me why none of the products of the academy seems to come through as first-team players?
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Post by hudsondays on Jan 28, 2017 15:07:01 GMT
Wonderful. and a really nice guy (for the days when you could have a drink with the players afterwards). That wonderful goal of the season. What a strike. What was the name of the blond-haired guy with the beard? Ian something.
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Post by hudsondays on Jan 7, 2017 11:39:34 GMT
my little finger doesn;t work on apostrophes. But here are a few to make up for the ones I missed. ''''''''''
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Post by hudsondays on Jan 7, 2017 11:33:15 GMT
According to the French sports newspaper L'Equipe, Chelsea and Manchester City want to sign N'zonzi, who's got a £25m buyout clause in his contract. Juventus are also interested. You don;t know what you;ve got until it;s gone. I seem to remember people on this board a few years ago saying get rid of him because he's useless. Anyone know any other useless players like that we can sign?
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Post by hudsondays on Jan 7, 2017 11:29:41 GMT
Very informative, chaps. Least we know where we are now.
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Post by hudsondays on Oct 2, 2016 16:23:31 GMT
Been costing me for weeks on Super Six but you've got to bet on your team to win, haven't you?
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Post by hudsondays on Oct 2, 2016 16:17:03 GMT
My brother's just reminded me that we were there when we beat them at Utd 40 years ago. Wonderful. remember us leaping in the air, then looking around at a sea of ugly faces. Made it all worthwhile, though we left the ground cautiously...Anyone remember that match?
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Post by hudsondays on Aug 28, 2016 18:12:03 GMT
One win, and we're equal 8th. And four other clubs, including several likely relegation contenders, have 1 point too. It's like looking at the table with one match played and saying: "We're top," or "We're bottom." We've had a tough start to the season, players are bedding in. Panic after 20 games, not three. And what happened at Stevenage?
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Post by hudsondays on Aug 16, 2016 19:34:58 GMT
And do you remember when we scored goals from corners? Is it because in those days we had Ryan and Huth posing additional threats? Harder to mark two big guys. And Ryan doesn't seem to score from corners any more.
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Post by hudsondays on Aug 16, 2016 19:31:38 GMT
Wonderful at holding up the ball with his back to goal. a really nice guy too (in the days when you could have drink with the players in the pub afterwards).
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Post by hudsondays on Mar 13, 2016 14:34:06 GMT
Dunno how many of you heard it on the radio (i was in the car listening to City v Norwich) and when the team news came on, they said that Stoke were playing Shawcross, "and I can tell you that, despite what Stoke fans say, England have been watching him". Take from that what you will.
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Post by hudsondays on Mar 6, 2016 9:43:18 GMT
Utter badly written tosh. "Chelsea...could not afford to sleep"... You ever seen anyone falling asleep on a pitch (well, playing in a match, anyway)?
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Post by hudsondays on Feb 6, 2016 22:13:55 GMT
At the moment we're playing like Arizona. First time this season that I've actually betted against Stoke in my Super Six. The two points are no consolation. What's happened since we skinned Man City and looked so good?
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Post by hudsondays on Jan 20, 2016 22:49:38 GMT
My brother and I somehow got into the Stretford End in the 1970s when Stoke won 1-0. You can't stay still when that sorta thing happens, though, can you? Can still remember that we seemed to be the only ones cheering and shouting in a sea of glum faces. A lot of evil looks and jostling on the way out. Scrap with one or two, maybe, but not half of Manchester, so we swallowed. Worst thing was getting tugged on the way back for a faulty light, but could have been worse... Anyone remember who scored for us in that match?
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Post by hudsondays on Jan 20, 2016 22:42:40 GMT
A mate of mine (United fan) has offered me a ticket sitting in there end for £40 with him picking me up from home and dropping me back off again. Now if I take him up on the offer do I sit on my hands if we score or do I risk a slap and go fucking mental? Or save mesen 40 quid plus beer money and watch it in the safety of my own home?bearing in mind also I have written MCFC in the shit up the side of his motor. All help appreciated. I was in the Stretford end last season and I swear nzonzi looked at me before he smashed the goal, I promished myself hands on my backside - the ball hit the net, I went up like every right minded Stokie would, few slaps hit me as I come back down and got escorted out. They also took my friends season ticket off me - be careful.
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Post by hudsondays on Jan 13, 2016 20:28:32 GMT
Whatever happened to our centre backs – in fact, any of our defenders – scoring goals? (Especially as our 'attackers' aren't doing too well at it.)
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Post by hudsondays on Jan 9, 2016 21:06:17 GMT
Why can't Garth cross his arms? Is it something genetic? (Like his match analysis, I guess.)
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Post by hudsondays on Jan 8, 2016 10:10:43 GMT
We have plenty on here that say Joeselu is a waste of money. Not sure how they know because he's hardly been given a run to prove what he can/cant do. Plenty knocked Wollscheid, but as Hughes has persisted with him he's quickly established himself as more than a good CD. Give Joselu a run. If he doesn't score goals, what's new? He can only NOT score goals, and we have quite a few doing that at the moment.We all know we need a goal scorer.It's a crime that we now have so many quality players capable of supplying a striker, yet we rarely see a shot on goal. The Palace winning goal today is just an example of what you might get if you have someone willing to give it a go. Well said. The main difference between Barcelona and Stokealona is that they score goals and we don't.
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Post by hudsondays on Dec 8, 2015 12:37:37 GMT
From Bluemoon forum:- First Half - swap Demi with Shawcross - and we would not have been so open. Out CH's are like soft cream centre. -
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Post by hudsondays on Nov 7, 2015 23:07:01 GMT
I'd take Hazard every time.. He's been a real thorn in our side for the past couple of seasons and it's noticeable how Stoke double-teamed him when he was on the ball. Might cost us a bit more than £12m, though...
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Post by hudsondays on Oct 28, 2015 10:10:56 GMT
We've got a lot more points over the past few seasons because of him. He saved us time and time again, and because he moves to a new club, we should appreciate what he did for us rather than labelling him with the "traitor" epithet. following the logic of some of the braindeads here, anyone who ever moves jobs is a traitor. If you follow that through, almost every player in our side is a traitor because he's left another club for us. So you gonna start booing Wolly, Ryan, Bojan, Shaqiri, Arnie, Butland, Walters and pretty well everyone else? Get a life. Say good luck to the man who was a brilliant keeper for us. We've got a superb and younger replacement, and the world moves on.
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Post by hudsondays on Oct 19, 2015 21:04:15 GMT
Couldn't make the match and had to watch it on Sky, but thought the lads sang their hearts out and won it on the terraces too. Well done.
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Post by hudsondays on Oct 5, 2015 17:51:33 GMT
And I guess not every Reading fan is totally enamoured with it... Here's one comment I found.
"I'd rather drown in a pool of liquid nitrogen and be fucked up the ass by a homeless drug addict brandishing a rusty knife partially made with the skin of crying children than go a Reading game if this ever fucking plays."
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Post by hudsondays on Oct 5, 2015 17:43:15 GMT
Sounds like something from The Little Mermaid. But let's be fair: Reading haven't got much to laugh about...
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Post by hudsondays on Aug 31, 2015 21:39:46 GMT
Now that would be genius. Even at 37 he's better than almost anyone you can name. And he's learning English! Alas, his wife will probably prefer the shopping in New York to Stoke.
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Post by hudsondays on Aug 17, 2015 15:51:11 GMT
Found a copy of the Mail on Sunday which made Spurs match as lead story. But the ratings made me spit. Look at this:Tottenham: Lloris 7, Walker 6.5, Alderweirdie 6, Vertonghen 6.5, Davies 7, Dier 7.5, Mason 7 (Bentaleb 6), Chadli 7, Dembele 8, Kane 7.5 (Lamela 6).
Stoke: Butland 7, Johnson 5, Cameron 6, Muniesa 6, Pieters 6, Whelan 5.5, Van Ginkel 6 (Ireland 6), Walters 6.5 (!), Afellay 6, Arnie 6.5, Diouf 6.5.
According to that, pretty well every Spurs player was better than every Stoke player.
But er, wasn't the result 2.2, and Spurs lucky to hang on for a draw? Or was there another match with two teams in an alternative universe?
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Post by hudsondays on Aug 17, 2015 15:36:05 GMT
you could get, oh, 20p, maybe even 30p, for it on eBay
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Post by hudsondays on Aug 12, 2015 8:27:47 GMT
When Tony Waddington bought him, the story goes that he put Alan in a different coloured shirt to everyone else in training, and said: "Just pass to him." He's the reason I still support Stoke. His mum used to clean our offices and she said one day: "Come up and watch Alan play. He's just joined Stoke. I'll get you a ticket." I lived in London, no real affiliation to any side, but that first match settled me. Remember travelling up on the train with the London branch on Saturdays (Monica someone did all the organising). Even played for Stoke (sort of) in a London five-a-aide supporters' competition. I missed a penalty, which is almost impossible to do in 5-a-side. Still feel like Gareth Southgate cos it was in the semi-finals. Went to watch a testimonial match for someone at Chelsea in which Alan played. Bestie played too. I took my girlfriend along, and it was the days of skinheads. She went to the toilets (they were so disgusting at Chelsea that you needed waders) and three skinhead girls accosted her. "What do you think of Alan Hudson?" they demanded. "She thought she was going to be kicked to death but said: "I think he's terrific and ought to play for England every match." The girls looked gloomy. "Yeah, worst thing that ever happened was when he left Chelsea," they replied. And walked out.
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Post by hudsondays on Aug 12, 2015 8:14:58 GMT
Er, by my maths that makes a £3m net spend, which is even more impressive.
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