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Post by chellpotter on Mar 2, 2018 0:34:39 GMT
I remember there being trouble, we were in a temporary stand if I remember rightly and had a few lads trying to get at us on the coach which hit the chelsea gate posts of the ground.
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Post by chellpotter on Mar 2, 2018 0:28:32 GMT
I may be wrong but a few people I know have had their employment terminated through ill health, especially using ATOS as a means to facilitate it.
Being deemed unfit for work and then the same agency used to inform them that they are fit to work when trying to claim income support etc...
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 25, 2018 14:52:43 GMT
1-2 I think goal difference will send us down, we only look like 1 goal a game so if we let one in we are done for.
Penny pinching a back up striker will really come to haunt us (a proper striker not beraohno!)
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 25, 2018 13:01:10 GMT
I read again on a thread, someone calling for Berahino to be played again. He won't come good for Stoke so why waste a spot on the pitch for a complete waster of a football player. We should know by now especially after Dave Kitson, Wilson Palacios, Sambego Bangoura etc, they will never be any good. Why at Stoke do we persist with such players even after all these past failures. They never have and never will come good. Dave Bamber at least hit the back of the net and he was useless and also Keith Scott and we swapped him for Sheron a proper striker. Bangoura's problem wasn't him not coming good. He was good, at first. His problem was deciding to go AWOL over the summer. True maybe he was a good player it but never worked out but we knew when to call it a day! It is really annoying when we could have bought Demba Ba who was proved to be a good finisher even though his knee could explode at any moment.
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 25, 2018 12:37:09 GMT
I read again on a thread, someone calling for Berahino to be played again.
He won't come good for Stoke so why waste a spot on the pitch for a complete waster of a football player.
We should know by now especially after Dave Kitson, Wilson Palacios, Sambego Bangoura etc, they will never be any good.
Why at Stoke do we persist with such players even after all these past failures.
They never have and never will come good.
Dave Bamber at least hit the back of the net and he was useless and also Keith Scott and we swapped him for Sheron a proper striker.
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 23, 2018 23:50:27 GMT
Head injuries can often result in cardiac arrest, remember the poor Blackburn Fan RIP, who from memory headed the bin in the away concourse. His header resulted in a cardiac arrest if I remember correctly.
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 13, 2018 18:38:04 GMT
Did the lady caller say four more wins will keep us up?
We have only managed 6 in 27 games how on earth can we get 4 wins in the 11 remaining games.
We would have to really buck the trend as we have only managed 3 in 11 at best this season.
It's also nice to hear Peter doesn't listen to the fans.
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 12, 2018 13:33:29 GMT
Am I being a bit superstitious but our downturn in fortunes coincided with the renaming of the ground June 1st 2016. Coates put things right revert to The Brit again!
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 11, 2018 11:48:13 GMT
Think Swansea will be alright mate. Can you see us getting anything other than a spanking against City, Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool? We will be long gone before then - by all means have a nice time on the beach though👍 P.S. Sorry to be really negative, but you do know that Swansea is a shit hole too don't you? P.P.S. I'm such a miserable bastard. I've been Cardiff but not had the pleasure of Swansea is it that bad? I can't see us getting much either but this is Stoke so we could win against City etc but lose on last day to the Swans when it counts most. If only we had a team like us to play, like when we saved Wigan instead of sending them down.
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 11, 2018 11:34:07 GMT
If we get relegated will we have a Brighton style Beach Party.
We could even have inflateable Gravity crocodiles for good measure.
Or would it be more of a Man City type game when we both dropped?
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Post by chellpotter on Dec 17, 2017 19:09:08 GMT
Could it be the new corner? Newly built stand on the original foundations and relegation followed.
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Post by chellpotter on Aug 11, 2017 23:28:26 GMT
There was the fireman on the Mich called Eric Hunt! Top bloke who was a good laugh!
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Post by chellpotter on Aug 11, 2017 23:15:38 GMT
I seem to remember Lee Chapman lived Ashbourne Drive Silverdale or maybe it was Inchy Adrian Heath. Damn you bad memory!!
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Post by chellpotter on Aug 9, 2017 20:03:25 GMT
Loved Garth when he played for us. In my last year at high school, had to sit by his sister [Sandra]. She used get to fed up of us young Stokies asking her about her brother, nice girl though. Was gutted when Garth left for Spurs, and felt even worse when returned to Stoke with that horrible club and its' equally horrible supporters and scored the easiest goal of his career as Barry Siddall missed the ball. To be fair he almost looked embarrassed to score that day... I was embarrassed by our keeper 😳 I remember a game at West Brom where he slid in his knees after scoring towards the stoke fans, I was absolutly gutted as he was a hero of mine at the time. I never fully forgave him that day, not for the goal but his celebration it lacked class!
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Post by chellpotter on Mar 28, 2017 13:03:47 GMT
The Vic for me personally every time!
It was like a gladiatorial pit, you were caged in and had the players box above you in the boothen end where you could almost imagine a Caesar type emperor giving the thumbs up or down. Opposition players who came for corners got loads of stick as you were nice and close to vent your spleen! You could move around quite easily and end up in the boothen paddock to give Wolves away fans grief (verbally) and see different mates in the stands and move away from ones who drove you daft moaning about Keith Berchin etc.. That walk up the steps to the turnstiles was atmosphere building especially on big match days when you queued down boothen road. Then into the concourse past the toilets and back up the steps and come out in the middle of the boothen. Your journey to the front was a constant amount of chatter with fans especially if you were late like I often was. "Are we winning?", "Yes mate a pearler from Steino!"
It could be just rose tinted glasses but I have never had the same experiences at the Brit or Betsy as she is now!!
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 26, 2017 22:29:05 GMT
2013/14 - lost 1-0 away at Man City W7 D2 L3 2014-15 - beat QPR 3-1 at home W7 D4 L5 2015-16 - beat Newcastle 1-0 at home W4 D3 L5 Cheers for that, looks like just away matches after then
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 26, 2017 22:24:43 GMT
Out of interest have we lost every time upon returning? It doesn't seem a good idea to me, I never want to work to my best capacity upon returning back to work from holiday! I've asked exactly the same question on a different thread Sorry I must of missed that thread, was it the when are we back thread?
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 26, 2017 22:23:11 GMT
I wasn't moaning, I was curious whether we had won upon returning. I may be old school but I can't see the point of it. You acclimatise to one country then return to acclimatise again. Maybe it just me being old fasioned. I wasn't meaning you specifically fella... No worries mate I didn't take it personally.
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 26, 2017 22:10:14 GMT
I wasn't moaning, I was curious whether we had won upon returning. I may be old school but I can't see the point of it. You acclimatise to one country then return to acclimatise again. Maybe it's just me being old fasioned.
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 26, 2017 22:02:56 GMT
Out of interest have we lost every time upon returning? It doesn't seem a good idea to me, I never want to work to my best capacity upon returning back to work from holiday!
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Post by chellpotter on Feb 12, 2017 10:49:39 GMT
Shame we can't put the old one up. Miss it. I think that old clock in boothen end corner stopped a long time ago, I wonder where it went?
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Post by chellpotter on Jan 1, 2017 16:07:32 GMT
Was gonna read that but I'm back in work on tuesday It is a bit wordy!!
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Post by chellpotter on Jan 1, 2017 15:55:41 GMT
I don't agree that Ryan is now a poor footballer because grabbing etc. is now penalised due to it's recent enforcement by referees (depending on which club does it!)
When Ryan first arrived he was a different class clearly a good defender who was learning his craft and clearly had potential. He was even adding a few goals on the way (19 under TP only 3 under MH) with headed goals from free kicks and corners etc. It is my opinion that the way we play since Tony Pulis left has coincided with a dip in his form. Not saying Tony was a genius by any stretch of the imagination but he clearly got the best out of Ryan. I'm not TP's biggest fan but I admire what he did to change Stoke City's fortunes and their rise from the ashes with the help of Peter Coates who I was not a big fan of either although he has redeemed himself in recent years. Our tactics have dramatically changed as our defence is not as solid and we no longer use set pieces or corners to the same effect which makes you wonder what we do on the training ground.
This is not meant to be an anti Mark Hughes thread as I like how Mark has evolved certain parts of our play creating some flair but he has neglected other areas like set pieces and defending. Although I'm not a fan of passing the ball around with no end result it looks fancy but is not effective, just as I am equally not a fan of hoofing it up to a lone striker and defend a one nil lead like under TP. It's all about having the balance of defending, passing the ball effectively, utilising set pieces and creative attacking football. That's another topic and I'm going off subject a bit.
Ryan's form in my opinion has been severely affected by injuries, just as it did with Matty Etherington and many other Stoke players of the past who failed to recapture their form and failing to overcome injury problems. It's not just a Stoke problem take a look at Vincent Kompany as an example clearly a good player but can't find any sort of form due to injuries.
Footballers deteriorate just like anyone else I had to stop football due to keep getting injured.(I wasn't a great player it was more for fun and fitness) Each injury got worse and in the end I would not go as hard into tackles as I knew it might be my last. You can't play football properly without being fully committed whether tackling or attacking. If you go into every tackle or run thinking your knee might give or you back, then you won't be the same player!
In my opinion Ryan hasn't been found out in any way shape or form, he has become a victim of injuries and style of play that has meant he needed to employ grabbing etc. as he knew he couldn't defend with the same quality. Losing Huthy could also be a factor as they were a great pairing but again that's another topic well covered on here. I certainly don't agree that he was always a poor defender only to be found out by recent enforcements by refs. I will always remember him as a class defender who liked to add the odd goal of which he has sadly he has not been able to do in recent seasons.
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Post by chellpotter on Nov 18, 2016 19:41:11 GMT
Sincere condolences Leostoke, I used to travel with the Knype Vics coaches and your Dad used to run the coaches. We had many a laugh with Quinto and Stevie Kendal! he'd clear the pub when we were on match days. He'd shout "come on drink up!" when trying to get us back on the coach for the game and many locals used to think they had to drink up too! I'm sure he's still shouting up with the big man!
Rest in peace Quinto!!
Oh just remembered we used to give him the chant Qunito! Quinto! (as we used to do for Steino!)
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Post by chellpotter on Nov 6, 2016 10:09:32 GMT
In 40 years Ive never known a Stokie nut a Stokie Well many years ago I was at a Stoke away game back in the dark old days of lower tier football, I forget the game but I was watching the game when a "Stoke Fan" barged right into me on the terraces as we were near the gangway. I said politely to him to be careful mate you nearly knocked me over, at which point he tried to headbutt me. I dodged his headbutt but gave him a swift knee in the stomach.(I shouldn't have done but it was a self defence action). I was about 18 and this fella was around 30. I didn't think too much of it as he sharply went away, only for a couple of minutes later when a very large gentleman(built like a brick outhouse and face like a bulldog chewing a wasp) decided to confront me nose to nose, (I was bricking it but stood my ground) clearly aggressive and wanting trouble he said you just kneed my mate. Fortunately all the fellow Stoke fans stepped up and told this fella to do one as it was his mate who attacked me. The prospect of thirty or so Stokies on his case outweighed his one on one attack and he disappeared quite quickly. I was very grateful of the fans around me that day as it could have ended badly. These type of things happen quite often I'm afraid, we were playing Shrewbury Town and we were running quite late as we very rarely made kick off (home or away!) as we like a swift pint before the match. On this particular day we were going over the bridge against the flow of Stoke fans who were making their way to Gay Meadow (we looking for a quick pint.) As we walked past quite a few "Stoke Fans" gave us a lot of abuse and spat towards us, I opened my coat to show we were Stoke not Shrewsbury fans and it quickly stopped but it was well out of order whether we were Shrewsbury or Stoke, if I wanted to be spat on I'd have gone the Molineux! At Wigan's Springfield Park with the grass bank my Dad was getting a burger when a fight nearly erupted as he stood his ground in the queue as some "Lads" tried to push past! So these things have always been around following Stoke I'm afraid. Let's hope that fella takes a good look at himself and feels ashamed of his behaviour when he gets back from London! I hope so but I doubt it!
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Post by chellpotter on Oct 9, 2016 19:33:51 GMT
Chris Kamara would give his all in midfield, Mark Stein just magical, Vince and Cranny in defence, Garth Crooks was a hero, Mark Chamberlain class winger, Big Bren up front ahhh! just too many to mention, a sign of getting old!
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Post by chellpotter on Sept 1, 2016 18:06:16 GMT
Fellow otcakers I need your help. A friend of mine is creating an A-Z of all things Stoke as an artistic representation. She has most letters covered including W for Wedgeood etc. But is struggling with C and Y.? Any clean / serious ideas would be appreciated. Ta. hope you spell Wedgewood correctly Hope you mean Wedgwood! Aghh! you beat me to it
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Post by chellpotter on Apr 28, 2016 9:47:19 GMT
Went to school with Joanne and Colin Jr when they lived in Bradeley, he was a nice fella did the door too if I remember right! RIP Colin!
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Post by chellpotter on Apr 23, 2016 9:27:56 GMT
Betsy's Bend!
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Post by chellpotter on Apr 22, 2016 7:22:15 GMT
Will this be the new nickname for the ground because the britannia was know as the brit?
What do you think it will be shortened to?
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