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Post by okeydokeystokie2 on Aug 3, 2010 10:32:33 GMT
Beautifully written Joe.
My first game was 74 too, but I was lucky enough for it to be the heroic 3-2 fight back against the then 23 game unbeaten Leeds, who went on to win the League.
Pejic, Hudson and Smith scored that day, but like so many kids of that era, Jimmy was my hero.
I can picture him now after scoring, both arms straight up in the air. Hazy memories, and you don't realise how lucky you are to see those players. It just seemed normal then.
I must admit that Ricardo has me jumping around like a kid again though...
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Post by Cyprusdelilah on Aug 3, 2010 11:02:46 GMT
As we have grown up, I look back fondly, of the legends of the 70's.
But when I was playin footy in playground in juniors there was only man I wanted to be, probably the best volleyer of the ball I have ever seen.
Mr. Greenhoff
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Post by PoisonedDonkey on Aug 3, 2010 11:57:59 GMT
Pericard.
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Post by eriksson74 on Aug 3, 2010 12:00:02 GMT
Chamberlain, Mark not Neville! and Mickey Thomas were my first favourites.
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Post by jacka118 on Aug 3, 2010 13:16:32 GMT
hoekstra for me
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2010 13:19:30 GMT
Hoekstra
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Post by scfc2010 on Aug 3, 2010 13:19:41 GMT
mama  na seriously , as i said before being a keeper they were crossley and cutler ,but there are others such as hoeksta , biarni Gujhonsson , briniar Gunnarson , clive clark , sammy bangoura ,and il never forget dave brammers last minute screamer against luton |
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Post by PickSCFC on Aug 3, 2010 13:21:43 GMT
Tony Pulis
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Post by wrighter on Aug 3, 2010 13:29:57 GMT
Jackie Marsh.
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Post by stokie12345 on Aug 3, 2010 14:37:31 GMT
mama na seriously , as i said before being a keeper they were crossley and cutler ,but there are others such as hoeksta , biarni Gujhonsson , briniar Gunnarson , clive clark , sammy bangoura ,and il never forget dave brammers last minute screamer against luton Hoekstra Bjarni Gudjonsson Clarke Aside from that goal, Brammer was abysmal Mama is more of a hero than Cutler, Clarke, Gunnarsson, Bjarni and Brammer any day of the week |
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Post by Ramblers No10 on Aug 3, 2010 15:09:56 GMT
for me it had to be steino
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Post by peepin on Aug 3, 2010 15:17:57 GMT
mama na seriously , as i said before being a keeper they were crossley and cutler ,but there are others such as hoeksta , biarni Gujhonsson , briniar Gunnarson , clive clark , sammy bangoura ,and il never forget dave brammers last minute screamer against luton if you have said before who your hero's were, why are you posting again telling us who your hero's were? is this why your post count is over 2000 when you joined in March? |
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Post by maine on Aug 3, 2010 15:53:28 GMT
I can't believe that March and Waiting F Waddo agree on something. Don Ratcliffe!? We used to call 'open the gates' when Don got the ball 'cos he just ran aimlessly to the byeline then forgot to cross it. When my dad went to buy our first season ticket we had the choice of being close to the right winger and left back (Stan and Tony Allen) or the left winger and right back (Don and Bill Asprey) Not a hard one!
My first hero was Denis Viollet. So intelligent and a terrific penalty taker.
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Post by waitingforwaddo on Aug 3, 2010 16:13:42 GMT
Marchy, help me out here! Who IS this geezer?!  Ratter was BRILLIANT. Sure, Stan was a talisman when he came back but Ratter had the cutting edge. Great player! Him and Clampy! PS DV was good too though. ;D |
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Post by stokiesinspain on Aug 3, 2010 16:21:00 GMT
Tony Allan omg shows my age !!!!!!!!
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Post by s8to on Aug 3, 2010 16:29:10 GMT
John Ritchie for me!!
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Post by gibby1409 on Aug 3, 2010 16:29:57 GMT
This is a Fookin Confession!! My Mum took me to the Vic in 1969 to watch Stoke play Manure. My Mum was a huge Manure Fan, and me being 8 years old, and influenced by me mum, so was I!!
Anyway, I watched the Game, and couldn't take my eyes off Banksy, I always wanted to be a keeper then, so it was Fook off Best Law & Charlton, and hello to Banksy, Harry Burrows, Peter Dobing etc etc!
A close escape form the Darkside!
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Post by eccystokie1 on Aug 3, 2010 21:57:49 GMT
Jurgen Van Duerzen - sounds weird i was about 9 and we played charlton at the brit they played in a horrible dark green kit - and i took a liking to him and dean crowe!!
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Post by jacksscfc on Aug 4, 2010 15:31:25 GMT
Sammy Irvine...... Don't know why he was Stoke captain at my first match at the Vic v Luton in the 70's.
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Post by grayscfc on Aug 4, 2010 16:45:39 GMT
i`d have to say biggins, at the time i started watching stoke bertie was banging goals in while steino was still on loan to us and had`nt got his `magic boots` on at that time. needless to say, once steino started scoring ang single handedly beating teams he was my idol!!!
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Post by vintagestein on Dec 9, 2010 17:32:52 GMT
The Golden One, The Duke of Earl, the one and only...Mark Stein.
I remember thinking with him playing, anything was possible.
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Post by Chunky Lover! on Dec 10, 2010 23:34:49 GMT
Nigel Gleghorn
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Post by blurtonboy66 on Dec 11, 2010 8:07:25 GMT
Adrian''inchy''heath
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Post by dabberstokie on Dec 17, 2010 19:04:10 GMT
Greenhoff = The great bearded one. Sorry to hear Peter Dobing not well.
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Post by oldpotter on Dec 17, 2010 19:34:19 GMT
Sorry mate, but it was 29 games unbeaten for leeds in 74 it would have an all time record if they beaten us.
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Post by oldpotter on Dec 17, 2010 19:39:46 GMT
This is how far i go back to 1950 age 9 ,dad took me to watch the great Nobby Steele.
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Post by BoxxyTheLost on Dec 17, 2010 23:53:18 GMT
Thorney!
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Post by conzdad on Dec 18, 2010 22:32:11 GMT
In my early days of supporting Stoke,anyone who wore the red n white but always liked Geoff Hurst while at WSham and couldnt believe it when he signed for us.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2010 16:45:13 GMT
Garth Crooks, which is a bit ironic since he appears to have no time for us these days and much prefers Spurs.
Remember being very annoyed when we sold him to SPurs.
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Post by vancouverstokie on Dec 25, 2010 7:02:12 GMT
Me to Heathy , broke my heart when he went Everton
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Ratter was BRILLIANT. Sure, Stan was a talisman when he came back but Ratter had the cutting edge. Great player!
