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Post by stennyman on Jan 13, 2011 20:22:39 GMT
Always thought Iain Munro was a decent Durban signing,but then again i was young at the time and was happy we had signed a player i had got as a "swap" in my football sticker collection.I put his sticker on my Geography book,although he was in a St Mirren top.
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Post by Ddraigcoch on Jan 13, 2011 21:06:08 GMT
Still look out for St Mirren results as a result if IM playing for us.
One of the few if only chilly Jocko success stories for SCFC. Apart from Lou '2 times' Macari.
Oh yeah Matteo aswell.
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Post by bradthescaff on Jan 13, 2011 22:15:03 GMT
Alan durban , must have been the 1st stoke manager to have a red and white army sung for him
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Post by johnnypotter on Jan 13, 2011 22:17:03 GMT
Alan Durban took over after the Blyth Spartans debacle when confidence of players and fans alike was at an all time low. He quickly set about changing the club around with a mixture of discipline and hard work. He was tactically astute and set about bringing in players who could lift us out of the doldrums. The football might not have been the most attractive in the league [ sound familiar to anyone] but it was very effective, and just what we needed at that time. It's true that the Durban years have not been very well documented, but i have attempted to put that right when my book finally hits the shops in a few months. Everything is covered from 1970-1980.
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Post by Ddraigcoch on Jan 13, 2011 22:19:35 GMT
Alan Durban took over after the Blyth Spartans debacle when confidence of players and fans alike was at an all time low. He quickly set about changing the club around with a mixture of discipline and hard work. He was tactically astute and set about bringing in players who could lift us out of the doldrums. The football might not have been the most attractive in the league [ sound familiar to anyone] but it was very effective, and just what we needed at that time. It's true that the Durban years have not been very well documented, but i have attempted to put that right when my book finally hits the shops in a few months. Everything is covered from 1970-1980. Look forward to giving it a read fella
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Post by march4 on Jan 13, 2011 22:59:36 GMT
Alan Durban took over after the Blyth Spartans debacle when confidence of players and fans alike was at an all time low. He quickly set about changing the club around with a mixture of discipline and hard work. He was tactically astute and set about bringing in players who could lift us out of the doldrums. The football might not have been the most attractive in the league [ sound familiar to anyone] but it was very effective, and just what we needed at that time. It's true that the Durban years have not been very well documented, but i have attempted to put that right when my book finally hits the shops in a few months. Everything is covered from 1970-1980. Great stuff.
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Post by swampySCFC on Jan 13, 2011 23:06:46 GMT
I remember going to Palace not long after Durban came. We were a shambles and were expected to lose.
We won 1-0 with Buzzer netting in the second half.
It was a performance of great character and not entirely dissimilar to some achieved under Pulis. We went on to greater things of course.
When people question why you travel and spend money on watching The Potters away when results are poor this game was one of those that was pay back time
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2011 23:11:07 GMT
Seem to remember him turning us round pretty quickly too.
We went from a dispirited rag-bag of a team near the foot of the table when he arrived to a highly disciplined team who finished 6th (I think) by the end of the season.
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Post by swampySCFC on Jan 13, 2011 23:14:35 GMT
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Post by johnnypotter on Jan 13, 2011 23:14:49 GMT
Ddraigcoch and March 4, thanks for your positive posts.
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Post by march4 on Jan 13, 2011 23:16:21 GMT
Ddraigcoch and March 4, thanks for your positive posts. You're welcome
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2011 23:21:14 GMT
OK, 7th then I'd forgotten that Bolton finished top. Wasn't Durban's first game against them and we held them to a bad tempered 0-0 draw. Bolton were a bunch of thugs that day.
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Post by calgarystoker on Jan 13, 2011 23:43:12 GMT
I idolised durban not for the football we played which certainly wasnt as bad as weve seen since ,but because as a 12 year old standing in the paddock at blackpoo with me dad when all hell was going on around us some old blackpoo supporter had a right go at durban telling him it was the worst behaved support hed seen in fifty years ,durbans reply was to shut the fuck up as it was the best support hed ever seen ,in my eyes that made him top bollocks ,can anyone remember the alan durbans red n white army that went on forever when the ref got knocked out against blackburn i think it was the game geoff scott scored from the halfway line now theres a proper left back for ya.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2011 23:55:36 GMT
CS, I remember Geoff Scott scoring from quite a distance out wide on the left. Fairly certain it was just a really bad cross though. My only other memory of him is the way he continually sliced the ball out of play time after time. I can laugh about it now, but at the time...
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Post by calgarystoker on Jan 14, 2011 0:05:48 GMT
Of cause it must of been a shot lol,all his supposed crosses ended up in the butler street stand when we attacked the boothen and in the boothen stand when we attacked the stoke end hence it wasnt a cross ,fond memories.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2011 0:12:25 GMT
Should have played him on the right. Then we'd have had a player. ;D
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 14, 2011 1:49:24 GMT
Most underrated gaffer we ever had. Her did a great job for us.
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Post by kidsgrove4 on Jan 14, 2011 3:26:16 GMT
He had ridiculous hair.
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 14, 2011 3:33:26 GMT
Despite his legendary clown comment we did have some cracking games with Durban in charge. The 3-2 win v WBA when Crooks got a hat trick springs to mind.
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Post by kidsgrove4 on Jan 14, 2011 4:19:13 GMT
Despite his legendary clown comment we did have some cracking games with Durban in charge. The 3-2 win v WBA when Crooks got a hat trick springs to mind. And big teef. He had big teef and hair, Joe. Hope you're ok up there mate.
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Post by jaybee on Jan 14, 2011 8:25:55 GMT
We won 1-0 with Buzzer netting in the second half. Buzzer???
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 14, 2011 8:35:08 GMT
The board allowed his contract ro run out.
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Post by hendricks on Jan 14, 2011 8:42:47 GMT
I started in the Boothen Paddock in '78, while my dad and uncle sat in the Boothen Stand out of the rain... still - it allowed me more freedom to explore the anglo-saxon aspects of our language. :-)
Didn't Durban also bring in Foxy?
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Post by JoeinOz on Jan 14, 2011 8:46:24 GMT
I remember Foxy's first game a 3-0 win over Wrexham.
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Post by Ddraigcoch on Jan 14, 2011 9:33:58 GMT
Ddraigcoch and March 4, thanks for your positive posts. No worries JP....any chance of a signed copy when it comes out
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Post by okeydokeystokie2 on Jan 14, 2011 9:48:11 GMT
Good memories. Geoff Scott was a tall fair haired left back? I seem to remember that like one or two full backs I can remember over the years he had a job keeping the ball in play.
Steve Bould started at right back and was also a good kicker for touch in his early days.
Made me think what a good footballer Garth Crooks was. He never gets the recognition he deserves in my opinion. He was fast, strong and a good finisher. Tone would have loved him.
I know its because he hasn't helped himself. Not exactly a loyal Stokie, and seems to have little love for the club or the area. Compare that to some of the adopted Stokies like Banks, Hudson, Berry etc and it is easy to see why he is not so popular now.
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Post by AlliG on Jan 14, 2011 21:37:35 GMT
Just before Durban arrived, The Express had a full page article that did a real hatchet job on Stoke. The basic premise was that Stoke were up Shit Creek without a paddle and would be lucky to still be a Football League club in 5 years time.
Having just lost 5 of our previous 6 games and the spectre of Blyth Spartans hung heavy over the club and defending like a Boscamp team it wasn't difficult to see why they felt that way.
For the Bolton game he sent out his team to get a 0-0 draw. It was pretty dour, but, it was a huge improvement over the shambles we had been watching.
The day at Notts County was one of the most magical days to be a Stoke supporter, especially as I had been a student the previous year in Nottingham.
Under Durban, Stoke improved year on year. It was a bad move all round when Stoke allowed his contract to run out and he went off to Sunderland.
There is no doubt that results were more important than performance but we were tough, competitive and had a nice mix of youth and experience.
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Post by johnnypotter on Jan 14, 2011 23:15:33 GMT
Ddraigcoch, yes mate, signed copy will be a pleasure, i have made a note of it, i won't forget.
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Post by mayf on Mar 3, 2011 20:13:34 GMT
There's been some garbage written about Durban on this mb,most notably by some of Pulis's biggest supporters. Durbans team did not just lump the ball,compared to the current lot we played like Arsenal. We had a midfield maestro in Howard Kendall who was the Charlie Adam of his day.
We were a team that were hard to beat but played decent football too.
I remember 1 game in particular,at home to Blackburn,we were running them ragged (finished up 4-2) when there was a long break in the game (an injury ? I cant recall ) and the cry of Alan Dubans red n white army rang out from 3 sides of the stadium for about 15 minutes non stop. That would never happen today !
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 4, 2011 2:07:12 GMT
when there was a long break in the game (an injury ? I cant recall )
The ref got whacked in the face by the ball and was knocked out!! ;D ;D
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