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Post by oldgit57 on Jun 22, 2011 20:45:51 GMT
just loved Robbo and that goal against castle is still one of the best goals that I've ever seen.
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Post by waitingforwaddo on Jun 22, 2011 21:30:55 GMT
Ay up.....'Some of you' likes midfielders. Or maybe he's forgotten what they are. Poor old sod.
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Post by march4 on Jun 22, 2011 21:36:59 GMT
Ay up.....'Some of you' likes midfielders. Or maybe he's forgotten what they are. Poor old sod. Inconsistent player Robo was. Very good on his day put could drift out of games for matches on end before hitting a real purple patch. Quick, good cross, easily knocked off the ball though.
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Post by offthewall on Jun 22, 2011 21:39:38 GMT
Carlisle fans still say that Stoke were the best team ever to play at Brunton park.
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Post by mica on Jun 22, 2011 21:41:38 GMT
I could be wrong, but I think he was signed in the close season after we won the League Cup. (Sorry to be such a pedantic pain in the bum...)
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Post by march4 on Jun 22, 2011 21:50:35 GMT
I could be wrong, but I think he was signed in the close season after we won the League Cup. (Sorry to be such a pedantic pain in the bum...) Correct. We signed him and Hurst with the winnings.
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Post by cheadlestokie on Jun 22, 2011 22:14:21 GMT
I really don't get where this rubbish comes from that Hurst played badly for us.
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Post by march4 on Jun 22, 2011 22:34:14 GMT
I really don't get where this rubbish comes from that Hurst played badly for us. Puffer Hurst was no different for us than he had been at WHam. Having said that, some posters couldn't understand Mama's role in our team either.
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Post by theoldgit on Jun 22, 2011 23:53:32 GMT
My memories of Robo was that he could catch pigeons. He was that fast but the then stoke forwards especially Hurst was that slow catching up he had to play with the full back to waste time to allow them to get in position.
Harry Burrows was another fast winger who was crocked in the 72 quarter final so never got to the semis or final of the LC.
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Post by mica on Jun 23, 2011 1:00:17 GMT
Hurst's games per goal during his good years at WHU = 1.87
For us = 3.6. And that's with Robertson chucking over the crosses...
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Post by greenhoff74 on Jun 23, 2011 4:31:25 GMT
Didn't Hurst score for us in the 1st game ever to be played on Sunday at the Vic?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2011 7:41:10 GMT
That was a penalty against Chelsea- 1-0 win.I can still see it hitting the back of the net but I cant remember who took it- didnt Conroy take them?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2011 8:29:25 GMT
Just checked it was indeed a Hurst penalty 1-0 just under 32,000 at the game- 1973- cant beleive Im discussiong a game I saw nearly 40 years ago!....Im getting old
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Post by pretzel on Jun 23, 2011 12:46:50 GMT
Lots of great memories of great games he had, but I think his finest ever game for Stoke was in the 1-0 cup win against Man City in 1975. He ran absolute rings round Willie Donachie that night, and Donachie was eventually sent off for persistent fouling of him. It was a night match and still one of my all time favourite Stoke games. Jeezo, I'd forgotten about that game but yes you're right. Robertson played like a man possesed that night and if memory serves me right, he gave Donachie back as good as he got, right up until the wee shit got sent off. Robbo did sign at the same time as Hurst didn't he? I remember being far more excited by the signing of Hurst but JR turned out to be a much better bit of business.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Jun 26, 2011 13:51:51 GMT
Never liked Hurst for the simple reason he wasn't Big John!
Didn't JR suffer from comparisons with the previous incumbents of his position?
I did like him as a Stoke team without a proper winger was unthinkable. And it was exotic that we had a Scotsman in the team. All the best teams did in those day! ;D
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Post by baystokie on Nov 4, 2011 23:16:59 GMT
I seem to remember he was bought at the same time as Geoff Hurst. Waddington said he'd bought him to supply Hurst with crosses. He has some strange notion that, with Robbo on the wing crossing the ball to him, Hurst might score the odd goal. Sadly, I also seem to remember that Hurst had decided that he'd had enough of being kicked while trying to score goals and it would be a really good idea if he played on the wing as well. The football experts amongst us can probably spot the flaw in this plan... Hurst was sodding awful for us wan't he ? Particularly when you consider he was and is still the only player in history to score a world cup final hat trick. I had great hopes... From what I remember he couldn't hit a cows ass with a banjo for us. Hurst's scoring record was 1 goal every 3.32 games Greenhoof's was 1 goal every 3.48 games .............so 'Puffer' must have had a very accurate banjo?
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Post by swampySCFC on Nov 17, 2011 22:15:07 GMT
Ah yes, Carlisle in the TOP Division. Bet there's an awful lot of football fans throughout the country who'd have trouble believing that one. I remember being in Blackpool with my parents. Sure Stoke won 2-0 at Brunton (Huddy scored)
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Post by suttonpotter on May 17, 2012 18:17:58 GMT
Pearo,
I also remember that goal against Newcastle. I think it was one of the last games of the season, no cameras to record it. But one goal I will never ever forget.
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Post by swampySCFC on May 25, 2012 22:16:30 GMT
Wasnt it Jimmy that hit the bar at Ajax???
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2012 0:40:31 GMT
Ay up.....'Some of you' likes midfielders. Or maybe he's forgotten what they are. Poor old sod. Inconsistent player Robo was. Very good on his day put could drift out of games for matches on end before hitting a real purple patch. Quick, good cross, easily knocked off the ball though. Yep all that is true, but didnt he have some pace ? And he was getting on a bit when he came to Stoke ! I believe he chinned Souness in the tunnel at half time during. A game against Liverpool
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Post by dozintheseventees on Jun 11, 2012 10:07:52 GMT
As some have already stated, Jimmy was a 'legend' at Spurs and joined us very late in his career. He was excellent for us though and one of those players that stirred up excitement and expectation whenever he received the ball.
Surprised that some have such a 'downer' on Hurst as (to my recollection) he did a good job for Stoke and scored more regularly than most.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2012 13:50:51 GMT
As some have already stated, Jimmy was a 'legend' at Spurs and joined us very late in his career. He was excellent for us though and one of those players that stirred up excitement and expectation whenever he received the ball. Surprised that some have such a 'downer' on Hurst as (to my recollection) he did a good job for Stoke and scored more regularly than most. Geoff Hurst did a great job for Stoke,his goal record is not bad, as I remember it he kept Ritchie out of the team on occasions and that upset some people...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2012 13:52:47 GMT
Didn't Hurst score for us in the 1st game ever to be played on Sunday at the Vic?[/quote Yep against Liverpool i think ? Drew 1-1
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Post by Arthurdollar on Sept 8, 2012 6:07:09 GMT
Wasnt it Jimmy that hit the bar at Ajax??? Yes it was, and it would have been easier to score but he he blasted it.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Sept 15, 2012 17:12:49 GMT
I seem to remember he was bought at the same time as Geoff Hurst. Waddington said he'd bought him to supply Hurst with crosses. He has some strange notion that, with Robbo on the wing crossing the ball to him, Hurst might score the odd goal. Sadly, I also seem to remember that Hurst had decided that he'd had enough of being kicked while trying to score goals and it would be a really good idea if he played on the wing as well. The football experts amongst us can probably spot the flaw in this plan... Hurst was sodding awful for us wan't he ? Particularly when you consider he was and is still the only player in history to score a world cup final hat trick. I had great hopes... From what I remember he couldn't hit a cows ass with a banjo for us. Hurst wonner that bad tbh. He played 108 games over 3 seasons scoring 30 goals. Not that bad really. If we get a similar return from Owen in his twilight years I will be happy.
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Post by capto on Sept 25, 2012 22:44:25 GMT
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Post by harrysburrow on Mar 29, 2013 21:35:13 GMT
That Demsey comb over was hilarious.
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Post by raven on Oct 2, 2014 8:23:50 GMT
The best Scottish player ever to wear our colours was by a mile Bobby Cairns
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 20:17:06 GMT
Already posted on this one, but can't help adding that I loved watching Jimmy Robertson. Excellent winger, a joy to watch!
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