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Post by chinesedave on Jun 22, 2012 10:08:20 GMT
Just want to know what people think. IF...IF...IF...IF...IF If my Aunty had bollocks she'd be my Uncle...shit bin.
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Post by stokeramblers on Jun 22, 2012 10:12:12 GMT
Just want to know what people think. IF...IF...IF...IF...IF If my Aunty had bollocks she'd be my Uncle...shit bin. If your Aunty had bollocks it'd be Tony Pulis' fault and perfectly reasonable grounds for a sacking. At least that's what Yogi & Co. will tell you.
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Post by chinesedave on Jun 22, 2012 10:15:40 GMT
IF...IF...IF...IF...IF If my Aunty had bollocks she'd be my Uncle...shit bin. If your Aunty had bollocks it'd be Tony Pulis' fault and perfectly reasonable grounds for a sacking. At least that's what Yogi & Co. will tell you.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2012 10:20:17 GMT
If your Aunty had bollocks it'd be Tony Pulis' fault and perfectly reasonable grounds for a sacking. At least that's what Yogi & Co. will tell you. unless she was a nice Auntie who you loved dearly, in which case that would all be down to PC and no-one else could take any credit for it
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Post by swampmongrel on Jun 22, 2012 10:23:23 GMT
My Aunty does have bollocks...but I blame Dave Kitson.
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Post by foster on Jun 22, 2012 10:24:03 GMT
My Aunty does have bollocks...but I blame Dave Kitson. My Auntie is Dave Kitson! Leave it out.
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Post by stokeramblers on Jun 22, 2012 10:24:20 GMT
unless she was a nice Auntie who you loved dearly, in which case that would all be down to PC and no-one else could take any credit for it Well PC paid for the surgery. What does it matter that Pulis stitched the testicles on. Any surgeon with enough financial backing can do that!
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Post by foxysgloves on Jun 22, 2012 10:24:27 GMT
My Aunty does have bollocks...but I blame Dave Kitson. Is that because of the ginger pubes?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2012 10:35:38 GMT
unless she was a nice Auntie who you loved dearly, in which case that would all be down to PC and no-one else could take any credit for it Well PC paid for the surgery. What does it matter that Pulis stitched the testicles on. Any surgeon with enough financial backing can do that! but remember what happened to Curbishley.......he tried stitching testicles on where they weren't needed and completely forgot about the rest of the body...be careful what you wish for
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Post by stokeramblers on Jun 22, 2012 10:42:48 GMT
Well PC paid for the surgery. What does it matter that Pulis stitched the testicles on. Any surgeon with enough financial backing can do that! but remember what happened to Curbishley.......he tried stitching testicles on where they weren't needed and completely forgot about the rest of the body...be careful what you wish for Curbishley Alert. Code Red. Defcon 1. Admin will be here to terminate you shortly.
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Post by Paddypotter on Jun 22, 2012 10:46:11 GMT
Depends if your aunt is a centre back and where TP plays her.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Jun 22, 2012 10:57:30 GMT
but remember what happened to Curbishley.......he tried stitching testicles on where they weren't needed and completely forgot about the rest of the body...be careful what you wish for Curbishley Alert. Code Red. Defcon 1. Admin will be here to terminate you shortly. The "Curbishley Myth" is always welcome. It's like a default I'm still breathing check when you spot its almost daily appearance.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jun 22, 2012 11:59:25 GMT
Curbishley Alert. Code Red. Defcon 1. Admin will be here to terminate you shortly. The "Curbishley Myth" is always welcome. It's like a default I'm still breathing check when you spot its almost daily appearance. I get similar feelings when Cup Finals and best ever European Campaigns are
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Jun 22, 2012 12:17:34 GMT
I was going to but got carried away reading how Pulis and Fergie are peas from the same pod or sommat. This has run its course now hasn't it or is it at least keeping the same old rows in one place whilst we get on with the summer? ??? I suppose 90% of threads on here are just rehashing the same stuff whether its TP's failings/attributes, racism, Whelan's failure to deliver Beckham like passes, etc etc. What I find especially annoying about this thread is the "what if...." bollocks. As others have pointed out its a pretty sad reflection on some Stokies that, after the recent seasons we have experienced, they are busy contemplating the downfall of one of the key reasons for our recent successes. Hypothetical bollocks. How about "What if all Stokies put aside their personal issues with the manager and focus on supporting the team?". Trust in Tone. Which I've just realised could be abbreviated to T.I.T. before a smart ass like Pugs or RAF points it out. I love this "personal issues" theme you keep trotting out Foxy. ;D I guess we should just stop taking the wank football, no goals, redundant opposition goalkeepers, no passing and all the rest so personally. Its only the football club most of us have been supporting through thin and thinner since we could walk, after all.
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Post by peterthornesboots on Jun 22, 2012 12:19:33 GMT
The "Curbishley Myth" is always welcome. It's like a default I'm still breathing check when you spot its almost daily appearance. I get similar feelings when Cup Finals and best ever European Campaigns are ;D ;D ;D
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Jun 22, 2012 12:26:18 GMT
I get similar feelings when Cup Finals and best ever European Campaigns are ;D ;D ;D
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Post by dozintheseventees on Jun 22, 2012 12:30:46 GMT
It's just very strange to me (also spent the past 50 years following my club) that despite all the 'Thin and Thinner' we've endured over the years, the loudest howls of dissent are NOW when we are where we always dreamed of being. Yes I'd like the football to be better and, of course everyone has an opinion, but it still surprises me that we talk about sacking our manager if we're in the bottom three in December (something that is certainly a posibility IMO).
Maybe we should have employed the phrase "Be careful what you wish for" when we were 'enjoying' those memorable visits to Springfield Park and the Gay Meadow because there are an awful lot of people, it seems, that are determined to not enjoy being where we are.
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Post by foxysgloves on Jun 22, 2012 12:32:42 GMT
I suppose 90% of threads on here are just rehashing the same stuff whether its TP's failings/attributes, racism, Whelan's failure to deliver Beckham like passes, etc etc. What I find especially annoying about this thread is the "what if...." bollocks. As others have pointed out its a pretty sad reflection on some Stokies that, after the recent seasons we have experienced, they are busy contemplating the downfall of one of the key reasons for our recent successes. Hypothetical bollocks. How about "What if all Stokies put aside their personal issues with the manager and focus on supporting the team?". Trust in Tone. Which I've just realised could be abbreviated to T.I.T. before a smart ass like Pugs or RAF points it out. I love this "personal issues" theme you keep trotting out Foxy. ;D I guess we should just stop taking the wank football, no goals, redundant opposition goalkeepers, no passing and all the rest so personally. Its only the football club most of us have been supporting through thin and thinner since we could walk, after all. Whatever makes you think I was talking about you?!!!?? Of course we shouldn't just accept the type of shite we had to watch for large parts of last season. If you read my posts I'm not happy with the football we played generally last season. That said nor am I blind to the stability, progress and success that Pulis has helped to bring. The type of posts that piss me right off are those that start with a seemingly innocuous question (eg. Has Pulis ever sold a player to a bigger club) which is merely a thinly veiled attempt to start another bit of good old fashioned TP bashing. It's boring, repetitive bollocks. Funnily enough I wasn't thinking of you when I referred to those with personal issues with TP. If you want to jump in bed with them though, off you go.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Jun 22, 2012 12:44:43 GMT
It's just very strange to me (also spent the past 50 years following my club) that despite all the 'Thin and Thinner' we've endured over the years, the loudest howls of dissent are NOW when we are where we always dreamed of being. Yes I'd like the football to be better and, of course everyone has an opinion, but it still surprises me that we talk about sacking our manager if we're in the bottom three in December (something that is certainly a posibility IMO). Maybe we should have employed the phrase "Be careful what you wish for" when we were 'enjoying' those memorable visits to Springfield Park and the Gay Meadow because there are an awful lot of people, it seems, that are determined to not enjoy being where we are. Fair points. Another way of looking at it to wonder why it is that now we are awash with Premier League cash and the club (thanks to the Bet365 involvement) is as financially strong as it ever has been and is ever likely to be for as long as it exists are we not progressing towards a golden age in watching our best football side in most peoples living memory? It is a fair question to ask is why there isn't far more discontent than there is given the backing in place? The answer is of course that the manager is rightly cut some slack. I guess that brings us back around to wondering what happens if we are as poor at the start of next season as we were for the second half of last? I suspect there may not be so many prepared to remain forever grateful as some may anticipate. As you allude to; there is a fair degree of discontent brewing.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Jun 22, 2012 12:49:51 GMT
I love this "personal issues" theme you keep trotting out Foxy. ;D I guess we should just stop taking the wank football, no goals, redundant opposition goalkeepers, no passing and all the rest so personally. Its only the football club most of us have been supporting through thin and thinner since we could walk, after all. Whatever makes you think I was talking about you?!!!?? I didn't say you were. I answered on behalf of the brush stroke dismissal of the complaints you applied so liberally. The negative accusation is an interesting one. On one hand there are those who claim that we should be grateful for what we have and shut up about the shite football. The remember where we were x years ago brigade if you will. On the other there are those who maintain what we are seeing is not good enough and given the circumstances of the club we should not be so reliant on minimilist football. Which point of view is the negative one?
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Post by foxysgloves on Jun 22, 2012 12:55:53 GMT
Whatever makes you think I was talking about you?!!!?? I didn't say you were. I answered on behalf of the brush stroke dismissal of the complaints you applied so liberally. The negative accusation is an interesting one. On one hand there are those who claim that we should be grateful for what we have and shut up about the shite football. The remember where we were x years ago brigade if you will. On the other there are those who maintain what we are seeing is not good enough and given the circumstances of the club we should not be so reliant on minimilist football. Which point of view is the negative one? I haven't a clue. Isn't it possible to share both points of view? My point of view = very happy to be where we are, very happy with the overall progress we have made, unsure whether Pulis can take us any further, happy to give him the chance to improve on an ultimately disappointing season. What's so wrong with that point of view? As I said, in general I get where most posters on here are coming from. Those who share my views and those who don't. What I don't get is the incessant sniping and petty crap thrown at the manager.
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Post by dozintheseventees on Jun 22, 2012 12:56:21 GMT
Mark: To be fair, I think they are both just too extreme. We SHOULD remember the dark days not so long gone BUT clearly the football is pretty shite. IMO most Stoke fans are happy to be where we are but want to see the football improve. There's a debate to be had about whether that is likely to happen under Pulis but, to be suggesting we sack the manager if we start next season badly (particularly given how the fixtures have come out) is a bit silly if the object is to remain in the top flight. Again, that's all just personal opinion but our fans are so polarised if this board is to be believed. I prefer to believe that most Stoke fans are somewhere in the middle and would just like to see our football improve.
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Post by foxysgloves on Jun 22, 2012 13:00:55 GMT
Mark: To be fair, I think they are both just too extreme. We SHOULD remember the dark days not so long gone BUT clearly the football is pretty shite. IMO most Stoke fans are happy to be where we are but want to see the football improve. There's a debate to be had about whether that is likely to happen under Pulis but, to be suggesting we sack the manager if we start next season badly (particularly given how the fixtures have come out) is a bit silly if the object is to remain in the top flight. Again, that's all just personal opinion but our fans are so polarised if this board is to be believed. I prefer to believe that most Stoke fans are somewhere in the middle and would just like to see our football improve. Which is what I'm trying to say.... .........just not as well
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Post by stokelad84 on Jun 22, 2012 13:09:10 GMT
If you feel so strongly then why not start a Pulis Out campaign? You have the power of the Oatcake Fanzine and strict moderation of this site to help you achieve your goal.
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Post by yogibear78 on Jun 22, 2012 13:09:32 GMT
Mark of Wolstanton os of course correct and it's the best and most truthful post I have read on here for a while.
Tony Pulis is of course living the dream, he is managing the only Premier League club that would have him, the reason that he doesn't get linked with other jobs is no other fans would put up with him and boards around the country would fear a backlash from supporters if they employed Pulis and his 'methods'. The only people that will put up with it are a few desperate Stokies, namely MOMO, TAZI, STOKELAD and other jokers. If you listen to these jokers they will say "but the attendance shows otherwise, what they fail to realise is it's since promotion to the Prem the attendance has swelled, and probably the 'new' supporters don't know any different, if Pulis takes us down we'll be back down to 12'500 to 15'000 of the original support. Pulis' methods are a joke for a club supposedly in the top flight of English football.
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Post by stokelad84 on Jun 22, 2012 13:11:57 GMT
So how come clubs like Derby didn't drop down to 12'500?
We had shite attendances because we were in the wilderness for 28 years. Something that people on here are wishing for it would seem.
They must miss Grimsby away.
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Post by yogibear78 on Jun 22, 2012 13:15:34 GMT
So how come clubs like Derby didn't drop down to 12'500? We had shite attendances because we were in the wilderness for 28 years. Something that people on here are wishing for it would seem. They must miss Grimsby away. I urge you to go to specsavers for an eye test if you have no problem with the shite negative football and lineups on show on a weekly basis just because you are a Premier League club. If we went down our attendances would drop like a lead balloon.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jun 22, 2012 13:17:35 GMT
if Pulis takes us down we'll be back down to 12'500 to 15'000 of the original support. The problem with this manager hating nonsense is that to get 13,000 glory hunting cunts you need a manager to bring some glory in the first place. Arise Tony Pulis.
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Post by peterthornesboots on Jun 22, 2012 13:19:57 GMT
Mark of Wolstanton os of course correct and it's the best and most truthful post I have read on here for a while. Tony Pulis is of course living the dream, he is managing the only Premier League club that would have him, the reason that he doesn't get linked with other jobs is no other fans would put up with him and boards around the country would fear a backlash from supporters if they employed Pulis and his 'methods'. The only people that will put up with it are a few desperate Stokies, namely MOMO, TAZI, STOKELAD and other jokers. If you listen to these jokers they will say "but the attendance shows otherwise, what they fail to realise is it's since promotion to the Prem the attendance has swelled, and probably the 'new' supporters don't know any different, if Pulis takes us down we'll be back down to 12'500 to 15'000 of the original support. Pulis' methods are a joke for a club supposedly in the top flight of English football. Are you still being positive by being negative? ???
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Post by yogibear78 on Jun 22, 2012 13:24:13 GMT
if Pulis takes us down we'll be back down to 12'500 to 15'000 of the original support. The problem with this manager hating nonsense is that to get 13,000 glory hunting cunts you need a manager to bring some glory in the first place. Arise Tony Pulis. What do you define as glory? Surviving in the Premier League playing division 4 tactics whilst on par 99% of the time with the same technical ability as a division 4 team? That's not glory to me, living glory to me would be relishing the games ahead and not being afraid of them, glory is taking the game to the opposistion with the confidence of a Premier League club, not paying David and Goliath every week. I'd prefer us to go out in a blaze of glory than to go out or survive on a cowardly whimper. Of course the chances are we're more than capable staying in this league whilst playing glorified football anyway, or at least we should be by now if someone was doing their job properly.
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