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Post by The Drunken Communist on Nov 22, 2015 10:55:24 GMT
Two & half thousand at Newcastle, two & half thousand at Villa, we then play back-to-back games at either end of the country (Southampton & Sunderland) before we're taking two & half thousand to West Ham. Yeah, fucking embarrassing that is.
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Post by roylandstoke on Nov 22, 2015 10:58:52 GMT
1350 seems a reasonable following for a team from a low wage area.
How many do Southampton bring to the Brit?
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Post by clarkeda on Nov 22, 2015 10:59:01 GMT
People seem to forget that stoke is very much a working class city and the residents (our fan base) are not exactly awash with money. Especially in the run up to Christmas.
To the OP, congratulations on attending Southampton away, you are officially in the top 1% of biggest supports. You fucking cock.
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Post by werrington on Nov 22, 2015 11:02:07 GMT
Oh to be young again
Oh and I and 3 others went Newcastle, Southampton and going to Sunderland next Saturday and all under our own steam
My kids are grown up now so can justify it but some have young families and large mortgages so just deal with the fact that many would love to go every week but just can't justify it it
Cmon Stoke
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Post by Jamo on the wing on Nov 22, 2015 11:08:55 GMT
Oh to be young again Oh and I and 3 others went Newcastle, Southampton and going to Sunderland next Saturday and all under our own steam My kids are grown up now so can justify it but some have young families and large mortgages so just deal with the fact that many would love to go every week but just can't justify it it Cmon Stoke That's me at the minute, Wezz. As you know away games have been bread and butter to me but this season things have changed and I've hardly been due to family circumstances. The only way I could go to more is when I start taking the eldest two with me but that doesn't come cheap! Typically it's happened when we are winning loads of away games but that's life I guess!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 11:23:44 GMT
A Guardian article says careful what you wish for. If you have not seen this, it is an interesting read gu.com/p/4eap8?CMPSo that's pretty much conclusive and from the horses mouth...
"Asked if producers were conscious of a need to even things out across the season, [Mark Cole, the BBC’s head of football]... said: “Not at all"."
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Post by Sergeant Muttley on Nov 22, 2015 11:32:23 GMT
Oh to be young again Oh and I and 3 others went Newcastle, Southampton and going to Sunderland next Saturday and all under our own steam My kids are grown up now so can justify it but some have young families and large mortgages so just deal with the fact that many would love to go every week but just can't justify it it Cmon Stoke That's me at the minute, Wezz. As you know away games have been bread and butter to me but this season things have changed and I've hardly been due to family circumstances. The only way I could go to more is when I start taking the eldest two with me but that doesn't come cheap! Typically it's happened when we are winning loads of away games but that's life I guess! So glad we are winning away like you Jamo but like you I haven't been as much this season due to the stupid shift patterns I now have to work over the weekends,typical lol.I must admit our followings to Southampton have always been pretty poor since we've been in the prem for some reason?Many of us that can't be there as much nowadays are there in spirit trust me and kick every ball trying to listen in.
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Post by metalhead on Nov 22, 2015 11:35:51 GMT
Was fucking embarrassing I can't believe we have turned into Wigan full credit to those who turned up but as for how big a club we are well we need a long hard look at our selves Tbh, you're far more embarrassing than our away support.
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Post by WoodbineWright2@ on Nov 22, 2015 11:37:43 GMT
Sorry, I don't go to any away games now. Work commitments simply don't allow. But I do manage to honour my season ticket and all home cup games. Like always, my main priority is to make the home games as logistically, making it to home games is far easier - though not always 'easy' - to do when mixing in night shifts, family time....etc I'd love to go to away games and I doff my hat to those that do, you do a marvelous job girls & boys. So again, sorry. I did go to places like Wigan, Reading, Exeter, Torquay and Hartlepool in the early 90's when Stoke were kicking around in the lower echelons of English football though when I was a teenager & living the dream. I hope that, In some way at least earns your respect. If not, tough shit.
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Post by jonnynico on Nov 22, 2015 11:42:07 GMT
My apologies for my non attendance today. I was however at 'that' Norwich home game (the midweek one), Blythe Spartans, Wigan away (yeah, the awful one ), Newcastle away (when we got relegated at Easter ) Exeter away (the tea incident ) I could go on... You see, some of us have been around a while, seen the shit, travelled to dumps, stood on cold terraces in the rain and snow, waded through inches of piss to go the bog, ate stale pies with tepid bovril, spent endless hours in the back of a van to get to some shithole to watch Stoke put in another dire performance. To be honest, Iike many others, I just can't be arsed to travel more than a couple of times a season these days. Some of us have done our time now, through the very worst times our club has ever known, so don't come on here criticising all those that chose not to go, they all have their reasons and not one of them are accountable to you. Well done on supporting the lads down there, hats off to every one of you but don't ever have a pop at those who weren't there. Brings back memories, but still had good times at those shit holes
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Post by parttimelurker on Nov 22, 2015 11:51:44 GMT
No doubt we'll see a whingy post on here when someone gets sent down for taking one of these into a ground.
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Post by metalhead on Nov 22, 2015 11:55:30 GMT
Thought MOTD covered our game really well. I feel so dirty saying that.
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Post by Olgrligm on Nov 22, 2015 12:12:58 GMT
For the first time this season we created lots of chances over the course of the full 90 minutes, not just the first 20 minutes. We were deserved winners.
It shouldn't be forgotten that we were playing a very, very decent team, who are in good form and whose home record is exemplary. Before now they'd got some mad record about scoring two goals on average in every home game, or something like that.
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Post by winston on Nov 22, 2015 12:26:57 GMT
At Glastonbury this year, when trying to get back to my mates durin Kanye, I got stuck in a crowded section of lairy wannabe black kids. Acting all street. They then lit a couple of flares and my first reaction was concern, triggered by what you read about them. Actually though, they were fine and I can't see a problem with them if they are handled correctly. The next day we were heading to where people had them.
Am I missing something? The court system seems a bit harsh unless someone does something stupid with them? Or are they unpredictable?
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Post by skemstokie on Nov 22, 2015 12:56:54 GMT
At Glastonbury this year, when trying to get back to my mates durin Kanye, I got stuck in a crowded section of lairy wannabe black kids. Acting all street. They then lit a couple of flares and my first reaction was concern, triggered by what you read about them. Actually though, they were fine and I can't see a problem with them if they are handled correctly. The next day we were heading to where people had them. Am I missing something? The court system seems a bit harsh unless someone does something stupid with them? Or are they unpredictable? DO YOU WATCH THE NEWS???????????
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 13:10:10 GMT
They were fairly young kids, we've all been young and stupid. The police were treating them like terror suspects as well! Worrying how they got through though.
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Post by winston on Nov 22, 2015 13:15:50 GMT
At Glastonbury this year, when trying to get back to my mates durin Kanye, I got stuck in a crowded section of lairy wannabe black kids. Acting all street. They then lit a couple of flares and my first reaction was concern, triggered by what you read about them. Actually though, they were fine and I can't see a problem with them if they are handled correctly. The next day we were heading to where people had them. Am I missing something? The court system seems a bit harsh unless someone does something stupid with them? Or are they unpredictable? DO YOU WATCH THE NEWS??????????? From time to time. Elaborate? What I'm saying is, if they are used responsibly at festivals they don't seem to cause a problem. By making them an issue at footie does it make the kids that want to set them off less responsible? i.e. I'm not going to hold it properly because I'll get caught? just asking! I'm guessing someone has been seriously hurt or killed by one from your response though. If so, were they being handled correctly or thrown into a crowd?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Nov 22, 2015 13:21:18 GMT
Letting off a smoke bomb in a pretty confined space is just cuntish.
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Post by joedog on Nov 22, 2015 13:48:18 GMT
Anybody clicked in yet? Newcastle £20 tickets, 2,500.west ham £25 be about the same. Nowt to do with free travel. Everyone will go if cheap tickets.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 13:53:05 GMT
Good post. I believe we need a clinical finisher ( as I've said numerous times before). We waste far too many chances for my liking.
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Post by baltipiesmuggler on Nov 22, 2015 13:54:24 GMT
Anybody clicked in yet? Newcastle £20 tickets, 2,500.west ham £25 be about the same. Nowt to do with free travel. Everyone will go if cheap tickets. Totally agree, free travel isn't particularly appealing - the buses are dull as anything. Cheaper tickets + get there under your own steam is much preferable. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards
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Post by harryburrows on Nov 22, 2015 13:59:59 GMT
We do need to try and resolve this ASAP December looks pretty brutal , we can't expect to squander so many good chances and keep taking points from games
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 14:01:45 GMT
Good post. I believe we need a clinical finisher ( as I've said numerous times before). We waste far too many chances for my liking. That would be true if all the chances were falling to the same person but they're not,yesterday Adam,Arnie,Shaqiri and Afellay all failed to hit the target while in good positions
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Post by cobhamstokey on Nov 22, 2015 14:04:02 GMT
Good post. I believe we need a clinical finisher ( as I've said numerous times before). We waste far too many chances for my liking. I do believe Mame could be that man as he proved last season he does have the potential to be a 15-20 goals a season striker if he stays fit. He just doesn't seem to have been around this season much unfortunately. At the moment I feel we have the best first 11 in years and all we need is some fine tuning unlike when TP was here when it felt like only half our side was up to scratch. It sounds like PC knows what we want in relation to a DM to partner Glen. I'd also look at a wide forward as I think it's a year too soon for Moha and sadly it looks like Odoms injury has taken its toll. I'm not convinced a striker is a priority with only playing one up front with us having Diouf, Super John and Joselu,
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Post by samba :) on Nov 22, 2015 14:07:34 GMT
Has to have been wollys best game for us
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Post by no1972 on Nov 22, 2015 14:14:24 GMT
Let's put this to bed. We have never had large away support since I have been going since the late 60s,we have had the odd large following,even the two semis we took the smaller ends the Lepping lanes and Whitton road. So the myth of the cost should be blown out of the water,we are based in the middle of the country so in theory away matches should be easier to attend.We are not the only city in the country that is working class and othe clubs that have to travel further than us take larger numbers.But it is everyone's choice how to spend ther money.One thing that might boost our away following is those of you who cannot attended home matches because you carnt sit together or the traffic is to bad then why don't you take away match in,with free travel it will cost no more than a home fixture. So these are my reasons why we don't travel 1/ cost 2/ Not bothered 3/ Would rather watch in pub or on the Internet. 4/Time.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 14:22:48 GMT
My apologies for my non attendance today. I was however at 'that' Norwich home game (the midweek one), Blythe Spartans, Wigan away (yeah, the awful one ), Newcastle away (when we got relegated at Easter ) Exeter away (the tea incident ) I could go on... You see, some of us have been around a while, seen the shit, travelled to dumps, stood on cold terraces in the rain and snow, waded through inches of piss to go the bog, ate stale pies with tepid bovril, spent endless hours in the back of a van to get to some shithole to watch Stoke put in another dire performance. To be honest, Iike many others, I just can't be arsed to travel more than a couple of times a season these days. Some of us have done our time now, through the very worst times our club has ever known, so don't come on here criticising all those that chose not to go, they all have their reasons and not one of them are accountable to you. Well done on supporting the lads down there, hats off to every one of you but don't ever have a pop at those who weren't there. Brings back memories, but still had good times at those shit holes They were the best of times travelling to watch Stoke, probably the very worst of times footballing wise but great times as a supporter. I suppose we all recognised each other's misery at the team, drowned our sorrows with beer and just made the most of our trip, forging great friendships along the way. The football was truly awful but I wouldn't swap those days for anything. Great times.
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Post by mrcoke on Nov 22, 2015 14:23:27 GMT
The league is fairly open just look who's top. We have an opportunity to really get amongst them this season and finally put to bed some lazy media perceptions. The club is transforming before our eyes but I don't think it will sink in properly until the media catch up too. Good point, I agree. All the top teams look flawed this season, Arsenal and ManC both messed up yesterday and the MOTD pundits inferred last night that it was difficult to see who was going to stamp there authority on the PL this season. Teams like Everton, WHU, Leicester, and Southampton are not often losing. ManU and Spurs are not convincing. If AV, Newcastle, and Sunderland sort themselves out with new managers and January purchases and go on strong runs, causing a few upsets, there is every chance of us and other usual mid-table clubs to get into a European slot. I may be getting over excited after yesterday's excellent performance, but unlike some others on here I truly believe MH has assembled an excellent squad and if they start scoring like he could score, we'd be a major force.
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Post by StaffordPotter on Nov 22, 2015 14:24:46 GMT
I was stood about 20 feet away from it and it fucking stunk, the police and stewards rounded three lads up at half time, they happened to be stood next to the area it was let off so I imagine they'd caught them on CCTV. I hope they ban the lot of them.
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Nov 22, 2015 14:36:59 GMT
The league is fairly open just look who's top. We have an opportunity to really get amongst them this season and finally put to bed some lazy media perceptions. The club is transforming before our eyes but I don't think it will sink in properly until the media catch up too. It would be good if some of our own supporters cottoned on to what's happening in front of our eyes rather than wait until the media tell them what's going on. No transformation is painless. Its going well at the moment but the next match could be a Watford at home rather than a Southampton away. The problem is as as soon as theere's a setback (which there will be at some point) the doom mongers will be out moaning that its all going wrong and we need to address this, that or the other problem as a knee jerk reaction to one or two mistakes by a team coming to terms with each other and a new style of play. We are moving forward - we have been ever since Mark Hughes walked through the door. We've never had so much genuine quaility in the starting eleven - let alone the bench and look genuinely now like a top half rather than a bottom half team. That might not sound much but its a huge step up. To be honest I don't really care if the media catches on - being out of the limelight has its advantages. I just wish our own fans would see the big picture, recognize that we are improving and show some patience when the the inevitable setback happens. But I suppose one man's gravity crocodile is another man's minor setback on the way to something better.
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