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Post by liamo on Apr 20, 2016 14:05:57 GMT
If anyone's interested the average age of those who posted their age comes out at 40, 41 if you round 40.7 up
So far anyway
Edit: average is now 41
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Post by cooper67 on Apr 20, 2016 14:14:46 GMT
48.
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Apr 20, 2016 14:15:50 GMT
one thing i want to ask is, what difference does it make even if the avg. age was 17-25? does that make people's opinions any less valid? it's not their fault when they were born and if we're going to go all "They don't know what it was like when we were in the lower divisions so can't appreciate how good things are now" then how long are we keeping that stance up for exactly?????
we've been in the Prem for 8 years...isn't it about time we brought an end to all this "We should remember how bad things were 15 years ago" crap anyway? it isn't relevant anymore..it's all a bit too close to the old "We should just be thankful we're playing teams like Liverpool/Spurs/Man utd. Nige" bullshit we used to get from TP as an excuse for not bothering to even try against the big boys i.e. small time as hell!
people moan that the club don't do enough to attract new supporters then when we do get new, younger supporters they get slagged off and told to go back to school simply because they see football differently to those of us who grew up in the 60s/70s/80s.
yes, it's true that football existed before the Prem but nowadays we ARE in the Prem and have been for a number of years so harking back to what footballer and footballers used to be like back in the day is completely bloody irrelevant to today's game anyway. it's good for misty eyed nostalgia to look back but has no relevance whatsoever to what we as a team are doing nowadays.
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Post by GeneralFaye on Apr 20, 2016 14:20:29 GMT
25, in my prime.
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Post by stokefc on Apr 20, 2016 14:29:02 GMT
one thing i want to ask is, what difference does it make even if the avg. age was 17-25? does that make people's opinions any less valid? it's not their fault when they were born and if we're going to go all "They don't know what it was like when we were in the lower divisions so can't appreciate how good things are now" then how long are we keeping that stance up for exactly????? we've been in the Prem for 8 years...isn't it about time we brought an end to all this "We should remember how bad things were 15 years ago" crap anyway? it isn't relevant anymore..it's all a bit too close to the old "We should just be thankful we're playing teams like Liverpool/Spurs/Man utd. Nige" bullshit we used to get from TP as an excuse for not bothering to even try against the big boys i.e. small time as hell! people moan that the club don't do enough to attract new supporters then when we do get new, younger supporters they get slagged off and told to go back to school simply because they see football differently to those of us who grew up in the 60s/70s/80s. yes, it's true that football existed before the Prem but nowadays we ARE in the Prem and have been for a number of years so harking back to what footballer and footballers used to be like back in the day is completely bloody irrelevant to today's game anyway. it's good for misty eyed nostalgia to look back but has no relevance whatsoever to what we as a team are doing nowadays. people use the i watched Stoke when we were shit to try to get an edge Mick to try to win the arguement not realising that there is some clever young kids out there who can give valid opinions,well thats my opinion anyway
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Post by podolipotter on Apr 20, 2016 14:29:19 GMT
After 64 years of supporting the Potters, am I not entitled to look a little fraught?
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Post by redstriper on Apr 20, 2016 14:33:22 GMT
With respect, I think you're miles out. Probably more like 45. How do I base that? Well, there's me and Forny who send the old age scales up a considerable notch, and because old people tend to moan a lot, which is indicative of the majority of posts on here. It's not called 'The Moancake' for nowt. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/0m0lbCuTEBzaRn6f8QaM.gif) OS. Agreed (says a poster who is still just about below OS's average!) - we don't get to see everyone's age and, amazingly, some people tell porkies but from many years' experience dealing with all the moaning I'd put our main band of posters between 30 and 60, with plenty of valued posters 60 and 70+ - which is great but we could do with some new new young blood to balance it out. The average age of EE posters who behave less well than 7 year olds is 50+ for sure, fact. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/KYqg3pYeaerc5lD_P7BR.gif) People like me tell "porkies" about their age on the internet - its not amazing, its a sensible security thing for sites where its not essential to have my true date of birth. if anyone steals your data and then quotes my "internet" birthday for a security check to try and get at my bank they will fail.
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Apr 20, 2016 14:47:57 GMT
Agreed (says a poster who is still just about below OS's average!) - we don't get to see everyone's age and, amazingly, some people tell porkies but from many years' experience dealing with all the moaning I'd put our main band of posters between 30 and 60, with plenty of valued posters 60 and 70+ - which is great but we could do with some new new young blood to balance it out. The average age of EE posters who behave less well than 7 year olds is 50+ for sure, fact. People like me tell "porkies" about their age on the internet - its not amazing, its a sensible security thing for sites where its not essential to have my true date of birth. if anyone steals your data and then quotes my "internet" birthday for a security check to try and get at my bank they will fail. i'd be more worried about your bank if all they require is your birthdate to gain access to your account mate ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/0m0lbCuTEBzaRn6f8QaM.gif)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 15:10:48 GMT
one thing i want to ask is, what difference does it make even if the avg. age was 17-25? does that make people's opinions any less valid? it's not their fault when they were born and if we're going to go all "They don't know what it was like when we were in the lower divisions so can't appreciate how good things are now" then how long are we keeping that stance up for exactly????? we've been in the Prem for 8 years...isn't it about time we brought an end to all this "We should remember how bad things were 15 years ago" crap anyway? it isn't relevant anymore..it's all a bit too close to the old "We should just be thankful we're playing teams like Liverpool/Spurs/Man utd. Nige" bullshit we used to get from TP as an excuse for not bothering to even try against the big boys i.e. small time as hell! people moan that the club don't do enough to attract new supporters then when we do get new, younger supporters they get slagged off and told to go back to school simply because they see football differently to those of us who grew up in the 60s/70s/80s. yes, it's true that football existed before the Prem but nowadays we ARE in the Prem and have been for a number of years so harking back to what footballer and footballers used to be like back in the day is completely bloody irrelevant to today's game anyway. it's good for misty eyed nostalgia to look back but has no relevance whatsoever to what we as a team are doing nowadays. Maybe irrelevant to you but not to me. I'm enjoying every moment of being in the Prem. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad but either way it's a pleasure to see my team competing in the best league in the world. Yes, I hope for better things, Europe, a cup success would be great but if we finish mid table I'll happily take that too. These are good times for our club, times I thought I'd never see.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 15:26:30 GMT
55 but the Queen is 90 and she still doesn't use her bus pass.
Moaning is an art older people have just had more practice.
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Post by blurtonboy on Apr 20, 2016 15:27:40 GMT
50 Saturday & now barred from watching Stoke live at the ground ( see my nice surprise thread for details ).
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Post by redstriper on Apr 20, 2016 15:28:23 GMT
People like me tell "porkies" about their age on the internet - its not amazing, its a sensible security thing for sites where its not essential to have my true date of birth. if anyone steals your data and then quotes my "internet" birthday for a security check to try and get at my bank they will fail. i'd be more worried about your bank if all they require is your birthdate to gain access to your account mate ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/0m0lbCuTEBzaRn6f8QaM.gif) Of course they require a number of other things Mick, but if you worked in the I.T. areas that I do you would be concerned just how much danger your bank account is in, I wouldn't be blasé about it if I were you.
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Apr 20, 2016 15:33:59 GMT
one thing i want to ask is, what difference does it make even if the avg. age was 17-25? does that make people's opinions any less valid? it's not their fault when they were born and if we're going to go all "They don't know what it was like when we were in the lower divisions so can't appreciate how good things are now" then how long are we keeping that stance up for exactly????? we've been in the Prem for 8 years...isn't it about time we brought an end to all this "We should remember how bad things were 15 years ago" crap anyway? it isn't relevant anymore..it's all a bit too close to the old "We should just be thankful we're playing teams like Liverpool/Spurs/Man utd. Nige" bullshit we used to get from TP as an excuse for not bothering to even try against the big boys i.e. small time as hell! people moan that the club don't do enough to attract new supporters then when we do get new, younger supporters they get slagged off and told to go back to school simply because they see football differently to those of us who grew up in the 60s/70s/80s. yes, it's true that football existed before the Prem but nowadays we ARE in the Prem and have been for a number of years so harking back to what footballer and footballers used to be like back in the day is completely bloody irrelevant to today's game anyway. it's good for misty eyed nostalgia to look back but has no relevance whatsoever to what we as a team are doing nowadays. Maybe irrelevant to you but not to me. I'm enjoying every moment of being in the Prem. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad but either way it's a pleasure to see my team competing in the best league in the world. Yes, I hope for better things, Europe, a cup success would be great but if we finish mid table I'll happily take that too. These are good times for our club, times I thought I'd see. the point i'm making is that what we went through in the past supporting the team is irrelevant to the validity of the opinions of youngsters who are now fans. i think we all enjoy the fact we're now in the Prem, both those of us who watched us get dragged down the leauges then rise up again and those who only supported us since joining the Prem. the irrelevance is that the opinions of those "new" supporters is no less valid simply because they weren't born early enough to know what the tough times were like. too many on here seem to think their opinion is more important because of their age and what they've seen over the years...them watching Stan, Hudson, Eastham, Stein, Foxy, Thorney etc. etc. back in the day is completely irrelevant to what people think of how we now play and how we should be playing. football is a different to what is was back then and our entire squad, setup and style is completely different to what it was even 8 years ago. i'm not saying for a second that your appreciation of us being in the Prem isn't enhanced because of what we went through for over 20 years, merely that those disappointments and your/our undying support through those times don't bear any relevance to comments people make on the current side and what we do nowadays (and therefore the age of the poster is irrelevant to the validity of their comments)
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Apr 20, 2016 15:34:29 GMT
i'd be more worried about your bank if all they require is your birthdate to gain access to your account mate Of course they require a number of other things Mick, but if you worked in the I.T. areas that I do you would be concerned just how much danger your bank account is in, I wouldn't be blasé about it if I were you. was just taking the piss mate
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 16:30:50 GMT
Maybe irrelevant to you but not to me. I'm enjoying every moment of being in the Prem. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad but either way it's a pleasure to see my team competing in the best league in the world. Yes, I hope for better things, Europe, a cup success would be great but if we finish mid table I'll happily take that too. These are good times for our club, times I thought I'd see. the point i'm making is that what we went through in the past supporting the team is irrelevant to the validity of the opinions of youngsters who are now fans. i think we all enjoy the fact we're now in the Prem, both those of us who watched us get dragged down the leauges then rise up again and those who only supported us since joining the Prem. the irrelevance is that the opinions of those "new" supporters is no less valid simply because they weren't born early enough to know what the tough times were like. too many on here seem to think their opinion is more important because of their age and what they've seen over the years...them watching Stan, Hudson, Eastham, Stein, Foxy, Thorney etc. etc. back in the day is completely irrelevant to what people think of how we now play and how we should be playing. football is a different to what is was back then and our entire squad, setup and style is completely different to what it was even 8 years ago. i'm not saying for a second that your appreciation of us being in the Prem isn't enhanced because of what we went through for over 20 years, merely that those disappointments and your/our undying support through those times don't bear any relevance to comments people make on the current side and what we do nowadays (and therefore the age of the poster is irrelevant to the validity of their comments) Yeah you're right mate. Age is irrelevant. My opinion is no more valid at 50 than anyone else's. Younger fans have their views and I respect that. I don't always agree but it's their view. I don't always agree with the older posters either but again, that's their view. There's hell of a lot of posters on here, we will never all agree and neither should we, that's why football is always good for debate and the Oatcake is a great platform to do so. I don't see myself as being any the wiser for being around a bit longer as regards to Stoke City and certainly don't view my own posts being any more important than anyone else's but I agree, there are some who think their own posts more valid. For me, the odd bad performance doesn't bother me too much, it's still good to be a Potter. No Europe this season but maybe next year. Younger fans may be downhearted, angry, whatever and are entitled to their opinions and views. I'm just glad they're onboard, supporting the club I love and they'll be doing it when all the older folk like me have long gone. Seventeen or seventy, everyone's welcome as far as I'm concerned, welcome on here, at the Brit, and welcome to have their say.
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Post by march4 on Apr 20, 2016 16:37:06 GMT
You are all children.
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Post by nott1 on Apr 20, 2016 17:01:27 GMT
The older you are the wiser you get.True.
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 20, 2016 17:08:39 GMT
Older than some, younger than others, I'd say i'm average age ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/wMWjB17JNiCK5pUPtfmL.gif)
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 20, 2016 17:10:40 GMT
one thing i want to ask is, what difference does it make even if the avg. age was 17-25? does that make people's opinions any less valid? it's not their fault when they were born and if we're going to go all "They don't know what it was like when we were in the lower divisions so can't appreciate how good things are now" then how long are we keeping that stance up for exactly????? we've been in the Prem for 8 years...isn't it about time we brought an end to all this "We should remember how bad things were 15 years ago" crap anyway? it isn't relevant anymore..it's all a bit too close to the old "We should just be thankful we're playing teams like Liverpool/Spurs/Man utd. Nige" bullshit we used to get from TP as an excuse for not bothering to even try against the big boys i.e. small time as hell! people moan that the club don't do enough to attract new supporters then when we do get new, younger supporters they get slagged off and told to go back to school simply because they see football differently to those of us who grew up in the 60s/70s/80s. yes, it's true that football existed before the Prem but nowadays we ARE in the Prem and have been for a number of years so harking back to what footballer and footballers used to be like back in the day is completely bloody irrelevant to today's game anyway. it's good for misty eyed nostalgia to look back but has no relevance whatsoever to what we as a team are doing nowadays. I disagree with everything you say , young folks know fuck all
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Apr 20, 2016 17:12:14 GMT
.....i would say 17 to 25? With respect, I think you're miles out. Probably more like 45. How do I base that? Well, there's me and Forny who send the old age scales up a considerable notch, and because old people tend to moan a lot, which is indicative of the majority of posts on here. It's not called 'The Moancake' for nowt. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/0m0lbCuTEBzaRn6f8QaM.gif) OS. Old people moan a lot and young people know everything. The one's in between are patronising. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/0m0lbCuTEBzaRn6f8QaM.gif)
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Post by skip on Apr 20, 2016 17:38:25 GMT
one thing i want to ask is, what difference does it make even if the avg. age was 17-25? does that make people's opinions any less valid? it's not their fault when they were born and if we're going to go all "They don't know what it was like when we were in the lower divisions so can't appreciate how good things are now" then how long are we keeping that stance up for exactly????? we've been in the Prem for 8 years...isn't it about time we brought an end to all this "We should remember how bad things were 15 years ago" crap anyway? it isn't relevant anymore..it's all a bit too close to the old "We should just be thankful we're playing teams like Liverpool/Spurs/Man utd. Nige" bullshit we used to get from TP as an excuse for not bothering to even try against the big boys i.e. small time as hell! people moan that the club don't do enough to attract new supporters then when we do get new, younger supporters they get slagged off and told to go back to school simply because they see football differently to those of us who grew up in the 60s/70s/80s. yes, it's true that football existed before the Prem but nowadays we ARE in the Prem and have been for a number of years so harking back to what footballer and footballers used to be like back in the day is completely bloody irrelevant to today's game anyway. it's good for misty eyed nostalgia to look back but has no relevance whatsoever to what we as a team are doing nowadays. Trouble is people keep harping on about Waddo and '72 as if it were five minutes ago.
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Post by cerebralstokie on Apr 20, 2016 19:04:14 GMT
Taken to my first match at the Vic in about 1948.
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Post by samba :) on Apr 20, 2016 19:09:09 GMT
Taken to my first match at the Vic in about 1948. Therefore I'm gonna guess your 74 next week
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Post by cerebralstokie on Apr 20, 2016 19:18:04 GMT
Got it in one Pericard!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 19:37:15 GMT
22. I wanted all you old men to know how young I was.
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Post by burge2u on Apr 20, 2016 19:44:49 GMT
I'm sixty-bastard-one.
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Post by Billybigbollox on Apr 20, 2016 19:52:12 GMT
I doubt there are very many regular teenage posters on here to be perfectly honest. They are having way too much fun frantically pinging digitally rendered pictures of their todgers and front-bottoms to one another on their Smartphone's over Instagram to give two hoots about listening to ChiefDelilah, BayernOatcake and SheikhMomo wittering inanely on about the ramifications of 4-4-2 versus a false 9 ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) I think I might give that Instagram a go Gods. ( not for the todgers by the way) ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/cj7bsBj2jOTuEAUVaPt5.gif)
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Post by burge2u on Apr 20, 2016 20:01:07 GMT
I doubt there are very many regular teenage posters on here to be perfectly honest. They are having way too much fun frantically pinging digitally rendered pictures of their todgers and front-bottoms to one another on their Smartphone's over Instagram to give two hoots about listening to ChiefDelilah, BayernOatcake and SheikhMomo wittering inanely on about the ramifications of 4-4-2 versus a false 9 ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) I think I might give that Instagram a go Gods. ( not for the todgers by the way) ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/cj7bsBj2jOTuEAUVaPt5.gif) I was wondering if someone was going to suggest a dick measuring thread for Oatcake posters ! ........ I'll give that thread a miss.
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Post by stokiejoe on Apr 20, 2016 20:10:03 GMT
.....i would say 17 to 25? With respect, I think you're miles out. Probably more like 45. How do I base that? Well, there's me and Forny who send the old age scales up a considerable notch, and because old people tend to moan a lot, which is indicative of the majority of posts on here. It's not called 'The Moancake' for nowt. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/0m0lbCuTEBzaRn6f8QaM.gif) OS. Me being 69 puts the average up but I would dispute that old folk like me moan all the time. Sometimes we are asleep. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif)
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Post by Billybigbollox on Apr 20, 2016 20:10:54 GMT
I think I might give that Instagram a go Gods. ( not for the todgers by the way) ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/cj7bsBj2jOTuEAUVaPt5.gif) I was wondering if someone was going to suggest a dick measuring thread for Oatcake posters ! ........ I'll give that thread a miss. Me too. I wouldn't want to embarrass anyone. ![(whistle)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/u7JMveaFGUL6du8bflWQ.gif)
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