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Post by Widget123 on Mar 9, 2020 21:44:30 GMT
Reminds me of Stoke signing Grobbelaar or Big Nev in the past - way past it at the top level and on a final payday Gudjohnson style.
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Post by stokeykez on Mar 9, 2020 21:48:53 GMT
He was shambolic in their last game before the cup final, running round like a pub keeper
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Mar 9, 2020 21:50:53 GMT
Brucie was good for us wasn’t he? Worlds better than Nev who was the size of a Ford Focus.
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Post by thehoof on Mar 9, 2020 21:52:26 GMT
Brucie was good for us wasn’t he? Worlds better than Nev who was the size of a Ford Focus. Absolutely he was Toxic. Nothing wrong with The Grob at all. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2020 21:54:33 GMT
Reminds me of Stoke signing Grobbelaar or Big Nev in the past - way past it at the top level and on a final payday Gudjohnson style. We only took Grobbelaar on loan and only played 4 games. He was fine as far as I remember. Southall was just fat and completely shite. |
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Post by Widget123 on Mar 9, 2020 21:58:46 GMT
Reminds me of Stoke signing Grobbelaar or Big Nev in the past - way past it at the top level and on a final payday Gudjohnson style. We only took Grobbelaar on loan and only played 4 games. He was fine as far as I remember. Southall was just fat and completely shite. Perhaps I'm being mean on Bruce then and my memory is hazy. Although not hazy enough to erase Big Nev! 😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2020 21:59:12 GMT
Always remember a goal Trevor Sinclair scored past Grobelaar at the Vic for Blackpool. Sinclair ran from the halfway line and belted a shot right across him and into the bottom corner.
Superb goal.
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Post by neddy on Mar 9, 2020 22:00:20 GMT
Always remember a goal Trevor Sinclair scored past Grobelaar at the Vic for Blackpool. Sinclair ran from the halfway line and belted a shot right across him and into the bottom corner. Superb goal. And we lost 1 0.... |
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Mar 9, 2020 22:02:51 GMT
Villa were utter shite. Far worse than we were when we went down.
Even their only decent players, Mings and Grealish, were cack.
They'll be a great addition to the Championship. Especially as they'll hopefully get battered with FFP.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Mar 9, 2020 22:03:31 GMT
Always remember a goal Trevor Sinclair scored past Grobelaar at the Vic for Blackpool. Sinclair ran from the halfway line and belted a shot right across him and into the bottom corner. Superb goal. And we lost 1 0.... Bruce's debut wasnt it. Sinclair was superb that day |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2020 22:16:28 GMT
Always remember a goal Trevor Sinclair scored past Grobelaar at the Vic for Blackpool. Sinclair ran from the halfway line and belted a shot right across him and into the bottom corner. Superb goal. Out first home defeat want it then we went to Port Vale next game and was their first home defeat |
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Post by RF10 on Mar 9, 2020 22:22:32 GMT
He's completley passed it. I said that when they were being linked with him on Butland thread. Villa were very unlucky to loose Heaton but you need adequate replacement.
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Post by march4 on Mar 9, 2020 22:24:17 GMT
Always remember a goal Trevor Sinclair scored past Grobelaar at the Vic for Blackpool. Sinclair ran from the halfway line and belted a shot right across him and into the bottom corner. Superb goal. Didn’t Grob play for us at Vale Park in one of his appearances? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2020 22:27:22 GMT
Always remember a goal Trevor Sinclair scored past Grobelaar at the Vic for Blackpool. Sinclair ran from the halfway line and belted a shot right across him and into the bottom corner. Superb goal. Didn’t Grob play for us at Vale Park in one of his appearances? I think he did, yes. |
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Post by lagwafis on Mar 9, 2020 22:31:48 GMT
"How many points clear are we now, Brucie?"
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Post by thegooddoctor on Mar 9, 2020 22:33:32 GMT
Didn’t Grob play for us at Vale Park in one of his appearances? I think he did, yes. He certainly did - in the glorious 0-2 win there that sent us God knows how many points clear and practically guaranteed us promotion. Brucie was dancing on his goal line as we sang our way through the night. Fucking perfect evening  |
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Mar 9, 2020 22:47:15 GMT
Always remember a goal Trevor Sinclair scored past Grobelaar at the Vic for Blackpool. Sinclair ran from the halfway line and belted a shot right across him and into the bottom corner. Superb goal. And we lost 1 0.... Superb Lou interview afterwards . ” They got where they are by running around , now they think they can play football , they just ruined 17000 Sunday lunches and I’m going to spoil theirs .” |
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Post by Linx on Mar 9, 2020 23:22:42 GMT
Brucie was good for us wasn’t he? Worlds better than Nev who was the size of a Ford Focus. S-Max, more like. |
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Post by stokecitystar2011 on Mar 10, 2020 7:01:30 GMT
Reminds me of Stoke signing Grobbelaar or Big Nev in the past - way past it at the top level and on a final payday Gudjohnson style. I remember Southall in the 2-5 Man City game, which put us in 3rd tier. He was so big he couldnt get off the ground...was lobbed by Goater or Dickov (I erased the memories)..they were dark days. |
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Post by dutchstokie on Mar 10, 2020 8:50:10 GMT
Always remember a goal Trevor Sinclair scored past Grobelaar at the Vic for Blackpool. Sinclair ran from the halfway line and belted a shot right across him and into the bottom corner. Superb goal. remember that like it was yesterday….and at the end of the game the Stoke fans applauded the Blackpool team off the pitch....they were appalling that season but ran us off the park that day…...they played well. We could have played all weekend and still not have scored, it was just one of those days |
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Post by raythesailor on Mar 10, 2020 9:26:40 GMT
Villa were utter shite. Far worse than we were when we went down. Even their only decent players, Mings and Grealish, were cack. They'll be a great addition to the Championship. Especially as they'll hopefully get battered with FFP. Cack ? I have not heard that word for many, many years. In fact I had forgotten it existed. Is it a Stoke on Trent word just used in this area.? 😃 I am going to google it and try to answer my own question. EDIT Apparently it is “Old English”. Quotes Cow Cack. As a kid I always thought they were Cow Packs. Maybe I have had it wrong all my life. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2020 9:38:36 GMT
Villa were utter shite. Far worse than we were when we went down. Even their only decent players, Mings and Grealish, were cack. They'll be a great addition to the Championship. Especially as they'll hopefully get battered with FFP. Mings is overrated..... |
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Mar 10, 2020 9:56:36 GMT
Villa were utter shite. Far worse than we were when we went down. Even their only decent players, Mings and Grealish, were cack. They'll be a great addition to the Championship. Especially as they'll hopefully get battered with FFP. Cack ? I have not heard that word for many, many years. In fact I had forgotten it existed. Is it a Stoke on Trent word just used in this area.? 😃 I am going to google it and try to answer my own question. EDIT Apparently it is “Old English”. Quotes Cow Cack. As a kid I always thought they were Cow Packs. Maybe I have had it wrong all my life. We used to call them 'cow pats'. And as you say looks like cack is old English derived from the Latin for shit - cacere. Who'd have thought a kid from Ipstones was (ef) fluent in Latin.  |
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Post by Veritas on Mar 10, 2020 10:05:03 GMT
To continue this vital subject, cow pat is the correct term for a flat round deposit of dung.
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Post by Somebody_Told_Me on Mar 10, 2020 10:33:10 GMT
I remember he was in goal for Swansea away.
WHAT AN AWAY DAY! I didn't realise where Swansea was! left Stoke after work and got there at half time, and I went via Servern Bridge not M50! Had to pay full, got in. already 1-0 down.
Their pitch invasions caused by Swing Low!?! Game mainly carried on! And there were loads of them coming from all 3 sides of fully fenced grounds, fighting all along top of Stoke end fence. IMAGINE THAT NOW!
After game everyone's car was smashed to bits as they looked for Staffs on the tax disc. I left mine on double yellows outside a kebab house near ground. My car wasn't touched and no ticket!! Most worried I've been at a ground, coming out we somehow ended up walking wrong way through Swansea fans, who were all looking for trouble. I had a Stoke top under a demin jacket. There were even barracades in the streets around Vetch Field. Pulled up at first services celebrate not dying! Stoke fans were having to kick windows out of cars to see to get home, blood everywhere.
We won 2-1. Grob played well as far as I can remember, I think he even had his usual dribble out down the wing!
HAPPY DAYS!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2020 10:50:00 GMT
Didn’t Grob play for us at Vale Park in one of his appearances? I think he did, yes. Was the game after Blackpool. The previous season we'd lost at home to Chester and Hartlepool who I think we're both relegated which cost us promotion. Lost at Torquay also, we were a bit rubbish v the bottom teams. We were atrocious v Blackpool but a great season that year |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2020 11:18:42 GMT
Was the game after Blackpool. The previous season we'd lost at home to Chester and Hartlepool who I think we're both relegated which cost us promotion. Lost at Torquay also, we were a bit rubbish v the bottom teams. We were atrocious v Blackpool but a great season that year Chester. Gary Bennett. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2020 11:23:45 GMT
Was the game after Blackpool. The previous season we'd lost at home to Chester and Hartlepool who I think we're both relegated which cost us promotion. Lost at Torquay also, we were a bit rubbish v the bottom teams. We were atrocious v Blackpool but a great season that year Chester. Gary Bennett. Shouldn't laugh but I remember a vicar from Chester talking about his account of that day. He said as he left the ground he'd never been so scared as they had that loony idea of allowing the fans out next to each other at the same time. If I remember rightly Chester were given the Butler stand paddock as due to attendances we had both ends. I think he ran into a sweet shop for his own safety ...I just had images of a vicar legging it ... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2020 11:27:35 GMT
Shouldn't laugh but I remember a vicar from Chester talking about his account of that day. He said as he left the ground he'd never been so scared as they had that loony idea of allowing the fans out next to each other at the same time. If I remember rightly Chester were given the Butler stand paddock as due to attendances we had both ends. I think he ran into a sweet shop for his own safety ...I just had images of a vicar legging it ... They were the days of the Jaton Family Stand, with away fans standing underneath, before the promotion season where as you say they were moved to the paddock. I can't half tell some stories from those days. As a young 10 year old, it didn't half form the character. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2020 11:30:22 GMT
Shouldn't laugh but I remember a vicar from Chester talking about his account of that day. He said as he left the ground he'd never been so scared as they had that loony idea of allowing the fans out next to each other at the same time. If I remember rightly Chester were given the Butler stand paddock as due to attendances we had both ends. I think he ran into a sweet shop for his own safety ...I just had images of a vicar legging it ... They were the days of the Jaton Family Stand, with away fans standing underneath, before the promotion season where as you say they were moved to the paddock. I can't half tell some stories from those days. As a young 10 year old, it didn't half form the character. I took a relative from Boston to their first game that era, think was v Burnley. Was chaos outside as fans walked through each other. Was a ridiculous idea letting fans out together. He still talks about it. |
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