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Post by J-Roar on Oct 12, 2020 16:13:44 GMT
Gave me one of the best season's I've had watching Stoke. Chamberlain, the 4-4 draw, Mickey Thomas's goal against Liverpool, Sammy Mac, Dave Watson. 'We're so good it's unbelievable'
We were genuinely exciting.
You broke my heart the following season but thanks for the memories and RIP.
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Post by Scouse on Oct 12, 2020 16:15:22 GMT
Favourite memory , aside from some truly great football we played under him ..travelled to Norway preseason 82 ( Stavanger & Rosenborg ) by train on my own - 2 1/2 days to Stavanger Quirk of fate ended up staying in the same hotel as the team ( summer months room only was cheapish , but couldn’t afford to eat for the 3-4 days I was in Norway ..
Foxy had a word with the manager and Barker realising I was on my own miles from home allowed me to travel on the team coach to watch them train .George Berry plonked himself down next to me ..it was on the long journey home that the oohh Georgie Berry chant emerged ( simple words fitted a nonsense rhyme I’d say to myself when alone to keep my spirits up )
Training , Took shots at Foxy to warm him up. But they were going all over the place , so much so he suggested I threw the ball into the corners of the goal rather than kick it ..
Went for a drink with the team after the Stavanger game at the behest of Barker and Fox , players on soft drinks as they had the Rosenborg game the next day In Trondheim and needed to catch an early flight .internal flight the only option to get to the 2nd game in time , .theirs early but direct , mine later , but more like the mail service landing on grass runways on route
After the Rosenborg game , walking away from the ground , Barker stopped the team coach to make sure I was ok and if I needed a lift back to the station
One of my favourite ever trips following Stoke ..Barker a fitting place in our clubs history .but above all a true and kind gent RIP
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Oct 12, 2020 16:17:34 GMT
Diamonds down the sleeves,Chambo's number on the back of the shirt,(collecting his autograph when he opened the branch of Britannia building Society in Wolstanton,) one of the best,most scintillating midfields you're likely to see at Stoke.
Happy,happy days,however fleeting.
RIP.
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Oct 12, 2020 16:17:50 GMT
RIP Mr. Barker.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2020 16:27:46 GMT
Diamonds down the sleeves,Chambo's number on the back of the shirt,(collecting his autograph when he opened the branch of Britannia building Society in Wolstanton,) one of the best most scintillating midfields you're likely to see at Stoke. Happy,happy days,however fleeting. RIP. He came to my school once by mistake and we told him was the right one until we all got him to sign stuff by his car then told him the truth
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Oct 12, 2020 16:31:20 GMT
Favourite memory , aside from some truly great football we played under him ..travelled to Norway preseason 82 ( Stavanger & Rosenborg ) by train on my own - 2 1/2 days to Stavanger Quirk of fate ended up staying in the same hotel as the team ( summer months room only was cheapish , but couldn’t afford to eat for the 3-4 days I was in Norway .. Foxy had a word with the manager and Barker realising I was on my own miles from home allowed me to travel on the team coach to watch them train .George Berry plonked himself down next to me ..it was on the long journey home that the oohh Georgie Berry chant emerged ( simple words fitted a nonsense rhyme I’d say to myself when alone to keep my spirits up ) Training , Took shots at Foxy to warm him up. But they were going all over the place , so much so he suggested I threw the ball into the corners of the goal rather than kick it .. Went for a drink with the team after the Stavanger game at the behest of Barker and Fox , players on soft drinks as they had the Rosenborg game the next day In Trondheim and needed to catch an early flight .internal flight the only option to get to the 2nd game in time , .theirs early but direct , mine later , but more like the mail service landing on grass runways on route After the Rosenborg game , walking away from the ground , Barker stopped the team coach to make sure I was ok and if I needed a lift back to the station One of my favourite ever trips following Stoke ..Barker a fitting place in our clubs history .but above all a true and kind gent RIP What a great story, Scouse. That 1982 side gave me my first taste of feeling proud to to be a Stoke fan, seeing us 5th in the first division for God's sake, talking about European qualification, Mark Chamberlain getting rave reviews, a Stoke player playing for England, it made such a nice change from the usual shrug of the shoulders when you said you were a Stoke fan. People actually wanted to discuss your team for a change instead of just obsessing about Liverpool. As others have said, fuck knows why you got suckered into thinking POMO was a good idea with that midfield, but thanks for the great memories and pride for a while at least.
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Post by ab61 on Oct 12, 2020 16:39:36 GMT
“My job was to send the Stoke supporters home happy, not entertain the bloody Arsenal fans.”
Well said that man
RIP
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2020 16:39:54 GMT
Favourite memory , aside from some truly great football we played under him ..travelled to Norway preseason 82 ( Stavanger & Rosenborg ) by train on my own - 2 1/2 days to Stavanger Quirk of fate ended up staying in the same hotel as the team ( summer months room only was cheapish , but couldn’t afford to eat for the 3-4 days I was in Norway .. Foxy had a word with the manager and Barker realising I was on my own miles from home allowed me to travel on the team coach to watch them train .George Berry plonked himself down next to me ..it was on the long journey home that the oohh Georgie Berry chant emerged ( simple words fitted a nonsense rhyme I’d say to myself when alone to keep my spirits up ) Training , Took shots at Foxy to warm him up. But they were going all over the place , so much so he suggested I threw the ball into the corners of the goal rather than kick it .. Went for a drink with the team after the Stavanger game at the behest of Barker and Fox , players on soft drinks as they had the Rosenborg game the next day In Trondheim and needed to catch an early flight .internal flight the only option to get to the 2nd game in time , .theirs early but direct , mine later , but more like the mail service landing on grass runways on route After the Rosenborg game , walking away from the ground , Barker stopped the team coach to make sure I was ok and if I needed a lift back to the station One of my favourite ever trips following Stoke ..Barker a fitting place in our clubs history .but above all a true and kind gent RIP What a great story, Scouse. That 1982 side gave me my first taste of feeling proud to to be a Stoke fan, seeing us 5th in the first division for God's sake, talking about European qualification, Mark Chamberlain getting rave reviews, a Stoke player playing for England, it made such a nice change from the usual shrug of the shoulders when you said you were a Stoke fan. People actually wanted to discuss your team for a change instead of just obsessing about Liverpool. As others have said, fuck knows why you got suckered into thinking POMO was a good idea with that midfield, but thanks for the great memories and pride for a while at least. didn't he go away on some course where he was introduced to POMO and thought was the only way we could break into the top few in the league ? i think maybe he underestimated how good we were
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Oct 12, 2020 16:45:23 GMT
What a great story, Scouse. That 1982 side gave me my first taste of feeling proud to to be a Stoke fan, seeing us 5th in the first division for God's sake, talking about European qualification, Mark Chamberlain getting rave reviews, a Stoke player playing for England, it made such a nice change from the usual shrug of the shoulders when you said you were a Stoke fan. People actually wanted to discuss your team for a change instead of just obsessing about Liverpool. As others have said, fuck knows why you got suckered into thinking POMO was a good idea with that midfield, but thanks for the great memories and pride for a while at least. didn't he go away on some course where he was introduced to POMO and thought was the only way we could break into the top few in the league ? i think maybe he underestimated how good we were Yes, POMO was flavour of the month at that time, basically "most goals come from a very few passes and crosses into the area lead to a lot of goals, so just bang it in there all the time". Hence a generation of Carlton Palmers...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2020 16:55:48 GMT
John Beck had a training method at Cambridge where he would cone off the center third of the pitch and players had to punt the ball from their own area to the flanks avoiding the middle third which he called Quality street so his wide men could get the ball immediately into the box then his team would push forward for the knock downs, basically kick and rush. any player who put the ball in Quality Street got a bucket of ice water over their head.
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Post by bullring on Oct 12, 2020 17:26:23 GMT
Favourite memory , aside from some truly great football we played under him ..travelled to Norway preseason 82 ( Stavanger & Rosenborg ) by train on my own - 2 1/2 days to Stavanger Quirk of fate ended up staying in the same hotel as the team ( summer months room only was cheapish , but couldn’t afford to eat for the 3-4 days I was in Norway .. Foxy had a word with the manager and Barker realising I was on my own miles from home allowed me to travel on the team coach to watch them train .George Berry plonked himself down next to me ..it was on the long journey home that the oohh Georgie Berry chant emerged ( simple words fitted a nonsense rhyme I’d say to myself when alone to keep my spirits up ) Training , Took shots at Foxy to warm him up. But they were going all over the place , so much so he suggested I threw the ball into the corners of the goal rather than kick it .. Went for a drink with the team after the Stavanger game at the behest of Barker and Fox , players on soft drinks as they had the Rosenborg game the next day In Trondheim and needed to catch an early flight .internal flight the only option to get to the 2nd game in time , .theirs early but direct , mine later , but more like the mail service landing on grass runways on route After the Rosenborg game , walking away from the ground , Barker stopped the team coach to make sure I was ok and if I needed a lift back to the station One of my favourite ever trips following Stoke ..Barker a fitting place in our clubs history .but above all a true and kind gent RIP RIP Richie my 2nd manager,that 82/83 team were quality went fifth easter saturday into a european place.Scouse you really need to put your Stoke life into print son
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Post by s7oke on Oct 12, 2020 17:33:41 GMT
RIP
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Post by roylandstoke on Oct 12, 2020 17:39:46 GMT
Should be remembered fondly for the season Mark Chamberlain et al gave us wonderful fast attacking football. RIP
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Post by sportsman on Oct 12, 2020 18:00:40 GMT
Gave me one of the best season's I've had watching Stoke. Chamberlain, the 4-4 draw, Mickey Thomas's goal against Liverpool, Sammy Mac, Dave Watson. 'We're so good it's unbelievable' We were genuinely exciting. You broke my heart the following season but thanks for the memories and RIP. That mickey Thomas goal against Liverpool was a cracker. Volley top corner if I remember correctly from about 30 yards in front of a packed Liverpool paddock in the Stoke end.
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Post by lancashirelad on Oct 12, 2020 18:09:22 GMT
R.I.P. RB
As many have said two totally contrasting styles of play. That first season was a joy then modern day lower league football. I think the daily Express match reporter of the time always referred to Stokes style as 'Naff' in a complimentary way. I always enjoy football were wingers with talent are worth the entry fee alone.
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Post by wherty on Oct 12, 2020 18:10:36 GMT
The stoke manager for my first ever game as a 7 year old. Drawing 4-4 with Luton. R.I.P Richie.
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Post by leicspotter on Oct 12, 2020 18:13:42 GMT
He gave us Mark Chamberlain...all else can be forgiven
RIP
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Post by OldStokie on Oct 12, 2020 18:16:50 GMT
A lovely bloke all round but his Achiles Heel was that POMO. Whatever... he provided us with some super players and many memorable moments.
RIP Richie. Condolences to his family.
OS doffs flat cap.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2020 19:19:48 GMT
RIP Richie - good manager but pity about POMO.
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Post by Squeekster on Oct 12, 2020 19:35:56 GMT
John Beck had a training method at Cambridge where he would cone off the center third of the pitch and players had to punt the ball from their own area to the flanks avoiding the middle third which he called Quality street so his wide men could get the ball immediately into the box then his team would push forward for the knock downs, basically kick and rush. any player who put the ball in Quality Street got a bucket of ice water over their head. Wasn't that Pulis's training method, either a throw or corner could result in an attacking area? RIP Richie don't remember too much of him, my first game 79 but only the odd game and didn't know too much only Sammy mac back then.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2020 19:44:57 GMT
John Beck had a training method at Cambridge where he would cone off the center third of the pitch and players had to punt the ball from their own area to the flanks avoiding the middle third which he called Quality street so his wide men could get the ball immediately into the box then his team would push forward for the knock downs, basically kick and rush. any player who put the ball in Quality Street got a bucket of ice water over their head. Wasn't that Pulis's training method, either a throw or corner could result in an attacking area? RIP Richie don't remember too much of him, my first game 79 but only the odd game and didn't know too much only Sammy mac back then. Lots of similarities in style. Beck liked wingers to launch it to Dion Dublin. Took them to the play offs before being destroyed by Leicester
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Post by claytonscrubs on Oct 12, 2020 20:21:17 GMT
RIP Richie - thx for the memories.
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Post by norman conquest on Oct 12, 2020 20:55:35 GMT
RIP Richie, will never forget the 4/4 v luton and sitting in the posh seats dreaming about the glory days to come
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Oct 12, 2020 21:48:09 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 12, 2020 23:30:53 GMT
I think the 1980s is the least explored recent decade in Stoke’s History. Many have commented on the disparity between the free flowing football and the adoption of POMO. I wonder if Richie Barker maybe may have been forced to adopt POMO due to the circumstances at the club? We’d lost Dave Watson, Derek Parkin and Paul Bracewell, good and experienced players in the summer of ‘83. Dennis Tueart, Rob Savage, Paul Dyson and Robbie James came in, I don’t think these players improved the squad and looking back the club didn’t have a pot to piss in. I wonder if RB saw the increasingly threadbare finances and thought he had no choice? Later in the 83-84 we signed Third division reserve Colin Russell to play up front, he was pretty much all we could afford and shows how broke we were. Incidentally Richie is the all time leading scorer at Burton and has a Street named After him in the town. He had a decent career as a player, coach and manager and I will always remember his 82-83 team, thanks for the memories. RIP Richie.
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Post by JoeinOz on Oct 13, 2020 0:52:03 GMT
What a great story, Scouse. That 1982 side gave me my first taste of feeling proud to to be a Stoke fan, seeing us 5th in the first division for God's sake, talking about European qualification, Mark Chamberlain getting rave reviews, a Stoke player playing for England, it made such a nice change from the usual shrug of the shoulders when you said you were a Stoke fan. People actually wanted to discuss your team for a change instead of just obsessing about Liverpool. As others have said, fuck knows why you got suckered into thinking POMO was a good idea with that midfield, but thanks for the great memories and pride for a while at least. didn't he go away on some course where he was introduced to POMO and thought was the only way we could break into the top few in the league ? i think maybe he underestimated how good we were Yes. Might have been run by Howard Wilkinson. But the principles were very Charles Hughes.
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Post by jarhead on Oct 13, 2020 5:55:17 GMT
Sad news.
RIP
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Post by marcofstoke on Oct 13, 2020 7:08:26 GMT
RIP Ritchie
Thank you for the good times
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Post by mrcoke on Oct 13, 2020 7:26:52 GMT
Condolences to all his loved ones.
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Post by J-Roar on Oct 13, 2020 10:09:35 GMT
I think the 1980s is the least explored recent decade in Stoke’s History. Many have commented on the disparity between the free flowing football and the adoption of POMO. I wonder if Richie Barker maybe may have been forced to adopt POMO due to the circumstances at the club? We’d lost Dave Watson, Derek Parkin and Paul Bracewell, good and experienced players in the summer of ‘83. Dennis Tueart, Rob Savage, Paul Dyson and Robbie James came in, I don’t think these players improved the squad and looking back the club didn’t have a pot to piss in. I wonder if RB saw the increasingly threadbare finances and thought he had no choice? Later in the 83-84 we signed Third division reserve Colin Russell to play up front, he was pretty much all we could afford and shows how broke we were. Incidentally Richie is the all time leading scorer at Burton and has a Street named After him in the town. He had a decent career as a player, coach and manager and I will always remember his 82-83 team, thanks for the memories. RIP Richie. On the upside, his replacement Bill Asprey did bring in Hudson which meant I got to at least see him play in a Stoke shirt - albeit the pinstripe abomination. That great escape season ended unbelievaby - little did we know that nightmare that was to follow.
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