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Post by crouchpotato1 on Dec 22, 2022 15:49:55 GMT
What a player
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 22, 2022 16:02:49 GMT
The flick from Mama for the 1st  |
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Post by dirtclod on Dec 22, 2022 16:32:30 GMT
Thanks for posting that! That flick!
Type of play that gets a bar named after you. (And justifiably so)
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Post by Gods on Dec 22, 2022 16:48:54 GMT
A one man tour de force  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2022 16:49:32 GMT
“Although the previous 4 seasons had seen stoke in the top 6 at this stage” that can’t be true surely?
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Post by lagwafis on Dec 22, 2022 17:20:42 GMT
“Although the previous 4 seasons had seen stoke in the top 6 at this stage” that can’t be true surely? 2003/04 - 17th after beating Watford 3-1 away on 20th December 2004/05 - 7th after beating Brighton 1-0 away on 17th December 2005/06 - 5th after beating Luton 3-2 away on 16th December 2006/07 - 4th after beating Ipswich 1-0 away on 23rd December |
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Post by march4 on Dec 22, 2022 17:40:23 GMT
The flick from Mama for the 1st No player in the history of the game has been better than Mama in the Mama position. |
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Post by Goonie on Dec 22, 2022 18:06:03 GMT
West Brom
We always beat West Brom
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Post by tpholloway1 on Dec 22, 2022 19:30:02 GMT
The flick from Mama for the 1st No player in the history of the game has been better than Mama in the Mama position. It's worth listening to John Parkin on his experience of playing the Mama position.  |
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Post by nonameface on Dec 22, 2022 19:38:50 GMT
Possibly my favourite Stoke player ever. We've had better and more important players but if he wasn't as brittle I'm convinced he would have played for the European position teams.
He could be frustrating as anything, but he was a proper entertainer and even his petulant moments were great.
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Post by cr4zyd4ve on Dec 22, 2022 20:57:56 GMT
The flick from Mama for the 1st A massively underrated player, it is a cliche but no one could play the role (Mama Role) as well as him. That system didn't function so well when he wasn't in the side. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 22, 2022 23:21:05 GMT
That WBA win was when I realised we actually had a good chance of reaching...... the play offs! 😀
Honestly
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2022 23:41:12 GMT
Ricardo Fuller made Tony Pulis' football watchable for a big chunk of Pulis' time here as our manager.
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Dec 23, 2022 4:23:55 GMT
The flick from Mama for the 1st No player in the history of the game has been better than Mama in the Mama position. It's not a position, it's a role! 😏 |
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Post by questionable on Dec 23, 2022 7:23:28 GMT
Ricardo Fuller made Tony Pulis' football watchable for a big chunk of Pulis' time here as our manager. Regardless of so called “watchable” football I’d love to see our current crop putting in a fraction of the effort of a Pulis team. People go an as if we’re playing attractive football ATM, when in reality we’re a very poorly run club with no identity and extremely poor on the pitch. |
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Post by theonlooker on Dec 23, 2022 7:49:29 GMT
The flick from Mama for the 1st No player in the history of the game has been better than Mama in the Mama position. We're still searching for that mythical beast, "Mama with goals".... |
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Post by LGH87 on Dec 23, 2022 8:42:18 GMT
Always remember that game because I'd had a car crash on Dividy road at 4am, chest/ribs were in absolute bits and trying to celebrate each goal was fucking agony.
God bless that man though!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2022 9:51:52 GMT
Ricardo Fuller made Tony Pulis' football watchable for a big chunk of Pulis' time here as our manager. Regardless of so called “watchable” football I’d love to see our current crop putting in a fraction of the effort of a Pulis team. People go an as if we’re playing attractive football ATM, when in reality we’re a very poorly run club with no identity and extremely poor on the pitch. I agree. I've not heard anyone say we are or have been playing attractive football since the early days of MON's reign to be fair, so I'm not sure why you've said that. |
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Post by questionable on Dec 23, 2022 10:11:44 GMT
Regardless of so called “watchable” football I’d love to see our current crop putting in a fraction of the effort of a Pulis team. People go an as if we’re playing attractive football ATM, when in reality we’re a very poorly run club with no identity and extremely poor on the pitch. I agree. I've not heard anyone say we are or have been playing attractive football since the early days of MON's reign to be fair, so I'm not sure why you've said that. Sorry not having a go at you, it’s just when I watched the video thought I’d give anything to press the reset button even if it meant boring football for a while. What’s on display now is shocking and I can’t see we have any plan let alone the personnel to improve us both on/off the pitch. Merry Xmas bud 👍 |
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Post by march4 on Dec 23, 2022 10:21:01 GMT
No player in the history of the game has been better than Mama in the Mama position. We're still searching for that mythical beast, "Mama with goals".... Messi is probably the closest but he doesn’t have the great man’s strength, power and heading ability. |
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Post by theonlooker on Dec 23, 2022 10:21:59 GMT
We're still searching for that mythical beast, "Mama with goals".... Messi is probably the closest but he doesn’t have the great man’s strength, power and heading ability. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2022 10:28:25 GMT
I agree. I've not heard anyone say we are or have been playing attractive football since the early days of MON's reign to be fair, so I'm not sure why you've said that. Sorry not having a go at you, it’s just when I watched the video thought I’d give anything to press the reset button even if it meant boring football for a while. What’s on display now is shocking and I can’t see we have any plan let alone the personnel to improve us both on/off the pitch. Merry Xmas bud 👍 No need to apologise mate. I'm as pissed off at the minute with everything SCFC as I've ever been so I get where you're coming from, gotta stay positive though mate and believe that Alex Neil will get it right and turn our fortunes around  Merry Xmas to you and yours too mate, have a good un 👍 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2022 10:29:08 GMT
We're still searching for that mythical beast, "Mama with goals".... Messi is probably the closest but he doesn’t have the great man’s strength, power and heading ability. This is you at your best 🤣👍 |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Dec 23, 2022 10:44:53 GMT
One word...Legend.
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Post by anchorman on Dec 23, 2022 11:19:23 GMT
Ricardo Fuller made Tony Pulis' football watchable for a big chunk of Pulis' time here as our manager. Winning football is always watchable. |
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Post by march4 on Dec 23, 2022 12:50:11 GMT
50 years ago today, we lined up against a very strong Derby team as we continued our battle against relegation.
We were boosted by the return of George Eastham from South Africa who provided the leadership we had been missing since the sad injury to Banksie and age and injury catching up with ‘Pierre’ Dobing. Waddo had also, inexplicably, allowed Mike Bernard to leave for Everton during the summer and our midfield had really been lacking. Waddo put his faith in a young Stuart Jump who never really realised his potential.
A good crowd of 25,000 turned up on the weekend before Christmas and we raced into a 3-0 lead by halftime with Big John netting twice and Puffer Hurst adding the third. Jimmy Greenhoff added a fourth to complete an impressive 4-0 rout.
Although there were to be a few more ups and downs during the season, we were now looking more comfortable and the pressure on Waddo eased. Eastham was a huge factor and although his appearances were sporadic his presence at the club gave everyone a lift.
Looking back, he should have been a fine manager and yet things never worked out for him.
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Post by RF10 on Dec 23, 2022 13:01:49 GMT
50 years ago today, we lined up against a very strong Derby team as we continued our battle against relegation. We were boosted by the return of George Eastham from South Africa who provided the leadership we had been missing since the sad injury to Banksie and age and injury catching up with ‘Pierre’ Dobing. Waddo had also, inexplicably, allowed Mike Bernard to leave for Everton during the summer and our midfield had really been lacking. Waddo put his faith in a young Stuart Jump who never really realised his potential. A good crowd of 25,000 turned up on the weekend before Christmas and we raced into a 3-0 lead by halftime with Big John netting twice and Puffer Hurst adding the third. Jimmy Greenhoff added a fourth to complete an impressive 4-0 rout. Although there were to be a few more ups and downs during the season, we were now looking more comfortable and the pressure on Waddo eased. Eastham was a huge factor and although his appearances were sporadic his presence at the club gave everyone a lift. Looking back, he should have been a fine manager and yet things never worked out for him. Interesting that. How was Geoff Hurst viewed at Stoke during his time? You never really hear him getting spoken about in comparison to Richie, Greenhoff and others. Also whether you know but what was the reaction when Waddington sold Richie to Sheffield Wed the first time around? |
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Post by march4 on Dec 23, 2022 13:10:03 GMT
50 years ago today, we lined up against a very strong Derby team as we continued our battle against relegation. We were boosted by the return of George Eastham from South Africa who provided the leadership we had been missing since the sad injury to Banksie and age and injury catching up with ‘Pierre’ Dobing. Waddo had also, inexplicably, allowed Mike Bernard to leave for Everton during the summer and our midfield had really been lacking. Waddo put his faith in a young Stuart Jump who never really realised his potential. A good crowd of 25,000 turned up on the weekend before Christmas and we raced into a 3-0 lead by halftime with Big John netting twice and Puffer Hurst adding the third. Jimmy Greenhoff added a fourth to complete an impressive 4-0 rout. Although there were to be a few more ups and downs during the season, we were now looking more comfortable and the pressure on Waddo eased. Eastham was a huge factor and although his appearances were sporadic his presence at the club gave everyone a lift. Looking back, he should have been a fine manager and yet things never worked out for him. Interesting that. How was Geoff Hurst viewed at Stoke during his time? You never really hear him getting spoken about in comparison to Richie, Greenhoff and others. Also whether you know but what was the reaction when Waddington sold Richie to Sheffield Wed the first time around? Stoke fans never rated Geoff. His best days were behind him and I suspect that is why West Ham let him leave. There were also the rumours he was on a very large wage and so expectations were perhaps a little too high. I don’t recall much sadness when he left us for West Brom. As for Big John, he had been ill (TB?) and there was a feeling he wouldn’t return to his former levels. Imagine Tyrese Campbell leaving now. Let’s hope Ty returns to his previous levels like John did. |
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Post by maninasuitcase on Dec 23, 2022 13:31:30 GMT
Some gems on this video
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Post by AlliG on Dec 23, 2022 14:12:23 GMT
50 years ago today, we lined up against a very strong Derby team as we continued our battle against relegation. We were boosted by the return of George Eastham from South Africa who provided the leadership we had been missing since the sad injury to Banksie and age and injury catching up with ‘Pierre’ Dobing. Waddo had also, inexplicably, allowed Mike Bernard to leave for Everton during the summer and our midfield had really been lacking. Waddo put his faith in a young Stuart Jump who never really realised his potential. A good crowd of 25,000 turned up on the weekend before Christmas and we raced into a 3-0 lead by halftime with Big John netting twice and Puffer Hurst adding the third. Jimmy Greenhoff added a fourth to complete an impressive 4-0 rout. Although there were to be a few more ups and downs during the season, we were now looking more comfortable and the pressure on Waddo eased. Eastham was a huge factor and although his appearances were sporadic his presence at the club gave everyone a lift. Looking back, he should have been a fine manager and yet things never worked out for him. Interesting that. How was Geoff Hurst viewed at Stoke during his time? You never really hear him getting spoken about in comparison to Richie, Greenhoff and others. Also whether you know but what was the reaction when Waddington sold Richie to Sheffield Wed the first time around? As a 9 year old kid it was the worst thing that had ever happened in my Stoke supporting life. I was devastated. Seeing him turn up in a Sheffield Wednesday shirt (and scoring) for the next couple of seasons just rubbed salt into the wound. Have still not really forgiven Stoke for selling him. |
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