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Post by smallthorner on Sept 25, 2024 22:29:59 GMT
Dirty bastard Beattie.
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Post by march4 on Sept 25, 2024 22:31:37 GMT
Last night saw us visit Portman Road against an Ipswich team whose play had caused us much anger in the past. Still fresh in the memory was the awful leg break for Peter Dobing, which ended his career. On that occasion Waddo was so incensed he ran onto the pitch to halt play as the referee ignored Dobing's shouts of pain. Waddo was consequently given a touchline ban. That was the end of the career for our cup final captain. For this encounter, Ipswich are top of the table and are yet to concede a goal at home this season. We lined up; - Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Mahoney, Smith, Dodd, Haslegrave, Hudson, Ritchie, Greenhoff, Salmons. Sub; - Robertson. We started the game in determined manner. This was a game the players clearly wanted to win and we forced Ipswich onto the back foot throughout the first half. Ipswich weren't shy to make physical challenges but the likes of Pejic, Smith and Ritchie seemed to relish the battle. In particular, a body check on Salmons left the Stoke man dazed on the floor (no concussion protocol 50 years ago). Incredibly, the referee then booked Dodd and Marsh within a minute for two innocuous obstructions. Hudson was booked for retaliating following a challenge from Viljoen. Ritchie had our best chance on the half hour with a header that was cleared off the line by Burley with either his arm or chest depending on whose point of view you chose to believe. The second half started in the same manner with Big John bossing the two Ipswich centre backs; Hunter and Beattie. Then in the 55th minute came the incident that probably cost us the league title. A Beattie tackle left Ritchie with a double fracture of his left leg just below the knee. It was terrible deja vu as our striker lay on the floor shouting for help as the referee waved on play. It was some time before Farmer was able to boot the ball into touch so our physio Mike Allen could run onto the pitch. We were incensed and within seconds Ipswich took the lead as Pejic's header lacked power and it fell to Viljoen to lash home. Smith went up front with Haslegrave dropping into defence and again we dominated proceedings. One header clipped the bar and a second was well saved before Denis was then booked for questioning the linesman's decision. The referee finished us off when he adjudged Dodd had handled the ball on the half way line and promptly sent him off. Ipswich promptly scored two further goals with Stoke appealing for offside on both occasions and tempers really started to fray. The entire Stoke team pursued the referee back to the half way line but to no avail. Salmons did get a consolation goal at the end but a 3-1 defeat was a tough result considering how we had played. In his post match interviews, Waddo was furious about the evening's events. After the game, Ritchie was kept in hospital for a few days and Bluto was dispatched to Suffolk to keep him company. In a newspaper interview, John explained how unhappy he was with both the tackle and Beattie's attitude afterwards. He said he was determined to recover quickly so he would be fit to face up to Beattie again in the return fixture. Sadly, the injury ended Ritchie's career. We would face Ipswich 2 further times this season and it won't be the end of us suffering broken legs against them! Stoke's firepower was suspect before this injury but with our main goalscorer gone what would Waddo do? We were beyond desperate for a striker now. View AttachmentIt's heartbreaking reading this....even now! A tragic way for our Big John to end his wonderful career. I wouldn’t have liked being in Beattie’s boots if Ritchie had been back for the return fixture. He was called Big John for a reason and wasn’t scared of anyone. |
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Post by march4 on Sept 25, 2024 22:32:40 GMT
Amazingly at the end of September, Beattie was named as player of the month by the sports writers! |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Sept 26, 2024 11:13:35 GMT
Kevin Beattie's illegitimate
He ain't got no birth certificate
Kevin Beeatie's illegitimate
Beattie is a bastard!
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Sept 26, 2024 11:17:57 GMT
Never liked Ipswich!
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Post by spitthedog on Sept 26, 2024 13:20:52 GMT
Amazingly at the end of September, Beattie was named as player of the month by the sports writers! Growing up as a Stoke and England supporter Beattie was actually a very decent player. He was unfortunate to get only 9 caps imo. He actually led a sad and tragic life after football, mostly unemployed, ill and skint. ....but for Stoke fans that incident was unforgivable. |
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Post by march4 on Sept 26, 2024 13:26:17 GMT
3 broken legs in as many years against them! Plus they beat us 3 times in 74/75. The points lost cost us the title even with the broken legs. And the cup defeat cost us a clear run to the final. |
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Post by senojbor on Sept 26, 2024 13:58:36 GMT
The number of broken legs we suffered that season was beyond cruel.
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Post by march4 on Sept 26, 2024 16:29:37 GMT
The number of broken legs we suffered that season was beyond cruel. After the M’boro game loads of teams worked out they could nullify us by kicking us off the pitch. |
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Post by march4 on Sept 28, 2024 10:40:15 GMT
The difficult games just keep coming as we welcome the Champions from 2 years ago, Derby, to the Victoria Ground. With both teams in mid-table, we lined up in front of only 23,000 folk; - Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Mahoney, Smith, Dodd, Haslegrave, Greenhoff, Hurst, Hudson, Salmons. Sub; - Robertson. The first half belonged to Stoke with attack after attack. Gemmill was forced to clear off the line and Boulton made two fine saves before a vicious Pejic shot was deflected by Hurst into the net. Our deserved lead was almost doubled immediately afterwards when Hurst went down in the penalty area. No penalty was the referee's verdict in spite of Hurst needing lengthy treatment and spending the rest of the game hobbling. In the second half our series of tough games caught up with us and with Salmons also limping, Derby took control. Hurst did have a chance and Haslegrave's cross to an unmarked Greenhoff was punched away by Todd (earning a booking 50 years ago). However, the dangerous Lee started to get closer and closer to scoring and with the game heading towards its endpoint he fired in a shot that Framer only parried and Lee was there to make no mistake from the rebound. There was still time for Lee to go down in the area but the referee waved away Derby's appeals. Probably a draw was a fair result but it is Ajax in Amsterdam next for our walking wounded. All the players declared themselves fit after the game and all travelled with Brian Clough along as well. Denis needed multiple stitches in a head wound, but as usual shook it off as a minor irritation. Ipswich lost but remain top two points clear of Man City. We are 5 points off the top. The bottom 5 are; Chelsea, Leeds, Arsenal, Spurs and QPR. At Chelsea, it looks like the Board are running out of patience with manager Dave Sexton. Leeds are still without a manager. The Clough episode cost them a fair amount of money and there is a forthcoming court case with Brighton who are claiming £75,000 after losing their manager. Leeds want Jimmy Armfield from Bolton but they want £20,000 to release him. And the Peter Shilton saga at Leicester drags on.  |
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Post by stokiejoe on Sept 28, 2024 11:27:31 GMT
Over recent months, I’ve been tracing our fixtures from 50 years ago and posting them into a variety of vaguely relevant threads. So, I’ve decided to create a new thread just to keep the posts together. 50 years ago today, we played host to league leaders Liverpool in front of a bumper crowd of over 33,000 folk. We started the game a point above bottom spot in the table. We had been playing better since George Eastham returned in February but results weren’t yet showing an improvement. On this day, we again played well but lost narrowly 1-0. John Mahoney unfortunately scored an own goal midway through the second half. Greenhoff had nearly given away a goal with a back pass which stuck in the mud. Thankfully, Farmer was quickly off his line to smother Heighway’s effort. However, a minute later, Mahoney tried a similar back pass, lifting the ball to keep it out of the mud. He lofted it a bit too high and the ball sailed over Farmer’s head and into the net. Our league position remained roughly the same as results went our way. One other thing that sticks in the mind was a rampaging run by Denis which took him through the Liverpool defence with only Clemence to beat. Sadly in the mud, the ball ran away from Denis and into the keeper’s grateful arms. What I really remember was Denis’ sliding tackle which left Clemence writhing on the floor for 5 minutes before hobbling around for the remainder of the game. View AttachmentI don't think many present day supporters realise how bad the pitch was. Added to that Waddington had the pitch watered even though it was already a mud bath. Don't want a return to those conditions much prefer the modern pitch. Farmer ended up as a grocer and Greenoff an insurance agent. |
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Post by march4 on Sept 28, 2024 12:26:44 GMT
Over recent months, I’ve been tracing our fixtures from 50 years ago and posting them into a variety of vaguely relevant threads. So, I’ve decided to create a new thread just to keep the posts together. 50 years ago today, we played host to league leaders Liverpool in front of a bumper crowd of over 33,000 folk. We started the game a point above bottom spot in the table. We had been playing better since George Eastham returned in February but results weren’t yet showing an improvement. On this day, we again played well but lost narrowly 1-0. John Mahoney unfortunately scored an own goal midway through the second half. Greenhoff had nearly given away a goal with a back pass which stuck in the mud. Thankfully, Farmer was quickly off his line to smother Heighway’s effort. However, a minute later, Mahoney tried a similar back pass, lifting the ball to keep it out of the mud. He lofted it a bit too high and the ball sailed over Farmer’s head and into the net. Our league position remained roughly the same as results went our way. One other thing that sticks in the mind was a rampaging run by Denis which took him through the Liverpool defence with only Clemence to beat. Sadly in the mud, the ball ran away from Denis and into the keeper’s grateful arms. What I really remember was Denis’ sliding tackle which left Clemence writhing on the floor for 5 minutes before hobbling around for the remainder of the game. View AttachmentI don't think many present day supporters realise how bad the pitch was. Added to that Waddington had the pitch watered even though it was already a mud bath. Don't want a return to those conditions much prefer the modern pitch. Farmer ended up as a grocer and Greenoff an insurance agent. I used to be a customer of John Farmer. He was also a rep for a well known snack company. Another player from that time was John Worsdale. He became a rep for a tobacco company. |
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Post by kustokie on Sept 28, 2024 13:57:36 GMT
Over recent months, I’ve been tracing our fixtures from 50 years ago and posting them into a variety of vaguely relevant threads. So, I’ve decided to create a new thread just to keep the posts together. 50 years ago today, we played host to league leaders Liverpool in front of a bumper crowd of over 33,000 folk. We started the game a point above bottom spot in the table. We had been playing better since George Eastham returned in February but results weren’t yet showing an improvement. On this day, we again played well but lost narrowly 1-0. John Mahoney unfortunately scored an own goal midway through the second half. Greenhoff had nearly given away a goal with a back pass which stuck in the mud. Thankfully, Farmer was quickly off his line to smother Heighway’s effort. However, a minute later, Mahoney tried a similar back pass, lifting the ball to keep it out of the mud. He lofted it a bit too high and the ball sailed over Farmer’s head and into the net. Our league position remained roughly the same as results went our way. One other thing that sticks in the mind was a rampaging run by Denis which took him through the Liverpool defence with only Clemence to beat. Sadly in the mud, the ball ran away from Denis and into the keeper’s grateful arms. What I really remember was Denis’ sliding tackle which left Clemence writhing on the floor for 5 minutes before hobbling around for the remainder of the game. View AttachmentI don't think many present day supporters realise how bad the pitch was. Added to that Waddington had the pitch watered even though it was already a mud bath. Don't want a return to those conditions much prefer the modern pitch. Farmer ended up as a grocer and Greenoff an insurance agent. A generation before that players used to travel to the match on the bus with the fans. Good old days? |
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Post by stokiejoe on Sept 28, 2024 14:15:34 GMT
I don't think many present day supporters realise how bad the pitch was. Added to that Waddington had the pitch watered even though it was already a mud bath. Don't want a return to those conditions much prefer the modern pitch. Farmer ended up as a grocer and Greenoff an insurance agent. A generation before that players used to travel to the match on the bus with the fans. Good old days? Not really, poor training, bad pitches. George Eastham broke the £20 per week limit |
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Post by march4 on Sept 28, 2024 15:47:08 GMT
A generation before that players used to travel to the match on the bus with the fans. Good old days? Not really, poor training, bad pitches. George Eastham broke the £20 per week limit But more competitive. During the course of 74/75, 10 teams spent time at the top of the league. Manu were in the 2nd Division and Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs battled relegation. |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Sept 28, 2024 15:52:16 GMT
Over recent months, I’ve been tracing our fixtures from 50 years ago and posting them into a variety of vaguely relevant threads. So, I’ve decided to create a new thread just to keep the posts together. 50 years ago today, we played host to league leaders Liverpool in front of a bumper crowd of over 33,000 folk. We started the game a point above bottom spot in the table. We had been playing better since George Eastham returned in February but results weren’t yet showing an improvement. On this day, we again played well but lost narrowly 1-0. John Mahoney unfortunately scored an own goal midway through the second half. Greenhoff had nearly given away a goal with a back pass which stuck in the mud. Thankfully, Farmer was quickly off his line to smother Heighway’s effort. However, a minute later, Mahoney tried a similar back pass, lifting the ball to keep it out of the mud. He lofted it a bit too high and the ball sailed over Farmer’s head and into the net. Our league position remained roughly the same as results went our way. One other thing that sticks in the mind was a rampaging run by Denis which took him through the Liverpool defence with only Clemence to beat. Sadly in the mud, the ball ran away from Denis and into the keeper’s grateful arms. What I really remember was Denis’ sliding tackle which left Clemence writhing on the floor for 5 minutes before hobbling around for the remainder of the game. View AttachmentI don't think many present day supporters realise how bad the pitch was. Added to that Waddington had the pitch watered even though it was already a mud bath. Don't want a return to those conditions much prefer the modern pitch. Farmer ended up as a grocer and Greenoff an insurance agent. It wasn't just the pitch, the balls were rock hard too and slippery (and sometimes heavier) when wet! |
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Post by march4 on Sept 28, 2024 16:08:28 GMT
I don't think many present day supporters realise how bad the pitch was. Added to that Waddington had the pitch watered even though it was already a mud bath. Don't want a return to those conditions much prefer the modern pitch. Farmer ended up as a grocer and Greenoff an insurance agent. It wasn't just the pitch, the balls were rock hard too and slippery (and sometimes heavier) when wet! And the boots were heavy and not as supple as now. |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Sept 28, 2024 16:11:49 GMT
Every headed a stringed wet casey? 🤯
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Post by march4 on Sept 28, 2024 16:16:00 GMT
Every headed a stringed wet casey? 🤯 Too many times. I remember as an 11 year old getting hit in the stomach by one. I still had the mark of the laces a week later. |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Sept 28, 2024 16:21:21 GMT
Every headed a stringed wet casey? 🤯 Too many times. I remember as an 11 year old getting hit in the stomach by one. I still had the mark of the laces a week later. 😁 I guess it's not really a laughing matter considering what happened to a lot of players later in life but you literally saw stars after headering one! |
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Post by march4 on Sept 28, 2024 16:22:01 GMT
Too many times. I remember as an 11 year old getting hit in the stomach by one. I still had the mark of the laces a week later. 😁 I guess it's not really a laughing matter considering what happened to a lot of players later in life but you literally saw stars after headering one! Very true, mate. |
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Post by march4 on Oct 1, 2024 11:36:23 GMT
Off to Amsterdam we went with Brian Clough in tow for our crucial 2nd leg UEFA Cup tie with Ajax. We lined up; - Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Mahoney, Smith, Dodd, Haslegrave, Greenhoff, Hurst, Hudson, Salmons. Subs; - Robertson and Conroy with 27,000 watching (1,500 from Stoke). After being overawed by Ajax in the first leg, we made no such mistake in this game. This Ajax team were a shadow of the great team they'd had two years previous and we attacked from the start. Again we pushed Smith up front at every opportunity and Ajax just couldn't cope. First Salmons shot just wide, then Haslegrave beat 3 men but Schrijvers tipped his shot round the post. Greenhoff tried his luck from just outside the box after great work by Hudson but the ball whistled just wide of the post. The second half was no different. Indeed the home fans began a slow handclap and started throwing cushions onto the running track around the pitch. From a Pejic cross shot, Greenhoff was presented with the rebound which he lobbed towards goal only for the ball to drift over the bar. Ajax replaced two attackers with defenders but still the game was one way. A Conroy cross clipped the bar. The home team did have a couple of half chances, but Farmer was on top form and the Sentinel reporter stated this should end any rumours in our interest in Shilton. Then in the 88th minute, our golden chance came. Ajax were panic stricken in defence as Conroy played a clever short corner to Pejic. His cross dropped to Robertson in the centre of the goalmouth. His snap shot caught the keeper wrong footed but somehow he stuck out his left foot and the ball bobbled to safety. It wasn't going to be our night. Would it have been a different story with Big John on the pitch? Ajax didn't last much longer in the competition - they beat a poor Antwerp team, again in the away goal rule before losing badly to Juventus. They also slipped down their domestic league. The age of Ajax's brilliance was well and truly over. The Sentinel consoled themselves with the thought that we would be better equipped next season (if only). A huge earthquake in Peru has killed many people and left countless trapped and missing. A cousin of mine volunteered to help with the rescue effort, married a Peruvian woman and still lives there.  |
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Post by march4 on Oct 5, 2024 20:05:28 GMT
We had to put our UEFA Cup disappointment behind us as we welcomed high flying Sheffield Utd to the Victoria Ground. In front of a very disappointing 21,000 fans, we lined up; - Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Dodd, Smith, Mahoney, Robertson, Greenhoff, Hurst, Hudson, Salmons. Haslegrave was ruled out at the last minute with a stomach bug. This was a game that had everything and we matched our opponent's physical play with a more robust approach. Tackles were flying in and punches thrown as the game ebbed and flowed. Referee Ivan Smith was at the centre of the controversy as he penalised minor offences but seemed blind to more vicious events - even ignoring the flagging of his linesmen. After 13 minutes, he gave us a penalty for nothing more than an obstruction on Robertson that was a couple of yards outside the box. Hurst seemed embarrassed to take the spot kick and saw his effort saved before tucking away the rebound. Huddy was struggling with 'flu but Josh and Salmons had a stranglehold on midfield. Just before half-time, a Salmons cross found Hurst in the clear and his horrible mishit flew to Greenhoff who made no mistake. On the hour, Smith made it 3-0 with a close range effort. Farmer made a couple of fine saves before Woodward kicked Smith on the shin near the goal line. Amazingly. the referee awarded the visitors a penalty. Denis was clearly in pain and summoned the trainer's attention only for the referee to book him for time wasting. 3-1 and things were hotting up. Marsh dived into Brown before Curtis punched Smith, all with no referee's reaction. On 76 minutes, Field made it 3-2 with a back header and we were suddenly under the cosh. Players were squaring up to each other all over the pitch before Badger blatantly tripped Pejic from behind. The referee must have had enough and sent Badger from the field thus allowing us to retain our lead until the final whistle. What a breathless match!. We are back up to 6th, level with Sheffield but 3 points behind leaders Ipswich. The Sunday papers link us with a renewed bid for Osgood as well as interest in Chivers of Spurs and Hutchinson of Chelsea. The Sentinel letters are full of correspondents begging Waddo to sign a striker to replace the stricken Ritchie Nationally, Jimmy Armfield is appointed Leeds manager and Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea prop up the rest of the First Division. Sir Alf Ramsay is tipped to be the new Arsenal manager. Tonight an IRA gang blow up two pubs in Guildford, killing 5 and wounding dozens. Survivors from the first pub remembered listening to 'Kung foo fighting' on the jukebox when the bomb exploded. With the General Election due on Thursday, this was probably intended as a message to the government. Over the next year, this gang would detonate over 40 bombs in the London area, plus assassinations and attempted assassinations and a number of drive by shootings of clubs, shops and restaurants. 4 members of the gang were eventually arrested after the Balcombe Street siege. Initially, the police arrested 4 young Irish drug users living in a squat in London and they are imprisoned for the bombings even though the campaign continued after their incarceration. They became known as the Guildford 4 during the successful campaign to have them released for a miscarriage of justice.  |
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Post by march4 on Oct 11, 2024 13:58:55 GMT
This week, our weary squad faced another two games. First it was a midweek trip to Stamford Bridge for a League Cup tie against Chelsea. We lined up; - Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Mahoney, Smith, Dodd, Robertson, Greenhoff, Hurst, Hudson, Salmons. Sub; - Haslegrave. We started well, scoring after only 6 minutes, when a Greenhoff shot was fumbled by the goalkeeper (Phillips) and Robertson pounced on the rebound. The keeper redeemed himself minutes later with a brilliant save from a Robertson free kick. Chelsea equalised with a strange goal. Hutchinson's shot from 30 yards rebounded down from the bar and bounced into Farmer's arms. The linesman ruled the ball had crossed the line and the goal given. We started the 2nd half in similar fashion to the 1st with an early goal. Hurst chested the ball down before firing into the corner of the net. Minutes later a Garland back header was tipped against the post by Farmer before the ball rebounded back to the centre of the goalmouth. An almighty scramble took place during which Farmer was knocked unconscious and suffered a gash to his throat. The ball ended up in the net courtesy of Hutchinson and a goal awarded. Farmer noted afterwards that he didn't know Chelsea had scored until a few minutes afterwards. We wilted badly as the half progressed and our groggy goalkeeper had to repeatedly save us. So a 2-2 draw and back to the Vic for a replay. Our hectic fixture programme just got worse. And for the players, they now face the long trip to Newcastle for our next game. The General Election was held on 10th October. This election is no more conclusive than the one 6 months earlier with Harold Wilson's Labour given a majority of only 3. The dreadful government of Edward Heath was replaced by Wilson's awful government. It is now expected Heath will soon be replaced as Tory leader.  |
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Post by march4 on Oct 11, 2024 14:36:34 GMT
Tomorrow a large Stoke following made the long trip to St James' Park to see us play a Newcastle team who are on an excellent run supercharged by the goals of Tudor and MacDonald. Newcastle are level on points with Stoke with a game in hand. We lined up, in our iconic yellow and blue kit; - Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Mahoney, Smith, Dodd, Haslegrave, Greenhoff, Hurst, Hudson, Salmons. Sub; - Robertson. Newcastle scored almost from kick off - a MacDonald header was bundled over the line by Keeley. Pej was injured trying to prevent the goal and was eventually substituted with Haslegrave dropping to the full back position. However, our midfield started to take control of the game with their most impressive display of the season. Salmons equalised with a header after 22mins and it was all Stoke. Poor marking allowed Tudor a header from a corner on the stroke of half-time and we were behind again. The second half continued with Stoke on top and our good play was rewarded with a lovely Mahoney shot from the edge of the box that went in via the post. We were in control and Mahoney forced a fine save with another 20 yarder. For the home team, a Kennedy piledriver thundered into the bar. What a game! Newcastle set a club record of 12 games undefeated and we re-established our credentials as potential champions. After the game, Waddo wrote a long newspaper article expressing his belief that Stoke will rescue English football by winning the title with an entertaining style of play. Ipswich and Liverpool are equal top on 17 points and we are 3 points behind. Banksie is also featured explaining he wants his England u23 squad to be like a club's setup so that the young players feel at home. Harold Wilson celebrates his election win telling the public that things are bad and will get worse before they get better! And a series of IRA bombs rock central London.  |
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Post by spitthedog on Oct 11, 2024 15:59:43 GMT
This week, our weary squad faced another two games. First it was a midweek trip to Stamford Bridge for a League Cup tie against Chelsea. We lined up; - Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Mahoney, Smith, Dodd, Robertson, Greenhoff, Hurst, Hudson, Salmons. Sub; - Haslegrave. We started well, scoring after only 6 minutes, when a Greenhoff shot was fumbled by the goalkeeper (Phillips) and Robertson pounced on the rebound. The keeper redeemed himself minutes later with a brilliant save from a Robertson free kick. Chelsea equalised with a strange goal. Hutchinson's shot from 30 yards rebounded down from the bar and bounced into Farmer's arms. The linesman ruled the ball had crossed the line and the goal given. We started the 2nd half in similar fashion to the 1st with an early goal. Hurst chested the ball down before firing into the corner of the net. Minutes later a Garland back header was tipped against the post by Farmer before the ball rebounded back to the centre of the goalmouth. An almighty scramble took place during which Farmer was knocked unconscious and suffered a gash to his throat. The ball ended up in the net courtesy of Hutchinson and a goal awarded. Farmer noted afterwards that he didn't know Chelsea had scored until a few minutes afterwards. We wilted badly as the half progressed and our groggy goalkeeper had to repeatedly save us. So a 2-2 draw and back to the Vic for a replay. Our hectic fixture programme just got worse. And for the players, they now face the long trip to Newcastle for our next game. The General Election was held on 10th October. This election is no more conclusive than the one 6 months earlier with Harold Wilson's Labour given a majority of only 3. The dreadful government of Edward Heath was replaced by Wilson's awful government. It is now expected Heath will soon be replaced as Tory leader. View AttachmentWent to this game. I just remember being sat what felt like miles away from the football, it felt like watching a game from the wrong end of the binoculars at times.... as well as a game of football being played on a building site. |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Oct 11, 2024 16:09:10 GMT
Tomorrow a large Stoke following made the long trip to St James' Park to see us play a Newcastle team who are on an excellent run supercharged by the goals of Tudor and MacDonald. Newcastle are level on points with Stoke with a game in hand. We lined up, in our iconic yellow and blue kit; - Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Mahoney, Smith, Dodd, Haslegrave, Greenhoff, Hurst, Hudson, Salmons. Sub; - Robertson. Newcastle scored almost from kick off - a MacDonald header was bundled over the line by Keeley. Pej was injured trying to prevent the goal and was eventually substituted with Haslegrave dropping to the full back position. However, our midfield started to take control of the game with their most impressive display of the season. Salmons equalised with a header after 22mins and it was all Stoke. Poor marking allowed Tudor a header from a corner on the stroke of half-time and we were behind again. The second half continued with Stoke on top and our good play was rewarded with a lovely Mahoney shot from the edge of the box that went in via the post. We were in control and Mahoney forced a fine save with another 20 yarder. For the home team, a Kennedy piledriver thundered into the bar. What a game! Newcastle set a club record of 12 games undefeated and we re-established our credentials as potential champions. After the game, Waddo wrote a long newspaper article expressing his belief that Stoke will rescue English football by winning the title with an entertaining style of play. Ipswich and Liverpool are equal top on 17 points and we are 3 points behind. Banksie is also featured explaining he wants his England u23 squad to be like a club's setup so that the young players feel at home. Harold Wilson celebrates his election win telling the public that things are bad and will get worse before they get better! And a series of IRA bombs rock central London. View Attachment My dad had a seventies Stoke video when I was younger (maybe still has it somewhere) and this game was on it. I always remember after our headed goal the chant of 'you're gonna get your fuckin heads kicked in' from the Geordie faithful. I watched the clip on your post mate and there was the lovely chant. Took me back to watching that video as a kid. We were pretty bloody good then weren't we. |
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Post by march4 on Oct 11, 2024 16:21:58 GMT
Tomorrow a large Stoke following made the long trip to St James' Park to see us play a Newcastle team who are on an excellent run supercharged by the goals of Tudor and MacDonald. Newcastle are level on points with Stoke with a game in hand. We lined up, in our iconic yellow and blue kit; - Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Mahoney, Smith, Dodd, Haslegrave, Greenhoff, Hurst, Hudson, Salmons. Sub; - Robertson. Newcastle scored almost from kick off - a MacDonald header was bundled over the line by Keeley. Pej was injured trying to prevent the goal and was eventually substituted with Haslegrave dropping to the full back position. However, our midfield started to take control of the game with their most impressive display of the season. Salmons equalised with a header after 22mins and it was all Stoke. Poor marking allowed Tudor a header from a corner on the stroke of half-time and we were behind again. The second half continued with Stoke on top and our good play was rewarded with a lovely Mahoney shot from the edge of the box that went in via the post. We were in control and Mahoney forced a fine save with another 20 yarder. For the home team, a Kennedy piledriver thundered into the bar. What a game! Newcastle set a club record of 12 games undefeated and we re-established our credentials as potential champions. After the game, Waddo wrote a long newspaper article expressing his belief that Stoke will rescue English football by winning the title with an entertaining style of play. Ipswich and Liverpool are equal top on 17 points and we are 3 points behind. Banksie is also featured explaining he wants his England u23 squad to be like a club's setup so that the young players feel at home. Harold Wilson celebrates his election win telling the public that things are bad and will get worse before they get better! And a series of IRA bombs rock central London. View Attachment My dad had a seventies Stoke video when I was younger (maybe still has it somewhere) and this game was on it. I always remember after our headed goal the chant of 'you're gonna get your fuckin heads kicked in' from the Geordie faithful. I watched the clip on your post mate and there was the lovely chant. Took me back to watching that video as a kid. We were pretty bloody good then weren't we. We were superb that day. Our midfield was the best in the country. |
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Post by march4 on Oct 11, 2024 16:22:25 GMT
This week, our weary squad faced another two games. First it was a midweek trip to Stamford Bridge for a League Cup tie against Chelsea. We lined up; - Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Mahoney, Smith, Dodd, Robertson, Greenhoff, Hurst, Hudson, Salmons. Sub; - Haslegrave. We started well, scoring after only 6 minutes, when a Greenhoff shot was fumbled by the goalkeeper (Phillips) and Robertson pounced on the rebound. The keeper redeemed himself minutes later with a brilliant save from a Robertson free kick. Chelsea equalised with a strange goal. Hutchinson's shot from 30 yards rebounded down from the bar and bounced into Farmer's arms. The linesman ruled the ball had crossed the line and the goal given. We started the 2nd half in similar fashion to the 1st with an early goal. Hurst chested the ball down before firing into the corner of the net. Minutes later a Garland back header was tipped against the post by Farmer before the ball rebounded back to the centre of the goalmouth. An almighty scramble took place during which Farmer was knocked unconscious and suffered a gash to his throat. The ball ended up in the net courtesy of Hutchinson and a goal awarded. Farmer noted afterwards that he didn't know Chelsea had scored until a few minutes afterwards. We wilted badly as the half progressed and our groggy goalkeeper had to repeatedly save us. So a 2-2 draw and back to the Vic for a replay. Our hectic fixture programme just got worse. And for the players, they now face the long trip to Newcastle for our next game. The General Election was held on 10th October. This election is no more conclusive than the one 6 months earlier with Harold Wilson's Labour given a majority of only 3. The dreadful government of Edward Heath was replaced by Wilson's awful government. It is now expected Heath will soon be replaced as Tory leader. View AttachmentWent to this game. I just remember being sat what felt like miles away from the football, it felt like watching a game from the wrong end of the binoculars at times.... as well as a game of football being played on a building site. It was a building site! |
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Post by spitthedog on Oct 11, 2024 16:40:49 GMT
Tomorrow a large Stoke following made the long trip to St James' Park to see us play a Newcastle team who are on an excellent run supercharged by the goals of Tudor and MacDonald. Newcastle are level on points with Stoke with a game in hand. We lined up, in our iconic yellow and blue kit; - Farmer, Marsh, Pejic, Mahoney, Smith, Dodd, Haslegrave, Greenhoff, Hurst, Hudson, Salmons. Sub; - Robertson. Newcastle scored almost from kick off - a MacDonald header was bundled over the line by Keeley. Pej was injured trying to prevent the goal and was eventually substituted with Haslegrave dropping to the full back position. However, our midfield started to take control of the game with their most impressive display of the season. Salmons equalised with a header after 22mins and it was all Stoke. Poor marking allowed Tudor a header from a corner on the stroke of half-time and we were behind again. The second half continued with Stoke on top and our good play was rewarded with a lovely Mahoney shot from the edge of the box that went in via the post. We were in control and Mahoney forced a fine save with another 20 yarder. For the home team, a Kennedy piledriver thundered into the bar. What a game! Newcastle set a club record of 12 games undefeated and we re-established our credentials as potential champions. After the game, Waddo wrote a long newspaper article expressing his belief that Stoke will rescue English football by winning the title with an entertaining style of play. Ipswich and Liverpool are equal top on 17 points and we are 3 points behind. Banksie is also featured explaining he wants his England u23 squad to be like a club's setup so that the young players feel at home. Harold Wilson celebrates his election win telling the public that things are bad and will get worse before they get better! And a series of IRA bombs rock central London. View Attachment My dad had a seventies Stoke video when I was younger (maybe still has it somewhere) and this game was on it. I always remember after our headed goal the chant of 'you're gonna get your fuckin heads kicked in' from the Geordie faithful. I watched the clip on your post mate and there was the lovely chant. Took me back to watching that video as a kid. We were pretty bloody good then weren't we. Another thing I noticed from that video is the ripple of applause from Newcastle fans for John Mahoney's goal. You can see in the background that some of the Newcastle fans are applauding the goal. In fact I remember that being a thing, applause for opposition goals if they were decent goals. You certainly don't get that anymore....neither do you get your head kicked in so much either!!! Mixed bag it was then, that's for sure! |
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