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Post by LGH87 on May 1, 2024 12:10:30 GMT
Go and spend a saturday afternoon on Piccadilly mate, it might actually surprise you and take a look around the smithfield estate and immerse yourself in some local history at the excellent museum. Yes Hanley has gone to the dogs in places but it's not a complete dump, far from it. It just needs some time and money spending on it, just like Sheffield has, Leeds has, Nottingham has. It's far from a lost cause but the main issue is people with attitudes similar to yours (& the lack of public transport links). A fair bit of money was spent creating The Hive at the back of the Potteries centre and now look at it - 5 out of the 7 units are now totally empty and there's no one ever there. When it was first done it looked nice and brought a bit of the Manchester/Leeds/Bristol-esque culture to Stoke and now it's dead. Culture has a very hard time thriving in Stoke. I bet the same will happen to the new canal development after a few years too. It's almost like us Stokies don't want nice things The issue with the Hive is it's location, it's out the back of everything. There's no footfall unless you purposely go there. The other mistake was that they filled the units with chains that aren't great and are overpriced. Had that been built somewhere else in town, it may well have thrived.
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Post by bagnallboothen on May 1, 2024 12:24:17 GMT
Quite odd this thread has turned into a debate about where someone lives when he's been on record saying he enjoys being so close to work and certainly seems happy in the area.
But whilst we're on the subject Hanley does have some good parts, Picadilly, the regent and viccy Hall being some. Problem being it has been badly let down by a) the cities make up of different towns and b) several councils.
Investment is split, the project behind the train station, the new flats in Stoke and Tunstall swimming baths being some examples. That's always going to be a local issue, trying to satisfy towns instead of one city centre.
The other issue being the councils are absolutely fucking thick. The recent money they have spent on car parks and improving the road network from the train station into Hanley was all designed for the development on Etruscan Square, a multi-purpose arena. And guess what, they decided to build the attraction last and now can't fund it. Stupid doesn't come in to it.
Anyway, Bae is a fine player and long may he continue living in Hanley and enjoying his time in Stoke on Trent.
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Post by werrington on May 1, 2024 12:29:07 GMT
Quite odd this thread has turned into a debate about where someone lives when he's been on record saying he enjoys being so close to work and certainly seems happy in the area. But whilst we're on the subject Hanley does have some good parts, Picadilly, the regent and viccy Hall being some. Problem being it has been badly let down by a) the cities make up of different towns and b) several councils. Investment is split, the project behind the train station, the new flats in Stoke and Tunstall swimming baths being some examples. That's always going to be a local issue, trying to satisfy towns instead of one city centre. The other issue being the councils are absolutely fucking thick. The recent money they have spent on car parks and improving the road network from the train station into Hanley was all designed for the development on Etruscan Square, a multi-purpose arena. And guess what, they decided to build the attraction last and now can't fund it. Stupid doesn't come in to it. Anyway, Bae is a fine player and long may he continue living in Hanley and enjoying his time in Stoke on Trent. Tbf the infrastructure of car parks etc had to be done first in order to get permission to build the arena thatβs why it was going to be done lastβ¦.the problem being was the loons then pulled the plug on the arena
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Post by misterj on May 1, 2024 15:34:36 GMT
When you think the likes of Hull and Derby have a mid size arena it does make you wonder! (And thatβs despite Nottingham having a larger arena just along the road from Derby?)
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 1, 2024 15:57:24 GMT
When you think the likes of Hull and Derby have a mid size arena it does make you wonder! (And thatβs despite Nottingham having a larger arena just along the road from Derby?) Small time bollocks thinking. An arena would be great. Combine it with a tram line from Stoke Station to Hanley and use that as a catalyst to build from. Itβs an absolute no brainer and would be relatively easy to do.
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Post by lordb on May 1, 2024 16:25:11 GMT
When you think the likes of Hull and Derby have a mid size arena it does make you wonder! (And thatβs despite Nottingham having a larger arena just along the road from Derby?) Small time bollocks thinking. An arena would be great. Combine it with a tram line from Stoke Station to Hanley and use that as a catalyst to build from. Itβs an absolute no brainer and would be relatively easy to do. got to be funded & given everything, & I mean everything, continues to have its budget slashed it's beyond improbable that the local authority could fund any such projects will need central govt funding &/or private sector funding experience tells me that's all unlikely but gimmers of light like the Goods Yard project suggests maybe just maybe anyway Junho is funking ace & if he wants to spend time in Hanley then super cool
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Post by misterj on May 1, 2024 17:06:39 GMT
Donβt forget weβre owed some of the cancelled HS2 money for infrastructure and if daddy Coates & family got behind it then it would make the dream more achievable!
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Post by thepottypotter on May 1, 2024 17:54:28 GMT
I want whatever Junho is on to enjoy living on Hanley!
Looks like a derelict ghost town whenever I drive quickly past.
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Post by Clayton Wood on May 1, 2024 21:19:48 GMT
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Post by nottsover60 on May 1, 2024 21:27:44 GMT
Winning an Olympic medal earns you a get out of military service card in S Korea.
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Post by Clayton Wood on May 1, 2024 21:31:42 GMT
Winning an Olympic medal earns you a get out of military service card in S Korea. Exactly my point. No Olympic medal means he will have to do military service. Where, how long & when?
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Post by nottsover60 on May 1, 2024 21:44:42 GMT
Winning an Olympic medal earns you a get out of military service card in S Korea. Exactly my point. No Olympic medal means he will have to do military service. Where, how long & when? I think it's before he's 28 but I think Son got out of it somehow. Plus I would have thought it highly unlikely he'll be with us at 28.
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Post by RonnieStokie on May 1, 2024 23:40:40 GMT
I never understood why the club didnβt buy some of the new builds on Stanley Matthews way and have new players house sharing to help settle down until they get their own place sorted. Pocket change to the bet365 group. Gifton lived down there Carl Asaba too
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Post by elystokie on May 2, 2024 7:47:28 GMT
When you think the likes of Hull and Derby have a mid size arena it does make you wonder! (And thatβs despite Nottingham having a larger arena just along the road from Derby?) Visited the Nottingham arena a couple of weeks ago and was very impressed, the whole area around there was buzzing too. Whenever I pass Etruscan Square I'm tempted to get a can of black spray paint to black over the word 'up' from all the 'levelling up Stoke on Trent' signs π
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Post by Kenilworth_Stokies on May 2, 2024 7:59:05 GMT
Donβt forget weβre owed some of the cancelled HS2 money for infrastructure and if daddy Coates & family got behind it then it would make the dream more achievable! Yes, that cheque is in the post, coming right behind all the Levelling Up money*. * AKA being spaffed on London instead.
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Post by middleoftheboothen on May 2, 2024 8:07:33 GMT
Exactly my point. No Olympic medal means he will have to do military service. Where, how long & when? I think it's before he's 28 but I think Son got out of it somehow. Plus I would have thought it highly unlikely he'll be with us at 28. Son got out of it by winning gold at the 2018 Asian games so I would imagine our man would need to do something similar.
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Post by GeneralFaye on May 2, 2024 8:51:04 GMT
I think it's before he's 28 but I think Son got out of it somehow. Plus I would have thought it highly unlikely he'll be with us at 28. Son got out of it by winning gold at the 2018 Asian games so I would imagine our man would need to do something similar. Son did 3 weeks service during Covid.
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Post by werrington on May 2, 2024 8:54:22 GMT
I think it's before he's 28 but I think Son got out of it somehow. Plus I would have thought it highly unlikely he'll be with us at 28. Son got out of it by winning gold at the 2018 Asian games so I would imagine our man would need to do something similar. He didnβt mate He chose to do it during Covid to get it out of the way
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Post by middleoftheboothen on May 2, 2024 9:56:05 GMT
Son got out of it by winning gold at the 2018 Asian games so I would imagine our man would need to do something similar. He didnβt mate He chose to do it during Covid to get it out of the way He did a much shorter service of 3 weeks because of the gold he won as it's normally 18-21 months mate.
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Post by middleoftheboothen on May 2, 2024 9:57:21 GMT
Son got out of it by winning gold at the 2018 Asian games so I would imagine our man would need to do something similar. Son did 3 weeks service during Covid. I worded it wrong saying he got out of it mate. He did do three weeks which is significantly shorter than it would be in normal circumstances.
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Post by cheekymatt71 on May 2, 2024 18:22:24 GMT
I was back in Hanley for the first time in years the other week, and the only thing it seems to have plenty of is defribillators!!
I couldnt believe how many they have put there. Probably the best place in the world to have a Heart Attack.
Says everything about the local council and the decisions they make. Just laughable if it wasnt so sad
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Post by mickeythemaestro on May 2, 2024 18:32:22 GMT
I was back in Hanley for the first time in years the other week, and the only thing it seems to have plenty of is defribillators!! I couldnt believe how many they have put there. Probably the best place in the world to have a Heart Attack. Says everything about the local council and the decisions they make. Just laughable if it wasnt so sad Its for all the monkey dust monkeys and smack heeds..
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on May 2, 2024 18:49:20 GMT
Just came on to see if he was still up Hanley??? π€
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Post by peterthornesboots on May 2, 2024 19:12:30 GMT
Exactly my point. No Olympic medal means he will have to do military service. Where, how long & when? I think it's before he's 28 but I think Son got out of it somehow. Plus I would have thought it highly unlikely he'll be with us at 28. I taught a South Korean student a few years ago and everyone has to complete a period of compulsory military service. He had to go back after finishing his Masters degree. A very nice kid! Son was able go get around it because he completed some of his military service during Covid when football got suspended. You only get a exemption as an athlete if you win a major competition or tournament. For football, that is either the World Cup or the Olympic Games.
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Post by wirralstokie1 on May 2, 2024 19:28:33 GMT
I think it's before he's 28 but I think Son got out of it somehow. Plus I would have thought it highly unlikely he'll be with us at 28. I taught a South Korean student a few years ago and everyone has to complete a period of compulsory military service. He had to go back after finishing his Masters degree. A very nice kid! Son was able go get around it because he completed some of his military service during Covid when football got suspended. You only get a exemption as an athlete if you win a major competition or tournament. For football, that is either the World Cup or the Olympic Games. Son was granted exemption when they won 2018 Asian games
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Post by peterthornesboots on May 2, 2024 19:36:36 GMT
I taught a South Korean student a few years ago and everyone has to complete a period of compulsory military service. He had to go back after finishing his Masters degree. A very nice kid! Son was able go get around it because he completed some of his military service during Covid when football got suspended. You only get a exemption as an athlete if you win a major competition or tournament. For football, that is either the World Cup or the Olympic Games. Son was granted exemption when they won 2018 Asian games Son definitely did military service during Covid. Maybe it was more of a gesture on his part than a necessity?
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Post by peterthornesboots on May 2, 2024 19:38:44 GMT
Son was granted exemption when they won 2018 Asian games Son definitely did military service during Covid. Maybe it was more of a gesture on his part than a necessity? Apparently he was able to serve a shorter period because he won the Asain Games, but still served 5/6 weeks (which he did during Covid) so we were both half right. π
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Post by tellthelads on May 4, 2024 22:13:51 GMT
Take a bow Player of the season. Absolute class today β¦ again. Is he on the way to being up there with the little genius?
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Post by pushon on May 4, 2024 22:20:50 GMT
Take a bow Player of the season. Absolute class today β¦ again. Is he on the way to being up there with the little genius? MoM today for me was Cundle. And dare I say it? A much more valuable player than Bojan.
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Post by DansViews on May 4, 2024 22:31:57 GMT
Heβs not near the bojan levels (at the moment) - but he is more important to the team than bojan ever was.
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