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Post by stantheman on Jan 9, 2024 13:14:24 GMT
This was the year I started going home and away.
A season with a poor start, and poor ending, with some really good stuff in the middle.
A crazy December, full of goals. A mini cup run, and some games I can still remember vividly.
Our average league attendance that season was 9,987.
Micky Mills, Red and white army.....
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jan 9, 2024 13:19:06 GMT
I look back on it with the rose tinted specs of a young lad but I loved the bulk of the Mills era, consistently inconsistent and as likely to win 5 as we were to lose 6 but there were some great games. 86/87 was when my dad started to take me to away games regularly as well.........
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Post by mcw on Jan 9, 2024 13:20:13 GMT
There are a series of these and watched them all. Really good and interesting. They seem to stop at around 1987-88 which is a shame as that was around the time I started supporting. Hoping there are more to come!
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Post by callas12 on Jan 9, 2024 13:21:15 GMT
Great season & memories there, remember that season well. Had the Stoke Hi-Tec tracksuit for my birthday that season & my brother had the yellow away kit, all very rare.
These were the days I used to get a real buzz pre match on the way to the ground..
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Post by noustie on Jan 9, 2024 13:48:47 GMT
My first game was that season after we'd moved down in summer 86 - I can remember we scored in the first minute in my first game and had convinced myself it was Paul Ware v Leyton Orient but instead it was Carl Saunders v Shewsbury.
Would love see one from the following season as 3-1 v Man City boxing day is probably my favourite childhood memory going Stoke with my dad.
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Post by spitthedog on Jan 9, 2024 14:47:04 GMT
It was a horrible start, but one of my favourite all time seasons. The run where seemed to score goals for fun was just amazing.
A real rollercoaster. The signing of Brian Talbot was a game changer, what a class player he was.
So many good memories in the Boothen End and a few heartbreakers (Coventry, WBA, Shrewsbury)
Loved Carl Saunders and Keith Bertschin celebrations, Georgie Berry's penalties and Dixon and Bould were just top drawer players. The youthful energy of local boy Phil Heath. There was a lot to like. Mills was always likeable as a manager too.
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Post by okeydokeystokie2 on Jan 9, 2024 15:16:38 GMT
That's a good review that brings back a lot of good memories.
I think that's Brian Talbot and not Tony Kelly in the opening signings sequence though...
Talbot was signed from Arsenal from memory, and really made the team tick.
I remember them beating Blackburn 1-0, but they created so many chances I knew we had the makings of a decent team.
The big wins against Leeds and Sheff Utd, plus 6 v Grimsby in the cup. No doubt somebody will correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the Grimsby keeper taunted with "Gypo, gypo" all night long? When we played was it Shrewsbury in the New Year, we scored really early and I thought here comes another bucket load of goals, but that's how it stayed.
Some characters in that team, with Ooh Georgie Berry, the young Bould & Dixon, Zico, Spider & Foxy. Bertschin & Morgan up front didn't seem to be that good, but in fairness scored a few goals. Happy days.
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Post by shino on Jan 9, 2024 16:05:51 GMT
My first game was that season after we'd moved down in summer 86 - I can remember we scored in the first minute in my first game and had convinced myself it was Paul Ware v Leyton Orient but instead it was Carl Saunders v Shewsbury. Would love see one from the following season as 3-1 v Man City boxing day is probably my favourite childhood memory going Stoke with my dad. That was the 88/89 season you're thinking of - The 3-1 over Man City on Boxing Day '88 was my first ever game. a great memory! |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Jan 9, 2024 17:06:48 GMT
Great to see that
A game that sticks out for me for obvious reasons was the 2-0 home defeat to Derby in early November,we played really well and it gave me loads of optimism for the months ahead after that.
Derby scored 2 very good goals through Phil Gee and Geirant Williams but the standout moment was the brawl in the Derby net after one of our corners(I think).It really was a free for all and I actually spoke to Eric Steele(Derby keeper that day)about it a couple of weeks back at my mates book launch where he was a guest panelist.He remembered it well and said either Georgie Berry or Steve Bould kicked him in the bollocks😊which set it all off.He reckons that was one of Derby’s standout games on their way to promotion that season.Sadly we faded after looking so promising at one stage
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Post by silsdenstokie on Jan 9, 2024 17:52:28 GMT
That's a good review that brings back a lot of good memories. I think that's Brian Talbot and not Tony Kelly in the opening signings sequence though... Talbot was signed from Arsenal from memory, and really made the team tick. I remember them beating Blackburn 1-0, but they created so many chances I knew we had the makings of a decent team. The big wins against Leeds and Sheff Utd, plus 6 v Grimsby in the cup. No doubt somebody will correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the Grimsby keeper taunted with "Gypo, gypo" all night long? When we played was it Shrewsbury in the New Year, we scored really early and I thought here comes another bucket load of goals, but that's how it stayed. Some characters in that team, with Ooh Georgie Berry, the young Bould & Dixon, Zico, Spider & Foxy. Bertschin & Morgan up front didn't seem to be that good, but in fairness scored a few goals. Happy days. Talbot signed from Watford Him and the signing of Nicky Morgan were the catalyst for our upturn in form Think the great run started with a 3-0 home win against Reading. A Bertch hattrick of headers and Bouldy didnt give Trevor Senior a sniff Then Bertch got injured and Saunders came in…… |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 9, 2024 17:57:33 GMT
The creator of the video has posted similar reviews for several seasons in the 80’s. Well worth a watch, I really enjoyed them.
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Post by lordb on Jan 9, 2024 17:59:24 GMT
That's a good review that brings back a lot of good memories. I think that's Brian Talbot and not Tony Kelly in the opening signings sequence though... Talbot was signed from Arsenal from memory, and really made the team tick. I remember them beating Blackburn 1-0, but they created so many chances I knew we had the makings of a decent team. The big wins against Leeds and Sheff Utd, plus 6 v Grimsby in the cup. No doubt somebody will correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the Grimsby keeper taunted with "Gypo, gypo" all night long? When we played was it Shrewsbury in the New Year, we scored really early and I thought here comes another bucket load of goals, but that's how it stayed. Some characters in that team, with Ooh Georgie Berry, the young Bould & Dixon, Zico, Spider & Foxy. Bertschin & Morgan up front didn't seem to be that good, but in fairness scored a few goals. Happy days. Talbot signed from Watford Him and the signing of Nicky Morgan were the catalyst for our upturn in form Think the great run started with a 3-0 home win against Reading. A Bertch hattrick of headers and Bouldy didnt give Trevor Senior a sniff Then Bertch got injured and Saunders came in…… Bertschin, Morgan and Saunders all got hat tricks in, I think, successive home games |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 9, 2024 17:59:38 GMT
My first game was that season after we'd moved down in summer 86 - I can remember we scored in the first minute in my first game and had convinced myself it was Paul Ware v Leyton Orient but instead it was Carl Saunders v Shewsbury. Would love see one from the following season as 3-1 v Man City boxing day is probably my favourite childhood memory going Stoke with my dad. That was the 88/89 season you're thinking of - The 3-1 over Man City on Boxing Day '88 was my first ever game. a great memory! That was indeed a very memorable and enjoyable match, but I’ve never seen any footage of it, I don’t think any cameras were there unfortunately. |
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 9, 2024 18:06:47 GMT
That's a good review that brings back a lot of good memories. I think that's Brian Talbot and not Tony Kelly in the opening signings sequence though... Talbot was signed from Arsenal from memory, and really made the team tick. I remember them beating Blackburn 1-0, but they created so many chances I knew we had the makings of a decent team. The big wins against Leeds and Sheff Utd, plus 6 v Grimsby in the cup. No doubt somebody will correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the Grimsby keeper taunted with "Gypo, gypo" all night long? When we played was it Shrewsbury in the New Year, we scored really early and I thought here comes another bucket load of goals, but that's how it stayed. Some characters in that team, with Ooh Georgie Berry, the young Bould & Dixon, Zico, Spider & Foxy. Bertschin & Morgan up front didn't seem to be that good, but in fairness scored a few goals. Happy days. Yeah there’s one or two small errors but generally a great watch. Stoke should really have won promotion that season, the team was good enough. We had a dreadful start and a poor finish but still finished only six points off the play offs. The critical issue was the injury to Steve Bould. The defence simply caved in without him. |
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Post by silsdenstokie on Jan 9, 2024 19:39:39 GMT
Talbot signed from Watford Him and the signing of Nicky Morgan were the catalyst for our upturn in form Think the great run started with a 3-0 home win against Reading. A Bertch hattrick of headers and Bouldy didnt give Trevor Senior a sniff Then Bertch got injured and Saunders came in…… Bertschin, Morgan and Saunders all got hat tricks in, I think, successive home games 3 in 4 I think. We beat Plymouth 1-0 at home in between the Reading and Leeds games |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 9, 2024 19:42:53 GMT
Bertschin, Morgan and Saunders all got hat tricks in, I think, successive home games 3 in 4 I think. We beat Plymouth 1-0 at home in between the Reading and Leeds games Odd pen decision I remember Cherry was excellent in goal for them as he often was |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jan 9, 2024 19:47:03 GMT
The creator of the video has posted similar reviews for several seasons in the 80’s. Well worth a watch, I really enjoyed them. |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 9, 2024 19:50:13 GMT
After we beat Sunderland I thought promotion was on but it went downhill quickly
I remember Denis Smith being very bitter in his after match interview which was unlike him
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Post by silsdenstokie on Jan 9, 2024 21:06:14 GMT
After we beat Sunderland I thought promotion was on but it went downhill quickly I remember Denis Smith being very bitter in his after match interview which was unlike him That the 3-0 night game? Remember going to Shrewsbury on Easter saturday. We were still in the mix and had got a good draw at tabletopping Derby the previous week. A hot day and thousands of Stokies descended on Shrewsbury. We were 3-0 down in half an hour and ended up losing 4-1. Lee Dixon scored an own goal. Think it was probably then we knew it wasnt going to happen. Such a shame as 3 months earlier we looked unbeatable |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jan 9, 2024 21:16:39 GMT
The West Brom and Shrewsbury away games that season when we were in really strong positions were as typically-Stoke as you could get……
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 9, 2024 21:18:03 GMT
After we beat Sunderland I thought promotion was on but it went downhill quickly I remember Denis Smith being very bitter in his after match interview which was unlike him That the 3-0 night game? Remember going to Shrewsbury on Easter saturday. We were still in the mix and had got a good draw at tabletopping Derby the previous week. A hot day and thousands of Stokies descended on Shrewsbury. We were 3-0 down in half an hour and ended up losing 4-1. Lee Dixon scored an own goal. Think it was probably then we knew it wasnt going to happen. Such a shame as 3 months earlier we looked unbeatable Unless getting seasons confused I think was 2-1 A cross ran along the crossbar and Hackett nodded in on the line We beat Palace with the Wright and Bright forward line 3-1 I think. You could see that Wright was going to be special , same as Cole when he played for us V Fulham, unfortunately Lou passed on him when available |
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Post by silsdenstokie on Jan 9, 2024 21:21:37 GMT
That the 3-0 night game? Remember going to Shrewsbury on Easter saturday. We were still in the mix and had got a good draw at tabletopping Derby the previous week. A hot day and thousands of Stokies descended on Shrewsbury. We were 3-0 down in half an hour and ended up losing 4-1. Lee Dixon scored an own goal. Think it was probably then we knew it wasnt going to happen. Such a shame as 3 months earlier we looked unbeatable Unless getting seasons confused I think was 2-1 A cross ran along the crossbar and Hackett nodded in on the line We beat Palace with the Wright and Bright forward line 3-1 I think. You could see that Wright was going to be special , same as Cole when he played for us V Fulham, unfortunately Lou passed on him when available Hackett joined us in 88 mate so must have been another season that one |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 9, 2024 21:26:53 GMT
Unless getting seasons confused I think was 2-1 A cross ran along the crossbar and Hackett nodded in on the line We beat Palace with the Wright and Bright forward line 3-1 I think. You could see that Wright was going to be special , same as Cole when he played for us V Fulham, unfortunately Lou passed on him when available Hackett joined us in 88 mate so must have been another season that one Yep think have got my seasons totally confused...like most things |
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Post by Marc01 on Jan 9, 2024 21:42:53 GMT
After we beat Sunderland I thought promotion was on but it went downhill quickly I remember Denis Smith being very bitter in his after match interview which was unlike him If I remember correctly, there was a huge amount of water on the pitch that night, following a downpour. Amazing that we only missed out on the play offs by 6 points after things started so badly then went downhill after the FA Cup defeat. |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 9, 2024 21:45:22 GMT
After we beat Sunderland I thought promotion was on but it went downhill quickly I remember Denis Smith being very bitter in his after match interview which was unlike him If I remember correctly, there was a huge amount of water on the pitch that night, following a downpour. Amazing that we only missed out on the play offs by 6 points after things started so badly then went downhill after the FA Cup defeat. We lost at West Brom the week before didnt we and Saunders pulled something...hate to see what he pulled, have seen those birds in West Bromwich . They look like the ones Babestation didn't want |
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Post by Marc01 on Jan 9, 2024 21:49:53 GMT
If I remember correctly, there was a huge amount of water on the pitch that night, following a downpour. Amazing that we only missed out on the play offs by 6 points after things started so badly then went downhill after the FA Cup defeat. We lost at West Brom the week before didnt we and Saunders pulled something...hate to see what he pulled, have seen those birds in West Bromwich . They look like the ones Babestation didn't want Yes, you’re right. FA Cup loss sandwiched between 3 goal defeats at WBA and Pompey. |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jan 9, 2024 21:51:56 GMT
We lost at West Brom the week before didnt we and Saunders pulled something...hate to see what he pulled, have seen those birds in West Bromwich . They look like the ones Babestation didn't want Yes, you’re right. FA Cup loss sandwiched between 3 goal defeats at WBA and Pompey. I knew I'd get one right in the end 👍👍 |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2024 7:52:16 GMT
All of them are a really good watch and really well done. I wish he'd do one for 87/88 as that was my first season.
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Post by shino on Jan 10, 2024 10:03:43 GMT
That was the 88/89 season you're thinking of - The 3-1 over Man City on Boxing Day '88 was my first ever game. a great memory! That was indeed a very memorable and enjoyable match, but I’ve never seen any footage of it, I don’t think any cameras were there unfortunately. I think you are right, i've never seen the goals replayed anywhere. If my memory serves me right, the Kamara goal was almost a sliding tackle style swipe from the edge of the area?? To be honest this was probably the zenith of my supporting until 1992 - to be introduced to The Vic with 12,000 away fans in fancy dress with all the inflatables was pretty mind-blowing for 10 year old me. Pretty sure Gleghorn and Biggins both played for Man City that day. |
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Post by spitthedog on Jan 10, 2024 10:14:00 GMT
The West Brom and Shrewsbury away games that season when we were in really strong positions were as typically-Stoke as you could get…… Those were the two away games I went to!!! Didn’t Garth Crooks score an hat trick for West Brom? I remember Keith Bertschin scored for us and still celebrated like he had scored in a cup final though we were 4-1 down. (Was it 4-1?) |
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