Club v’s Country

[andyapotter]

Probably posted before.

Anyway, if you could choose would you pick England to win the Euros or Stoke to win the FA Cup.

Talking to a shit fan and he’s club before country despite the size of their trophy cabinet so maybe the FA Cup isn’t a fair comparison for us. Still, where are you?

Happy to be directed to previous discussion.

[Davef]

The night before England actually appear in the European Championship Final?

Really?

[cobhamstokey]

Stoke every time.

I really want us to win tomorrow but don’t feel the same sense of excitement around England as I do the mighty, mighty Potters.

[bigvern]

Both the same for me.

I find big games excruciating hard to watch.

[andyapotter]

Jul 13, 2024 20:08:19 GMT cobhamstokey said:

Stoke every time.

I really want us to win tomorrow but don’t feel the same sense of excitement around England as I do the mighty, mighty Potters.

Fair point cobham. Neither having won much in my life time, I’m hopeful I’ll have the chance to savour both.

[Staffsoatcake]

FA Cup every time.
Then England can pick Stoke players & Go on to win tournaments.

[sheronsears]

FA Cup goes without saying used to england home and away get more enjoyment when we score no doubt about it

[Bagwash]

Jul 13, 2024 20:08:19 GMT cobhamstokey said:

Stoke every time.

I really want us to win tomorrow but don’t feel the same sense of excitement around England as I do the mighty, mighty Potters.

Same here matey.
Excited and looking forward to tomorrow but doesn't compare to following Stoke,imho.

[stuammo]

Stoke all day long. I’d pick us to win the Autoglass trophy over England.

Don’t get me wrong, I really want England to win tomorrow but the night before excitement won’t be there, the day will be average and if we lose I’ll be over it by Monday morning.

If that happens to Stoke I’m miserable for a good week.

Come on England!!! It’s time to come home!!

[baconburger]

Stoke every day even if it was the Autoglass trophy or whatever it’s called nowadays. I’ll be glad if England win tonight despite the fact I can’t stand the approach to the game but it will last a matter of seconds. Neither do I think it would be particularly good for the game. You want the best most exciting teams to win so that becomes the benchmark to copy. Sad state of affairs if teams start copying the likes of England or France. Generally speaking it’s been a pretty horrible dour tournament.

[foxysgloves]

It’s ok to want both.

The only similarity really is the sport but beyond that the differences are huge.

Stoke is about your personal identity and a virtual ever present in your life.

England comes around every two years (qualifiers and nations league don’t usually count). But nothing brings the country together like the football team.

Personally I’d find it very hard to choose between the two. I might just edge towards Stoke but it’s very very close.

[pretzel]

Personally I'd have chosen us surviving relegation over England winning.
If we lose tonight I'll get over it in a matter of hours.

[thehartshillbadger]

It’s Stoke for me although the thought of our national team actually winning a major trophy for the first time in my lifetime will be an odd feeling and I honestly think tears of joy shall be she’d if we pull it off tonight.
COME ON ENGLAND✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

[Deleted]

Either works for me. I’d just like to see a team I support actually win something for a change: Bills, Stoke, England. It’s been a slog 😂

[Gods]

Are we going a bit over the top with this one? It's not even the World Cup.

I mean I'd like England to win tonight but I'm perfectly fine with it if they don't.

It won't change my life one jot either way.

And I'll be glad not to have 10 minutes of every broadcast showing some idiots shouting 'It's coming home' in to the camera!

[pzstokie]

Stoke every day, don't get that excited these days about international football, would be nice to win a tournament for a change though

[headsgoup]

Stoke win the FA Cup, no.

The league? Different matter.

Tonight's game will be far more pain than pleasure, whatever the outcome.

[lordherefordsknob]

Club all day long, didn’t sleep a wink the night before our fa cup final game, slept like a baby last night.

[stoke1989]

I find these ultimatums pointless. Who decided we can only have one? What's achieved? Can we not say both?

[ashtonstokie]

England for me.

As a Stoke fan from Manchester I've only got my dad to share the joy with which is brilliant but even in 2008 after promotion we went home and no one gave a shit.

With England all my mates and everyone else will share the happiness and its nice sometimes to support the same team all your mates are supporting too.

[thehartshillbadger]

Jul 14, 2024 10:04:00 GMT stoke1989 said:

I find these ultimatums pointless. Who decided we can only have one? What's achieved? Can we not say both?

Yes you can say both. It’s just a question, with no right or wrong answer

[J-Roar]

I want England to win just so everyone can enjoy a shared experience.

To see the whole country go mad for a couple of hours will be great to see.

Of course, this being England, it will probably kick off whatever the result!

[spitthedog]

I really don’t understand the thought process behind the question? I can’t understand any circumstances where there is any need to choose? So, both???

[baconburger]

Jul 14, 2024 9:28:58 GMT pzstokie said:

Stoke every day, don't get that excited these days about international football, would be nice to win a tournament for a change though

Yup. International football is by and large as dull as dishwater.

[GeneralFaye]

Excited for the game tonight but if we lose, I'll be immediately over it, there's your answer.

[baconburger]

Jul 14, 2024 11:46:52 GMT GeneralFaye said:

Excited for the game tonight but if we lose, I'll be immediately over it, there's your answer.

Yup I don't by any means live for football but going to a Stoke game over the last couple of seasons has the capacity to ruin your whole weekend. I've found watching both teams has one thing in common it puts me off watching more football.

[nosyclothes1]

Stoke all day everyday, I'm very much proud to be English but have never understood how on a Saturday we fans can be spitting venom at the likes of Neville ,Beckham,Gerrard, Lampard,Rooney,Terry etc ( I'm going back a bit cuz we're not currently in the prem ) almost to violence if we could get near to them and then the following week they're the best thing since brown bread, I find it all false and since then couldn't really give one, plus all these armchair fans who come out of the woodwork with their car flags and footballs coming home drivel then disappear again till the next tournament (if you're such big football fans put your money into watching you local team every week at whatever level and help to keep them in business even Port Fail ouch  ) rant over.

[baconburger]

Jul 14, 2024 12:30:37 GMT nosyclothes1 said:

Stoke all day everyday, I'm very much proud to be English but have never understood how on a Saturday we fans can be spitting venom at the likes of Neville ,Beckham,Gerrard, Lampard,Rooney,Terry etc ( I'm going back a bit cuz we're not currently in the prem ) almost to violence if we could get near to them and then the following week they're the best thing since brown bread, I find it all false and since then couldn't really give one, plus all these armchair fans who come out of the woodwork with their car flags and footballs coming home drivel then disappear again till the next tournament (if you're such big football fans put your money into watching you local team every week at whatever level and help to keep them in business even Port Fail ouch  ) rant over.

I wonder why the rest of the population think football fans are dangerously unhinged?

[nosyclothes1]

I don't know Bayern,please explain

[stokemark]

Stoke is real life - international football a dalliance

There is really no comparison