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Post by Marc01 on Aug 26, 2024 10:55:57 GMT
Forty years ago yesterday was the first game of the 84/85 Season and tomorrow is the anniversary of the first home game on Bank Holiday Monday (1-3 Aston Villa). Started watching Stoke the following season, so didn’t witness any of 84/85 though remember seeing frequent defeats coming in on BBC Grandstand Final Score results; it turned into an average around 4 points every 10 games. Seven points were won in the first 8 games and just 10 points in the last 34 games: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984–85_Stoke_City_F.C._seasonThis current season is the 40th I’ve attended: 10 PL 23 Championship / second tier 7 Third tier Of 22 complete “Championship” seasons: Season 8: Play offs under Lou Season 16: Promotion under TP On that trend, we might do something in Season 24 next year, relegation permitting 🙂, but it’s going to take something out of the ordinary and some stability…. We haven’t done much in those 22 seasons: 2nd (2007/08) 4th (1995/96) 8th x2 10th x2 11th x3 12th x2 13th x2 ****** 14th x2 15th 16th x2 17th ****** 21st (TP’s first season) 23rd 24th ****** The six finishes since PL relegation. ****** |
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Post by silsdenstokie on Aug 26, 2024 11:01:47 GMT
Think we beat Sheff Weds 2-1 the week after then it all went pete tong
Boxing day a very rare highlight
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Post by lordb on Aug 26, 2024 12:08:24 GMT
Makes it very difficult to respect "worst Stoke side I've ever seen" opinions (about the side these days)for anyone who saw it
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Post by outspaced on Aug 26, 2024 12:23:03 GMT
Makes it very difficult to respect "worst Stoke side I've ever seen" opinions (about the side these days)for anyone who saw it Dead right. Apart from all the records we broke it takes a hell of a shit team to go on a run of 10 consecutive defeats TWICE in the same season. |
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Post by hamsta2 on Aug 26, 2024 12:48:21 GMT
That was a dreadful season punctuated by superb gallows humour. 4,000 at home to Norwich and I sat in the Boothen !
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Post by silsdenstokie on Aug 26, 2024 13:49:07 GMT
Makes it very difficult to respect "worst Stoke side I've ever seen" opinions (about the side these days)for anyone who saw it Dead right. Apart from all the records we broke it takes a hell of a shit team to go on a run of 10 consecutive defeats TWICE in the same season. Mitigating circumstances though. A team of kids out of their depth and we didnt have a pot to piss in No such excuses for the shit we’ve witnessed in recent years |
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Post by mickstupp on Aug 26, 2024 14:08:44 GMT
I wonder how things would have changed if we had just gone down the previous season (83/84). Would we have just got relegated again, or would our young squad have flourished at an easier level and helped us get back up much quicker than we eventually did?
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Post by lordb on Aug 26, 2024 17:46:43 GMT
Dead right. Apart from all the records we broke it takes a hell of a shit team to go on a run of 10 consecutive defeats TWICE in the same season. Mitigating circumstances though. A team of kids out of their depth and we didnt have a pot to piss in No such excuses for the shit we’ve witnessed in recent years That's more than fair However 84-85 was far far worse to watch But yes not a solid comparison All I can say is that was a challenging experience |
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Post by ihaveadream on Aug 27, 2024 12:42:01 GMT
Makes it very difficult to respect "worst Stoke side I've ever seen" opinions (about the side these days)for anyone who saw it Dead right. Apart from all the records we broke it takes a hell of a shit team to go on a run of 10 consecutive defeats TWICE in the same season. The players were literally a shit team at the beginning of the season, most of them caught a virus which meant they could not get off the loo |
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Post by JoeinOz on Aug 27, 2024 13:14:19 GMT
Think we beat Sheff Weds 2-1 the week after then it all went pete tong Boxing day a very rare highlight Pete Tong? It gave Pete Tong a complex for not living up to itself. I'd say it was more Steve Wright.......shyte. |
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Post by dutchstokie on Aug 27, 2024 14:03:40 GMT
That was a dreadful season punctuated by superb gallows humour. 4,000 at home to Norwich and I sat in the Boothen ! Yep remember that....and the Everton crowd wasnt much better if I remember rightly......deffo under 10K |
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Post by ihaveadream on Aug 27, 2024 14:25:51 GMT
That was a dreadful season punctuated by superb gallows humour. 4,000 at home to Norwich and I sat in the Boothen ! Yep remember that....and the Everton crowd wasnt much better if I remember rightly......deffo under 10K The Everton game confirmed relegation |
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Post by JoeinOz on Aug 27, 2024 14:30:40 GMT
That was a dreadful season punctuated by superb gallows humour. 4,000 at home to Norwich and I sat in the Boothen ! Yep remember that....and the Everton crowd wasnt much better if I remember rightly......deffo under 10K The Everton game was a healthy crowd. They bought loads because they were about to win the league |
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Post by hamsta2 on Aug 27, 2024 17:37:42 GMT
Yep remember that....and the Everton crowd wasnt much better if I remember rightly......deffo under 10K The Everton game was a healthy crowd. They bought loads because they were about to win the league Correct. I got my Everton supporting mate to come in Boothen with me. After ten mins or so he said ‘You are worse than you told me’. Bloke behind me. ‘ he lied. ‘. |
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Post by lordb on Aug 27, 2024 18:06:20 GMT
That was a dreadful season punctuated by superb gallows humour. 4,000 at home to Norwich and I sat in the Boothen ! Yep remember that....and the Everton crowd wasnt much better if I remember rightly......deffo under 10K Everton was one of the bigger crowds, at least 10000 Everton fans |
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Post by hamsta2 on Aug 27, 2024 23:17:18 GMT
Arsenal was shite as well
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Post by ihaveadream on Aug 28, 2024 12:14:28 GMT
Arsenal was shite as well I'm glad I was one of the few who went |
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Post by ihaveadream on Aug 28, 2024 12:15:24 GMT
Yep remember that....and the Everton crowd wasnt much better if I remember rightly......deffo under 10K The Everton game was a healthy crowd. They bought loads because they were about to win the league Glory hunters |
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Post by Marc01 on Aug 28, 2024 12:20:48 GMT
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