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Post by Penners on Nov 15, 2008 19:43:51 GMT
....in terms of our game from that of the big four. Having been to the match today, we are way behind the league that they play in. If we think we are going to compete with the likes of Man U in the near future we are very much mistaken. Thats why being beaten 5-0 by this lot is not an embarrasment at all. However, it doesn't matter how far in front of us they maybe in ability, they will never reach the standard we set as supporters. The place is sterile, I have never been anywhere with so many people allegedly supporting one cause that has so little atmosphere.
I'll take the 5-0 defeats, as long as we stay true to ourselves.
Be Loyal, Be Proud, Be Stoke!!!
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Post by lancer on Nov 15, 2008 19:58:41 GMT
Give us time, mate, we'll catch up.
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Post by twisty on Nov 15, 2008 20:04:18 GMT
We're miles behind as are 80% of the premier league
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Post by prettything on Nov 15, 2008 20:08:11 GMT
Good post.
Yep, we are miles behind.
I don't think you will find anybody who disagrees. It's all about building for the future and staying up.
We have made massive leaps this season, the fans have come back and have never been in such fine voice.
Lets be patient, and this club could be as competitive as it was back in the 70's.
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Post by th05 on Nov 15, 2008 20:09:11 GMT
Of course we are miles behind. And I agree on the support, they were awful.
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Post by tigger68 on Nov 15, 2008 20:12:21 GMT
twisty spot on.....will we ever have the capacity to compete...the credit crunch may help...we have a chairman who loves stoke,i like pulis but some decisions are strange (cressy for olly) thought we played to our strengths...sorenson has been brilliant for us aswell.
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Post by stokemark on Nov 15, 2008 20:16:19 GMT
We are miles behind due to Sky, money but most importantly, the vermin who latch onto ManU (and the other big 4 / Spurs) and 'support' them by pumping millions into those clubs buying their commercial shyte and not attending their local teams matches.
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Post by Penners on Nov 15, 2008 20:18:47 GMT
I think some may be missing my point, I dont mind being miles behind if it means we dont turn into the shower of shite that the big 4's support is.
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Post by kingdeano on Nov 15, 2008 20:19:07 GMT
we are miles behind as are 15 other teams! its no disgrace losing to a team of that quality but to gift a team their win is more heartbreaking! i saw no pride passion commitement from stoke today, something that can always be relied upon. suppose it doesnt help when our manager throws on a **** at right wing tho!
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Post by stantheman7 on Nov 15, 2008 20:21:25 GMT
miles behind man.who ? yes we are .
the top four maybe , did we not beat arsenal a few weeks ago ???
i would rather be miles behind man. utd . and have our club in control of their finances than risk doing a Leeds to try and catch or keep up with them .
as for the fans that went , all credit to them they showed that we may not be top in terms of quality players but fan wise we lead the way . ( loved the one about we support our local team )
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Post by viewfromthecrowsnest on Nov 15, 2008 20:55:41 GMT
Manure, Chelski, Arse & Scouse are light years ahead - even our UEFA stock (Villa, Everton etc) really can't touch em. Larger amounts of Money underpins all they do - they've used money wisely to develop and more money comes in to build on this development. Their targets are to WIN the Champions League. So we need to be professional and modest in doing our best in terms of setting targets and not get despondent if we get a panning along the way.
We have started well in Phase 1 (staying up) and if we get anything extra along the way, that is a bonus. Phase 2 could be establishing our Prem status and Phase 3 could be UEFA cup. Phase 4 could depend on factors out of our control (eg. wage cap, rich owners, crop of extraordinary talented players etc) - All this needs time, our support is CRUCIAL to this end.
But very happy with the progress over the last 5 years. Jesus, we even had to depend on Cookie for goals!! AND we all got excited at signing Carl Asaba!!!!
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Post by victoriaboothenboy on Nov 15, 2008 21:14:45 GMT
We are miles behind...But not as far behind as this time last season...Where will we be this time NEXT season??????????
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Post by Gunslinger on Nov 15, 2008 21:32:09 GMT
There's only one word to describe this season: SURVIVAL. Nothing more - nothing less. I'm happy even if we only stay up due to away games goal difference. How far we're behind The Big Four doesn't matter as long as we stay up. It could be a milion lightyears or one eight inch of a flat hammered mosquito pubic hair - staying up is all that matters.
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