May 17th 1985 !!

[sheikhmomo]

"Presumably they're no longer in business?"

I think they went on to become Big Ron Atkinson's career advisors.

[Cyprusdelilah]

Last match while living stoke, 6 weeks after come to live in Cyprus.

[Deleted]

Will be ow rate then Cyp's if we get promtion thayt can come back youth.

[AlliG]

Was there with my parents and my Dad's mate.

The 4 of us still have season tickets.

My Dad's mate was quite a bit younger then than I am now, yet he is now collecting his pension!

As someone has already said, it has been a long, long time.

[swipers]

davef said:

If I'm not mistaken they also came up with the design for the pinstripe strip

aahhhh...... the memories of my first Stoke kit

Had every home kit since and a number of away ones......

[Deleted]

On the boothen ...Bradford fans came that night ,collecting for the'fire disaster' ...thought our pain was bad until I met them ..sound lads from the fighting cock / corn dolly...two of the many fantastic pubs in bradford

got to know quite a few of them (' D block drunks',especially Rich and 'the daftest man in the world') as we seemed to travel the same road for a while...

PS to the lad who asked did we cry...no...but I did have a few snuffles on the Monday night at Villa when we got relegated in the 70's , despite there being a none to friendly mob of villa next to us on the Witton end.

[Bowd1863]

I was there in the Boothen,can't believe how old i feel now after reading this!
Only missed one home game all season....versus Arsenal....three wins all season and i missed one!!

[Deleted]

bowd1863

I know ...I expected us to be back within 3 years max...half a life time spent swimming at the bottom of the canal with the old prams and bike wheels , instead of in the olympic pool

Our times gotta come again

[Bowd1863]

scouse said:

bowd1863

Our times gotta come again

It will Scouse...next season brother!!

[stennymuir]

I like that scouse,when we get promoted we should all wear t-shirts with the wording"Stoke are back in the Olympic pool"

[millermay1968]

Did anyone cry at fulltime,fuckme i was in the vic just after half time ;D

[swadstokie]

i remember that game one of the first games i was actually aloud to go to on my own. Shit cant beleive it is 23 wears ago.

[soicowboy]

Remember it well- St Pat's day I was 17- actually took a bird on a date to it!!!!! Norwich as well- you could hear the players shouting at each other

[jpm64]

Soi You dissapoint me !!!


St Patricks day is March 17th !!!

[soicowboy]

May 17th !!!!!!



I know am getting old but..........................

Can remember the bird in question and taking her out St Pat's day- strangely saw her at the Brit v Hull last season with her son I take it



Shame on me





Only game I missed that season was Watford I think- 1-4 if memory serves me right which obviously hasn't on this thread




Going to sit in a corner for an hour jpm

[cheekymatt71]

Excellent thread I do enjoy reading about stokies' memories of the good times and the very abrupt end of those times.

Having never seen us in the top flight (I started watching during the Macari years like a lot of people on this messageboard) I think we have become so used to being a nearly team and our expectations have gone to an all-time low in recent history.

Personally I still cant imagine supporting Stoke in the top flight right at this moment so Im not even going to speculate. Just enjoying the season and putting one over our closest rivals and having the bragging rights for a little while at least!

[jpm64]

I'll overlook it on this occasion soi ;D


Funnily enough I took my then future and now ex wife to the Cov game !!!


Luckily it didn't destroy the relationship at that point as we had 3 great kids together who are all Potters Fans

[soicowboy]

Was talking to a Spurs fan yesterday and was saying how much he'd love to see Stoke back in the top flight- maybe being polite or just fancied 6 points



Would be something -think with TP we'd ruffle the odd feather


jpm- I remember the girl in question, Helen asking me on the way to the ground if there'd be any trouble????? Think when she got there she realised there wasn't enough people to start a fight. ;D

[izod]

I was away at Uni that season and only saw 2 games - the ones we won against Manure and the Arse! For the first time in 23 years I actually believe we're going back to the top flight this time.

[lordb]

is Barry Siddall still playing?

or Wayne Ebanks?

[mickmills]

glaramara said:

I was away at Uni that season and only saw 2 games - the ones we won against Manure and the Arse! For the first time in 23 years I actually believe we're going back to the top flight this time.

23 years and now we find the culprit. If you'd gone to every match that year we'd be Champions!! ;D ;D ;D

[jnb14]

I was lucky that season - I was in Leicester, no transport and unemployed! I did see us play Villa (lost 1-3 at home) which was the last time I saw Hudson play and the Sheff Wed match which was one of the 3 we won.

The Arsenal (Hudson's swansong) game was also the last time we featured in a league game on Match of the Day!

Remember hanging round WH Smiths to read what passed for footy mags in those days - one had a joke - Stoke City went to Fantasy Island....and lost. That stung.

For the record.. in 1985 I was 23, single, carefree with a cracking girlfriend...now I'm 46, married , 4 kids, a mortgage, a job and though I'm a season ticket holder, can just about manage half the home games - I can't make this week's games

Roll on Ipswich!

[izod]

mickmills - I own up, it was all my fault ;D

[jpm64]

glarmara


I do hope you'll not be missing anymore games this Season

[izod]

Oddly enough jpm, I've mainly been going to away games this season-and if Blackpool and Wolves are anything to go by, it looks like I'm carrying the lucky charm again!

[frogs_carer]

what a bad day it will haunt me for ever. Met mar lady same night and still with her. ??? Fuck me iv gone all cold