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Post by numpty40 on Feb 21, 2021 17:57:54 GMT
Ryan Shawcross is an anomaly. He’s always seemed a bit old school to me. And I mean that as the highest compliment. Modest to the extreme. Hard as nails. Loyal to a fault. He wouldn’t have looked out of place alongside Denis Smith. On the other hand, he’s as far removed from the likes of David Luiz as it’s possible to be. And I know which one I’d rather have in my team. It’s been a pleasure and a privilege Ryan. The best central defender of the modern era. Thanks for everything. It's no surprise that Arsenal fans are talking about it on their forums, as if our behaviour is somehow alien to football. No, the affection we have for Ryan would have been commonplace years ago. Heck, as recently as the early 00s. Ultimately, the sterilisation of football has made this act of loyalty seem misunderstood by fans of clubs like Arsenal, but are you surprised? Their forums are full of fans who been supporting since the 'Invisibles' many of whom haven't even visited London let alone been to a match. They can call us orcs and inbred all they want but that moral high ground is somewhat lost when you find out BillyGunner86 is actually from Nottingham and that's before you get onto their huge following of Middle Eastern fans. As a club, we are one of those which has a dedicated and loyal following. The majority of our fans are local and go to the games therefore the connection with the players is tangible and very real. Those who aren't can never be questioned for their reasons behind supporting our club. No glory hunter supports Stoke. Our non-local fans often make extraordinary trips just to see us play because their relationship with our club wasn't formed on the back of some desperation to follow a successful club, it's usually deeper than that. It brings us together as one of the best in the world. As such, the outpouring of emotions we feel for Ryan Shawcross can never be understood by clubs like Arsenal and Liverpool. Whereas they see bodies coming and going, we saw a monumental part of our lives departing. They'll never have, what we have. Up The Potters The beautiful irony is that Ryan in his pomp was everything that the Arse needed.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 20, 2021 22:17:07 GMT
I've watched Josh a few times now and I can only describe him as a whole lot of nothingness really.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 19, 2021 20:43:10 GMT
This furlough is certainly keeping people happy and towing the line. 12 months paid annual leave, it's the stuff of dreams. Do you really think so? I don't know anyone who feels like that, sat around in the house like a lemon. Being able to work through this has been the one saving grace for me. Do you know anyone that's on furlough? There are many like you that want to work, there are many that don't want to work and furlough is a godsend. Like I said, people are comfortable, working or not. Remove furlough and things would be very different.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 19, 2021 19:09:43 GMT
This furlough is certainly keeping people happy and towing the line. 12 months paid annual leave, it's the stuff of dreams. I think that’s true for the lucky ones but there are hundreds of thousands of people who are suffering from the lack of interaction and the desire to work. It’s not a very helpful comment all told mate Thousands loving it, thousands not loving it, who knows? There won't be any public uprising as predicted by a few on here due to lockdown because of furlough, purely and simply. That's why the government are falling over themselves to extend furlough, purely and simply.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 19, 2021 18:57:14 GMT
This furlough is certainly keeping people happy and towing the line. 12 months paid annual leave, it's the stuff of dreams.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 19, 2021 13:08:06 GMT
A great player and captain but also an absolute credit to himself, his family and his club.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 18, 2021 14:48:56 GMT
I'm surprised Paul Lambert hasn't had more mentions. His sole survival plan was get the ball to Shaqiri and hope he could do something with it. However he didn't spunk a load of money on dross though and escapes the accolade, which deservingly goes to the most objectionable manager ever to manage Stoke, step forward Gary fucking Rowatt.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 14, 2021 18:55:38 GMT
Davies
Smith Souttar Shawcross RND
Clarke Mikel Cousins Clucas
Powell Fletcher
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 13, 2021 23:57:49 GMT
you see on a football pitch. I remember an occasion when one of our players took a throw in and completely missed the pitch and the throw had to be retaken. Today was another such day, the ball bounced nicely just inside the box to the left and as we all went to get to our feet in anticipation somehow our hapless £6m winger managed to strike it into touch on the opposite side of the pitch.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 13, 2021 23:31:10 GMT
Davies Bursik Gunn
In that order. Davies was playing with confidence at the start of the season, results were good and our defence looked comfortable and confident with the keeper. I thought Gunn could have done better with the first goal today, it certainly wasn't in the corner and even the second goal he was rooted to the spot after Fox's fuck up.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 13, 2021 23:20:59 GMT
You’re not going to make me feel guilty sorry. That wasn't my intention. I'm merely pointing out that teachers and police officers are coming into contact with people carrying the covid virus on a daily basis yet they are considered less at risk than healthy young males in their twenties.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 13, 2021 23:12:02 GMT
So do you think healthy young males should receive the vaccine before teachers and police officers? I think in such small numbers it doesn’t matter. I know 2 20/21 year olds that got it that work for me. One had already had Covid. If there’s a chance to get one, get it. Probably does to the families of these officers. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/met-police-coronavirus-covid-deaths-19707208
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 13, 2021 22:46:44 GMT
It may be a racist shitrag but the reports suggest it's true. Is it right that healthy young males get the vaccine ahead of teachers and police officers? I think with the conditions they will be housed in then giving them a vaccine makes sense. Tbh, I’d make them mandatory for anyone found trying to come in. It just makes sense from a bio security POV. So do you think healthy young males should receive the vaccine before teachers and police officers?
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 13, 2021 22:34:48 GMT
That they can given the vaccine to a 20 year old here illegally ahead of 70 year olds who’ve lived here all their lives and paid into the system, people on the front line and people with underlying health conditions. You think that’s fair? If a 70 year old hasn’t got it already then that’s on them isn’t it? They’ve had the chance. I’d rather any fucker coming in getting it straightaway tbh. Makes way more sense than being bothered by a racist shitrag. There’s plenty of it to go around and all have been offered in the risk groups. It’s just not an issue. It may be a racist shitrag but the reports suggest it's true. Is it right that healthy young males get the vaccine ahead of teachers and police officers?
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 13, 2021 18:55:00 GMT
He really was shockingly bad today, the most disappointing thing about him (apart from his shocking performance) was his half arsed attempt at everything he did. Absolutely fucking abysmal.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 13, 2021 16:55:07 GMT
The dodgy stream I was watching kindly sent me a link to a very nice looking young Russian lady who is single and living in Stoke apparantly. Its not all doom and gloom you know.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 12, 2021 21:52:55 GMT
Tonight Lindsay defended pretty much like he did for us but without a dropped bollock. He's a decent centre back and I'd like to see him back at Stoke next season replacing Chester.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 12, 2021 21:25:24 GMT
I like Don Goodman as a pundit, he's really very good.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 12, 2021 21:18:35 GMT
Lindsay is a fucking rock at the back for Preston, almost Ryanesque. When's the dropped bollock coming?
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 12, 2021 21:03:57 GMT
Dolan looks a box of tricks.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 12, 2021 20:49:56 GMT
Thought you weren't allowed to put that clause in now. My bad Its already been in the local media round here that Gregory will not be allowed to play against us That's a shame.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 12, 2021 20:31:16 GMT
You couldn't make it up, did he ever score for us😁?
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 12, 2021 20:21:48 GMT
I think he's doing OK to be fair, still waiting for the usual dropped bollock though.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 11, 2021 21:05:48 GMT
I am surprised. So many Brexshiteers on here who "Knew EXACTLY what they were voting for" five short years ago, and now just so much whining and whingeing about the UK's relationship with the EU. Moan, Moan Moan, the EU can't do this, the EU mustn't do that, the EU is being very childish, the EU is trying to teach the UK a lesson etc etc. First rate bollox. The UK does not control what the EU chooses to do, just as the EU no longer controls what the UK does. You knew all this would happen, and you voted for it. Calm down and try not to take such obvious delight in the EU appearing to fuck the UK. Things will settle down and trade between the EU and UK will start to return to something like normal in a year.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 11, 2021 20:57:43 GMT
The people highlighting it are described as "outliers" by the Health Secretary. The numbers I saw so far were that >90% of cases are caught outside hospitals. It's extremely important to help our hospitals keep things as tight as possible, but there's vital context. www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n70A copy of the text.. Still, the numbers are alarming. On 18 December a Health Service Journal analysis of NHS England data found that around one in four covid cases was probably caught by hospital inpatients initially admitted for other reasons.3 The rates were over one in three in some hospitals and had risen by 35% in one week. Given the high rate of false negative or first negative tests, we might quibble at the definition (patients testing positive more than eight days into admission), but that definition hasn’t changed even as cases have risen.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 11, 2021 20:42:24 GMT
Insurance for the home doesn’t protect elderly people from getting covid mate In the care homes of Stoke and the surrounding areas they don’t accept them ....believe me I know I’ll leave it at that though 👍 I've heard they most definitely do, I'll leave it at that
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 11, 2021 20:34:26 GMT
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 11, 2021 20:27:17 GMT
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 11, 2021 20:21:12 GMT
That's the issue, it's not just the transmission in hospitals, which are reported to be as high as a quarter of all transmission, it's the ongoing transmission from hospitals discharging covid positives into the community and family. Its a very big problem. Patients aren’t D/C if positive ....they are kept in until a negative swab That’s why hospital numbers are very high I'll take your word for it but a family member does patient transfer from hospitals and he claims he is constantly transporting covid positive patients home or to care homes.
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Post by numpty40 on Feb 11, 2021 20:11:56 GMT
There has been very little scrutiny from MSM as to the transmission in hospital. I can understand the reluctance to appear critical of the NHS when the medical staff are pushed to the limits fighting the virus...but there is an alarming spread of the disease in hospitals. People are being admitted to hospital with usual non covid issues and testing negative on admission but testing positive after a short stay in hospital, they are then discharged into the community or care homes still covid positive, like you say, it is the elephant in the room. My family and myself followed the rules and did not catch COVID until my wife started a new job at the Royal Stoke. Two weeks after starting she caught it and myself and two grown up kids (both living at home) all caught it too within days....thankfully we all made a full recovery. Figures aren’t released of how many people catch it in Hospitals because the figures would be shocking and would be a real embarrassment for Mr Hancock. That's the issue, it's not just the transmission in hospitals, which are reported to be as high as a quarter of all transmission, it's the ongoing transmission from hospitals discharging covid positives into the community and family. Its a very big problem.
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