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Post by The Real Exile on Jun 4, 2024 22:45:40 GMT
Beeston, Stein, Overson, Biggins etc, what a great rivalry that was back in those days. Lou, Lou, shit on Lou... Not even sure if he was in the stands but there was a rumour he was and looking to take over as manager, was it after/before Palmer? Can't quite recall but he got a good few verses of that 🤣
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Post by stonerose on Jun 4, 2024 22:48:13 GMT
Beeston, Stein, Overson, Biggins etc, what a great rivalry that was back in those days. Lou, Lou, shit on Lou... Not even sure if he was in the stands but there was a rumour he was and looking to take over as manager, was it after/before Palmer? Can't quite recall but he got a good few verses of that 🤣 Never heard that one before, that would've gone down well with anybody who was around in the early 90's!
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Post by nelly on Jun 4, 2024 23:14:19 GMT
Beeston, Stein, Overson, Biggins etc, what a great rivalry that was back in those days. Lou, Lou, shit on Lou... Not even sure if he was in the stands but there was a rumour he was and looking to take over as manager, was it after/before Palmer? Can't quite recall but he got a good few verses of that 🤣 Stoke me duck.
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Post by sydneyexile on Jun 5, 2024 7:14:16 GMT
Not even sure if he was in the stands but there was a rumour he was and looking to take over as manager, was it after/before Palmer? Can't quite recall but he got a good few verses of that 🤣 Stoke me duck. Oatcakes in the County Courtyard!
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Post by Sina on Jun 5, 2024 7:33:12 GMT
Beeston, Stein, Overson, Biggins etc, what a great rivalry that was back in those days. Lou, Lou, shit on Lou... I was fairly young at the time but that is still one of my favourite chants. No, I'm not immature! Along with our version of delilah.
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Post by timberwolf on Jun 5, 2024 7:40:01 GMT
Even the police need a pre season What, to sort out middle aged and old blokes who actually remember those games against us. Loads of football and new rivals will have cropped up since those days for both clubs fans.
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Post by scfc73 on Jun 5, 2024 8:25:52 GMT
Even the police need a pre season What, to sort out middle aged and old blokes who actually remember those games against us. Loads of football and new rivals will have cropped up since those days for both clubs fans. That's not how these things work timberwolf. Yes most of us from those rivalry days are well beyond middle age on both sides but it gets passed down the line to the younger element who if you haven't noticed are certainly on the rise post lockdown up & down the country. It's nowhere near on the same scale as the 70's, 80's or early 90's but even once laughable clubs like Crewe are garnering a relatively sizable unsavoury youth element with the potential to cause trouble. Stoke has always been a rough place in general & they're well known for a having a large contingent of risk element. It's a pre-seaon friendly, in an ideal world people should let bygones be bygones but, the possible combination of a hot sunny day, beer, & a sizeable following & past grievances definitely creates a potential for flashpoints of disorder.
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Post by gibbo on Jun 5, 2024 8:33:10 GMT
It's a pre-seaon friendly, in an ideal world people should let bygones be bygones but, the possible combination of a hot sunny day, beer, & a sizeable following & past grievances definitely creates a potential for flashpoints of disorder. Surely an unnecessary risk to take for a pre-season game, surprised the club are going ahead with this.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 5, 2024 8:43:13 GMT
 It's a pre-seaon friendly, in an ideal world people should let bygones be bygones but, the possible combination of a hot sunny day, beer, & a sizeable following & past grievances definitely creates a potential for flashpoints of disorder. Surely an unnecessary risk to take for a pre-season game, surprised the club are going ahead with this. Would anyone at the club, other than Bellis, even be aware of everything that happened with Stoke in the 90s? I know it’s only a friendly but agree with 73. There’ll be plenty out for it, it’s the first time we’ve played them in over 25 years.
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Post by timberwolf on Jun 5, 2024 9:15:29 GMT
Surely an unnecessary risk to take for a pre-season game, surprised the club are going ahead with this. Would anyone at the club, other than Bellis, even be aware of everything that happened with Stoke in the 90s? I know it’s only a friendly but agree with 73. There’ll be plenty out for it, it’s the first time we’ve played them in over 25 years. God help us then if we have to play them in a cup game next season or even worse drawn against united or city, teams we both know the players and fans. Could not name one present member of the stoke side or actually spoke to a single fan from that club. In some ways even discussing the match can do more harm than good especially where some of our own unsaviory characters are concerned who never witnessad a game against them at their old ground and think biggins in a donny rovers player and the rest of them from the past are just names..
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Post by suedehead on Jun 5, 2024 9:21:50 GMT
Would anyone at the club, other than Bellis, even be aware of everything that happened with Stoke in the 90s? I know it’s only a friendly but agree with 73. There’ll be plenty out for it, it’s the first time we’ve played them in over 25 years. God help us then if we have to play them in a cup game next season or even worse drawn against united or city, teams we both know the players and fans. Could not name one present member of the stoke side or actually spoke to a single fan from that club. In some ways even discussing the match can do more harm than good especially where some of our own unsaviory characters are concerned who never witnessad a game against them at their old ground and think biggins in a donny rovers player and the rest of them from the past are just names.. It's not really anything to do with who plays for Stoke, it's not really an on the pitch rivalry. And tbh, I doubt playing United would be worse. Castle Street in the 90s against Stoke was a sight to behold. There's been few battles like it against any other club.
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Post by houldsworthhatter on Jun 5, 2024 9:22:06 GMT
Surely an unnecessary risk to take for a pre-season game, surprised the club are going ahead with this. Would anyone at the club, other than Bellis, even be aware of everything that happened with Stoke in the 90s? I know it’s only a friendly but agree with 73. There’ll be plenty out for it, it’s the first time we’ve played them in over 25 years. We played and beat them 1-0 in a friendly about 18-20 years ago at EP. I’m splitting hairs though
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Post by desmond on Jun 5, 2024 9:47:18 GMT
Surely an unnecessary risk to take for a pre-season game, surprised the club are going ahead with this. Would anyone at the club, other than Bellis, even be aware of everything that happened with Stoke in the 90s? I know it’s only a friendly but agree with 73. There’ll be plenty out for it, it’s the first time we’ve played them in over 25 years. On the other hand it’s not unrealistic to think we could be playing them competitively in the league within the next few years (Possibly sooner in a Cup game) so maybe having a friendly could release some of the tension such a clash would cause.
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Post by suedehead on Jun 5, 2024 9:50:30 GMT
Would anyone at the club, other than Bellis, even be aware of everything that happened with Stoke in the 90s? I know it’s only a friendly but agree with 73. There’ll be plenty out for it, it’s the first time we’ve played them in over 25 years. On the other hand it’s not unrealistic to think we could be playing them competitively in the league within the next few years (Possibly sooner in a Cup game) so maybe having a friendly could release some of the tension such a clash would cause. Very true. I reckon we just seal off The Strip and have a big Royal Rumble event. The reality is it'll probably be fine, it's all a long time ago and it's just a friendly that will be mostly kids and families in attendance.
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Post by Sina on Jun 5, 2024 9:58:38 GMT
On the other hand it’s not unrealistic to think we could be playing them competitively in the league within the next few years (Possibly sooner in a Cup game) so maybe having a friendly could release some of the tension such a clash would cause. Very true. I reckon we just seal off The Strip and have a big Royal Rumble event. The reality is it'll probably be fine, it's all a long time ago and it's just a friendly that will be mostly kids and families in attendance. I don't know. They are a different breed those lot. I wouldn't be surprised at all if it got tasty. Anyone with a banning order will just turn up for this one. Let's just accept it and have a classic game of British Bulldogs down Worrall Street.
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