Stoke fans

[Smithy]

Seems they enjoyed our 'What's it like to see a pass? chant'.

http://oatcakefanzine.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Potters&action=display&thread=151235

 

[Marc1901]

Stoke fans were really friendly and generally nice people. I was having a long chat with them in the pub before the game and even in the street they were wishing us luck. Best set of fans ive met all season.

 

[Aldo]

To be fair they have a point, 3-0 down and and 2 leagues behind and we acted like we were superior to them. Although it was just part of the fun they need to relax a bit.

 

[Billy the Fish]

To be fair they have a point, 3-0 down and and 2 leagues behind and we acted like we were superior to them. Although it was just part of the fun they need to relax a bit.

You've got to love a windup

......... looks like they don't though

 

[OSRGull]

Stoke calling us small time? I've heard it all now. They play the most boring football I've seen, constantly hoofing it towards their front 2. Although i thought they looked more dangerous when Pennant was attacking down the wings. I don't know what Brezovan was playing at for the first goal. First half we were poor.

Second half we were the better team.

 

[Aldo]

You've got to love a windup

......... looks like they don't though

To be fair if you lived in Stoke you'd always be angry

 

[Seagull27]

I quite enjoyed their 'just like watching Brazil' response when their players actually started playing it about a bit. Almost as if they were listening to us...

 

[mh369]

I think they're forgetting that their strikers wages put together is more than our whole teams. They showed glimmers of class, but even the Stoke fans I was talking to before the game admitted they tend to score most of their goals from set pieces/long balls.

 

[Chicken Runner61]

It was just like watching West Brom they were singing.

 

[GT49er]

It was just like watching West Brom they were singing.

Would that actually be a compliment? Comparing us to an (admittedly struggling) Prem. side who also try to pass the ball a bit?

 

[Conkers]

Our chanting in the 2nd half was like 95% of threads posted on NSC.
We went for a little bit of fishing to wind up their fans and they got caught hook, line and sinker.

I don't think the Stoke fans can argue the fact we TRIED to play the better football today. Unfortunately, the gulf in class showed and the game was over by half time.
Stoke stick to a tactic that has served them well in the past and I don't blame them for using it. However, I'm not sure I could endure that week in week out if we weren't winning every game.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Would that actually be a compliment? Comparing us to an (admittedly struggling) Prem. side who also try to pass the ball a bit?

It'd be nice to think it was GT, but West Brom aren't exactly their favourite club (& that's putting it mildly).

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Absolutely hilarious the comment about 10k fans rattling around in Falmer next season on that Oatcake thread. Stoke averaged 16,823 crowds the season they were pushing for, and promoted to, the Premiership in 2007/2008, with their lowest crowds being around the 11k mark. As soon as they drop out of the top flight their crowds will be back to their more traditional 10k mark.

 

[raz_18]

I had a Stoke fan tap me on the shoulder and then shake my hand while walking down to the car, and wished us the best of luck for the rest of the season, seemed a decent bunch of fans.

 

[Marc1901]

Sorry to go OFF subject but how did we only have 40% possession? We had the ball alot more then they did.

 

[Bean]

'We should have filled our allocation'.
Stoke away was probably THE most un-desirable away tie we could have got. I think 3500 was an excellent turnout, would they have even filled our away end?

 

[Turkey]

Sorry to go OFF subject but how did we only have 40% possession? We had the ball alot more then they did.

Those stats are nonsense they just total up the number of text commentary lines. As a lot of our passing is around the back and its not commented on as often.

Looks like the chant worked then as it's wound them up a treat! They need to chill out!!

 

[JBizzleBeard]

They probably shouldn't judge our whole fan base on reading a few comments on NSC and likewise I guess. Also I quite like Stoke tbh.

 

[Sandaza's Nose]

Northerners can't take banter - FACT.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Hilarious thread, looked we touched a nerve. I see a sense of humour is in short supply in the potteries.