League Cup - City v Stoke (Merged)

[grubby]

57 minutes ago, RobArnold10 said:

Looking at the draw, have a feeling we could end up on sky, along with the Liverpool game. With most of the prem teams getting home ties just looks possible. I hope so as I'm away that week anyway!

My thoughts exactly, only lower, ahem, league team at home to premier team. 

[alexukhc]

I ******* hate Stoke

[Leveller]

25 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

I ******* hate Stoke

It's not an easy place to love. But I have fond memories of seeing Stan Matthews play for them there in the 1960s. Probably their last interesting player.

[BobBobSuperBob]

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[Son of Fred]

3 hours ago, Chivs said:

As they say in China (probably not), he's got a dress sense for Twitter 

"She's a perfect ten,but she wear's a twelve"......  .... . ........ .... .. . . .

[BRISTOL86]

53 minutes ago, alexukhc said:

I ******* hate Stoke

Everyone ******* hates Stoke!

[DownendStokie]

Morning all. Local Stoke fan in peace here (I'm not Bristol Mick but I do know him - and yes he does have Rovers loyalties!). I think we'll bring a pretty strong team down for the game and hopefully a decent following - although I can't make the game myself sadly . MH got a lot of criticism for our early exits from both cups last season & I think he wants to put that right. He put a strong side out last night so hopefully more of the same.

[italian dave]

Have they sorted out the technical hitches yet? Still reckon we'll be away to Middlesbrough.

[Mr Popodopolous]

5 hours ago, Up The City! said:

Whoever came up with this idea needs to be sacked. I can't see how having a draw in China that isn't streamed anywhere is good for the competition? 

A previous round was drawn in Thailand I believe.

Agree with the thrust though. Still I guess the sponsors want it out there...

Thinking about it, Stoke isn't such a bad tie.

[underhanded]

Does anyone know when dates will be confirmed for this? Fly back from Barcelona on the 19th so hoping its on the Wednesday!

[spudski]

5 hours ago, bs3 said:

Another boring mid table premier team , what a surprise 

Isn't that what we are striving to become? :laugh: ;-)

[Robin101]

Decent draw. Read on the BBC page that Mark Hughes made it very clear in his programme notes Stoke were in this competition to win it. So expect a strong side.

[Septic Peg]

4 hours ago, Olé said:

Is it now 23 years since we've drawn a top 4 side in England? I reckon they're all bribing the FA to avoid us.

Didnt we get Man City in the cup about 10 years back when Sven was their manager? Think they beat us 2-1 at AG...

[phantom]

18 minutes ago, underhanded said:

Does anyone know when dates will be confirmed for this? Fly back from Barcelona on the 19th so hoping its on the Wednesday!

Would expect it to be on the Tuesday night

[!james]

13 minutes ago, Septic Peg said:

Didnt we get Man City in the cup about 10 years back when Sven was their manager? Think they beat us 2-1 at AG...

They weren't a top 4 team then... Rolando Bianchi got the winner! 

[bearded_red]

 

[Roe]

First time playing Stoke since we went toe to toe with them for promotion 10 years ago!  Quite a different path the clubs have taken since.  It'll be an interesting tie, in that respect.

[Merrick's Marvels]

3 hours ago, OldlandReddies said:

Not the draw we wanted but Bookies will make us fav to progress i would think so a good chance to get a top prem side in the last 16.

Eh?

The team they put out last night was a virtually first choice defence, Allen and Adam runnng centre mid, Crouch and Bojan up front. Allen went off and Fletcher came on. Berahino was an unused sub.

And we'd be favourites?

Let's hope they don't strengthen further by picking England's best keeper in goal or the bloke they've just got in from Real Madrid, who were both on the bench last night too!

We've a puncher's chance, it's at home, "anything can happen in the cup" - but favourites?? I'm loving your optimism!

[DownendStokie]

As I said above Hughes is under pressure to do better in the cups this year after pretty pathetic exits to Hull and Wolves at home last year so will bring a strong squad down. It'll be a tricky tie for us though.

[pillred]

6 hours ago, kiwicolin said:

A winnable game. 

Did they have any cock ups in the draw ?

only on the porn channel!

[Gert Mare]

5 hours ago, underhanded said:

Does anyone know when dates will be confirmed for this? Fly back from Barcelona on the 19th so hoping its on the Wednesday!

Surely you can drive from Horfield?

[Gert Mare]

Stokeist! Anti-Stoke!

[BobBobSuperBob]

Normally been a spicy fixture,  fan wise , though this one less likely to be so I'd guess

[22A]

Thinking about who City could have drawn for round three; I'd rather have Stoke at home than, say, Wolves away.

Worst case scenario; City & Rovers get drawn together in one of the later rounds of this or the FA Cup. The souvenir sellers will be churning out commemorative scarves with both teams names on 

[Bazooka Joe]

When I worked oop North in the late 70s, some of the Mancs and Scousers I worked with, referred to them as Joke City.

I hope we have the last laugh.

[Dave]

11 hours ago, One Team In Keynsham said:

So far:

And...

Manchester United v Burton Albion. 

4:39am

And...

Leicester v Liverpool. 

4:38am

And...

Everton v Sunderland.

4:37am

And we're off!

West Brom v Man City.

Are these the kick off times?

[A Horse With No Name]

1 hour ago, 22A said:

Thinking about who City could have drawn for round three; I'd rather have Stoke at home than, say, Wolves away.

Worst case scenario; City & Rovers get drawn together in one of the later rounds of this or the FA Cup. The souvenir sellers will be churning out commemorative scarves with both teams names on 

Robbored would be in his element there.

[Major Isewater]

2 hours ago, Bazooka Joe said:

When I worked oop North in the late 70s, some of the Mancs and Scousers I worked with, referred to them as Joke City.

I hope we have the last laugh.

Ah, those cheeky Northern monkeys , I see what they did there.

' Stoke ' rhymes with ' Joke ' .

is there no end to it ? 

I bet you never got any work done as your  sides were splitting all the time .

[OldlandReddies]

8 hours ago, Roe said:

First time playing Stoke since we went toe to toe with them for promotion 10 years ago!  Quite a different path the clubs have taken since.  It'll be an interesting tie, in that respect.

And if we had beaten them at their place we would have been promoted automatically. funny old game.

[Swede]

I much prefer Stoke home rather than a Boro or Derby away.

It will be a tough match, Hughes has done well in transforming their style.

Unfortunately for them they can't shake off the hoof ball anti football tag which is as much a media problem as anything.

It's funny, I remember coming off the motorway for a league match and seeing all these fans in their stripey shirts trudging across a bridge on the way to the stadium in the rain, it looked like a scene from some sort of prison camp.

[Lanterne Rouge]

7 minutes ago, Swede said:

I much prefer Stoke home rather than a Boro or Derby away.

It will be a tough match, Hughes has done well in transforming their style.

Unfortunately for them they can't shake off the hoof ball anti football tag which is as much a media problem as anything.

It's funny, I remember coming off the motorway for a league match and seeing all these fans in their stripey shirts trudging across a bridge on the way to the stadium in the rain, it looked like a scene from some sort of prison camp.

Shawcross Redemption?

[BCFC Rich]

10 hours ago, bearded_red said:

 

Love to have back here now! I)n his prime obviously) Random fact - Found out recently he played in the FA final for Millwall before he came to us. 

[Guest Dreamkiller]

27 minutes ago, Swede said:

I much prefer Stoke home rather than a Boro or Derby away.

It will be a tough match, Hughes has done well in transforming their style.

Unfortunately for them they can't shake off the hoof ball anti football tag which is as much a media problem as anything.

It's funny, I remember coming off the motorway for a league match and seeing all these fans in their stripey shirts trudging across a bridge on the way to the stadium in the rain, it looked like a scene from some sort of prison camp.

Stoke fan here. Yeah, we did a lot of trudging under Pulis. He was booted out and became a media darling while the team he left behind have never managed to shake off the big boot, thugs label.

Just popped over to this board after following the link on the Oatcake. Liking the humour already.

[phantom]

8 minutes ago, Dreamkiller said:

Stoke fan here. Yeah, we did a lot of trudging under Pulis. He was booted out and became a media darling while the team he left behind have never managed to shake off the big boot, thugs label.

Just popped over to this board after following the link on the Oatcake. Liking the humour already.

@Dreamkilleralways great to have opposition fans on here, doesn't seem that long ago Peter Thorne Graham Kavanagh and Gavin Ward were regulars at the gate 

[Guest Dreamkiller]

11 minutes ago, phantom said:

@Dreamkilleralways great to have opposition fans on here, doesn't seem that long ago Peter Thorne Graham Kavanagh and Gavin Ward were regulars at the gate 

Thanks phantom. I was at Wembley in 2000 for the Autoglass final when Kav scored a belting goal then set up Thorne for the winner from a quickly taken free kick.

Funny thing about that match was that I'd gone there not really bothered whether we won or lost - it was only the Autoglass and we'd won it before anyway. But by the end of the match I was an absolute wreck. Felt like we'd won the FA Cup!

[bearded_red]

46 minutes ago, RichardEdd said:

Love to have back here now! I)n his prime obviously) 

You won't find me arguing with that! Absolutely loved the bloke.

[Dollymarie]

25 minutes ago, Dreamkiller said:

Thanks phantom. I was at Wembley in 2000 for the Autoglass final when Kav scored a belting goal then set up Thorne for the winner from a quickly taken free kick.

Funny thing about that match was that I'd gone there not really bothered whether we won or lost - it was only the Autoglass and we'd won it before anyway. But by the end of the match I was an absolute wreck. Felt like we'd won the FA Cup!

It was the Autowindscreens shield, and we were robbed that day, robbed I tell you! You took the free kick way too quickly, the ref should have blown his whistle and brought play back. 

Never quite forgiven you lot!  

[Guest Dreamkiller]

18 minutes ago, Dollymarie said:

It was the Autowindscreens shield, and we were robbed that day, robbed I tell you! You took the free kick way too quickly, the ref should have blown his whistle and brought play back. 

Never quite forgiven you lot!  

It'll always be the Autoglass to me. 

And just for the record, not only did we take the free-kick too quickly, it was a dive that won us the free-kick in the first place - it was in line with where I was sitting. He was a bit cheeky like that was our Bjarni.

Hope that helps. 

[Dollymarie]

9 minutes ago, Dreamkiller said:

It'll always be the Autoglass to me. 

And just for the record, not only did we take the free-kick too quickly, it was a dive that won us the free-kick in the first place - it was in line with where I was sitting. He was a bit cheeky like that was our Bjarni.

Hope that helps. 

Tempted to ban you just for your cheek!  

[Offside]

11 hours ago, Roe said:

First time playing Stoke since we went toe to toe with them for promotion 10 years ago!  Quite a different path the clubs have taken since.  It'll be an interesting tie, in that respect.

Yes, it's amazing how both clubs have fared so differently after that season and ones in the early 2000s when we were both in League 1.  Credit to them for becoming an established Premier League team, although I bloody hated them after they beat us at Wembley.

[WTFiGO!?!]

An abiding memory of Stoke was up there, Gavin Ward receiving a load of shit from us and straying further from his line than he might have done before being lobbed by Tinnion for 1-1.  

I personally think it's a pretty good draw, they have some good players and I hope we give them a good game.

[Septic Peg]

1 hour ago, Dreamkiller said:

Stoke fan here. Yeah, we did a lot of trudging under Pulis. He was booted out and became a media darling while the team he left behind have never managed to shake off the big boot, thugs label.

Just popped over to this board after following the link on the Oatcake. Liking the humour already.

Welcome DK. Thoughts on Pulis? He's hated on here. Seen as a money grabbing asshole to put it mildly. How do the Stokies remember him?

[Guest Dreamkiller]

5 minutes ago, Dollymarie said:

Tempted to ban you just for your cheek!  

.         

Just out of interest, how long do my posts 'need to be approved by a moderator for'? Is it a newbie regulator thing? Or do you check every single post permanently cos your nosey? 

Love the emoticons by the way. 

[Dollymarie]

6 minutes ago, Dreamkiller said:

.         

Just out of interest, how long do my posts 'need to be approved by a moderator for'? Is it a newbie regulator thing? Or do you check every single post permanently cos your nosey? 

Love the emoticons by the way. 

No, it's cos you're a newbie. I think it's your first 10 posts to check you're

a)not here to spam the place and b)have only signed up to antagonise.

It's not cos you're a rival supporter by the way, happens to everyone  

[Guest Dreamkiller]

16 minutes ago, Septic Peg said:

Welcome DK. Thoughts on Pulis? He's hated on here. Seen as a money grabbing asshole to put it mildly. How do the Stokies remember him?

Cheers Septic. 

Thoughts on Pulis? I could write a book. He achieved so much for us, but in the most joyless way possible. Football's not supposed to be like that, but then he got us to the promised land, kept us there, got us to the FA Cup Final for the first time in our miserable existence and into Europe for the first time in almost 40 years.

They should build a statue for him at Stoke but I hated what I was watching. There's not much middle ground with him is there? He's real Marmite. Some Stokie's worship him. Other's detest what he stood for. I was close to jacking it in having to watch us play like that every week, and I've been a Stoke supporter for 43 years.

Mark Hughes isn't a particularly popular character in football generally but I've loved his time at Stoke. Breath of fresh air to watch proper football after the dirge of watching Pulisball for 10 years!

 

[Guest Dreamkiller]

9 minutes ago, Dollymarie said:

No, it's cos you're a newbie. I think it's your first 10 posts to check you're

a)not here to spam the place and b)have only signed up to antagonise.

It's not cos you're a rival supporter by the way, happens to everyone  

Ah thanks Dollymarie. I'll behave for my first 10 posts then. 

Seriously though, you'll have no problem with me. Just on here for a bit of banter and laughs. Been on a West Brom site for a year and a half now and get on great with them, and believe me, they dislike Stokies a lot more than you guys ever will

[Dan Robin]

I'd have prefered a match against a Big, Swansea or Everton...but I'm ok with the draw: a match that will bring back memories & feelings of the 2007/8 season. 

[cheshire_red]

When Tiny Penis was appointed at Stoke The Bristol Royal Infirmary sent up a lorry to North Staffs Royal full of Neck Braces.

[cheshire_red]

Couldn't help them with the Lock Jaw problem from all the yawning

[cheshire_red]

Remember a game at The Britannia when Tiny P was with us, the only excitement all game was a few of our own fans fighting between themselves. Got the best cheer of the day all round the ground when a few were removed.

[Guest Dreamkiller]

3 minutes ago, cheshire_red said:

When Tiny Penis was appointed at Stoke The Bristol Royal Infirmary sent up a lorry to North Staffs Royal full of Neck Braces.

I remember when he was appointed as Stoke boss, there was a Bristol City fan who posted the most scathing criticism imaginable about him on the Oatcake.

To this day it's never quite been matched. 

 

 

[Kodjias Wrist]

13 minutes ago, cheshire_red said:

When Tiny Penis was appointed at Stoke The Bristol Royal Infirmary sent up a lorry to North Staffs Royal full of Neck Braces.

 

12 minutes ago, cheshire_red said:

Couldn't help them with the Lock Jaw problem from all the yawning

 

6 minutes ago, cheshire_red said:

Remember a game at The Britannia when Tiny P was with us, the only excitement all game was a few of our own fans fighting between themselves. Got the best cheer of the day all round the ground when a few were removed.

You could have fit that all in one post. Somebody is at work trying to be discreet eh 

[Kodjias Wrist]

6 minutes ago, Dreamkiller said:

I remember when he was appointed as Stoke boss, there was a Bristol City fan who posted the most scathing criticism imaginable about him on the Oatcake.

To this day it's never quite been matched. 

 

 

Scally really really hates him.

[Guest Dreamkiller]

4 minutes ago, cheshire_red said:

Remember a game at The Britannia when Tiny P was with us, the only excitement all game was a few of our own fans fighting between themselves. Got the best cheer of the day all round the ground when a few were removed.

There was one season in the second tier when we went on a run of 21 consecutive games where the score was 1-0, 0-1 or 0-0. It's legendarily known as the binary season. At the end of it many Stokies swore they wouldn't return until Pulis had gone. The football (if you can call it that) was mind-numbing.

 

 

[cheshire_red]

8 minutes ago, Dreamkiller said:

I remember when he was appointed as Stoke boss, there was a Bristol City fan who posted the most scathing criticism imaginable about him on the Oatcake.

To this day it's never quite been matched. 

 

 

I remember reading it, pretty sure it was @Olé

[Guest Dreamkiller]

9 minutes ago, cheshire_red said:

I remember reading it, pretty sure it was @Olé

It was a crackin' post - the fact I can still remember it 15 years later shows the mark it left.

[Davefevs]

25 minutes ago, Dreamkiller said:

I remember when he was appointed as Stoke boss, there was a Bristol City fan who posted the most scathing criticism imaginable about him on the Oatcake.

To this day it's never quite been matched. 

 

 

We are on the up, you better believe it .  We've gone from Preston fans and Barnsley fans on here, to getting Stoke fans.  Who next?  Our 4th round opponent's fans? 

Welcome DK.  Played at Newcastle Town a few times in the past....just down the road.

[Guest Dreamkiller]

21 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

We are on the up, you better believe it .  We've gone from Preston fans and Barnsley fans on here, to getting Stoke fans.  Who next?  Our 4th round opponent's fans? 

Welcome DK.  Played at Newcastle Town a few times in the past....just down the road.

Feel free to treat me as Premier League royalty, or some sort of superior being! 

Only joshing!

Been to see Stoke play against Newcastle Town a few times. For many years there was a pre-season friendly between the clubs. It was the traditional curtain raiser to the new season, but this stopped four or five years ago. 

[cheshire_red]

Played at Newcastle too but next door at the Rugby and next door again at the cricket grounds.

[22A]

On 24/08/2017 at 04:45, chowie said:

Gas away to Wolves

http://gaschat.co.uk/thread/10564/away-wolves "Unbelievable Geoff"

Should get great following - Winnable tie  - Happy with this. Winnable and easy to get to. - For sure Wolves will play a weaker side with the league being their top priority this season and that is what will give us a chance. Should be taking a decent following too. - Well they seen to think they have already won and we will take loads because it is like our cup final, have to say I don't feel the same. Yes we will take loads but not because it's Wolves but because that's what we do. It's definitely winnable though. - 

[DownendStokie]

It never takes long to get onto a bit of Pulis bashing! I didn't mind what he did for us for the first few years in the prem. when we had Pennant & Etherington on the wings in 2010-11 we were a lot better to watch than people gave us credit for but after that it declined into uuspeakably dull, monotonous garbage and I was delighted when he left us. Just wish we could get one over on one of his teams once in a while. Another 90 minutes of my life I'll never get back watching that game today...

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

On 24/08/2017 at 09:33, DownendStokie said:

Morning all. Local Stoke fan in peace here (I'm not Bristol Mick but I do know him - and yes he does have Rovers loyalties!). 

Yes, he sounds like an angry, bitter cock so that makes sense.

[chinapig]

9 hours ago, DownendStokie said:

It never takes long to get onto a bit of Pulis bashing! I didn't mind what he did for us for the first few years in the prem. when we had Pennant & Etherington on the wings in 2010-11 we were a lot better to watch than people gave us credit for but after that it declined into uuspeakably dull, monotonous garbage and I was delighted when he left us. Just wish we could get one over on one of his teams once in a while. Another 90 minutes of my life I'll never get back watching that game today...

I agree that in those early years Stoke were exciting to watch as they bombarded teams. Not pretty but there is more than one way to play and it suited the squad.

His West Brom side is excruciatingly dull though.

[PHILINFRANCE]

@Dreamkiller Out of curiosity, what is the reason for your (Oatcake) apparent dislike for Eddie Howe?

[DownendStokie]

Stoke fans generally seem to take a dislike to anyone perceived to be a media darling and who gets an easy ride as a result. Eddie Howe seems to be heralded in some quarters as the new fresh-faced messiah of English football yet when his team won 1-0 at our place last season what we saw was one of the most disgraceful displays of timewasting, gamesmanship and downright cheating many of us have ever seen at a football match. None of it ever gets reported in the media though.

oh and Harry Arter is a dirty ****!

[Ian M]

25 minutes ago, DownendStokie said:

Stoke fans generally seem to take a dislike to anyone perceived to be a media darling and who gets an easy ride as a result. Eddie Howe seems to be heralded in some quarters as the new fresh-faced messiah of English football yet when his team won 1-0 at our place last season what we saw was one of the most disgraceful displays of timewasting, gamesmanship and downright cheating many of us have ever seen at a football match. None of it ever gets reported in the media though.

oh and Harry Arter is a dirty ****!

We weren't in the Championship when they won it but I noticed all the other teams' fans had them pegged as divers and they got a particularly high number of penalties that year I believe. 

[DownendStokie]

Sean Dyche is another one. We beat them last season at our place and he said in the media afterwards that we were basically a bit better at  gamesmanship than they were, yet the season before (when they beat us) his goalkeeper went down complaining of cramp & needed lengthy treatment!

 

[PHILINFRANCE]

10 hours ago, DownendStokie said:

Stoke fans generally seem to take a dislike to anyone perceived to be a media darling and who gets an easy ride as a result. Neil Warnock seems to be heralded in some quarters as the messiah of English football yet when his team, Rotherham, drew at our place the season before last, what we saw was one of the most disgraceful displays of timewasting, gamesmanship and downright cheating many of us have ever seen at a football match. None of it ever gets reported in the media though.

 

We have experienced something similar.

[DownendStokie]

Haha! We've had plenty of experience with Neil Warnock (or Colin as he's known in Stoke) over the years! To say his teams are prone to employ the dark arts is like saying Hitler wasn't very fond of the Jews!

[Aizoon]

Wow! Exciting stuff