The Football Thread

Skezza wrote:

Haha, its great to be supporting one of the underdogs of the Premiership. Everyone has had us relegated all season and now, people are starting to say "hold on, they might stay up"

We have Newcastle United this weekend at home and I'm certain it is going to be a tight affair, and Shearer will have fired them up.

For those who haven't worked out, I'm a Stoke City fan and I too should be attending the game assuming nothing goes horribly wrong in the time it takes me to get there

If it's at the Britannia Stadium I cannot see NUFC getting more than a point.

Yes it is at the Britannia.

I went up to St. James's Park when we played last time. An incredible match. 2-0 down at half time, we got two goals in the last 10 minutes and saved the game!

Skezza wrote:

Haha, its great to be supporting one of the underdogs of the Premiership. Everyone has had us relegated all season and now, people are starting to say "hold on, they might stay up"

We have Newcastle United this weekend at home and I'm certain it is going to be a tight affair, and Shearer will have fired them up.

For those who haven't worked out, I'm a Stoke City fan and I too should be attending the game assuming nothing goes horribly wrong in the time it takes me to get there

Great win at the weekend for you Joe, do you think you can stay up mate?

Matty35 wrote:

Great win at the weekend for you Joe, do you think you can stay up mate?

I think its possible. I mean, we've been massive underdogs all season. Pretty much everyone said at the start that West Brom, Hull and Stoke would go down. Then Hull went on that great run and everyone were tipping them for a top half finish, but look at it now... Stoke are currently higher in the table than Hull and West Brom. When it came down to the gritty games in November, December, January etc, Stoke were able to grind out points at home in big matches against good teams (Liverpool, Sunderland, Villa etc). I don't know if we'll stay up, but I guess all we need to do is keep at it!

Skezza wrote:

Matty35 wrote:

Great win at the weekend for you Joe, do you think you can stay up mate?

I think its possible. I mean, we've been massive underdogs all season. Pretty much everyone said at the start that West Brom, Hull and Stoke would go down. Then Hull went on that great run and everyone were tipping them for a top half finish, but look at it now... Stoke are currently higher in the table than Hull and West Brom. When it came down to the gritty games in November, December, January etc, Stoke were able to grind out points at home in big matches against good teams (Liverpool, Sunderland, Villa etc). I don't know if we'll stay up, but I guess all we need to do is keep at it!

Should you (hopefully) beat NUFC then I'd say Stoke are safe for this season.

Dare I say a great away win for the Bees last Saturday, but it's still very squeeky at the bottom of the heap !!!

Roger H wrote:

Dare I say a great away win for the Bees last Saturday, but it's still very squeeky at the bottom of the heap !!!

Tell me about it. Macc ain't safe yet either!

Pete wrote:

Roger H wrote:

Dare I say a great away win for the Bees last Saturday, but it's still very squeeky at the bottom of the heap !!!

Tell me about it. Macc ain't safe yet either!

Shame I can't make the Macc. v . Bees game, it's shaping up to be a huge game !!!

Roger H wrote:

Pete wrote:

Roger H wrote:

Dare I say a great away win for the Bees last Saturday, but it's still very squeeky at the bottom of the heap !!!

Tell me about it. Macc ain't safe yet either!

Shame I can't make the Macc. v . Bees game, it's shaping up to be a huge game !!!

Yeah and then we could've gone on the piss!!

Pete wrote:

Roger H wrote:

Pete wrote:

Roger H wrote:

Dare I say a great away win for the Bees last Saturday, but it's still very squeeky at the bottom of the heap !!!

Tell me about it. Macc ain't safe yet either!

Shame I can't make the Macc. v . Bees game, it's shaping up to be a huge game !!!

Yeah and then we could've gone on the piss!!

Stop making me feel worse than I do about having to cancel !!

Roger H wrote:

Pete wrote:

Roger H wrote:

Pete wrote:

Roger H wrote:

Dare I say a great away win for the Bees last Saturday, but it's still very squeeky at the bottom of the heap !!!

Tell me about it. Macc ain't safe yet either!

Shame I can't make the Macc. v . Bees game, it's shaping up to be a huge game !!!

Yeah and then we could've gone on the piss!!

Stop making me feel worse than I do about having to cancel !!

Sorry. I applaud you for moving on with your life so quickly after you've been made redundant!

No point in hanging about and feeling sorry for myself !!

Onwards and South Westwards !!!

Roger H wrote:

No point in hanging about and feeling sorry for myself !!

Onwards and South Westwards !!!

Yes indeed!

Pete wrote:

Should you (hopefully) beat NUFC then I'd say Stoke are safe for this season.

It would be great to see Stoke survive the drop. I know i'm biased but most people know that Stoke is the oldest team in the Premiership and second oldest in the whole of the football league. Many of the great players who we love and respect played for Stoke back in the day, and it was sad how it went so miserably wrong in the 80s. If we can turn that round, we may be able to hit back in a respectable position which I believe a team with history like Stoke deserves.

Skezza wrote:

Pete wrote:

Should you (hopefully) beat NUFC then I'd say Stoke are safe for this season.

It would be great to see Stoke survive the drop. I know i'm biased but most people know that Stoke is the oldest team in the Premiership and second oldest in the whole of the football league. Many of the great players who we love and respect played for Stoke back in the day, and it was sad how it went so miserably wrong in the 80s. If we can turn that round, we may be able to hit back in a respectable position which I believe a team with history like Stoke deserves.

Nice ground too...(Saw B*n J*vi there a few years back)...

Pete wrote:

Nice ground too...(Saw B*n J*vi there a few years back)...

Yeah I saw Bryan Adams (okay okay lay of me ) there a while ago. I doubt they'll host music concerts again, because the ground is now owned by the club rather than by the council. Peter Coates (Chairman) purchased it about a year or two ago.

Pete wrote:

Skezza wrote:

Matty35 wrote:

Great win at the weekend for you Joe, do you think you can stay up mate?

I think its possible. I mean, we've been massive underdogs all season. Pretty much everyone said at the start that West Brom, Hull and Stoke would go down. Then Hull went on that great run and everyone were tipping them for a top half finish, but look at it now... Stoke are currently higher in the table than Hull and West Brom. When it came down to the gritty games in November, December, January etc, Stoke were able to grind out points at home in big matches against good teams (Liverpool, sunderland, Villa etc). I don't know if we'll stay up, but I guess all we need to do is keep at it!

Should you (hopefully) beat NUFC then I'd say Stoke are safe for this season.

I thought you said 'good teams?'...sunderland!!!!...

If we (NUFC) lose this game I think that could be it. 6 games after and no easy games at all. We HAVE to win this...& sunderland have to lose...heavily!!!!

RFFB wrote:

I thought you said 'good teams?'...sunderland!!!!...

If we (NUFC) lose this game I think that could be it. 6 games after and no easy games at all. We HAVE to win this...& sunderland have to lose...heavily!!!!

Haha, well, as a promoted team, Sunderland are a very respectable opposition, as are Newcastle. There is plenty of other teams I'd rather be facing. Newcastle will be well up for it on Saturday. I honestly don't want to see Newcastle go down. They've had some great players of the years and I have some fond memories of seeing Newcastle growing up as a kid. I remember Faustino Asprilla scoring a fantastic volley for Newcastle and trying to replicate it myself. Ahh, the memories aye!

Skezza wrote:

RFFB wrote:

I thought you said 'good teams?'...sunderland!!!!...

If we (NUFC) lose this game I think that could be it. 6 games after and no easy games at all. We HAVE to win this...& sunderland have to lose...heavily!!!!

Haha, well, as a promoted team, sunderland are a very respectable opposition, as are Newcastle. There is plenty of other teams I'd rather be facing. Newcastle will be well up for it on Saturday. I honestly don't want to see Newcastle go down. They've had some great players of the years and I have some fond memories of seeing Newcastle growing up as a kid. I remember Faustino Asprilla scoring a fantastic volley for Newcastle and trying to replicate it myself. Ahh, the memories aye!

I do believe this will be a really good contest and what else can I say but...may the best team win! So, I'll offer you my congratulations now!!!!...

Can you tell I'm not hopeful!!??!!...

Oh, and just FYI...it's sunderland...lowercase 'S!'...

haha, brilliant, how come i did it too ?

You should be optimistic. You easily have enough class to beat us, it just depends whether you turn up on the day. One thing Stoke always try to do, is get in the faces of the opposition and play to our strengths. I hope you enjoy your day at the Brit, because despite Stoke being one of the most deprived areas in the country, the Brit is a nice ground and most of the fans will be more than welcoming.

Skezza wrote:

haha, brilliant, how come i did it too ?

You should be optimistic. You easily have enough class to beat us, it just depends whether you turn up on the day. One thing Stoke always try to do, is get in the faces of the opposition and play to our strengths. I hope you enjoy your day at the Brit, because despite Stoke being one of the most deprived areas in the country, the Brit is a nice ground and most of the fans will be more than welcoming.

I was there last season when we met in the cup...it is a nice ground, for sure.

Optimistic? Hmm, realistic is more like it. We just have not performed. I really hope we can do it and stay up. Saturday is the real tester as far as I'm concerned. We can't have anymore 'we played well but lost' games...we have to win.

Do you live in Stoke?

When I'm back from University. I've lived here for 18 years, however I started attending Durham University last October. I am currently home for my easter break which has so far involved drinking, guitar and... well drinking and guitar

Skezza wrote:

When I'm back from University. I've lived here for 18 years, however I started attending Durham University last October. I am currently home for my easter break which has so far involved drinking, guitar and... well drinking and guitar

Ah! Now we're talkin!

I'm from Newcastle originally. And I am missing it TBH. What do think of the NE then?

I think its great. Newcastle is a much better night out than Durham, and the people are more down to earth and have a great sense of humour.

Skezza wrote:

I think its great. Newcastle is a much better night out than Durham, and the people are more down to earth and have a great sense of humour.

That is true!!!

Newcastle has much more to offer than people think. And some great pubs too! Not what they used to be tho...but that seems to be the way everywhere right now. Still, Percy Arms, Dog n Parrot, Rosies are all still cool...to name just a few. Trillians not so much anymore.