Stoke Semi Final Second Leg Match Thread

[dmishra]

Was just going to post this. Gotta love him 😀

 

[Woland]

Yeah its looking that way. If we get City then I reckon I might get one. Everton, no fucking chance (Unless my Evertonian mate comes up trumps)

Let me know if you hear anything. Its my birthday as well that day so could have a good day out. I'll supply.

I just rang a tout and he said he doesn't know what they're going to be going for but whatever it is will be double if Everton qualify, if that makes any sense.

 

[Fabio]

I just rang a tout and he said he doesn't know what they're going to be going for but whatever it is will be double if Everton qualify, if that makes any sense.

So:

city ticket = x
Everton ticket = 2(x)

 

[Jack D Rips]

So:

city ticket = x
Everton ticket = 2(x)

.
. . Everton ticket = 2city ticket

 

[Woland]

I reckon the thinking is that Everton haven't been in a final for ages so it will be two sets of fans paying through the nose. City fans won't be arsed about the league cup.

 

[Fabio]

.
. . Everton ticket = 2city ticket

Damn it i wrote that then I though dantes would come and rip the shit out of me, and my arse went

 

[6TimesaRed]

 

[Jack D Rips]

Anyone notice the nob in the Stoke shirt behind the goals trying to put our players off when taking the penalties.

 

[Hansern]

As I thought last night Sakho had a good game bar a few fuck ups. For someone supposedly so "shite" at heading he handles Crouch very well...

 

[Best Believe It]

He played ok but he gets bundled off the ball way too easily. He looks like he should be dominant but gets outfought all the time.

 

[Nir.Barak]

As I thought last night Sakho had a good game bar a few fuck ups. For someone supposedly so "shite" at heading he handles Crouch very well...

Crouch has played about 60 minutes of football this season before yesterday.

 

[willby]

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm really embarrassed we're in the final.

An #embarrasment.of.clichés 😀

 

[Mersey86]

Anyone notice the nob in the Stoke shirt behind the goals trying to put our players off when taking the penalties.

Yes. He seemed to duck down for their penalties, and then do his stupid arm movements for ours.

 

[Hansern]

Crouch has played about 60 minutes of football this season before yesterday.

He's still 8"0 tall and a decent in the air

 

[Mystic]

Tried to score a ticket through work, got told categorically no, there goes my only chance 🙁

 

[Fallon]

I like Sakho and have defended him in the past but, regardless of what he did right last night, for the second game running he let a stupid ball bounce in the box. Luckily Crouch is no Bassong.

 

[the count]

Yes. He seemed to duck down for their penalties, and then do his stupid arm movements.

Wasn't that Mignolet?

 

[Portly]

Stoke fans were amoebas.

Almost as bad as the Geordies.

 

[rurikbird]

Yeah. Yesterday I was getting all excited for it. My mate is doing one of them boss coaches which has a card table and a fridge and dead comfy seats etc and the day out seemed great. That match really done my head in though. I'll be alright when I've had a wank and a spliff.

Enjoy, mate, it should be cracking atmosphere; I envy you!

(not the "wank and a spliff" part though, whatever that means)

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Lucky to avoid a red in the game, but otherwise, a good game for Flanagan after so long. Wonder if Klopp will start him at LB against West Ham if Clyne is fit this weekend.

 

[gkmacca]

Stoke fans were amoebas.

Almost as bad as the Geordies.

Yes. And they're one of those crowds who lack logic. Take that 'where's your famous atmosphere?' chant. Okay, it was quiet, but why would you think, 'I know, I'll wind their fans up so they get noisy again, huh huh!' ? It makes no sense at all.

 

[Portly]

Yes. And they're one of those crowds who lack logic. Take that 'where's your famous atmosphere?' chant. Okay, it was quiet, but why would you think, 'I know, I'll wind their fans up so they get noisy again, huh huh!' ? It makes no sense at all.

Back in the 1970's I had a phase of going in the Anfield Road end. A group of Stoke City fans had brought with them bags full of potter's clay and were lobbing handfuls of it at the Scousers. I thought at the time that it was nice to see a bit of industrial heritage. Sadly, it would be hard to find a bag of potter's clay in Stoke nowadays.

 

[manwithnoname]

Yes. And they're one of those crowds who lack logic. Take that 'where's your famous atmosphere?' chant. Okay, it was quiet, but why would you think, 'I know, I'll wind their fans up so they get noisy again, huh huh!' ? It makes no sense at all.

Football crowd chants being well known for their infallible logic. I suspect some of the brighter Stoke fans were thinking:

"Oh, this is quiet. Great! Let's ensure we don't provoke a reaction from the Kop by singing anything derogatory - spread the word. Let's just clap politely and whisper, it's important that we maintain the psychological edge and maximise our chances of victory. Don't buy any food or drink either, that just goes straight to their bottom line and further increases their match day revenue, thus improving their ability to attract the best players with higher transfer fees and wage offers"

 

[Portly]

"Is this a library?" was also deeply ironic since few, if any, of that lot would have any experience of libraries.

 

[Skullflower]

"Is this a library?" was also deeply ironic since few, if any, of that lot would have any experience of libraries.

did you come up with that yourself?

 

[FoxForceFive]

I already made that joke against Exeter. Only I made it slightly shorter, & (imo) pithier too.

Sorry Portly.

 

[Athens]

I already made that joke against Exeter. Only I made it slightly shorter, & (imo) pithier too.

Sorry Portly.

Portly has probably been cracking that same joke since the 60's.

 

[FoxForceFive]

http://www.sixcrazyminutes.com/index.php?posts/1390205

 

[Portly]

In fairness to the Exeter supporters, they do have mobile libraries in those rural parts, so some of them may well have seen the van go through the village.

 

[Best Believe It]

I can actually picture Stoke fans going into a Library and singing that. Maybe they do it wherever they go. Presumably there's a bunch of them in Greggs on weekday afternoons singing 'Is this a library?' and the 16 year old staff behind the counter wearily packaging up the same pasty order they've given the same fans daily.