Coops
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Post by Coops on Feb 5, 2023 1:29:28 GMT 1
What a time to play Port Vale, can’t wait for this. Has to be the time to see a full stadium?, come on Shrews fans, let’s get those south stand flags going and create one hell of an atmosphere. Salop
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Port Vale
Feb 5, 2023 9:49:58 GMT 1
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Post by pughywasfree on Feb 5, 2023 9:49:58 GMT 1
I'd be disappointed with anything less than 8k.
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Post by Mortgagehound on Feb 5, 2023 11:18:12 GMT 1
Port Vale have sold out their allocation of 1644
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Post by chirkshrew on Feb 5, 2023 11:21:52 GMT 1
Aye let's give the 'clayheads' a good shropshire welcome!!!👍👍
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Post by Valerioch on Feb 5, 2023 11:23:02 GMT 1
You can’t fault Vale’s away following numbers wise
I hope we stick it up them and send them back to that vile s**thole with sweet FA
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Post by Pilch on Feb 5, 2023 11:44:32 GMT 1
You can’t fault Vale’s away following numbers wise I hope we stick it up them and send them back to that vile s**thole with sweet FA it was only the other day that you and your 'brothers' were disgusted/embarrassed about comments like that about another certain place and their inhabitants
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Post by northwestman on Feb 5, 2023 13:02:07 GMT 1
Well, let's try to rephrase that comment. Burslem would not be very high up on a tourist visiting list. In fact it would be virtually certain to be completely absent. Stoke voted 69% vote for Leave in 2016, more than any other large UK town or city. There was a sense of having being abandoned; a contempt for all the mainstream parties; a belief that, somehow, a Britain which “took control” of its own rules and laws would make a difference to Stoke-on-Trent. All government seems far away and indifferent. Brussels seems furthest away of all. “There is an association in many people’s minds between the EU and UK membership since 1973, because of everything that has changed in Stoke since then — the decline of the pits and pots,” he said. “European immigration is also a big, big issue. There is a resentment at new foreign faces and voices in a traditionally parochial place that’s long had a bit of migration but never very much.” Stoke is 95% white and English born. Of all the places I visited in Stoke-on-Trent, Burslem was the most distressing. I remembered a lively little town with grand 18th-century and 19th-century buildings. The buildings survive but are mostly empty. Burslem has become a ghost town since the Royal Doulton works closed in 2005. Most production has emigrated to Indonesia. unherd.com/2019/11/stoke-the-city-that-britain-forgot/
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Post by staffordshrew on Feb 5, 2023 13:15:50 GMT 1
Well, let's try to rephrase that comment. Burslem would not be very high up on a tourist visiting list. In fact it would be virtually certain to be completely absent. Unless you are a Robbie Williams fan?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2023 13:30:23 GMT 1
First game I’ve been to for a while for several reasons and bringing 5 with me.
Because it’s my first in a while along with the fact we’ve won 5 on the bounce and they haven’t won in their last four, fully expecting an away win, so I apologise in advance.
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Post by scooter on Feb 5, 2023 13:40:50 GMT 1
Well, let's try to rephrase that comment. Burslem would not be very high up on a tourist visiting list. In fact it would be virtually certain to be completely absent. Stoke voted 69% vote for Leave in 2016, more than any other large UK town or city. There was a sense of having being abandoned; a contempt for all the mainstream parties; a belief that, somehow, a Britain which “took control” of its own rules and laws would make a difference to Stoke-on-Trent. All government seems far away and indifferent. Brussels seems furthest away of all. “There is an association in many people’s minds between the EU and UK membership since 1973, because of everything that has changed in Stoke since then — the decline of the pits and pots,” he said. “European immigration is also a big, big issue. There is a resentment at new foreign faces and voices in a traditionally parochial place that’s long had a bit of migration but never very much.” Stoke is 95% white and English born. Of all the places I visited in Stoke-on-Trent, Burslem was the most distressing. I remembered a lively little town with grand 18th-century and 19th-century buildings. The buildings survive but are mostly empty. Burslem has become a ghost town since the Royal Doulton works closed in 2005. Most production has emigrated to Indonesia. unherd.com/2019/11/stoke-the-city-that-britain-forgot/It’s still got some good pubs
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Post by northwestman on Feb 5, 2023 14:10:31 GMT 1
Well, let's try to rephrase that comment. Burslem would not be very high up on a tourist visiting list. In fact it would be virtually certain to be completely absent. Stoke voted 69% vote for Leave in 2016, more than any other large UK town or city. There was a sense of having being abandoned; a contempt for all the mainstream parties; a belief that, somehow, a Britain which “took control” of its own rules and laws would make a difference to Stoke-on-Trent. All government seems far away and indifferent. Brussels seems furthest away of all. “There is an association in many people’s minds between the EU and UK membership since 1973, because of everything that has changed in Stoke since then — the decline of the pits and pots,” he said. “European immigration is also a big, big issue. There is a resentment at new foreign faces and voices in a traditionally parochial place that’s long had a bit of migration but never very much.” Stoke is 95% white and English born. Of all the places I visited in Stoke-on-Trent, Burslem was the most distressing. I remembered a lively little town with grand 18th-century and 19th-century buildings. The buildings survive but are mostly empty. Burslem has become a ghost town since the Royal Doulton works closed in 2005. Most production has emigrated to Indonesia. unherd.com/2019/11/stoke-the-city-that-britain-forgot/It’s still got some good pubs The Bulls Head, St John's Square, Burslem? If so, I agree, as I was in there when fights broke out outside between Shrewsbury and Vale fans.
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Post by Pilch on Feb 5, 2023 14:19:18 GMT 1
why do we have to debate burslam every time port vale is mentioned ?
we are even at home
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Post by armchairfan on Feb 5, 2023 14:24:08 GMT 1
The "unheard" piece makes some interesting points, but having both studied and worked in that part of the world, I tend to view it as a bit of a strange place; the article does allude to the area's lack of an "identity", a criticism that could not conceivably be levelled at Manchester or Liverpool, for example, notwithstanding their similar backgrounds in terms of industrial development. (As an aside, this "identity" issue surely applies to Telford, with the locals' loyalties to Wellington, Dawley, Oakengates etc)
Quite how this has a direct influence on the area's economic wellbeing is another matter entirely - perhaps feeling comfortable within one's own skin is a prerequisite to instilling confidence to embrace change....I have no idea. Having said that, I really do think that the words used (sh**-hole)to describe Burslem were totally uncalled-for !
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Post by scooter on Feb 5, 2023 15:24:04 GMT 1
It’s still got some good pubs The Bulls Head, St John's Square, Burslem? If so, I agree, as I was in there when fights broke out outside between Shrewsbury and Vale fans. Plus Jonnys micropub, just across the square, Duke William on the corner and Bursley Ale House on way to ground. Plus another micropub I’ve not been in
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Post by footballfan123 on Feb 5, 2023 16:41:57 GMT 1
Buzzing for this match even though its still 6 days to go.
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Post by FloreatShrew on Feb 5, 2023 17:01:56 GMT 1
Club should really be pushing this. Get the place full!
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Port Vale
Feb 5, 2023 18:39:31 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2023 18:39:31 GMT 1
Port Vale have sold out their allocation of 1644 No surprise, it’s a combination of their cup final and a holiday.
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Post by ProudSalopian on Feb 6, 2023 10:24:10 GMT 1
They are on a poor run of form but as Mickey Mellon once said, it's all about fine margins. I remember looking at the live table v MK Dons a few weeks back, we were drawing and were 14th (I think), Vale were beating Derby and were 9th (I think). Thanks to a flurry of late goals we won the game, they lost the game and pretty sure the league positions had flipped. A few games later and we are 8 points in front of them. That being said, we have a poor record against them so not confident
Hopefully will see an 8,000+ crowd considering our form and a sold out away end.
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Post by frankwellshrews on Feb 6, 2023 11:11:15 GMT 1
Well, let's try to rephrase that comment. Burslem would not be very high up on a tourist visiting list. In fact it would be virtually certain to be completely absent. Stoke voted 69% vote for Leave in 2016, more than any other large UK town or city. There was a sense of having being abandoned; a contempt for all the mainstream parties; a belief that, somehow, a Britain which “took control” of its own rules and laws would make a difference to Stoke-on-Trent. All government seems far away and indifferent. Brussels seems furthest away of all. “There is an association in many people’s minds between the EU and UK membership since 1973, because of everything that has changed in Stoke since then — the decline of the pits and pots,” he said. “European immigration is also a big, big issue. There is a resentment at new foreign faces and voices in a traditionally parochial place that’s long had a bit of migration but never very much.” Stoke is 95% white and English born. Of all the places I visited in Stoke-on-Trent, Burslem was the most distressing. I remembered a lively little town with grand 18th-century and 19th-century buildings. The buildings survive but are mostly empty. Burslem has become a ghost town since the Royal Doulton works closed in 2005. Most production has emigrated to Indonesia. unherd.com/2019/11/stoke-the-city-that-britain-forgot/It’s still got some good pubs I actually thought it seemed a bit nicer than previous times I'd been there. Missed the Leopard but the addition of a couple of micropubs/craft beer places were welcome. Titanic pub on the square was still there and the one on the way to the ground seemed to have had a bit of a face-lift too. Beautiful sunny day and I saw no trouble or aggression from either set of fans.
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Port Vale
Feb 6, 2023 11:12:46 GMT 1
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Post by frankwellshrews on Feb 6, 2023 11:12:46 GMT 1
The "unheard" piece makes some interesting points, but having both studied and worked in that part of the world, I tend to view it as a bit of a strange place; the article does allude to the area's lack of an "identity", a criticism that could not conceivably be levelled at Manchester or Liverpool, for example, notwithstanding their similar backgrounds in terms of industrial development. (As an aside, this "identity" issue surely applies to Telford, with the locals' loyalties to Wellington, Dawley, Oakengates etc) Quite how this has a direct influence on the area's economic wellbeing is another matter entirely - perhaps feeling comfortable within one's own skin is a prerequisite to instilling confidence to embrace change....I have no idea. Having said that, I really do think that the words used (sh**-hole)to describe Burslem were totally uncalled-for ! I don't get this "no identity" thing. Anyone who knows any Stokies will tell you it's actually got quite a strong sense of identity; regional dialect, even its own cuisine 😅
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Post by kenwood on Feb 6, 2023 11:42:39 GMT 1
The "unheard" piece makes some interesting points, but having both studied and worked in that part of the world, I tend to view it as a bit of a strange place; the article does allude to the area's lack of an "identity", a criticism that could not conceivably be levelled at Manchester or Liverpool, for example, notwithstanding their similar backgrounds in terms of industrial development. (As an aside, this "identity" issue surely applies to Telford, with the locals' loyalties to Wellington, Dawley, Oakengates etc) Quite how this has a direct influence on the area's economic wellbeing is another matter entirely - perhaps feeling comfortable within one's own skin is a prerequisite to instilling confidence to embrace change....I have no idea. Having said that, I really do think that the words used (sh**-hole)to describe Burslem were totally uncalled-for ! I don't get this "no identity" thing. Anyone who knows any Stokies will tell you it's actually got quite a strong sense of identity; regional dialect, even its own cuisine 😅 I don’t think oatcakes counts as “ cuisine “ 😂😂
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Post by kenwood on Feb 6, 2023 11:50:59 GMT 1
I have a terrible feeling about this game. I forecast a war of attrition , both sides demonstrating the dark arts with numerous bookings, the ref losing complete control but confident enough to send a couple of players off . Oh, and PV may well be celebrating at full time after a highly contentious goal settles it. The Brooklands car park will resemble a night out in Beirut with police, dogs , fans and innocent bystanders court up in total carnage .
I think I may well stay at home and wash me hair Saturday afternoon if that’s alright .I’m far to old for all this excitement .😳
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Post by ProudSalopian on Feb 6, 2023 11:54:24 GMT 1
I have a terrible feeling about this game. I forecast a war of attrition , both sides demonstrating the dark arts with numerous bookings, the ref losing complete control but confident enough to send a couple of players off . Oh, and PV may well be celebrating at full time after a highly contentious goal settles it. The Brooklands car park will resemble a night out in Beirut with police, dogs , fans and innocent bystanders court up in total carnage . I think I may well stay at home and wash me hair Saturday afternoon if that’s alright .I’m far to old for all this excitement .😳 Just because it was like that 15 years ago, it doesn't mean it will be like it again Saturday
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Feb 6, 2023 12:09:22 GMT 1
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Post by armchairfan on Feb 6, 2023 12:09:22 GMT 1
The "unheard" piece makes some interesting points, but having both studied and worked in that part of the world, I tend to view it as a bit of a strange place; the article does allude to the area's lack of an "identity", a criticism that could not conceivably be levelled at Manchester or Liverpool, for example, notwithstanding their similar backgrounds in terms of industrial development. (As an aside, this "identity" issue surely applies to Telford, with the locals' loyalties to Wellington, Dawley, Oakengates etc) Quite how this has a direct influence on the area's economic wellbeing is another matter entirely - perhaps feeling comfortable within one's own skin is a prerequisite to instilling confidence to embrace change....I have no idea. Having said that, I really do think that the words used (sh**-hole)to describe Burslem were totally uncalled-for ! I don't get this "no identity" thing. Anyone who knows any Stokies will tell you it's actually got quite a strong sense of identity; regional dialect, even its own cuisine 😅 Whether you or I - or anyone else - gets it or not is, in any case, a profound irrelevance as to the outcome of Saturday's match: as was rightly pointed out earlier, we are playing Port Vale AT HOME! I wish I hadn't made my observations, but it's no big deal....
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Post by Pilch on Feb 6, 2023 12:45:24 GMT 1
I don't get this "no identity" thing. Anyone who knows any Stokies will tell you it's actually got quite a strong sense of identity; regional dialect, even its own cuisine 😅 Whether you or I - or anyone else - gets it or not is, in any case, a profound irrelevance as to the outcome of Saturday's match: as was rightly pointed out earlier, we are playing Port Vale AT HOME! I wish I hadn't made my observations, but it's no big deal.... you got off lightly armchair , my observations hilariously got reported by the guy who also bombarded me with s**tty pms about it
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Post by staffordshrew on Feb 6, 2023 12:48:15 GMT 1
I don't get this "no identity" thing. Anyone who knows any Stokies will tell you it's actually got quite a strong sense of identity; regional dialect, even its own cuisine 😅 I don’t think oatcakes counts as “ cuisine “ 😂😂 It should do, nothing finer. Every time I visit the dump that is Stoke I have to cheer myself up by having an oatcake. A fine Stoke tradition, even the queue waiting for one comprises the nicer people of the area.
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Feb 6, 2023 13:12:19 GMT 1
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Post by South Stand Salopian on Feb 6, 2023 13:12:19 GMT 1
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Feb 6, 2023 13:15:52 GMT 1
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Post by frankwellshrews on Feb 6, 2023 13:15:52 GMT 1
Whether you or I - or anyone else - gets it or not is, in any case, a profound irrelevance as to the outcome of Saturday's match: as was rightly pointed out earlier, we are playing Port Vale AT HOME! I wish I hadn't made my observations, but it's no big deal.... you got off lightly armchair , my observations hilariously got reported by the guy who also bombarded me with s**tty pms about it Eh?
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Post by Pilch on Feb 6, 2023 13:20:05 GMT 1
you got off lightly armchair , my observations hilariously got reported by the guy who also bombarded me with s**tty pms about it Eh? let's leave it at that
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Feb 6, 2023 13:29:56 GMT 1
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Post by armchairfan on Feb 6, 2023 13:29:56 GMT 1
Whether you or I - or anyone else - gets it or not is, in any case, a profound irrelevance as to the outcome of Saturday's match: as was rightly pointed out earlier, we are playing Port Vale AT HOME! I wish I hadn't made my observations, but it's no big deal.... you got off lightly armchair , my observations hilariously got reported by the guy who also bombarded me with s**tty pms about it Not entirely sure what caused that sort of exchange, but some on here do seem to prefer argument to banter and debate....perhaps I get off lightly because I am one of Life's innocents....lol
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