Bless Me Father – Bunny’s Xmas & Stoke City Blog
by scfcblog on 19/12/11 at 11:12 pm
Bless me, Father The festive period is a time of extremes. Extreme happiness and extreme sadness. A time for thinking of those less fortunate than yourselves: like turkeys. I hate ‘Fairytale of New York’. Really detest it. Beloved of students, clueless tipsy office girls at Chrimbo parties and anyone else who wears dreadful jumpers or [...]
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It’s Christmas Eve 2011 and Stoke City have arguably had their best ever year. It’s something that I believe to be true, especially when comparing it to what we sometimes consider being halycon days of 1972, days of The League Cup Victory, European Football and a league finishing position of 17th out of 24 clubs. Hang on a minute, 17th!!! [...]
Full StoryStoke City JoeinOz Blog – A pleasant surprise, England’s challenge, Jose’s silence, RIP Socrates
Our victory at Goodison Park was as rugged as it was unexpected. Everton were optimistic having found form by winning two in a row. Stoke were coming off the back of the Europa league tie against Dynamo Kyiv. Although the previous weeks win had lifted some of the gloom, we were also aware that Blackburn [...]
Full StoryStoke City – The need to exorcise demons, brilliant orange, a solution for Fabio
Psychiatrists often advise people to confront their demons. Using this as a template, Tony Pulis would be well advised to take his players to Bolton’s Reebok Stadium for a day out. We discovered on Saturday that we still bear the scars of the thrashing we received a fortnight before. The Bolton aftermath haunted the build [...]
Full StoryI Love Stoke City for Christmas
Here’s a picture we’ve picked up from Stoketshirts.co.uk who are offering an excellent early Christmas gift t shirt for £10. It’s the I Love SCFC design and also comes with information about last posting dates for Chrismas worldwide deliveries.
Full StoryStoke City – very funny Huth interview at End Of Season Awards Night
Our friends at 6 Towns Radio www.6towns.co.uk were at the End Of Season Awards Night at the Kings Hall last night. It includes a very funny interview with Robert Huth where he leaves a few words of advice of what Stoke fans should get up to during the summer. Jonathan Walters also has an interview [...]
Full StoryStoke City vs Manchester City (FA Cup Final) in the eyes of MysticalDescent
I am very, very proud of Stoke City Football Club right now, in every possible way. We may have just lost the FA Cup Final 1-0, but to focus solely on that would disregard the journey that this season has taken and how it has developed into one of the most successful in our history. [...]
Full StoryStoke City Keeper, His Cup Final Secret – Two Tommy Sorensens
I have just realised why Super Tommy Sorensen had such a great game at Wembley yesterday, there was two of him! Check out this screen shot of the fantastic Wembley 360 panaromic shot from the Wembley 360 website.
Full StoryStoke City FA Cup day – The full gamut of emotions
It was the full gamut of emotions yesterday, from the pure joy of seeing my team achieving something I truly thought I would not see in my lifetime too tears at abide with me, remembering those we have loved and lost. After the game I wasn’t worth talking too as like so many others I [...]
Full StoryPre Cup final Stoke City Man City Special Trouserdog Quiz – What Would Ballotelli Do?
The fantastic Trouserdog shares his thoughts in the form of a quiz “What Would Mario Ballotelli Do?” (Parental Guidance required) What Would Mario Balotelli do? Have you ever faced a situation where you’re unsure exactly how you should behave or respond? For those challenging circumstances where we have no prior experience on which to base [...]
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