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FA Cup Round 3 - Stoke (a)

With Stoke coming up in The FA Cup, just a few thoughts on why we can succeed.

  1. Michael Ingham
  2. Ben Purkiss
  3. Djomin Sangare
  4. Danny Parslow
  5. David McGurk
  6. Luke Graham
  7. James Meredith
  8. Adam Smith
  9. Alex Lawless
  10. Andy Ferrell
  11. Neil Barrett
  12. Levi Mackin
  13. Chris Carruthers
  14. Richard Brodie
  15. Michael Gash
  16. Richard Pacquette
  17. Michael Rankine
  18. Plus depth in the reserves
  19. Martin Foyle
  20. We score
  21. Stoke don’t score very often
  22. And when they do, its usually from a long throw
  23. Big teams are interested in our strikers, who wants Manny Sidibe or Liam Lawrence
  24. Stoke’s shirts look like toothpaste
  25. Andy Porter
  26. Our players don’t have silly first names like Ab or Am
  27. We’ve got a sound defence
  28. Jason McGill
  29. They’ve got the lumbering Robert Huth with the turning circle of a stricken trawler at centre half (when he’s not injured)
  30. We’ve got a proper old fashioned ground
  31. Sophie Hicks
  32. Who The Hell Was Dudley Kernick? (Ask Frank)
  33. Tony Pulis is telling supporters to be more realistic for their aims for the season, obviously already preparing the ground for an early FA Cup exit
  34. Stoke message boards are suggesting all they need to do to beat York is turn up with their second eleven
  35. FA Cup (1978) Stoke 2 Blyth Spartans 3 and Stoke had a far better side in those days than today
  36. Martin Foyle, who lives two minutes away from Stoke’s Britannia Stadium, never finished on the losing side as a Port Vale player against Vale’s cross city rivals
  37. There’s talk of Stoke putting put a reserve side. Remember the Carling Cup when they played their reserves against Portsmouth. Portsmouth 4 Stoke 0. Not a lot to fear
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  38. We had Chris Iwelumo missing sitters last time we played a “big” club, we haven’t now
  39. We’ve never ever lost at The Brittannia Stadium. Stoke have
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  40. Checking Stoke's online shop, they've just launched a new range of bras. The only cups they'll get their hands on this season
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  41. 1954/5 season, we set a club record of 7 straight wins and went on to reach The FA Cup semi final. We've beaten that record this season, so what price the semi finals (or better) again. Sorry Stoke.
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  42. 1954/5 season, Arthur Bottom set a City record for the quickest ever to 20 goals in a season. That seaon, we went on to reach The FA Cup semi final. Richard Brodie has smashed that record this season, so what price the semi finals (or better) again. Sorry again Stoke.
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  43. Stoke fear our Cup heritage and giant killing exploits. Stoke have no cup history to speak of.
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  44. City have won 4 FA Cup games since Stoke last won in The Cup
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  45. Stoke have a record of losing to non league sides. As recently as 2001, they lost to Nuneaton. They also lost to Hartlepool last season. Hardly a giant to be feared
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