REPORT: A good day in the Potteries without Delilah

[ClaretTony]

Stoke v Burnley report

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/a-good-day ... ut-delilah

[NL Claret]

Stoke v Burnley report

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/a-good-day ... ut-delilah

There was another manager who won a league game at Stoke too, a scrappy 1-0 Cullen scored

[Cleveleys_claret]

"An interesting one given he was playing alongside former Blackburn defender Ashley Williams who received no interest at all from the travelling Clarets."

Do you mean Ashley Phillips the young centre half on loan from Spurs?

[bfcjg]

It really looked as though the Stoke fans "broke down the door " to get out.

[wadeswondergoal]

I know you don’t like VK or anything associated with his tenure, but to omit him from the list of managers that have won there is poor.

[wadeswondergoal]

"An interesting one given he was playing alongside former Blackburn defender Ashley Williams who received no interest at all from the travelling Clarets."

Do you mean Ashley Phillips the young centre half on loan from Spurs?

Played for that lot down the road in 2022

[burnmark]

Eight visit to the 365 and that took to me to two defeats and five wins.

I preferred it in the corner also. Better viewpoint and funnily enough the ground seemed smaller from there.

[ClaretTony]

"An interesting one given he was playing alongside former Blackburn defender Ashley Williams who received no interest at all from the travelling Clarets."

Do you mean Ashley Phillips the young centre half on loan from Spurs?

I did and got his name right on the team at the end of the why I put Williams I’ve no idea but now corrected.

[ClaretTony]

I know you don’t like VK or anything associated with his tenure, but to omit him from the list of managers that have won there is poor.

I haven’t. I added him a while ago when I realised the error.

[ClaretTony]

Eight visit to the 365 and that took to me to two defeats and five wins.

I preferred it in the corner also. Better viewpoint and funnily enough the ground seemed smaller from there.

Unfortunately I’ve managed three defeats, 2005/96, 2009/10 & 2016/17 but it’s been a good ground for us.

I decided not to go when we first played there in 1997 in the League Cup given we were already 4-0 down from the first leg.

Much better in that corner. When I went last time the view wasn’t too good. Only problem yesterday was having to climb up to row 34.

[jrgbfc]

It does seem a good ground for us. I've only ever seen us win there. Like most out of town grounds i hate visiting them though.

[Row x]

Unfortunately I’ve managed three defeats, 2005/96, 2009/10 & 2016/17 but it’s been a good ground for us.

I decided not to go when we first played there in 1997 in the League Cup given we were already 4-0 down from the first leg.

Much better in that corner. When I went last time the view wasn’t too good. Only problem yesterday was having to climb up to row 34.

There were plenty of empty seats near the front quite a few moved down there after kick off, but still loads free

[ClaretTony]

There were plenty of empty seats near the front quite a few moved down there after kick off, but still loads free

Is a good view up there and once I’d got up there I was ok. The pic at the top of the report I took from my standing position.

[Vim Fuego]

Good report as always

Splitting very minor hairs with the report. I just don't think what we have in front of us will be a slog. We are in a great position and we are getting better and better

[Loyalclaret]

I think that's the first time I've stood in rail seats, which I thought were great for my 6 year old to hold when stood on a seat.

I have been to the ground since 1997 but enjoyed the corner position on Saturday best.

[ClaretTony]

Good report as always

Splitting very minor hairs with the report. I just don't think what we have in front of us will be a slog. We are in a great position and we are getting better and better

No doubt for me we are getting better and better.

[The Shire Claret]

Great report as always - thank you

The support was awesome also yesterday

I went to Stoke around 1999 where I think we drew 2-2 and where we equalised late on - I think Glen Little came on and he made a big difference

Hazy memory though - crowd was great then too but I was only a kid

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[4:20]

They did sing Delilah yesterday, can't remember if it was towards the end of the first half or not but they definitely sang it.

[warksclaret]

Stoke v Burnley report

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/a-good-day ... ut-delilah

Totally agree about Cullen-one of his best games for us. Involved in every build up play, and he won us the second goal

[Silkyskills1]

Good report. Second half was as good as I've seen for quite a while. My first visit was in Nov1963 and a 4-4 draw. My hero, Jimmy Mc, playing for Stoke who were 3-0 up at half time and a gate of nearly 38,000.

[ClaretTony]

Totally agree about Cullen-one of his best games for us. Involved in every build up play, and he won us the second goal

At his very best yesterday wasn’t he? So many games when we’ve pointed at the central defenders as the inspiration for a result. They both played well again yesterday but Cullen stood out.

[burnmark]

They did sing Delilah yesterday, can't remember if it was towards the end of the first half or not but they definitely sang it.

I heard it twice but very half heartedly. It definitely wasn’t played over the PA before kick off which I found strange and I’m sure it has on my previous visits.

[ClaretTony]

I heard it twice but very half heartedly. It definitely wasn’t played over the PA before kick off which I found strange and I’m sure it has on my previous visits.

And no big blasting of it from the crowd that we’ve heard so many times. It disappears when they are losing which is the point I was trying to make.

[4:20]

I heard it twice but very half heartedly. It definitely wasn’t played over the PA before kick off which I found strange and I’m sure it has on my previous visits.

Yes, half heartedly indeed. I had a quick scan through the first half and there it was, 10 minutes into the game. We sang Chim Chim Cher-ee and they tried drowning it out with Delilah to some ironic cheers from the Burnley fans. They managed a couple of choruses but it died out. Sounded rushed. maybe it's falling out of fashion with their support?

[burnmark]

And no big blasting of it from the crowd that we’ve heard so many times. It disappears when they are losing which is the point I was trying to make.

I remember the 4-1 win under Ternent and the away end singing ‘Where’s Delilah gone, where’s Delilah gone!?’

[Cheshireclaret]

I heard it twice but very half heartedly. It definitely wasn’t played over the PA before kick off which I found strange and I’m sure it has on my previous visits.

I suspect they’ve stopped playing it over the PA for the same reasons the Welsh RFU stopped playing it at The Principality.

[yosserhughes]

Thank you for the report Tony.

[burnmark]

I suspect they’ve stopped playing it over the PA for the same reasons the Welsh RFU stopped playing it at The Principality.

Ah. I never knew that. I sort of presumed it could be lyric based but thought it’d be more around the fact that the Stoke fans have changed (I think) the lyrics to a more sexual nature.

[ElectroClaret]

I was there when one of our players scored an absolute screamer from the right back position pushing forward.
Can't remember his name for sure, was years ago.

Anyone recall the one?

[distortiondave]

I was there when one of our players scored an absolute screamer from the right back position pushing forward.
Can't remember his name for sure, was years ago.

Anyone recall the one?

Dean West and Ally Pickering both scored screamers, as did Matt Lowton albeit for a different claret and blue team.

[ElectroClaret]

Dean West and Ally Pickering both scored screamers, as did Matt Lowton albeit for a different claret and blue team.

Cheers, Ally Pickering was the one, though Dean West's was good too.

[jrgbfc]

Great report as always - thank you

The support was awesome also yesterday

I went to Stoke around 1999 where I think we drew 2-2 and where we equalised late on - I think Glen Little came on and he made a big difference

Hazy memory though - crowd was great then too but I was only a kid

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Would have been the promotion season under Stan, think Payton scored 2. Only game i've ever set off to and not made it due to traffic problems.

[Quickenthetempo]

Would have been the promotion season under Stan, think Payton scored 2. Only game i've ever set off to and not made it due to traffic problems.

We were the same, stuck on motorway, managed to turn around at Warrington at 3pm.
At least radio lancs covered our games then.

[Quicknick]

Good report, Tony.

[ClaretTony]

We were the same, stuck on motorway, managed to turn around at Warrington at 3pm.
At least radio lancs covered our games then.

I went on the coach that day and got stuck in the horrendous problems on the motorway. Being in front of most people having gone early with a planned stop, I phoned the club to see if they could get a message out. I got someone in the ticket office who told me they were there to sell tickets and nothing else. I managed to get through to Gary Hickson at Radio Lancs and he made sure they got something on air quickly which at least meant some fans avoided the M6. We literally got there, without the stop, around 5 minutes before kick off.

[Quickenthetempo]

I went on the coach that day and got stuck in the horrendous problems on the motorway. Being in front of most people having gone early with a planned stop, I phoned the club to see if they could get a message out. I got someone in the ticket office who told me they were there to sell tickets and nothing else. I managed to get through to Gary Hickson at Radio Lancs and he made sure they got something on air quickly which at least meant some fans avoided the M6. We literally got there, without the stop, around 5 minutes before kick off.

We were in the Whalley range pub in Padiham waiting for 2 lads to finish work so no shouts on radio lancs unfortunately.
We must have set off about 12.30 to 1.

The driver promised us he would get us there in an hour.