He needs his head testing then!
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Andy Naylor at it again
- Thread starter gripper stebson
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He needs his head testing then!
Yes Chef
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Well I never knew that. I just assumed he was a northern monkey working down here - and now I think he's an even bigger gobshite
I don't doubt that you have - I've read it lots of times too. Its just that all of the people I know, who support either club, deny there is anything in it. In fact their (football) rivalry really isn't all that old - much like ours it didn't really fire until the late 70s / 80's (when football naughtiness became a 'thing'). To try to base it on 1930s (or 1950s) industrial action just doesn't stack up.
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The source of the main issue between the two cities, was the 1890 strike.... that was serious... whether that history was carried forward over generations with accumulated issues between them..who knows.... but I would guess that a combination and the 19 mile proximity would do it.
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origigull
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Was this the game when it snowed heavily and the trains were buggered. I remember getting to the ground half an hour or so after kick-off and sat in the seats (terracing turnstiles were closed when I got there) while my brother didn't even make it when the train he was on got stuck in the snow coming from Dover.
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IMHO, that only confirms my opinion of him as a ****. A "plastic" Stoke fan, probably doesn't know who their local rivals are.
Spot on. 1969-1976, when I went to see us, we had no rivals. Frankly, were were not sufficiently important to have any. FACT.
He is apparently an example of someone who has disregared (I nearly typed 'pissed on') his heritage in pursuit of false and foreign baubles. The ****.
Some of the stuff on this thread is straight out of Compton. Sorry, I mean Narnia.
Moving on, our main rivals today are Newcastle, Reading and Leeds. And **** them all!
Moving on, our main rivals today are Newcastle, Reading and Leeds. And **** them all!
No, it was September 23 1975 in the 75/76 season, so no snow!. You're thinking of the 74/75 season when we beat Palace 1-0 at home in August 74 and lost 3-0 away in March 75. (I've just looked it all up!)
Incidentally having looked it up I see that the infamous series of FA Cup games, culminating in the 'Challis of the Palace' affair at Stamford Bridge occurred in November 1976, which is why I saw such a marked difference between Palace away in 75/76 and Palace away in 76/77.
alfredmizen
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No mate , what youve seen is several articles peddling the same bullsh1t by sub editors to make a story more interesting, portsmouth werent even founded till 10 years after the strike ended.
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No the real rivalry was the animosity between Terry Venables and Alan Mullery which went back to their time together at Spurs in the mid- to late-1960's. Venables being the "wide boy" from Chelsea, and Mullers being the Johnny Haynes disciple at Fulham.
Haynes played his football by the book, Venables played HIS by the bookie...
Venables didn't manage Palace until late 1976 I think. Allison was still manager when we got to the Cup Semi-Final that year.
The Albion Roar
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He is apparently an example of someone who has disregared (I nearly typed 'pissed on') his heritage in pursuit of false and foreign baubles. The ****.
I don't think anyone supports Stoke City in pursuit of false and foreign baubles.
portlock seagull
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178 posts later...I reckon Naylors doing his job quite well going by the volume of debate created on here! The lads doth protest too much?! 
Buzzer
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So by that logic, Brighton fans think that Mike Dean also does a good job.178 posts later...I reckon Naylors doing his job quite well going by the volume of debate created on here! The lads doth protest too much?!
I think you might need to have another think on why he's generated so much interest.
Well it depends on what you mean by 'doing his job' If his job is to be a sort-of souped up version of 'hove born and bred' and start debates on NSC then yes, he's done his job. If however his job his to make sure his newspaper articles have at least a nodding relationship with the truth then this thread is proof that he ISN'T doing it.178 posts later...I reckon Naylors doing his job quite well going by the volume of debate created on here! The lads doth protest too much?!
178 posts later...I reckon Naylors doing his job quite well going by the volume of debate created on here! The lads doth protest too much?!
I think he (@portlock seagull , rather than Naylor) has a point. Naylor's job IS simply to sell papers / generate clicks on the Argus website. Thus, stirring up interest IS understandable, and despite what many suggest, he really doesn't do MUCH trolling.
The MiKe Dean comparison isn't fair - Naylor's role should include an element of attention-seeking, whilst Dean just thinks that his should.