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One good reason why TP should listen to his critics...............

Discussion in 'Stoke City' started by Waddos_legends, Mar 4, 2012.

  1. Waddos_legends

    Waddos_legends Active Member

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    because apparently we are the most knowledgeable fans in the counyry ;) -

    http://picklive.com/blog/new-study-...ed: Football3sBlog (Not 100 Percent Accurate)


    New study reveals Stoke City fans are the most knowledgeable in England

    by Tim Morgan on March 2, 2012

    Lots of clubs lay claim to being “the best” team or having “the best” fans. This nonsensical claim is manifested at it’s worst in this football chant.

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    New study reveals Stoke City fans are the most knowledgeable in England

    by Tim Morgan on March 2, 2012

    Lots of clubs lay claim to being “the best” team or having “the best” fans. This nonsensical claim is manifested at it’s worst in this football chant.

    It happens to be Arsenal fans singing here but it could be anyone. The deep flaw in the chant are the words “by far the greatest team the World has ever seen”. This is a very subjective notion and the chances are that whoever you are singing it about is in fact not by far the greatest team the world has ever seen.

    There is also a currency of “knowing your football”. Here at Picklive we have the data to objectively (statistically) prove which fans know most about football. Our fantasy games have been played hundreds of thousands of times, each one represents a customer demonstrating what they know about football, each one has an outcome relative to other entries and we know who each of our customers support. Having removed anomalies the Premier League table of Top 20 knowledgeable football fans looks like this:

    Stoke City
    Middlesbrough
    Sunderland
    Everton
    Crystal Palace
    Cardiff City
    Sheffield Wednesday
    Ipswich Town
    Blackburn Rovers
    Brighton & Hove Albion
    Portsmouth
    Nottingham Forest
    Manchester City
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Manchester United
    Leeds United
    Newcastle United
    Liverpool
    West Ham United
    Chelsea

    So don’t get into an argument with a Stoke fan over who the best players are or who should play for England. The chances are they know more than you.
     
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  2. sgtpotterslonelyheartsclubband

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    I saw this earlier. A Crewe mate of my brother's tweeted it. It's our eloquence and sophisticated language that gives it away :D
     
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  3. Pete Doherty

    Pete Doherty New Member

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    How on earth would they work that out?
     
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  4. sgtpotterslonelyheartsclubband

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    Just what I thought in all honesty.
     
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  5. peadar1987

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    It looks like they used the results from fantasy football to do it
     
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    Pottermouth 328 Well-Known Member

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    Waddo
    Having like yourself watched football from all division's and Leagues the last 50 odd years.. I think we know a thing or two about good/bad football when we see it.
    And to Pete D??
    Why that comment.. we Stoke fans KNOW when we've played badly. Unlike certain fans and I'm not talking about Utd either... Some fans are so biased with their views it beggars belief.

    As for that table, Anyone could make those up Waddo? I know enough as do many Stoke fans and I ain't going to argue over what is basically a list of clubs.
     
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  7. nickyb

    nickyb Well-Known Member

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    Using the words Pulis and listen in the same sentance is an oxymoron!

    And Sarge - it isn't "the sophisticated language that we use". BUT

    The sophisticated language WOT we use!!

    Come on laddie or its demotion to private for you!
     
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  8. Pottermouth 328

    Pottermouth 328 Well-Known Member

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    Morning Nick
    WHERE have you been the last day or so? Hope all is OK?
    I'm having a run in with a Norwich fan... nothing new happening then. He did'nt like wot I writ too him in reply.

    Private Potter has a nice ring too it. <whistle>

    P.S. I know what a moron is but I will google Oxymoron later.
     
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  9. nickyb

    nickyb Well-Known Member

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    Morning Potts,
    Haven't been too good just recently, I had some Steroid injections in my spine on Friday morning, then a MRI scan in the afternoon, it fair knocks thee owt lad!!!

    Anyway, the result cheered me up no end, that goal by Matty was a damn sight harder than it looked, and you were right behind it - magic!!

    Off topic guys, but is Lee Clattermore the dirtiest player in the PL, and if not, who is??
     
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  10. Pottermouth 328

    Pottermouth 328 Well-Known Member

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    NOT right behind Nicky,
    But near enough.. kerpoowww me and Ma Lady (she's the lucky mascot) went mental, great hit.

    Hope you are soon up and about again buddy! Me? fit as a butcher's dog I'm on my 4th set of balls now.. rubbed the furry bits off of em, must have played with em too much!

    Onwards and upwards ..

    Re Cattermole makes Huth look like Cinderfreakinrella.. that's a quote from the good wife NOT me!
     
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  11. nickyb

    nickyb Well-Known Member

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    Well said Mrs Potts <applause>
     
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