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Just had a look on some sites and I did actually see some terraced houses for £40k though most are a bit higher, but still. That's insane, is Stoke that much of a shithole? Good way to get on the property ladder if you work from home I guess. Or you could commute to Brum. A full time minimum wage job in Stoke means that house is like 2.5 times your salary. What the gently caress is going on in Stoke?
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Ninpo posted:How well do you expect Stoke to be performing then, given their location, pulling power for good players etc? They never seem in any danger of relegation and they had a tough start to the season if I recall as far as fixtures go. I want to see some progress. Stoke have been part of the premier league for 10 years now and both managers have been given a lot of time and patience to get the players they want in and get the team playing how they want to play. Getting a top ten finish would be nice again, maybe in the long term the occasional top 8 and european qualification would be fantastic and probably about as far as club the size of Stoke could go barring a massive fluke like what Leicester achieved. A cup run would be nice again but we failed to achieve that in the last two seasons, being knocked out by Hull(reserves), Wolves(reserves) and this season Bristol City(reserves) all within the first two rounds of the cup. It's not like I'm expecting a top 4 finish. We only secured safety on the final game of last season so its not like relegation is completely unthinkable. We did have a tough start this season and we actually did a lot better than I expected yet we've followed that up with 1 win in our last 5 against teams that are pretty beatable, including losing against Palace who are rock bottom and Bournemouth who were in the bottom 3 when we played them. Next up is Liverpool tomorrow in which we'll get thrashed and a must win game against Swansea on Saturday or the chances are we'll be in the bottom 3. I don't see how the location of Stoke is relevant at all. Most players live in mansions in Cheshire, just like most players at both Manchester clubs. They're millionaires, they aren't going to slum it in a 2 bed terrace in Abbey Hulton. Stoke-on-Trent might be a shithole but its 40 miles away from Manchester and Birmingham and 50 miles away from Liverpool. It's not like its a backwater a million miles away from civilisation. In the last 18 months the results have been poor (we've averaged about a point per game), the football has been poor, there have been no cup runs and the vast majority of the signings we've made have been poor. No poo poo he'd be sacked if he was at Chelsea, most managers with his record haven't survived at smaller clubs. At the end of last season Hughes decided that he was going to play a back three and wing backs despite having no natural wing backs at the club. He then signed 0 wing backs in the summer preferring to play a striker there. He should be sacked for that ineptitude alone.
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Nov 28, 2017 19:17
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Brendan Rodgers posted:Just had a look on some sites and I did actually see some terraced houses for £40k though most are a bit higher, but still. That's insane, is Stoke that much of a shithole? Good way to get on the property ladder if you work from home I guess. Or you could commute to Brum. Surely even a minimum wage job in Stoke though means that house is 3 times your salary. What the gently caress is going on in Stoke yes
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Nov 28, 2017 19:19
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Brendan Rodgers posted:Just had a look on some sites and I did actually see some terraced houses for £40k though most are a bit higher, but still. That's insane, is Stoke that much of a shithole? Good way to get on the property ladder if you work from home I guess. Or you could commute to Brum. Surely even a full time minimum wage job in Stoke means that house is 3 times your salary. What the gently caress is going on in Stoke? They had a deal about 3 years ago where you could buy some ex-council houses for a quid as long as you sign up to a 20k loan to get the house back in livable condition. Shame it was in one of the grimmest areas of the city.
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Nov 28, 2017 19:22
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Honestly, location of a club is not the huge barrier it's made out to be. It literally is just money and the chance to win things. How else can you explain people willingly living in Manchester?
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Nov 28, 2017 20:24
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Meat Wagon posted:
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Nov 28, 2017 20:53
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Vinestalk posted:Honestly, location of a club is not the huge barrier it's made out to be. It literally is just money and the chance to win things. How else can you explain people willingly living in Manchester? easy access to prime real estate in Burnley? Woodbine Road, BURNLEY, Lancashire http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-51551649.html
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Nov 28, 2017 20:58
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RideTheSpiral posted:easy access to prime real estate in Burnley? That bathroom. Jesus wept.
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Nov 28, 2017 21:49
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Shrapnig posted:That bathroom. Jesus wept. Mortgage: 71 GBP/month. I pay more for cable internet.
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Nov 28, 2017 21:52
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Shrapnig posted:That bathroom. Jesus wept. I have seen far worse in Stoke. Thatcher did a job on everything north of London.
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Nov 28, 2017 23:26
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Nice being 2-0 up against Newcastle and then chucking it away with Pardiola about to take over
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Nov 28, 2017 23:49
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Vinestalk posted:Honestly, location of a club is not the huge barrier it's made out to be. It literally is just money and the chance to win things. How else can you explain people willingly living in Manchester? The trick to living in Manchester is to not live in Manchester - there's a tiny patch of Cheshire near the Peak District where all of the United/City players actually live and where everyone else is a tech millionaire. Liverpool players have now realised that they can also live there and just commute an hour each way to work, which means not living in Liverpool and also not having to listen to insane rants about Bill Shankly any time you go to Homebase for some bathroom tiles
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Nov 29, 2017 00:04
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RideTheSpiral posted:easy access to prime real estate in Burnley? Burnley has to be hell on earth, there are just blocks and blocks of places like this. People in the 3rd world don't even live that way. I wonder how people can even tell which place is theirs sometimes. https://www.google.com/maps/place/B...feaa828ce73e4cb
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Nov 29, 2017 00:54
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Probably by the smell of the delicious meal their wife is preparing for when they get home after a long day earning honest pay
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Nov 29, 2017 01:06
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African AIDS cum posted:Burnley has to be hell on earth, there are just blocks and blocks of places like this. People in the 3rd world don't even live that way. I wonder how people can even tell which place is theirs sometimes. I refuse to believe this is in a first world country.
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Nov 29, 2017 01:26
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African AIDS cum posted:Burnley has to be hell on earth, there are just blocks and blocks of places like this. People in the 3rd world don't even live that way. I wonder how people can even tell which place is theirs sometimes. This is bizarre. The houses seem to be occupied, but there are no people and no cars.
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Nov 29, 2017 02:00
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People that live in places like that cannot afford cars and rely on public transport.
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Nov 29, 2017 02:06
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I do like how the street signs are immaculately white, the local government is at least doing something.
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Nov 29, 2017 02:10
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Shrapnig posted:I do like how the street signs are immaculately white, the local government is at least doing something. White right of ways matter.
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Nov 29, 2017 02:18
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:White right of ways matter. I keep thinking about gentrification in the US and speculating on property blocks in the UK but there's nothing redeeming in these major cities. It's like trying to gentrify the Midwest. What's the business plan for trying to displace white people so more white people can move in?
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Nov 29, 2017 02:29
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Shrapnig posted:I keep thinking about gentrification in the US and speculating on property blocks in the UK but there's nothing redeeming in these major cities. You get multicultural Londoners to move in.
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Nov 29, 2017 02:31
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sassassin posted:You get multicultural Londoners to move in. Not in Burnley.
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Nov 29, 2017 02:34
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Arsenal are 4th with a game in hand, these truly are heady days
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Nov 29, 2017 04:42
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quiet enjoyment posted:Arsenal are 4th with a game in hand, these truly are heady days Tottenham will likely be 7th by tomorrow night and I’m legit surprised by it
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Nov 29, 2017 04:49
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Of course now that I’ve said that Pool will lose to Stoke 1-0 because you know, Liverpool
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Nov 29, 2017 04:52
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quiet enjoyment posted:Arsenal are 4th with a game in hand, these truly are heady days Anyone know what’s going on with Spurs? It’s tough to slide down the table when you have a striker who is scoring a goal a game.
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Nov 29, 2017 05:04
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They've run Eriksen into the ground (with Denmarks help) and Alli has been awful. The rest of their midfield just hasn't been good enough to make up for it Liverpool need to click off a bunch of wins the next five weeks. Arsenal is the only decent team they play through the end of the year
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Nov 29, 2017 05:28
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blue footed boobie posted:Anyone know what’s going on with Spurs? It’s tough to slide down the table when you have a striker who is scoring a goal a game. They are the spine of England's World Cup squad, so it is time for them to turn to poo poo
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Nov 29, 2017 05:38
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Vertonghen is an arrogant coward who only looks good sitting next to other, competent defenders
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Nov 29, 2017 05:51
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Shrapnig posted:I keep thinking about gentrification in the US and speculating on property blocks in the UK but there's nothing redeeming in these major cities. When my cousin was thinking about where to get a house in the potteries she was priced out of where she wanted to go by people commuting to London each morning. Anywhere with a direct train line to London will be gentrified.
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Nov 29, 2017 07:20
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Commute from Stoke to London? 
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julian assflange posted:Commute from Stoke to London? 1h 30 on the train. Plenty of people do that.
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quiet enjoyment posted:Arsenal are 4th with a game in hand, these truly are heady days There are no words; I'm somewhat happy but also bricking it. I'm just anticipating some sort of fuckery.
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Nov 29, 2017 10:27
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west brom are loving up big time and giving pardew a 3 year contract
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Nov 29, 2017 11:43
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pards, woy, allardycio, the boys are all back in town
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Nov 29, 2017 12:11
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imo it’s hosed up that there are only 5 managers in all of football
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Nov 29, 2017 12:14
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blue footed boobie posted:Anyone know what’s going on with Spurs? It’s tough to slide down the table when you have a striker who is scoring a goal a game. Wembley
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Nov 29, 2017 12:44
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Santi Cazorla has undergone another surgery on his achilles. It's looking more and more likely that he'll never play again. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/29/santi-cazorla-arsenal-return-ninth-operation-injury-achilles
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gregbest90 posted:There are no words; I'm somewhat happy but also bricking it. I'm just anticipating some sort of fuckery. Usually they’re in the top 3 at this point, then they’re fighting by 4th by February. If anything, this puts them on track for 7th. Shrapnig posted:Santi Cazorla has undergone another surgery on his achilles. It's looking more and more likely that he'll never play again. I thought he was done before this last setback, but yeah this absolutely has to be it. Hopefully they’ll be able to put his foot back on so that he can get a big payday in China or something before he retires.
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He'll be lucky to walk. He's not going to play football in China.
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