Thing is though the stats on long balls are not that helpful

(although they generally do all show Stoke play a lot) as long ball is defined as any pass over 25 yards which actually isn't that long.

We did play quite a few long balls in some games but i am confident that we do not play (and did not play last season) anything like the type of football i have seen them play the last few times I've seen us play Stoke away. The only team i have ever seen that had a vaguely comparable style (in fact possibly worse) was Boothroyd's Watford side.

Posted By: Jim on November 2nd 2012 at 13:53:23

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Best seats in home areas for away fans (NCFC) - stokieinexile, Nov 2, 11:52:23
- Jarold Stand, as near to away fans as poss (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Nov 2, 14:20:08
- Away fans are not welcome in our end. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 2, 13:15:36
- If Stoke are not hoofers (NCFC) - Firstnews, Nov 2, 13:07:34
- Snakepit (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Nov 2, 12:42:52
- I wouldn't worry, I think this is happening a fair bit (NCFC) - pants, Nov 2, 12:18:31
- i see tomorrows match as.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:16:17
  - Hoofers? (NCFC) - stokieinexile, Nov 2, 12:25:01
    - Our game against you at the Britannia last season (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 2, 13:19:48
      - Didn't we play the most long balls of any team last season? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Nov 2, 13:21:38
        
        Depends what you define as long ball really. Hats of to Pulis (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 2, 13:23:53
        
        Exactly; just that last season we *were* the long ball team (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Nov 2, 13:27:20
        
        Thing is though the stats on long balls are not that helpful (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 2, 13:53:23
        
        Oh I agree with you - just quoting the stats, which don't always tell us much (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Nov 2, 13:57:46
    - I've always been ok with Stoke, and with Hughton, we'll learn to be too (NCFC) - pants, Nov 2, 12:30:31
    - sorry i must be mistaken......... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:29:25
      - Hoofers (NCFC) - stokieinexile, Nov 2, 12:44:22
  - Have we started hoofing then? Certainly hasn't sounded like passing has been on the menu (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Nov 2, 12:19:45
- Barclay, lower E block, feel free to wear a stoke shirt/scarf and cheer loudly!! (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:14:33
- Just avoid the Lower Barclay and the Thorpe Corner and you'll be right (n/m) (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Nov 2, 12:13:10
  - Boooooooooo!!!!!! (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:15:09
    - Ha, if he listened to you he might have ended up next to Selwyn. Nobody wants that! (n/m) (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Nov 2, 12:16:15
      - true! (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:16:41
- CoD is where the executives sit. :D (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Nov 2, 12:06:23
- snake pit (n/m) (NCFC) - ingi, Nov 2, 12:00:18
  - joke (n/m) (NCFC) - ingi, Nov 2, 12:01:41
  - Dont sit in the snake pit, you'll catch something (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 12:01:30
    - i went in there once (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 2, 12:04:49
    - Not a joke (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 12:03:11
      - snake pits fine.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:17:51
- River end probably. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 11:58:15
  - Cheers (NCFC) - stokieinexile, Nov 2, 12:17:58
    - Go to the Kings Arms for a beer, you'll make some friends (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Nov 2, 12:21:27
      - ^^^ This is actually really good advice. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 12:23:41
  - Oops vvv (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 11:58:42
- River End (N&P Stand) (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 2, 11:56:06
  - why would he cheer? (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 2, 11:59:23

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