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Intentons are that just a few of my thoughts from every game I attend this season will be published as a blog.
These will take the form of positive and negative thoughts and observations, Reasons to be cheerful, Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now.

Not sure how long I’ll keep it up for but as The Ramones once said Hey Ho, Let’s Go!

Reasons To Be Cheerful

KIGHTLY very comfortable on the ball, could be the start of a fresh Pulis approach for potters football. It was great to see the ball bought down and possession retained during the midfield melees.

CAMERON again comfortable with the ball, seemed unusual for Pulis to trust a newbie in such an important game but his presence paid off. Some nice touches, not 100% certain that he was the best player on the pitch but can’t think of many more players that could have took the man of the match award.

LAME SUBSTITUTIONS
To be honest, most premier league teams would love the ability to have Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott being impact substitutions. Wenger launched all three and they were about effective as an ashtray on a motorbike.

PROGRESSION

Was Begovic playing the ball short to the back four real progression or just a tactic to draw Arsenal out from their own half while we lumped it forward? It seemed awkward at times and we nearly got caught short when there was an awkward short back pass. The jury is out on this currently!

THE WEATHER

The heat of the sun on the walk on home will be all but a distant memory in a couple of months. It’s a rare occasion when the sun shines on Ice Station Britannia so let’s hold the memory of that warmth for now.

Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
I would have involved Delap and the monster longthrow at some point. Okay I accept that he’s seen better days and is a squad player now but that the Longthrow has always been Arsenal’s weakness at the Brit and we never really had a quality low trajectory throw that tested their dodgy defence out.

Arsene wearing an invisible straight jacket. We love his histrionics as he bounces up the touchline trying to take off, flapping his duvet, but today he held back and seemed to have his hands tied back as if he’d been Christian Grey’s latest conquest (a reference for the ladies! 50 shades of grey)

Progression

I know it was a reason to be cheerful or is it? We had a year known as the binary season – Most games ended 1-0, 0-0, 0r 0-1. Is this season a return to that style? Not the most entertaining but at least the consistency meant you could make a few quid at the bookies!

Rumour Mill
Asmir off to Chelsea with Daniel Sturridge being loaned to Stoke.

Song of the Day
“Robin Van Persie – He Would Have Scored That”

Most Mentioned non Stoke City Player

Michael Owen who sat on the Goals on Sunday Settee

Line ups
Stoke City:

Begovic, Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Wilson, Pennant, Cameron, Whelan, Kightly, Walters, Crouch.

Subs: Sorensen, Palacios, Jones, Upson, Delap, Shotton, Jerome.

Arsenal:

Mannone, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Podolski, Diaby, Arteta, Cazorla, Gervinho, Giroud.

Subs: Martinez, Santos, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Djourou, Coquelin

 

Enjoy a few snaps from the day below

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s a new t shirt we’re working on.
The inspiration comes from a story recounted by Danny Higginbotham at the recent BBC Fighting Talk’s Big Day Out at the Britannia Stadium when he told the audience that Robert Huth had said “I Don’t Have Time To Bleed” when being attended to by Stoke City physiotherapist Dave Watson.

What do you think?

Michael Owen Signs – Pic in Strip and Interview

Ex Liverpool, Man United, Newcastle and England International talks about signing

1947 – no it’s not two minutes after an evening kick off, it’s the year that Stoke City very nearly won the football league.  Yes read that again,

WE NEARLY WON THE LEAGUE.

The season kicked off on the 31^st August 1946 when the Potters had a 2-2 draw at home to Charlton Athletic.

Fast forward through an awful winter that saw many postponements to the 31^st May 1947 when Liverpool went top of the First Division (the top league in the UK before the Premier League was dreamt up) with a 2-1 away win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.  The scousers then had a long wait until Sheffield United met Stoke.

The 14^th June  in the 1946–47 season(yes they played in the summer back then) a Stoke City team travelled to Bramhall Lane, roared on by a travelling army of 10,000 followers in a crowd of 30,000,

The Potters needed nothing less than a victory to clinch the title, any other result against Sheffield United would see the title go to Liverpool. However the Blades were far too sharp (sorry, too obvious a pun to drop) for the Potters despite our dominance in the game. In wet and heavy pitch conditions, echoes of a game at Vale Park some years later (when Dave Regis saw his shot stick in the mud) a Freddie Steele header stopped on the line with George Mountford hitting the bar.

United took the lead but Alex Ormston levelled to make the half time score 1-1. The dreadful conditions saw Stoke defender John McCue slip and Jack Pickering put Sheffield 2 – 1 up, a lead they held onto for the remainder of the game.

So there we have it, if that header had gone over the line and the bar hit had been inches lower then Stoke City would have held the honour of being champions of English Football. As a Stoke fan I’m fully used to what ifs? and maybes? Seems our fore fathers were too.

Amazingly from being so close to winning the title, we ended up in Fourth as Man. United and Wolves finished in second and third respectively.

Sheffield United were a bit of a bogey side for Stoke that season as they also knocked us out of the FA Cup in the fifth round!

 

The Final Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	25	7	10	84	52	1.615	57
2	Manchester United	42	22	12	8	95	54	1.759	56
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	25	6	11	98	56	1.750	56
4	Stoke City	42	24	7	11	90	53	1.698	55
5	Blackpool	42	22	6	14	71	70	1.014	50
6	Sheffield United	42	21	7	14	89	75	1.187	49
7	Preston North End	42	18	11	13	76	74	1.027	47
8	Aston Villa	42	18	9	15	67	53	1.264	45
9	Sunderland	42	18	8	16	65	66	0.985	44
10	Everton	42	17	9	16	62	67	0.925	43
11	Middlesbrough	42	17	8	17	73	68	1.074	42
12	Portsmouth	42	16	9	17	66	60	1.100	41
13	Arsenal	42	16	9	17	72	70	1.029	41
14	Derby County	42	18	5	19	73	79	0.924	41
15	Chelsea	42	16	7	19	69	84	0.821	39
16	Grimsby Town	42	13	12	17	61	82	0.744	38
17	Blackburn Rovers	42	14	8	20	45	53	0.849	36
18	Bolton Wanderers	42	13	8	21	57	69	0.826	34
19	Charlton Athletic	42	11	12	19	57	71	0.803	34
20	Huddersfield Town	42	13	7	22	53	79	0.671	33
21	Brentford	42	9	7	26	45	88	0.511	25
22	Leeds United	42	6	6	30	45	90	0.500	18

I’ve been busy looking at statistics of all things to do with Stoke City Football Club and thought it good to share this list of hat tricks scored by Stoke players since 1946.

Can you remember any of them and which was your favourite?

Date	Player	Opponents	Home or Away	Result	Score	Comment
07/09/1946	Freddie Steele	Middlesbrough	Away	Lost	4-5
05/10/1946	Alex Ormston	Chelsea	Away	Won	5-2
12/10/1946	Freddie Steele	Sheffield United	Home	Won	3-0
14/12/1996	Sid Peppitt	Brentford	Away	Won	4-1
04/04/1947	Freddie Steele	Grimsby Town	Away	Won	5-2
29/03/1948	Sid Peppitt	Burnley	Home	Won	3-0
25/12/1948	Frank Bowyer	Burnley	Home	Won	3-1
28/12/1953	Johnny King	Swansea Town	Home	Won	5-0
09/01/1954	Frank Bowyer	Hartlepool United	Home	Won	6-2	4 goals
25/08/1954	Johnny King	Nottingham Forest	Away	Won	3-0
02/10/1954	Harry Oscroft	Lincoln City	Away	Won	4-1
25/12/1954	Johnny King	Bury	Home	Won	3-2
19/02/1955	Frank Bowyer	Lincoln City	Home	Won	4-2
20/08/1955	Johnny King	Doncaster Rovers	Away	Won	4-2
15/12/1956	Neville Coleman	Middlesbrough	Home	Won	3-1
23/02/1957	Neville Coleman	Lincoln City	Home	Won	8-0	7 goals
21/09/1957	George Kelly	Rotherham United	Home	Won	4-1
30/11/1957	Neville Coleman	Fulham	Away	Won	4-3
09/12/1957	George Kelly	Swansea Town	Home	Won	6-2
25/01/1958	Dennis Wilshaw	Middlesbrough	Home	Won	3-1
04/01/1959	Dennis Wilshaw	Oldham Athletic	Home	Won	5-1
16/09/1959	Dennis Wilshaw	Lincoln City	Home	Won	6-1
17/12/1960	Johnny King	Plymouth Argyle	Home	Won	9-0
16/01/1961	Bill Asprey	Charlton Athletic	Home	Won	5-3
12/09/1962	Dennis Viollet	Charlton Athletic	Home	Won	6-3	4 goals
02/03/1962	Jackie Mudie	Walsall	Home	Won	3-0
16/11/1963	John Ritchie	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	Drew	4-4
21/03/1964	Dennis Viollet	Ipswich Town	Home	Won	9-1
10/04/1965	John Ritchie	Sheffield Wednesday	Home	Won	4-1	4 goals
12/02/1966	John Ritchie	Northampton Town	Home	Won	6-2	4 goals
10/12/1966	Harry Burrows	Aston Villa	Home	Won	6-1
23/04/1968	Peter Dobing	Leeds United	Home	Won	3-2
23/09/1972	Jimmy Greenhoff	Manchester City	Home	Won	5-1
16/03/1974	John Ritchie	Southampton	Home	Won	4-1
22/03/1975	Terry Conroy	Carlisle United	Home	Won	5-2
11/09/1974	Terry Conroy	Halifax Town	Home	Won	3-0
18/03/1978	Garth Crooks	Blackburn Rovers	Home	Won	4-2
15/11/1980	Lee Chapman	Norwich City	Home	Won	3-1
14/02/1981	Lee Chapman	Leeds United	Away	Won	3-1
12/05/1984	Paul Maguire	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Home	Won	4-0
22/11/1986	Keith Bertschin	Reading	Home	Won	3-0
21/12/1986	Nicky Morgan	Leeds United	Home	Won	7-2
27/12/1986	Carl Saunders	Sheffield United	Home	Won	5-2
20/01/1993	Steve Foley	Barnet	Home	Won	4-1
11/11/1995	Simon Sturridge	Southend United	Away	Won	4-2
04/03/2000	Peter Thorne	Chesterfield	Home	Won	5-1
01/04/2000	Peter Thorne	Bristol Rovers	Away	Drew	3-3
03/05/2000	Peter Thorne	Bury	Home	Won	3-0
30/04/2006	Adam Rooney	Brighton & Hove Albion	Away	Won	5-1
22/12/2007	Ricardo Fuller	West Bromwich Albion	Home	Won	3-1
26/12/2007	Liam Lawrence	Barnsley	Away	Drew	3-3

 

As Tony Pulis carried the olympic torch through the City Centre Hanley, Stoke – on – Trent on it’s way towards Cobridge, Burslem and Middleport a photographer captures an apt picture. I wonder if it’s a reflection on Port Vale’s last few seasons?

Stoke offered an apology this afternoon about having nothing to apologise about.

An official spokesman said “We have no Racists, Arrogant ex England Captains, Handshake refusals, Managers that say players are a disgrace to the club, diving cheats or antagonistic French Internationals. In Fact we are really sorry that we have nothing to apologise about.”

“We have been asked on a number of occasions, (usually by the French manager of a once famous North London Club) to apologise about the way we play football, but we refuse to and remind the media that

WE’RE STOKE CITY, WE PLAY HOW WE WANT!”

(ENDS)

For those of you who may have missed the recent webchats on the Official Stoke City web site (www.stokecityfc.com) with Question and Answer sessions on The Stoke City Supporters’ Council there are copies of the text below:-

Supporters Council Q&A – Part One

11:05
stokecityfc.com: Welcome to stokecityfc.com for our live Q&A for the new Stoke City Supporters’ Council
11:05
Comment From Serene
Who will play goalie for todays game?
11:06
stokecityfc.com: It depends who the manager picks?
11:07
11:09
Comment From Paul
I may well have missed this is in the press release but what is the timescale whereupon this council would hold it’s first meeting and will their be any permanent members (e.g from the club etc)?

11:12
stokecityfc.com: The first meeting will take place before the Wolves game. Regarding Club members, the Chief Executive has stated that he will attend all meetings and I would imaginge both the PR Consultant Steve Buxton and Head of Community Adrian Hurst will attend and where appropriate any other senior members of the management team.

11:19
Comment From Jonathan
If I applied when do I have to send my video to you?

11:24
stokecityfc.com: Originally the plan was to wait until all applications had come into the club then film everybody over a week at the stadium. However we may review this due to the response that we have had. So you would come to the stadium and the filming would be done by us.

11:25
Comment From Glyn
Are the club looking to expand the capacity of the stadium in the near future?

11:27
stokecityfc.com: Glyn – you have read the Chairmans thoughts on this and I am sure its is being given due consideration.

11:30
Comment From James
How Old Do You Have To Be So You Can Be On Council

11:34
stokecityfc.com: James – Generally we expect most people to be over 18, unless standing in the under 18 categories. However if any member under 18 wishing to stand can do so if they are eligible.

11:34
Comment From Paul
Has there been a quantifiable response to date?

11:35
stokecityfc.com: Paul – yes

11:35
Comment From Emily
Will the supporters council be able to make recommendations to the club regarding ticket allocation to important games?

11:39
stokecityfc.com: Emily – recommendations will be welcomed from the supporters council regarding matters like this, but there are several key factors to consider

11:44
Comment From Angela Smith
How’s it going? I hope that fans will see this as an opportunity to get involved in the future of the club

11:46
stokecityfc.com: Well thank you! You are right its a great opportunity to get involved.

11:49
stokecityfc.com: Paul – the last couple of days have seen a large amount of telephone calls regarding the supporters council.

11:55
Comment From Guest
Not sure who is answering these questions, but gareth and I (we have been involved with setting up the council) are happy to answer q’s on Oatcake if needed

11:59
stokecityfc.com: We have this official Q&A today until 1 and again on Thursday from 4-7pm. If you have any questions we would encourage you to ask us during these sessions.

12:11
Comment From bjorn
as a member of the norwegian supporters club will we have a place?

12:15
stokecityfc.com: Any supporters club or branch who wish to adhere to the terms and conditions to operate as a recognised supporters club or branch with over 200 members will have an automatic place on the council.

12:18
stokecityfc.com: Paul – I personally have taken over 30 telephone calls. A colleague has taken a similar amount and through the information email we have had several enquiries.

12:18
Comment From Paul
If I can’t get a straight answer to my question at this stage it doesn’t bode well for the future. How many telephone enquiries and how many by other means. I am not looking for exact numbers but “yes” is not a quantity!

12:20
Comment From bjorn
will we be able to pick our own representative?

12:26
stokecityfc.com: bjorn – as a supporters club or branch you will nominate your own representative to the supporters council. It can be be any member you choose, but this person will be the communication link to the supporters council from your supporter club or branch.

12:26
Comment From Paul
Thanks for that. Will the council be allowed to raise issues directly with external organisations (e.g Local council, UEFA etc)?

12:34
stokecityfc.com: Paul – Thats a good question. The Supporters Council will not be able to represent Stoke City Football Club. Any individual or group is able to make representation to any third party should they wish.

12:36
stokecityfc.com: Supporters Council questions only please!
Get your application filled in and make Oatcakes part of your first manifesto 🙂

12:37
Comment From Guest
when will the club start selling the fantastic north staffs oakcake at the club on match days. I love the pies but miss the oatcake

12:38
Comment From tony myatt
im a platinum plus member why have people been given priorty tickets because they have booked the valencia trip with stoke some people can book that tripand not of been a game all season

12:43
stokecityfc.com: Tony – Sorry I am not able to answer this question for you. The Commerical department will be able to answer your question. Their contact details are matchday@stokecityfc.com.

12:45
Comment From Clive
What’s happened to the traditional bacon and cheese oakcake via the in ground catering. I love the pies but miss the potteries traditional meal deal!

12:46
stokecityfc.com: All this talk of food is making me feel hungry !

12:46
Comment From Clive
where do I find application?

12:47
stokecityfc.com: All the information regarding the application process for the Supporters Council can be found at: http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/SupportersCouncil/0,,10310~2580260,00.html

12:49
Comment From Paul
Why have we only been allocated only 2,300 tickets at Valencia; when under UEFA regulations we are entitled to 2,750 (5% of 55,000) plus 200 VIP tickets?

12:53
stokecityfc.com: Paul – We have had the same amount of tickets as previous English clubs had been allocated (Manchester United & Chelsea). I can assure you we have requested more tickets on several occasions, but as of yet our requests have been unsuccessful.

12:56
stokecityfc.com: Anymore supporter council questions?

12:57
Comment From MICK
IF I STAND FOR ELECTION HOW WILL PEOPLE VOTE FOR ME

13:03
stokecityfc.com: Mick – I look forward to seeing standing as the voting system is simple. The same software (questback) which you will need to complete to be a candidate will be made a available to vote for you favourite candidate. An example of what it would look like is the current Stanley Matthews story on the website. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2583455,00.html

13:03
Comment From Stu
ANYONE WHO SHOUTS GETS MY VOTE MICK!!

13:04
stokecityfc.com: Stu, lets see what is campaign looks like:)
13:07
stokecityfc.com: Thanks for all your questions we now have to get ready for this afternnons Premier League fixture Stoke City v WBA. Remember we are back Thursday afternoon 4-7pm.
Supporters Council Q&A – Part Two

Thursday January 26, 2012
15:56
stokecityfc.com: Welcome to stokecityfc.com for the second Stoke City Supporters Council Q&A session

15:56
stokecityfc.com: Any supporters wishing to ask a question relating to the Supporters Council can do so below

16:06
Comment From Rob
Hello, I submitted my application for nomination online at the weekend, just wondering if I will get n email confirmation of my application as I’ve heard nothing as yet
16:10
stokecityfc.com: Rob
Originally we were going to wait until the end of the nomination period before contacting candidates. However somebody from the Club should be in contact with you next week.

16:11
stokecityfc.com: Clive can we keep the topic of supporters council please.

16:13
Comment From James
What is the youtube link to view the videos?

16:13
stokecityfc.com: James this is the link that you are after http://www.youtube.com/user/SCFCSupporterCouncil/
16:14
Comment From Chris
When will we be able to vote for our chosen candidates?
16:15
stokecityfc.com: Chris – Voting starts on the 1st March
16:17
Comment From Jim
When will the candidates videos be uploaded?
16:20
stokecityfc.com: We are hopeful to load the first batch of candidates some time in the next week or so. Or as soon as we can get the first group of candidates filmed
16:20
Comment From TPs Cap
has there been much interest from people to become councillors? How many have applied so far?

16:21
stokecityfc.com: We have had significant number of enquires and several people had already put themselves forward.
16:24
Comment From Josh
It’s great we have a supporters council going. So, what advantages will this give to the club and supporters, and, are you open to ideas from members of the public not in the Council?
16:25
stokecityfc.com: Josh – The published terms of reference for the supporters council is listed below.
Purpose and Terms of Reference
• The Council is established to facilitate dialogue between the Club and its supporters on matters of mutual interest. The Council can discuss any such matter placed on its agenda by a member or the Club, but excluding individual issues or disputes, except that general issues arising out of such matters may be discussed. The Club may use the Council as a sounding-board for significant new ideas before they are implemented.
• The Council is a consultative body and, as such, cannot take decisions which are binding on the Club. Where appropriate a “straw poll” of the views of the supporter representatives on the Council may be taken to inform the debate and assist the Club in its consideration of issues.
• All supporters on the Council will be democratically elected by a constituency of supporters.
16:27
Comment From tony myatt
why hasnt my question been answerd plz
16:27
stokecityfc.com: Tony – We are here to answer questions on the supporters council
16:28
Comment From Steve
Do you have to do a video?
16:30
stokecityfc.com: Steve – Yes all candidates will be asked to record a video because we believe that a position on the council will be a public facing role to some degree.
16:31
Comment From TPs Cap
A lot is expected from supporters in terms of commitment to the council as pointed out by the former chair of the fans forum, will the councillor’s get any reward from the club in return or is it expected to be an unpaid role?
16:32
stokecityfc.com: It is an unpaid role.

16:32
Comment From James
several = 2? are you disappointed with the response so far/
16:33
stokecityfc.com: No we are not unhappy with the response.

16:34
Comment From jason
how many candidates is there
16:35
stokecityfc.com: Following the launch of this story the initial response has been very positive.
16:36
Comment From TPs Cap
Are you disappointed that the Tony Scholes video on the link above has only had 113 views?

16:37
stokecityfc.com: No
16:40
Comment From BenH
Will the supporters club be able to influence such club decisions as the team kit? Especially with the club s 150th anniversary approaching?
16:43
stokecityfc.com: Ben – please find the link to the website which provide the terms of reference of the supporters council. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/SupportersCouncil/0,,10310~2580260,00.html
16:44
Comment From TPs Cap
Could the council look at things like the poor mobile phone reception at the Britannia and why some phones lose internet access as they enter the ground?
16:45
stokecityfc.com: TPs Cap – I see no reason why not.
16:47
Comment From Dan
Whats the difference between this and the fans forun

16:51
stokecityfc.com: Dan – the main difference is that the supporters council will be a democratic elected body.

16:53
Comment From Guest
will supporters get a say or just give suggestions on things like who we would prefer upfront or in goal or something and if not what does the council do?
16:54
stokecityfc.com: Guest – I would refer you to a previous answer that we gave Ben. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/SupportersCouncil/0,,10310~2580260,00.html
16:56
Comment From DB
Do the club really believe that the Supporters’ Council will influence any major change? Many fans have absolutely no confidence in this council having any effect whatsoever.
17:01
stokecityfc.com: The supporters council is being established to enhance dialogue between the club and its fans on matters of mutual interest. The achievements of the council will be there for all to see… in the future

17:01
Comment From OCLions
Will the CEO be in attendance at council meetings?
17:02
stokecityfc.com: OCLions

Tony Scholes has confirmed that he will attend the supporter council meetings
17:03
Comment From Dan
How many people are you looking at to be on the council, Could it be a case whereby there aren’t enough candidates to fill the amount of spaces and therfore there will be no need for a voting system
17:05
stokecityfc.com: Details on the election and places/ seats available are on the website. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/SupportersCouncil/0,,10310~2589263,00.html
It might be the case that one person stands for a certain seat.
17:06
Comment From Steve
How will reps interact with the fans in their section? Will they have a yellow vest on or sit at a table on the concourse so we know who they are?

17:08
stokecityfc.com: I would like to suggest that they will interact with there fans on a number of different levels that could include match days, social media or any other way they might decide. I guess my question would be how would you want them to interact?

17:09
Comment From Tubes
will Tony Scholes be present at meetings?

17:09
stokecityfc.com: Yes

17:10
Comment From z
Do you have any specific issues you would like the council to deal with? Maybe better communication with fans, for example?

17:13
stokecityfc.com: I am sure that there will be many topics that will require supporters council and club discussions.

17:14
Comment From janet
I would hope that supporters wishing to make a comment or suggestion would be able to do this via email to a secure area of the SCFC website. Some face to face meetings may also be useful

17:15
stokecityfc.com: Janet – Should the supporters council have there own website?

17:16
Comment From Jake
Will it be okay for me to bring along my pet dog Rusty to the filming session about candidacy as I will have no-one to look after him?

17:16
stokecityfc.com: Jake – How will you attend the meetings then?

17:17
Comment From janet
I would also hope that supporters who wish to be considered as council members, will give some ideas of what issues are important to them. A website for this forum is a good idea – ideally with a link from SCFC

17:18
stokecityfc.com: Janet – This is something that we can look at.

17:19
Comment From Runar K
How can Stoke City Supporters Club of Noray apply for a direct representation, I think we are qualified

17:23
stokecityfc.com: Runar K – If the SCSC of Norway fulfill this criteria then they will be entitled to a place on the Council.
Any democratically constructed supporter organisation which can demonstrate it has 200 + members will be entitled to appoint a member to the council. Such groups must have democratically-elected officers/committee and give its members the chance to meet to discuss club issues at least 3 times a year.
17:26
Comment From Tubes
agree with Janet – the only way to have a forum truly representative of the larger body of fans is to have candidates publish a manifesto of sorts so fans can select those who they feel would best represent their views.
17:27
Comment From Runar K
Yes, I know. But I ask about how we apply, or join in. We fulfill all the criteria. But will we be invited, do we send in a formula or by email? Bec direct repr will nor be elected, right?
17:31
stokecityfc.com: Runar – I would suggest contacting Adrian Hurst or Steve Buxton at the Club as they will be able to talk you through the process.

17:32
Comment From barry
will Tony Scholes be present at meetings?
17:32
stokecityfc.com: Yes he will.
17:35
Comment From Runar K
Thanks. We know Mr Buxton, we’ll take it from there. Keep up the good work.

17:35
Comment From shaun
how do i apply

17:36
stokecityfc.com: Shaun – All the information is on the website. If you have any further questions. I am listening.

17:40
Comment From neil
will the council be included in any ground improvments plans? eg filling in the corners

17:43
stokecityfc.com: The Council will have the opportunity to discuss many topics with the Club. Some of these topics will be driven by supporters through their Council members.
17:44
Comment From Rob
Wil the supporters council actually be getting a say in what goes on throghout the club? Or will they just be general meetings in a way to appease supporters?
17:45
stokecityfc.com: Rob – The Council will have the opportunity to discuss many topics with the Club. Some of these topics will be driven by supporters through their Council members.
17:46
Comment From janet
Looking at the comment from Tubes at 17-26, it may be worth having a council member who is willing to liaise with all or some of our overseas supporters clubs. They may have a different perspective on club matters and also be able to provide good links if needed when we play abroad e.g. in Valencia
17:48
stokecityfc.com: Janet – Any supporter branch who has 200 members will be entitled for direct representation to the supporters council. Regarding overseas we plan to announce the meetings at the start of the season so should they wish to attend they can schedule the meeting into a visit.
17:48
Comment From TPs Cap
Is The CEO involved in this web chat? Who at the club is answering these questions, is it Steve and Adrian?

17:49
stokecityfc.com: Tony was involved earlier. Adrian and Steve are still here.

17:50
Comment From Status Quo
The Official Site said the club “may” take supporters views into consideration. That would suggest that they will not always count, if so under what circumstances would the club NOT take fans views into account ???

17:53
stokecityfc.com: Any question can be asked or any point can be raised. The purpose of the supporters council is to have an effective mechanism to communicate between the Club and supporters.

17:54
Comment From TPs Cap
How many council members will sit at each meeting when the full quota is achieved? Will it be 8 plus all representatives of Any democratically constructed supporter organisation? Will there be an upper limit on numbers?

17:56
stokecityfc.com: TP –
Each of the following categories will be entitled to one seat elected from the electorate within that category.
* 1x Registered Disabled supporter
* 2x Season Ticket holders sitting in the family area, one of whom must be aged under 18
* 1x Corporate member
* 1x Season Ticket holder in the Q-railing Stand Upper Tier
* 1x Season Ticket holder in the Q-railing Stand Lower Tier
* 1x Season Ticket holder in the Boothen End
* 1x Season Ticket holder in the Seddon Stand other than the family area
* 1x Season Ticket holder in the South Stand
* 1x Season Ticket holder, must be aged under 18

Plus eight general seats. Plus several direct represenation seats

17:57
Comment From TPs Cap
Sorry for so many q’s, when will the meetings be scheduled for? This is important to me as I would like to ensure that I can attend meetings before committing to be a candidate

17:58
stokecityfc.com: TP – The Council will meet a minimum of three times a season. It will normally meet on a Saturday matchday morning from, 11.00am to 1.00pm. The Club will ensure appropriate Board/Senior management representation from the relevant sections (ticketing, stewarding, membership etc), who could speak with authority. The Club will provide a buffet at the meeting.
Shall we be seeing you?

17:59
Comment From Adolf
Out of respect for our best player I believe we should play the german national anthem before our home tie against Valencia, Robert Huth deserves some recognition. If Crouch is regarded as a “Rolls Royce” then surely that makes Huth our “Bugatti Veyron”.

18:00
stokecityfc.com: Come on its taking to long to read all your questions lets keep it supporter council focused.
18:04
Comment From TPs Cap
You could be seeing me, unless I get a dog named Rusty 🙂

18:04
Comment From TPs Cap
It could be a fair sized meeting then, 18 members plus several direct representative seats. Possibly upwards of 40 people?

18:06
stokecityfc.com: It could more than 40, this will be dependant on the amount of supporter club branches with over 200 members.

18:08
Comment From TPs Cap
Can you remind me of who is entitled to a “general” seat? Is that for non season ticket holders?
18:09
stokecityfc.com: TP – There will be eight general seats elected from an electorate comprising all Season Ticket holders and members. Season Ticket holders and members will be eligible to stand in this category.
The candidates with the most votes will be elected, subject to at least one being a Member but not a Season Ticket holder. In the event of any election resulting in all the seats in this category being filled by Season Ticket holders, the candidate elected with the lowest number of votes will be replaced by the Member with highest number of votes from among the unsuccessful candidates.
18:12
Comment From TPs Cap
How do the club anticipate dealing with supporters that aren’t pc literate? Will there be a budget to have things like flyers printed to assist communications from council members?
18:13
stokecityfc.com: I can confirm that the Club will provide sufficient resources to enable the supporters council to function.

18:27
stokecityfc.com: The supporters council will be established by then. So I am sure members of the supporter council will want to discuss this.

18:27
Comment From BILL
Would you anticipate the Supporters Council having involvement in the 150th year celebrations with regards to which ways the club commemorate it? I’m sure there would be lots of ideas

18:29
Comment From TPs Cap
What is a member? Is it someone who has paid for one of the membership schemes? Do Foundation members qualify if that is the case? Is there any provision for supporters that attend games by paying for tickets on a match by match basis?

18:32
stokecityfc.com: In the current make up of the supporters council has no provision for a non member, however the supporters council may decided to review this.

18:33
Comment From janet
Apologies if this is on the SCFC website – are the comments from saturday available for viewing?
18:34
stokecityfc.com: Janet – All of Saturday’s question are available at the link below. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/SupportersCouncil/0,,10310~2581240,00.html
18:48
Comment From Paul
Will the council be allowed to appoint a smaller team to look into specific issue (e.g Ground improvements or car parking) and report back to the council?
18:49
stokecityfc.com: I see no reason why they would not, but that would be for the supporters council to decide.
18:58
stokecityfc.com: Many thanks for your questions. We look forward to lots of applications. Good night

 

 

At Stoketshirts –  The Premier Stoke T Shirt Company, we are having a January Sale.

We’ll be selling off some of our stock at prices upto 80% off our usual price (yes 80% – that’s equivalent to the number of empty seats vs. full ones at a Vale home game).

We have listed pictures of our shirts in categories and sizes as numbers are limited and as they say “once they’re gone, they’re gone!”

This post contains all of the Large T Shirts

Links to all of the categories are below

Kid’s T Shirts see Kid’s

Adults Small T Shirts see SMALL

Adults Medium T Shirts see MEDIUM

Adults Large T Shirts see LARGE

Adults XL T Shirts see XL SHIRTS

Adults 2XL to 5 XL T Shirts see 2XL to 5XL

Women’s T Shirts see WOMENS

Hoodies see 2XL to 5XL T Shirts

 

 

To order these shirts please email Sale@stoketshirts.co.uk and we will respond to confirm the sale and payment details.

SIZING – please check the size chart here  – StokeTshirts Size Guide

We also have a fantastic offer on our Made In Stoke – on – Trent shirts, which for January only will be £10 and this comes with the option to “personalise” the shirt with the name of the town/ area you want on it. e.g. Made In Fenton Stoke – on – Trent. See the picture below for more information

 

SALE T SHIRTS

 

We Won It Two Times

Size S  £10.oo

Stoke – on – Trent

Size S  £10.oo

Do The Crouch

Size S  £10.oo

 

At Stoketshirts –  The Premier Stoke T Shirt Company, we are having a January Sale.

We’ll be selling off some of our stock at prices upto 80% off our usual price (yes 80% – that’s equivalent to the number of empty seats vs. full ones at a Vale home game).

We have listed pictures of our shirts in categories and sizes as numbers are limited and as they say “once they’re gone, they’re gone!”

This post contains all of the Kid’s T Shirts

Links to all of the categories are below

Kid’s T Shirts see Kid’s

Adults Small T Shirts see SMALL

Adults Medium T Shirts see MEDIUM

Adults Large T Shirts see LARGE

Adults XL T Shirts see XL SHIRTS

Adults 2XL to 5 XL T Shirts see 2XL to 5XL

Women’s T Shirts see WOMENS

Hoodies see HOODIES

 

 

To order these shirts please email Sale@stoketshirts.co.uk and we will respond to confirm the sale and payment details.

SIZING – please check the size chart here  – StokeTshirts Size Guide

We also have a fantastic offer on our Made In Stoke – on – Trent shirts, which for January only will be £10 and this comes with the option to “personalise” the shirt with the name of the town/ area you want on it. e.g. Made In Fenton Stoke – on – Trent. See the picture below for more information

 

SALE T SHIRTS

 

 

RICKEE RASCAL Available in

Kid’s

Size 7 – 8 years         £5.00

Size 9 – 10 years       £5.00

Size 11 – 12 years      £5.00

Size 11 – 12 years      £5.00

 

 

Ryan’s Got Talent

Size 11 – 12 Years  £6.oo

 

 

Tony Says T’riffic

Size 11 – 12 Years  £6.oo

 

 

 

Tuncay 20

Size 11- 12 Years £4