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Town at Stoke City - Lord Snooty - 29-09-2019

Stoke City v Huddersfield Town
The Sky Bet Championship
Tuesday 1st October - 20:00 ko
at the bet365 Stadium

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Huddersfield Town travel to Stoke City on Tuesday night for a battle of the basement. The two worst teams (according to the table) face up to each other in what is an absolute must win game for both sides. We both have only 2 points from the first 9 matches and are already 6 points below the relegation safety point. Town though have a superior goal difference, being on -10 to Stoke's -11.

Town will be hoping to have some injured players back in contention. Terence Kongolo missed the draw at home to Millwall on Saturday after picking up a calf injury the week before at West Brom. Alex Pritchard will also be available again soon, hopefully. We don't know yet whether Danny Cowley will be making many changes to the line up. His two predecessors, David Wagner and Jan Siewert would normally make half a dozen changes for a midweek game. The Cowleys may be more inclined to stick with a settled line up. We shall see. One who could come in is livewire winger Adama Diakhaby, who had by far his best 20 minutes in a Town shirt on Saturday, showing his pace and earning the opponents a red card. He looked much better as an out and out winger with a proper right back in Danny Simpson behind him, allowing him to run and not having to worry about covering for a slow returning wing back. But Elias Kachunga has played well recently and doesn't warrant being dropped, unless of course we are going to go down the wholesale squad rotation route. Hopefully Lewis O'Brien can last a full 90 minutes this time. He's been brilliant in the last couple of first halves, but has been subbed off in the second.

Stoke lost on Friday night at home to Nottingham Forest. After taking an early lead, former England keeper Jack Butland dropped the ball from a cross and much missed ex Town player Joe Lolley punished him by poking home the equaliser. Then just to show that when you're down the bottom end of the league things can go stupidly wrong, our keeper Kamil Grabara went and did the same blumming thing! Doh

A brief history of Stoke City: They were founded in 1863 as Stoke Ramblers, the second oldest professional club (behind Notts County) and founder members of the Football League. Stoke-on-Trent gained city status in 1925 and so the club name became Stoke City.
They had by now moved into their home at the Victoria Ground in 1919, where they would stay until the move to what is now known as the bet365 Stadium in 1997. In 1932 a young 17 year old winger made his debut, he would go on to be one of the world's greatest players, Stanley Matthews. Although they didn't win owt, they were now in this pre war period considered to be one of the country's top clubs.
In the first season after the war they came closest they have ever come to a league title when they lost their final game of the season to allow Liverpool to take the title. This may or may not have been due to the club selling Matthews to Blackpool shortly before. He would return in 1961 and helped them to promotion back to the first division and then in 1964 they reached their first cup final, the League Cup, losing to Leicester City.
Here's a picture of him playing against Huddersfield Town at the Victoria Ground.

They did eventually win summat in the 70s. Their first major trophy arrived in 1972 when they won the League Cup, beating Chelsea 2-1 with goals from Terry Conroy and George Eastham. And in 1973 they won the prestigious Watney Cup, beating Hull City 2-0 in the final. This was all under the management of Tony Waddington who was in charge of the Potters from 1960 to 1977.
When he left they jumped on the managerial merry go round and things deteriorated so much that the next trophy they won was the Football League Trophy, meaning they had dropped to the 3rd division by the time they beat Stockport County in the 1992 final. They moved to the new stadium in 1997 and won it again in 2000, beating Bristol City 2-1. Won the play offs the following year, beating Brentford (who had beaten us in the semis) in the final and eventually won promotion to the Premier League in 2008 with Tony Pulis in charge and had been there until relegation at the end of the 2017/18 season.
In 2011 they reached their first ever FA Cup final, but lost 0-1 to Manchester City.

1973 Watney Cup winners

Head to Head

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Stoke lead the overall head to head with 28 wins to Town's 21 with 25 draws.

Only one stand out match to report on. It was of course during the famous Great Escape season as Peter Jackson and Terry Yorath plotted our survival strategy from what looked like certain relegation. This would be our first win of the new era, kick starting a run of 5 wins in 7 games, including the famous 1-0 win at Maine Road. Let's hope a win against Stoke on Tuesday night can spark off something similar. This match however didn't get going until the second half when new signing Lee Richardson scored in the 46th minute. Stoke equalised but then Marcus Stewart put us back in front. As injury time took hold, the crowd were desperate to see this first win of the season, but Stoke were pressing for an equaliser. They sent the keeper up for a corner, but as the ball cleared it fell to Paul Dalton. He was still in his own half but there was an open goal ahead. He took the ball on and with Jacko chasing him up the touchline shouting "SHOOT!", he eventually did just as the covering defender made a last ditch tackle. The ball seemed to take an eternity to reach the goal but it did and just as the defender looked like he would get back, the ball crossed the line and nestled in the back of the net to send the home fans wild.

We did the double over them that season and instead of us going down, which looked nailed on early on, it was Stoke who got relegated, alongside Reading and Manchester City. That away game was a 2-1 Town win and was my one and only visit to the Britannia Stadium. Goals came early that day for us, we were 2-0 up in quarter of an hour, Paul Barnes opening the scoring before Stewart added another. They got a consolation in the 90th minute.

A couple of seasons before, we played them at home over the New Year weekend and it wasn't that memorable a 1-1 draw, apart from our goal which was an own goal from their keeper, Mark Prudhoe, who made a complete arse of a back pass and sliced it into his own net. He later denied it was his own goal as he completely missed the ball. Either way, mate. It's your cock up. Laugh

Remarkable own goal that was, it's nowt compared to the classic own goal scored by Juninho Bacuna last season in the Carabooboo Cup as we lost 0-2. Doh

I went once to the Victoria Ground. That was for a dull League Cup 0-0 draw in the early 80s. Stoke won the replay at Leeds Road 2-0.

And I saw another dull goalless draw with them in 1971, an FA Cup replay. After we drew 3-3 at theirs, we drew at home and then lost the second replay at Old Trafford (neutral venues back then). The only remarkable thing about that goalless game was the size of the crowd, with 40,363 squeezing into Leeds Road for what would be the second highest of the season, beaten only when the "Champions of Europe" came visiting.

We played them in the Premier League, we drew at home with players who have now swapped sides scoring in a 1-1 draw. Tom Ince scoring his first Town goal in the 10th minute. Substitute Ramadan Sobhi scored the equaliser for the Potters in the 2nd half.

The match at theirs was a win for Stoke. They won 2-0 with goals from Joe Allen and Mame Biram Diouf. But we had the last laugh, we stayed up and they went down.

So what's happening down Stanley Matthews Way? Managed nowadays by Nathan Jones, the former Merthyr Tydfil left back. He spent most of his playing career in the lower end of the Football League, though he did play for a while in Spain as a young un.

His coaching career began at Charlton and then Brighton before he got the job as Luton Town manager in January 2016. They made the League 2 play offs in his first season but lost in the semis to Blackpool. Not to worry, they followed that with promotion the next season as runners up.

After three years at Luton, he was poached by Stoke and signed on for them in January this year. It hasn't gone very well so far.

But he will always have a memorable name, made famous in song by the Supremes (after penalty taking specialist Diana Ross had left). But let's have a listen to a brilliant cover version by Bananabloodyrama. Big Grin

So who have they got in their squad? Well in goal they have England international Jack Butland no less. If not him it'll be Aussie international keeper Adam Federici.

The skipper is experienced centre back Ryan Shawcross, who won't be playing as he's currently experiencing a broken leg. Covering for him is young American Cameron Carter-Vickers. He's a full USA international and is on loan from Spurs. With him at centre back is Liam Lindsay, who signed from Barnsley in the summer. Also in defence will be Dutch international Bruno Martins Indi. At right back recently has been young Tom Edwards who has come through their Academy.

In midfield there's Badou Ndiaye, who spent last season at Galatasaray. Peter Etebo is a Nigerian international midfielder. And Sam Clucas has played in the Premier League with Hull and Swansea. Scored against us on his Hull debut a few years ago after being signed from Chesterfield. Controversial knobhead James McClean will also be making an appearance in the midfield. All together now......BOOOOOOO! Rolleyes

Up top they have ex Shrewsbury Town forward Tyrese Campbell, ex Shayman Lee Gregory, ex dirty Leeds Sam Vokes and ex Huddersfield Town Premier League player Tom Ince, who apparently will tear you apart again. Whistle

England's number 1

Club Connections:

Tommy Smith: skippered Huddersfield Town to Play Off glory in 2017, despite getting crocked during the final at Wembley against Reading, he still managed to hobble up the stairs to join the celebrations. Earlier that season, he scored THAT goal at Rotherham. In the summer he moved to Stoke for an undisclosed fee.

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Tom Ince: has scored 85 goals so far in his much travelled career. Only three of them though were for Huddersfield Town. One of them against Stoke, one in the FA Cup at Birmingham and one memorably against Watford, which was the winner in what is still the last time we won a match on a Saturday. Sick

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Ramadan Sobhi: is still on our books, but has gone back to Egypt and will probably never return, but you never know. He came to us from Stoke in our second season in the Premier League, having scored against us the previous season.

Benik Afobe: came to us as a 17 year old and played a huge part in our run to the 2011 play offs. He's still on the books at Stoke, after joining them last season from Wolves, but is now out on loan at Bristol City.

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Dean Whitehead: retired from playing at the end of our first Premier League season after his final appearance as an 87th minute sub in the game at home to Arsenal. It was his 63rd game for Town, but he'd had a lot more sat on the bench, obviously sharing wisdom with the rest of the coaching staff, which led to the boss offering him a seat on the bench permanently as a member of that staff.
He started his career at Oxford Utd, very close to his home town of Abingdon, making his debut in the Football League Trophy in 1999. He stayed there for 5 seasons before a move to Championship side Sunderland beckoned. He was an immediate success there, winning Player of the Year as the Black Cats won promotion to the Premier League. With Deano as skipper they yoyoed between Prem and Championship for 4 years, before manager Roy Keane decided to ship him out to Stoke City, who by now were themselves a Premier League club. He played in central midfield for Tony Pulis at Stoke, having been a right back at Sunderland and scored 5 goals in his time there, one of which was at Old Trafford, making him the first Stoke player to score there for over 30 years. He also played in the FA Cup final for them in 2011, a 0-1 defeat to Manchester City.
In 2013 he went and joined Middlesbrough, helping them to the Play Offs where they got beat by Norwich in the final. And then after two years there, he came to us. Always popular with players and fans, although he never scored a goal for us.

Stoke's last 6 matches:

Dirty Leeds 2-2 Stoke (EFL Cup) (won on pens)
Birmingham 2-1 Stoke
Stoke 1-2 Brizzle City
Brentford 0-0 Stoke
Crawley 1-1 Stoke (EFL Cup) (lost on pens)
Stoke 2-3 Nottm Forest

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RE: Town at Stoke City - jjamez - 29-09-2019

Any idea on parking and how much it costs?

RE: Town at Stoke City - Lord Snooty - 29-09-2019

Only been once and ended up parked miles away. Probably why I've not been back.

Leave the M6 at Junction 15 and then go straight across the roundabout onto the A500 towards Stoke. Continue along the A500 passing the junction with the A34. Leave the A500 at the slip road following signs for the A50 towards Derby. At the top of the slip road turn right at the roundabout (still A50) and then move into the second from left lane (signposted Bet365 Stadium). You can see the stadium over on your right. Turn right at the top of the slip road and then right at the next roundabout for the stadium. The Bet 365 Stadium is quite well signposted, although a few may still say the Britannia Stadium!

Parking

Car parking at the stadium costs £5. Andy Fenwick a visiting Sunderland fan adds; 'Don't be tempted to park on wasteland around the stadium, you may well end up as I did with a parking ticket waiting for you on your return'. Andrew a visiting Swansea City fan informs me; 'We parked at the nearby Harvester pub/restaurant across the road from the stadium. It cost £5 to park there, but after the game, it took 45 minutes to get out of the car park and then we still had to join a long queue of traffic going up to the main road'.

Matt Goldstraw adds; 'If you have a ticket for the official south car park, then after going onto the A500 towards Stoke from junction 15 of the M6, leave the A500 at the first junction and turn right at the large roundabout and onto the A34 towards Stafford. Go past the Bengal Indian Restaurant and after about a mile you will reach a small roundabout that on the right has the entrance to Trentham Awakes (previously known as Trentham Gardens). Turn left at the island and then continue straight up this road for about three miles. You will pass a golf club, a Toby Carvery, go over a railway bridge, over the canal and past an Esso garage. Then at a set of traffic lights where there is an obvious industrial estate to the right, turn left onto Stanley Matthews Way for the stadium'.

Just off Sir Stanley Matthews Way is a Power League complex that allows parking at £4.50 per car. Nearby on Eastern Rise is Longton Rugby Club which also has parking available at £5 per car. Alternatively, there are still some parking spaces at various commercial sites between the old Michelin Car park and the site of the old Victoria Ground. Bear in mind though that if you do park in this area then allow a good 20 minutes to walk (mostly uphill) to the stadium. If you are intending parking in this area then from Junction 15 proceed along the A500, passing the junction with the A34. The stadium will appear over on the right and then leave the A500 at the next junction and turn left to go down to this area.

Justin Herriman informs me; 'There are 300 parking spaces available (weekend matches only) at the Screwfix direct site on Stanley Matthews Way. The site is based one mile from the ground and allows quicker access back onto the A50 after the game has ended. The cost for parking is £4 per car (no mini buses). If arriving from the M6, follow signs to the Bet365 Stadium on the A50. Continue past the stadium for approx 1 mile and the Screwfix site is on the left. The post code for SatNav's is ST4 8GR.' Whilst Andrew Catmur adds; 'There is also car parking south of the stadium on Stanley Matthews Way between Screwfix and the Stadium opposite Pets at Home (Sat Nav ST4 8GR ). It costs £5 and you can get to this car park via Stanley Mathews Way from the A50 or Trentham Road. After the match all traffic goes south which means you avoid all the congestion by the stadium. See www.parkbythebritannia.co.uk for more details. There is also the option of renting a private driveway near the bet365 Stadium via YourParkingSpace.co.uk.

Clive Dunkley informs me; 'Just to the North Stadium, in an area called Herons Cross, just off the A50, we found some street parking available on Grove Road (ST4 3AY). It is then around a 15 minute walk to the Bet365 Stadium. There is a footpath leading to the stadium – just follow the other fans on their way to the match'.

Alternatively park in Stoke City Centre and take the Bet365 Stadium Shuttle Bus:

Robert Hardy a visiting Norwich City supporter informs me; 'We've been to watch the Canaries play at the Britannia Stadium on numerous occasions, and have tried parking at several places in the vicinity of the ground. Although there's a good choice of places to park - usually charging about £5, we've always found that getting away after the game is a total nightmare. You just seem to get stuck in never ending queue's of traffic trying to get away, and it takes an eternity to get anywhere. For a change, I tried instead using the shuttle buses from Glebe Street near Stoke Railway Station, and was well rewarded for my effort. I found a nice bit of on street parking nearby at the former PMT bus garage, walked around the corner, and paid just £3 return on the bus, which had us at the ground in about 5 minutes or so. After the game, the buses back to Stoke line up behind the Novus Stand - which is just a short walk from where the away fans are situated. From the final whistle blowing, and walking out of the ground, I was back to my car in 20 minutes. Getting out of Stoke and back onto the A500, was also completed in a matter of minutes. An absolute piece of cake, and far less hassle!'

Post Code for SAT NAV: ST4 4EG

Looks like the shuttle bus might be best.

RE: Town at Stoke City - WakeyTerrier - 30-09-2019

Nightmare of a place to park, do yourself a favour and park away from the ground otherwise you could be stuck for ages

RE: Town at Stoke City - theo_luddite - 30-09-2019

It's a bit of a hike from Port Vale's car park but you'll have no problem getting away after. Thumb up

I never did when we played them.

If I was going I'd probably be going on the train and then leg it up and down the cut or get the bus there and leg it back for the last train to Wolvo. I'm off on my hols next week so I've better things to spend my brass on than this titanic clash between the 2nd and 4th 3rd most expensive (if you believe everything you read) squads in the division. Apparently Young Mr. Campbell and the even Younger Mr. Simpson have just pushed us above L666s since the last time I looked at this page.

Transfermarkt squad values - Chumpionship

RE: Town at Stoke City - Lord Snooty - 01-10-2019

Fully unchanged line up. Starting XI and subs exactly the same.

RE: Town at Stoke City - theo_luddite - 01-10-2019

Jack Butland dropped by Smoke, shame, I was hoping he'd be our man of the match. He's only cost them 5 goals so far this season and some folk are moaning about our lad. Angry

RE: Town at Stoke City - Lord Snooty - 01-10-2019

Stoke have dropped Butland. Federici is in goal.
Joe Allen returns, as does the boy Batth.
No sign of Tommy Smith.

RE: Town at Stoke City - theo_luddite - 01-10-2019

Bit of an echo, echo,echo,echo in here, here,here,here.

Must be feedback in the amps Snoots. Thumb up

RE: Town at Stoke City - Lord Snooty - 01-10-2019

Lol....ol....ol...ol Rolleyes